Many kids do housework such as doing the dishes，making the bed，and folding the clothes．In exchange，they get some money or other computer time．
Paying kids for housework is one of the most popular topics，especially at a time when everyone is more careful about money．Some parents think since adults are paid to do their jobs，we should pay kids for everyday housework．
But some people don't think kids should get rewards（报酬） for doing housework．Susie Walton，an expert，believe that by rewarding kids，parents are sending a message that work isn't worth doing unless you get something in return．"Running any kind of housework is a team effort，"Walton said．"A home is a living space for everyone in the family．It's important for kids to see that we all have responsibilities in the house，and families decide how they want their home to look，and how they are going to keep it looking like what they want．"
Other people believe that getting a reward encourages kids to do housework，and it also teaches them real world lessons about how we need to work to get money．There are also apps（程序） that gives kids points and digital gifts that can be redeemed（兑现） either online or in the real world．"Our goal is to give kids lawful power so they can get rewards，"says Chris Bergman．"And kids need rewards to help encourage them．"
（1）Which of the following housework is NOT mentioned in Paragraph 1？
A．Washing the dishes．
B．Cooking meals．
C．Folding the clothes．
D．Making the bed．
（2）The underlined phrase"in return"in Paragraph 3 has the same meaning as" "．
A．as a reward
B．for punishment
C．on sale
D．under control
（3）What's Walton's idea in the passage？
A．Running exercise is a kind o f team work．
B．People work to get some rewards．
C．Kids have responsibilities in the house．
D．Doing the housework in only the parents' job．
（4）According to Chris Bergman，kids should be encouraged to ．
A．do housework without rewards
B．do more housework
C．stay away from housework
D．do housework be getting rewards
（5）Which is the best title for the passage？
A．Kids Should Study as Well as Doing Housework
B．Let Children Do Some Housework
C．Should Kids Be Rewarded for Doing Housework
D．Doing Housework Is Good for Children's Study．
On the first day of school．Socrates（苏格拉底） told his students．"Today，we'll only learn one thing，that is to stretch（前伸）for your arms，then try to swings（甩动） them backward．"He showed them and as a result all the students laughed"Sir，is it also learned"one of the students laughed．
"Of course! You think this is a simple thing，but it is difficult．" Socrates replied seriously．Hearing this，the students laughed even harder．
Without being a little angry．Socrates said．"In this class I'll teach you how to learn this action well．After that，start today，and you will do it 100 times a day．"
10 days later．Socrates asked，"Who still stick to swing his arms？"About 80% of the students raised their hands.20 days later．Socrates asked．"Who still insists（坚持）on swings his arms？"About 50% of them raised their hands 3 months later，Socrates asked again，"Who still insist on that most simple action of swinging？"This time．only one student raised his hand．Hr was Plato （柏拉图）．
Perseverance is the simplest yet most difficult thing in the world，because everyone can do it，but not everyone will do．Only the one who can hold on a simple thing may make it．
64．What did all the students think of Socrates asked them to do．
A．It's very interesting．
B．It's too simple．
C．It's so exciting．
D．it's very difficult．
65．How often did Socrates asked his students to do the action of swinging．
A.100 times 10 days．
B.100 times 3 months．
C.100 times 20 days．
D.100 times a day．
66．Why did score is asked his students to do the simplest action．
A．To keep his student healthy．
B．To learn the skills of the action．
C．To develop the perseverance．
D．To take up a new hobby．
67．According to the passage，which is the best title？
A．Can you hold on？
B．Can you be a good listener？
C．Can you think more．
D．Can you be a clever student？
Some English words have more than one meaning．These are called multi﹣meaning words．
Multi﹣meaning words have the same pronunciation with different meanings．For example，let's look at the word "ball"．You could have a "ball" which means you would have a good time．You could toss a "ball" which means you throw an object．You could be on the "ball" which means you know what is happening．You could go to a "ball" which means a dance．
______Take the word "can"．You "can" ride a bike which means you are able to ride a bike．You have a "can" of soup which means the soup is in a round﹣shaped holder．You can do the "can﹣can "which is a dance from the 1920s．And you might get "canned" if you do a poor job at work，which means you might lose your job．
How about "fly"？You can "fly" an airplane or you can hit a "fly" that is on your food in your house．Or，you can "fly by the seat of your pants" which means you don't make a plan before taking an action．And，you know that the "fly" of a zipper is the top part of the zipper．
There are hundreds of words that are multi﹣meaning words．The word "set" has more meanings than any other word in the English language．When you have time，why don't you try to think of all the ways the word "set" is used？
If you look at the title of this book Can a Fly，Fly？…you know that the answer is "Yes" because you have seen an insect named a "fly" go up in the air and move around through the air…which is what "fly" means．Can a Fly，Fly？Of course，it can!
38．If Tom is often late for work and fails to finish his tasks，he will ．
A．do the can﹣can
B．get canned
C．be on the ball
D．go to a ball
39．According to the passage，the word" "has the most meanings in the English language．
A．ball
B．can
C．set
D．fly
40．Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the blank in paragraph 3？
A．Let's try another word．
B．Let's make a word list．
C．Here's a survey report．
D．Here's the guessing game．
41．The writer writes the passage in order to ．
A．tell a story about learning English words
B．introduce a book on learning English words
C．share an experience in learning English words
D．present different pronunciations of the same word．
According to a recent study，there are about 70，000 blind children in Indonesia．Among them，60 percent were not born blind．Iyehezkiel Parudani is one of them，who lost his eyesight by accident at age six．He now teaches English to blind students at the Pajajaran Special SchooL Iyehezkiel Parudani says learning English can help blind people feel better about themselves．"By learning English，they can be an English teacher，a translator，and a tour guide．"Students read using Braille （盲文）．To write，they use special tools，too．
Iyehezkiel Parudani says blind people should not let their physical disability influence their dreams．In 2008，he got a chance to study at the University of Texas．Two years later，he got a master's degree in course development there．
"In the US，if I go to the university to study，everything is available﹣like e﹣books，Braille books．Here in Indonesia，you know，it's difficult to find a reference book in e﹣book or in Braille．We have to make it ourselves．In the US，I can move wherever I want because everything designed is really accessible for people with blindness．"
Eha Lestari，one of his star students，says learning English has changed her life．She has already traveled to the US with the help of an Indonesia﹣U．S．program．"I study English because I love English very much．I want to be a translator because I want to go to the other countries and then I want to meet some people from around the world．"
Like her classmates，Eha loves to sing．Here，music is part of daily life．Even the students who do not study English can sing some American pop songs，such as Stand By Me，"Stand by me．Please stand，stand by me．Stand by me…"
Iyehezkiel Parudani says the song has special meaning to the students．"In our life，we need other persons．You have to stand by me．Without you standing by me，I'm meaningless．"
（1）According to what Iyehezkiel says，learning English can help blind students to ．
A．have more chances to get jobs
B．visit English﹣speaking countries
C．get a master's degree easily
D．read Braille books quickly
（2）The underlined word"accessible"in the third paragraph might mean ．
A．fun to use
B．easy to reach
C．hard to break
D．safe to choose
（3）From the last two paragraphs，we can infer （推断） that the students ．
A．sang songs side by side
B．achieved their dreams
C．had a meaningless life
D．needed help from others
（4）The best title for the passage may be ．
A．A Blind Girl Learning English
B．Blind Children Singing Songs
C．A Blind Man Teaching English
D．Blind Teachers Living by Me．
Your brain controls everything you do．It makes it possible for you to think，learn，create and feel；to blink （眨眼）and breathe and for your heart to beat﹣this fantastic control center is you brain．It is so amazing that a famous scientist once called it"the most complex （复杂）thing we have yet discovered in our universe"．
Can this small grey organ （器官），which weights less than one and a half kilos，really do so much？Amazingly，your brain contains about 100 billion neurons （神经元）﹣it would take you over 3000 years to count them all．Believe it or not，the activity in your brain never stops．Your neurons create and send more messages than all the phones in the world．And although one neuron creates only a little electricity，all your neurons together can producce enough electricity to power a light bulb （灯泡）．"
So exactly how fast does your brain work？Well，imagine this：a bee lands on your foot．Neurons in your skin send this information to your brain at a speed of more than 240 kilometers per hour．Your brain then uses other neurons to send the message back to your foot to shake the bee off quickly．These neurons can send this information at more than 320kilometers per hour．No computer has your brain's unbelievable ability to deal with the amount of information coming from your eyes，ears and other sensory organs．
But how does your brain allow you to learn things that you will use in the future？The structure （结构）of your brain changes every time you have a new thought，remember or learn something．For example，riding a bike seems impossible at first，but soon you are able to do it．How？As you practice，your brain sends"bike riding"messages again and again．Soon，the actions are learnt and Yuri are able to ride a bike easily from then on．
42．From the passage we know that neurons ．
A．receive messages very slowly
B．are only found in your skin
C．send messages to your brain
D．need electricity to work
43．In Paragraph 3，the writer mentions computers to ．
A．compare them with the human brain
B．show how fast they have become
C．say that computers have no abilities
D．ask people to use computers more
44．When you have a new thought， ．
A．your brain will power a light bulb
B．your heart beats faster
C．you remember something
D．the structure of your brain changes
45．The article is mainly about ．
A．all the steps when your brain learns things
B．what an unbelievable organ the human brain is
C．how the brain makes people smarter than computers
D．the things you can do to make your brain work faster．
One day，Susie was unhappy when she came home from school．"What's the matter，my dear？"asked her mother，drawing her to her side and smiling．
"All our class must hand in compositions tomorrow．We must write 12lines at least．But I can never write one．I'll have to go to school without a composition，for I won't copy one from a book，or ask you or papa to write one for me．"
"That's right，"said her mother．"You'll be happier with a poor composition，if it's your own，than with a fine one written by somebody else．But cheer up．Run into the garden and play．I'll call you in half an hour．Don't think about your composition now．Just have a good time．"
It seemed just a few minutes to Susie before she heard her mother calling her．She went into the house immediately﹣her hands full of sweet flowers，and her face red with exercise．
Then her mother asked her to sit by the window with a nice piece of paper and a pencil，and write something about what she could see．"Never mind your composition； do this to please me，and we'll talk about that later．"
Although Susie thought her mother's request was strange，she knew she always had a good reason for everything she did．So she did as her mother requested．
As she looked out，she first saw the western sky and some bright，sunset clouds．"Oh，mother，what a sunset!"
"Don't talk．Just write．"
The pencil began moving rapidly across the paper．She wrote about the sunset clouds，the look of the distant hills，the streets，the river，the garden with its flowers，and the birds flying past the window．She forgot all about the terrible composition!
Just as she had reached the bottom of the page，her mother came in and said with a smile，"Well，Susie，how does that composition come on？"
"Composition!You told me not to think about it，and I've never thought of it once．I've had such a nice time writing about what I could see from the window．"
Mrs．Smith took the paper and read what Susie had written．She said，"There，Susie，that's a very nice composition，really．"
"A composition!Is that a composition？"Susie asked in surprise．
"Yes，my dear，and a very good one，too，if we find a title for it，"replied her mother．Then she added，"I'm sure it will please your teacher，as it does me．You see，it's easy enough to write a composition if you have anything interesting to write about．"
42．Susie was unhappy when she came home because ．
A．she was punished by her teacher
B．she couldn't write a composition
C．she forgot to take her composition home
D．she didn't get on well with her classmates
43．From the story we can know Susie's mother ．
A．had never understood her daughter
B．had never talked with Susie's teacher
C．knew how to write a good composition
D．wrote the composition for her daughter
44．The title of Susie's composition might be ．
A．My Helpful Clever Mother
B．The Beautiful Sights at Sunset
C．How to Please Your Teacher
D．How to Have a Pleasant Time
45．What might happen the next morning？
A．Susie's classmates would laugh at her．
B．Susie's teacher would be angry with her．
C．Susie's mother would ask her to stay at home．
D．Susie would hand in her composition happily．
A team is a group of people with a common goal．A school's football team has two goals．One goal is to win．That is what the team wants to do．The other goal is to build character．Character is what a person values，how a person gets along with others．That is why schools have football teams．They want to help students build good values．
Each team member builds character．They learn to cooperate （合作）．They learn to make good decisions．They work hard．They practice every day．They learn to follow the rules．
Each team member has a position （位置）．Each position is part of winning．No one player has the ability to win the game for the team．Only if the team works together does a team win．People often say，"There is no I in TEAM．"
Whether the team wins or loses，at the end of the game they congratulate the other team．That is called sportsmanship．While they fight to win during the game，it is just a game．They cannot be angry with the other team．If they are，they'll hear from their coach．
makes sure the team reaches the school's goal．The coach cares about the whole team．The coach gives each player advice．When the team wins，everyone celebrates．And the coach is glad．But after the season is over，the coach is still happy．The coach gets to see the players as they go to school every day．The character they have built is part of their success in school，too．
Some coaches say that if you go into a classroom at their school you'll be able to tell the players．It is not that they are bigger than the other students．It is the ones who are helping other students work．Teamwork is part of their lives．
38．Schools build football teams mainly to help students ．
A．get good grades
B．become leaders
C．build good values
D．improve football skills
39．What does the underlined sentence"There is no I in TEAM．"in Paragraph 3mean？
A．I never take part in the game．
B．I am not a member of the team．
C．A famous star is the key to success．
D．Teamwork comes first during the game．
40．Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph 5？
A．The captain
B．The coach
C．The headmaster
D．The monitor
41．Some coaches think football players are different from others because they are ．
A．taller
B．bigger
C．more helpful
D．more talented．
Some English words have more than one meaning．These are called multi﹣meaning words．
Multi﹣meaning words have the same pronunciation with different meanings．For example，let's look at the word “ball” ．You could have a “ball” which means you would have a good time．You could toss a “ball” which means you throw an object．You could be on the “ball” which means you know what is happening．You could go to a “ball” which means a dance．
______Take the word “can” ．You “can” ride a bike which means you are able to ride a bike．You have a “can” of soup which means the soup is in a round﹣shaped holder．You can do the “can﹣can" which is a dance from the 1920s．And you might get “canned" if you do a poor job at work，which means you might lose your job．
How about “fly” ？You can “fly” an airplane or you can hit a “fly” that is on your food in your house．Or，you can “fly by the seat of your pants" which means you don't make a plan before taking an action．And，you know that the “fly” of a zipper（拉链）is the top part of the zipper．
There are hundreds of words that are multi﹣meaning words．The word "set" has more meanings than any other word in the English language．When you have time，why don't you try to think of all the ways the word "set" is used？
If you look at the title of this book Can a Fly，Fly？…you know that the answer is "Yes" because you have seen an insect named a “fly” go up in the air and move around through the air…which is what “fly” means．Can a Fly，Fly？Of course，it can!
（38）If Tom is often late for work and fails to finish his tasks，he will
A．do the can﹣can
B．get canned
C．be on the ball
D．go to a ball
（39）According to the passage，the word " " has the most meanings in the English language．
A．ball
B．can
C．set
D．fly
（40）Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the blank in paragraph 3？
A．Let's try another word．
B．Let's make a word list．
C．Here's a survey report．
D．Here's the guessing game．
（41）The writer writes the passage in order to ．
A．tell a story about learning English words
B．introduce a book on learning English words
C．share an experience in learning English words
D．present different pronunciations of the same word．
Chip was in first grade when I arrived at his school as a counselor（辅导员）．It was shocking to me that he was described as an angry，uncontrollable and evil（惹人厌的）boy．How could such a little boy，after being in school only one year，be considered "evil"？Over the next several months，I came to know Chip well enough to see that he was neither evil nor uncontrollable．
But，one day，Chip threw a chair at his teacher and was sent to my office．I asked him what made him do this．He replied that his teacher hated him．He felt there was no way to ever get her to like him．I asked him if he would tell his teacher this．He noded，and we called her into my office．
When the teacher came，________．He then said that he knew he was a very，very bad boy，and he didn't think anyone could ever like him．His teacher listened to him with heartfelt compassion．Then she gave him a big warm hug，telling him she didn't hate him at all and，actually，she cared very much about him．Only sometimes Chip's behavior really scared her．It was clear to both Chip and me that she really meant it．
I put my left arm on his shoulders and the right hand on his heart．I told him how wonderful and lovely I saw him to be．I praised how special and brave he was to express his hurt feelings．
As I was speaking to him，his whole body came to rest on my right hand next to his heart．It was a moment in time unlike anything I had experienced before．From then on，I'm pleased to see his behavior improved through the rest of school years．
A child's mind is clear and sensitive（敏感的）．He receives whatever others say without protection．It is as easy to consider someone hopeless as it is to consider him able in his own special way．
38．The first paragraph mainly tells us ．
A．Chip was very popular at school
B．the teacher didn't care about Chip at all
C．Chip had no way to get others to like him
D．the writer thought differently about Chip
39．Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the bland in the passage？
A．she couldn't control her feelings
B．I advised her to be more patient
C．Chip became angry and crazy again
D．I encouraged Chip to express his feelings
40．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 shows that Chip ．
A．accepted the writer
B．wanted a rest
C．was quite afraid
D．felt a little nervous
41．What can we learn from the passage？
A．No pains，no gains．
B．Love me，love my dog
C．Expect higher，act better．
D．Where there is a will，there is a way．
Reading an English newspaper is a good way to improve a student's language ability．As there are many useful and common words in an English newspaper，it may help students increase their vocabulary（词汇量）as well as improve their reading skills．（66）他们可以从报纸上学到新的知识． But what is the proper way to read an English newspaper？Do students need to look over all the content（内容）of the newspaper？
The first step is to choose a right newspaper with good language．Then turn to the front page and read the headlines（标题）to know what has happened．As the most important things are put on the front page，it's easy to find out what you're interested in and then turn to the page to read it completely．（67）There is no need to go through all the articles．
Secondly，read newspapers every day．Remember words through context（上下文），in which these words may appear repeatedly．（68）Once they appear several times，you will remember them easily．Don't look up every unknown word in your dictionary．You can try to guess the meaning between sentences．（69）如果你的猜测错了，不要放弃．Keep reading，and you will become familiar with the words after reading them several times in different texts．
Reading English newspapers makes us knowledgeable．（70）It can not only help us know what is happening in the world but also improve our language．
66． They can learn new knowledge from newspapers
67． 没有必要浏览所有的文章
68． 一旦这些词出现多次，你就能轻而易举地记住它们了
69． If your guess is wrong，don't give up
70． 读英语报纸不仅能帮助我们了解时事，而且还能提高我们的语言水平 ．
In western countries，most children get pocket money bt doing some chores at home．They usually start to do chores at the age of ten．School students have to do their homework and study for tests，so they don't have a lot of free time on weekdays and they often do some chores on weekends．
Young kids can only do easy chores，so they don't get much money．But many of them only want to buy candy．And candy is cheap!They do the dishes after dinner and feed the pet cat or dog．Sometimes they water flowers and other plants in the garden．
When kids get older，they want to buy more things．They want something more expensive than candy．Then they have to work harder．They often wash the car，cut the grass or feed the dog．
Some chores can help kids learn new things．It is important for kids to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework．
（1）How do most children get pocket money in western countries？
（2）When do school students often do some chores？
（3）Why can't young kids get much money from their parents？
（4）Do young kids often wash the car and cut the grass？
（5）What can some chores help kids learn？
Reading is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons．First，reading is fun．You can always keep yourself happy if you like reading．If you like reading，you will never feel bored or tired．
Next，you can read a book almost anywhere：in a car，on a plane，or even in the bathroom．All you need is a book!
Another good reason for reading is that it is useful．If you read as a hobby，you will get better and better at it．And you will read faster and find it easier to understand what you read．As you reading skills improve，you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much better．
Some people say that reading is out of date．This is not true．You can read on computers，and the better you read，the better your computer skills will be．
Good readers may become writers，too．They always have more things to write about．
Reading is a wonderful hobby．Why not start reading right now？
41．According to the passage，reading can keep you bored an tired．
42．You can read a book almost everywhere．
43．If your reading skills improve，your schoolwork will become much better．
44．It is true that reading is out of date．
45．Good readers may become writers． ．
In the USA，each year，students take part in a kind of competition called the Science Olympiad．
It has a lot of different events．Students go there to show how much they know about the science of music，biology，chemistry and others．My best event is forestry．
The big day came at last!First，I went to watch the tower building competition．That's when students build small towers and put heavy things on top of it．They hope they can hold them up．One of my schoolmates was putting things on her tower．She was nervous，and in the end it was too heavy for her tower to hold it﹣﹣﹣it broke!I felt bad for her．
After lunch，I helped some teammates with their events．One was geography，and the other was history．I don't know much about those things，so I just watched my teammates do most of the work．
At last，it was time for my favorite event﹣﹣﹣﹣forestry．The rules were easy．We had to look at more than 40different kinds of leaves and find out which plants they were from．We also had to answer some questions about the uses of each leaf.1knew almost all of the leaves and could answer most of the questions．I had spent more than a month studying on the Internet to get ready．At the end，it was time for the awards（颁奖）．I was nervous，because the forestry awards were last．We won second place in the whole state!A nice man gave me a medal and smiled at me．
46．What is the Science Olympiad？
47．Is forestry the author's（作者的）best event？
48．Why did the author feel bad for the first event？
49．Where did the author prepare for his event？
50．Which prize did the author's team win，the second or the last？
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"Red envelope"fever has swept the country recently．Cash（现金）can be sent through electronic payments．Children can get more money than before．But everyone needs to understand something about money：where it comes from，how to save it and how to spend it wisely．Too many parents don't take time to teach their children about money，and as a result，many of those children don't know how to deal with money when they grow up．
When should parents begin teaching their children about money？Experts agree that it's never too early．The more children learn about money，the more wisely they will be able to deal with money as they grow older．To begin with，parents can teach kids how to count money．
Next，parents can teach kids how to save money．For example，a kid wants a new bicycle．Parents can teach them to save part of their pocket money for that bike，while still keeping some money for ice cream and movies．In this way they will begin to understand the meaning of saving．
Also it's never too early to teach children different ways to make money besides snatching （抢） red envelope．For example，they can wash cars，clean gardens，look after babies．Sit down with children and talk with them about some ways they could make money．You'll be surprised and glad at the effort they will begin making．
Teach children about money when they're young and their future will be brighter．
Title（标题）：Teach children about（41） |
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Everyone needs to understand something about money：（42） it comes from，how to save it and how to spend it wisely． |
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When to begin teaching about money |
How to（44） |
How to make money besides snatching red envelope． |
It's never too（43） |
Understand the meaning of saving． |
They can wash cars，（45） ． |
Tyler was a troublesome student．He sat in the back row．Every time I called him to answer questions，he'd reply with a flip（轻率的）answer．If he got it wrong，he would get very angry．
Usually kids could sit quietly in class．However，Tyler was just loud．One day，Tyler was talking while I was teaching．I said to him，"Tyler，why not join in our discussion instead of having one of your own？"He got up from his chair，pushed it over，and shouted something I can't remember．I sent him to the office and he received a week's out﹣of﹣school punishment．
The week was a wonderful time for me，but when it came to an end，I began to feel worried．So I came up with a plan．
On the day of his return，I told him I wanted to start over with him．If he felt like he was going to lose control in class，he could step outside the door for a moment．
From then on，Tyler was a changed student in my classroom．In fact he was a smart child and he even stopped a fight between two students one day．And he never used the privilege（特权）to leave the class for a moment．I believe that just letting him decide for himself made all the difference．
When the year was over，he wrote me a thank﹣you note about how good the year had been for him．I still have it today and find it very moving to reread when I get stressed about teaching．
（1）When Tyler was talking in class，the teacher advised him to ．
A．join in their discussion
B．have his own discussion
C．get up from his chair
D．go out of school
（2）Tyler changed after ．
A．shouting at the teacher
B．losing control in class
C．having the privilege to decide for himself
D．helping the teacher manage the class
（3）Tyler did all the following things EXCEPT ．
A．sitting in the back row
B．leaving the class for a moment
C．stopping a fight between two students
D．not listening to teachers in class
（4）Every time the teacher reads the thank﹣you note，he feels ．
A．stressed
B．worried
C．satisfied
D．moved
（5）The passage is mainly about ．
A．how Tyler got the punishment
B．how Tyler changed to be a good student
C．how the teacher dealt with Tyler's return
D．how the teacher felt about Tyler's thank﹣you note．
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