訓(xùn)練二學(xué)校生活類(lèi)ADearSirorMadam.OneoftheteachersatmyschoolinNewYorktellsmethatyourschoolhassummercourses.IamplanningtogotoBeijingnextsummerandwouldliketotakeashortone-monthcourse.Iam18yearsoldandhavebeenstudyingChineseforsixyears.IwasbornintheUSAandhaveneverbeentoChinabefore.IamgoingtostudyChineseattheuniversity.IthinkthecoursewillhelpmeimprovemyChinese.Couldyousendmeacatalogue(目錄)andapplicationform(申請(qǐng)表)？IwouldalsolikeinformationaboutBeijingandotherplacesnearby.Ihopetodosometravellingwhenthecourseisover.Thankyou！Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.Verytrulyyours,JimGreen1.JimGreenisastudentfrom_A_.A.AmericaB.ChinaC.CanadaD.Australia2.Hewastwelveyearsoldwhenhestartedto_B_.A.gotoschoolB.learnChineseC.studyinChinaD.travelinBeijing3.HowmanytimeshashebeentoChinabefore?_D_A.Once.B.Twice.C.Manytimes.D.Never.4.HewillcometoChinanextsummerto_A_.A.improvehisChineseB.visitfriendsC.lookforjobsD.teachsummercourse5.Hewillprobably_C_afterthesummercourse.A.graduatefromuniversityB.workinthisschoolC.takeatripinBeijingD.posthisapplicationformBDavidwalkeddownthestreet.AllhewantedtodowastoplaybasketballwithJim.Buthismothertoldhimtoreturnhissister'sbookstothelibraryonhiswaytoJim'shouse.Inhiseyes,booksandsummertimejustdon'tgotogether.Hethoughthehadreadalotduringtheschoolyear.Andhehadneversetfootinsideapubliclibrary.Todayhe'djustdropthebooksoffintheoutsidereturnbox,butitwaslocked.Hehadtogoinsidetoreturnthem.Davidwalkedinsidethebuildingafewminutesbeforeclosingtime.Heputthebooksintothereturnbox.Afteraquickdrinkofwaterandashortstopinthetoilet,he'dbeonhiswaytomeetJim.Hewalkedoutofthetoilet.Thelibrarylightswereturnedoff.Hewaslocked—inalibrary!Davidtriedtousethetelephone,buthecouldn'tfindone.Asthesunbegantoset,hesearchedforalightandfoundalittleoneonthedesk.Heusedapenciltowriteanoteonabigpieceofpaper.Itread,“I'mlockedinside.Pleasecallforhelp.”Heputitonthefrontdoor.Surely,someonepassingbywouldseeit.Hethenturnedhisattentiontothelibraryitself.Hewassurprisedtodiscoverthatthisplacewasnotsobad.Rowsandrowsofbooks！WhenhesawabookaboutMichaelJordanonthedesk,hepickeditup.Heopenedthebookandbegantoread.Hefeltthatbeinglockedinthelibrarydidn'tseemtobesuchaterriblething.1.WhatdidDavid'smotherwanthimtodo?_D_A.PlaybasketballwithJim.B.Takeawalkinthestreet.C.Readbooksinthelibrary.D.Returnhissister'sbooks.2.Davidthoughthehadreadalotduring_B_.A.avisittoJim'sB.theschoolyearC.theclosingtimeD.thesummertime3.Davidwentinsidethebuildingbecause_D_.A.thesunbegantosetB.hewantedtousethetelephoneC.heneededtogotothetoiletD.theoutsidereturnboxwaslocked4.Whichofthefollowingsentencescouldbeaddedtothechart(圖表)_D_?Hewroteanoteonabigpieceofpaper.→eq\x(？)→eq\x(\a\al(Heopenedthebook,andbegantoread.))A.Hesearchedforalight.B.Heputthebooksintothereturnbox.C.Hehadaquickdrinkofwater.D.Heturnedhisattentiontothelibrary.5.Daviddiscoveredthat_B_afterhewaslockedinthelibrary.A.hewasveryafraidofthedarkB.hebecameinterestedinthisplaceC.hismomwasworriedabouthimD.HisfriendbecamenervousabouthimCWhatdoesatypicaldaylooklikeforahighschoolstudentintheUnitedStates？Well,everyone'sisverydifferent.Icandescribemynormaldayinhighschoolforyou.Ourschooldayusuallywentfrom8：30amto5：30pm.However,somedaysIhadcheerleading(啦啦隊(duì))practiceorplaypracticeat6：30am.IfIhadcheerleadingpracticeIgotreadyatschool,andifIhadtime,Iatebreakfastattheschooldininghall.ThenIwouldgotowardsmylockerandgetmybooksforthefirstperiod.Eachclasswentforabout50minutesandwehad4minutestogettothenextclass.WestudiedeverythingfromsciencetomathandSpanishtoP.E.Iplayedtheflute(長(zhǎng)笛)inband,sooneofmyclassperiodswasusedforthat.Lunch-timewouldbeat12：30pmandthenwehadsometimetohangoutoutsideorbyourlockers.Attheendofthedaytherewasaseminar(研討會(huì))period.Itcouldbeusedforstudyingormeetings.Afterschool,Iwouldcheeratabasketballgame,bealifeguard(救生員)atworkorhavespeechpractice.Myfamilyalwaystriedtohavedinnertogetherataround7pm,buttherewasn'talwaystime.Iwouldfinallystartstudyingataround8or9pm.Sothereyouhaveit！That'smytypicaldayinhighschool.1.Howlongdidthewriterusuallystayatschoolonhisschoolday?_C_A.Sevenhours.B.Eighthours.C.Ninehours.D.Tenhours.2.Wheredidthewritereatbreakfastifhehadtime?_A_A.Atschool.B.Athome.C.Inarestaurant.D.Inthepark.3.Whendidthewriterhangoutwithhisclassmates?_B_A.Afterthefirstclass.B.Afterlunch.C.Afterbreakfast.D.Afterschool.4.Whichofthefollowingisnotthewriter'safter-schoolactivity?_A_A.Havemeetings.B.Cheeratagame.C.Bealifeguard.D.Practicespeech.5.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?_D_A.Ourschoolday.B.Everyone'slifeisdifferent.C.Theafter-schoollifeintheUS.D.AtypicaldayinhighschoolintheUS.DIstillrememberedmyfirstdayofsecondgrade.Iwasledtoaroom.Noteacheryet.Girlstalking.Boystryingtokilleachother.Itooksomepaperandapencil,pickedadesk,andwenttowork.Minuteslater,agirlcameoverandsatontopofmydesk.“What'reyoudoing？”shesaid.“Writingto100,”Ireplied.“Isthatyoucando？”“No,”Isaid.ThenIrosefrommyseattogetmypencilsharpener.IhadnoideathatwhenIstood,thedeskwouldfalloverandhurtherleg.HernamewasJane.Fromthatdayon—shewasmybestfriend.Whereverwewent—toschoolorchurchorbasketballgames,JanesavedmeaseatorIsavedoneforher.Manyyearslater,aftercollege,ImovedtoCaliforniaandmarried.Janestayedinourhometowntobeasocialworker.Wewerefriendsformorethan50years.Afterherdeathsevenyearsago,Istillthinkofheroften,especiallyatthestartoftheschoolyear.TVadstrytotelluswhatchildrenneedforschool—newshoes,clothes,backpacks.Butreally,children'sneedsaresimple.Besidesthebasics—tobefed,caredfor,andloved—theyneedthegiftoffriendship.Foryears,Ifearedhowpeoplesawme.Butoneday,Ifinallyunderstood.Ididn'tneedtobesmartorprettyorpopular.Ijustneededtobekind.MygrandsonHenryrecentlyfinishedhispreschoolandreceivedaprizefor“Friendship”.EvenanOlympicmedalwouldn'tmakemeprouder！Ithinkchildrenneedtoknowthattheyareloved.Theyneedtoknowthattheyhavealltheyneedandthebestwaytowinfriends