I sing when I feel good. When I sing my most favorite songs,   1. ________

I feel even better. Sometimes when I am listening to music             2. ________

and to the song words, I feel that it is specially written for me.          3. ________

A good song always makes me feeling something. They               4.  ________

help me get through with the day. I also like reading. I used            5. ________

to avoiding poetry until an e-pal told me that I should recite            6. ________

poems and not to look up the meaning of the words.                  7. ________

At the beginning I felt quite strange. Now I always lock the            8. ________ 

door. Read aloud gives you a good feeling when you are sad.           9. ________

When a poem is finished , I close the book and my sad is gone.         10. ________

Believing overweight among school children is the result of bake sales, the Education Department of New York declared that bake sales will be banned all through the states, as a part of their new “wellness”policy.

The ban gives a harder time to schools tying to earn money，because of budget difficulties. Bake sales have proven to be highly profitable toward schools with young people because the start-up costs are very small. Allie，a Roslyn High School freshman , agrees that bake sales are needed for school supplies.“l think it’s wrong for schools to ban bake sales because a lot of schools need the money to be raised. Our school could really use the money for new uniforms.”Allie also commented on the bake sales apparent cause of child overweight. “I feel that it is the student’s choice to eat the baked goods. lf they want it, let them have it．”Jessica，another Roslyn High School freshman, had a different opinion.“I feel that children can not always stay away from items such as cupcakes. It might be better if the amount of bake sales were limited, and only allowed students to buy one item.”

New York Education advisors are having trouble coming up with substitute product for students to sell. A plan of advertising healthier foods has come into play. However the department needs to consider if students will go for items like vegetables. Allie and Jessica don’t think so.“Students might not like the healthier foods. This way, the schools are gaining less money.”Allie shares. Another plan to think about is the idea of not selling food products altogether. Alternate programs are being conducted throughout New York schools，such as walk-a-thons, as a healthy way for students to earn money for their schools．

1.The new “wellness”policy is declared in order to_______．

A．help schools out of budget difficulties

B．reduce child overweight caused by bake food

C．help students save money spent on food

D．reduce the price of bake food sold in schools

2.Which of the following statement about Allie is true? 

A．He is rich in experience about the bake sales at schoo1.

B．He agrees to carry out the bake sales ban at schools.

C．He attaches great importance to the school's income.

D．He attaches too much importance to students' health.

3.According to Jessica, the cupcakes____________

A．Don't belong to the bake sales             B．Should't be banned at school

C．Mustn't be sold at schools                 D．can be fully replaced by vegetables

4.Which is both healthy and profitable way for schools to earn money?

A．The bake sales.                         B．The vegetables sales

C．The walk-a-thons.                       D．The food product sales．

5.We can infer from the passage that schools in New York always______.

A．sell baked food to students                B．free students to choose food

C．find ways to earn money                  D．offer chances to earn money

 

Dear Parents,
It is almost a week since school began. I hope that you and your child are settled and comfortable in the arrangement of the new school year. I would like to take this opportunity to give you news about the art project that the eighth grade students and I will be working on during this unit. 
My name is Molly Atkinson and I am a new middle school teacher here at MSAE in Kauai. I feel that it is important for you to know that my approach to classroom management is inspired by Maharishi’s Principle of Ideal Teaching. I believe that it is the most positive method for guiding our students’ education. I also believe that by keeping the lessons interesting, the classroom will be a creative environment for the students to explore the artistic process. My experience with the class this week makes me believe that the students and I will have a fruitful and caring experience in our time together.
The students’ first project is a three-part work that begins with the creation of a collage (拼贴画). A pencil drawing of the collage will follow. The third part of the project will be a geometrical three-dimensional (几何三维的) drawing of the collage. The students have jumped right into the project with enthusiasm (热情) and focus. I can tell that we are going to have a very productive unit.
On October 30th, the students will have a showing of their work for you. I look forward to meeting all of you that day. If you would like to get hold of me before that time I will be here after school until 4:30 on Mondays and Wednesdays and can be available on other afternoons by appointment (预约). I may also be reached at my e-mail address: matkinson@kdsi.net. I am very happy to be here and look forward to working with the eighth grade students.
Sincerely,
Molly Atkinson
【小题1】It can be learned that the letter was written _____.

A．after the school year ended

B．before the new school year started

C．in the middle of the school year

D．at the beginning of the new school year

【小题2】The letter was most probably written by _____. 

A．an art teacher

B．an eighth grader

C．a school gardener

D．a head teacher

【小题3】In Paragraph 2, Atkinson mentions _____.

A．her long work experience

B．her close relationships with the students

C．the teaching method she applies

D．the training aim of the new term

【小题4】The underlined words “that time” in the last paragraph refer to _____.

A．October 30th

B．4:30 on Mondays

C．4:30 on Wednesdays

D．other afternoons

Believing overweight among school children is the result of bake sales, the Education Department of New York declared that bake sales will be banned all through the states, as a part of their new “wellness”policy.
The ban gives a harder time to schools tying to earn money，because of budget difficulties. Bake sales have proven to be highly profitable toward schools with young people because the start-up costs are very small. Allie，a Roslyn High School freshman , agrees that bake sales are needed for school supplies.“l think it’s wrong for schools to ban bake sales because a lot of schools need the money to be raised. Our school could really use the money for new uniforms.”Allie also commented on the bake sales apparent cause of child overweight. “I feel that it is the student’s choice to eat the baked goods. lf they want it, let them have it．”Jessica，another Roslyn High School freshman, had a different opinion.“I feel that children can not always stay away from items such as cupcakes. It might be better if the amount of bake sales were limited, and only allowed students to buy one item.”
New York Education advisors are having trouble coming up with substitute product for students to sell. A plan of advertising healthier foods has come into play. However the department needs to consider if students will go for items like vegetables. Allie and Jessica don’t think so.“Students might not like the healthier foods. This way, the schools are gaining less money.”Allie shares. Another plan to think about is the idea of not selling food products altogether. Alternate programs are being conducted throughout New York schools，such as walk-a-thons, as a healthy way for students to earn money for their schools．
【小题1】The new “wellness”policy is declared in order to_______．

A．help schools out of budget difficulties

B．reduce child overweight caused by bake food

C．help students save money spent on food

D．reduce the price of bake food sold in schools

【小题2】Which of the following statement about Allie is true? 

A．He is rich in experience about the bake sales at schoo1.

B．He agrees to carry out the bake sales ban at schools.

C．He attaches great importance to the school's income.

D．He attaches too much importance to students' health.

【小题3】According to Jessica, the cupcakes____________

A．Don't belong to the bake sales	B．Should't be banned at school
C．Mustn't be sold at schools	D．can be fully replaced by vegetables

【小题4】Which is both healthy and profitable way for schools to earn money?

A．The bake sales.	B．The vegetables sales
C．The walk-a-thons.	D．The food product sales．

【小题5】We can infer from the passage that schools in New York always______.

A．sell baked food to students	B．free students to choose food
C．find ways to earn money	D．offer chances to earn money

Dear Parents,

It is almost a week since school began. I hope that you and your child are settled and comfortable in the arrangement of the new school year. I would like to take this opportunity to give you news about the art project that the eighth grade students and I will be working on during this unit. 

My name is Molly Atkinson and I am a new middle school teacher here at MSAE in Kauai. I feel that it is important for you to know that my approach to classroom management is inspired by Maharishi’s Principle of Ideal Teaching. I believe that it is the most positive method for guiding our students’ education. I also believe that by keeping the lessons interesting, the classroom will be a creative environment for the students to explore the artistic process. My experience with the class this week makes me believe that the students and I will have a fruitful and caring experience in our time together.

The students’ first project is a three-part work that begins with the creation of a collage (拼贴画). A pencil drawing of the collage will follow. The third part of the project will be a geometrical three-dimensional (几何三维的) drawing of the collage. The students have jumped right into the project with enthusiasm (热情) and focus. I can tell that we are going to have a very productive unit.

On October 30th, the students will have a showing of their work for you. I look forward to meeting all of you that day. If you would like to get hold of me before that time I will be here after school until 4:30 on Mondays and Wednesdays and can be available on other afternoons by appointment (预约). I may also be reached at my e-mail address: matkinson@kdsi.net. I am very happy to be here and look forward to working with the eighth grade students.

Sincerely,

Molly Atkinson

1.It can be learned that the letter was written _____.

A．after the school year ended

B．before the new school year started

C．in the middle of the school year

D．at the beginning of the new school year

2.The letter was most probably written by _____. 

A．an art teacher

B．an eighth grader

C．a school gardener

D．a head teacher

3.In Paragraph 2, Atkinson mentions _____.

A．her long work experience

B．her close relationships with the students

C．the teaching method she applies

D．the training aim of the new term

4.The underlined words “that time” in the last paragraph refer to _____.

A．October 30th

B．4:30 on Mondays

C．4:30 on Wednesdays

D．other afternoons