In the middle of my home country there are very large places．They are hot and dry land called deserts．

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Families live a long way from other people．Sometimes they are the only people for thousands of kilometres．{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    About 65years ago these people found that using strong radios was a possible way for families living far away to communicate with each other．They decided they could use the radios for school．In this way，children could talk to each other like at school．{#blank#}3{#/blank#}

    The children each spent about 30minutes a day on the radio．They talked to their teacher about their work and difficulties．The teacher designed some exercises and tasks based on what they learned and posted them to the children．After finishing their work，the children sent it back to their teacher to mark．{#blank#}4{#/blank#} He tried to visit each child twice each year．This was sometimes difficult．The journey was very long and could be dangerous．In addition，the school held camps once a year．The children could all meet each other and shared their learning experience．

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#}The government provides families with computers so that the children can use the Internet to talk to their teachers and classmates by e﹣mail now．The teachers enjoy their work very much because they get to know the children and their families very well．It is an interesting way to learn，don't you think？

A．The teacher also travelled around the country．

B．All over the deserts are farms and small towns．

C．This was how the first"School of the Air"started．

D．This families'children cannot go to school like you．

E．With the development of technology，computers are becoming popular．

    Are you the only child in the family? If so, you are the most important in your family.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}But a lot of middle school students have a problem. They feel they're not as close to their parents as before.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

    Some students complain that their parents say a lot to them, but never listen to them. Some of them even say it angrily.

     “My parents don't allow me to play computer games, but other classmates are doing that”.

    Others say, when they're making phone calls to friends, their parents like to ask if they're speaking to a boy or a girl.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Some students even decide to leave home because they're afraid to tell their parents when they have done something wrong, especially when they do badly in exams. Then they usually think running away is the only choice.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}I think they should find a good chance to talk with their parents and they needn't be afraid to tell their feelings to their parents. They can also get help from others like good friends or teachers. Keeping a diary can help them understand more about themselves and their feelings.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#} you'll have a happy life and never think of running away.

A. These make them very unhappy.

B. Parents are the closet people to you in the world.

C. But they don't know running away may bring them some more problems.

D. If you follow the advice,

E. They even think their parents are unfair to them.

A．信息归纳

    阅读短文内容。根据所提供的信息，完成信息卡内容。

    I am Lily，a student in Beijing．I am fifteen years old．My birthday is on July 6th．I like volleyball very much．I play volleyball with my friends after school．My mother is 42 years old．Her birthday is in June．She is an English teacher in a middle school．My father is 45 years old．His birthday is in October．He likes playing basketball．He can play it very well．

    Bill is my pen friend from the US．He is sixteen years old．His birthday is on March 8th．He likes Soccer and baseball．He likes ice-cream very much．He eats it every day．Bill always helps me with my English．I like him very much．

Information Card

 (C)

左栏是对五个人的信息介绍。右栏是七则留言。请将五个人的信息介绍和留言相匹配。

A. B. C. D. E.

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    When you go to a new school, it can be terrible. You may worry about making friends. But do not worry too much. Most of the time some people are friendly and some people are not. What makes a person a friend? Here are what the two students say.

    "My name is Helen. Amy and Sally are my best friends. I made friends with Amy when I was three years old. Now we're 14! I like her because she is happy and very friendly almost all the time. Sally is a quiet girl. She makes friends more slowly. However, she is just as good a friend as Amy. They are interested in the same things as me. We all like sports and we often play tennis together in the park. And we also like reading books in the school library. And we listen to each other's problems. We are all good at different school subjects, so we help each other with our homework too!"

    "I'm Tina. My best friend is Mabel. She and I always talk and laugh (笑). There are many things we both like. We like music. We often play the guitar and sing. We also go to movies, but sometimes we can't agree (同意)on which movie to see. Sometimes we just walk around. We also like swimming. On weekends, we usually do the homework, play sports and go to the Music Club. When I'm busy, sometimes I can't see Mabel for about a month. But we still find time to see each other. It's always fun to be with her.