When you finish high school or university, is learning done? The answer is “no”. In many countries, people continue learning all their lives. Why is lifelong learning important? How can it help you? Let’s look at one example of lifelong learning in Japan.

Why is lifelong learning important?

You go to school and learn. You take tests. But learning doesn’t only happen in school. And learning doesn’t stop when you graduate from high school or college. You are learning all the time. For example, learning can happen when you go to a museum. It can also happen when you get a job. You learn when you play a sport or when you take a trip. Learning is life! We never stop learning. Every day, you can improve yourself by learning something new.

Lifelong learning in Japan

In Japan, life learning is very important. People in Japan like to try new learning activities. Music calligraphy, flower arranging, and foreign languages are some of their favorite classes. The Japanese take classes to improve their skills and learn new things.

Conclusion

When we graduate from school, we can continue to learn. Make lifelong learning one of your goals!

1.Why is lifelong learning important?

A. It helps you improve yourself. B. It’s the best way to learn.

C. It’s fun and easy. D. It’s an important goal.

2.Some people in Japan take foreign language classes to________.

A. get a job B. learn new things

C. get good grades D. finish college

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Learning only happens in school.

B. When we graduate from school, learning is done.

C. You can’t learn anything when you play a sport.

D. Music, calligraphy, flower arranging and foreign languages are popular classes in Japan.

4.We can learn ________.

A. in the high school B. in the college

C. when you get a job. D. in school or college, at work.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Learning can be fun. B. We are always learning in school.

C. People can learn all their lives. D. Finishing high school is important.

Once upon a time, a boy was walking through a wood and he thought he could hear a sad cry. Following the sound he came to a big, round, mysterious, grey fountain. The sad sound seemed to be coming from the fountain pool. The boy swept aside the pool’s dirty surface water and saw a group of grey fish swimming in a slow circle through the pond.

Amused by this, the boy tried to catch one of these incredible talking fish. But when he stuck his arm into the water it turned grey right up to the elbow. As this happened, a huge sadness entered into him, and he suddenly understood how sad the fish were feeling.

He quickly pulled his arm out of the water, and ran from that place. But the arm stayed grey, and the boy continued feeling sad. He tried so many times to cheer himself up, but nothing worked. That was, until he realized that if he were to make the Earth happy then that happiness would be, in turn, transmitted back to him, through the earth on his arm. X|k | B| 1 . c|O |m

From then on, he set about looking after countryside. He cared for the plants, and he did what he could to keep the water from being polluted. He encouraged others to do the same. He was so successful that his arm started torecoverits normal color. When the grey had disappeared completely, he started feeling happy again, and he decided to go and visit the fountain. When he was still some way from the fountain he could hear the fish singing happily.

1.What happened to the boy when he stuck his arm into the water?

A. He caught some fish. B. His arm was bitten by the fish.

C. He felt great sadness. D. Nothing special happened.

2.The underlined word recover means “ ”in Chinese.

A. 转变 B. 进化 C. 变异 D. 恢复

3.Which of the following didn’t happen after the boy left the fountain?

A. He started to look after the countryside.

B. He stopped the water from being polluted.

C. He encouraged people to protect the earth.

D. His arm kept grey and he never felt happy.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. We should protect the earth. B. We shouldn’t catch fish.

C. Even the fountain may cry. D. We should visit the fountain.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. The Beautiful Countryside. B. The Talking Fish.

C. The Sad Cry. D. The Grey Fountain.

Cellphones help us easily find people anywhere at any time. However, using cellphones too often may cause cancer. It’s reported that people who used a cellphone for ten years or more were more likely to get brain cancer.

The suggestions below may help you reduce the risk(风险) of cancer:

When using your cellphone, try to keep it away from your body as much as possible. Don’t put it under your pillow(枕头) or on a bedside table when you sleep.

When you’re on the cellphone, use the speaker. In this way, you have just 1/100th of the contact with radiation you have when you hold it to your ear. An earphone is also a good idea.

Try to keep your conversations short. If you need to talk longer, use an ordinary phone instead.

Change ears when you’re using your cellphone. Before putting it to your ear, wait until the person you are calling picks up the phone.

Your phone gives out radiation when you talk or text, but not when you’re listening or getting messages. Listening more and talking less can lower the risk of cancer.

Do not use your cellphone when the signal is weak or when moving at a high speed, for example in a car or train. At high speeds your phone is trying to pick up signals, and this increases the radiation it gives out.

1.题完成句子；2.题写出 “it”所指代的内容。3.题简略回答问题；4.题将文中画线句子译成汉语；5.题概括全文的主要内容。

1.No matter where he is, cellphones help us find people_________ at any time.

2.In this passage, the underlined word “it” refer to ________________.

3.Where are you not supposed to put your cellphone when you sleep?

_________________________________________________________________

4._________________________________________________________________

5.What’s the passage about?

_________________________________________________________________

根据所给单词完成句子。要求符合语法，语句通顺，大小写正确，单词不得重复使用，标点已给出。

1.tales, reading, do, like, you, fairy

_____________________________________________________________?

2.were, yesterday, doing, at, this, what, you, time

_____________________________________________________________?

3.on, grass, Jack, lying, is, the

_____________________________________________________________.

4.treat, best, him, as, my, I, friend

_____________________________________________________________.

5.bank, by, made, a, the, man, in, a, working, living

______________________________________________________________.

书面表达

91. 体育运动是中学生的共同爱好。请你根据下列提示写一篇题为 What We Get from Sports 的短文，短文应包含以下要点:

1. 学生参加体育运动的兴趣不同，理由各异。

2. 多数学生学习疲倦时，通过运动来放松自己。

3. 男孩们参加各项体育活动，希望运动能使自己更强壮。

4. 女孩们也喜欢运动，希望运动能帮助自己减肥和保持苗条。

5. 你对运动的观点。

要求：1. 文中不能出现自己的姓名和学校名称；

2. 字数：80词左右，不可逐字翻译，短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。

What we get from sports

Students in our school have one thing in common -- an interest in sports.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

— ____ does she study English? — ____ working with a group.

A. How, By B. How, In C. When , For D. When, At

If you want to send your photos by e-mail, connect the camera ____ your computer.

A. for B. of C. in D. with

Our teacher is _______ to explain the rules to us..

A. enough patient B. patient enough C. active enough D. enough active

He couldn’ t speak English____he lost a chance to work in a foreign company.

A. such B. such that C. so that D. because

（题文）—What do you think of Kunming?

— It’s a beautiful city. I ____ it the first time when I went there.

A. fell in love with B. paid attention to

C. got on well with D. looked forward to