1 . Everyone wants to perform well at school. Add these tips to your life and you should be on your way to being a top student!

    1    I cannot stress how important it is to pay attention to what your teacher is teaching you. Take part in class discussions if you have something worth adding. Pay attention during class.

Taking notes is important. You don’t need to write down every single word your teacher says but write down what he or she writes on the blackboard, or any special fact you think you might need for a test.    2       In this way, it will help you learn more effectively by thinking about what you are writing.

Don’t skip school. You will be missing courses.    3    However, you will have more work and you have missed lectures. Also, try not to be late for class. It’s most likely that your teacher won’t appreciate it and you will get yourself behind.

Keep a good attitude (态度) towards things. If you have an “ I don’t care about school or this class” attitude, then teachers will be less willing to help you with problems. The same goes for lazy attitude. Have a respectful attitude to the teacher and other students.     4    

Always ask questions.     5     If you don’t understand, ask someone. Read your textbook and notes, and then if that fails, ask a teacher, friend, classmate, parent, etc.

A．Be prepared.

B．Write in your own words.

C．Staying organized will be helpful.

D．Pay attention to what the teacher says.

E．It is true that you could make up the work.

F．There is no shame (羞愧)in needing some help.

G．Try not to laugh when other students make mistakes.

2 . 假如你是李华，下周你校将开展主题为“My favorite traditional Chinese festival”的英语演讲比赛，请你根据以下提示撰写一篇演讲稿：
1. 你最喜欢的一个中国传统节日；
2. 介绍该节日的特色（如活动、传统习俗等）；
3. 简述你喜欢该节日的原因。
注意：1. 词数不少于 80；
2. 可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；
3. 开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。

My Favorite Traditional Chinese Festival

Hello, everyone! It’s my honor

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3 . 假定你是李华，你校学生英语报正在举办“热爱劳动”为主题的征文活动。请你以“One of My Laboring Experiences”为题写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1. 劳动体验；
2. 感受。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

One of My Laboring Experiences

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4 . 假设你是李华，你校将举办中国传统文化展。请写封邮件邀请你的笔友Kevin参加，内容包括：
1.时间、地点；
2.活动安排；
3.表示欢迎。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Kevin,
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Yours,

Li Hua

5 . 你校正在组织英语作文比赛。请以The Power of Humour为题，写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：
1.幽默的重要性；
2.幽默的好处；
3.希望大家多一些幽默感。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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6 . Dear Mrs. Koch

I never thanked you for all you did for me. When I had you as my _________, I was in a bad place. You didn’t know why I was _________ your class, and you are confused about why an A student began to fail in every test. You were also _________that I wouldn't do my homework.

You had me come in after school for chemistry_________almost every day. You spent loads of time helping me with_________experiments and homework I hadn't done. The more I came for help, the more I began to trust you. I eventually trusted you enough to _________my problem. I told you that my grandma was diagnosed (诊断) with cancer and had three months to live. I hadn't told anyone what was going on, not_________my good friend.

The day of our second term exam, my grandma _________. That day, I entered your class and you knew_________something was wrong. After the____________, you asked me what was going on and I told you. You were____________about my loss and told me you were there if____________.

You saved me from the tides of the ocean that were____________me beneath the big blue. You are my rescue____________, and I thanked you for being there when no one else was. I have never had a teacher who gave so much to me and asked for so little in return. You are my____________and so far the greatest teacher I have ever had. Thank you.

1.

A．director

B．teacher

C．student

D．player

2.

A．starting

B．planning

C．continuing

D．failing

3.

A．shocked

B．ashamed

C．excited

D．inspired

4.

A．knowledge

B．opinion

C．instruction

D．information

5.

A．missed

B．dropped

C．lost

D．imagined.

6.

A．expect

B．share

C．keep

D．enjoy

7.

A．also

B．always

C．even

D．still

8.

A．drove away

B．ran away

C．passed away

D．took away

9.

A．suddenly

B．immediately

C．nearly

D．finally

10.

A．exam

B．news

C．problem

D．experiment

11.

A．funny

B．regretful

C．sorry

D．ill

12.

A．invited

B．needed

C．agreed

D．happened

13.

A．forcing

B．warning

C．reminding

D．encouraging

14.

A．runner

B．rider

C．walker

D．swimmer

15.

A．curious

B．favorite

C．pleasant

D．successful

7 . 假如你叫李华。假如你是学生会主席李华，为弘扬中华优秀传统文化，学生会将进行“中国诗词大会”（The Chinese Poetry Competition），邀请学生们报名参加，请你根据提示写一则通知。主要内容包括：
1. 大赛目的和意义；
2. 主办方：校学生会
时间：2021年11月30日
地点：校报告厅（assembly hall）；
3. 范围：唐诗三百首（Three Hundred Tang Poems）.
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节, 以使行文流畅。

Notice

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The Students’ Union

November 19^th, 2021

8 . The practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past. With the coming of new technologies like computers and smartphones, writing by hand has become something of nostalgic（怀旧的）skill. However, while today's educators are using more and more technology in their teaching, many believe basic handwriting skills are still necessary for students to be successful—both in school and in life.

Virginia Berninger, professor of educational psychology at the University of Washington, says it's important to continue teaching handwriting and help children acquire the skill of writing by hand.

Berninger and her colleagues conducted a study that looked at the ability of students to complete various writing tasks—both on a computer and by hand. The study, published in 2009, found that when writing with a pen and paper, participants wrote longer essays and more complete sentences and had a faster word production rate.

In a more recent study, Berninger looked at what role spelling plays in a student's writing skills and found that how well children spell is tied to how well they can write. "Spelling makes some of the thinking parts of the brain active, which helps us access our vocabulary, word meaning and concepts. It is allowing our written language to connect with ideas." Berninger said.

"In our computer age, some people believe that we don't have to teach spelling because we have spell checks," she said. "But until a child has a functional spelling, they won't have the knowledge to choose the correct spelling among the options given by the computer."

1. What makes writing by hand a thing of the past?

A．The absence of blackboard in classrooms.

B．The use of new technologies in teaching.

C．The lack of practice in handwriting.

D．The popular use of smartphones.

2. Berninger's study published in 2009 ________.

A．focused on the difference between writing by hand and on a computer.

B．indicated that students prefer to write with a pen and paper.

C．found that good essays are made up of long sentences.

D．discussed the importance of writing speed.

3. Which of the following best shows the role of spelling?

A．Spelling is unrelated to writing skills.

B．Spelling plays a vital part in writing.

C．Spelling has negative effect on writing.

D．Spelling slows down us to express ideas.

4. What conclusion could be drawn from the passage?

A．Computers can take place of handwriting.

B．Handwriting functions only in the past.

C．Basic handwriting skills are still needed.

D．Handwriting is useless nowadays.

10 . For decades, the homework standard has been a "10-minute" rule, which suggests a daily maximum of 10 minutes of homework per grade level.

But some schools have begun to give their youngest students a break. A Massachusetts elementary school has announced a no-homework pilot（试点的）program for the coming school year, extending the school day by two hours to provide more in-class instruction. "We really want kids to go home at 4 o'clock, tired," Kelly Elementary School Principal Jackie Glasheen said. "We want them to enjoy their families. We want them to go to soccer practice or football practice."

New solutions to homework differ by community. These local debates aren't easily understood by the fact that even education experts disagree about what's best for kids.

The most all-round research on homework so far comes from an analysis（分析）by Duke University professor Harris Cooper, who found evidence（证据）of a positive relationship between homework and student achievement, meaning students who did homework performed better in school. Cooper's analysis focused on how homework influences test scores. The relationship was stronger for older students-in 7th through 12th grade-than for those in younger grades, for whom there was a weak relationship between homework and performance.

Although there is the weak relationship between homework and performance for young children, Cooper argues that a small amount of homework is useful for all students. Second-graders should not be doing two hours of homework each night, he said, but they also shouldn't be doing no homework.

However, Cathy Vatterott, an education professor at the University Missouri-St. Louis, thinks there is not enough evidence that homework is helpful for students in elementary school, "Relationship is not a cause," she said "Does homework cause achievement, or do high achievers do more homework?" Vatterott thinks there should be more stress on improving the quality of homework tasks, and she supports efforts to ban homework for younger kids.

1. What will Kelly Elementary School have in the new term?

A．No homework.	B．Some football practice.
C．"10-minute" homework.	D．More physical education classes.

2. Who can perform better according to Cooper's analysis?

A．Younger students in all grades with no homework.

B．Younger students in lower grades with no homework.

C．Older students in lower grades with more homework.

D．Older students in higher grades with more homework.

3. What's the writer's attitude towards "10-minute" homework?

A．Positive.

B．Negative.

C．Unknown.

D．Doubtful.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Is homework good for students?	B．How much homework is proper?
C．Does high-quality homework work?	D．Do students really hate homework?