We go to school every day to become a better
person. So how can we become powerful and start
changes in our own life? Perhaps we can get tips from the US
First Lady Michelle Obama. During her 'visit to China, from March 20-26, Mrs. Obama shared her views on education and youth empowerment with students.
The first lady encouraged Chinese students to aim high and get a good education* In Chengdu No. 7 High School, she told students that having humble (贫寒的) roots doesn't matter as long as you have perseverance（毅力）
Mrs. Obama said her family was not rich. Like many Chinese students, her parents had big dreams for her. She felt the weight of her parents' sacrifices（牺牲） on her shoulders and worked hard to make them proud. Persevering was not easy, though. Sometimes she had to wake up at 4:30 am and study late into the night. "But whenever I got tired or discouraged(气馁 WJ)... I would remember something my mother. always told me. She said: 'A good education is something that no one cart take away from you.''
Mrs. Obama also encourages Chinese students to study abroad to broaden their horizons（开阔眼界） in her speech at Peking University. "As the Chinese saying goes: It is better to travel 10,000 miles than to read 10,000 books," she said. It's not enough to get good grades in school. It's also important to have real experience with languages, cultures and societies different from your own, she noted.
Studying overseas could also benefit future international relations. It could help young people from different countries work together to deal with shared problems such as climate change, Mrs. Obama said.

【小题1】From the first paragraph , what kind of views did Mrs. Obama share with the students ?

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise． This is an old English saying．Have you heard of it before? It means that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning．Then we shall be healthy． We shall also be rich （wealthy） and clever（wise）．

This is true． The body must have enough sleep to be healthy．Children of young age should have ten hours’ sleep every night．Children who do not have enough sleep cannot do their work very well．They will not be wise and they may not become wealthy.

The body also needs exercise．Walking, running, jumping, swimming and playing games are all exercise．Exercise keeps the body strong．

Exercise also helps the blood（血液） to move around inside the body．This is very important．Our blood takes food to all parts of our body． The head also needs blood．Exercise helps us to think better.

回答下列各题。（10分）

1.How can we be healthy?

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2.What will happen if a child doesn’t have 10 hours’ sleep?

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3.Why does a person need exercise?

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4.What will happen to your blood if you take exercise?

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5.What’s the passage about?

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These days, more and more young people wish to be more beautiful, So they turn to plastic surgery (整形
手术) for help. They spend thousands of yuan on these painful surgeries to fix (修整) their nose, to fix their eyes  or to be thinner.
In fact, most people are not happy about the way they look. Even the most beautiful actresses often wish they could fix something about their looks.So we should believe that we are as beautiful as others. A smile is beautiful on any face, being kind is much more beautiful than a pretty look.
So, let's feel happy that we all have beautiful and healthy bodies that do not need surgeries! Today, I wish you to make a small change: believe yourself! smile and be kind to others. If you do these, you will be happy, beautiful, and popular everywhere you go.
【小题1】_______ are more and more interested in plastic surgeries.

口语应用，从方框中选择适当的句子，完成下列的对话。（每小题2分，共10分）

Li Lei: Hi, Mike.__________ 1.________________

Mike: Yes, I did.

Li Lei: _____________2.__________________

Mike: Yes. Many buildings fell down. Over 69 000 people died in it.

Li Lei: _______________3.______________________

Mike: And I know another two terrible earthquakes in China.

Li Lei: Really? _____________4.________________________

Mike: I think the Tangshan earthquake in 1976 was the most serious. More than 240 000 people lost their lives.

Li Lei: How terrible! How can we protect ourselves from the earthquake?

Mike:_________________ 5.________________________

A. Let’s ask Miss Chen for help.

B. I’m sorry to hear that.

C. Did you watch the news about Wenchuan earthquake?

D. Was it serious?

E. Which was the most serious?