Do you want to know something about children in Africa? What to they do for fun every day? Find out here:
Education
School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can’t afford school uniforms or exercise books even though they don’t have to pay for school.
For those lucky enough to go to school , they have a lot to learn. Some take two language classes: English or French, and their first language. There is also math, science, history, social studies and geography. Chores take up much of children’s time after school. They have to get water and firewood for the family every day. Also there’s cleaning , washing and helping Mum with the meal.
Daily fun
It’s not all work and no play. Sports are very popular. Children can make goals with twigs ( 嫩树枝)and their own footballs with plastic and bits of string ( 绳子 ). They play in the country and the streets of old towns. There’re many football teams for teenagers in Africa.
Internet
It’s really expensive to get on the Internet. To surf the net for 20 hours costs over 600 yuan. This is more than the average (平均的) monthly pay per person.
Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa. All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet.
Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home. The underlined word "Chores" probably means
| A．网上冲浪 | B．家务杂活 | C．体育活动 | D．家庭作业 |
Sports are very popular in Africa because children _________.
| A．do not need money to play |
| B．can play all kinds of ball games |
| C．don’t like to go to school |
| D．don’t like to do their homework |
The passage is mainly about_________.
| A．education in Africa |
| B．children’s school life in Africa |
| C．the Internet in Africa |
| D．children’s daily life in Africa |
From the passage, we can infer (推断) that in Africa_________.
| A．basketball is popular among children |
| B．children in Africa have to pay for school |
| C．some children in Africa have to take two foreign language classes |
| D．people in Egypt and South Africa may get higher pay than people in the other countries |
Many people do the same things on their birthday: They have a big cake with lots of candles(蜡烛), and listen to their friends and family sing“Happy Birthday to You”.① would you like to pay money to sing that song?
Jennifer Nelson is a filmmaker. ②And she used the song“Happy Birthday to You”in her film.③但是她必须为此支付1,500美元。 A company named Warner Music Group said it had the copyright(版权) on the song.
“I never thought the song was owned(拥有) by anyone,”Nelson said in the e-mail to the New York Times.
Some experts(专家) said that nobody knew who wrote“Happy Birthday to You”.They also said there was no way to know ④ people began to sing the song. But they believed(相信) people started to sing it long before the company began to own. ⑤it.在①处填入一个适当的连词使句意完整、上下文通顺：
将②处划线部分译成汉语：
将③处划线部分译成英语：
在④处填入一个适当的疑问句使句意完整、上下文通顺：
文中⑤处划线部分的it指代：
If you like adventurous(冒险的) cartoons, then Koala Kid is the movie for you.
Koala Kid tells us a story of a white koala named Johnny. It lives in a community(社区) of the gray koalas. He is not confident(自信的) because of his color. But he thinks he has special talents. So the goes on a magic trip.
On his trip he meets Miranda, Hamish and Lokie. And they become friends. They fight with their wits(智慧) against Bog.
I think this movie tells us: whatever (无论什么) you look like, you can become a hero.
I give the movie five stars. It is a great movie for ages six and up. Because there are some scary parts in the movie, I wouldn’t recommend(推荐) it to kids under the age of six.
根据以上内容，选择最佳答案。The passage is a review(评论) of a .
| A．movie | B．book | C．magazine | D．joke |
Why is Johnny not confident?
| A．Because he is white. | B．Because he is gray. |
| C．Because he is shy. | D．Because he is small. |
How many friends does Johnny make on his trip?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．It’s an adventurous movie. | B．It’s mainly about a white mouse. |
| C．It has scary parts. | D．It’s a cartoon. |
Who can’t watch the movie?
| A．A 35-year-old man. | B．A 8-year-old girl. |
| C．A 90-year-old granny. | D．A 5-year-old boy. |
Who has the smelliest sneakers?
How can you get $2,500 easily? All you need is a pair of smelly sneakers(臭球鞋). This is the true story in America in the Rotten Sneaker Contest.
This year in March, there was the annual(每年一度) Rotten Sneaker Contest in America. This contest first came out in 1975. The person who had a sporting goods(商品) store first had the idea to promote a kind of new shoes.
This year the winner was a girl named Casey Adams. She walked her dog and cleaned out her chicken coop(鸡笼) with this pair of sneakers. So with her sneakers, there was the smell of dog and chicken poop(粪便).
Other children in this contest all wore their sneakers to join the contest. However, Casey’s sneakers were so smelly that she had to take them inside some bags by car. Finally, Casey got the prize money and a trip to New York to watch a show for free.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Which Rotten Sneaker Contest did Casey win?
| A．The 36th. | B．The 37th. | C．The 38th. | D．The 39 th. |
The underlined work“promote” means “”in Chinese.
| A．试验 | B．展览 | C．推销 | D．维修 |
How did Casey make her sneakers with the smell of chicken poop?
| A．She walked chickens. | B．She washed chickens. |
| C．She lived with chickens. | D．She cleaned out the chicken coop. |
How did Casey take her sneakers to the contest?
| A．Wore them there. | B．Sent them there. |
| C．Took them inside some bags. | D．Took them inside a shoe box. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．It’s a contest in the UK. |
| B．The winner of the contest can get $2,500. |
| C．A shoe maker first had the idea of this contest. |
| D．Casey went on a trip to London with the prize money. |
Hans Christian Andersen(安徒生)
Hans Christian Andersen is a great writer. He wrote many popular stories for children all over the world. April 2 is his birthday and it is also Children’s Book Day.
Andersen was born(出生) in 1805. When he was a little boy, his father read him a story every day. He felt very happy at that time. But his father died when he was 11 years old. Then he had to leave school. Andersen started working as an actor and singer. He loved reading books so much that he went back to school at 17. His first book came out in 1835. From then on, he wrote about one book a year for 37 years.
There will be a park about Andersen’s sales(传说) and life in Shanghai. If you like Andersen, you can go there to learn about his life and tales, and you can play games too.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Andersen liked stories because of .
| A．his jobs | B．his father | C．his school | D．his friends |
Andersen’s father died in .
| A．1805 | B．1816 | C．1822 | D．1835 |
Andersen was good at .
| A．singing | B．dancing | C．running | D．drawing |
The Chinese meaning(意思) of the underlined phrase“came out”is .
| A．启蒙 | B．翻译 | C．流传 | D．出版 |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Andersen was happy to be with his father. |
| B．Andersen wrote books for about 37 years. |
| C．Andersen went back to school because he lost his job. |
| D．Children can play games in the park in Shanghai. |
Jack is a high school student. He is seventeen years old. He is in Grade two now. he had a bad stomachache three days ago. He went to see the doctor. The doctor gave him a bottle of medicine. Here are the words on the bottle:
Stomachache medicine
You must shake（摇晃） the bottle before you take it.
You must take it three times a day.
You should take it after meals.
| Age Dose（剂量） |
| More than 16 three teaspoons （药勺）each time |
| 8---15 two teaspoons each time |
| 5---7one teaspoon each time |
Notes: the children under 4 years old CANNOT take this medicine. Please put it in a dry and cold place. Take it before Oct.31, 2009.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
| A．before meals | B．after meals | C．before sleep | D．after sleep |
| A．1 teaspoon | B．4 teaspoons | C．9 teaspoons | D．2 teaspoons |
| A．eat no food | B．drink no milk |
| C．shake the bottle | D．drink some water |
| A．under 4 | B．more than 4 | C．more than 16 | D．between 8and 15 |
| A．has to take | B．has to sold | C．can take | D．can’t take |