1 . Different schools have different rules（规则）. Here are some funny school rules:

Japanese rules

Most schools ask the students to wear school uniforms. But in many Japanese schools, if（如果）the schools don't know, students can't go to cinemas, play video games or leave home in the evening.

Different rules in the U.S.

In some schools, students must wear indoor shoes in school every day. So the students can't fall down（摔倒）, and they are safe on the floors. They can keep the schools clean, too. Students can't eat gum（口香糖）, because it's hard to clean.

No long hair In the U.K.

Students can't have long hair in some English schools. But the students can have certain hairstyles（特定的发型）during the World Cup years.

1. The students can't leave home in the evening in_________if they don't tell their schools.

A．Japan

B．the U.S.

C．the U.K.

D．Canada

2. The students can't eat gum at school in the U.S. because_________.

A．it is not safe

B．it's hard to clean

C．they have no time

D．they have no money

3. The underlined word “safe”means_________.

A．干净的

B．安全的

C．漂亮的

D．光滑的

4. This passage is mainly about_________.

A．school uniforms

B．school indoor shoes

C．school hairstyles

D．funny school rules

2 . Thomas Edison was an American inventor. When he was 7 years old, his mother had anappendectomy(阑尾切除手术). But it was too dark. So Edison put mirrors(镜子)near oil lamps (油灯) to light up the room

The story is in a Chinese textbook for primary school students by People’s Education Press(人民教育出版社). Perhaps many of you have read it before. But the publisher (出版社) recently said itwill cut out this story. That’s because many people think it’s not true. Many believe that the world’s first appendectomy was in 1886. But when Edison was 7, it was 1854.

The publisher also said it will not use some other stories. For example, there’s a story about the first US President George Washington. The story says young Washington cut down a cherry (樱桃) tree in the yard of his house. But in fact, there was no cherry tree in the area at that time

So what’s the problem? Experts (专家) say that some editors (编辑) care too much about the educational meaning of stories, without checking if the story is true first.

The publisher says, in the future, they will pay greater attention to the truth of the stories in the textbook. “We will invite experts to check our stories,” it said in a statement.

1. The textbook said Thomas Edison________.

A．was the inventor ofmirrors

B．did an appendectomy for his mother at the ageof 7

C．helped light up the room during her mother’sappendectomy

2. When was Thomas Edison born?

A．In 1847.

B．In 1854.

C．In1879.

3. Why will the publisher cut out George Washington’s story?

A．Because nobody should make stories about a president

B．Because it’s wrong for a president to cut down trees.

C．Because the story is not true.

4. .What is the problem of some editors?

A．They will pay greater attention to the truth of the stories in the textbook

B．They care too much about the educational meaning of stories

C．They don’t like checking if the stories are true.

5. What will the publisher do in the future?

A．They will ask experts to check if stories are true.

B．They will pay more attention to the educational meaning of stories.

C．They will invite experts to write stories for textbooks.

3 . Do you obey the rules in your school? What do you think of your school rules? Are you allowed to dye hair? A lot of school rules are similar around the world, but some are different. Many students may enjoy more freedom（自由）in some countries. But freedom doesn’t mean “no rules”. Every school has their own rules. There are some rules in some Asian schools: The students are not allowed to dye their hair and are supposed to keep the hair black. They are not allowed to wear earrings, either. Almost all schools used to require students to wear uniforms but now half of the schools require uniforms. The students feel happy to wear all kinds of clothes. The students must get to school on time. If they are late, they can’t get into the school gate because the school gate is closed. In some countries, students are not allowed to have part-time jobs because they may not concentrate on their studies.

American schools have their own rules. For example, in Morton High School, students are not allowed to choose their own clothes. They must get to school or leave school on time. Food or drinks or snacks shouldn’t be taken into the classroom. They must wear sports shoes in gym class. They are supposed to keep quiet in the school bus. In America, the students can have part-time jobs in their free time.

1. If you are a student in some Asian countries, ________ .

A．you can wear earrings	B．you must wear sports shoes in gym class
C．you may be allowed to wear your own clothes	D．you are allowed to have part-time jobs

2. What does the underlined word “require” mean?

A．禁止

B．要求, 命令

C．批准, 允许

D．奖励

3. Which is the same rule in some Asian countries and in Morton High School?

A．The students can have part-time jobs in their free time.

B．The students are allowed to wear their own clothes.

C．The students must get to school on time.

D．The students should keep the hair black.

4. We can infer(推断)from the passage that ________ .

A．the students must wear uniforms in Morton High School

B．the students can’t dye their hair

C．the students often make noises in the school bus

D．the students can’t make money in the free time

5. Which sentence is RIGHT about the article?

A．The students can eat things in class in America.

B．Different countries have different school rules.

C．The school gate is open when the classes begin.

D．The students can’t get freedom if there are rules in school.

4 . B）请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写到答题卡的相应位置。每个词限用一次。

finally,   continue,   important,   he,   for,   learn,   alone,   believe,   until,   experience

Rob Frenette had problems with bullies(欺辱) at school for eleven years. He was often     1     and scared. When he was fifteen, however, he decided to do something about his problems.     2    , he walked into a newspaper office bravely and told them about the bullying. His story was reported in the newspaper and soon all the TV stations in Canada wanted to talk to him about his     3    . They also wanted to hear his ideas about stopping bullying.

After that, Rob     4     his study at school, but in     5     free time he helped other people with bullying problems.

Rob’s most     6     message is, “When bullies are unkind to you, it isn’t your fault. There’s nothing wrong with you, so you should keep     7     in yourself. And remember that people care about your problems. You just have to find those people.” One of Rob’s ideas is “Blue Day”, a special day     8     stopping bullying in the schools. Students have to wear blue clothes and they     9     how to stop bullying in class. More than 150 Canadian schools now celebrate Blue Day, but Rob won’t stop     10     there’s a Blue Day in every school in Canada.

5 .

Many people believe that technologies (技术) are great for learning. Today, teaching tools such as PDAs ( personal digital assistant掌上电脑) are used in a lot of subjects, such as English.

History and Science.

Many teachers are supporters of using PDAs in language learning. There are several advantages (好处). They say students can have more time for discussion in the classroom because they can get ready for their lessons with the help of PDAs. For example, they can listen to articles at home. They also say that PDAs can help students learn without teachers' help. Some students might need to listen to an article many times to understand it. They can use PDAs to listen to it again and again.

The students are also happy to use PDAs. They think using PDAs is an enjoyable way to learn. It will make the classes much more interesting. And they can learn more in class. Teaching notes are stored in their PDAs and easy to find.

However, many parents complain (抱怨) that PDAs are doing harm to students. They worry that students will use them to download (下载) teaching notes and use them to cheat (作弊) during exams. If a student spends more time on a PDA, he will have less time to talk with teachers and classmates.

In a word, education needs to make changes with times as technology is playing an important part. Let's look forward to a wonderful future when PDAs and other technologies can add a lot to the classroom.

1. What can students use PDAs to do? List one thing from the passage.
______________________________________________________________________
2. Why do many parents complain that PDAs are doing harm to students?
______________________________________________________________________
3. Do you think using PDAs is an enjoyable way to learn? Why or why not?
______________________________________________________________________

6 . We are now living in the 21st century. Is your classroom living in the 21st century, too? Tony is a student in Grade 8 at an American middle school. He was surprised when he saw his m    1     classroom on his first day of school.

In Tony’s classroom, there are many new electronics like iPads. This term, they will use the electronics to take notes, watch videos and do p    2     and homework. "It’s amazing!"said Tony. "I p    3     using an iPad to work on math or other projects with my team members."

The school uses new technology in classrooms to help students see, hear, t    4     and sometimes experience their tasks. “Technology is pretty c    5     in most of our classrooms now," the head teacher said. "We are trying to use technology to open up the world to kids. It can b    6     the outside world in."

Science teacher Mr Miller agrees. "It is a quick w    7     for students to know the outside world," he said. Mr Miller now c    8     himself as a guide of learning not as a teacher. "If they have a question for me, I will try to teach them how to find the answers rather than tell them what the answers are," he said.

Dale, another student, loves technology. He was not really interested in class before, b    9     now he likes the classes very much. "It helps me use w    10     I know about technology at school," Dale said. "Most importantly, I enjoy the classroom. This, of course, will help my studies."

7 . 阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的动词,并用其适当形式填空。有的需要加助动词或不定式符号（每词限用一次）。

share       enjoy            go          study             use

Now more than 20 schools in the northwest of China     1     E-textbooks. Some teachers say they make learning easier and teaching more convenient.

Jing Xuan is excited about lessons like Chinese, English and math. She    2     the pictures and animations（动画）in the E-textbooks. The children here    3     with E-textbooks since last September with the help of the E-textbooks. Some good ideas    4     at times. Some parents encourage their children to try the E-textbooks to make learning easier. But others worry about their children's health.

You can't imagine how the growing popularity of E-textbooks is changing the way the students learn! More and more students will learn with E-textbooks in the future. However, there is still a long way     5    , "said the headmaster.

8 . 阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。

chance, thing, first, make, what, excite, nothing, away, something, happy, how, nearly

Shen Linglan, 13, used to know    1    about cooking. This was because she was so afraid of fire that she didn't even want to get close to a stove. But last month, Shen’s school offered a    2    for students to learn practical skills. It organized a two-week trip to a self-support education base.     3    100 students went there and learned basic life skills during the trip. Shen overcame her fears and cooked her    4    dish-braised pork. “It was so tasty!” Shen said.

Since they were    5    from their parents, the students had to do everything themselves. Xu Ke, 13, learned to wash clothes, clean rooms and cook. “All of these    6    made me more independent”, Xu said.

The students also got the chance to do some farm work. Xu had never seen a rice field before, “I was so    7     to reap the rice,” Xu said. She also picked some fruits. “We tasted the fruits we picked ourselves and experienced the    8     of the harvest,” she said.

There were also elective courses at the base to improve students' hands-on skills. Ling Desen, 13, chose a woodworking class and    9    a wood chair. He also learned    10    to make bread in a baking class. Some students learned flower arrangement and car repair as well.

9 . It is late at night. A car stops in the middle of a forest. After dropping off their three teenagers, the parents say "good luck" and drive away.    1    .

It may sound crazy to you, but this is a special tradition in the Netherlands(荷兰) called “dropping”. Dutch(荷兰的) people believe that children should not depend too much on their parents.    2    American parenting writer Lenore Skenazy said, “When you let children out doing some things by themselves, all the good things happen -the self-confidence and happiness."

Although the Dutch enjoy this tradition, other people think it's a bad idea.     3    “I don't think it's a nice thing for kids," said one parent from the US. “It's late and long and kids might be scared."

People have many different opinions about parenting.     4    They worry too much about their children and pay attention to everything they do - like something flying over their children. In their eyes, children need to be protected all the time.

What is a good parenting style? An American Parenting expert kenneth Ginsburg says “    5    ”. As Ginsburg writes “parents should make sure their children don't crash (碰撞) against the rocks, yet allow them to ride the waves, even if they get a little choppy (波涛汹涌的) sometimes”.

A．Some parents don't think it is responsible (负责任的) parenting.

B．The teenagers, totally lost, have to find their way back home by themselves.

C．And they should learn how to solve problems through activities like “dropping”.

D．Good parents need to find a balance between protecting their children and letting go.

E．The teenagers have fun singing and dancing together and don't want to go back home.

F．In China, some parents try too hard and become "helicopter parents”, which is basically the opposite of "dropping”.

10 . There was a class of students who were very unruly (难管教的). _________ of the teachers wanted to teach them. So the headmaster called a teacher_______ had just given up her job at a different school. He asked her if she would like to come in and teach at the school for one term. And she_______.

The headmaster decided not to tell the teacher about the class, afraid that she would be scared off. After the new teacher had been on the job for a month, the headmaster sat in the class to see how things were going. _______ , the students were well-behaved. After the class, the headmaster_______the teacher for her work. She_______him for giving her such a well-behaved class to teach.   But the headmaster said he really didn't deserve (值得) any thanks.

She laughed and told him,“You see, I deserved your_______on my first day here. I looked in the desk drawer and found a list of the students' IQ scores. I knew that I had a challenging group of kids here- they're so_______that I would have to work really hard to make school interesting for them.”

She opened the drawer and the headmaster saw a_______with the students' names and the numbers 136, 145, 127, 128 and so on written next to the names.

The headmaster laughed. Those weren’t their IQ __________ , but their locker (储物柜) numbers!

1.

A．Neither

B．All

C．None

2.

A．who

B．which

C．what

3.

A．doubted

B．disagreed

C．agreed

4.

A．Undoubtedly

B．Surprisingly

C．Unluckily

5.

A．questioned

B．punished

C．praised

6.

A．thanked

B．pardoned

C．admired

7.

A．trick

B．mistake

C．secret

8.

A．smart

B．stupid

C．hard-working

9.

A．test

B．list

C．notice

10.

A．cases

B．instruments

C．scores