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Miss Wu is a young teacher of English in China. She loves teaching very much. One day when she was giving an English lesson, she found the headmaster sitting at the back of the classroom. After class, the headmaster told her that he came to her class to find out how much English and how much Chinese she was using. The result was about half English and half Chinese. She was using Chinese when she gave instructions to her students and when she wanted to get feedback（反馈）from her students. The headmaster told her that she should use more English in her class.

Miss Wu made a plan like this:

talk with an Englishman every Sunday for two hours to learn more English expressions;

write some English expressions on cards. These cards not only remind her to use English in class, but also help her remember some expressions;

have a five-minute talk in English with students before class.

She used body language to help her if students could not understand.

One year later, she found she could use English freely in class.

1.Miss Wu ______.

2. The headmaster came to Miss Wu’s class to ______.

3. After the headmaster left, Miss Wu realized that she should _____ in her class.

4. What does the underlined word “remind” mean?

5. What is the main idea of this passage?

What to do if you don't feel popular？

●Try to take part in activities. Call your friends. Plan to do something. The worst feeling is staying home alone, because it makes you feel even more lonely.

●Try to make new friends. Choose friends carefully, not just because you think they're popular. And remember, making good friends takes time. Choosing a popular person to be friends with is okay. If they are nice.　

●Be yourself. If you want to become friends with someone who's popular, don't make yourself into someone you are not just to impress that person.

●Be nice. Be friendly. Be outgoing. But don't overdo it！Talk to trusted friends if you are feeling really bad. Or you might want to write it down in a diary.

●Do something special for yourself. You could take pictures of your friends, or collect their school pictures, and take a collage（拼贴画）to hang on your wall. This will remind you, when you are feeling unpopular, that you really do have friends.

●Think up your own ideas. These suggestions might not work for everyone.

What to do if you have a problem with your teacher？

●Talk to your parents, or another adult who will listen to you and perhaps can help. Talk to your friends. Maybe they have had problems with the same teacher, too.

●Don't give the teacher a reason to have problems with you. Do your work, complete your task, attend the class seriously and take notes. Maybe you just need to give the teacher a chance.

●Try to find out what the problem is.

●Talk to the teacher if you feel comfortable doing this. Don't be nasty（闹别扭的）, but express your concerns（关心）. Listen to the teacher, as well.

●Just accept the fact that you're not going to love all your teachers.

1.What do we mean by saying“ not feeling popular？”

A．Not liked by our classmates or workmates.    

B．Not doing what we want.

C．Not showing any interest in anything.        

D．Not so happy.

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

A．Do something too much or in an extreme way. 

B．Work too hard.

C．Do something carefully.                   

D．Try your best to do something.

3.The writer________________.

A．believes that your friend will help you out if you take their pictures

B．suggests that you discuss the reason of problem with your teacher when you feel uncomfortable

C．wants you to know that students usually hates teachers

D．is not too sure if his advice will certainly work on you

4.What's the best title of this passage？

A．Why We Have Problems at School？ 

B．Always be Yourself.

C．How to Solve Problems at School？ 

D．Don't Be Afraid of Problems With Others.

It was near Christmas during my first term teaching at a new school. I loved my small special class more than any group I had taught in the past. They were hungry for knowledge and I was enjoying teaching.

? Other teachers had told me that our children were from poor families and not to expect any child to bring a Christmas gift. In fact, I wasn’t expecting any gifts.

? Imagine my surprise when every child brought me a gift on the day before our holiday break. First, I got a much-loved toy monkey from a shy girl. I was told, “He is my favorite, but I love you and I want him to be with you, Miss Taylor.” How thrilled I was!

? Next came a new set of Christmas tree lights that was “missing” from a mother’s cupboard(碗橱).

? Finally, I came to one little boy’s gift which I had never received. It was an old, dirty and broken Christmas storybook. Just when I wanted to show my happiness, I was interrupted(打断) by the giver, “And see, it is new! It still has the price tag（标签）.”

?? When other children laughed at him, I stopped them and said, “Oh, books are good in that way. The story is always new if you have not read it before. Now, Let’s read one together.” Everyone listened quietly as I read the most wonderful Christmas story of my life.

?? I still keep those Christmas gifts. They always remind me of my lovely kids.

1.Miss Taylor loved her small special class so much because______________.

A. this was her first term teaching at a new school

B. these little kids were from rich families

C. the students studied very hard and she enjoyed teaching them

D. she didn’t get any Christmas gifts

2. ____________ brought Miss Taylor a Christmas gift.

A. Every child????????????? B. Most of the children????????????? ? C. Only three children????????????? ? D. No one

3.Miss Taylor felt __________ when she got the gifts from the children.

A. sad????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. scared????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. thrilled????????????? ? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. tired

4.Many gifts were mentioned (被提及) in the article except____________.

A. a toy monkey?????????? ????????????? B. an old storybook?????????????

C. a set of Christmas tree lights????????????? D. a Christmas card

完形填空 (共15小题，计15分)

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue (美德).

— William Bennett

Thanksgiving Day was coming. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment (作业) — to draw a picture of   1  for which they were thankful.

Most of the class might be considered poor, but still many would   2  the holiday with turkey and other traditional food of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the subject of most of her students’ art. And they were.

But Douglas made a   3  kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of weak and unhappy. As other children played at   4 , Douglas used to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain that Douglas felt behind those sad   5 .

Yes, his picture was different. When he was asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a   6 . Nothing else. Just an empty hand.

His abstract (抽象的) picture caught the   7  of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers   8  turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and   9  people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the discussion went on — until the teacher almost forgot the young artist   10 .

When the children had gone on to other assignments, she stopped at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and   11  him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher.”

She recalled the   12  when she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there, as she had the other students. How   13  she had said, “Take my hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was very   14   for his teacher’s hand. Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.

The story speaks of more than thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but they’ll remember the hand that   15  out.

1.                A．anything        B．something       C．nothing   D．everything

2.                A．congratulate     B．spend          C．celebrate D．consider

3.                A．good           B．interesting      C．exciting   D．different

4.                A．break          B．rest            C．desk D．first

5.                A．noses          B．hands          C．faces D．eyes

6.                A．gift            B．person         C．hand D．turkey

7.                A．thought        B．description      C．respect   D．imagination

8.                A．raise           B．need           C．buy  D．show

9.                A．look at         B．care for         C．take away D．drive off

10.               A．himself         B．itself           C．herself    D．themselves

11.               A．said           B．asked          C．talked D．spoke

12.               A．chances        B．forms          C．ways  D．times

13.               A．much          B．many          C．often D．long

14.               A．thankful        B．helpful         C．careful    D．beautiful

15.               A．moves         B．holds          C．reaches   D．puts

1.This is__________.

A. a report                               B. an introduction    

C. a reminder                            D. an advertisement

2.This note was written by__________.

A. Jane Johnes     B. Joy Lee          C. Alison Lester      D. John Buchan

3.John Buchan is __________.

A. due on 20th January                    B. a friend of Joy Lee's

C. the writer of the note                    D. the writer of Mr. Standfast

4.Joy Lee should return the book Imagine before__________.

A.22nd Jan          B.24th Jan          C.26th Jan          D.3rd Feb

5.From this note we DON’T know that    

A. Jane Johnes works in the library

B. Joy Lee may not borrow any new books now

C. Joy Lee has lent these four books to other students

D. Jane Johnes asks the note receiver to return the four books on Feb 4^th