Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in. Here are two of the cities listed as “ the world’s best.”
SAN JOSE, COSTARICA The city has comfortable weather all year round (15℃to 26℃). Housing is not very expensive in SAN JOSE. Also, many of the city’s older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafes. Beautiful mountains are around the city. Lots of people go sightseeing there every year. But air pollution is a problem in the city center.
Hong Kong, CHINA This lively city---- once a small fishing village----- is today an international business center. It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new. Modern tall buildings are next to small temples (庙宇). Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses. Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day. But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing. Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes. There’s also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia. However, this small city has a large population of nearly seven million! That’s why housing is often very expensive. Traffic and air pollution are also a problem.
( ) 1. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about San Jose?
A. The weather B. The mountains C. The air D. The traffic
( ) 2. What makes Hong Kong the world’s best according to this passage?
A. The lively city and the wonderful dishes.
B. The large population and the traffic.
C. The expensive housing.
D. The beautiful temples.
( ) 3. What do the two cities have in common?
A. They both have beautiful mountains. B. They both have a large population.
C. Air pollution is a problem in both cities. D. They are both crowded.
( ) 4. The word “mix” here means _________.
A. 交点 B. 融合 C. 区别 D. 中点
( ) 5. From the passage, we can know that_________.
A. San Jose and Hong Kong are the only two cities of the world’s best.
B. Housing in San Jose is not very expensive.
C. the weather in both cities is fine.
D. San Jose used to be a small fishing village.
| Babysitter (临时照顾幼儿者) Wanted Do you like children? Do you have free time in the afternoon? We need a babysitter for our son. He is five years old. Hours are 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm from Monday to Friday. Sometimes you have to work on the weekend. Pay (薪水) is $10 each hour. For the job, you will: Watch our son Read to him Play with him You will work at our house. We live in Fourth Road, near Huaxing Clothes Store. Please call Mr. Wang at 010-58899333. |
阅读上面的招聘信息，选择正确答案。On Friday, the babysitter will ________.
| A．not work | B．get $10 |
| C．live there | D．work three hours |
________ is not a part of the job.
| A．Cooking for the child |
| B．Working at the child’s house |
| C．Taking care of the child |
| D．Reading books to the child |
The babysitter must ________.
| A．drive a car to work | B．go to the office to work |
| C．play with the child | D．work every Saturday and Sunday |
Which of the following is true? _______.
| A．The child is less than (不足) ten years old. |
| B．The babysitter must be a college student (大学生). |
| C．The babysitter must work six days a week. |
| D．The babysitter can get more pay on weekends. |
The best babysitter for the job ________.
| A．get $10 every day |
| B．is busy on Wednesday afternoon |
| C．can’t read story-books |
| D．likes playing with children |
Everyone likes living in a clean and comfortable environment. If the environment(环境) are bad, it will affect（影响）our body, and make us not feel well. Sometimes we may be terribly ill. At that time we don’t want to work, and we have to stay in bed and rest at home. So the environment is very important to us.
It’s germs （细菌）that makes us ill. There are germs everywhere, They are very small and you can’t find them with your own eyes, but you can see them with a microscope（显微镜）They are very small and there may be hundreds of them on a very small thing, Germs can always be found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope, we shall see them in it. Germs can also be found in air and dust（灰尘）. If you cut your finger, some of the dust from the floor may go into it, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs will go into all of your body, and you will have pain everywhere.
To keep us healthy, we should try to our best to make our environment become cleaner and tidier. This needs us to act together.The writer tell us that________.
| A．we like working when we are ill |
| B．germs can’t live in the water. |
| C．we can’t feel ill if the environment is bad. |
| D．we feel well when the environment is good. |
Germs are________.
| A．very small things that you can’t see with your eyes. |
| B．the things that don’t effect（影响） people. |
| C．the things that you can find with your eyes. |
| D．the things that are very big. |
Where can germs be found? They can be found_________.
| A．on the small thing | B．in air and dust |
| C．only in dirty water | D．everywhere |
How will you feel if germs go into the finger that is cut?
| A．I will feel nothing. | B．I won’t mind. |
| C．I will feel tense. | D．I will feel painful. |
From the passage we know that________.
| A．environment doesn’t affect our life |
| B．we don’t need to improve our environment |
| C．germs may make us ill |
| D．if the environment is better, germs will be more. |
Once upon a time, there was a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine （酒）and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.
One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles (瓶)of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take care of them.” With these words, he went out.
But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished（惩罚）, so he drank the poison to kill himself.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.
| A．the rich man | B．the servant |
| C．both A and B | D．neither A and B |
The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.
| A．the cat | B．himself |
| C．nobody | D．the servant |
The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.
| A．there was in fact poison in the bottles |
| B．did not want the servant to drink his wine |
| C．he wanted to kill the cat |
| D．he wanted to kill the servant |
In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.
| A．the servant | B．cat |
| C．the rich man | D．nobody |
From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.
| A．lazy | B．bad | C．clever | D．kind |
Tom's weekend
Are you often free on weekends? Tom had a busy weekend last week. (A) On Saturday morning, he went to visit his grandmother with his parents.
His grandmother lives in a beautiful village (村庄). Tom went to the mountains with his cousin. After dinner, he went shopping at Huangcheng Supermarket. In the evening, he saw an interesting comedy.Xiao Shenyang is in the comedy. On Sunday morning, Tom wanted to play soccer, but (B) it was rained very hard, so he had to stay at home. He wanted to play the guitar, but he couldn't find his guitar. So he did some reading and watched TV. In the afternoon,
(C) 他帮助妈妈做家务，然后和爸爸下棋。In the evening, he studied for the coming math test, (D) then it was time to go to bed. 对划线部分(A)处的黑体部分提问。
On Saturday morning, ________ _______ he _______ with his parents? 划线部分(B)处有错误，请改成正确的句子。
将(C)处译成英语。
将(D)处译成汉语。
What did Tom do on Sunday morning?
Teenagers can’t afford to buy expensive gifts. So what do you do if you want to givegifts to the important people in your life? In fact, you don’t have to spend much money onholiday gifts. There are many cheap ways to do that.
Here are some make-it-yourself gifts ideas to try:
To your mom and dad:
You can clean the room, sing a song or write a letter to your mom and dad. Youcould also draw a picture if you like that.
To your teachers:
Sometimes students put their pocket money together and buy a teacher a holidaygift. Some kids would like to give their own gifts. You can send a nice card with the wordsof thanks inside. You might even write down the favorite things you’ve learned in theteacher’s class this year. It will make the teacher feel happy.
To the kids who need a friend:
The holidays are a good time to think about people who are lonely. Maybe there issomeone in your class who doesn’t seem to have any friends. Try to do something for thisperson. It could be giving a Christmas card or just chatting with him or her. It’s a smallthing, but it could mean a lot to him or her. According to the passage, teenagers don’t have to ______ their parents as a gift.
| A．sing a song to | B．draw a picture for |
| C．write a letter to | D．buy an expensive gift for |
If you want to send your teacher a card, what will you write in it?
| A．Ways to improve your grades. |
| B．The names of the students you don’t like. |
| C．Something you’ve learned in the teacher’s class. |
| D．The importance of making nice gifts by yourself. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．You should spend much money buying gifts for your teacher. |
| B．Chatting with a classmate who has few friends is also a good holiday gift. |
| C．A small gift during holidays may mean a lot to someone who feels lonely. |
| D．Sometimes students put their pocket money together to buy a teacher a gift. |
You might see this passage in a(n) ______ .
| A．notice | B．science book |
| C．school newspaper | D．advertisement |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．Making Friends by Giving Gifts |
| B．Making Holiday Gifts by Yourself |
| C．How to Save Money During Holiday |
| D．How to Choose Gifts for Different People |