Eighth-grader Victoria Bills is talking about money with her classmates. She is worried that a company’s stock (股票) price could fall. It may be an unusual topic of conversation for a 13-year-old. But at Bills’ school in Chicago, US, you hear it all the time.
The Chicago school’s 420 students learn about economic(经济学). They also get a chance to make money. Each 1^st grade and 5^th grade, students learn the basics of economics and investing(投资).
Then in 6^th grade, they put what they’ve learned to work. Students join a junior group that manages the $20,000. The group, made up of 12 to 14 students, decides which stocks to buy.
After graduating, students pass on $20,000 to the next 1^st grade class. They keep half of the rest of the money; the other half goes toward improving the school. They can choose to put their money in a college-savings program or take the cash.
In 2007, Bills suggested that her class buy the stock of the Apple computer company. This was just before the iPhone came out. “We bought stock just at the right time,” she says. The kids bought Google stock as it reached $400 a share. It is now worth over $500. “It was a good buy,” says Myles Gate, 13. He hopes to be a banker one day.
The school’s two graduating classes of 2005 and 2006 have each earned about $10,000 in profits(利润).
【小题1】 At Bills’ school, students can’t       .

A．learn the basics of economics	B．learn how to invest money
C．get a chance to make money	D．share all the money they make

【小题2】 Who manages the $20,000 in the class?

A．The teachers.	B．The school.
C．The students.	D．The parents.

【小题3】Google stock the kids bought has reached more than ______ at present.

A．$500	B．$400
C．$10,000	D．$20,000

【小题4】According to Paragraph 5, we know that       .

A．Bills’ class bought the Apple stock after the iphone came out

B．it was a mistake for the class to buy Google stock

C．the students get some investing experience in the school

D．the class bought the two kinds of stocks at the same time

【小题5】 What’s the passage mainly about?

A．How students make money in the US.

B．Students learn economics and investing at school.

C．Myles Gage hopes to be a banker one day.

D．What US students hope to do after graduation.

根据短文内容及所给的汉语，写出单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。

Some students dreams of being  1.(科学家) , some want to be teachers, and others may want to be doctors. Different people have different kinds of dream jobs. What’s your dream job? Do you want to be an island caretakers? If your answer is yes, here’s a dream job for you. In Scottish, there is an island  2.(叫做) Inchcolm. The island is in 3. (需要)of manager. The Scottish  4.(政府)advertises for the job. It offers more than 20,000 for the future manager every year.

There aren’t any people  5.(居住)on the beautiful island. But you won’t feel   6.(孤独的)when you stay here. Around ￡20,000 people visit the island every year. There are also many seals which live on the island. The new manager will live and work on the island eight months a year with   7.(另一个)member of staff.

“You have the whole island. In the evenings you can enjoy beautiful views and the peaceful island. You will feel  8.(放松的) when you stay here. I promise that you will fall in love with the beautiful island, said the spokesperson from the Scottish government. “Living on the island  9.(主动提供)an adventure and the  10. (机会) to experience new things,” the spokesperson added.

 

书面表达
今年春季，我国西南大部分地区因为干旱严重缺水，2000多万人遇到饮水难题。学校要求每位学生，伸出援助之手帮助他们。现在请你以班长的名义写一份倡议书，内容要点如下：

现状	很长时间没有下雨 人们喝不到干净的饮用水 植物都枯死了
活动目的	号召人们节约用水 保护环境，预防自然灾害
呼吁	我们应该做一些力所能及的事情去帮助他们,比如每人捐一瓶水，……（请自拟内容）

    注意：词数80—100左右。文章开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear students,
This spring, most parts in the southwest of China are short of water. It is difficult for more
than 20,000,000 people to drink water.                                        
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
Thanks for your joining!

Last Saturday, our school organized a talent show to raise money for charity. It was a great success. Students took an active part in it and we raised 20,000 yuan in all.
After the show I interviewed three students. First, I talked with Liu Li. In the talent show, she danced the ballet（芭蕾舞）. “How long have you been dancing the ballet?” I asked. “For about six years.” she answered. “Why do you learn it?” “I think it’s beautiful and I want to be a professional dancer when I grow up.”
Next I had a talk with Zhao Qiang. He played a piece of Mozart’s music. He played wonderfully. I asked, “When did you start playing the piano?” “Um, I’m twelve now and I have been doing it since I was five.” he said. “Are you going to play the piano after you finish high school?” “Sure. My dream is to be a pianist.”
Finally, I asked Chen Yun, an 11-year-old girl. She sang us some folk songs（民歌）. Her voice is very sweet. “Why are you interested in folk music?” I asked. “I admire Song Zuying and I want to be a singer like her. I have been singing folk songs since five years ago. I hope I can hold a singing concert in the future.” she said.
根据短文内容，完成表格。

	Talent	How many years	Dream
Liu Li	【小题1】________	six	【小题2】________
Zhao Qiang	【小题3】________	【小题4】_______	to be a pianist
Chen Yun	Singing folk songs	since five years ago	【小题5】________