Every school has a notice board. Let’s see what is on the notice board of an America school.

	School Policy(政策) u Fighting, saying bad words and all other bad behavior will not be allowed. u Do not throw rocks, snowballs or sticks on the school grounds. u Hand in a note or telephone to school if your child will be absent for the day. u Parents and visitors need to check in at the office when entering the school.		After-school Program The after-school program will continue for the year 2012. The program will be open from 3.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. every day. u 3.30-4.30  Homework & Reading u 4.30-6.00  Activities If you have any questions, feel free to call the school at 524-9752.

 

 

                                           

        Report Card

Report card about your school life and work will be given to your parents. Look at the marking key for your school work.

MARKING KEY(评分标准)

Goes beyond grade level standards      4

Meets grade level standards           3

Does not meet grade level standards,

making progress                    2

Does not meet grade level standards, not making progress  1

 

 

     

Class Announcement

u Testing Dates:

The math testing is June 12-13

The science test is June 15

u Parents meeting:

The next parents meeting is on Friday, June 22 at 7.00 p.m. in the meeting hall.

u Homework:

Please check the Homework Board at the school homepage to find your homework.

                                         

                                                

 

 

1.According to School Policy, visitors have to ______ when entering the school.

A．hand in a note                          B．call at 524-9752

C．check in at the office                     D．telephone the school

2.From ______, students can get information on the parents meeting.

A．School Policy                          B．Report Card

C．After-school Program                    D．Class Announcement

3.Suppose Tony doesn’t do well at school but makes progress, he will get ______ on the Report Card.

A．1                B．2                C．3                D．4

 

The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming. Let’s see what my friends are going to do during the three-day holiday.
Peter: I’m going to visit my uncle and aunt with my parents during the three days. They live in the countryside. It is far from our city, Beijing. We’re going to take the train there. I am going fishing there with my cousin.       
Eliza: I’m going to visit my grandparents with my parents on the first day. They live in a small town. It is going to take us one hour to get there by car. On the second day, I’m going to have a party with my friends. On the third day, I have to do my homework and study for a math test.
Gina: My cousin is visiting us. He lives in Tianjin. He is coming by bus. On the first day, I’m going to play ping-pong with him. On the second day, I’m going to take him to Eliza’s party. On the third day, my cousin is going back and I am going to do some shopping with my parents.
【小题1】Peter is staying in ______ during the three- day holiday.

A．Beijing

B．the countryside

C．Tianjin

D．a town

【小题2】How is Eliza going to her grandparents’ home?

A．By car.

B．By bike.

C．By bus.

D．By train.

【小题3】Gina is ______ on the third day.

A．visiting her cousin	B．playing ping-pong
C．doing her homework	D．doing some shopping

【小题4】Who are going to Eliza’s party?

A．Peter and his cousin.	B．Gina and her cousin.
C．Peter and Gina.	D．Peter, Gina and their cousins.

【小题5】 From the passage, we can know that ____.

A．Peter doesn’t like fishing

B．Eliza is going to have a test

C．Gina likes all kinds of sports

D．all three of them have no homework during the three days

Now, more and more cities are facing problems, such as high housing costs, pollution and crime. Let’s see what people in Hyderabad, India and in Sao Paulo, Brazil do to solve (解决) the problems.

Hyderabad, India

To improve people’s lives, Hyderabad is planting more and more trees. The city is even creating greener buildings that use less water and less electricity for power. Adding green to a city has a number of advantages. For example, trees make the air cleaner. In Hyderabad, streets were grey and dirty in the past. However, today they are filled with trees and flowers, making the city cleaner and more colourful. Green areas also give people places to relax or exercise. A study in the USA shows an interesting thing: the greener a neighborhood is, the less crime there is.

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Many people work in the centre of Sao Paulo, but they don’t live there. They’ve spread out to neighborhoods outside the city because housing is cheaper. Every day, these people travel into the city, and traffic is very heavy. City planners are using different ways to deal with (处理) the problem. First, they are building better subways. Another goal is to make it cheaper for people to live in the downtown area (中心区). Doing this will reduce traffic and pollution in the city.

1.What does the underlined word “greener” mean?

A．Taller.

B．Easier.

C．Better for the environment.

D．More brightly coloured.

2.Which advantage of making Hyderabad greener is NOT talked about in the passage?

A．It helps people work better.

B．It makes the city cleaner.

C．It reduces crime.

D．It makes it easier to exercise.

3.According to the passage, what problem does Sao Paulo have?

A．A lot of people don’t have jobs.

B．Too many people live in the city centre.

C．A lot of people are moving out of the city.

D．Too many people travel into the city every day.

 

Train-spotting
Many people around the world have seen Danny Boyle’s movie Train spotting starring Ewan McGregor, but how many of us really know what train-spotting is all about? Now this is not considered cool in town and the word “train-spotter” in Britain is related to “geek” or “nerd” (someone who seems very ridiculous). But is this reputation really deserved?
First of all, let’s see what train-spotting is. It is said that there are some 100,000 train spotters in the UK. Exactly as the title suggests, they spot trains, that is, they stand in train stations, look at the number of each train that leaves and arrives and write it down. The eventual aim is to have seen every train in the country.
Being crazy about railways and trains is not modern and it dates back to 1804. As the number of trains grew and they got faster and faster, so did the interest in them grow? Is this any stranger than people who love cars?
So, what do you need to be a train-spotter? Well, all you really need is a pen or pencil and a notebook to write down the train numbers. Other equipment(装备) includes hot tea in a thermos, a camera and some sandwiches for those long afternoons spent on train platforms when you don’t want to risk the delights of railway station food.
It’s interesting to note that despite the “bad name” of train-spotting, there have been famous railway lovers in history, such as Alfred Hitchcock, who filmed them regularly, especially The 39 Steps. There is evidence, too, that being a train-spotter is not necessarily a strange phenomenon（现象）in Britain.
One glance at the US train stations should be enough to convince you that train-spotters there are alive and well. In America, they try to call rail lovers “train-fans” and talk of “train-fanning”. Don’t let this fool you—these people are train spotters and there are a lot of them. Each month, two million pages are visited on the website TrainWeb.org.                     
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【小题1】What is train-spotting according to the passage?

A．A kind of hobby.	B．A type of sport.
C．A strange phenomenon.	D．A special job.

【小题2】Which of the following about train-spotters is true according to the passage?

A．They number each train they see.

B．They keep a careful path of every train.

C．They count the trains passing in front of them.

D．They produce films about trains with video cameras.

【小题3】The writer writes the passage to        .

A．introduce some famous train-spotters

B．encourage readers to do more train-spotting

C．try to present a true picture of train-spotting

D．describe the necessary equipment in train-spotting

【小题4】 What do we learn from the passage?

A．Train-spotters in the UK want to fool people.

B．Train-spotting is more acceptable in America.

C．Train-spotters are much stranger than car lovers.

D．Train-spotting relates to（与…有关）a dangerous lifestyle.

What do you usually do after school? Playing football? Watching TV? Come on, we need something new! Let’s see how kids in foreign countries spend their free time!
Mess Around with Dress-up
Do your parents have any old clothes? See if you get an old box and start collecting hats, shoes and clothes now! Then, when your friends come over after school,  you can play dress-up.  See if you  can make yourself into a doctor，or a cowboy,  or even a spaceman! Use glitter paint and old material to decorate the clothes the way you like them.
If you are really clever, you could even put on a show for your family!  Let your imagination run wild!
Want to learn new things after school? Want to make new friends who aren’t in your class? You can get both of them in clubs.  In other countries, schools, there are usually all kinds of clubs for kids to join.  There is French club，student government, theater, choir (合唱队）and photography club.
Take photography club as an example.  One may learn all the necessary skills about taking photos.  For example, you will learn how to choose a camera，how to use the light and how to develop pictures.  Sounds cool, right?
But that’s not all.  One can also make a lot of friends in clubs.  It’s always good to enjoy your spare time with friends，isn’t it?
【小题1】What is the best title for _____？

A．Start a Club	B．Learn a Club
C．An Important Club	D．A Photography Club

【小题2】From the first paragraph we know________.

A．foreign kids don’t like watching TV

B．Chinese kids like playing football with foreign kids

C．playing football is not popular with foreign kids

D．foreign kids have some different ways to spend their free time

【小题3】When you join a photography club，you cannot________.

A．enjoy your free time	B．get a camera for free
C．make some new friends	D．learn to take pictures

【小题4】The text mainly talks about________.

A．how to take a good picture

B．how to join a photography club

C．after-class activities in foreign countries

D．putting on a show in foreign schools