SUMMERFIELD SCHOOL REPORT Term：Spring    Name：Jane Elizabeth Pringle    Age：15
Subjects	Teachers' comments		Grades
English	Though she likes writing notes to her friends，she doesn’t like writing compositions at all．I believe she can do better．		B-
Math	She is good at math，but lazy．She hardly pays attention and spends most of her time annoying the boy who sits in front of her．She must concentrate．		B
Foreign language	She will never succeed in learning foreign languages if she keeps on talking in English		B-
History	Getting better		B+
Geography	Nice work		A-
Art	Very good-likes drawing pictures of her teachers．		A-
Physical Education	Excellent	Games	Excellent
Music	Fair	Conduct（行为）	Fair
General：Jane is still a bit of a tomboy，and she often gets into trouble with her teachers．She likes talking during lessons．She is good at games and especially likes playing football With tile boys and climbing trees．She must take things more seriously．

1．What do you think the above reading is?

2．Is English one of the foreign languages Jane is studying?

3．Which subject has Jane made progress in?

4．How does Jane get along with her teachers?

SUMMERFIELD  SCHOOL REPORT Term: Spring   Name: Jane Elizabeth Pringle    Age: 15
Subjects	Teacher’s comments		Grades
English	Though she likes writing notes to her friends ,she doesn’t like writing compositions at all. I believe she can do better.		B－
Math	She is good at math ,but lazy. She hardly pays attention and spends most of her time annoying the boy who sits in front of her .She must concentrate.		B
Foreign language	She will never succeed in learning foreign languages if she keeps on talking in English.		B－
History	Getting better		B+
Geography	Nice work		A－
Art	Very good—likes drawing pictures of her teachers.		A－
Physical Education	Excellent	Games	Excellent
Music	Fair	Conduct（行为）	Fair
General: Jane is still a bit of a tomboy , and she often gets into trouble with her teachers. She likes talking during lessons. She is good at games and especially likes playing football with the boys and climbing trees. She must take things more seriously.

根据上表判断下列语句是否正确，正确的写T，错误的写F

1．Jane often annoys her classmate in math classes.

2．Jane does best in P.E.

3．Jane is good at writing compositions.

4．She needs to work hard at learning languages ,or she will fail in them.

5．According to the form, we can know Jane has got ten subjects.

A
Xia Ming was worried about his study, so he wrote a letter to a magazine.

Dear editors, I’m a slow student in my class. Most of my classmates are much better than me. So I get very stressed out. It’s difficult to keep on working hard and it’s really not fun. And I think although I spend much time studying for the tests. I can’t get good grades. My father gives me some help sometimes. He tells me not to worry about it. But what do you think I should do? Xia Ming

Two readers read the letter from the magazine and here are their answers:

Dear Xia Ming, Many famous people are not so good at the age like you. Edison, the famous scientist, had a bad headache for his studies when he was a 12-year-old boy. But everyone knows that he did a lot for the people in the world. And Newton had the same story like him. You should take it easy, then try your best. I believe you can do better. Thumbelina

Dear Xia Ming, When you are feeling stressed out, just smile and take a deep breath(深呼吸), you should believe tomorrow is another day. Mr Unsmart

【小题1】Xia Ming worried about ______.

A．his classmates

B．his life

C．his study

D．his father

【小题2】Thumbelina gave ______ examples in the letter.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

【小题3】Thumbelina wrote about those famous people _______.

A．to make Xia Ming feel better

B．to make Xia Ming laugh

C．to show how much she knows

D．to show that she dislike them

【小题4】Which is NOT true?

A．Xia Ming doesn’t have fun studying at school.

B．Xia Ming’s father always helps him with his study.

C．Smiling can reduce the pressure.

D．Edison is famous in the world.

【小题5】“Tomorrow is another day.” tells us ______.

A．it’s the weekend tomorrow

B．Xia Ming can get good grades tomorrow

C．tomorrow is different from today

D．there are hopes in our lives

I had the meanest mother in the whole world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have porridge, eggs or toast. When others had Cokes and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. But at least I wasn’t alone when I was sad. My sister and two brothers had the same mean(刻薄的) mother as I did.?
My mother preferred to know where we were all the time. She had to know who our friends were and where we were going. We had to clean clothes and take a bath every day. The other kids got to wear the same clothes for days. We could not lie in bed “sick” in order to miss school.?
The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by nine each night and get up at eight the next morning. We couldn’t sleep till noon like our friends. So while they slept, my mother was brave to break the Child Labour Law. She made us work. We had to wash dishes, make beds, and learn to cook and all sorts of things at home. I believe she lay awake thinking up all things for us to do. ?
My mother was a complete failure as a mother. Two of her children received higher education. None of us have ever been arrested(taken away by the police) or divorced. She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. I am trying to raise my three children this way. I am filled with pride when my children call me “mean”. Why? Because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.?
【小题1】 How many children does the writer’s mother have??

A．Four.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Six. ?

【小题2】 What can you infer(推测) from the passage??

A．My family was rich, so I ate a sandwich for lunch.?

B．My mother was a great success. We love her.?

C．If we didn’t want to go to school, the best way was to pretend to be sick.?

D．We needn’t share the housework at home. ?

【小题3】The best title for this passage may be     . ?

A．My childhood	B．The meanest mother?
C．I do as my mother did	D．Unforgettable memories

Bill was a boy of 15. His parents went to gambling(赌博) day and night. Nobody cared about hi. He always failed in his exams. So his teachers didn’t like him, nor did his classmates play with him.

    Bill often slept in class because his heart was not in school. He almost gave himself up.

    One day, Miss Jones, a new teacher, came to Bill’s class. She was a smiling, beautiful woman. Bill was in love! For the first time in his young life, he couldn’t take his eyes off his teachers; yet, still he failed.

    It was Miss Jones’ class. She was asking a question. “I’d like the smartest boy to answer my question.” Then she said loudly, “Bill, please!”

    Bill was surprised. And he stood up without a word.

    “Just try it! I believe you can!”

    After school, Miss Jones had a long talk with Bill. She told him that she cared about him and believed in him.

    Bill thought a lot that evening. From then on he arrived at school on time every day. Miss Jones helped him with his homework in the afternoon. She even cooked delicious food for him. She told Bill, “Nothing is impossible if you put your heart in it.”

    Later, Miss Jones gave another exam. Bill did it with all his heart. He was very excited to find that he had passed the exam. Now Bill discovered that not only could he learn, but he could do it well. A changed took place in Bill’s heart.

    You see, one teacher saved one boy, it’s simple(简单的), really.

1.Bill always failed in the exams at first because he ________.

A. went gambling        B. talked in class     

C. didn’t answer     D. gave himself up

2.Miss Jones changed Bill by ________.

    A. doing homework for him           B. encouraging and helping him

    C. giving Bill another exam         D. cooking delicious food for him

3.From the passage we can learn ________.

    A. Miss Jones was a loving and careful teacher

    B. Bill’s parents cared about him very much

    C. Miss Jones loved to answer Bill’s question

    D. Bill didn’t like to play with his classmates

4.Which may be the best title for the passage?

A. Parents’ Day      B. A Lazy Boy   

C. A Boy’s Change   D. A Strict Teacher