Japanese high school students either walk or ride bicycles if the distance is not too great. In other cases, students must take public buses and trains. After junior high school, students attend schools based on their high school entrance examination scores. So some students travel a great distance to attend the school.
At School
The school day begins at 8:30. Then students assemble in their homeroom classes for the day's studies. Each homeroom has an average of 40-45 students. Students stay in their homeroom classrooms for most of the school day. Only for physical education, laboratory classes, or other subjects requiring special facilities(设备) do students move to different parts of the school. Between classes and at lunchtime, classrooms can be noisy, lively places. Some schools may have a cafeteria(自助餐厅), but most do not. In most schools, students bring a box lunch from home, prepared by the mother in the early morning hours.
Japanese students spend 240 days a year at school, 60 days more than American students. Students in high schools take three years' each of the following subjects mathematics, social studies, Japanese, science, and English. Other subjects include physical education, music, art, and moral(道德的) studies. All the students in one grade level study the same subjects. Given the number of required subjects, electives(选修科目) are few.
Afterschool Activities
Club activities take place after school every day. Students can join only one club, and they rarely change clubs from year to year, so the clubs are relatively stable. Clubs are made up of sports clubs (baseball, soccer, judo, kendo, etc.) and culture clubs(English, broadcasting, science, etc.). New students usually are encouraged to select a club shortly after the school year begins in April. Clubs meet for two hours after school each day and many clubs continue to meet during school vacations.
1.Most Japanese high school students often have their lunch________.
A. in restaurants B. in school cafeterias
C. at home D. in homeroom classrooms
2.Students in the USA go to school________days a year.
A. 180 B. 200 C. 240 D. 300
3.The underlined word "rarely" in the fourth paragraph means "________".
A. always B. never C. seldom D. often
4.From the passage we know that________.
A. there are less than 40 students in each class in Japanese high schools
B. students must stay in homeroom classrooms for physical education
C. there are few subjects for students to choose except the required ones
D. there will not be any club activities during school vacations
Bill McIntosh and Royce Wedding had been the best friends for 30 years. Now, living alone 12 miles east of the town, Bill earned his living by hunting foxes and rabbits.
"Coming to the football match this afternoon?" Bill McIntosh asked 54-year-old Royce Wedding as they drank beer at the Eureka Hotel. Royce shook his head, "I promised Mom I’d burn off the weeds in one of our fields." “I’ll give you a hand," Bill said.
Driving slowly from the southern edge of the field, they worked their way upwind, leaving a line of burning weeds in their wake. Suddenly the fire was on them. Bill pushed open his door only to find himself thrown through the air, the gasoline tank exploded and the car jumped three feet off the ground. When it crashed back down Royce found himself unable to move. Bill lay where he fell. “Royce!" he cried, struggling to his feet and heading for the car. Pulling open the door, he seized Royce’s arms through the smoke. "I’m stuck," Royce said. “Get yourself away!" The fire bit at Bill’s arms, face and legs, but he said, "I'm not leaving you here.” Now Bill pulled as hard as he could. Suddenly he fell backward. Royce was free and out of the car.
"What's the matter with that dog?" said Vicky Wedding, Royce’s mom. Shocked by noise behind her, she turned to see Bill leaning against the door.
Six months after the fire, when Royce went out of hospital, he walked into the Eureka Hotel and bought Bill a beer.
1.Bill and Royce became the best friends when _______.
A. Bill was in his thirties.
B. Bill was in his sixties
C. Royce was a teenager
D. Royce was in his twenties
2.The explosion of the gasoline tank _______.
A. threw Royce from the car
B. brought Bill to his senses
C. left Royce trapped
D. blew open the car doors
3.Why did Royce tell Bill to leave?
A. It was dangerous for Bill to save Royce.
B. Royce was injured badly.
C. Royce hated Bill.
D. Royce asked Bill to find rescuers.
A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a ￡100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, "Who would like to have this ￡100 bill?" The students began to put up their hands at once.
Then he said, "I am going to give this bill to one of you, but first, let me do this." He then made this bill into a ball. Then he said, "Who wants it?" Hands went into the air.
"Well," he said, "What if I do this?" and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, "Who still wants it?" Hands went back into the air.
"My friends," he said, "You've learned a valuable lesson today. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it didn't go down in value. It was still worth ￡100.”
“Many times in our lives, we're dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value: you are always valuable to those who love you. Your value doesn't come from what you drop or whom you know, but WHO YOU ARE.”
You are special and valuable. Don't ever forget it!
1.Even though the money was dirty, it _______.
A. went up in value B. was worth much
C. didn't reduce in value D. was still ours
2.The underlined sentence in the third paragraph means_______.
A. the students put up their hands again.
B. the students put down their hands.
C. the students agreed to what the teacher said
D. the students put their hands in front of them
3.Why did the famous teacher use a ￡100 at his lesson?
A. Because he wanted to give a lecture about money.
B. Because he was used to dropping a bill on the floor and stepping on it.
C. Because he was going to give the bill to one of the students.
D. Because he wanted to make the students know what the value was.
4.What lesson can you learn from the passage?
A.￡100 bill is worth the same no matter what you do with it .
B. All people love money most.
C. Your value doesn't change no matter what happens to you.
D. The value of money changes when it is made dirty.
书面表达
进入湖州中学以来，学生第一次接触了社团。作为校报记者，你对学生进行了问卷调查，调查结果显示，社团深受学生欢迎。请以Students Like Associations 为题，写一篇120词左右的英语报道。调查结果如下：
1. 简介：
社团种类：音乐、美术、文学、漫画、摄影等十几个
活动时间：每周五下午4：00-5：00
活动方式：同一个社团的学生集中在一起活动
2. 收获： 有利于发展自己的特长; 学到很多课外知识; ……
3. 建议： 增加社团的种类；有老师的指导；……
注：可适当增加细节
参考词汇：社团association 文学literature 漫画manga 特长speciality
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用所给单词或词组翻译句子。
1.正是那场地震几乎毁了唐山。 (it is… that…)
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2.像往常一样，我坚持要求他和我们一起组织这次会议。(insist)
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3.王坤迫不及待地要告诉我们他的湄公河之旅的细节。（can hardly wait to do）
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4.世界似乎到了末日。 然而，并非所有的希望都破灭了。（as if）
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5.救援人员组成小分队将受困的人员挖出来并将死者掩埋。（who 引导的定语从句 ）
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单词拼写
1.If one holds a p_______ attitude to failure, he will overcome difficulties to win victory.
2.The old man s______ from heart disease ten years ago.
3.The man was born in Germany and his n________ language is German.
4.An interpreter (口译员) must be f__________ in at least two languages.
5.Water pipes are likely to b______ when the temperature is below 0 degree.
6.Laughter is one of the best e___________ of happiness and pleasure.
7.My father is a r__________ person, for he always keeps his word.
8.Unfortunately, few firefighters trapped in the fire were r___________
9.Now there are so many natural d__________, such as droughts, earthquakes, thunderstorms and some new ones.
10.As an old saying goes, “It is not wise to j_________ a book by its cover.”
