We are collecting more news for our school English newspaper. Would you like to be reporters for it? Welcome! Here are two pieces from the news page.
The best runner
We had a sports day at school yesterday. Last year’s best runner, Li Yu, only won the second prize in the 800-meter race. Instead, Yang Liu from Class Two came first by two seconds. Next year the race is going to be more interesting! Who will be the best runner? I wonder.
Good-bye, Mr. White!
Our English teacher, Mr. White, has finished his two years’ teaching at our school and will leave next month. Mr. White is an excellent teacher and he’s always friendly to us. We’ll never forget his lively and interesting teaching. We are lucky to be his students. We thank him for all his hard work and wish him a good journey home. We will miss you, Mr. White!
1. You are welcomed to be reporters for our English newspaper.2. We had a class meeting at school yesterday.
3. Yang Liu was the best runner last year.
4. Mr. White will leave our school after two more years.
5. We’ll always remember Mr. White’s lively and interesting teaching.
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【推荐1】A few weeks ago, I went into Chase’s class for help. I e-mailed Chase’s teacher one evening and said, “My son keeps telling me that his homework is maths, but I’m not sure whether I should believe him. Help, please.” She e-mailed right back and said, “No problem! I can help Chase after school anytime.” And I said, “No, not him. Me. He gets it. Help me.”
And that’s why I stayed with Chase’s maths teacher. We talked about teaching children. We agreed that subjects like maths and reading are not the most important things that are learned in a classroom. We also talked about something else — kindness and bravery.
And then she told me this.
Every Friday afternoon Chase’s teacher asks her students to take out a piece of paper and write down whom they’d like to sit with the following week. She also asks the students to nominate (推荐) who is the most popular student that week. They needn’t write down their names on the paper.
After the students go home, she takes out those pieces of paper and studies them. In fact, Chase’s teacher is not looking for a new seating chart (表) or “popular students”. She is looking for lonely children. She’s looking for the ones who don’t want to talk with others. She is finding out whose names are not noticed by their classmates. ★
After watching Columbine, the wise woman knew that all violence (暴力) comes from loneliness. So she decided to start fighting violence early and often, and what she is doing is SAVING LIVES.
And she finds the lonely kids from those lists and tries to help them. It’s maths to her. All is love — even Maths.
1. Chase’s parent asked for help by ________.| A．going to the teacher’s home | B．calling the teacher |
| C．e-mailing Chase’s teacher | D．writing a letter |
| A．because she wants to find the lonely children |
| B．because she is looking for a new seating cha |
| C．because she is looking for the popular student |
| D．because she wants to help her students learn Maths |
| A．Then she gets to know who needs help |
| B．Then she emails to the students’ parents |
| C．Then she gives a new seat chart next week |
| D．Then she finds the most popular student in the class |
| A．She’s ready to help the parents. | B．She’s kind and full of love. |
| C．She’s good at teaching Maths. | D．She’s a good mother. |
| A．Learning Maths | B．Looking for Help |
| C．Teaching Children | D．Looking for the Lonely |
Dear Principal Becker,
I’m David Brown, a student from Grade 8. I’m sitting in the classroom to write you this letter because I really have something to say about the school lunchtime.
Well, I know that school is for learning. It is important to have good reading and math skills. But I think school is also important for another reason. It helps people to learn to get along with others.
It may seem that lunchtime is not important. As you see, lots of us spend most lunchtimes just talking with our friends. But this activity is more important than it looks. I’m learning how to get along with others. I’m learning how to solve problems.
I’m finding out new things from others. I am learning how to say sorry. These are all important skills to learn. My problem is that the time for lunch keeps getting shorter. I know this is happening so we can spend more time in learning. But please do not forget that we are also learning at lunchtime. We are learning people skills. It is important that we have enough time to spend with our friends.
I really hope that you can make our lunchtime longer. A little more time spent with friends each day would benefit everybody.
Yours,
David Brown
1. Where did David wrote this letter?| A．At home. | B．In the classroom. | C．In his bedroom. | D．In the music room. |
| A．He hopes he can make more friends. |
| B．He spends a lot of time talking in class. |
| C．He writes a lot of letters to the principal. |
| D．He enjoys sending time with his friends. |
| A．To say sorry to the principal. |
| B．To show the principal his writing sill. |
| C．To ask the principal to make lunchtime longer. |
| D．to say thank you to the principal. |
【推荐3】In an English class, the students work hard at their lessons. Their teacher is very happy. She sings some nice songs with them, and she goes to the blackboard and writes “S-M-1-L-E-S ” on it. “This is the longest word in English.” she says to the class. A girl stands up and says, “It has only six letters (字母)! Why is it the longest word in English?” The teacher smiles and says, “Because there is a ‘mile (英里)’ between the first letter and the last.”
1. The girl thinks the word on the blackboard is ___________.| A．long | B．not long | C．not easy | D．easy |
| A．the shortest | B．the best | C．the easiest | D．the longest |
| A．It has 6 letters. | B．Everyone likes “smiles”. |
| C．There is a “mile” between the first letter and the last. | D．Englishmen like smiling very much. |
| A. I’m Amy. My favorite pets are cats because they are very cute. I like to play with them. And I’ll stay at home during the summer holiday. B. Welcome to Red Supermarket. It has all kinds of things to sell. Some school things are half price for you this weekend. C. Happy Zoo is open today. There are cute koalas, friendly giraffes and so on. If you come here on weekends, you can enjoy half price. D. There is a boy in front of the City Zoo. He is crying now. His name is John. Please call us at 673-0916. E. The school music club needs someone who can play the guitar well. If you like playing the guitar, welcome to join our club! F. This is a special club. In the club, you will learn how to save animals. It is open from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekends. Welcome to join it! G. Pandas are usually very big animals. They are black and white. They eat bamboo(竹子) every day. And they come from China. They’re very popular. |
【推荐2】There are twelve months in a year. My favorite month is October.
October 1st is National Day. We have a seven-day holiday. During (在……期间) the holiday, my parents often take me to see my grandparents.
There are also some interesting school activities in October. On the 12th, we have a soccer game. I don’t like basketball because it’s difficult for me. But I love soccer. I love playing soccer and watching soccer games. We have a book sale on October 20th. I have three old books and I want to sell them. The art festival is fun. We have it on October 29th. My birthday is also on this day. October is a really great month for me.
1. I often go to see my ________ during the National Day holiday.| A．cousins | B．friends | C．uncle and aunt | D．grandparents |
| A．soccer | B．baseball | C．basketball | D．ping-pong |
| A．soccer games | B．basketball games | C．three old books | D．school activities |
| A．October 1st | B．October 12th | C．October 20th | D．October 29th |
| A．Teachers’ Day is in October. |
| B．My birthday is on October 29th. |
| C．I often play basketball with my friends. |
| D．We have two seven-day holidays in October. |
【推荐3】Spring is coming. Flowers are beginning to bloom（开花）. Signs of new life are everywhere. For students in the US, this means a vacation is on its way.
Spring vacation is also known as “spring break”. During this time, students have one to two weeks off from school.
There are lots of ways to spend the time. Some families go on vacation, visit a new state or even a new country.
When students return to school, they are relaxed and ready to finish the school year.
| A．Spring break is a fun and relaxing time. |
| B．The break usually happens in late March or April. |
| C．Students may have their spring vacation at different times. |
| D．American schools usually start their second term in January. |
| E．Others may travel to visit family members who live far away. |
| F．After the long winter vacation, it’s time to go back to school. |
| G．Sometimes teachers lead overseas trips for groups of students. |
Reporter : How long have you been a firefighter?
Wilson : For eight years.
Reporter : How did you get started?
Wilson: First, I had to take a lot of tests in two weeks. Then, I went to the fire fighter school for four months. I learned how to put out fires and how to use equipment(装备) . I also had a full—time training every day!
Reporter : How do you stay safe on the job?
Wilson: I wear special clothing. It helps keep me protected from fire. I also carry an oxygen tank（氧气瓶）and a mask（面具）. They help me to breathe in a smoke—filled building.
Reporter : Are there any new tools that firefighters use?
Wilson: We have a special camera that can see in the dark. It can find heat . That way, we can exactly tell the place of a fire.
Reporter : Do you save pets?
Wilson: Just three days ago, I helped save some cats. They were hiding under the beds. Pets usually hide during a fire because they are afraid of danger.
Reporter : Do you ever get afraid?
Wilson: No. There is no time to be afraid . I just think about what to do to put out the fire safely.
Reporter : What do you like best about being a firefighter?
Wilson: Helping people!
1. Kate Wilson has done her job for .
| A．2 weeks | B．3 days |
| C．4 months | D．8 years |
| A．took a lot of tests |
| B．learned to stay safe |
| C．saved some animals |
| D．use fire equipment |
| A．she has a oxygen tank |
| B．she knows how to fight fires |
| C．she enjoys finding heat |
| D．she is too busy putting out fires |
【推荐2】The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics saw the rise (升起) of new Chinese sports stars. Many post-00s athletes (运动员) showed love for their sports.
Gu Ailing won two medals (奖牌) from her first two events—one gold (金牌), one silver (银牌). The 18-year-old won the women’s freeski (自由式滑雪) big air event. She never tried this amazing jump before. She made four and a half rotations (旋转) in the air before landing backward. The teenager was so excited that she cried after the jump. “The tears were mostly of joy, because I pushed myself to the limit (极限),” she said.
Gu wants to send a message to young winter sports lovers. “Just go for it!” she said.
Su Yiming, who just turned 18, agrees with Gu. He won a gold medal for snowboarding (单板滑雪) in the men’s big air and a silver medal in the slopestyle (坡面障碍技巧). He showed a difficult trick—five full rotations in the air.
“As a snowboard lover, I don’t care much about the score. Instead I just want to make more brilliant (出色的) tricks (技巧). The happiness comes from that.” said Su.
Su said he was “too excited” when he stood on the podium (领奖台) with his childhood idols (偶像)—Canadian snowboarders Max Parrot and Mark McMorris.
“I want to say to all Chinese snowboarders that they should keep working hard and never give up, because dreams can come true,” he said after his win.
1. Where is this passage most probably from?| A．A storybook. | B．An art magazine. | C．A guidebook. | D．A newspaper. |
| A．Because she only won a silver medal. | B．Because she didn’t land backward. |
| C．Because she did a perfect jump. | D．Because she didn’t do her best. |
| A．He was the youngest athlete at the Olympics. | B．He won only one silver medal. |
| C．He took part in one event. | D．He did a difficult trick at the Olympics. |
| A．She met her childhood idol at the Olympics. | B．She challenged (挑战) herself at the Olympics |
| C．She plans to learn snowboarding from Su. | D．She made five rotations in the women’s freeski big air event. |
| A．Just go for it. | B．Care much about the score. |
| C．Have a childhood idol. | D．Make more brilliant tricks. |
【推荐3】A 7-year-old boy got lost in Australia's Deep Greek Conservation Park and a kangaroo saved him.
According to the news, Simon walked in the forest on Saturday after eating lunch with his family. It is said that the lost boy wanted to pick flowers for his mom. Unluckily, he got lost and stayed out all night in the forest without warm clothes.
Then the police started to look for the boy, and they found Simon 24 hours later—even though finally they found him only about half a kilometer away from the family's campsite（露营地）. His father thought his son got lost because of the rain and wind.
But whatever happened, the truth was that Simon was lost for almost 24 hours. The overnight weather was cold and wet, about degree 6.
So, how did the lost boy spend the cold night?
The family said that Simon's flowers for his mom made a kangaroo interested in. His dad said, "A kangaroo came close to him, ate the flowers in his hands and fell asleep next to him. I think God sent a kangaroo to keep him warm."
1. Why did Simon get lost in the forest?| A．Because he wanted to take a walk in the forest. |
| B．Because he wanted to pick up flowers for his mother. |
| C．Because he wanted to play with a lovely kangaroo. |
| D．Because he found something interesting and strange. |
| A．For almost one hour | B．For about 7 hours. |
| C．For almost a day. | D．For almost a month. |
| A．The policemen. | B．His parents. |
| C．A worker in the forest. | D．A kangaroo. |
| A．a dictionary | B．a notice board | C．a newspaper | D．a magazine |
【推荐1】Mom always said that I could swim when I was only two months old. I was surprised at the amazing fact. If this was true, then why was I afraid of water? I went to swim every summer, but I didn’t make any progress. I thought it was my fault.
One hot summer afternoon, my father and I went to the swimming pool to swim. When I was walking along the bank of the pool, I suddenly fell into the pool! I was so afraid that I shouted at once! But the water kept coming towards me and I drank a lot of it. I was moving upside down and trying to reach the bank. I was struggling very hard to keep my head above the water.
A minute was like a hundred years to me. However, to my surprise, I was able to keep a balance. Just then, my father saw me and he seemed to be shocked. He then said, “Calm down! Just wave your arms and legs like this. Right!” And I got it! I finally learnt to swim! You can’t imagine how happy I was and I wanted to jump for joy!
Sometimes you can show great power in an emergency. You will discover the power lying within yourself which can help you achieve your goals. And you’d better stay calm when it’s dangerous.
1. How did the writer feel when he went to swim every summer?| A．Interested. | B．Surprised. | C．Excited. | D．Ashamed. |
| A．He tried to keep his head above water. |
| B．He called his father to help him swim. |
| C．He couldn’t help drinking a lot of water. |
| D．He could finally keep a balance and swim. |
| A．His mother’s encouragement. |
| B．His father’s help and teaching. |
| C．The efforts he made to survive. |
| D．The dangerous situation he faced. |
| A．The writer thought that “Time is money”. |
| B．The writer’s watch was broken and out of control. |
| C．The writer tried extremely hard to stay alive. |
| D．The writer thought he still had a lot of time. |
| A．Learning swimming is very important for students. |
| B．We have endless power so we don’t need to worry. |
| C．Being brave and having a try are the key to success. |
| D．We can only learn a skill when we are in danger. |
| Brad， I'm in New York now.Please tell me how to get to Yiwu from Shanghai Pudong International Airport.By train or by bus？And how far is it from Shanghai to Yiwu？Thanks. Kevin |
| Kevin， I think you can go to Yiwu by train.It's quick and cheap.Take the airport bus to Shanghai Railway Station.The cost is ￥20.Then you can buy a train ticket there.The soft seat(软座)is ￥72 and the hard seat(硬座)is ￥47.It takes you 3 hours to get to Yiwu.As for the bus，you can find it near the airport.The cost is ￥180 and it takes 4 hours to get to Yiwu. Brad |
1. Where is Kevin now?
| A．In Shanghai. | B．In Beijing. |
| C．In Yiwu. | D．In New York. |
| A．车票 | B．座位 |
| C．车次 | D．车厢 |
| A．￥67. | B．￥72. |
| C．￥92. | D．￥180. |
| A．It takes three hours by bus. | B．It takes four hours by bus. |
| C．It takes four hours by train. | D．It takes five hours by train. |
| A．www.chinatrips.com | B．www.chinahotels.com |
| C．www.shanghaibus.com | D．www.newyorkcity.com |
【推荐3】Many people know LEGO（乐高）. It is from Denmark, and appeared in the 1950s. In about 1960, people began to make LEGO bricks（积木）using a kind of plastic called ABS,
However, ABS plastic can’t be recycled and it takes a very long time to break down（分解）. That’s a big problem.
There is serious plastic pollution around the world. To help save the earth, LEGO began to make new bricks in 2015. These bricks wouldn’t pollute the earth so much. Three years later, the factory began making some LEGO parts, like trees, out of a kind of special plastic. The plastic is made from sugar cane（甘蔗）.
LEGO is now trying to make bricks out of PET plastic. This kind of plastic can be found in things like bottles and clothing. People can make LEGO bricks out of recycled plastic bottles. The factory is working to find out a way to add color to the bricks—right now they’re just white.
根据语篇内容判断下列句子的正误，正确的在答案卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答案卡上将“F”涂黑。1. LEGO appeared in 1960s.
2. People can use ABS plastic to make LEGO bricks.
3. There is serious plastic pollution around the world.
4. The factory began making some LEGO parts, like trees, out of a kind of special plastic in 2018.
5. There is no way to add color to the LEGO bricks.
