Most students have biology classes in the classrooms or the labs in China．But several days ago，I had a biology class outside in my American schoo1．
My biology teacher，Mr.Kwak，divided us into three groups and asked us to play a game about natural selection(选择)and how birds find food．
He gave the first group one spoon per person，the second group forks and my group"knives．I thought we were going hunting，so knives might work better．Surprisingly，he told us to pick up the beans on the grass with our tools．
When the game started all of us ran to the grass area．We squatted(蹲)down and looked for beans．It was hard to pick up something that small，especially from the grass .
When I almost fired a bean，it dropped back to the ground．When I finally picked up several beans．one of my friends ran into me．I couldn’t keep my balance and fell over．All my beans dropped to the ground!Just at that moment，Mr．Kwak called us back．I had to leave the game and of course I got a bad result．I couldn’t help thinking that if I were a bird living on Galapagos Island，I would be dead soon．
The fun game made me realize that natural selection is redly competitive(竞争的)．Everyone is trying his or her best to—survive．

【小题1】What did the writer’s group use to pick up the beans?

One day in April, a special activity called“Food Street”was held on the playground at Railway No. 1 Middle School in Xi’an.
This activity was part of the English Art Festival in the school. The students in each class were divided(被划分) into some groups. Each group sold different kinds of foods. The students did the shopping and the cooking all by themselves. The students cooked delicious food such as fried chicken, potato chips and vegetables. They all worked hard and sold the food at low prices. The customers(顾客) were all the students, teachers and parents. They were all pleased with the nice food.
“It’s really hard work,” said one of the students who took part in the activity. “We must make a plan before the cooking. We must know how much we should spend on the things we need. Also, we must learn how to serve customers well.”
“This activity is to give a chance to students to develop(培养) their practical abilities(实践能力),” said one teacher, “What’s more, the students will not only learn how to make money by their own hands, but also know the meaning of life. ”

1. 1.

   “Food Street” was ____.

   1. A.
      a street for students to sell food along
   2. B.
      a kind of food sold by the students
   3. C.
      part of the activity about the English Art Festival
   4. D.
      an activity for food prices among the students
2. 2.

   It seemed that ____.

   1. A.
      the food made by the students was not well received
   2. B.
      the prices of the food were too high
   3. C.
      the teachers and parents were satisfied with the students and food
   4. D.
      the students didn’t enjoy the activity
3. 3.

   Which of the following can the students NOT learn in the activity?

   1. A.
      How to grow vegetables.
   2. B.
      How to work well.
   3. C.
      How to make money.
   4. D.
      What life means.
4. 4.

   Before the activity, the students ____.

   1. A.
      had to be customers
   2. B.
      made a plan about the cooking
   3. C.
      asked their parents to do the shopping
   4. D.
      had to serve the customers well
5. 5.

   From what one student said, it showed that ____.

   1. A.
      the activity was not easy
   2. B.
      the students like the activity better than their class lessons
   3. C.
      the whole cooking has too much work
   4. D.
      they don’t like to make Chinese food

     One day in April, a special activity called "Food Street" was held in the playground at railway No.1 Middle School in Xi' an.

     This activity was part of the English Art Festival in the school. The students in each class were divided into several groups. And each group sold different kinds of food. The students did the shopping and the cooking all by themselves. The students cooked delicious food such as fried chickens, potato chips and vegetables. They all worked hard and sold the food at low prices. The customers, who were junior students, teachers and parents, all praised them for the nice food.

     "It's really hard work," said one of the students who took part in the activity. "We must make a plan before the cooking. We must know how much we should spend on the things we need. Also, we must learn how to serve customers well."

     "This activity is to give a chance to the students to develop their practical abilities(实践能力) ," said one teacher, "What' s more, the students will not only learn how to make money by their own hands, but also know the meaning of life."

1. "Food Street" was _________.

   A. a street for students to sell food along

   B. a kind of food sold by the students

   C. part of the activity about English

   D. a competition for food prizes among the students

2. It seemed that _________.

   A. the food made by the students was not well received

   B. the prices of the food were too high

   C. the teachers and parents spoke highly of the students

   D. the students didn't enjoy the activity

3. Which of the following can the students NOT learn in the activity?

   A. How to grow vegetables.                B. How to work well.

   C. How to make money.                           D. What life means.

4. Before the activity, the students _________

   A. had to be customers

   B. made a plan about the cooking

   C. asked their parents to do the shopping

   D. had to serve the customers well

5. From what one student said, it showed that _________

   A. the activity was not easy

   B. the students like the activity better than their class lessons

   C. the whole cooking was too much work

   D. they don't like to make Chinese food

阅读理解

One day in April, a special activity called“Food Street”was held on the playground at Railway No. 1 Middle School in Xi’an.

This activity was part of the English Art Festival in the school. The students in each class were divided(被划分) into some groups. Each group sold different kinds of foods. The students did the shopping and the cooking all by themselves. The students cooked delicious food such as fried chicken, potato chips and vegetables. They all worked hard and sold the food at low prices. The customers(顾客) were all the students, teachers and parents. They were all pleased with the nice food.

“It’s really hard work,” said one of the students who took part in the activity. “We must make a plan before the cooking. We must know how much we should spend on the things we need. Also, we must learn how to serve customers well.”

“This activity is to give a chance to students to develop(培养) their practical abilities(实践能力),” said one teacher, “What’s more, the students will not only learn how to make money by their own hands, but also know the meaning of life. ”

1.“Food Street” was ____.

2. It seemed that ____.

3. Which of the following can the students NOT learn in the activity?

4. Before the activity, the students ____.

5. From what one student said, it showed that ____.

There was a woman in Nanjing , who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially(尤其) the younger one, Ben,       he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed(看似) so      .

    The mother       that she herself would have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the library to read a     a week and do a report about it for her.

One day, in Ben’s      , the teacher held up a rock（石头） and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him      . Why did Ben raise his hand? They wondered（想知道）. He    said anything, what could he possibly want to say?

    Well, Ben not only       the rock; he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew       the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were   . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book      .

Ben later went to the       of his class. When he finished high school, he went to University （大学）and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.

After Ben grew up, he       something about his mother that he did not know as a    .

She, herself, had never learned how to      .

1.A. because       B. so                  C. but            D. though

2.A. clever         B. had                C. slow           D. quick

3.A. asked         B. decided             C. forgot          D. heard

4.A. notice         B. message            C. book           D. question

5.A. class         B. room               C. office          D. lab

6.A. think          B. leave               C. speak          D. answer

7.A. always        B. even               C. quickly        D. never

8.A. found        B. played              C. knew          D. threw

9.A. whether      B. when               C. where          D. why

10.A. afraid        B. surprised            C. worried        D. unhappy

11.A. pictures      B. exercises            C. shops           D. reports

12.A. top          B. end                C. back           D. side

13.A. learned       B. remembered         C. understood      D. guessed

14.A. doctor        B. child                C. student         D. teacher

15.A. read         B. work               C. teach           D. show