We spend hours, days and years of our lives in school. Imagine you could design your dream school, what would it be like? What would you be doing? We wanted to find out what teenagers around the world thought. Here is what they said:
Richard from the USA: My dream school would have a big swimming pool and two soccer fields. It would also have a cinema, a gym and a shopping center. My school has none of these, and I think there should be more pleasant things for students to do while they are studying.
Sonia from Italy: I’d like a room where we can relax and play computer games. I’d also like to have a music room. I think there should be a place for everyone to go and relax after class. Wu from Beijing: I think it would be great to have another day off (休息日) every week, besides the weekend. If that day was a Friday or a Monday, we would have a long weekend every week. What fun! I also think school should start later, at about 10 o’clock, and finish earlier.
Hannah from Australia: In my dream school, I think the teachers should give us more freedom and choice about how we study and what we study. I also think it’s unimportant for us to wear school uniforms every day. I really don’t like wearing it.
1.. Richard is from_________.
A. Italy B. USA
C. China D. Australia
2.. From the passage, we know that_________.
A. Sonia from Italy would like a room to relax and play computer games
B. Richard from the USA thinks his dream school should start at 10 o’clock
C. Wu from Beijing enjoys studying five days a week
D. Hannah from Australia likes wearing a school uniform every day
3.. What is the passage mainly about?
A. A dream school. B. Soccer fields.
C. A music room D. School uniforms.
Join us for an English Summer Camp in English !
Students between l3 and l8 are welcome to the English Summer Camp.
It’s a good chance to learn about British customs and improve your English.
Eleven experienced English teachers will give you English classes 4 hours a day on weekdays.
There are also weekend visits to London Eye, the Big Ben and London Bridge .
It begins on August 8th and ends on August 28th, with the fees: ¥ 23,000.
If you are interested, please come to the Children’s Palace to register (登记报名）You can also register by calling Jane Parks at 555 --2782.
Please register before August 3rd.
1.____________can take part in the English Summer Camp.
A. All the students B. Students aged 13
C. Students between l3 and l8 D. Students over 18
2.. The English Summer Camp ends on____________.
A. August 3rd. B. August 8th
C. August 25th D. August 28th
3..There are ______ways for you to register for the English Summer Camp.
A. one B. two
C. three D. Four
One day, a boy found a cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small 35 in the cocoon. He sat and 36 for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make its body through that little hole. Suddenly it 37 .
So the boy decided to help the butterfly.He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole bigger.The butterfly came out 38 , but it looked a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin 39 . The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, it has to spend the rest of its life crawling (爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.
The boy acted with 40 but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of getting out of the cocoon 41 the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be 42 to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never 43 the fluid and it can never fly.
Sometimes struggles are what we need in our lives. 44 we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be as 45 as what we could have been. We would never fly.
In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even means growth, without it, there’s no way of life. We can’t 46 difficulties or problems. So, next time you are faced with a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly.
Struggle a little—then fly!
1.A. snake B. insect C. wall D. hole
2.A. read B. listened C. watched D. found
3.A. stopped B. began C. continued D. moved
4.A. quietly B. easily C. naturally D excitedly
5.A. wings B. head C. feet D. eyes
6.A. kindness B. excitement C. success D. humour
7.A. lets B. keeps C. makes D. asks
8.A. ready B. sorry C. glad D. kind
9.A. put B. refuse C. give D. get
10.A. When B. As C. Since D. If
11.A. wise B. quiet C. strong D. patient
12.A. cause B. avoid C. face D. have
--- Do you know __________ this evening?
--- Let me see. Oh, in two hours.
A. what time the bite of ChinaⅡwill begin
B. what time will the bite of ChinaⅡ begin
C. what time did the bite of ChinaⅡ begin
D. what time the bite of ChinaⅡ began
McDonald’s restaurants _________ in Crimea(克里米亚) by the company
on Apr 4th, 2014.
A. close B. closed
C. are closed D. were closed
--- Your shoes are so old. Why don’t you buy a new pair?
--- Because I _______ all my money on an iPod.
A. spend B. spent
C. will spend D. have spent
