development of intellectual skills.

　　在美国，社交能力的培养被看作和智力水平的培养同等重要。

　　2．Older teenagers are more likely to get summer jobs or go camping with a group of friends.

　　年龄稍大的孩子更有可能找份暑假工作或者和一帮朋友去野营。

　　3．Exam grades are very important，but so are the after­school activities.

　　考试分数很重要，但是课外活动也同样重要。

　　4．It was not until the 1920s that pompoms began to play an important part in cheerleading.

　　直到20世纪20年代，彩线球才在拉拉队队员的表演中发挥重要作用。

　　5．In fact，cheerleading is considered so important in America that several movies have been made about it!

　　事实上，拉拉队在美国被认为是如此重要，以至于好几部电影以它为题材而拍摄！

　　　阅读P25课文，判断正(T)误(F)

　　1．For the writer，schooldays are not the happiest days of his life.(　　)

　　2．The writer's first lesson was English.(　　)

　　3．The writer and his class spent hours studying the structure of leaves under the microscope.(　　)

　　4．At school，everyone had to polish their shoes every week.(　　)

　　5．At 18，the writer got his school leaving certificate and a scholarship from Oxford University.(　　)

　　【答案】　1－5　TFTFT

　　　阅读P27课文，并从四个选项中选择最佳答案

　　1．Why does the cheerleader dance and do gymnastics?

　　A．To show his or her skills.

　　B．To attract the attention of the audience.

C．To encourage crowds to cheer their sports teams.