American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms in a school. The first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most children are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.

High school students study only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same class every day, and they have little homework for every class. After class they do many interesting things.

After high school, many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. Many college students work after class to get some money for their studies.

1.Most American children go to school when they are 　  years old.

A．four             B．five              C．six               D．seven

2.High school students       after class.

A． do a lot of homework                   B．do many interesting things

C． often sing songs                        D．do lots of reading

3.After high school, many students        .

A．begin to work                          B．stay at home

C．go to college                           D．visit their friends

4.Many college students work after class because    .

A． they want to get some money for their studies

B． they don’t have anything to do

C． their parents ask them for money

D． their teachers ask them to do so

5.From this passage, we know that in America  a summer holiday begins in       .

A．January           B．September        C．February          D．June

A long time ago, there was a big apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play with it every day. But time went by, the little boy had    32   and he no longer played around the tree.
　　 One day, the boy came back to the tree. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I am no longer a    33   I can’t play with you now.” The boy replied, “I need    34   .” “Sorry, I don’t have any. But you can pick all my apples and    35   them.” The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. He didn’t come back. The tree was sad.
　　 The other day, the boy returned and the tree was so    36   . “Come and play with me.” The tree said. “I need a house for my family. Can you help me?” “You can cut off my branches（枝干）to build your house.”   37   the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily.
The tree was glad to see him happy, but the boy didn’t come since then. The tree was lonely again. One hot summer day, the boy came back again after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have    38   for you anymore.
“I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am    39   after all these years.” The boy replied. “Good! Please sit down with me and have a rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears…
This is a story of everyone. The tree is like our parents. When we were young, we loved to play with them. But when we grow up, we    40   them, and only come to them when we are41    trouble. You may think that the boy is cruel（残忍）to the tree, but that’s how many of us are treating to our parents.
【小题1】A. grown up                B. dressed up               C. got up
【小题2】A. tree                    B. child                  C. toy
【小题3】A. money                   B. time                    C. help
【小题4】A. eat                    B. sell                   C. buy
【小题5】A. sad                     B. calm                     C. happy
【小题6】A. So                     B. But                     C. Because
【小题7】A. anything                B. something                C. nothing
【小题8】A. angry                   B. tired                   C. shy
【小题9】A. hate                   B. love                    C. leave
【小题10】A. at                     B. for                      C. in

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　　What will our life be like in the future? Each family will have a  1 in the future. You can ask it to do everything  2  you. It will serve(服务) you  3 hours a day. The robot will  4 like a human. It can talk with you when you are  5 . You won’t know it is a human  6 a robot when you meet it on the street.
　　People will have  7 time to work and more time to travel. The vehicles(交通工具) in the future will fly freely in the sky because every vehicle will have wings(翅膀) with it. They will  8 you to any place you want to visit. You can go to  9  when you have a travel if you feel tired. All vehicles will be  10  because of driving by robots.
【小题1】A、rocket              B、robot               C、car
【小题2】A、on                 B、about               C、for
【小题3】A、eight              B、twenty              C、twenty-four
【小题4】A、sound              B、live                C、look
【小题5】A、happy              B、alone               C、comfortable
【小题6】A、so                 B、and                 C、or
【小题7】A、less               B、few                 C、more
【小题8】A、make               B、take                C、let
【小题9】A、school             B、work                C、sleep
【小题10】A、safe              B、dangerous           C、unpleasant

One day, some children were playing hide-and-seek（捉迷藏）happily. In front of the  31  , Jim found the door of the letter box was   32   and climbed in. He   33 closed the door. When he knew   34  he had locked himself in it, he began to  35  help, but nobody could   36  . He was  37  and began to cry. At that time, his sister was   38  for him. She happened to hear him. She , of course, wasn’t able to open it.
　　When the  39  helped him out, he couldn’t keep back his tears. He had been in the box for nearly an hour.
　“Don’t forget  40  a stamp on yourself next time,” said the postman.