At last, the mid-term exams are over. You’ve done the hard work, but you can’t relax. You have to prepare for the next exams. Do you hate exams? If you do, you are not alone. Students in other countries hate them as well.
Luckily for them, British students have fewer exams than Chinese students. And they only have them once a year. Every summer they take a test in each subject. Each test lasts about an hour. These exams don’t count for much, even if a student does really badly they still progress to the next grade. When the results come out, they are then placed in an end-of-year report. The report is sent to the child’s parents. It describes how the student studied at school.
This report is private, so only the teacher, the student and his or her parents see it. This means that the students don’t know how other students scored(得分) in the test. Some students choose to tell each other, but others keep it secret.
Parents’ meetings are held twice a year, at the end of winter term and then at the end of the summer term. Children go along with their parents to meet their teachers privately and discuss their performance at school.
【小题1】For British students, the school life is         than that of Chinese students.

A．more relaxing

B．much tenser

C．more boring

D．much harder

【小题2】The underlined phrase “don’t count for much” means           

A．难以计数

B．不太重要

C．期望不多

D．难度不大

【小题3】Which of the following is NOT true for British students?

A．They have exams once a year.

B．They don’t know their classmates’ scores.

C．Parents’ meetings are held at the end of the terms.

D．They like to tell each other their scores

New rules and behavior standards(行为规范) for middle school students came out in March. Middle schools are going to use a new way to decide who the top students are. The best students won’t only have high marks. They will also be kids who don’t dye(染) their hair. The following are some of the new rules.
Tell the truth. Have you ever copied someone else’s work on an exam? Don’t do it again! That’s not something an honest student should do. If you have played computer games for two hours in your room, don’t tell your parents you have done homework.
Do more at school. Good students love animals and care for other people. April is Bird-loving month in China. Is your school doing anything to celebrate? You should join! In that way, you can learn more about animals and how to protect them. When more people work together, it makes it more fun for everyone.
Have you ever quarreled with your teammates when your basketball team lost? Only working together can make your team stronger. Be friendly to the people you are with. Try to think of others, not only yourself.
Be open to new ideas. Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? Maybe you’ll discover Earth Ⅱ some day. Don’t look down on new ideas. Everyone’s ideas are important. You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone.
Protect yourself. Has someone ever taken money from one of your classmates? Don’t let it happen to you. If you have to go home late, you should let your parents know.
Use the Internet carefully. The Internet can be very useful for your studies. But some things on the Internet aren’t for kids, so try to look at web pages that are good for you. You can use the web for fun or homework. Can’t you find any good websites for children? Here are some: Http:// kids.eastday.com, Http://www. chinakids. net. com, http ://www. cycnet.com.
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【小题1】The new school rules will help kids by telling them ___________.

A．how they can study well	B．what they should do at school
C．what is right and what is wrong	D．how they can protect themselves

【小题2】According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A．Take care of yourself when you are out.	B．Tell the truth, even when you are wrong.
C．Keep some animals to protect them.	D．Use the Internet, but keep away from bad things.

【小题3】The main idea of the fourth paragraph is about ___________.

A．making the team stronger	B．helping each other
C．being a good friend to others	D．getting on well with others

【小题4】Good websites for children can ___________.

A．be a waste of time	B．help them with their studies
C．do homework for them	D．make life easier

【小题5】The passage tells us how to___________.

A．be top students	B．do more at school
C．care for others	D．use the Internet

There are 365 days in a year. We sleep 8 hours a day, so we have 122 days for sleeping. Then our work time has 243 days left. But there are 52 weekends in a year. Each weekend is two days. We lose another 104 days a year for work. It takes us about one hour to have breakfast and supper. This comes to 15 days over a year. But we can’t work all that time-we need a holiday. Let’s say we have three weeks’ holiday. We don’t work all day. Four free hours each evening takes up 61 days. We have to remember that we get 2 days’ holiday at Easter, 3 at Christmas and 1 at the New Year. There are also 4 Bank holidays. Take those 10 days away and we have 32 days for work. But then we have one and a half hours’ lunch every day, and half an hour’s coffee break. That comes to 30 days a year. This means that we have only a few days left for work every year!
【小题1】How many days do we sleep in a year? ___days.

A．365

B．122

C．8

D．52

【小题2】We spend 15 days on __________.

A．rest

B．coffee break

C．lunch

D．breakfast and supper

【小题3】Which of the following is true? __________

A．Each weekend is one day.	B．We have 61 days for free time.
C．We get 3 days’ holiday at Easter	D．Coffee break takes us one hour.

【小题4】According to the passage, we know that we don’t have ______ time to work every year.

A．much too

B．so many

C．too much

D．too many

【小题5】The writer means __________.

A．we should know the numbers	B．a few days for work is enough
C．we need more holidays	D．time is important and we’d better not waste(浪费) it

Ding-Dong！
“Jason, honey? Can you answer the door?”
“I am busy, mom！” Jason shouted back at his mother. He had spent three hours so far working to this point in the game. He couldn’t stop now.
Ding-Dong！Mom′s footsteps approached the front door.
“Jason, it’s your friend Todd.” Mom called from the doorway.
Todd, his best friend, stepped into the room. “ Jason！I need a partner for playing basketball. ”He sounded excited.
Jason snorted. “No way, Todd. I′m playing a game here.”
Jason gave his friend a dirty look, and his character in the game almost got killed while he looked away, “ I almost died because of you！”
Todd looked at Jason′s mother. Jason’s mother looked back at him. They both looked at Jason. “Why don′t you play basketball with your friend?” Jason’s mother suggested.
“Tomorrow, maybe…” There were more levels to beat tomorrow, though, Maybe he had played tomorrow. He’d have to see what mood he was in. He thought he heard footsteps walking away, but he was too busy beating the next level to care.
An hour later, Jason’s father came home. It was dinner time after his father washed up and sat down. Jason didn′t even hear his name being called to the table. He didn′t hear his father walk at behind him and ask him to turn the game off, either.
When the screen suddenly went black and his father’s angry face loomed in front of him, Jason finally heard. “No more game for a month.” Jason′s father shouted at him. “You don’t play basketball, you don′t come to dinner, and you don′t do your chores. We′ll make you do something else before you play any more.”
Jason nodded slowly. He knew better than to argue with his father, and when he thought about it, he had been playing quite a bit. It was fun, but he was letting down his friends, his family, and himself by paying too much.
He′d try harder in the future.
【小题1】What did Todd ask Jason to do?

A．Help him cook dinner	B．Beat more levels for him.
C．Repair the computer for him	D．play basketball with him.

【小题2】Why did Jason finally stop playing the game?

A．He won the game.	B．His mother got dinner ready.
C．His father turned off the computer.	D．He decided to play basketball outside.

【小题3】What did Jason learn in the end?

A．He thought that his father was too strict with him.

B．He found that playing computer games was quite interesting.

C．He realized it was an unhealthy habit to play games without dinner.

D．He couldn’t spend all day playing games, because he had other duties.

【小题4】Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A．Inside the game	B．Games or Supper.
C．Jason′s Angry Father	D．Use of the Computer.

Last year The Voice of China, the most popular TV talent show became a popular topic in people’s chatting and media information from both home and abroad. It began on July 13, 2012 and ended on September 30, 2012. Liang Bo, a handsome boy from Changchun, Jilin was the champion of The Voice of China in 2012. Before the competition Liang Bo was just an ordinary college student studying music. He captured (夺得) the hearts of audience (观众) with his passionate (激情的) rock’n’roll (摇滚) performance at the show.
Fans described Liang’s voice as “natural, clear and touching’’. Although he seemed cool on stage, he could quickly turn on the power once he started singing. “His performances make you imagine things. When I listen to his singing, I see pictures and think of stories.” said Na Ying, one of the four judges (评判员) on the show. She was also Liang’s tutor for the competition.
Liang Bo, like many young Chinese, he fell in love with music through playing the guitar. Liang got his first guitar as a birthday gift when he was in middle school. He would spend days and nights practicing. “ I can’t live without my guitar.” he said.
“ I don’t like talking much but I carry great passion inside me,” Liang said. “ There is no better way to let it out than through music like rock’n’roll. Many people compare Liang to famous Chinese rockers including Xu Wei, Wang Feng and Zheng Jun. But the young man doesn’t want to stand in others’ shadow. “ I respect those rockers, but I’m not going to copy them. I will be who I am,” he said. 
【小题1】Which was the most popular TV show last summer?

A．The Voice of China.

B．Sports News.

C．Football.

D．Animal World.

【小题2】How long did The Voice of China last?

A．More than two days.	B．More than two weeks.
C．More than two months.	D．More than two years.

【小题3】How many judges were there in the TV talent show?

A．3.

B．4.

C．6.

D．8.

【小题4】Who helped Liang Bo win the competition?

A．Zheng Jun.

B．Xu Wei.

C．Liu Huan.

D．Na Ying.

【小题5】According to the passage, which of the following is Not true?

A．Liang Bo fell in love with music.	B．Liang Bo was a college teacher.
C．Liang Bo was a quiet man.	D．Liang Bo played the guitar well.