An American Teenager's School Report

SPRING--TERM SCHOOL REPORT Term：spring   Name：Becky Elizabeth Pringle Age：15    Grade：9    Number in the class：18
English	She likes writing notes to her friends，but she doesn't like writing compositions(作文)．Her work is full of spelling mistakes（錯(cuò)誤）．I believe she's able to do better．
Maths	She is good at counting numbers，but she's lazy．She doesn't always pay attention to her homework and she spends most of her time talking to the boy in front of her．
Foreign Language	She will never succeed in learning foreign languages if she always speaks English
History	Getting better．
Geography	Nice work．
Drawing	Very good! She likes drawing pictures of her teachers．
PE	Excellent
Music	OK．
General：Becky is still a bit of a tomboy and she always acts like a boy．She often gets into trouble with her teachers．She likes talking during classes．She is good at PE and especially likes playing football and climbing trees with the boys．

1．The best way for Becky to learn foreign languages is _______．

A．to get up earlier

B．not to make spelling mistakes

C．to make more friends

D．to speak foreign languages as much as possible

2．Becky always draws pictures of _______．

A．teachers            B．boys               C．cartoons            D．mountains

3．According to all the ideas, which teacher likes Becky best?

A．Her English teacher．                        B．Her math teacher．

C．Her foreign language teacher                   D．Her PE teacher．

4．The underlined word "tomboy" means _______．

A．a(chǎn) girl who has a boy's name                           B．a(chǎn) girl who likes boys

C．a(chǎn) girl who acts like a boy                      D．a(chǎn) girl who wants to be a boy

5．Which of the following is not true according to the school report?

A．Becky is fifteen years old now．

B．Becky doesn't listen to the teacher carefully in math class．

C．Becky doesn't make many mistakes at English writing．

D．Becky does well in PE and her history grade is better than before．

 

SUMMERFIELD SCHOOL REPORT Term：Spring  Name：Jane Elizabeth Pringle Age：15  Form(年級)：4 Average age：14.9  No．in form：18 Position：15
English	She’s fond of writing notes to her friends，but she is not at all fond of  writing compositions．Her work is full of spelling mistakes．I believe she’s  able to do better．	B-
Maths	She is good at figures，but lazy．She doesn’t always pay attention and  spends most of her time annoying the boy in front of her．She must  concentrate(集中注意力)．	B
Latin	I don’s believe Jane is seriously interested in Latin．	C
Foreign  Language	She will never succeed in learning foreign languages if she persists(堅(jiān)持) in talking in English．	B-
Science	If she persists in doing dangerous experiments，she will blow US all up.	C
History	Getting better．	B+
Geography	Nice work．	A-

Art	Very good--like drawing pictures of her teachers．		A-
PE	Excellent	Games
Music	Fair	Conduct	Fair
General：Jane is a bit of tomboy，and she often gets into trouble with her teachers．She is  fond of talking during lessons. She is good at games and especially likes playing football with  the boys and climbing trees．She must take things more seriously． S．Sweet             B．Birth Form Mistress         Headmaster

1. Jane draws pictures of_____ very well.

     A. her teachers         B. fruits           C. cartoons        D. mountains

2. The science teacher_____ Jane's experiments.

     A. is interested in                

     B. is worried about

     C. laughs at                 

     D. takes part in

3. The best way for Jane to learn foreign languages is __.

     A. to get up earlier           

     B. not to make spelling mistakes

     C. to speak more English       

     D. not to speak much English

4. The underlined word "tomboy" means __.

     A. a girl who has a boy's name   

     B. a girl who looks like a boy

     C. a girl who acts like a boy     

     D. a girl who is dressed like a boy

5. Which sentence is NOT TRUE according to the school report?

     A. Jane Elizabeth Pringle is fifteen years old now.

     B. She doesn't listen to the teacher carefully in maths lessons.

     C. There are many mistakes in her writings because she's written too many notes.

     D. She does well in PE and her history is better than before.

    Rudi Matt lived in a small village in the Swiss Alps in 1865. What he wanted most in the world was to climb the   1   peak(山峰)　in the Alps. Rudi's mother and his uncle, Franz, a mountain guide, wanted him to stop   2   and start working in a hotel. Rudi would not   3   his dream and secretly got in touch with an English mountain climber   4   was planning to climb the highest peak.

    Franz was very   5   when he found out what Rudi had done, but he finally agreed to let Rudi go if he went climbing,   6  . Franz also didn't want to see Emil Saxo, a guide from another village, got to the top   7   him.

    Rudi turned out to be a very good climber,   8   as they got close to the top, the Englishman got sick and could go no farther. Franz   9   behind to take care of him, but Saxo continued, wishing to be the   10   to the top. Rudi went after Saxo, hoping to   11   him to the top. When they met, Saxo fought with Rudi and fell down by accident. Saxo was helpless and hurt. Rudi must   12   whether to carry Saxo back down to safety or to continue alone to the top.

    He decided Saxo's life was more 13  than his dream and helped him down. During that time, the Englishman and Franz 14  the climb, and finally they reached the top. Later, when they returned to the village, they told people that   15   was the real conqueror(征服者) of the mountain.

1. A. highest            B. farthest            C. biggest                   D. deepest

2. A. learning           B. playing             C. climbing                 D. talking

3. A. try out             B. give up             C. go over                  D. work out

4. A. what               B. which              C. whom                    D. who

5. A. tired                B. glad                 C. quiet                      D. angry

6. A. again               B. too                   C. once                      D. instead

7. A. after                B. behind              C. before                    D. over

8. A. but                  B. so                    C. or                          D. for

9. A. walked            B. rested               C. stayed                    D. watched

10. A. first               B. second             C. third                      D. last

11. A. take               B. beat                 C. push                      D. help

12. A. wonder          B. remember         C. ask                        D. decide

13. A. important       B. successful        C. popular                  D. interesting

14. A. stopped         B. continued         C. enjoyed                  D. finished

15. A. Franz          B. Saxo                 C. the Englishman         D. Rudi