August 2006 From: eu@hotmail.com
My name is Eu and I want to be your pen pal. I’m eleven years old. I’m a boy but that doesn’t mean(意味)I can’t have girl friends. I like dancing. Oh, I am in Mexico. All the people here like dancing. Please answer me. Thank you.
August 2006 From: blazin@aol.com
I’m Erica. I’m seventeen. I’m from Canada. Do you want me to be your pen pal? Who are you? What age? I like movies and books.
September 2006 From: snickers@yahoo.com
I’m Heather. I’m nineteen and I live in New York in the USA. I like art and music. I have three dogs. I want to write to anyone with the same(相同的) likes. Thanks!
December 2006 From: bmay@mb.sympatico.ca
Hi! I’m Steven. I’m a boy of thirteen years old. I am in Grade 7. I like drawing and playing computer games. I want to find a pen pal from Australia or China. I’m from Canada.
Name |
Country |
Likes |
Eu |
Mexico |
26_____ |
Erica |
27______ |
28_____ |
Heather |
29______ |
Art, music and dogs |
Steven |
Canada |
30_______ |
阅读短文,选择正确的答案。
My name is Dong Na and I have twosisters, Liza and Rita. We like hamburgers and milk for lunch. Lisa and I like chicken, but Rita doesn’t. I don’t like noodles(面条) for breakfast, but Liza and Rita do. I like porridge(米粥) for breakfast. We really like vegetables and eggs for dinner. Rita doesn’t like _____________.
A.hamburgers | B.chicken |
C.eggs | D.porridge |
_______ like hamburgers for lunch.
A.Donna and Liza | B.Rita and Donna |
C.Liza and Rita | D.Donna, Liza and Rita |
______ like noodles for breakfast.
A.Donna and Liza | B.Rita and Donna |
C.Liza and Rita | D.Donna, Liza and Rita |
I like ________ for breakfast.
A.vegetables | B.chicken |
C.noodles | D.porridge |
We like ________ for dinner.
A.vegetables and chicken | B.eggs and vegetables |
C.noodles and eggs | D.porridge and chicken |
阅读短文,然后根据短文内容判断正(A)误(B)。
Sport is very interesting and my friend Paul likes it very much. He plays tennis with his sister every morning. At school, he likes P.E. class. His P.E. teacher teaches(教)him to play sports. In the afternoon, he goes to the sports club(俱乐部) in his school. He plays basketball and volleyball there. In the evening, he plays ping-pong with his father. He watches sports games on TV every day, and he wants to be a sports player(运动员).My friend Paul likes sports.
Paul plays volleyball in the morning.
Paul’s father likes ping-pong.
Paul’s sister watches TV every day.
Paul wants to be a P.E. Teacher.
任务型阅读
你的好朋友要去英国,他想了解在英国如何去看病,读下面的短文,比较两国的差异。
There is a National Health Service in Britain. People usually call it “the NHS”. When people are ill, they can get free treatment (治疗). ①The government(政府) pays for the treatment. In Britain everyone has a local doctor. The local doctor is a general practitioner (全科医生)(GP). A GP is a doctor who treats patients with all kinds of illness. He may not have specialists (专家) usually work in hospitals.
If a man is ill and wants to see his doctor, he calls to make an appointment first. ②If he is too ill to go out, his doctor will come to his house. If the patient has to take medicine, the doctor gives him a prescription(处方). ③The patient has to pay some money for the prescription. He goes to the chemist’s shop and buys the medicine there. The price is the same as any kind of medicine. But children, students or old people don’t have to pay for their medicine.
任务一:从文中找出下列各词:medical ___________(名词); different __
_______(反义词)
任务二:把文中画线①改为一般疑问句。
________________________________________________________________
任务三:把文中画线②③处译成汉语。
②________________________________________________________________
③________________________________________________________________
Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and lots of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads in their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you ,When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations(祝贺) to you; when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice them, you can see that happiness is always around you.
Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor,you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转) door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.Happiness is for____.
A.those who have large and beautiful houses. |
B.those who have lots of money. |
C.all people. |
D.some people |
When you are in trouble at school,________.
A.your friends will help you. |
B.your classmates will laugh at you |
C.you will be happy |
D.you’ll cry. |
Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A.When you get success, your friends will be very proud of you |
B.You can get help from others when you make mistakes. |
C.Happiness is not the same as money |
D.All of the above. |
We say “Happiness is not the same as money.”, because_______
A.money always brings happiness |
B.money doesn’t always bring happiness. |
C.everything can be bought with money. |
D.money is very important. |
Which is the best title of the passage?
A.Happiness | B.Happy and Lucky |
C.Life and Success. | D.Money and happiness |
The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration usually lasts for 15 days. There are a lot to do.
On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals. Their favorite dish on this day is dumplings.
Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.
The color red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy color and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate(装饰)their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of hongbao. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones hongbao. They think it brings good luck.
The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don’t say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people. For example, you’d better not say any bad words like “death”. Don’t break anything and people think that it means your luck is running out.
Also, don’t borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival.What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival?
A.Family members gather for a big meal. |
B.Friends eat dumplings together. |
C.They borrow money from friends. |
D.They give each other hongbao. |
Why do people clean their houses before the Spring Festival?
A.Because they enjoy being clean. |
B.Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck. |
C.Because they think it will bring happiness to others. |
D.Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money. |
Which of the following things is NOT hoped to happen during the Spring Festival?
A.Returning money before the Spring Festival. |
B.Saying any bad words or doing anything that will bring unhappiness to other people. |
C.Wearing red clothes. |
D.Decorating houses with red paper. |
The underlined phrase “running out” probably means“”.
A.跑出去 | B.经营 | C.耗尽 | D.遇见 |
We can tell from the passage that the Spring Festival is.
A.a time of harvest |
B.celebrated for one whole month |
C.only celebrated in China |
D.a time for family members to get together and have fun |