Attendance:

Please contact the office at 480.472.5282 if your child is going to be absent.

Renaissance Reading:

The Accelerated Reader (AR) Program is a computerized reading enrichment program that combines great children’s literature with computer skills. As an individualized reading program, it is designed to motivate students to read more and to read good literature. Students of different abilities can use this program. It is not a competitive program but one that improves any student’s reading ability.

Here is how it works. Students select books in their reading range from our Accelerated Reader Selection and read it at their own pace. Once the student has completed the book, he/she is ready to take an AR quiz. Each quiz consists of 5, 10, or 20 multiple choice comprehensive questions about the book.

After taking the quiz, the computer shows the student how many questions he/she answered correctly, shows the correct answers for missed questions, and praises the students’ efforts with an on-screen personalized message. Passing the quiz assures the teacher and the parent that the child actually read and understood the book. Each student tests independently—reading the quiz questions himself/herself.

The computer keeps track of reading points, books, and average test scores, as well as other data. A student may test on a book only once and should, therefore, have thoroughly read and understood the contents before taking the quiz. Each student is responsible for reading the screen to be sure the quiz, by title and author, is the correct one he/she wishes to take.

Students are recognized for their accomplishments with praise from the teachers and special recognition at the classroom level when individual and/or classroom goals are met.

P. T. 0.

We have an active Parent -Teacher Organization. They have monthly meetings, check the calendar for the meeting times and places.

【1】The passage may be selected from .

A. a magazine B. a newspaper

C. a website D. a novel

【2】The passage is written for .

A. general readers B. parents

C. teachers D. primary students

【3】Which of the following is TRUE about how Renaissance Reading works?

A. Students select books based on the instruction of the computer.

B. Students take the quiz without others’ arrangements.

C. The result of the quiz will be kept by teachers.

D. The summary of the book to be selected is shown on the screen.

【4】It can be inferred from the passage that .

A. students will be punished if they don’t pass the quiz

B. students only have one chance to test on a book

C. students won’t be praised if they reach their goals

D. parents meet the teachers once in a term

But a man with bad manners has no respect for others He uses words carelessly and behaves rudely towards others and causes a lot of unpleasantness. In the end, he himself will suffer most. Everyone will avoid him and he will be forced to live a lonely life.

To live well in society, money alone is not enough. We should also have good manners, for it’s human nature to seek friendship; and friendship cannot be bought with money. Friendship has to be earned through our own attitude towards others. If we are kind to others, they will be kind to us, and kindness is essential to good manners .Bad manners drive away friends as well as our own family members.

A man with god manners has many friends. He commands the respect of all those who come into contact with him. He doesn’t talk ill about others. Even when he’s provoked, he tries his best not to offend others. He has sympathy for the weak and the disabled.

There are, however, many people who behave so well outside their homes that they are respected and admired by everyone. But in their own homes they are worse than the devil. Such people cannot be said to have good manners. It doesn’t take long for others to discover this.

If one’s manners are good, one behaves well everywhere, even when one is away from the critical eyes of others. It is therefore essential to have good manners.

【1】The greatest benefit that people with good manners bring to society is .

A. peace B. joy

C. respect D. friendship

【2】The underlined word “provoked” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by “ ”.

A. got tired B. proved friendly

C. made angry D. left alone

【3】People with good manners do the following EXCEPT that .

A. they behave well even when they are alone or away from the public eyes.

B. they try their best not to talk ill about others only in public.

C. they are kind towards others and bring a lot of joy to them.

D. they respect the weak and are sympathetic towards the disabled.

【4】We can infer from the text that for people only behaving well outside their homes, .

A. they will still be respected by people outside.

B. it is difficult to say whether they have good manners or not.

C. they can keep friends but will drive away family members.

D. they only pretend to be friendly

【1】The mother is c______ about how little food her son eats.

【2】He ______ (埋葬) in the church of St. Mary’s after he died in 1874.

【3】Mud and stone are traditional building m______.

【4】He learned the virtue of ______ (诚实) from the story told by his grandparents.

【5】It’s f______ in the room, can’t we have a fire?

【6】F______, most of the villagers stuck in the earthquake were rescued.

【7】She swam very well despite all her______ (残疾).

【8】Our country ______ (经历) great changes in the last 30 years.

【9】At present, the young always ______ (抱怨) that their parents don’t take their views seriously.

【10】Here, I will ______ (强调) the importance of mathematics to the whole of science.

1.热爱体育；2.英语流利；3.性格外向开朗；有组织能力

Dear Sir or Madam,

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__【5】___. It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.

A. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favorite color as grow up — we are born with our preference.

B. On the other hand, black is depressing.

C. The rooms are painted in different colors as you like.

D. Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active.

E. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colors.

F. If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement.

G. Colors do influence our moods—there is no doubt about it.

1.创建绿色校园的意义

2.一些校园浪费的现象

3.建绿色校园的建议并发出倡议

注意：1.词数120左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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Before a big football game, supporters of each are certain to argue (争论) about which side will win. Sometimes, however, one team appears so much stronger than the others that everyone agrees it will win.The stronger team is a shoo-in. there is no way that it can lose.

The expression "shoo-in" comes from horse racing. It comes from the word "shoo". That is not the shoewe wear on our feet. It's another word, S-H-O-O. To shoo is an expression hundreds of years old that means to force an animal to move in a desired direction.

Many years ago dishonest riders sometimes agreed secretly to control their horses so that onechosen horse would win the race. All but one of the riders would hold back their horses. The chosen rider would shoo his horse ahead of the others, and win the race.The other riders would secretly bet large amounts of money that the chosen horse would win. Thepublic soon learned about such races. They began to call the winner of such a race a "shoo-in".

These days, people use shoo-into describe any athlete or competitor that seems certain towin, even without cheating.American runner Edwin Moses won more than hundred races before he ran the hurdle race in the nineteen-eighty-four Olympic Games. Everyone said Moses was a shoo-in, and that he could not lose. And they were

right. He won the gold medal.

【1】One of the dishonest riders was sure to win the race because ________.

A. the other riders had agreed to fail in the race

B. be used to be the best in riding

C. the public had belief in him

D. he could not control his horse easily

【2】Which of the following statements is Not true?

A. "Shoo-in" came from the word "shoo".

B. The public did not know they were being cheated.

C. Some runners bet a lot of money on the chosen horse.

D. US runner Moses was worthy of a shoo-in.

【3】The main idea of the passage is that "shoo-in" ________.

A. is used to admire a person who seems to be sure to win a race

B. is a word used to describe a dishonest person

C. is used for any athlete or competitor that seems too clever to be cheated

D. is used for anyone or anything that is certain to win a game

【4】This passage can best be titled_______.

A. Be Sure to Win B. Shoo-in, a Sure Winner

C. Winner in a Competition D. The Birth of Shoo-in

【1】The man is a ___________(crime). How can people elect him as a government official?

【2】All the labs are furnished with modern ____________(equip).

【3】In __________(conclude), shopping is a very different experience to what it used to be.

【4】I was going to be _________(depend) and needed to learn this vital skill.

【5】__________(addict) to the internet, as many adolescents do, will have a negative effect on their mental health.

【6】The project _________(design) to help landless people didn’t work out as planned.

【7】___________(anxious), she took the dress out of the package and tried it on, only to find it didn’t fit.

【8】It is ___________ (legal) to read people’s private letters without permission.

【9】The __________(normal) bleeding is your body's own red flag of danger.

【10】He has been an active ____________(participate) in the discussion.

In 1969, the dilution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River Cleveland, Ohio. It was unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it 【2】 (actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of 【3】 most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.

But the river wasn’t changed in a few days 【4】 even a few months. It took years of work 【5】 (reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is 【6】 (clean) than ever.

Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit 【7】 is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?

While there are 【8】 (amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the 【9】 (change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be 【10】 (patience).

内容应包括：

1．旅行信息（如景点、费用等）；

2．当地特色（如食品、风俗等）；

3．注意事项。

注意：1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Sir or Madam,

I’m Li Hua, a Chinese student studying in New Zealand. I’m writing to ______

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Sincerely yours,

Li Hua