Here are the descriptions of some schools:

Alta Vista High School

Alta Vista High School is a district continuation high school that offers a program focused on building academic and functional skills, as well as basic work habits . As a continuation high school , Alta Vista offers students a second chance to school．

Call: 690-667-2924 ; fax: 670-467-4848

Mountain View Academy

Mountain View Academy is a Christian high school operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church ． It is for boys and girls in Grades 9-12． Mountain View Academy offers quality, personalized education in a contemporary Christian environment．

Call : 650-967-2324; fax : 650-967-6886

Mountain View High School

Mountain View High School’s academic program is designed to meet the needs of a diverse student body． It offers community college classes and advanced programs that allow students to take college-level classes while still in high school．

Call: 650-331-2814

Castilleja School

Castilleja School fosters（培養(yǎng)）intellectual , physical, creative and emotional growth through a college preparatory experience within a diverse and supportive community． The students are all girls in senior high school．

Call: 650-940-4600; fax: 650-961-6349

PoIo Alto Prep School

The school’s purpose is to offer a fresh start toward academic and social success． Summer school offers all subjects and it’s for boys and girls in Grades 8-12．

Call: 650-493-7071; fax: 650-493-7073．

E-mail: info@poloaltoprep．com

1．Tom, a boy in Grade 9, wants to study in a school which can offer students a good beginning in study and relationship．Which school should he choose?

A．Polo Alto Prep School                       B．Castilleja School

C．Alta Vista High school                       D．Mountain View High School

2． Elizabeth will graduate from a junior high school this year． Her achievements are very good.. She hopes that her senior high school will give her the opportunity to fully develop herself. Which number should she dial?

A．650-967-6886      B．650-967-2324       C．650-940-4600       D．650-493-7071

3．The advertisement is intended for ________．

A．teachers

B．university students

C．students who want to continue their education

D．students who want to attend universities

4．John , from a poor family , failed the College Entrance Examination in 2008． He decided to attend a continuation high school to study some skills in building , so he should fax his application to ________．

A．670-467-4848      B．650-961-6349       C．650-493-7073       D．650-940-4600

Howard Dill is a giant among giant pumpkin growers. He grew world champion pumpkins for four years running，from 1979 to 1982，and missed winning the fifth year by a mere 5 pounds. Today，his Dill Atlantic Giant seeds are sold worldwide to more than 50 seed companies. The pumpkins grown from his Dill Atlantic Giant seeds commonly weigh in at over 1,000 pounds.“I don’t have any training in genetics ；it was all trial and error，”Dill says. He inherited his love of pumpkins from his father and has enjoyed growing them for years.

Dill still grows giant pumpkins, but not for competition. In the fall, visitors come to enjoy the pumpkin patch on his 90-acre farm in Nova Scotia，Canada. He plants ten acres of pumpkins for Halloween and two acres of giant pumpkins. One of giant pumpkins was recently baked into 442 pumpkin pies and sold at $ 5 each for charity.

It you want to try growing a giant pumpkin, Dill recommends starting with a soil test and then adding fertilizer as needed. Plant the giant pumpkin seed. A giant pumpkin can gain 15 to 20 pounds a day， so careful watering—every day or two—is essential. You should wait about 130 days until the pumpkin matures and then you can harvest it.

Dill’s favorite pumpkin set the Guinness Book record in 1981. It weighted 493.5 pounds. “I’ve grown them larger since， but that one meant a lot,” he remembers. “I never would have predicted ten years ago that there would be a 1,000-pounder，but there are many of them now，”says Dill。The 2006 world record holder is Larry Checkon of Pennsylvania. He grew a 1,469 pounder. Dill says, “These world champions are grown from my seeds， so I feel like a winner right along with them.”

1.What can we learn about the world champion pumpkin of 1983?

A．It weighed over 1,000 pounds.

B．It was missing after the competition.

C．It was 5 pounds heavier than that of 1982.

D．It was 5 pounds heavier than Dill’s biggest one that year.

2.One of Dill’s giant pumpkins earned         .

A．$2210            B．$442             C．$1000            D．$1469

3.In the third paragraph Dill mainly tells about        .

A．how to do a soil test                     B．how to plant the giant pumpkin seed

C．when to water the pumpkin               D．how to grow a giant pumpkin

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Howard Dill is well trained in genetics.

B．Howard Dill grows pumpkins just for competiton.

C．Dill felt proud of Larry Checkon’s champion pumpkin.

D．Dill’s favorite pumpkin is the heaviest of all those he has ever grown.

5.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．Gardening Giant: Howard Dill              B．World Champion Pumpkin

C．Dill Atlantic Giant Seeds                   D．How to Grow Giant Pumpkins

 

Howard Dill is a giant among giant pumpkin(南瓜) growers. He grew world champion pumpkins for four years running，from 1979 to 1982, and missed winning the fifth year by only 5 pounds. Today, his Dill Atlantic Giant seeds are sold worldwide to more than 50 seed companies. The pumpkins grown from his Dill Atlantic Giant seeds commonly weigh in at over 1,000 pounds. “I don’t have any training in genetics(遺傳學(xué)); it was all trial and error,” Dill says. He got his love of pumpkins from his father and has enjoyed growing them for years.
Dill still grows giant pumpkins, but not for competition. In the fall, visitors come to enjoy the pumpkins on his 90-acre farm in Nova Scotia, Canada. He plants ten acres of pumpkins for Halloween and two acres of giant pumpkins. One of giant pumpkins was recently baked into 442 pumpkin pies and sold at $5 each for charity.
It you want to try growing a giant pumpkin, Dill recommends starting with a soil test and then adding fertilizer(農(nóng)藥) as needed. Plant the giant pumpkin seed. A giant pumpkin can gain 15 to 20 pounds a day, so careful watering—every day or two—is necessary. You should wait about 130 days until the pumpkin matures and then you can harvest it.
Dill’s favorite pumpkin set the Guinness Book record in 1981. It weighted 493.5 pounds. “I’ve grown them larger since, but that one meant a lot,” he remembers. “I never would have imagined ten
years ago that there would be a 1,000-pounder, but there are many of them now,” says Dill. The 2006 world record holder is Larry Checkon of Pennsylvania. He grew a 1,469 pounder. Dill says, “These world champions are grown from my seeds, so I feel like a winner right along with them.”
【小題1】What can we learn about the world champion pumpkin of 1983?

A．It weighed over 1,000 pounds.

B．It was missing after the competition.

C．It was 5 pounds heavier than that of 1982.

D．It was 5 pounds heavier than Dill’s biggest one that year.

【小題2】 One of Dill’s giant pumpkins earned              .

A．$2210

B．$442

C．$1000

D．$1469

【小題3】 In the third paragraph Dill mainly tells about              .

A．how to do a soil test

B．how to plant the giant pumpkin seed

C．when to water the pumpkin

D．how to grow a giant pumpkin

【小題4】Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．Gardening Giant: Howard Dill

B．World Champion Pumpkin

C．Dill Atlantic Giant Seeds

D．How to Grow Giant Pumpkins

Howard Dill is a giant among giant pumpkin(南瓜) growers. He grew world champion pumpkins for four years running，from 1979 to 1982, and missed winning the fifth year by only 5 pounds. Today, his Dill Atlantic Giant seeds are sold worldwide to more than 50 seed companies. The pumpkins grown from his Dill Atlantic Giant seeds commonly weigh in at over 1,000 pounds. “I don’t have any training in genetics(遺傳學(xué)); it was all trial and error,” Dill says. He got his love of pumpkins from his father and has enjoyed growing them for years.

Dill still grows giant pumpkins, but not for competition. In the fall, visitors come to enjoy the pumpkins on his 90-acre farm in Nova Scotia, Canada. He plants ten acres of pumpkins for Halloween and two acres of giant pumpkins. One of giant pumpkins was recently baked into 442 pumpkin pies and sold at $5 each for charity.

It you want to try growing a giant pumpkin, Dill recommends starting with a soil test and then adding fertilizer(農(nóng)藥) as needed. Plant the giant pumpkin seed. A giant pumpkin can gain 15 to 20 pounds a day, so careful watering—every day or two—is necessary. You should wait about 130 days until the pumpkin matures and then you can harvest it.

Dill’s favorite pumpkin set the Guinness Book record in 1981. It weighted 493.5 pounds. “I’ve grown them larger since, but that one meant a lot,” he remembers. “I never would have imagined ten

years ago that there would be a 1,000-pounder, but there are many of them now,” says Dill. The 2006 world record holder is Larry Checkon of Pennsylvania. He grew a 1,469 pounder. Dill says, “These world champions are grown from my seeds, so I feel like a winner right along with them.”

1.What can we learn about the world champion pumpkin of 1983?

    A. It weighed over 1,000 pounds.

B. It was missing after the competition.

    C. It was 5 pounds heavier than that of 1982.

    D. It was 5 pounds heavier than Dill’s biggest one that year.

2. One of Dill’s giant pumpkins earned               .

    A. $2210            B. $442           C. $1000             D.$1469

3. In the third paragraph Dill mainly tells about               .

    A. how to do a soil test                     

B. how to plant the giant pumpkin seed

    C. when to water the pumpkin             

D. how to grow a giant pumpkin

4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

    A. Gardening Giant: Howard Dill              

B. World Champion Pumpkin

    C. Dill Atlantic Giant Seeds               

D. How to Grow Giant Pumpkins