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It seems school children all over the world complain about their school food. Cherie Blair, wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, said that she would prepare a packed lunch for her son if school dinners do not improve. So what do students of your age eat for lunch at school?

Japan High schools have canteens, which serve everything from noodles to rice, but not burgers and chips. Other children bring food from home such as cold rice balls, meat or fish, pickles (泡菜) and vegetables.

Students take home a menu for the coming month containing notes on nutrition value. Twice a year parents are invited to have a taste of the food. The class with the fewest leftovers (剩饭 ) at the end of the month receives a prize.

The United States A typical menu from a US school is made up of a hamburger with fried potatoes or roast chicken, lettuce and pickles, fruit and cookies. School lunches must also provide at least one-third of the daily dietary allowances (定量 ) of protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, calcium (钙) and calories.

Australia Meat pies, sausage rolls and hot dogs are all traditional dishes in Australian school shops. But as the nation pays more attention to children's health, healthier foods have started to find their way onto school menus.

Many schools have used a traffic light system. The sale of red-labeled foods, including pastries, chocolate and soft drinks, is served only twice a week. Healthier green-labeled foods such as sushi (寿司),sandwiches, corn and watermelon, however, are available every day.

In some schools, students have a choice of up to 89 foods to choose from, including popcorn and rice.

South Africa　 Most of South Africa's schools do not serve meals at all. Classes end at l:30 p.m. and students get their own lunches. Many students bring food from home, usually sandwiches.

Fast food and fried food sell the best among students, which has led to a rise in obesity among children. But as more people began to realize the fact that being too fat may cause different diseases, some schools in towns have led the way towards better nutrition. Now students at these schools are provided with lunches of porridge with vegetables, such as cabbages, onions, beans, carrots and tomatoes.

1.What does the underlined word "obesity" in the last paragraph probably mean?

A. Violence.　　　　 B. Sadness.

C. Famine.　　　　 D. Overweight.

2.We can infer from the passage that　　　　 _.

A. a typical menu from a US school consists of enough nutrition

B. most students in South Africa eat their lunch at home

C. many schools in Australia have traffic lights outside their school

D. you can have whatever you like in school canteens in Japan

3.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Schools should try to satisfy the needs of students.

B. Schools serve different foods from country to country.

C. Food served in America is the best of all.

D. School children all over the world dislike their school food.

4.The article is meant for　　　　　　 .

A. school lunch suppliers　　　　 B. schoolmasters

C. students of your age　　　　 D. nutritionists

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People all over the world seem to be 1. (interest) in the UK’s royal family. Most fans know all their names and faces and who’s next in line to the throne (王位). So famous are they that they don’t even have to use their last name. But what do they 2. (actual ) do? They don’t need money as they 3. (support ) by UK taxpayers and have a large family fortune, but they do still have to work. Most of Queen Elizabeth’s time is taken up with 4. are called “royal engagements (活动)”. These engagements include 5. (host) heads of states, diplomatic trips to other countries, parties at palaces as well as opening Parliament when a new government is formed and giving out 6. (nation) awards. Queen Elizabeth’s engagements add up 7. several hundred a year, more than Prince Harry, William and Kate’s all together. In fact the royal family has to carry out 8. average of 2,000 engagements, entertain 70,000 guests and answer 100,000 letters every year. Obviously one woman can’t do all of that and that’s where the rest of the royal family step in 9. (help). Apart from this, some members of the royal family have done jobs like other people. The most famous royal who did one of these jobs is William, Duke of Cambridge, 10. worked as an ambulance helicopter pilot.

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Mother's Day is the occasion upon which children stop and say "thank you" to moms all over the world． Homemade cards express gratitude for countless meals cooked， wounds dressed and hugs given． Animal moms， on the other hand， never get any thanks． But animal moms are also great moms． You might be surprised at some of these moms．

Octopuses （章鱼）

The mother octopus lays about 50，000 eggs． For about 300 days， she stays with the eggs， cleans them and protects them． She does not leave to feed． However， this animal mom dies as soon as the eggs are hatched （孵化）．

Crocodiles （鳄鱼）

A crocodile mother puts a lot of time and effort into raising her babies． She starts by building a nest， which she guards for over two months! When the eggs are ready to hatch， the young crocodiles call out to their mother， who digs them out and helps them hatch． She then carries them in her mouth down to the water， where she will guard them for several more weeks or months until they learn to hunt on their own．

Bats

Bats become moms by hanging head up in a cave， giving birth． Catching the youngster before it can fall to the ground below， she puts it in a pouch （育儿袋）． Bat moms may carry babies with them when feeding for the first few days． As the little bats get bigger and heavier， moms help them hang on the wall of their caves and return often to feed them． It continues for about three weeks， until the babies are grown up and able to fly on their own．

Koalas （考拉）

The animal mom gives birth after a pregnancy （怀孕期） of only 35 days． The hairless baby climbs into its mother's pouch and lives there for another five months． When the little koala is between five and eight months old， it leaves the pouch for short periods of time but returns for safety． Once it is too big to return to the pouch， it will climb onto its mother's back and ride there until it is about 12 months old．

1.A crocodile mother usually carries her baby to the water　　　 ．

A. in her pouch

B. on her back

C. in her mouth

D. by her tail

2.A bat mom　　　 ．

A. gives birth by lying in the nest

B. gives birth by hanging in a cave

C. leaves its babies in the pouch for months

D. lets its babies live on their own after birth

3.According to the passage， what can we know about the koala？

A. A young koala usually stay with its mom for twelve months．

B. The hairless baby lives in the mother's pouch for about half a year．

C. The little koala leaves the pouch at age between four and seven months old．

D. The animal mom needs to be pregnant for over two months before the baby's birth．

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It is no use ________ about the cuisine of our school canteen .

A  complaining  B complained C  to complain  D complains

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This year, about 2,300 teenagers from all over the world will spend about 10 months in US homes. At the same time about 1,300 American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and learn the rest of the world.

Here is a 2-way student exchange in action. Fred, 19, spent last year in Germany with George’s family. In turn, George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America.

Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived. But after 2 months of studying, the language became easy for him. School was completely different from what he had expected and it was much harder. Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took 14 subjects instead of 6 that were usually taken in the US.

Family life, too, was different. They have to listen to their fathers. All the activities were done with the family rather than individually. Fred found the food to be too simple at first. He also missed having a car.

“Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out to have a good time. In Germany, you walk but you soon learn to like it. ”

At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his own ideas. “I suppose I should criticize American schools. ” he says, “It is far too easy for our level but I have to say that I like it a lot in Germany, we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many other activities. I think that maybe American schools are better in training their citizens. There ought to be some middle ground between the two.

__1____ between American school life and German school life

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Due to the increasing number of violence acts produced in schools all over the world, more and more parents prefer to have their children educated at home rather than at school． This way they can ensure their safety and well-being, although teachers and school representatives are trying to improve the situation in schools by increasing the number of the persons in charge of the safety of the students．

The main reason for violence acts are the films and cartoons that fill the children’s time． They want to do everything they watch on TV and never think of the consequences, and they may hurt a classmate or a teacher．

On the other hand, parents are not fully satisfied with the children’s results obtained in classes and they consider private classes would have better results. When a teacher has to watch 30 students in class he can’t probably see what each of them is doing, how he is writing, or if he understands the explanations． At home the teacher can explain in details everything the child doesn’t understand as many times as he considers proper. And many times the child grows fond of the teacher at home, who becomes his best friend, and who helps him whenever he needs someone to talk to.

However, the best solution would be a mixture between the education received at school and that at home, because school makes children communicate and socialize． Keeping a child at home for fear there might happen something bad to him only makes the child’s character weak and prevents him from knowing what real life is． Staying in a crystal ball only does harm to the child．

All in all, schools have been created to help children, not to harm them, so it’s best to keep children in these special places, where they learn, laugh, have fun and make new friends

1.The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to ________

A．teach parents the ways to keep their children safe

B．show solutions to developing children’s character

C．analyze an education problem and give opinions

D．explain the main reason for violence acts in schools

2.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A．Advantages and Disadvantages of Private Classes

B．Who is to Blame, Parents or Schools?

C．Which Is Better, School Study or Home Study?

D．The Relationship between Teachers and Children

3.What does “a crystal ball” in the passage refer to?

A．A toy that can be used for entertainment

B．A safe and comfortable environment

C．A round object that is made of crystal

D．An obstacle that is hard to overcome

4.We can infer from the passage that ________.

A．violence TV programs have bad effects on children’s behavior

B．the teacher at home is more patient than the teacher at school

C．children today are weak from lack of sense of right and wrong

D．there are too many students in class for a teacher to teach

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Due to the increasing number of violent acts produced in schools all over the world, more and more parents prefer to have their children educated at home rather than at school. This way they can assure their safety and well-being. Teachers and school representatives are trying to improve the situation in schools by increasing the number of the persons charged with the safety of the students.

The main reason for violent acts are the films and cartoons that fill the children’s time. They want to do everything. They watch on TV and never think of the results, and they may hurt a classmate or a teacher.

On the other hand, parents are not fully satisfied with the children’s results obtained in classes and they consider private classes would have better results.

When a teacher has to watch 30 students in class he can’t probably see what each of them is doing, how he is writing, or if he understands the explanations. At home the teacher can explain in detail everything the child doesn’t understand as many times as he considers proper.

And many times, the child grows fond of the teacher at home, who becomes his best friend, and who helps him whenever he needs someone to talk to.

However, the best solution would be a mixture between the education received at school and that at home, because school makes children communicate and socialize. Keeping a child at home for fear that something bad might happen to him only makes the child’s character weak and prevents him from knowing what real life is. Staying in a glass bowl only does harm to the child.

All in all, schools have been created to help children, not to harm them, so it’s best to keep children in these special places, where they learn, laugh, have fun and make new friends.

1.The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to________.

A．teach parents the ways to keep theft children safe

B．show solutions to developing children’s character

C．explain the main reason for violence acts in schools

D．analyze an education problem and give opinions.

2.What does “a glass bowl” in the passage refer to?

A．A toy that can be used for entertainment．

B．A safe and comfortable environment．

C．An object that is made of crystal．

D．A setback that is hard to overcome．

3.We can infer from the passage that________.

A．violent TV programs have bad effects on children’ behavior

B．the teacher at home is more patient than the teacher at school

C．children today are weak from lack of sense of right and wrong

D．there are too many students in class for a teacher to teach

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Due to the increasing number of violence acts produced in schools all over the world，more and more parents prefer to have their children educated at home rather than at school. This way they can assure their safety and well-being，although teachers and school representatives are trying to improve the situation in schools by increasing the number of the persons in charge with the safety of the students．

The main reason for violence acts are the films and cartoons that fill the children’s time．They want to do everything．they watch on TV and never think at the consequences，and they may hurt a classmate or a teacher．

On the other hand, parents are not fully satisfied with the children’s results obtained in classes and they consider private classes would have better results．

When a teacher has to watch 30 students in class he can’t probably see what each of them is doing，how he is writing，or if he understands the explanations．At home the teacher can explain in details everything the child doesn’t understand as many times as he considers proper．

And many times．the child grows fond of the teacher at home，who becomes his best friend，and who helps him whenever he needs someone to talk to．

However, the best solution would be a mixture between the education received at school and that at home，because school makes children communicate and socialize．Keeping a child at home for fear there might happen something bad to him．only makes the child’s character weak and prevents him from knowing what real life is．Staying in a crystal ball only does harm to the child．

All in all．schools have been created to help children，not to harm them，so it’s best to keep children in these special places，where they learn，laugh，have fun and make new friends．

1.The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to________．

2.Parents prefer to have their children educated at home because the following EXCEPT that______.

3.What does“a crystal ball”in the passage refer to?

4.We call infer from the passage that________．

5.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

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SINGAPORE—It seems the financial crisis isn’t all hopeless: one in four people are glad the world’s economy turned down like it did, because it helped them realize more in life, according to a global survey.

Market research firm Synovate surveyed around 11400 people across the world and found more than half had permanently changed their attitudes toward money over the last 12 months. Another 47 percent, however, said they were looking forward to being able to spend freely again.

“The psychology of global depression has changed the way many people do things,” Jenny Chang, managing director in Taiwan (China), said in a statement. “They are making life-changing decisions based on the current global depression, such as postponing marriage, having children, moving house, changing jobs or pursuing higher education. Even in a relatively effect-free economy like Taiwan’s.”

A quarter of all respondents led by Malaysians said they were glad the world had an economic crisis as it has helped them realize what’s really important in their lives.

Nearly 60 percent said they would try their best to control their spending so that it doesn’t go back to what it used to be before the downturn, and over two-thirds are more interested in increasing their savings than reducing their debt.

The majority of respondents—over 80 percent—believed their generation had a responsibility to leave their country better off for the younger generation, even if it involved dramatically changing their lifestyles.

With the relatively high unemployment in the US, Synovate’s US-based Claire Peerson Braverman said, Americans who had lost one or more incomes in the family, had to make some of the most difficult decisions concerning money each day.

1.What information did Market research firm Synovate want to get by making the survey?

A. The effects of global depression on people’s money and life attitudes.

B. The loss people suffered in the global depression.

C. The number of people who like global depression.

D. The influence of economical crisis on the US.

2.What can be inferred from the article?

A. The global depression had no effects on economy in Taiwan of China at all.

B. Global depression led some people to give up their higher education.

C. More people will spend their money more carefully after the global depression.

D. Some people felt glad about the global depression for the benefits it brought them.

3.What does the underlined world “it” in the fifth paragraph refer to?

A. Habit of spending money.         B. Global depression.

C. Responsibility for the country.      D. Attitude towards life.

4.What is the theme of this article?

A. The economic crisis made more people try to save more money.

B. The situation of unemployment in the US became more serious.

C. Lots of people put off some important events in their life for the economic crisis.

D. Economic crisis helped people change their ideas about money and life.

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This year some twenty-three hundred teenagers from all over the world will spend about ten months in US homes through an exchange program. They will attend US schools ,meet US teenagers, and form impressions of the real American teenagers . American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world.

Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George's family . In turn, George's son, Mike, spent a year in Fred's home in America.

Fred, knew little German when he arrived, but after two month's study, the language began to come to him . School was completely different from what he had expected -much harder. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States.

"Back home ,you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time ,In Germany ,you walk ,but you soon learn to like it."

At the same time ,in America ,Mike ,a friendly German boy ,was also forming his idea ."I suppose I should criticize American schools ,"he says ."It is far too easy by our level .But I have to say that I like it very much .In Germany we do nothing but study . Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens .There ought to be some middle ground between the two."

1.The whole exchange program is mainly to ­_________

A．help teenagers in other countries know the real America

B．send students in America to travel in Germany

C．let students learn something about other countries

D．have teenagers learn new languages

2.What did Fred and Mike agree on?

A．America has better traffic.

B．German schools were harder than American schools.

C．Americans and Germans were both friendly

D．There were more cars on the streets in America.

3.What is particular in American schools ?

A．There is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings.

B．There are a lot of after-school activities.

C．Students usually take 14 subjects in all.

D．Students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car

4.What did Mike think after experiencing the American school life?

A．A better education should include something good from both America and Germany.

B．German schools trained students to be better citizens

C．American schools were not as good as German schools.

D．The easy life in the American school was more helpful to students.

5.The underlined word “criticize” in the last paragraph can be replaced by"_________"

A．praise            B．regret            C．ignore            D．accuse

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