Food is very important. Everyone needs to 36 well if he or she wants to have a 37　 body. Our minds(大脑) also need a kind of food. This kind of food is 38　 .We begin to get knowledge（知识）even when we are very young. Small children are 39 in everything . They learn 40　 while they are watching and listening.They always have many 41 in their minds. When they are getting 42 , they begin to 43 story books, science books…anything they like. When they 44 something new，they love to ask questions and 45 to find out the answers.

What is the best 46 to get knowledge? If we learn 47 ourselves，we will get the most knowledge. If we are 48　 getting answers from others and do not ask why，we will never learn well. When we study in the 49　 way，we will learn more and understand 50　 .

36. A. sleep　　　　　　 B. read　　　　　　 C. drink　　　　　　 D. eat

37. A.big　　　　　　　 B. strong　　　　　　 C. bad　　　　　　 D.good

38. A. sport　　　 　　 B. exercise　　　　　 C. knowledge　　　　 D. meat

39. A. interested　　　　 B. interesting　　　　 C. weak　　　　　　 D. better

40. A. everything　　　 B. something　　　　 C. nothing　　　　　 D. anything

41. A. things　　　　　 B. food　　　 　　　C. questions　　　　 D. answers

42. A. older　　　　　　 B. younger　　　　　 C. bigger　　　　　 D. taller

43. A. lend　　　　　　 B. read　　　　　　 C. learn　　　　　　 D. write

44. A. look　　　　　　 B. see　　　　　　　 C. find　　　　　 　 D. watch

45. A. try　　　　　　　 B. have　　　　　　 C. think　　　　　　 D. wait

46. A. place　　　　　 B. school　　　　　　 C. way　　　　　　 D. road

47. A. on　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　 D. by

48. A. often　　　　　 B. always　　　　　　 C. usually　　　　　 D. sometimes

49. A. wrong　　　　　 B. right　　　　　　　 C. bad　　　　　　 D. same

50. A. harder　　　　　 B. much　　　　　　 C. better　　　　　 D. well

Most Americans start to school at the age of five when they enter kindergarten(幼儿园).Children do not really study at this time. They only attend for half the day and learn what school is like.

Children attend elementary school(小学) for the next six years. They learn to read and write and work with numbers. They also study the world and its people.

After they leave elementary school, children go to junior high school for three years and senior high school (高中) for another three years. This is called secondary education (中等教育). In some places, the children go to elementary school for eight years and high school for four. In all, elementary and secondary education together take twelve years to complete (完全) excluding(不包括) kindergarten.

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1. The elementary and secondary education together take the children ______ to complete in the USA.

A. thirteen years　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. fourteen years

C. twelve years　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. eleven years

2. Most American children enter kindergarten ______.

A. at the age of five years old　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to study two years

C. to learn science　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. about two years old

3. In elementary they should stay there ______.

A. for six years　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for three years

C. for another three years　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. to study hard

4. Children should study how to ______.

A. act　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. become an astronaut

C. read and write　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. read, write and work with numbers

5. Some American children have their elementary school education for ______.

A. five years　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. four years

C. eight years　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.seven years

Dear friends,

　　 My name is Penny. I am a student in No. 11 Middle School. I live in Shanghai, a very beautiful city. I want to have a pen pal from Australia.

　　 Now I will tell you something about myself. I am thirteen years old. I can speak a little English. I have no brothers or sisters. But I have a lovely dog. His name is Dick. After school, I like playing with him. Sometimes, I go to the movies with my friends, Jack and Jane. I like math, science, and Chinese. But my favorite subject is English, so I want to learn it well. I think you may help me.

　　 Can you write to me soon?

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Yours,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Penny

根据信件内容，选择最佳答案。

(　 ) 1. What is the writer’s dog’s name?

　 A. Jack.　　　　 B. Dick.　　　 　C. Jane.　　　　 　 D. Penny.

(　 ) 2. Where does she live?

　 A. Beijing.　　 B. Wuhan.　　　 C. Shanghai.　　　 D. Hong Kong.

(　 ) 3. Can she speak English?

　 A. Yes, she can speak English very well.　　　 B. No, she can’t.

　 C. Yes, but only a little.　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 　 D. We don’t know.

(　 ) 4. What does she like doing after school?

A. She likes playing with her dog.　　　　　　　　

　 B. She likes playing with her parents.

C. She likes going to the movies with her parents.　　

　 D. She likes studying English.

(　 ) 5. What is her favorite subject?

　 A. Math.　　　 B. Science.　　 C. Chinese.　　　 D. English.

　 Mike Hayes proved he was smart in his first year at college．In 2007， 51 he

Was a student at the University of Illinois．he came up

with an idea to 52　 his tuition fee(学费)and college

costs problem．Hayes thought everyone could afford to

give him a penny．

He wrote to Chicago Tribune writer Bob Greene．

Hayes wanted each of the newspaper’s　 53　 to

send him a penny．Greene thought the idea sounded

54 and agreed to do it．

　 “Just one penny．”Hayes said．“A penny doesn’t

55 anything to anyone．If everyone who is reading

your paper looks around the room right now，there will be a 56 under a seat，or on

the comer of the desk，or on the floor．That’s all I’m 　 57 ．A Denny from each of

your readers．”

　 In less than a month，the Many Pennies for Mike Fund(基金)had around 2．3 million

pennies．Not everyone sent 58 a penny，many even sent dollars．Money was

received from every state in the United States．So，Hayes reached his$28，000 target(目

标)and 59　 to get money for his degree in food science from the University of Illinois．

　 Perhaps the last word is best left to his father．Bill Hayes：“When Mike first told

me about his　 60　　 ，I just laughed and said that I thought it was foolish--Which shows

you that he’s smarter tIlan I am．”

51．A．before　　　　 B．because　　　　 C．while　　　　　　 D．if

52．A．solve　　　　 B．make　　　　　 C．spend　　　　　 D．cause

53．A．editors　　　　 B．readers　　　　 C．managers　　　　 D．Writers

54．A．bad　　　　　 B．tree　　　　　　 C．relaxing　　　　 D．fun

55．A．buy　　　　　 B．mean　　　　　　 C．show　　　　　 D．pass

56．A．newspaper　　 B．book　　　　　　 C．dollar　　　　　　 D．penny

57．A．asking　　　 B．writing　　　　　 C．saying　　　　　 D．doing

58．A．only　　　　 B．almost　　　　　 C．also　　　　　　 D．over

59．A．kept on　　　 B．called on　　　　 C．went on　　　　　 D．put on

60．A．dream　　　　 B．idea　　　　　　 C．problem 　　　　　D．study