Who is the ____________student to get to school?

A．one                B．first                  C．ones

Kelly Christopher, a student at Lutheran High School in California, US, loves oranges. One day last week, she used a pole(竿子) to pick oranges off trees and collect them in baskets. It's the first time in her 15 years she's picked fruit from trees.
"This is quite different from buying oranges in the supermarket," said Christopher. "Every time I eat an orange, I'll remember this experience."  
Christopher was one of the 30 student volunteers at Soil Born Farms. She volunteered as part of a project which was set up in 2009 to help homeowners in South Land Park pick oranges and other fruits out of their backyards. Before, the fruit would rot on the ground or get eaten by animals. Now the fruit is donated to those who need it.
"It is good for many people", said Randy Stannard, who works for the project. "The homeowner gets fruit picked and more people can have healthy food."
"Two harvests (收成 ) were organized in 2009 and volunteers picked 3,000 pounds (1,360kg) of fruit", Stannard said. In 2010, the number was 20,000. This year, Soil Born Farms hopes to get 40,000 pounds. They will harvest every weekend from January to April.
Shannon Galloway, Christopher's science teacher, brought her students into the project this year.
"You're making use of a resource that might be wasted," she said. "I think it's meaningful to everyone."
Donato Frazier, 15, always climbs up a ladder(梯子) and gets on the top of the tree.
"Standing on the treetop is pretty cool," Frazier said. "I can see clearly that many baskets are filled up, and even see that many people are eating healthy fruit because of our volunteer work."                                          
71. Christopher and other students went to pick fruits from real trees because they wanted to _____.
A. have some fresh fruit for themselves    B. make some money by selling fruit
C. provide people with more healthy fruit   D. buy some cheap fruit from their neighbors
【小題1】 When was the project set up?

A．In 2008.

B．In 2009.

C．In 2010.

D．In 2011.

【小題2】What will happen to the fruit if they don’t help the homeowners pick it?

A．The fruit will rot or be eaten by small animals.

B．People who need the fruit will come to pick it.

C．The fruit will be used as a resource for research.

D．Homeowners will pick the fruit and sell it.

【小題3】 What does the underlined word “mean?

A．資源

B．調(diào)查

C．對策

D．娛樂

【小題4】How do the students feel about their work?

A．It’s interesting and easy.	B．It’s meaningless and hard.
C．It’s meaningful and exciting.	D．It’s tiring and boring.

Kelly Christopher, a student at Lutheran High School in California, US, loves oranges. One day last week, she used a pole(竿子) to pick oranges off trees and collect them in baskets. It’s the first time in her 15 years she’s picked fruit from trees.
"This is quite different from buying oranges in the supermarket," said Christopher. "Every time I eat an orange, I’ll remember this experience."  
Christopher was one of the 30 student volunteers at Soil Born Farms. She volunteered as part of a project which was set up in 2009 to help homeowners in South Land Park pick oranges and other fruits out of their backyards. Before, the fruit would rot on the ground or get eaten by animals. Now the fruit is donated to those who need it.
"It is good for many people", said Randy Stannard, who works for the project. "The homeowner gets fruit picked and more people can have healthy food."
"Two harvests (收成 ) were organized in 2009 and volunteers picked 3,000 pounds (1,360kg) of fruit", Stannard said. In 2010, the number was 20,000. This year, Soil Born Farms hopes to get 40,000 pounds. They will harvest every weekend from January to April.
Shannon Galloway, Christopher’s science teacher, brought her students into the project this year.
"You’re making use of a resource that might be wasted," she said. "I think it’s meaningful to everyone."
Donato Frazier, 15, always climbs up a ladder(梯子) and gets on the top of the tree.
"Standing on the treetop is pretty cool," Frazier said. "I can see clearly that many baskets are filled up, and even see that many people are eating healthy fruit because of our volunteer work."                                          
71. Christopher and other students went to pick fruits from real trees because they wanted to _____.
A. have some fresh fruit for themselves    B. make some money by selling fruit
C. provide people with more healthy fruit   D. buy some cheap fruit from their neighbors
【小題1】 When was the project set up?

A．In 2008.

B．In 2009.

C．In 2010.

D．In 2011.

【小題2】What will happen to the fruit if they don’t help the homeowners pick it?

A．The fruit will rot or be eaten by small animals.

B．People who need the fruit will come to pick it.

C．The fruit will be used as a resource for research.

D．Homeowners will pick the fruit and sell it.

【小題3】 What does the underlined word “mean?

A．資源

B．調(diào)查

C．對策

D．娛樂

【小題4】How do the students feel about their work?

A．It’s interesting and easy.	B．It’s meaningless and hard.
C．It’s meaningful and exciting.	D．It’s tiring and boring.

I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer.
I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in. I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next. But unluckily, it didn’t often work out. I was getting very tired. Because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.
One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（資格證書）if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She asked me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.
Now I’ve got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that I could have a success, even if I am not top of the class at school.
【小題1】What do you think of the writer when she was a student?

A．An excellent student	B．A hardworking student
C．A bad student	D．A lazy student

【小題2】What is the writer’s first job?

A．A cleaner

B．A babysitter

C．An assistant

D．A teacher

【小題3】 When staying with the two girls’ family，the writer ________.

A．was paid for extra work

B．often worked long hours

C．got much help from her boss

D．took a day off every other week

【小題4】 Why did the writer leave her first job？

A．She found a full-time job.

B．She was fed up with children.

C．She decided to attend a part-time course.

D．She needed a rest after working extra hours.

【小題5】What has the writer learned from her own experiences？

A．Less successful students can still have a success.

B．Qualifications are necessary for a job.

C．Hard work makes an excellent student.

D．One must choose the job she like.

　　Not every student in the United States speaks English. When David Lau was in the school in San Francisco, his only language was Chinese. He did not understand the lessons because his teachers did not speak Chinese.

　　David believed that he should get a good education and he complained（申訴）to the Supreme Court（最高法院）of the United States. The court agreed with David and ruled（裁決）that all schools must give certain help to students who do not speak English.

　　Today, students like David receive certain help until they learn enough English. If they speak Chinese, Russian, or any other language, they usually have teachers who can explain their lessons in their own languages. In many American schools a dozen（十二種）different languages are used in the classrooms.

　　Maria Moreira agrees that this rule of the Supreme Court was a good one. Last year she and her parents moved to San Diego（圣地亞哥）from Portugal（葡萄牙）. She is one of many students in San Diego who speak only Portuguese. At first, she was afraid to go to school. She didn't want to lose a year or two of her education while she learned English. It was a nice surprise when one of the teachers talked to her in Portuguese.

　　Thanks to David Lau, Maria and many other students do not have to wait until they learn English to go on with the study of science, maths and history.

(1) Generally speaking（一般來說）, students in the United States can speak _______.

[　　]

A．Chinese

B．English

C．not only Chinese but also English

D．all kinds of foreign languages

(2) David did not catch what his teachers said in class because __________.

[　　]

A．the teachers gave lessons in English

B．he did not put his heart into it

C．they didn't understand him at all

D．they were not good at teaching

(3) Why did David Lau complain to the Supreme Court of the United States? Because _______.

[　　]

A．he was a Chinese who speaks Chinese only

B．the teachers of the school in San Francisco were very strict with him

C．he wanted to receive a good education

D．he was not satisfied with the teachers of the school

(4) Why did Maria Moreira agree to this rule of the Supreme Court? Because _______.

[　　]

A．she spoke only Portuguese

B．she moved to San Diego from Portugal with her parents

C．she did not want to lose one or two years of her education

D．A and C

(5) From the text, we can say ________.

[　　]

A．the conditions of running schools（辦學條件）in America are better than those in China.

B．it is impossible to teach students in different languages in the classroom

C．the rule of the Supreme Court of the United States Of America is wrong

D．students who don't know English can study in any schools in America

Two students started quarreling at school. One student shouted dirty words at the other, and a fight began.
What can be done to stop fights like this at school? In some schools, disputants(爭執(zhí)者) sit down with peer mediators (同齡調(diào)解者). Peer mediators are usually students with special training in this kind of problems.
Peer mediators help disputants to talk in a friendly way. Here are some of the ways they use.
1. Express what you think clearly but don't say anything to hurt the other. Begin with "I feel" instead of "You always".
2. Listen carefully to what the other person is saying. Don't stop the other person's words.
3. Keep looking at the other person's eyes when he or she speaks.
4. Try to see the problems on the other person's side.
5. Never put anyone down. Saying things like "You are foolish (愚蠢的)" makes the talk difficult.
6. Try to find a result that makes both people happy.
Peer mediators never decide on the winner. They don't decide who is right or who is wrong. Instead they help disputants to find their own "win-win" result. A "win-win" result can make everyone feel good.
Peer mediators' work is often successful just because it gets disputants to talk to each other. And getting disputants to talk to each other is the first step in finding a "win-win" result.
【小題1】 Peer mediators' work is _.

A．to teach lessons to disputants

B．to help find a way to make both disputants happy

C．to find out who starts the quarrel

D．to give students some special training

【小題2】What does the underlined phrase "put anyone down" mean in Chinese?
A. 貶低任何人 b.落后于任何人    
C. 奉承任何人 d.向任何人低頭
【小題3】 What's the first step in finding a "win-win" result?

A．Letting disputants be afraid of peer mediators.

B．Letting disputants feel peer mediators are kind.

C．Getting disputants to talk to each other.

D．Making disputants feel good by telling funny stories.

【小題4】 During the talk, if peer mediators say "You are a fool."

A．disputants will realize they are wrong

B．disputants will understand peer mediators better

C．it is easy for peer mediators to decide who is right

D．it is hard for peer mediators to get a "win-win" result

【小題5】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．All schools have peer mediators.

B．Peer mediators are usually students.

C．When disputants are speaking, peer mediators can stop their words at any time.

D．Peer mediators can make disputants get a "win-win" result every time.