The high school years are a key period. The things we learn during this time really shape our lives. Liu Changrning, principal of Beijing No. 4 High School made 18 suggestions for students just starting high school on how to get the best out of high school. Here are ten of them.
1) Read 50 books. But choose them from ten different fields.
2) Help a person. Look for a classmate, an elderly person, in fact anyone who could benefit (获益) from your help. You'll find you benefit too!
3) Research. Research a particular area, such as science, history or art.
4) Make a foreign friend. Try to be friend someone from a foreign country. It's an ideal way to learn about a foreign country.
5) Publish (出版) an article. Whether it appears in a newspaper, your school magazine or in your own blog, an article will be something to look back on in pride in later years.
6) Take up a new sport. Choose one you've never played before. If you find you like it, you'll have a hobby for life.
7) Join a club. Working hard in a club or other activities will give you a life outside of your studies.
8) Find a part-time job. Try and do the job for at least a month.
9) Find a person to learn from. Choose someone with unusual experience or special talent. Try to learn all you can from him or her.
10) Learn to cook four Chinese dishes. Learning how to cook is not only a practical skill but a way of building a bridge to other people.
【小题1】According to the passage, by making a foreign friend you can _______.

A．learn about another culture

B．practice spoken English

C．discuss the international situation

D．share your happiness and sadness

【小题2】Besides learning a practical skill, another purpose of learning to cook is ______.

A．to help your parents with housework

B．to kill time

C．to have communication with others

D．to make friends

【小题3】Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?

A．You should read fifty books of the same field.

B．Do a part-time job for less than a month.

C．Try to publish an article to make you famous.

D．You can benefit a lot by helping others.

【小题4】The principal made the suggestions in order for the students to ______.
A. make contributions to society
B. achieve great progress in high school
C love high school life
D. finish high school

1. Post 1 is aimed at people who want to_______.

   A. make their moms happy        B. enjoy eating hamburgers 

   C. have cheap meals outside       D. eat chicken sea food

2.The underlined word“REWARD”in Post 2 most probably means______.

   A. 招聘                      B. 海报 

   C. 悬赏                      D. 求职

3.According to Post 3, a 12^th-grade student takes_______.

   A. OCT Test                   B. SST Test

   C. ISS Exams                  D. HSC Exams

4. Oak Street Coaching School helps students to______.

A. become the best in class       B. improve their grades

C. perform well at parties        D. face the teachers bravely

 

In most parts of the world, many students help their school make less pollution. They join in “environment clubs”. In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean.

Here are things students often do：

Turn off the water! Do you know that some toilets can waste twenty to

forty tons of water an hour? In a year, that would fill a small water! In environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets.

No-car day. On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car-not the students and not the teachers. Cars give pollution to our air, so remember: walk, jump, bike or run.

Use your legs! It’s lots of fun!

No-garbage(垃圾) lunches. How much do you throw away after lunch?

Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used

again. Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage

and report them to the whole school.

We love our environment! Let’s work together to make it clean!

1. After mending the broken toilets, they save      .

A．a small river

B．a lot of water

C．a toilet

D．a year

2.On a no-car day,      will take a car to school.

A．only students	B．only teachers
C．both students and teachers	D．neither students nor teachers

3.Environment clubs ask students        .

A．to run to school every day	B．to play sports every day
C．not to throw away lunch bags	D．not to forget to take cars

4.From the passage we know that students usually have lunch       .

A．at school

B．in clubs

C．at home

D．in shops

5.The write wrote the passage to tell students to       .

A．join in clubs

B．help teachers

C．make less pollution

D．clean schools

 

“Cool” is a word with many meanings. It means a little cold at first. As time changes, the word gets many different meanings. We can use “cool” when we talk about something wonderful or somebody looking smart. For example. When you see a beautiful and expensive car in the street, you can say, “It is cool.” You may think the famous film star Keanu Reeves is cool. You can also use the word to mean something new and surprising. Here is an example. One day a teacher took the students to a farm and then asked them to write something about the visit. One of her students just wrote, “The farm is so cool.” Because he thought “ cool” was the best word to show what he saw and felt. It also shows some people don’t have enough words. Without “cool”, they seem to have no other words to use. Can you think of any other words like “cool: with so many meanings? If you can they are also very “cool”.

1.The meaning of the word “cool” ______.

A. is always the same                 B. changes a lot

C. is “wonderful or smart”           C. is “new and surprising”

2.“You may think the famous film star Keanu reeves is cool”. Here “cool” means ______.

A．a little cold        B．a little hot         C．new and surprising  D．good-looking

3.“It also means some people don’t have enough words”.  Here “it” means_____.

A．the example                           B．the student

C．the word “cool”                      D．the visit to the farm

4.When some people use “cool” everywhere they don’t have other words, the writer seems a little ______.

A．excited           B．happy            C．surprised          D．worried

5.The best title is _____.

A．Something about the word “Cool”        B．“Cool”, the Best Word to Use

C．People use “Cool” Too Much            D．“Cool’ Is A New Word

 

In most parts of the world, many students help their school make less pollution. They join in “environment(环境) clubs”. In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean.

Here are the things students often do.

Turn off the water! Do you know that some toilets can waste(浪费) twenty to forty tons of water an hour?

In a year, that would fill a small river! In environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets.

No-car day. On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car—not the students and not the teachers! Cars give pollution to our air, so remember:

Walk, jump, bike or run.

Use your legs! It’s lots of fun!

No-garbage(垃圾) lunches. How much do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again. Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school!

We love our environment. Let’s work together to make it clean!

1. Environment clubs ask students      .

A. to run to school every day                                         B. to play sports every day

C. not to throw away lunch bags                                   D. not to forget to take cars

2.From this passage we know the students usually have lunch      .

A. at school                                  B. in clubs                     C. at home                   D. in shops

3.The writer wrote the passage to tell students to     .

A. join in clubs                                                                     B. help teachers

C. make less pollution                                                       D. clean schools