It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics (题目) , "The Art of Eating Spaghetti (意大利面条)" caught my eye. The word" spaghetti" brought back the  36   of an evening at Uncle Allen's in Belleville   37   all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat   38 spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic (外来的) treat in   39    days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and  40   of the grown-ups had enough experience to be   41   it. What laughing  42  we had about the  43  respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth.   44    , I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to   45   it down simply for my own   46   , not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher.  47   , I would write something else.

When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no   48   left to write a proper com position for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to   49    my work. Two days pas­sed before Mr. Fleagle returned the  50    papers. He said, "Now, class, I want to read you a composition, 'The Art of Eating Spaghetti’. "

My words! He was reading my words out   51  to the whole class.  52  laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show   53   , but what I was feeling was pure happiness,   54  my words had the power to make people  __55  .

The first English week at our school started on May 4th, 2009. The whole school was filled with an English learning atmosphere. A series of activities was held. There were handwriting activities, story writing, English songs, role playing in English, and so on, all the teachers and students were very happy. They spoke English, sang English songs and enjoyed all the activities.
Handwriting was for the students in lower grades. Although most of them couldn’t write so well, they were all very careful about it. In the show window, there were a lot of colorful handwritten papers. They copied some articles from books or newspapers. And then they decorated them with pictures in different colors, and some even put their own photos on them. How cute and lovely they looked!
Story writing was for students in Grade 7 and Grade 8. These students are always fond of cartoons, so they got interested in this activity. Reading the stories they made up, all the visitors couldn’t help speaking highly of them.
The most important event was the English show on the last day. The students and teachers presented(上演) a lot of English songs and English operas. Each program won storms of applause.
One week is not very long, but all the students and teachers learned a lot. Just as the headmaster said, “It is a helpful week. It will certainly lead us to enjoy and learn more from our English studies.”
【小题1】In this passage, the English week is described as__________.

The first English week at our school started on May 4th, 2009. The whole school was filled with an English learning atmosphere. A series of activities was held. There were handwriting activities, story writing, English songs, role playing in English, and so on, all the teachers and students were very happy. They spoke English, sang English songs and enjoyed all the activities.

Handwriting was for the students in lower grades. Although most of them couldn’t write so well, they were all very careful about it. In the show window, there were a lot of colorful handwritten papers. They copied some articles from books or newspapers. And then they decorated them with pictures in different colors, and some even put their own photos on them. How cute and lovely they looked!

Story writing was for students in Grade 7 and Grade 8. These students are always fond of cartoons, so they got interested in this activity. Reading the stories they made up, all the visitors couldn’t help speaking highly of them.

The most important event was the English show on the last day. The students and teachers presented(上演) a lot of English songs and English operas. Each program won storms of applause.

    One week is not very long, but all the students and teachers learned a lot. Just as the headmaster said, “It is a helpful week. It will certainly lead us to enjoy and learn more from our English studies.”

1.In this passage, the English week is described as__________.

A. surprising   B. boring     C. enjoyable   D. serious

2.Which of the following is Not true?

A. All the students took part in the handwriting contest.

B. The story writing contest was for students in Grade 7 and Grade 8.

C. The English show was the most important event.

D. Teachers also took part in the English week.

3. What does the underlined word “applause” probably mean?

A. Noise      B. Cheer      C. Sound         D. Music

4.What does the writer probably want to tell us at the end of the passage?

A. The activities are a good way to learn English.

B. Students usually don’t like English.

C. The activities last longer.[来源:Z&xx&k.Com]

D. Learning English in the classroom is invaluable.

The first English week at our school started on May 4th, 2009. The whole school was filled with an English learning atmosphere. A series of activities was held. There were handwriting activities, story writing, English songs, role playing in English, and so on, all the teachers and students were very happy. They spoke English, sang English songs and enjoyed all the activities.

Handwriting was for the students in lower grades. Although most of them couldn’t write so well, they were all very careful about it. In the show window, there were a lot of colorful handwritten papers. They copied some articles from books or newspapers. And then they decorated them with pictures in different colors, and some even put their own photos on them. How cute and lovely they looked!

Story writing was for students in Grade 7 and Grade 8. These students are always fond of cartoons, so they got interested in this activity. Reading the stories they made up, all the visitors couldn’t help speaking highly of them.

The most important event was the English show on the last day. The students and teachers presented(上演) a lot of English songs and English operas. Each program won storms of applause.

    One week is not very long, but all the students and teachers learned a lot. Just as the headmaster said, “It is a helpful week. It will certainly lead us to enjoy and learn more from our English studies.”

45. In this passage, the English week is described as__________.

A. surprising   B. boring     C. enjoyable   D. serious

46. Which of the following is Not true?

A. All the students took part in the handwriting contest.

B. The story writing contest was for students in Grade 7 and Grade 8.

C. The English show was the most important event.

D. Teachers also took part in the English week.

47. What does the underlined word “applause” probably mean?

A. Noise      B. Cheer      C. Sound         D. Music

48. What does the writer probably want to tell us at the end of the passage?

A. The activities are a good way to learn English.

B. Students usually don’t like English.

C. The activities last longer.

D. Learning English in the classroom is invaluable.