选修八 Units 1～5质量过关检测
分值：150分 时间：120分钟
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分) 略
第二部分：基础知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D、四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
21．(2017·四川眉山一诊)—You shouldn't have left our sittingroom in such a mess!
—________Let's clean up together, shall we?
A.It's no use complaining.
B．No need to say.
C.What happened to you?
D.How dare you say so?
答案：A 考查交际英语。第一句暗含批评指责和抱怨的语气。根据答语的后半部分，可知，希望对方不要再抱怨了，而是一起整理房间。
22．(2017·安徽省皖南高三联合测评) Both Class 3 and our class won't be able to finish the work unless they________each other.
A. team up with
B. come up with
C. put up with
D. catch up with
答案：A 考查固定搭配。句意： 如果不________，我们班和三班都完成不了工作。在四个短语中team up with...意为“与……合作或一起工作”，与空中所缺的意思相符合。所以选A。
23．(2017·青岛期末检测)The mother opened the door quietly so as not to________the sleeping baby.
A. upset
B. interrupt
C. disturb D. release
答案：C 考查动词。句意：为了不打扰熟睡的婴儿，那位母亲轻轻地开门。由句意可知，选disturb，意为“打扰”；upset“打翻，使人心烦意乱”；interrupt“打断”；release“释放”。
24．(2017·宜宾一诊)One third of the country________covered with trees and the majority of the citizens________black people.
A. is; are
B. is; is
C. are; are
D. are; is
答案：A 考查主谓一致。第一空应该根据the country确定，应该用单数；第二空应该根据the citizens确定，应该用复数。
25．(2017·太原调研)The most important thing for Lucy is to find a proper job，________in which she can bring her ability and potential into full play.
A.this
B．that
C.one
D.the one
答案：C 考查one作同位语的用法。one在此用作同位语，指代前面的job。
26．(2017·安徽省皖南高三联合测评)Why________to go abroad to study, when there are so many good universities at home?
A. imagine
B. bother
C. consider
D. prevent
答案：B 考查动词辨析。根据语法规则可知，imagine和consider后不能直接跟动词不定式；prevent意为“阻止”，不合句意；bother to do“为做某事费神”。由题意可知选B。
27．(2017·绵阳二诊)Memorial Day is a US national holiday________to remember those who gave their lives in the service of the nation.
A.set aside
B.put up
C．put on
D．set up
答案：A 考查动词短语。句意：怀念日是一个美国节日，它是被留出来纪念为国家献身的人们的。由句意可知，选set aside“留出”；put up“张贴；举起，搭起”；put on“穿上”；set up“建立，设立”。
28．(2017·苏州五市区调研)—Have you heard of the French “baccalaureate” exam?
—Yes. It roughly________English A levels or the college entrance examination in China.
A. relates to B. contributes to
C. caters to D. corresponds to
答案：D 考查动词短语。答语句意：是的，我听说过，它大体上相当于英国的A级水平考试或中国的高考。correspond to“相当于”；relate to“与……有联系”；contribute to“导致，对……有贡献”；cater to“迎合，为……服务”。
29．(2017·绵阳二诊)—Shall I help you with the washing up?
—________. I'll do it later. Thanks anyway.
A.Not exactly B．No way
C．Don't bother
D．Never again
答案：C 考查交际英语。句意—“要我帮你洗碗碟吗？”—“不用麻烦了。我待会再洗。但还是要谢谢你。”由句意可知，选C项，意为“不用麻烦了”。
30．(2017·石家庄市质检一)Mary's parents admitted that she was always contrary to a wish of________.
A．them
B．theirs
C．their
D．themselves
答案：B 考查代词。句意：玛丽的父母承认她总是让父母的希望落空。此处是双重所有格，由双重所有格的构成“a/an/this/that＋名词＋of＋名词性物主代词”可知，B项正确。如： a friend of mine；each brother of his。
31．(2017·石家庄市质检一)________is obviously right is to give all children equal opportunities to develop their special gift.
A．It
B．As
C．That
D．What
答案：D 考查名词性从句。句意：为了让孩子们各展其才，给所有的孩子平等的机会是非常正确的。________is obviously right是主语从句部分，该部分缺少主语，所以选起双重作用的what。
32．(2017·石家庄市质检一)The boy went swimming in the deep lake，________his mother's fears for his safety.
A．regardless of
B．apart from
C．but for
D．instead of
答案：A 考查介词短语。句意：不管母亲对其安全的担忧，那个孩子去深湖游泳去了。由句意可知，选regardless of“不管”；apart from“除．.....之外”；but for“要不是”；instead of“代替”。
33．(2017·苏州五市区调研)—What do you think of the activity organized by our school last Saturday?
—It really gave us a platform________we learned team spirit.
A. that
B. where
C. which
D. when
答案：B 考查定语从句。句意：“你觉得上周六我校组织的活动怎么样？”“这次活动给我们搭建了一个平台，在这个平台上我们学会了团队精神。”先行词是platform，表地点，且从句中缺少地点状语，所以选B。
34．(2017·台州二调)The missing children haven't been found yet. Something terrible________to them.
A. may happen B. should have happened
C. must happen
D. might have happened
答案：D 考查情态动词。句意：失踪了的孩子们还没找到，可能发生了不好的事情。由句意可知，此处是对过去的事情的一种推测，所以选might have happened。A、C两项本身形式就不对。
35．(2017·泸州一诊) The news spread on the Internet________the wellmatched couple would get separated.
A.what
B.which
C．who
D．that
答案：D 考查同位语从句。句意：网上流传着这么一条信息——那对很般配的夫妇将要离婚。由句意可知，此处是同位语从句，而且从句中不缺成分，所以填that。
第二节：完形填空(共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
(2017·江苏百校大联考一模)
How often do you let other people's nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter，rude boss，or an insensitive employee__36__your day?
One day I was in a taxi and we headed__37__the airport. We were driving in the__38__lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us.
My taxi driver slammed on his__39__，slide sideways，and at the very last moment our car stopped and__40__the other car by just inches！The driver of the other car looked around and started__41__at us.
My taxi driver just__42__and waved at the guy.
And I
mean he was really__43__So I asked，“Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital！”This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck”．
He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of__44__，full of frustration，full of anger，and full of disappointment.
As their garbage__45__up，they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on__46__.Don't take it personally; Just smile，wave，wish them well，and move on.
Believe me. You'll be__47__.Don't take their garbage and__48__it to other people at work，at home，or on the streets, Life's too short to wake up in the morning with__49__.The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what's__50__in your life.
Roy Baumeister，a psychology researcher from Florida State University，found in his extensive research that you__51__bad things more often than good things in your life, You store the bad memories mare easily, and you__52__them more frequently.
So...Love the people who treat you right. Ignore the ones who don't. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety
percent how you__53__it!
When you follow“The Law of the Garbage Truck”，you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by__54__go of the bad. Have a GarbageFree Day！Have a marvelous，garbagefree day！The seeds you plant today__55__the harvest you reap tomorrow.
文章大意：成功的人、懂得生活的人，要学会避让，绝对不让“垃级车”撞上自己生活中的任何一天。这就是短文告诉我们的哲理。
36．A.
enrich
B.
ruin
C.
spare
D.
obtain
答案：B ruin“破坏(了美好的一天)”。
37．A. through
B. to
C. in
D. for
答案：D for表方向。head for...“前往”。
38．A. latter
B. right
C. opposite
D.
free
答案：B drive in the right lane“在正确的行车道上开车”。
39．A. brakes
B. door
C.
window
D. seat
答案：A slam on one's brakes“猛地刹住汽车”。
40．A. knocked
B. overtook
C. missed
D. lost
答案：C miss the other car“与另一车擦肩而过”。
41．A. laughing
B. throwing
C. glancing
D. yelling
答案：D yell at sb.“对某人大喊大叫”。
42．A.
wondered
B.
smiled
C.
ignored
D.
guessed
答案：B smile表示“我”的司机始终微笑着。
43．A. friendly
B. angry
C. tired
D. disappointed
答案：A friendly“态度友好的”。
44．A. expectation
B.
passengers
C.
garbage
D.
goods
答案：C 句意为：他们像一辆垃圾车，身上装满了心灵垃圾，沮丧、愤怒和失望。
45．A. turns
B. pushes
C. holds
D. piles
答案：D 句意为：随着垃圾堆积得越来越多，他们急需找个地方倾倒。有时，他们会倒在你身上。
46．A. roads
B. children
C. you
D. dustbin
答案：C 见上题解析。
47．A. upset
B. happier
C. pitiful
D. frightened
答案：B You'll be happier.表示“不要让心灵垃圾给掩埋，要开心些”。
48．A. spread
B. share
C. explain
D. contribute
答案：A 句意为：千万别将他们的垃圾扩散给同事、家人或其他路人。
49．A. surprise
B.
pleasure
C.
doubt
D.
regrets
答案：D 句意为：人生苦短，早上醒来绝对不要带着遗憾。
50．A. funny
B. important
C. strange
D. embarrassing
答案：B refocus on what's important in life“重视生活中更重要的事情”。
51．A. remember
B. forget
C. value
D. appreciate
答案：A 人们倾向于记住“remember”不好的事情。
52．A. enjoy
B. exchange
C.
recall
D．imagine
答案：C 也喜欢回忆“recall”不好的事情。
53．A.
inspire
B. take
C. mend
D. notice
答案：B 句意为：生活只有10%由自己决定，但90%看你如何看待“take”它！
54．A.
letting
B.
consisting
C. making
D.
dreaming
答案：A let go of...“放手……”。
55．A.
distinguish
B.
deserve
C.
deliver
D.
determine
答案：D 句意为：过一个奇妙的、没有垃圾的日子吧！你今天所播撒的种子会决定你明天的收获。
第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
(2017·三明普高联考)
Here I'd like to talk about how to develop your curiosity and make use of it to make discoveries. Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers when you are curious about something and want to know more about it.
Firstly, write down the subject that you are interested in on a note card or piece of paper. Just put the main idea down, such as “Discover more about dinosaurs.”
Next, think for a moment about what you already know about your subject and list information like the sentences below：
1. Dinosaurs lived long before human beings appeared.
2. Dinosaurs lived on the earth for more than 150 million years.
3. Some dinosaurs fed on plants, some on meat.
Thirdly, ask yourself “What can I do with what I want to learn？” On your paper, start writing down questions about the dinosaurs as you think of them：
1. What's the best weather for dinosaurs to live in?
2. How many kinds of dinosaurs are there?
3. Have dinosaurs really disappeared?
Fourthly, armed_with_your_list_of_questions,_you can now visit the nearest library or turn to computer to begin your research. As you learn more about your subject, you'll probably discover some new questions.
For example, you might discover that dinosaurs disappeared about 65 million years ago. Why? What happened? Asking new questions can help you research your subject more deeply.
The next time you find something interesting to research, take time to organize your thinking by asking good questions. And remember—learning more always bring more questions.
文章大意：怎样利用好奇心，提出问题然后做出发明呢？本文具体讲述了这样做的步骤。
56．While doing some research, you should take the following steps________.
①list what you want to know
②choose a research subject
③list what you already know
④discover new problems
A．①④③②
B. ①②④③
C．②③①④
D．②①④③
答案：C 细节理解题。由文中的“firstly，next，thirdly，fourthly”可知C项符合。
57．What does the underlined sentence “Armed with your list of questions” mean?
A．Taking your list of questions with you to do more research
B．Writing down your list of questions before turn to the computer
C．Discussing your questions with your classmates for solution
D．Putting your questions aside before going to the library
答案：A 猜测词义题。由划线词后的下一句“As you learn more about your subject, you'll probably discover some new questions.”可知，带着你列的问题去再研究。
58．According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A．You can find all the answers online.
B．Learn more, and you'll have no questions.
C．Asking questions is the only way for research
D．During the research, more questions may arise.
答案：D 细节理解题。由最后一段最后一句话“And remember—learning more always bring more questions.”可知，在研究过程中，你就会遇到更多的问题。
59．The best title for this passage is________.
A．Discovering Dinosaurs
B．Asking Good Questions
C．Finding Suitable Subjects
D．Having Interesting Answers
答案：B 主旨大意题。由文章大意可知，本文主要讲的是利用好奇心，提出问题然后做出发明的步骤。所以B项符合。
B
(2017·上海长宁区期终质检)
The American Family Immigration History Center is an exciting new interactive area at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum where more than 100 million Americans may search for their family's beginnings in the New World. Now, for the first time, the passengers records of the ships that landed some 22 million immigrants, crewmembers and other passengers at the Port of New York and Ellis Island from 1892 to 1924 have been computerized, making it easier than ever to discover your own family history.
Five years in the making, the center was developed and funded by the Statue of the LibertyEllis Island Foundation, Inc., which was responsible for the restoration and preservation of the Statue of the Liberty and Ellis Island, and the creation of the Immigration Museum.
For visitors to the Museum, the excitement begins at a welcoming kiosk where you can enter ancestors' names and see if their arrival records are included in the database and are available in the History Center in the Museum's West Wing. Once inside the Center itself, in the very place where your ancestors(grandgrandparents) may have ended their long journey, you and your family can log on the one of 41 computers, type in name, and, within seconds, set in motion your own special journey of discovery.
Imagine the excitement you'll share with your family as you use the latest technology to sort through a vast computerized archive(档案馆) with millions of records, and see your family's own personal story in America come to life before your eyes.
Millions of hours were spent creating this vast database and, if you find your ancestors' names, you'll discover answers to questions you've always wondered about... What ship did my family members take? When did they arrive? How old were they? Were they married? Then, take these valuable records and create your own Family History Scrapbook, preserving forever the story of the past while keeping the legacy of your family alive.
文章大意：科技帮助你寻根。
60．Why is it easier for visitors to find their family histories in the History Center?
A. More clerks are employed there.
B. All of its documents are computerized.
C. Facilities of the museum are restored.
D. Workers are more creative than before.
答案：B 细节理解题。由第一段最后一句话可知。
61．Who sponsors the restoration of the American Family Immigration History Center?
A. Families whose family histories are kept here.
B．National Park Service in the United States.
C．Local government and visitors to the Museum.
D．The Statue of LibertyEllis Island Foundation, Inc.
答案：D 细节理解题。由第二段第一句话可知。
62．The word “kiosk” in the passage is most probably______.
A. a museum assistant
B. an advertisement
C. a selfservice device
D. a receptionist
答案：C 猜测词义题。由第三段第一句话“...where you can enter ancestors' names...”。可知，划线词意为“一种自助服务设施”。
C
(2017·安徽省皖南高三联合测评)
I learnt about the Pygmalion effect (皮格玛丽翁效应) when I was 7 years old at Riverdale School in Palmerston North and I copied Melissa Crawford's answers in a spelling test. Before that I was average at school but after that, because Melissa Crawford was smart, and I got all the right answers, I got put in all the smart kids groups.
From then I did really well at school because it was believed by the teachers that I would and I also got grouped with the smart kids. This experience that occurred at my primary school shows just how important the Pygmalion effect is in terms of being around mentors (导师) that expect that you' re going to do well and also being around people who are smart.
The Pygmalion effect is one principle you want to use if you want to make money fast. Have mentors that expect you will make money fast and as an extra boost hang around, copy and learn from other people who are also making money fast.
Yesterday this site had over 5000 unique visitors and the traffic to it is increasing all the time. A year ago I contacted a group of people who got lots of traffic in their sites and I learnt from them. Truthfully I don't know if they expected me to start getting decent traffic to websites but I imagined they did so they might as well have.So there you have it the Pygmalion effect.
P. S. My grammar and spelling are not that great nowadays but that's actually completely irrelevant (不相关的) when it comes to getting lots of visitors to your site.
文章大意：皮格玛丽翁效应助人成功。
63．When did the author learn about the Pygmalion effect?
A. Before he took the spelling test.
B. After he cheated in the spelling test.
C. When he did badly in exams.
D. After he finished primary school.
答案：B 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句话“...I copied Melissa Crawford's answers in a spelling test”判断，是在他考试作弊以后。
64．The author got grouped with the smart kids because______.
A. he was an average pupil at school
B. he did better than all the others at school
C. Melissa Crawford was smart
D. he did better than expected
答案：D 细节理解题。作者原先学习平平，由于考试作弊，成绩出色，所以老师把他列为聪明的学生之中。
65．What does the underlined word “contacted” mean in the passage?
A. got in touch with
B. made friends with
C. lost touch with
D. was concerned about
答案：A 词义猜测题。根据划线词后“learn from them”判断，该词的意思是“取得联系”。
66．From the passage we can infer that ________.
A. the author was busymeeting visitors every day
B. there was lots of traffic in his city
C. the author opened a website himself
D. the author's grammar was poor at school
答案：C 推理判断题。从最后一句话“...when it comes to getting lots of visitors to your site”看，作者有自己的网站。
D
(2017·北京重点中学2月月考)
Most schools ban chewing gum(口香糖), but in a few years they might consider changing that rule. Why? Scientists are finding evidence that gum chewing may be good for your health. It may even help boost your test scores.
This exciting research is just beginning. And at the same time, companies are also experimenting with adding vitamins, minerals, medicines, and other substances that could give gum the power to cure headaches and fight everything from serious diseases to bad breath.
These gums are part of the growing number of foods and drinks that contain healthboosting ingredients. If you're already a gum fan, that's probably welcome news.
Americans chew about 1.8 pounds of gum per person each year, according to the U．S. Census Bureau. By showing that gum chewing can be healthy, companies that make and sell gum hope that we'll chew even more.
Chewing gum might be good for your brain. One Japanese study of nine participants found that chewing gum boosted the flow of blood to participants' brains by up to 40 percent. Blood carries oxygen, which fuels brain cells.
Other small studies have found that people perform better on memory tests while chewing gum. And a study in the United Kingdom found that people who chewed gum while memorizing a list of words did about 25 percent better at recalling those words than people who didn't chew gum.
But additional studies are still needed to confirm that chewing gum has benefits. So far, results of studies about memory have been mixed. Not all tests have had similarly encouraging results. What's more, many of the studies that show gum's benefits are funded by gum companies.
So, for now, chew with caution. Too much chewing can damage the jaw joint. And chewing too much of a gum that contains vitamins, caffeine, or a medicine could lead to an overdose(过量). What's more, no matter how healthy gum chewing proves to be, it will never be a match for a healthy lifestyle. Nothing like a gum or a vitamin is going to cure a bad eating habit or a bad exercise habit. It's not a magic bullet.
67．Scientific studies about gum chewing show that________.
A. it can help fight serious diseases
B. it can help blood produce more oxygen
C. it can help reduce headaches
D. it can help improve students' memory
答案：D 细节理解题。根据第一段确定答案。
68．Why are scientists trying to put different substances in gum?
A. To make it taste more delicious.
B. To make it contain more ingredients.
C. To help cure different illnesses.
D. To help improve the sales of gum.
答案：C 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句确定答案。
69．What does the writer think of the results of the present studies about gum?
A. The writer has no doubt about them.
B. The writer isn't quite sure about them.
C. The writer doesn't believe them at all.
D. The writer is very happy with them.
答案：B 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段可以确定答案。
70．Which of the following statements would the writer agree with?
A．Students should be careful with gum chewing.
B．The more gums we chew, the more words we will remember.
C．Gum chewing helps change a bad eating habit.
D．The healthier gum chewing proves to be, the more we should chew.
答案：A 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段首句“So, for now, chew with caution.”和末句的“It's not a magic bullet.”可以看出作者的态度和观点。
E
(2017·泸州一诊)
Gary Kidd had a pretty good idea that what his 3yearold grandson had found was no rock, but the tooth of a woolly mammoth (猛犸)．That's because he had found one himself nine years ago.Kaleb Kidd was catching some squirrels last Monday near La Crosse when he spotted what looked like an unusual rock.
“Grandpa, what's that？” Kaleb asked.He told his grandson it looked like the tooth of the extinct (灭绝) woolly mammoth.Next stop was the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center at the University of Wisconsin, which proved that it was, indeed, the tooth of a mammoth.
Connie Arzigian, the center's lab director, said it could be 10,000 to 30,000 years old.It weighs 2 pounds and measures 15 centimeters long and 7.6 centimeters wide.
The center already has a woolly mammoth tooth in its collection, but it's always fun to see someone discover another one. Arzigian said.“It's wonderful to get an idea of what was here in the past，” she said.
The latest find is in better shape than the one Gary Kidd brought up from the bottom of the Mississippi River while clamming (捕蛤蚧) in 1998.That_tooth was watersoaked and had fallen apart, he was told when he took it to the center.
Gary Kidd, 46, said it would be up to Kaleb' s father, Travis, to decide what to do with the tooth.For now it is on display at Satori Arts Gallery, much to Kaleb's sadness.
“When we dropped it down at the art gallery, he was crying.He didn't want to let it go，” his granddad said.“At first he thought it was just a rock.Now he's all excited.”
文章大意：一名3岁的小孩在捕捉松鼠时，发现了一枚猛犸化石。在密西西比河流域，这已经不是第一次发现猛犸化石了。
71．In what order did the whole thing happen?
a.Kaleb Kidd discovered a tooth of the woolly mammoth.
b.The tooth was on display at Satori Arts Gallery.
c.Gary Kidd clammed on the Mississippi River.
d.Travis will decide what to do with the tooth.
e.Gary Kidd took his find to the center.
A.a; c; b; d; e
B.c; e; a; b; d
C.b; d; a; e; c
D．c; a; b; d; e
答案：B 细节理解题。综合全文可知，B项顺序正确。
72．What can we infer from Connie Arzigian's words?
A.The mammoth tooth looks really funny.
B.Only two mammoth teeth have been found so far.
C.There were some mammoths living there in the past.
D.The mammoth tooth in the center is the one found by Gary Kidd.
答案：C 推理判断题。由第四段可知，该地发现猛犸牙齿化石，可以推测过去该地有猛犸生活过。
73．Which do the underlined words “That tooth” refer to?
A.The latest find.
B.Gary Kidd's find.
C.Kaleb Kidd's find.
D．The find already in the center.
答案：B 猜测词义题。A、C项指的是同一枚牙齿化石，所以不选；D项可以指代最近的那枚牙齿化石，也可指过去的那枚牙齿化石，所以不选；B项指过去的那枚牙齿化石，符合语境。
74．What was Kaleb Kidd's desire?
A.Keeping the tooth.
B.Selling the tooth to the center.
C.Displaying the tooth at the gallery.
D.Earning more money through the tooth.
答案：A 细节理解题。由第六段最后一句话和第七段可知，Kaleb Kidd很想保存这枚牙齿化石。
75．What does the text mainly talk about?
A.Mammoths were extinct long ago.
B.A 3yearold boy found a mammoth tooth.
C.A mammoth tooth can be worth a lot of money.
D.The Mississippi River is a place for study on mammoths.
答案：D 主旨大意题。由全文可知，在密西西比河发现了猛犸的牙齿化石，所以密西西比河是研究猛犸的好地方。
第四部分：书面表达(满分35分)
(2017·淄博一模)
3月1日下午(星期四)，一个美国中学生代表团到校访问，师生一行十几人参观了学校，之后在你们班举行了一个小型座谈会，历时约一小时。事后，英语老师要求就当天的活动写一篇120～150词的英语日记。
座谈会主要内容：相互介绍；中方学生代表谈传统节日文化；美方学生代表谈兴趣爱好；自由交流。
注意：
1．可适当增加细节，使文章内容连贯，语言流畅。
2．日记格式已给出，不计入总词数。
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Thursday March 1, 2017
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This afternoon an American high school delegation, consisting of 10 students and 5 teachers came to visit our school. Our headmaster showed them around some parts of the school, such as the library, the lab and the gym.
Fortunately, our class was chosen to have an informal discussion with the visitors, which was a good opportunity for us to practice our English. Everyone at present was active to introduce themselves one by one. Our monitor, Zhanghua，made a brief introduction of the Chinese traditional festivals, especially the Chinese Spring Festival.Soon after that Tom, an American student, who was a great fan of Yaoming and Jeremy ShuHow Lin, said something about NBA and some other hobbies. Then we talked about some other topics that we were concerned with.
Almost an hour had passed before we realized it. It's really amazing to talk with the American teachers and students in English, which helps us a lot with our English.