Hip hop, or rap music as it's also called, started on the streets and in the clubs of New York City in the 1970s, but today many countries have their own kind of hip hop music, This kind of music has its roots in reggae，disco and funk music. Rapping, which speaking to the rhythm of the music，is an important part of this music. Young people rap to express how they feel about their lives and problems.
Would you like to rap in class? Well actually, hip hop music is being played in more than 10,000 schools in the USA. Why? There is a new school programme called "Flocabulary" where teachers use text books and hip hop CDs to help teach a variety of school subjects.  The lyrics of the songs include information on a subject students are studying, which makes learning easy and fun  Students and teachers are amazed at the positive effects it has had on exam marks. This is one teacher said: "I've used hip hop songs in class, and I've never seen students have such interests in history!  It's unbelievable how students remember what I teach it even encourages us towrite our own songs.
Blake Harrison, a high school student, first thought of the idea of Flocabulary. The word "Flocabulary" comes from the words "flow" and "vocabulary". "Flow" is a rap word for "style" or the way a rapper says the words of a song. How did he get the idea'? Well he realized he could remember the lyrics of a hip hop song very easily.  So, why not make lessons into songs'? Today together with Alex Rappaport, a composer, Blake produces hip hop songs for maths .science and literature, which are now being used in schools with great success.
Paragraph One    Hip hop music started in New York City in the 1970s. It comes
from小题1: reggae, disco and funk music.
Paragraph Two    Rapping in schools is_小题2:___ in the USA because of the programme
Named "Flocabulary". The songs include information on a subject
students are studying, which makes 小题3:
Paragraph Three  A high school student named小题4:___first had the idea of Flocabularv.
Now he produces hip hop songs for many subjects in order to_小题5:.

Charles Darwin was a scientist who changed our understanding of the natural world.  He is known as the Father of Modern Biology.  Darwin  spent all his life studying nature and making notes about all the species(物种)he found.
Darwin was born in 1809 in England. Like many geniuses he didn't do well at school and got poor marks.  He was a good athlete though and loved exploring nature and collecting sea shells. He also kept doing chemistry experiments and so his classmates gave him the nickname "Gas"
His father was a doctor and expected Charles to become one too.  Charles started studying medicine at Edinburgh University, but soon gave up his studies there.  He went on to study religion at Cambridge University instead. There he started collecting insects like beetles and paid too little attention to his studies.
In 1831，at the age of 22 ,  Darwin went on a five-year expedition to South America , Australia and South Africa by ship.  He was often seasick, but the things he saw on this long journey changed his life.  He collected many fossils as well as animal and plant specimens.  He spent the rest of his life studying what he had seen and he wrote many books.
In 1839, Darwin married his cousin, Emma Wedgwood, with whom he had ten children!  He was a loving father and enjoyed family life, which was always more important to him than his research. In spite of having many health problems throughout his life, Darwin lived until he his 73.
Darwin's most famous book On the Origin of Species came out in 1859 and sold out in a day.It said that all living things were related, which meant that human beings were just another kind of animal. These ideas were not popular at first, but now most people agree with them and admire Darwin as a brilliant scientist.
小题1:Darwin was a      and had great interests in exploring nature though he was_____work.
小题2: At Edinburgh University, Darwin soon gave up his study because he___________ .
小题3: Darwin came up with     after the long journey, and what he saw on the way_______.
小题4:According to the article, Darwin loved his family very much and he had_______.
小题5: At first, Darwin's new ideas about human beings_______________.

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Dear Han Mei
How are you ? I’d like to tell you something interesting about my travel.
Last week,I 小题1:  to xishuangbanna for my vacation with my father. Xishuangbanna is in Yunnan, 小题2: the southwest part of China. It’s 小题3:for its beautiful moutains,forests and lakes. Many people go there to enjoy their 小题4: every year. My father booked the room   小题5:   we arrived.We stayed there for three days and took many 小题6: . We saw monkeys and some other   小题7: . They were very cute and we couldn’t 小题8:watching them.
We had an小题9: trip. I 小题10: tired but happy.Please e-mail soon and tell me about your vacation.
Yours
Nancy

PE classes have become a nightmare (噩梦) for Liu Fei, a 15-year-old student. He has to run at l 小题1: 4 laps (圈) of the playground in every PE class. That’s n 小题2: 1,500 meters!
Liu is p 小题3: 40 points in the senior high school entrance examination (中考). It usually i 小题4: long-distance running, long jump, rope skipping and sit-ups (仰卧起坐).
“Now I can run 1000 meters in only 3 minutes 40 seconds, about 30 seconds f 小题5: than before.” Liu said.
A PE teacher from Zhenjiang with teaching e 小题6: of 10 years, said, “Long-distance running r 小题7: lots of energy and endurance (耐力), which cannot be gained in a short time.
Taking up other activities early is also n 小题8:. Teachers will teach you some skills and you need time to practice.
Training is important, but don’t forget to protect yourself. He s 小题9: that students should warm up before training. Start slowly and build up the activity a little at a time.

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根据首字母提示完成短文, 每空一词。
Learning to save money when you’re young is an i_______小题1: lesson. All good habits should begin early, and saving is a skill that everyone needs. But many people do not have a good sense of s______小题2: for the long run.
I have been lucky to learn this lesson early because I have had a grass-cutting business s_____小题3: I was 10 years old. Of the money I make I spend about 10 p_______小题4: and save the other 90%.
Making sure you save and don’t spend too much is a good way to build up wealth (财富). I have put my earnings in a bank. However, many teens I know usually s_______小题5: all the money they earn, so it never has a chance to grow. Young people should r_______小题6:that their teenage years are a great time to begin saving.
At high school your parents will p_______小题7: for almost everything you need, so your expenses (消费) can be small. If you have a job, you should have fun with some of the money. But you should also save some so that it will grow. Then you can begin planning for your f________小题8:. When you spend money, you not only lose that money, but also lose the interest you could have earned by saving it.
After high school, college is expensive and then “real” life begins, with expenses such as food and rent. If you can hold onto a good percentage of the money you earn as a teen, going to college and buying a new h_______小题9: of your own will be much easier. If you are in your teen without any savings, you will always have to struggle. The e_______小题10: you begin saving, the easier it is to create a nest egg.

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Do you feel lonely when your best friend isn’t around? Of course, yes. Here’s our advice to you—and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes.
You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because he or she moved to a different school or a different class. You want to have new friends, but how do you make them? Maybe it seems everybody else already has his or her friends. But remember, there’s always room for more friends.
Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you’d like to play with at break. Look for chances to say hi to them, smile, and be friendly. Offer to share something or express your appreciation (欣赏) to them. Invite someone to play with you or say, “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom. When you’re at break, walk over to kids you want to play with, act friendly, and say “Hi, can I play, too?” or just join in.
If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends. Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends. The best way to make friends is to be a friend. Be kind, be friendly, share, say nice things, offer to help ---and pretty soon, you’ll have one, or two, or even more new friends.
You might still miss that special best friend. But when you see each other, you can share something you didn’t have before he or she left. You can introduce him or her to your new friends!
小题1: How do you feel when your best friend isn’t around you according to the passage?
 
小题2: Why do some kids feel lonely at break according to the writer?
小题3: What is the best way to make friends according to the writer?
小题4: Why do some kids need help from teachers to make friends according to the writer?
小题5: What should you do if you want to make more friends? (请自拟一句话作答)
 

Now students’ English handwriting（书法）gets worse and worse. That makes their teachers feel worried. Is your English handwriting beautiful? If not, here are four steps that really work!
Using paper with lines(线条) can keep you writing straight instead of up or down when you write English words or sentences. Those lines on the paper can help you to write words in the right size. Be sure to fill the lined space completely.
If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. For some kids, going slower makes the handwriting clear. If you write too fast, it’s hard for you to stop where you should, and even worse, you may make more mistakes.
When you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much easier. Try to be relaxed and don’t hold the pencil so hard while writing, and then it makes your handwriting nice and clean. If you do so, people will guess you are a student with a good habit.
Drawing can improve your handwriting. You need to use the skills to control(控制) your pencil better when you are drawing pictures. Even though you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice by yourself at home.

How to    小题1:  English handwriting?
Use paper with lines	It   小题2:   you writing straight. It helps you write    小题3:   the right size.
Slow down	小题4:  down a little to make it easier to read your handwriting. 小题5:   too fast makes it hard to stop and may cause more mistakes.
小题6:   your pencil right	Write in the correct and relaxing way. Holding too hard makes your handwriting    小题7:  .
Draw more pictures	Drawing can make your handwriting better. Drawing practices the   小题8:   to control your pens. You can draw    小题9:   at home or at school.
Conclusion	Good handwriting is important because people may guess you are a good student with a good    小题10: .

“Green” is more than just a colour. It means that you should live to p  小题1:  the environment—the water, the land and the air. You can be a green kid by following these steps.
When you use l小题2:   of something, you do a good thing for the Earth. For example, a shorter shower m 小题3:   you use less water. Turn off the water when you are b  小题4:   your teeth.
Many times, even if you don’t need something, someone e 小题5:   might just need it. For example, if your younger sister doesn’t play with her toy bear, you can give it to your neighbour. Try to c 小题6:   books, toys, even clothes with friends.
It’s true that pollution is a great p  小题7:   now, but the Earth is still a beautiful and interesting place to explore (探索). Go for a hike(远足), visit nature gardens, climb m  小题8:  and take a boat in the rivers. Outdoor activities are g  小题9:  for you. You can also plant trees, collect reusable (可重复使用的）things and so on. B  小题10:  a green kid is so easy.

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）
Have you had this experience? You are watching a movie. A man is shooting(射击) on the screen. The picture is so real that you think he is shooting at you.
Three-dimensional(3D)movies use special technology to make pictures seem more real and exciting than two-dimensional ones.
So far we can only see 3D movies in the cinema with a special screen and projector(放映机）. But soon, we will be able to watch them in our living rooms. Last month, Woods Company told reporters that it plans to bring 3D televisions to homes in the near future.
“The 3D train is on the track, and we are ready to drive it home,” said the President. 3D movies and TV programs are fun to watch, but do you know how they are made? It is much easier to understand if we do an experiment.
Hold one of your fingers up at arm’s length and close one eye. Then try closing the other eye. As you move between open eyes, you should see your finger “jumping” left and right against the background.
This happens because our two eyes are about 4 cm away from each other. The separation causes each eye to see the world from a different angle(角度). The brain puts these two views together. What you see becomes three-dimensional.
3D movies are made using two video cameras at the same time, which creates two different images（影像）. When the movie plays in a cinema, two projectors put the two images on the screen. With a pair of 3D glasses, the two images are separated and each image only enters one eye. Your brain puts the two pictures back together, and the pictures on the screen become three-dimensional.
小题1: Do 3D movies use special technology to make pictures?
小题2:What does Woods Company plan to do in the near future?
小题3: What can you see when you move your finger between open eyes?
小题4: How many video cameras are needed when making a 3D movie?
小题5: What is the passage mainly about?

I am Jack. I am fond of painting on T-shirts. I got the idea two years ago for my brother’s birthday present. T-shirts in the shops were expensive. So I decided to paint a T-shirt myself. I bought a white cotton T-shirt for $ 6 and some paints. I painted a lion on the front. My brother loved it!
Painting T- shirts is great fun. You needn’t be a great artist (艺术家). You can just paint shapes and lines. The T-shirts are the most expensive part of my hobby. I love my hobby because I can make T-shirts that no one else has got. I give a lot of them away as presents to my family and friends. Sometimes, I sell them. I’ve made about 60 T-shirts and each one is different.
小题1: What does Jack like doing?
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小题2:Who got the first painted (画好的)T-shirt
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小题3: How many T-shirts has Jack made?
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小题4: Are all the T-shirts the same?
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小题5: What does Jack feel about painting T-shirts?
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