In America, when the eighth graders leave the middle school, they are often worried about moving to the high school. It is a hard time for them，but it can be an exciting one as well. To make it easier, students need to get familiar with their school.

    Even though they’ve done this already in the middle school, it’s still important to find where their classrooms are. Most schools take students to the high school for a visit at the end of their eighth grade year. And, most schools also have a freshman (新生) speech for parents and students before the first year begins. Sometimes the main office will give away a map of the school. This can help students and parents to find different places in the school.

    One way to know your high school more and make new friends is to join a club or play a sport．Schools often offer chances to join different clubs and sports. Fall activities begin in August before the first day of school. If you are not interested in sports, there are clubs for any interest, such as drama, dance, chess, photography, community service, etc. These clubs allow students from different grades. By joining an activity, students can find new friendships, not to mention improving their chances in future college applications(申請). The school office will have a list of activities offered at the school and information on how to join them.

    What’s more, to have a great start to a high school year, students can write down some of their worries, and ask for help from teachers and school workers.

According to the text, most students feel ________ when entering the high school.

A. unhappy        B. nervous          C. lonely       D. disappointed

Which of the following is TRUE about the school clubs?

A. There are fewer students from higher grades in the school clubs.

B. The school clubs in high school mainly welcome sports fans.

C. Summer activities begin before school starts.

D. School officers can help new students join school clubs.

When do many schools take students to visit their new high school?

A. Before the eighth grade year starts.

B. Right after the high school year starts.

C. At the beginning of the new term in the high school.

D. By the end of the last year in the middle school.

What is the purpose of this text?

A. To describe high school life.    

B. To introduce new schools.

C. To teach useful experience.      

D. To give advice to new high school students.

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I was only 12 when we moved to California. I remember that I enjoyed flying non-stop

across a whole country and that I wasn’t very happy about leave my friends. But Dad think it’d

be good for we all to live in a suburb (郊區(qū)) instead in the middle of a city. And Uncle Jeff, his

brother, who’d been living in California for about 20 years, were always telling us how wonderful

California it was. He said it would be easily for Dad to get a job driving a taxi, that had been

Dad’s job in New York. But we all agreed to try it for one year.

Now we’ve been here for four years, and we all love it.

By the time a child is five, he _______ hundreds of hours of television.

A. will watch         B. will have watched     C. had watched           D. is watching

Sam          some knowledge of the computer just by watching others working on

it.

A. brought up      B. looked up        C. picked up      D. set up

—I _____ thank you enough for what you have done for me.

   —You’re welcome.

   A. may not                     B. will not                 C. must not               D. can not

-----I’ve never found a better job.

   -----________.

A. Good luck    B. Too bad          C. Congratulations  D. Don’t worry

Christopher Thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast. Diagnosed with diabetes (糖尿病), Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin (胰島素) three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage, blindness and even death. And if that weren't bad enough, he had no health insurance.

After a month of feeling upset, Thomas decided he'd better find a way to fight back. He left Canton, Michigan for New York, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar, and created diabeticrockstar.com, a free online community for diabetics and their loved ones — a place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources.

    Jason Swencki’s son, Kody, was diagnosed with diabetes at six. Father and son visit the online children's forums(論壇) together most evenings. "Kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over," says Swencki, one of the site's volunteers. "They know what he's going through, so he doesn't feel alone."

Kody is anything but alone: Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, with 24 million diagnosed cases. And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages.

    These days, Thomas's main focus is his charity（慈善機構）, Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people —225 to date— who can't afford a diabetic's huge expenses. Fight-it.org has raised about $23,000 — in products and in cash. In May, Thomas will hold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean.

Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables. "Of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure," says Bentley Gubar, one of Rockstar's original members. "But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now."

Which of the following is true of Christopher Thomas?

A. He needs to go to the doctor every day.

B. He studies the leading cause of diabetes

C. He has a positive attitude to this disease.

D. He encourages diabetics by writing articles.

Diabeitcrockstar.com was created for _________.

     A. diabetics to communicate                      B. volunteers to find jobs

     C. children to amuse themselves                   D. rock stars to share resources.

According to the text, Kody ______.

     A. feel lonely because of his illness

       B. benefits from diabeticrockstar.com

C. helps create the online kid’s forums

D. writes children’s stories online

What can we learn about Fight It?

A. It helps the diabetics in financial difficulties. 

B. It organizes parties for volunteer once  a year.

C. It offers less expensive medicine to diabetics. 

D. It owns a well-known medical website.

The last paragraph suggests that Thomas ______.

A. works full-time in a diabetes charity         

B. employs 22 people for his website

C. helps diabetics in his own way              

D. ties to find a cure for diabetes

Mary finally ____ Bruce as her life-long companion.

A. received          B. accepted      C. made         D. honored

Is that a book in farming?  ________,I want to borrow it.

   A. So it is      B. If  so       C. So is it      D. So if

John, look at the time! _____you play the piano at such a late hour？

A. Shall                 B. Need                 C. Must                      D. May