Growing up on her own

WORLD No 2 tennis player Jelena Jankovic from Serbia (塞尔维亚) has won her second title of the year. She became champion of the China Open on September 28.
Jankovic first practiced tennis when she was nine years old. After six months Jankovic played her first match.
It was the national championship for kids up to 10 years old. She came to the semi-finals (半决赛).
When she was 11, she won a national championship for girls up to 12 years old. In order to continue her career, Jelena left Serbia and went to the United States.
At that time, she didn’t speak any English. And her family did not come with her. It was a hard time.
“I did not know what I needed to do when I was going to school. I could not do my homework. When you have a difficulty, there is nobody to help you. So, you learn it the hard way,” Jelena said.
However, it was a good learning experience for Jelena. “It makes me more independent (独立的) and stronger as a person. I know how to do everything by myself so I don’t have to depend on (依赖) my parents or somebody else to do it for me,” she said.
In the US, Jelena received better conditions for practice and development of her game. In 2000, she became a professional (职业选手) and has been shining on the tennis court ever since.
根据上面短文的内容回答问题    
1. Where is Jelena Jankovic from?
2. What is Jelena Jankovic’s job?
3. Why did she leave for the United States?
4. When did she become a professional?
5. What do you think of her hard time in the United States?

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New rules and behavior standards(行为规范)for middle school students came out in March. ①Who are  the  most     excellect student? Middle school uses a new way to decide them. The best students won’t only have high marks. They will also be kids who don’t dye(染  ) their hair,smoke or drink. The following are some of the new rules.

Tell the trueth. Have you ever copied someone else’s   work on an exam? Don’t do it again. That’s not something an honest student should do. If you have played computer games for two hours in your room,don’t tell your parents you have done your homework.

Do more at school.②Good students love animals and care for others. April is Bird- Loving Moth in China. Is your school doing anything to celebrate?  You should join!That way, you can learn more abaout animals ahd hoe to protest them. When people work together, it makes it more fun for everyone.

Be open to new to new ideas. Have you thought that people live on the moon?Maybe you discover Earth someday. Don’t look down on new ideas. Everyone’s ideas are important. You should welcome them,because new ideas make life better for everyone.

③Use the Internet carefully.Try not to look at Web pages that are bad for you.

You can use the Web for homework. Can’t you find good Web sites for children?

Here are some: Http://kids.eastday.com http://www.chinakids.net.com http://www.cycnet.com

1.根据①完成下面的句子（每空一词）

Middle school uses a new way to decide ______the most excellent students _____.

2.将②处译成汉语。

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3.根据③处完成下面的句子（每空一词）

If you ______ the Internet, you should ________ away from unhealthy Web pages.

 

My name is Sally．I’m 18 years old and I live in New York．My favorite subject is music．I don’t like science because it is boring．I usually do my homework at 5 o’clock in the afternoon and I go to bed at 9 o’clock．

Hi! My name is Paul．I’m 17 year old and my birthday is November 13^th．Mrs Read is my favorite teacher．I like math and music．I don’t like science．It’s too boring．

My name is Jackie．I’m from England．I get up at 6 o’clock and I have breakfast at 7

o’clock．I like art and I want to join the art club．I don’t like science．I think it is boring．

My name is Hisae．I am from Japan．I speak Japanese and English．I usually

go to school at 7 o’clock in the morning．I think science is boring, but I like history．

根据上面提供的信息，回答下列问题。

1．What time does Jackie get up?

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2．Who likes history?

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3．What does Sally usually do at five o’clock?

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4．Who is Paul’s favorite teacher?

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5．Why don’t they like science?

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任务型阅读  阅读短文，按要求完成各题。

At the moment, it may be difficult to imagine, but many people believe that, by the year 2100, we will live on the planet Mars. Our own planet, Earth, is becoming more and more crowded and polluted. Luckily, we can start again and build a better world on Mars.

    First of all, transport should be much better. At present, our spaceships are too slow to carry large numbers of people to Mars—it takes months. However, by 2100, spaceship can travel at half the speed of light. It might take us two or three days to get to Mars!

    Secondly, humans need food, water and air to live. Scientists should be able to develop plants that can be grown on Mars. These plants will produce the food and air that we need. However, can these plants produce water for us? There is no answer now.

    There is a problem for us to live on Mars. Mars suck us much less than the Earth does. This will be dangerous because we could easily jump too high and fly slowly away into space. To prevent this, humans on Mars have to wear special shoes to make themselves heavier.

    Life on Mars will be better than that on Earth in many ways. People will have more space. Living in a large building with only 10 bedrooms is highly possible. Many people believe that robots will do most of our work, so we have more time for our hobbies.

    There will probably be no school on Mars. Every student will have a computer at home which is connected to the internet. They can study, do their homework and take exams in online schools. Each student will also have their own online teacher called “e-teacher”.

    However, in some ways, life on Mars may not be better than that on the earth today. Food will not be the same—meals will probably be in the form of pills and will not be as delicious as they are today. Also, space travel will make many people feel ill. The spaceship will travel fast, so the journey to Mars will probably be very uncomfortable.

1 根据短文内容完成句子填空（每空限填一个单词）。

In the first paragraph, we can know ____________ and ____________ people will live on the planet of Mars.

2 根据短文内容完成句子填空（每空限填一个单词）。

In order to live on Mars, people need faster _______________, ______________ that can produce food or air for people, and special shoes.

3 根据短文内容回答问题。

What examples are given in the passage about the disadvantages living on Mars? 

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4 把短文中画底线的句子译成汉语。

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5 根据短文内容用一个完整的英文句子（限10个词以内）回答问题。

What’s the passage mainly about ?

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    Note-taking is a skill that can help you do well in all your schoolwork. It can make you confident when you are studying. But unluckily, most students don’t know how to take notes.

   If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard, that’s great. (1)You can copy them or write down the most important facts of all in class. Different teachers do things differently. For example, some teachers may focus on(关注) lots of dates and facts in class, but they only write the important ones on the blackboard. Other teachers may not write anything down, but they may repeat them.

   (2)Don’t try to copy every word in class, or you might not write down all important points. Some students really learn better with the help of these notes.

   Don’t be afraid to ask your teacher to repeat what you’re missed. If your teacher speaks too fast and you can’t follow what he is saying, you can ask him after class.

   Comparing(对比) your notes with your classmates’ can be good for your learning. It can also help you and your classmates correct some mistakes.

   Note-taking also needs organization. Keep notes for each subject in one place, so that you can find everything easily when a test comes.

   Good note-taking takes time. If you decide to recopy your notes every evening, you’ll surely have less time to watch TV. But you’ll save time in the coming test.

根据上面短文内容完成下面题目。

74.将（1）处翻译成汉语。

  ____________________________________________________________________________

75. 将（2）句改写成同义句。

  _______ you try to write down every word in class, you might miss _______ important points

76. This passage mainly tells students ________to take notes. Although note-taking __________ time, it can help you a lot do well in your schoolwork, especially the tests.