阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben,        he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed so       .The mother      that she herself would have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a      a week and do a report about it for her. One day, in Ben’s      , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him     . “Why did Ben put up his hand?” his classmates wondered. He       said anything. What would he possibly want to say?Ben not only        the rock, but also said a lot about the rock. He named many other rocks in the same group and even knew        the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were     . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book     .Later Ben went on to the        of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University (耶鲁大学)and at last became one of the best doctors in the USA. After Ben grew up, he        something about his mother that he did not know as a      . She, herself, had never learned how to      .

1.A. because  B. so                      C. but                          D. though 

2.A. clever                B. hard                       C. slow              D. quick

3.A. asked                 B. decided                C. forgot                    D. heard

4.A. notice                B. message                C. book             D. question 

5.A. class                   B. room            C. office                     D. lab

6.A. think                  B. leave            C. stand up          D. sit down

7.A. always      B. even             C. quickly             D. never 

8.A. found                 B. played                   C. knew            D. threw 

9.A. whether  B. when                     C. where                   D. why 

10.A. afraid     B. surprised              C. worried           D. unhappy

11.A. pictures          B. exercises              C. shops                     D. reports 

12.A. top                   B. end                        C. back             D. side

13.A. learnt     B. remembered       C. forgot                    D. guessed

14.A. doctor    B. child             C. children           D. teacher  

15.A. read                 B. work             C. teach                     D. show

 

Li Ruyan, 13 and his classmates in Shanghai did something special last summer. They worked in groups with traffic police at different crossroads in the city. Holding small red flags, the students helped keep order and stopped people from jaywalking(乱穿马路).

As part of the school project. Li’s school has encouraged its students to do more community(社区)work.

After the half day of exhausting work Li told himself not to jaywalk anymore.

“I think through community work we get to help others and, more importantly, we grow a sense of responsibility(责任感),” he said.

Community service is an important part of education for teenagers around the world. In the US and Canada, high school students need to finish 40 hours of community service before graduation. For those Americans who have finished 1,400 hours of community work, they can be awarded nearly $ 5, 000(33, 000 yuan).

Chinese students today do more community work, too. For example, starting from 2010, Sichuan high school students have been asked to do 10 days of community work. It will become part of their school grade.

  Qian Lijun, 16, and her classmates in Suzhou, Jiangsu went to a local elder care home this winter. They put Spring Festival couplets (对联) on the walls and cheered up the people living there.

  Li Xiaotian, 15, of Anshan said he used to clear flyers (小广告) from telephone poles (电线杆) with his classmates. They brought tools, towels and buckets and worked for three hours under the summer sun. “It was tiring, but seeing the clean poles without ugly ads — we really felt proud,” he said.

1.What was the special thing Li Ruyan did last summer?

A. He joined a special group of Class13.

B. He become a policeman.

C. He helped the traffic police at a crossroad.

D. He stopped people from talking.

2.From this passage we know that _______.

A. Li Ruyan’s school is in the middle of a big city.  

B. Li Ruyan and his classmates do some community work every day.   

C. Ruyan and his classmates often hold small flags when they cross the roads. 

D. Ruyan and his classmates think it is good for them to do some community work.

3.Community service _______.

A. has become a very important part of education only in China.

B. is very important in school education in some foreign countries.

C. is the only part of the school project for teenagers around the world.

D. needs students to finish at least 1,000 hours of community work.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The students in Shanghai helped people to keep the traffic rules.

B. The students in Suzhou visited the old people’s home. 

C. The students in Anshan cleaned the walls under the summer sun. 

D. The students in Sichuan sent Spring Festival couplets to the old people.

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Community service helps students grow a sense of responsibility.

B. Through community work students get to help others and learn something.

C. Students are now encouraged to do more community work in many school in China.

D. Students will be awarded much money for doing more community work in Canada and the US.

 

Mobile phone (手机)has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned (禁止) students from carrying mobile phones during school hours.
Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the schools this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas presents, and more students want them.
Mary Bluett, an official(官员), said mobile phone use is a distraction(分心) to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.
She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy, because they couldn’t get in touch with their children.
Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school; they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.
Many people say that they understand why parents would like their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.
【小题1】Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones ____.

A．because they are students	B．when they are free
C．when they are at school	D．because they are children

【小题2】We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from _______.

A．the makers and sellers

B．the passers-by and strangers

C．their parents and friends

D．some mobile phone users

【小题3】What does the word “cheat” mean in the passage in Chinese?

A．聊天

B．核对

C．查询

D．作弊

【小题4】 Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t________ during school hours.

A．use their mobile phones

B．leave their mobile phones at school office

C．help the teachers with their work

D．get in touch with their children

【小题5】The passage tells us that_______.

A．students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons

B．it is impossible to ban students from using mobile phone at school

C．some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t Use their phones at school

D．parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours

Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned(禁止) students from carrying mobile phones during school hours.
Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, teachers said mobile phone use is a distraction(娱乐) to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.
She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with(与…联系) their children.
Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school: they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.
Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.
【小题1】Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones,          

A．because they are students	B．when they are free
C．when they are at school	D．because they are children

【小题2】 We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from       .

A．the makers and sellers	B．the passers-by and strangers
C．their parents and friends	D．some mobile phones users

【小题3】What does the underlined word cheat mean in the passage?

A．聊天

B．核对

C．查询

D．作弊

【小题4】Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t         during school hours.

A．use their mobile phones	B．leave their mobile phones at school office
C．help the teachers with their work	D．get in touch with their children

【小题5】 The passage tells us that        .

A．students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons.

B．it is impossible to ban students from using mobile phones at school

C．some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at school

D．parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours.

According to a new Ministry of Education survey, students’ safety has become a big problem. Nearly 50 percent of students say they are worried about robbery(抢劫) on the way to and from school. Now in many big cities in China, some schools have taught an unusual lesson: self-protection(自我保护) . Students like this lesson as there are no exams or boring classes. And they can learn how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it really happens.
Chen Haoyu, a teacher at Beijing No.25 Middle School and a self-protection expert(专家)，gives young students advice on how to deal with danger.
If you are robbed（抢劫）, keep calm. If you can’t cry for help or run away, give the robber your money. Try to remember what the robber looks like and tell the police.
If you are in a traffic accident and a car hurts you, you should take down the car number. If it is a bicycle, try to contact  your parents before you let the rider go. This is because you don’t know how seriously you are hurt.
If it is raining hard and there is lightning(闪电), don’t stay in high places and keep away from trees.
When there is a fire, get away as fast as you can. Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit(出口). Do not take the lift!
If someone is drowning(溺水) but you can’t swim, don’t get into the water. Cry out for help.
Remember that danger is never as far away as you think. Take care of yourself at all times!
【小题1】Why do students like the self-protection lesson?

A．Because there is advice on exams.

B．Because they can learn how to protect themselves.

C．Because they like self-protection experts.

D．Because they are free to do anything during the lesson.

【小题2】The underlined word “contact” means_______.

A．end up

B．think of

C．search for

D．get in touch with

【小题3】If your house is on fire, you must_______.

A．put dry things on your body

B．run quickly and take the lift

C．run away and find an exit as quickly as you can

D．take everything you have and then run away

【小题4】If you see a child fall into the river but you can’t swim, you_______.

A．should cry out for help	B．can jump into the river and save him
C．can do nothing	D．should telephone the doctor