Ifsomeoneislostinaforest(森林),h-优题课

For many school in Thailand, there are two terms. The first term is from the first week of May to the first week of October. The second term starts from the first week of November and finishes at the last week of February or the first week of March. The students don't get a break for Christmas（圣诞节）. But they get a 3-4 days' break for the New Year.
For many students, a school day is very long. They usually get to school at 7:30 a.m. Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. there are three classes in the morning and they are 50 minutes each（每个）. Students have lunch at 11:00 a.m. they don't have dining halls so they have to eat in the classroom. Lunch time finishes at 12:25 p.m. there are three classes in the afternoon. School finishes at 3:15 p.m. many schools have a "homework" lesson after school, so students usually go home after 4:45 p.m.
How long is the first term in Thailand schools?

A．For six months.

B．For five months.

C．For four months.

D．For three moths.

What does the underlined word "break" mean in Chinese?

A．假期

B．节目

C．游览

D．计划

When do students usually get to school?

A．At 7:00 a.m.

B．At 7:30 a.m.

C．At 8:00 a.m.

D．At 8:30 a.m.

Why do students have to eat lunch in the classroom?

A．Because their dining halls are very small.

B．Because they must do their homework after lunch.

C．Because they don't have dining halls.

D．Because they bring lunch to school.

What can we learn from the passage?

A．There are three terms in Thailand schools.

B．Students don't go to school in November.

C．Students usually go home at 3:15 p.m.

D．Students have six classes a day.

It's a fine day. The White family get up at seven o'clock. They have breakfast at seven forty. And then they go to the park. They take a basket of food and a carpet（地毯）. The park is not far from their home, so they ride bikes there. Then they get to the park, it's half past eight. Mr. and Mrs. White are talking with each other. Their son, ted, is playing with a ball. Their daughter, Jenny, is taking photos.
After about an hour, Ted and Jenny sit down to relax. At that time, they see a squirrel eating a pine nut（松子）in a big tree. When they see the squirrel eating, they feel hungry（饥饿的）. They go to help their parents take the food out of the basket. Ted has a hamburger. Hamburgers are his favorite food. Jenny has an apple. Mr. and Mrs. White have some bread. They have a great time in the park.
What do the family take to the park?

A．A basket of food and a book.	B．A carpet and a dog.
C．A basket of food and a carpet.	D．Food and clothes.

When do they get to the park?

A．At 8:30 a.m.

B．At 8:00 a.m.

C．At 7:40 a.m.

D．At 7:00 a.m.

What is Jenny doing in the park?

A．She is reading a book.	B．She is taking photos.
C．She is playing with a ball.	D．She is drawing pictures.

What does the underlined word "squirrel" refer to（指）?

A．A kind of fruit.

B．A kind of animal.

C．A kind of drink.

D．A kind of sport.

Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The White family ride bikes to the park.	B．Ted plays with a ball for about an hour.
C．Four people are in Mr. White's family.	D．Hamburgers are Jenny's favorite food.

Many people have to work on the weekend. Some people do not mind. Others think it is terrible.
　　One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous. He is Graham Coates. Mr Coates works in an office in Brighton, England.
　　On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. When he got on the lift(电梯), it stopped between floors. Mr Coates could not get out of the lift. He started to shout, but no one heard him. Then Mr. Coats remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work until Tuesday.
　　There was nothing for him to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to eat or drink, Mr Coats ended up sleeping for most of the day.
　　Now Mr. Coates says, "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them."
Mr. Coates thinks working on the weekend is_____.

A．interesting

B．terrible

C．happy

D．unhappy

Mr. Coates stayed in the lift for_____.

A．about twenty hours	B．nearly two days
C．one week	D．more than sixty hours

When Mr. Coates got out of the lift he_____.

A．was cold, weak, hungry and tired

B．wouldn't work there any more

C．said "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them."

D．went home at once

Why could Mr. Coates not get out of the lift? Because _____.

A．it was broken	B．it was the weekend
C．it was in an office	D．it was a holiday

In the lift, there was_________.

A．water

B．beer

C．telephone

D．nothing

British English and American English
A student is studying British English. He wonders: Can I have a talk with Americans? Can they catch me? Learners of English often ask--what are the differences between British English and American English? How important are these differences?
Certainly, there are some differences between British English and American English. There are a few differences in grammar（语法）. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen?” Americans “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?” Pronunciation (发音) is sometimes different. Americans usually sound the “r” in words like “car”and “farm”. Some speakers of British English do not sound the “r” in these words. There are differences between British English and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour”and “honour” are British English spellings. “Color” and “honor” are American English spellings.
These differences are in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary. However, they are not important. For the most part, British English and American English are the same language.
In American English, we can say, “? ”

A．Have you a new book

B．Do you have a new book

C．Are you have a new book

D．Can you to have a new book

Between British English and American English, sometimes pronunciation is .

A．poor

B．different

C．high

D．short

In American English, the word “favourite”can be spelt.

A．favoruite

B．favurite

C．favorite

D．favrite

Englishmen say “in hospital”, while Americans say .

A．at the hospital	B．in the hospital
C．by hospital	D．to hospital

The main idea of the passage is that .

A．there are no differences between British English and American English

B．British English and American English are two different languages

C．speakers of British English and American English speak the same language

D．we shouldn't speak English

If you are riding a bike in foreign countries, you need to know what these traffic signs mean.

1		This sign means “walk”, you can cross the street along with other people.
2		This sign is the “don’t walk” sign. It means you should stop to wait for a while until the sign of “walk” is showing.
3		This sign means that there is a bike lane. If you see such a sign, you must use the bike lane.
4		Car drivers and bike riders must come to a complete stop at “STOP” signs.
5		This sign means you are coming to a zebra crossing. You must slow down to allow people in the zebra crossing to cross the street.
6		This sign means parts of the road are rough. Be careful! Rough roads make you fall off your bike.