Welcome to the Amazing kids Website! Here you can read about clever children all over the world.
Gina, who is thirteen years old, got first prize in the “Young Look of the Year” competition and is now writing her own recipe (烹饪) book for kids. "I want it to be fun to read and easy enough for children to use," she says. Gina learned by observing （观察）her father, who's also good at cooking, in the kitchen. She wants to encourage other children to cook because "everyone needs to eat, so it's a skill that will always be useful!
Fourteen-year-old Bren used to love running until he had a serious car accident three years ago. He lost part of one leg and didn't even expect to walk again. Now he's an athlete who has recently completed a marathon. "After my accident I wanted to give up," he says. "But now I'm happy to be alive and able to continue running."
Helga has always been good at science, but she thought it was too difficult to become an inventor. Then she heard about an accident that had happened when a car hit a train in her town. "That gave me an idea," says the clever sixteen-year-old girl. It took her over a year to invent a special machine that tells car drivers when a train is coming. One company is already interested in selling it, so it may be in the shops soon!How is Gina trying to encourage other children to cook?
| A．By observing her father. |
| B．By writing a recipe book for kids. |
| C．By giving them delicious food to eat. |
| D．By getting first prize in the competition. |
Why is it surprising that Bren is an athlete?
| A．Because he can' t walk. | B．Because he lost part of one leg. |
| C．Because he gave up running. | D．Because he used to love running. |
Which of the following is true about Helga?
| A．She saw a car hit a train in her town. |
| B．She sold special machines to car drivers. |
| C．She invented a special machine for car drivers. |
| D．It is impossible for her to become an inventor. |
Which would be the best title for the passage?
A. Amazing Kids, Special Abilities B. How to Be a Good Student
C Different People, Different Ideas D. How to Get Living Skills
If you go to visit London，you will see a lot of buses and cars on the road，you will also see a lot of bikes because more people travel by bike．Why?
There are a lot of reasons for this．First，it’s very cheap to buy a bike，and riding bikes is quick, too．You often need to wait for a bus for half an hour．When the bus comes，there are so many other buses and cars on the roads so the bus moves very slowly．The underground train（地铁）is quick but very expensive．
I travel to work by bus for about four years.I often arrive at work late and feel tired.Then one day , a friend of mine says, “I go to work by bike，why don’t we travel together？”“Because my bike’s old，”I answer，“and there are so many buses and cars on the road．I feel afraid…”“Don’t be afraid!”says my friend，“If you follow me and we ride slowly，you will be fine．”
Two days later I buy a new bike．We go slowly, but we arrive at work quickly. I spend 40 minutes going by bus, but only half an hour by bike! Now I love riding a bike. And I feel healthy. Many people think my idea is good and maybe you’ll see more bikes on the road in the future.
Many people think in the same way as I do．That’s why you see a lot of bikes on the road．Who knows，perhaps in the future we’ll have roads for bicycles only．I hope so!There are ___________ people travelling by bike now in London.
| A．no | B．fewer | C．more | D．a lot |
I travel to work by bus for ___________.
| A．a few months | B．about four years |
| C．two years | D．one year |
Which is NOT mentioned(提到) about the good things of riding a bike in the passage?
| A．we can have more time. |
| B．we don’t need to pay much money. |
| C．we can keep healthy. |
| D．we can keep the air clean. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．I begin to ride a bike to work because I had no bus to take. |
| B．The bus moves slowly because there are so many people in it. |
| C．Buses,cars and bikes run on the road in London. |
| D．I spend 40 minutes going by bike. |
Maybe you’ll see more _________ on the road in the future.
| A．cars | B．buses | C．vans（货车） | D．bicycles |
Do you know Eskimos? Let me tell you something about their lives.
Eskimos live near the North Pole (北极). There are only two seasons there, winter and summer. There is no spring or autumn there. The winter nights are long. You can't see the sun for more than two months, even at midday. The summer days are long. For more than two months, the sun never goes down and there's no night.
Eskimos have warm clothes. They make their clothes from the skins of animals. From skins (皮毛) they make coats, caps and shoes. Near the North Pole trees can't grow, for it is too cold there. The Eskimos have to make their houses from skins, snow or stone. When they got out in storms and can't get back home, they make houses of snow. They leave these houses when the storm（风暴） is over.
Life is hard for the Eskimos, but they still like to live there. Near the North Pole there are _____ in a year.
| A．two seasons - winter and summer |
| B．two seasons - spring and autumn |
| C．four seasons – spring，summer，autumn and winter |
| D．two seasons sometimes and four seasons sometimes |
How long does the longest day or night last (持续) near the North Pole?
| A．24 hours | B．Over a week |
| C．A month | D．Over two months |
Eskimos use skins to make _____.
| A．stones | B．animals | C．trees | D．clothes |
There are no _____ near the North Pole.
| A．days | B．nights | C．trees | D．animals |
To protect (保护) Eskimos from storms, their houses are made of _____.
| A．animals | B．stones | C．snow | D．rain |
Dear Kitty:
News! We have a new flat! The rooms are small, but they are comfortable. There are more rooms here than in our old flat. This is good because now I have my own room. In the old flat, I share with my sister.
My bedroom is my favourite room in our flat. I can be alone in it. I can read or draw. I can listen to my radio or play CDs. I can play games on my computer and send e-mails to my friends.
My second favorite room is the kitchen. I love helping my mother cook our meals. She is a very good cook. She is teaching me how to make many different kinds of dishes. She lived in Morocco when she was a girl, and she can cook Moroccan food. It’s very delicious. That’s all for now.
Write soon and tell me about your home. Please get on the Internet so that we can send e-mails to each other.
All good wishes!
AnnaWhat is the main idea of this article?
| A．Anna tells Kitty something about her family’s new flat. |
| B．Kitty lives with her family in America. |
| C．Anna likes her bedroom. |
| D．Anna’s mother is teaching her Moroccan food. |
What is the difference between the old flat and the new one?
| A．The rooms in the new flat are big. |
| B．The rooms in the old flat were smaller. |
| C．There are more rooms in the new flat. |
| D．There are more rooms in the old flat. |
Why is Anna very happy with the new flat?
| A．Because she has to share a room. |
| B．Because she has a big room. |
| C．Because she has a small room. |
| D．Because she has her own room. |
Which room is Anna’s favorite?
| A．The living room. | B．The kitchen. |
| C．The bedroom. | D．The bathroom. |
What does Anna do in the kitchen?
| A．She helps her mother cook their meals. |
| B．She plays computer games. |
| C．She teaches her mother how to cook. |
| D．She reads about Moroccan food. |
阅读表达 阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。共5小题，每小题2分，计10分
The peacock(孔雀) is a kind of lovely bird because it is beautiful when it opens its tail. So when children go to the zoo, they always shake something colorful to make the peacock show its fine tail feather.
The peacock in Yunnan Province in China is green. The head of the peacock is covered with dark-green feathers. The face is light yellow. People often use its tail feathers to make fans (扇子) or clothes.
When a peacock wants to marry a peahen(雌孔雀), it dances around his girlfriend and seems to say “Am I beautiful?”
The peacock does little harm（伤害）to the crops and is valuable(珍贵的). People shouldn’t hunt them without any reason.
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过5个词。
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Shenzhen is a city in South China. It is not very big, but it has attracted (吸引) people of the whole country and the whole world,too.
Just about thirty years ago, it was only a small fishing village, There were not many people there. Most of them lived on fishing. Things have greatly changed since the 1980s. It became the first special economic zone(经济特区) in China.
Because of the opening policy(政策), economic changes between China and the outside world have taken place. People can come and go easily between Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Both foreigners and Chinese have built a lot of factories, companies and tourist attractions(景点) there. People all over the country have come to find jobs. Many of them have settled down in this new booming(兴起的) city.
Shenzhen is developing so fast that it has become a well-known metropolis(大都市) in China.
| A．in the south of | B．to the south of |
| C．in the north of | D．on the south of |
| A．worked in the factories | B．did housework |
| C．caught fish for a living | D．lived a happy life |
| A．At the end of the 1880s. | B．In the 1980s. |
| C．At the beginning of the 1880s. | D．In the 1790s. |
| A．They have come to visit their friends. |
| B．They have built a lot of factories, companies and tourist attractions |
| C．They have got lots of money from China. |
| D．They have come to buy things. |
| A．write down | B．sat down |
| C．calm down | D．stayed there |