Do you know what PE class are like in other countries? In China, PE tests are required to graduate from both middle school and high school. To get good grades on the PE tests, Chinese students will need to practice running as well as doing sit-ups and pull-ups(引体向上). However, this is not the way that PE classes work in US high schools.
In my high school, we are required to take semesters of PE to graduate. We play real sports during PE class, such as basketball and volleyball. There are also some other typical American sports that we often play, such as kickball and dodgeball(躲避球).
I didn’t know the rules of kickballs and dodgeball when I first came to the US. The teacher asked me to sit on the sidelines and watch how other students played it in order to let me figure out the rules.
We also learn some useful life skills in PE. Last year, I learned how to do CPR(心肺复苏), which is a life-saving skill. We were also taught how to give first aid to someone who is choking(窒息). These skills are a large part of the final grade for the PE class in my high school. Self-defense(自卫)is taught in PE class as sell. This includes some tae known do(跆拳道)and karate(空手道)skills, as well as Chinese kung fu. It is practical.
I prefer PE classes in the US to the ones in China. I think they are more fun and useful. What do you think?
1.What do we know about high school PE class in the US?
A.It is not required to graduate.
B.Students don’t take it seriously.
C.Students play many different games in PE class.
D.It is the same as Chinese PE class.
2.The writer learned the rules of kickball and dodgeball through ________.
A.a teacher’s explanation B.watching others play
C.playing the sport herself D.watching online videos
3.Which of these things did the writer NOT learn about in PE class?
A.How to play sports. B.Life-saving skills.
C.Self-defense skills. D.How to treat sports injuries.
Most office workers have a boss（老板）and I have one, too. But my boss is a little different. What’s special about him? It’s a big dog. Many men have dogs, but not many people bring their dogs to the office every day. My boss’s dog, Robinson, is brown and he is strong. My boss brings him to work every day. He takes the dog to meeting and he takes the dog to lunch. When there is a telephone call for my boss or when I need to ask him for important things, I always look under his desk. Why? If I see something brown and hair（毛茸茸）under it, I know my boss must be in the office. If there is no dog, that is to say, my boss is out.
1.People________ bring dogs to the office.
A.always B.usually C.seldom D.never
2.The boss is Robinson’s ________.
A.boss B.master C.classmate D.teacher
3.Robinson is often under the desk if the boss is ________.
A.in the office B.at meeting
C.out of the office D.out of work
4.The passage tells us the boss ________the dog very much.
A.looks like B.dislikes C.loves D.hates
We are twin sisters. Being a twin is a lot of fun!
Most of the time, people look at us _________ surprise when we are walking down the street. People can't tell one of us from _________. Some people like to guess which of us is older or younger, but they rarely give the right _________. Even our parents sometimes called us by the wrong names when we were young! Usually we'd tell them they were wrong, _________ sometimes we just said: "You got it! Congratulations!“
You may have heard of “brood telepathy”(心灵感应)_________ twins. There are many movies about it. I can tell you that it’s real. We both love reading novels and eating snacks. We love to go travelling all over the world. And, it's hard to believe, but we got the very same scores on _________ the mid-term exams and the final exams in one semester!
People always say we look just like one person. But in fact, there are many _________ between us. One difference is that one of us has a mole(痣) on her face, and the other one _________. And our personalities(个性)are different, too. One of us doesn’t like to talk much and the other is _________
As we ______________ most of our time playing with each other, neither of us has too many other good friends. But we don’t need to worry about that, because we each have the best sister in the world.
1.A.in B.on C.at D.for
2.A.other B.others C.the other D.another
3.A.answer B.problem C.question D.advice
4.A.and B.but C.or D.so
5.A.among B.between C.through D.under
6.A.both B.either C.neither D.every
7.A.communities B.conversations C.difficulties D.differences
8.A.didn’t B.isn't C.doesn't D.haven't
9.A.quiet B.serious C.boring D.outgoing
10.A.take B.cost C.spend D.pay
—Many thanks for your help with my work.
—________. It’s always great fun to work with you.
A.All right B.You're welcome C.That’s right D.Just a minute
—________? —Yes, please. I'd like a kilo of meat.
A.Can I help you B.How do you like it
C.What about something to drink D.Would you like some fish
— Look! ________. —Yes, we must go now.
A.Here comes the bus. B.Here the bus comes
C.The bus here comes. D.Here is the bus coming.
