---Where does John live?

---He lives on ______ floor but he doesn’t use a lift to go up and down.

A. nine       B. the ninth         C. the nineth          D. a ninth

 

Lucy is a new student in the school. And there are thirty-nine students in___ __ class. That’s twenty-one boys and___ ___girls.There are two ___ ___girls. Their names are Tina and Linda. They__ __twelve years old. They ___  ___China.They like Chinese people and food, ___ ___.

  ___ ___any buildings in their school? Yes, there are. Boys and girls often have classes（上课）in the classrooms, play game___ ___ their classmates(同学) in the sports hall, and___ ___books in the library. There is a dining hall in the ___ ___.It’s next to the sports hall.

1.A. your           B. her                     C. my

2.A.nine            B. thrity-two                C. eighteen

3.A.American        B. England                 C. China

4.A.am             B. is                       C. are

5.A.drink           B. make                    C. like

6.A.so             B. too                      C. also

7.A.Is there         B. Have you                 C. Are there

8.A.with            B. from                    C. to

9.A.ride            B. read                     C. play

10.A.school          B. park                     C. hospital

 

Reading Oliver James'Affluenza, I thought about what often happens at home. My 12-year-old daughter is in tears."I have so take a test tomorrow. I don't understand any of it," she cries out. After shouting and shutting her door, she calms down enough to go through her notes. The following dry I ask her how the test went and the just says "OK,I got a nine".

"Wow. well done!" I say, before she finishes with "But I never get a ten!"

According to James, this obsession with getting top marks has been a bad development, which encourages people to think of education in terms of work and money. To test this, I asked my daughter why she was so worried about her tests. She looked at me as if I was thick. "Well, if I don't get good grades, I won't be able to afford nice things like a car and stuff."

I was quite surprised, because I don't consider myself a pushy parent. But James suggests and it leaves students feeling failures even if they are very bright. He points to the Danish system（体制）of education as a better model. Creating happy citizens who have good social skills is seen as more important than high achievements at school or the needs of business.

For me, I cannot remember the last time I had to work out the area of a circle, recite a Shakespeare poem or grammar rules, yet I have lived a happy life. What I really needed to learn at school was how to make polite conversations, or how to avoid getting into debt or how to develop good personality.

This is in fact similar to what Oliver James really has in mind. And he is looking for schools where students are encouraged to find and follow their own interests, something more like Tongjon. Tongjon has been developed in some Korean private schools. It is quite different from the more rigid system of learning things by heart that is used in Korea, and indeed in many other school systems around the world.

As the Russian poet Pushkin said," Inspiration(灵感）is needed in geometry(几何学）just as much as in poetry ",and inspiration does not come from endlessly revising for tests or getting worried about them .

1.What does the writer probably think of his/her daughter?

A. She sets herself a goal too high to reach.

B. She should be more polite to her parents.

C. She is hard-working but not very bright.

D. She takes her grades much too seriously.

2.What does the word "obsession"in paragraph 3 mean?

A.A plain and unavoidable fact.

B.A satisfied and very proud state.

C.A practical and widely-used way.

D.A fixed and often unreasonable idea.

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A. Social skills are as important as high grades.

B. Interest in grades can shake self-confidence.

C. The writer regrets not having studied hard at school.

D. Danish educational system is for very smart students.

4.The writer wants to tell us that____.

A.learning happily is the key to self-development.

B. top marks may be helpful to increase one's interest.

C. tests should be improved to give children inspiration.

D. education should meet one's needs for word and money.

 

(B)

Every day in China, about 200 million children go to school. Many of them take school buses. What should we do to keep these students safe on the road?

On April 5, the State Council (国务院) published new rules about school bus safety. These new rules are much stricter than the old ones.

Under the new rules, local governments must make sure that students attend nearby schools or boarding (寄宿的) schools to reduce traffic risks. Also, local governments must help kids in the countryside reach their school buses.

From now on, school buses have a speed limit of 80km per hour on highways and 60km per hour on normal roads. While on the road, other cars must let school buses go first.

The new rules also say that school buses must never be overloaded (超载的). They have a speed limit of 80 km per hour on highways and 60 km per hour on normal roads.

There are many other rules as well. A school bus must have more than seven seats. On each bus, there must be at least one adult to keep an eye on the kids. Each school bus must have a fire extinguisher (灭火器), a first aid box and a GPS.

Last year, a series of school bus accidents happened in China. To stop such accidents, the Central Government decided to strengthen the rules for school buses.

The most serious accident happened in November in Gansu, when a nine-seat minibus crashed. There were 62 children inside, and 21 of them died.

1.When did the State Council publish the new rules ?.

A．On April 5         B．in November       C．On February 19     D．On March 11

2.Under the new rules, which of the following is NOT true?

A．School buses must not be overloaded.

B．School buses must drive 80 km/h or less on normal roads.

C．School buses can go first when there are other cars.

D．School buses must drive 80 km/h or less on highways.

3.The phrase “keep an eye on” in Paragraph 6 has a similar meaning to “__________”.

A．look after         B．play with          C．look for           D．chat with

4.According to the new rule, a school bus must have the following EXCEPT __________.

A．a GPS                                B．more than seven seats

C．a parent of one of the students             D．a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

5.The government made new rules for school buses because __________.

A．21 students died in school bus accidents last year

B．the government encourages all students to take school buses

C．200 million children in China go to school by bus every day

D．school buses in China were not safe enough before .

 

单词拼写（本大题共10分，每小题1分）

(A) 根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空

1.There is no need to worry. They can look after_______(they).

2.The pop star appeared after about ten _________(hour) flying.

3.In China , primary school has more __________(woman) teachers.

4.They shook hands with each other_______(close) as soon as they met.

5.Although I failed eight times, my mother encouraged me to have a _____(nine) try.

(B) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式

6.He went to Moscow to have  _________(进一步的) study. 

7.It will be a good ______(选择) to make a list of all the homework you have to do.

8. Please put on the ________(干的) clothes , or you’ll catch a cold.

9. Were the young men waiting at the door all________(推销员)?

10. In China, more and more people are getting better and better______(医疗) care.