Food is important. Everyone needs to 1 well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is 2 . We begin to get knowledge even when we are young. Small children are 3 in everything around them. They learn 4 while they are watching and listening. When they are getting older they begin to 5 story books, science books…，anything they like. When they find something new, they have to ask questions and 6 to find out the answers.

What is the best 7 to get knowledge? If we learn 8 ourselves, we will get the most knowledge. If we are 9 getting answers from others and don’t ask why, we will never learn more and understand 10 .

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

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

3. A. interested B. interesting C. weak     D. good

4. A. everybody   B. something    C. nothing D. anything

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

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

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

8. A. on B. with     C. to   D. by

9. A. seldom B. always   C. certainly    D. sometimes

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

The high school years are a key period. The things we learn during this time really shape our lives. Liu Changming, principal of Beijing No. 4 High School made 18 suggestions for students just starting high school on how to get the best out of high school. Here are ten of them.

1) Read 50 books. But choose them from ten different fields.

2) Help a person. Look for a classmate, an elderly person, in fact anyone who could benefit（获益）from your help. You’ll find you benefit too!

3) Research. Research a particular area, such as science, history or art.

4) Make a foreign friend. Try to befriend someone from a foreign country. It’s an ideal way to learn about a foreign country.

5) Publish（出版）an article. Whether it appears in a newspaper, your school magazine or in your own blog, an article will be something to look back on in pride in later years.

6) Take up a new sport. Choose one you’ve never played before. If you find you like it, you’ll have a hobby for life.

 7) Join a club. Working hard in a club or other activities will give you a life outside of your studies.

8) Find a part-time job. Try and do the job for at least a month.

9) Find a person to learn from. Choose someone with unusual experience or special talent. Try to learn all you can from him or her.

10) Learn to cook four Chinese dishes. Learning how to cook is not only a practical skill but a way of building a bridge to other people.

38. According to the passage, by making a foreign friend you can ______.

       A. learn about another culture                B. practice spoken English

       C. discuss the international situation                   D. share your happiness and sadness

39. Beside learning a practical skill, another purpose of learning to cook is ______.

       A. to help your parents with housework              B. to kill time

       C. to have communication with others         D. to make friends

40. Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?

       A. You should read fifty books of the same field.

       B. Do a part-time job for less than a month.

       C. Try to publish an article to make you famous.

       D. You can benefit a lot by helping others.

41. The principal made the suggestions in order for the students to ______.

       A. make contributions to society                 B. achieve greet progress in high school

       C. love high school life                               D. finish high school

 ‘USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?’ We often hear such discussions. As China opens its door, it is a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad. They want to learn about the outside world.

It’s true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Their foreign language skills will be improved and it may be easier to find jobs.

But there are problems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language.

 Students must also learn to live without parents’ care and deal with all kinds of things they haven’t had to do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad running into an ocean of difficulties and giving up finally. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well.

Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden（负担）to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth it?

We know that there are many famous people who have achieved success through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there, but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games. So when you wonder which country is better to study in, think again.

A teacher stood in front of his history class of twenty students just before handing out the final exam. His students sat quietly and waited for him to speak.

“It’s been a pleasure teaching you this term,” he said. “You’ve all worked very hard, so I have a pleasant surprise for you. Everyone who chooses not to take the final exam will get a ‘B’ for the course.”

Most of the students jumped out of their seats. They thanked the teacher happily, and walked out of the classroom. Only a few students stayed. The teacher looked at them. “This is your last chance,” he said. “Does anyone else want to leave?” All the students there stayed in their seats and took out their pencils.

The teacher smiled. “Congratulations (祝贺),” he said. “I’m glad to see you believe in yourselves. You all get A’s.”

51. This story most probably took place       .

A. at the beginning of the term               B. in the middle of the term

C. at the end of the term                       D. at the beginning of the school year

52. Most of the students got Grade ______.

A. ‘A’                     B. ‘B’                    C. ‘C’                   D. ‘F’

53. Why did some students stay in their seats?

A. Because they wanted to take the exam.

B. Because the teacher told them to stay in their class.

C. Because they were afraid to leave.

D. Because they didn’t have anything to do.

54. The teacher gave the students who stayed in the classroom A’s because ______.

A. the teacher liked them

B. they were cleverer than the other students

C. they believed in themselves

D. they studied hard

55. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to “______”.

A. students staying in their seats      B. students leaving the classroom

C. their seats                                    D. all the students

American schools are quite different from those in China. In America, at the beginning of the term, students must select their courses and teachers first. While in China students usually have no chances to select their courses and teachers.

Selecting is very important for your grades in America. So at the first term, don’t select too many courses, 74.or you’ll feel very nervous and it may influence your study. Then you have to ask for some teaching plans. There is some information about subjects, time arranging, marks and textbooks. At the same time, you must choose the teachers. Different teachers have different teaching methods. If the teacher is called “killer” by the last grade, many students will give up choosing him. Because this kind of teacher will leave too much homework, too many exams and give too low grades.

There is another thing after you select the course and the teacher. How to buy textbooks makes each student feel hard. The textbooks in America are very expensive. Each copy is about $30～50. In order to save money, many students buy some used textbooks, and some students usually borrow textbooks from the school library. You must get enough ready before class. In class, discussing is very important. 75. 老师鼓励你提出问题或展示你自己的观点。They don’t usually ask you to sit well. Instead they allow you to sit or stand everywhere you like. They don’t give you much homework to do. You can learn some knowledge and do exercises by yourself. So in American schools, you must do almost all things yourself.

根据文章内容，补全71、72句中所缺单词、短语或句子。

71. At the beginning of the new term, American students have to ask for some teaching plans and get their textbooks ready besides ____________________.

72. The teacher____________________will always leave too much homework, too many exams and give too low grades.

73. 根据文章内容回答问题。

Why do many students in America buy used textbooks ?

74. 请将文中黑体字译成汉语。

75. 请将划线句子译成英语。