How many students were shot dead in 1997 in the US schools？ A. 9 B. 10 C. 12 D. 22

Dear Mrs. Coling，

My name is Susan Harris and I am writing on behalf of the students at Lockwood Middle School.

Many students at the school have been working on a project which relates to the unemployment problem in Lockwood. You are invited to attend a presentation that will be held in the media room of the school. The students will present a variety of proposals to solve the problem.

At the presentation, there will be several students receiving recognition awards from the headmaster. Refreshments will also be available.

As you are a prominent figure in the community, we would be honored by your attendance. Our special presentation will be held on January 16th. Please reply by Monday the 9th of January to confirm your attendance at the function.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Sincerely,

Ms. Susan Harris

操作提示：正确选T，错误选F。

1. Susan Harris is writing on behalf of the teachers at Lockwood Middle School.()

2. The students have no ideas how to solve the unemployment problem in Lockwood.()

3. There will be several students receiving awards from the Headmaster at the presentation.()

4. Refreshments will not be served at the presentation.()

5. Mrs. Coling is a prominent figure in the community.()

municate with them politely.

How close do you stand when you talk to a friend？ You can stand close to people in the Middle East but don’t stand too close to North Americans! Give them more personal space.

Do you know How to touch people correctly？ Chinese girls often walk arm in arm with their friends. South Americans sometimes hold your arm when they talk to you, so you can’t move away! But in Britain many people don’t like other people to touch them at all.

Do you look at people when you talk？ In some places, it isn’t polite to look at people when you talk, but in other countries it isn’t polite to look somewhere else. In Britain and the US, people usually look at each other when they talk.

And how do you say goodbye？ That’s easy, wave(挥手) to say goodbye. But be careful! In Greece, it’s not at all polite! In fact, it’s very rude!

(1) From the passage, we should give more personal space.()

A、people in the Middle East

B、people in North America

C、people in the South America

D、people in North China

(2) The underlined word “touch” means in Chinese.()

A、触碰

B、打击

C、感动

D、震撼

(3) We can’t wave to say goodbye in .()

A、America

B、Japan

C、Britain

D、Greece

(4) How many ways are given to communicate with foreign students？()

A、Two

B、Three

C、Four

D、Five

(5) What’s the best title of this passage？()

A、Saying goodbye

B、Touching people

C、Looking at people

D、communicating politely

正确答案：1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. D

44、Our new foreign students are going to arrive very soon, and here are some ways to communicate with them politely.

How close do you stand when you talk to a friend？ You can stand close to people in the Middle East but don’t stand too close to North Americans! Give them more personal space.

Do you know How to touch people correctly？ Chinese girls often walk arm in arm with their friends. South Americans sometimes hold your arm when they talk to you, so you can’t move away! But in Britain many people don’t like other people to touch them at all.

Do you look at people when you talk？ In some places, it isn’t polite to look at people when you talk, but in other countries it isn’t polite to look somewhere else. In Britain and the US, people usually look at each other when they talk.

And how do you say goodbye？ That’s easy, wave(挥手) to say goodbye. But be careful! In Greece, it’s not at all polite! In fact, it’s very rude!

(1) From the passage, we should give more personal space.()

A、people in the Middle East

B、people in North America

C、people in the South America

D、people in North China

(2) The underlined word “touch” means in Chinese.()

A、触碰

B、打击

C、感动

D、震撼

(3) We can’t wave to say goodbye in .()

A、America

B、Japan

C、Britain

D、Greece

(4) How many ways are given to communicate with foreign students？()

A、Two

B、Three

C、Four

D、Five

(5) What’s the best title of this passage？()

A、Saying goodbye

B、Touching people

C、Looking at people

D、communicating politely

o take on part-time jobs. To make finding those jobs easier, the placement services put together a listing of what is available locally. For some students these part-time jobs could lead to full-time work after graduation as they may offer experience in their own fields, be that finance, marketing, or even management. For example, National Savings Bank offers work on a half time basis: that's twenty hours a week. Retail stores and restaurants have positions requiring fewer hours, even less time for those providing child care. We have a number of families registered with us who are looking for babysitters for as few as four hours a week. For students who prefer outdoor work, there are seasonal positions right on campus working with the gardening and landscaping teams. Those often require the most time and are. the least flexible in terms of scheduling. To see a complete list of these and other available jobs, including the salary offered and the hours required, stop by our office. In addition, our counselors will give you hints about successful interviewing.

How many hours does National Saving Bank offer the part-timer to do per week？

A．4 hours.

B．20 hours.

C．24 hours.

D．More than 4 hours.

阅读理解：根据文章内容，判断正误。

Lockwood Middle School

307 Main Street

Lockwood, NJ 51686

December 10, 2008

Mrs. Jody Coling

President

Lockwood Health Association

23 Main Street

Lockwood, NJ

Dear Mrs. Coling，

My name is Susan Harris and I am writing on behalf of the students at Lockwood Middle School.

Many students at the school have been working on a project which relates to the unemployment problem in Lockwood. You are invited to attend a presentation that will be held in the media room of the school. The students will present a variety of proposals to solve the problem.

At the presentation, there will be several students receiving recognition awards from the headmaster. Refreshments will also be available.

As you are a prominent figure in the community, we would be honored by your attendance. Our special presentation will be held on January 16th. Please reply by Monday the 9th of January to confirm your attendance at the function.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Sincerely,

Ms. Susan Harris

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1. Susan Harris is writing on behalf of the teachers at Lockwood Middle School.{T; F}

2. The students have no ideas how to solve the unemployment problem in Lockwood.{T; F}

3. There will be several students receiving awards from the Headmaster at the presentation.{T; F}

4. Refreshments will not be served at the presentation.{T; F}

5. Mrs. Coling is a prominent figure in the community.{T; F}"

t students, going abroad is a life-changing experience. There are benefits for the host country as well. Not only do foreign students spend money on tuition, housing, food and clothing, but they also often take home positive impressions of their stay and the people they met.

But Japan, which hosts over 100,000 foreign students a year, is having trouble making the most of its foreign students. “I’ve been here for three years,” says a 26-year-old Chinese student in Osaka. “I don’t have any Japanese friends, I’ve never been invited to a Japanese home, and I’ve never felt very welcome here.”

That’s hardly the kind of impression that the Japanese government wants foreign students taking home to their families and classmates, but it seems to be a widespread sentiment(情感). One newspaper complained that, “If foreign students tell everyone how they hate this country when they go home, we should ask for what purpose we are hosting them to begin with.”

Many of the students arrive with hopes to learn Japanese and stay on for a few years working for a Japanese company. However, that doesn’t always work out. Many foreign students graduate from a Japanese university only to discover that “Japanese companies don’t hire foreigners because they think they cannot trust non-Japanese people,” says one job-seeker from the Philippines.

This is a problem for universities. With the Japanese birth rate one of the lowest in the world, Japanese schools are turning to foreign students to fill their classrooms.

The government has actively tried to increase the number of foreign students, up from fewer than 10,000 only 20 years ago. But, as one student in Tokyo says, “Japan’s policy is one of persuading people to come and then dissuading them from staying.”

1). According to the author, studying abroad ________.

A. does good to most foreign students and the host country

B. ensures a chance to get promoted

C. has a great effect on most foreign students

D. both A and C

2). How is life in Japan in the eyes of most foreign students？

A. Helpful and meaningful.

B. Busy yet attractive.

C. Boring and disappointing.

D. Tiring yet rewarding.

3). The word “dissuading” in the last paragraph probably means ________ .

A. discouraging

B. encouraging

C. advising

D. informing

4). Which of the following is NOT true？

A. Japan is one of the countries with the lowest birth rate worldwide.

B. The present situation in Japan lies in the slow action by the government.

C. It is almost impossible for foreign graduates to work in Japanese companies.

D. learning Japanese and having work experience are the hopes of many arrivals.

5). A suitable title for this passage might be ________.

A. Poor Reception in Japan

B. Japanese Foreign Policies

C. Japanese Shifting Population

D. Successful Careers in Japan

by memory of all the basic things one must know is a most incredible and unending effort. School is not easy and it is not for the most part very much fun, but then, if you are very lucky, you may find a real teacher. Three teachers in a lifetime are the very best of my luck. My first was a science and math teacher in high school, my second, a professor of creative writing at Stanford, and my third was my friend and partner, ED Rickets.

I have to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that three are as few as there are any other great artists. It might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.

My three teachers had these things in common: They all loved what they were doing; they did not tell, but stimulated a burning desire to know. Under their influence, the horizons sprang wide and fear went away and the unknown became knowable.

I shall speak only of my first teacher because in addition to the other things, she brought discovery. She aroused us to shouting, book-waving discussions. She had the noisiest class in school and she did not even seem to know it. We could never stick to the subject. Our speculation (思绪) ranged the world. She breathed curiosity into us so that we brought in facts or truths shielded in our hands like captured fireflies (萤火虫).

She was fired, and perhaps rightly so, for failing to teach fundamentals. Such things must be learned. But she left a passion in us for the pure knowable world and she inflamed me with a curiosity which has never left. I have had many teachers who told me soon-forgotten facts but only three who created in me a new attitude a new hunger. What deathless power lies in the hands of such a person？

21. In the writer’s opinion, school life is usually .

A. exciting B. interesting C. tiresome D. challenging

22. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that .

A. it is easy to find great artists as well as great teachers.

B. there are few great teachers but many great artists.

C. the greatest artists are not easy to find; nor are the greatest teachers.

D. being a great teacher is a great art to learn because teachers spread knowledge.

23. In the writer’s opinion, a good teacher should .

A. teach students the fundamental things

B. stick to one subject and be strict with students

C. teach students the knowledge ranging the world

D. arouse students’ curiosity and desire for the world

24. The writer’s first teacher was dismissed mainly because .

A. her class was the noisiest in school

B. she did not teach basic knowledge in class

C. she let students shout and wave books in class

D. she did not know how to teach basic knowledge effectively

25. What is the best title of this article？

A. The Teachers in My Life B. How to Become a Teacher

C. What to Teach at School D. What Makes a Good Teacher

A.How much students are there in your class

B.How many student is there in your class

C.How many students are there in your class

dents use computers to do all kinds of work. But more than 30 years ago, computers couldn't do much. They were very big and expensive. Very ___22___ people were interested in them and knew how to use them. Today computers are smaller and ___23___. But they can do a lot of work, many people like to use them. Some people even have them at home.

Computers become very important because they can work faster than people and make fewer mistakes. Computers can ___24___ people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to write. Teachers use them to help teaching. Students use them to study. Computers can also remember what you ___25___ them. Computers are very useful and helpful. They are our friends. Do you want to have a computer？

21)、

A.like

B.cheaper

C.few

D.put into

E.help

22)、

A.like

B.cheaper

C.few

D.put into

E.help

23)、

A.like

B.cheaper

C.few

D.put into

E.help

24)、

A.like

B.cheaper

C.few

D.put into

E.help

25)、

A.like

B.cheaper

C.few

D.put into

E.help

A.three-fourth

B.third-four

C.three-four

D.three-fourths

A.20

B.21

C.11

D.31

— How many students do you teach？

— ________.

A. Quite a bit.

B. More boys than girls.

C. About 50.

D. Three classes.