Is it a tree? Is it a bear? If you’re looking at a tree in the shape of a bear, it’s a topiary(林木雕塑). A topiary is a tree or a bush(灌木) that is trained into a shape. Growing a topiary garden takes both time and skills.

A topiary gardener should make a drawing first. The drawing shows the final shape that the gardener likes. The gardener then chooses a bush for the topiary. It may be one that just planted or one that is already in place.

In June of the plant’s first year, the gardener looks for new leaves. When the leaves grow, it’s time to shape(给……造型) the bottom of the bush. It needs about five years. The top is not trimmed during this time. In the fifth year, the bush grows tall enough for shaping. Then the gardener begins to shape the whole bush.

Once a topiary has been started, it needs care all year. In the summer it must be cut many times to keep its shape. This cutting also helps the bush grow. In the winter the bushes don’t grow. The gardeners have to brush snow of the plants, or snow may hurt some parts of them.

Topiary gardening is very old art. The Romans did it in the first Century. In the sixteenth century, people in Europe like topiaries too. By the late 1600s, topiaries were also grown in America. Today it’s popular in many parts of the world.

1. Put the following in the right order according to the passage.

a. The gardener chooses a bush for the topiary.

b. The whole bush grows tall enough for shaping.

c. The gardener begins to shape the bottom of the bush.

d. The gardener draws the shape of a topiary.

A. d→a→b→c            B. b→c→a→d         C. a→d→c→b      D. d→a→c→b

2.In which part of the world did the topiary gardening begin first?

A. In Rome.      B. In Europe.         C. In America.         D. In Africa.

 

Some children are flying kites near the river. They are very high and Peter can see them from the classroom. After lunch his aunt comes to see his mother and brings a kite to him. It looks like a bird. He wants to fly it but his mother doesn’t let him do that.

“It’s time to go to school,” says his mother, “You can fly it after dinner.”

The boy is unhappy, and says goodbye to his aunt and leaves. Now he is in the classroom but he doesn’t listen to Miss Black. He only thinks how to fly the kite. Miss Black writes something on the blackboard and then turns to the class.

“Name nine things with milk in them, Peter.” she says.

The boy doesn’t hear her and still sits there. A boy in Row 4 beats(敲打)his back and he knows it. He stands up and Miss Black asks him the question again. He thinks for some time and then says, “Yes, madam, tea, coffee, cake and …er…six cows(奶牛).”

1.There is _____ near Peter’s school.

A．a bank            B．a river            C．a lake            D．a park

2.In the classroom, Peter can see ______.

A．some children swimming in the park

B．his aunt buy a kite for him

C．some students reading beside the lake

D．some children flying kites near the river

3. _____ comes to visit his mother after lunch.

A．Peter’s teacher                       B．Peter’s friend

C．Peter’s cousin                        D．Peter’s aunt

4. Peter’s mother tells him to fly the kite ________.

A．at breakfast                            B．in the classroom

C．after dinner                           D．in school

5. In class, Peter only thinks ______.

A．his teacher’s words

B．what the kite looks like

C．how to fly the kite

D．how to answer the teacher’s question

 

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Computer course This computer course is for people who don't know much and need to learn about computers. You will learn what computers are, what they can and can't do, and how to use them. ★Course fee :$75 ★Equipment fee :$10 ★Time :Every Sunday in March (9:00-11:50am) ★Teacher :A famous professor of computer science

Stopping smoking course Do you want to stop smoking? Have you tried to stop it but failed? Now it's time to stop smoking by using the latest methods.  This course will help you stop smoking. ★ Course fee:  $ 30 ★ Tune: Every Sunday in March (3:00 pm- -6:00 pm) ★ Teacher: Dr John Smith, who has helped hundreds of people stop smoking

Typing course This course is for those who want to learn to type and those who want to type faster. You are tested in the first class and begin practicing from one of the eight different skill levels. This allow you to learn at your own speed. Bring your own paper.  ★Course fee : $125 ★Equipment fee: $25 ★Time: Two hours each evening for two weeks in April. New classes begin every two weeks.   ★Teachers: A number of the best business education teachers

【小题1】If Linda wants to take the computer course ,how much should she pay?

A．$10.

B．$30.

C．$75.

D．$85.

【小题2】If Mr Green wants to stop smoking,  he may take the course_______

A． every morning in January

B． every Sunday afternoon in March

C．every evening in April

D． every Sunday morning in March

【小题3】If you want to meet Dr John Smith,  you can take______．

A．the computer course

B．the typing course

C．the stopping smoking course

D．the smoking course

【小题4】If will take you______ to take the typing course in a month.

A．28 hours

B．14 hours

C．12 hours

D．2 hours

【小题5】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．The computer course is 3 hours each time.

B．The typing course has eighteen skills levels.

C．For the stopping smoking course, you have to pay $10 for the equipment

D．Stopping smoking course is the cheapest of all.

A new term has begun. Teachers are   36   about the fact that new students are not easy to handle. They like to bring cellphones and MP3 players to school. What is   37   ，some students even use cellphones to do with out-of-class matters in class，or sometimes just for fun. Some other students listen to MP3 players when they are having a lesson that they are not interested in.

    Are these new students really that    38   ? 'Yes，' says Delaney Kirk，a professor at Drake University.   39   she adds it's not their fault. Instead， the things that they bring into school---cellphones，MP3 players and so on --- and the teachers are to blame. Kirk first began thinking about students' manners six years ago. ‘I had my first class in which students were sleeping or talking to each other. It seemed that learning well   40   nothing to do with them，' she says. 'At first，I got worried about this，but then I said to myself， "You're teaching   41  ，and you need to  manage this…These students need to know more about manners. It's time to help them develop some good    42   . They shouldn't waste time doing nothing when they are young. Sooner or later，they might regret the time they have wasted."'

    Kirk also    43    a list of suggestions to help teachers better manage their classes. The following are among her suggestions：

    ●  Tell students how they will benefit by taking the class. On the first day of class，emphasize its importance    44   giving some homework that students must turn in next time.

    ●  Do not allow them to bring cellphones and MP3 players to the class at all.

    ■  Decide  45   formal and informal the class will be.

1.A. excited         B. worried      C. surprised    D. interested

2.A. bad            B. worse       C. good        D. better

3.A. rude           B. polite        C. friendly     D. curious

4.A. But           B. However      C. And        D. Therefore

5.A. learned        B. did           C. had        D. shared

6.A. management    B. English       C. Chinese    D. lessons

7.A. ideas          B. speeches      C. habits      D. classes

8.A. makes         B. brings        C. gets        D. takes

9.A. Of            B. on           C. at         D. by

10.A. what          B. how          C. which      D. Why

 

There are over 800 boarding (寄宿) schools in the UK with students from home and foreign countries. Boarding schools started hundreds of years ago in the country. But the earliest boarding schools were set up for white, rich boys only. Now both boys and girls can go to boarding schools from the age of 7 to 18.
What to do
In the UK, boarding schools have three terms in a school year, with about 13 weeks in each term. Students study and live together. They can’t go outside if they are not allowed to. In some schools, each student has his or her subject plan. Besides the usual classrooms and laboratories, the boarding schools have lots of other facilities for their students, including music rooms, boats, swimming pools, cinemas and theatres. Most boarding schools have a “light out” time. So when it’s time to go to bed, all the lights in the bedrooms are turned off. There are house-masters to take care of students all the time, especially after school hours.
What to wear 
Nearly all students at boarding schools wear a school uniform. Boys usually wear a shirt and a tie, and girls wear a white blouse, sometimes also a tie and a skirt. As students get older, the rules become less strict.
_______________
In the UK, boarding schools provide students with delicious food. They can choose to have a full English breakfast or simply bread. They can also choose between a meal with no meat and another meal at lunch and dinner. And there is always self-service for salad (沙拉), other side dishes and a dessert. Students can also make themselves something to eat at any time in a kitchen, or drink tea or have a snack between meals.
【小题1】 Which of the following is TRUE according to (根据) the passage?

A．Only white children were allowed to attend the earliest boarding schools.

B．Students in a boarding school are looked after only after school hours.

C．As students get older, the rules about wearing school uniforms become stricter.

D．Students can have different activities in a boarding school.

【小题2】Which is the best title for the last paragraph?

A．What to eat

B．When to eat

C．Where to eat

D．How to eat

【小题3】 The underlined word ‘facilities’ means _____________.

A．教师

B．设施

C．活动

D．课程