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Students who get tired of looking at the four walls of a classroom might like to take the nature course being offered by Carvel College again this summer. Groups of about a dozen students each, led by an experienced guide, will go on ten-day camping trips to the mountains to study the plants and animals that grow and live there.

Students carry their own things, which includes sleeping bags, warm clothing, food and water, and other useful tools. And what do the students do all day? Well, as soon as the sun comes up, they eat breakfast and start climbing up the mountain trail to the next campground, which is five to ten miles away. As the students take notes, the guide points out different plants and animals alongside the trail. The climb is usually over by early afternoon, so the group spends the rest of the day resting or swimming in a mountain lake. Before dinner each night, they all come together and discuss the day’s activities.

At the end of the course, the students write reports using the information they have collected. But they don’t mind at all. What they do mind is leaving the beauty of the wilderness and the good friends they’ve made to return to their normal lives in the city.

1.What can the course offer to the students?

A. Better grades in tests.

B. Free vacations in mountains.

C. A different learning experience.

D. Better chance to study in Carvel College.

2.How far does a student have to walk throughout the course?

A. About five to ten miles.

B. About two hundred miles.

C. About fifty to one hundred miles.

D. About sixty to one hundred and twenty miles

3.What do the students have to do before dinner?

A. Wash themselves up in a mountain lake.

B. Attend classes by the experienced guide.

C. Write about what they see along the trail.

D. Review what they learn through discussion.

4.What can we tell about the course?

A. They will change campgrounds everyday.

B. The students have to learn all by themselves.

C. Pens and books will be useless in the course.

D. Carvel College will provide everything for the students.

5.From the last paragraph we know the students are_______.

A. serious with the final report

B. unwilling to go back to the city

C. looking forward to returning home

D. too tired to stay in the course any longer

Just like you, children in Germany have to go to school every day. One big difference, however, is the time they have to be at school. German school children have to be at their desks between 7：30—8：15 a．m.(depending on which part of Germany they live in)．

There are usually five or six lessons each day. School subjects are pretty similar to those you might have (maths, science, music, art, P．E., etc). There is normally a five to ten minutes' break between each lesson, with two big breaks that last for 20 minutes so that there is a chance to go and play outside on the playground.

There aren't normally lessons after lunch in German schools—imagine that! In fact, in the past, many schools did not offer lunch at all, but nowadays, there are usually afternoon clubs, homework workshops and activities to keep pupils occupied until their parents get home from work.

German school children get 15 weeks of holiday each year. The school holidays are quite similar to those in the UK and, of course, the long six week summer holiday is always the one that everyone looks forward to the most!

Did you know...?

•Children in Germany don't start school until they are six years old.

•Most German schools don't have a school uniform.

•German children go to primary school for four years.

•Each lesson lasts for 45 minutes.

•School lessons usually finish before lunch. In the afternoon, pupils can either go home, or stay at school and take part in clubs or do homework.

1.German school children are in the classroom at________．

A. 7：20 a．m. B. 8：30 a．m.

C. 3：00 p．m. D. 4：15 p．m.

2.What do children do in the big break?

A. Learn at their desks.

B. Join different clubs.

C. Do homework.

D. Play on the playground.

3.The underlined word “occupied” in the passage probably means ________．

A. happy B. free

C. busy D. quiet

4.In Germany, the summer school holiday lasts ________．

A. a month B. 42 days

C. 15 weeks D. two months

5.Which of the following is true about German school children?

A. They start school at the age of six.

B. They have to wear a school uniform.

C. They go to primary school for five years.

D. They have a lesson in the afternoon.

閱讀短文，并按要求完成66～70題。

“I will never find time to learn this difficult lesson，” said Robert to Frank as they left school. “I can't do it by tomorrow.”

“You have ten minutes before lunch. Why not begin right away？” asked his brother.

“Ten minutes! That's nothing. Besides, I must have a run with Rover now，” replied Robert.

After lunch, the two boys walked to school again. Frank took out his book and began to learn part of it while he walked along. “What a bookworm(書呆子)！” said Robert, laughing. He looked for birds' nests in the trees all the way to school.

“Come out to play soccer！” shouted a group of school friends when they finished school for the day. Robert ran away with the boys. _Frank_promised_to_join_them_in________minutes,_and_took_out_his_book_again. After he finished, Frank played with the boys, and enjoyed the games.

The two brothers were tired that evening, and went to bed early. But when they returned to school the next day, Frank knew his lesson perfectly. However, Robert told the teacher that he did not have time to learn it.

“How did you find time, Frank？” asked his teacher.

“I had 10 minutes before lunch yesterday; 15 minutes when I walked back to school; and another 15 minutes before soccer. Then I looked over my lessons before I went to bed; and took 10 minutes before breakfast this morning to make it perfect.”

“That makes an hour's preparation，” replied his teacher. “Frank, you may run and play at break time. Robert, go to the back of the class. You will spend break time learning that lesson. And you will continue to do that until you have learnt this important lesson; You'll never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it. Take care of the minutes.”

66和67題完成句子；68題簡略回答問題；69題找出并寫下全文的主題句；70題將文中畫線句子譯成漢語。

1.Robert thinks that ten minutes is _____．

2.The teacher said that _____ should go to the back of the class and spend break time learning that lesson.

3.Why did Frank have time to learn the lesson, but Robert didn't?

______________________________________

4.______________________

5.____________________________。

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及所給提示，在文中的空白處填寫一個(gè)正確的單詞。

Jane was a good girl. She studied hard 1. she was weak. She often 2.(miss) class. Her parents were worried.3. (late), her teacher，Mr. Green, had a4.(discuss) with her. He 5. Jane to do exercise every day. It 6.(seem) that her teacher's advice works.7. (recent)，she has 8.(build) up her body. Her parents don't worry about her 9. health any 10.．

連詞成句。

將所給詞語連成句子，標(biāo)點(diǎn)已給出。

要求：符合語法，語句通順，大小寫正確，詞語不得重復(fù)使用。

1.been, for, I, have, two, days, sick

_______________

2.be, don't, late, school, for, time, next

______________．

3.way, to, English, what, the, is, best, learn

______________?

4.Danny, have, your, finished, you, homework

______________?

5.went, except, Li Ming, we, to, all, the cinema

______________．

書面表達(dá)。

假設(shè)你是八年級(jí)三班的張偉，現(xiàn)在有很多學(xué)科需要學(xué)習(xí)。在這些學(xué)科中，你最喜歡哪個(gè)科目呢？請(qǐng)根據(jù)提示和要求，以“My favourite school subject”為題寫一篇英語短文。

提示：1.What is your favourite subject at school?

2．Why do you like it best?

3．What do you learn from it?

要求：1.語句通順、連貫、條理清晰；

2．70詞左右(開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù))。

My favourite school subject

Hello! I'm Zhang Wei. I'm in Class Three, Grade Eight.

I always ____ my friend Tom when I see this photo．

A. think up B. think of C. think over D. think out

The shirt doesn't ____ me at all．It is too small．

A. match B. help C. get D. fit

He is kind to ____ and never plays jokes on ____．

A. everyone； anyone B. everyone； everyone

C. anyone； everyone D. anyone； anyone

His parents made him________at home. It made him very________

A. to stay; unhappy B. stay; worry

C. to stay; worry D. stay; unhappy