There are over 800 boarding (寄宿) schools in the UK with students from home and foreign countries. Boarding schools started hundreds of years ago in the country. But the earliest boarding schools were set up for white, rich boys only. Now both boys and girls can go to boarding schools from the age of 7 to 18.

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In the UK, boarding schools have three terms in a school year, with about 13 weeks in each term. Students study and live together. They can’t go outside if they are not allowed to. In some schools, each student has his or her subject plan. Besides the usual classrooms and laboratories, the boarding schools have lots of other facilities for their students, including music rooms, boats, swimming pools, cinemas and theatres. Most boarding schools have a “light out” time. So when it’s time to go to bed, all the lights in the bedrooms are turned off. There are house-masters to take care of students all the time, especially after school hours.

What to wear                                                                                                     

Nearly all students at boarding schools wear a school uniform. Boys usually wear a shirt and a tie, and girls wear a white blouse, sometimes also a tie and a skirt. As students get older, the rules become less strict.

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In the UK, boarding schools provide students with delicious food. They can choose to have a full English breakfast or simply bread. They can also choose between a meal with no meat and another meal at lunch and dinner. And there is always self-service for salad (沙拉), other side dishes and a dessert. Students can also make themselves something to eat at any time in a kitchen, or drink tea or have a snack between meals.

1. Which of the following is TRUE according to (根据) the passage?

A. Only white children were allowed to attend the earliest boarding schools.

B. Students in a boarding school are looked after only after school hours.

C. As students get older, the rules about wearing school uniforms become stricter.

D. Students can have different activities in a boarding school.

2.Which is the best title for the last paragraph?

A. What to eat        B. When to eat    C. Where to eat            D. How to eat

3. The underlined word ‘facilities’ means _____________.

A. 教师          B. 设施         C. 活动               D. 课程

 

Plant scientists consider them as fruit. Most other people think of them as vegetables. Whatever you call tomatoes, there are many different kinds of this popular and healthy food.
There are two groups of the plants. Small tomato plants grow to about one meter. They can be planted rather close together. Some short kinds do not require special care and are often gotten crop by machines. Large tomato plants can grow over two meters tall. They also produce larger fruits.
People who grow only a few plants can place wire cages around each one. The cage can be made of wire fence material. The cage helps the plant grow taller and produce a better crop.
Tomatoes often need extra calcium (Ca), or the fruits may be ruined. Add lime to the soil can solve this problem. Dry lands may also ruin the fruits. Tomatoes need water regularly. The soil should never dry out completely. Dried grass or leaves placed around the plant can help hold water in the soil and stop the growth of unwanted plants.
Tomatoes are native to South America. The tomato is a member of the potato family. The leaves of the plant are poisonous, like the leaves of its relatives. Before the 18^th century, people grew tomatoes only as pretty plants. They called the bright red fruit a “love apple”, but would not eat it.
【小题1】Which of the following is right about the small tomato plants?
A. They can grow to about 2 meters.          
B. They can’t be planted close together.
C. Some of them don’t require special care.
【小题2】People place wire cages around the plant in order to ___________.
A. protect the plant from being taken by others.
B. help the plant grow taller and produce a better crop
C. keep the plant from being eaten by animals
【小题3】The underlined word “ruin” probably means “___________”.
A. grow         B. destroy              C. stop          
【小题4】 People often give tomatoes extra calcium by ___________.
A. adding lime to the soil                    B. watering the plant regularly
C. putting dried grass around the plant 
【小题5】What can we learn from the passage?
A. Tomatoes are native to North America.
B. The leaves of the plant can also be eaten.
C. Americans began to eat tomatoes from the 18^th century.

     August 2006   From: eu@hotmail.com
My name is Eu and I want to be your pen pal. I’m eleven years old. I’m a boy but that doesn’t mean(意味)I can’t have girl friends. I like dancing. Oh, I am in Mexico. All the people here like dancing. Please answer me. Thank you.
August 2006    From: blazin@aol.com
I’m Erica. I’m seventeen. I’m from Canada. Do you want me to be your pen pal? Who are you? What age? I like movies and books.
September 2006   From: snickers@yahoo.com
I’m Heather. I’m nineteen and I live in New York in the USA. I like art and music. I have three dogs. I want to write to anyone with the same(相同的) likes. Thanks!
December 2006    From: bmay@mb.sympatico.ca
Hi! I’m Steven. I’m a boy of thirteen years old. I am in Grade 7. I like drawing and playing computer games. I want to find a pen pal from Australia or China. I’m from Canada.

Name	Country	Likes
Eu	Mexico	26_____
Erica	27______	28_____
Heather	29______	Art, music and dogs
Steven	Canada	30_______

It's time for school! But on May 14th, 170 students at Duncanville High School in Texas, US, were told to go back home.Why? Because they were wearing the wrong clothes to school. Schools in the US don't always ask students to wear uniforms. But they have dress codes(着装要求). For example, Duncanville High School tells students to wear belts, shirts without logos （标识）.Schools' most-hated clothes are different.
In 2011, the saggy ( 松 垮 的 ) trousers law was passed in Florida. It stops students from wearing trousers that show body parts.
Now, "the favourite new target ( 目 标 ) of the school dress code" is leggings( 紧 身 裤 ), reported the Associated Press. Some schools don't allow leggings. Other schools ask students to wear a shirt or a skirt over leggings.
Some students complain  (抱怨)   that schools are going too far. But schools say dress codes help protect students' safety and make sure they grow up with good taste."We want to teach them that they must meet the expectations (期望) not only here in school, but also outside school," said Andre Smith.
【小题1】What happened to 170 students at Duncanville High School on May 14th?

A．Theyweretoldtogobackhome.

B．Theywerewearingtheuniformstoschool.

C．Theyfollowedtheschooldresscodes.

D．Theydidn'tknowitwastimeforschool.

【小题2】In Duncanville High School,   students are allowed to wear______.

A．thewrongclothes

B．belts,shirtswithoutlogos

C．theirfavouriteclothes

D．schools'most-hatedclothes

【小题3】How long has the saggy trousers law been used in Florida?

A．Forafewweeks.	B．Forseveralmonths.
C．Fortwoyears.	D．Forthreeyears.

【小题4】Some students complain that schools are going too far probably because _______.

A．theywanttogrowupwithgoodtaste

B．theywanttoprotectthemselves

C．theyarenothappywiththerules

D．theyareinterestedinskirtsoverleggings

【小题5】We can infer (推断) from the text that Andre Smith may be _________.

A．theheadofDuncanvilleHighSchool

B．astudentfromDuncanvilleHighSchool

C．theheadoftheAssociatedPress

D．anewsreporterfromtheAssociatedPress