The new book Harry Potter and the Half-Blood is warmly welcomed by the children in China. It sells well across China. You can see and hear the advertisements about the book here and there.
Why is the book so attractive (吸引人的) to children? After reading it, I was attracted by the magic world. I can not help asking: where is our own Harry Potter?
China has a long history and colorful culture. With a large market of teenagers, China published (出版) many popular books among children. However, why are the present books not as good as those foreign ones?
Firstly, quiet a number of children’s are of strong sense of teaching, and they have little interest. Reading them, children often have a feeling of being “educated”. Certainly, they don’t like them. Secondly, fewer children like the same stories, but most Chinese books are usually much the same. One knows the ending as early as in the beginning. Finally, the writers seldom think about children’s needs.
First-class Reading for children should be interesting, and written in their language. About the present Chinese children’s books, which is NOT right?
| A．They have little interest. |
| B．Our writers seldom know children’s needs. |
| C．Most of them are the same |
| D．They are better than foreign ones. |
Harry Potter is so popular, because __________.
| A．it’s the same as Chinese books |
| B．it can lead children into a wonderful world |
| C．it’s not written in children’s language |
| D．it’s advertised more often on TV or posters |
The Chinese meaning of the underlined phrase “First-class Reading” is _______.
| A．第一批读物 | B．一节课的阅读 | C．一流的读物 | D．基础的阅读 |
“Where is our own Harry Potter?” means __________.
| A．the writer can’t find any books for children |
| B．Chinese presents should buy Harry Potter for their children |
| C．our children should learn from Harry Potter |
| D．Chinese writers should write better books for children |
Which is the best title (标题) of the passage?
| A．Ways to read books. | B．A magic boy, Harry Potter. |
| C．Books and advertisements. | D．Our children need better books. |
Hello! I’m an American girl. My first name is Lucy. My last name is White. I’m in No.12 Middle School. My father and mother are in No.12 Middle School, too. They are English teachers. My brother is in Nankai University(大学). His name is Tony. I have a Chinese teacher. Her name is Wang Yan. She can speak (说)very good English. She is a good teacher.My name is __________.
| A．White Lucy | B．Lucy White |
| C．Tony White | D．Tony White |
Tony is my __________.
| A．English teacher | B．Chinese teacher |
| C．father | D．brother |
Wang Yan is __________ .
| A．a Chinese teacher | B．my aunt |
| C．a student | D．my mother. |
Children’s clubs
| English club |
Computer club |
| Time: Monday, Thursday & Friday 9:00 am—11:00 am Room: 201 Teacher: Miss Liu Tel: 023—820964313698371652 |
Time: Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 9:00 am—11:00 am3:00 pm—5:00 pm Room: 503 Teacher: Mr. Hu Tel: 023—68206162/13708356472 |
| Drawing club |
Music club |
| Time: Monday, Thursday & Sunday 9:00 am—11:00 am Room: 307 Teacher: Miss Yang Tel: 023—6820656913783147258 |
Time: Thursday, Saturday & Sunday 9:00 am—11:00 am 3:00 pm—5:00 pm Place: Music Classroom Teacher: Miss Wang & Mr. Zhang Tel: 023—6820228013057382119 |
Xiao Ming wants to learn computer, so he can call the number ____________.
| A．023—68206162 or 13783147258 |
| B．023—68206162 or 13708356472 |
| C．023—68206569 or 13708356472 |
| D．023—68202280 or 13057382119 |
You want to learn drawing, so you can go to ____________.
| A．Room 201 | B．the Music Classroom |
| C．Room 503 | D．Room 307 |
You are free（空闲的）on Thursday afternoon, so you can go to learn ____________.
| A．English | B．drawing | C．music | D．computer |
What time are all the clubs open ?
| A．9:00 a.m.— 11:00 a.m. | B．3:00 p.m.— 5:00 p.m. |
| C．9:00 a.m.— 6:00 p.m. | D．9:00 a.m.— 5:00 p.m. |
Which is right(正确的)?
| A．Miss Wang and Mr. Zhang can teach you music. |
| B．Miss Liu and Mr. Hu can teach you drawing. |
| C．Miss Yang and Mr. Zhang can teach you English. |
| D．Miss Wang and Miss Liu don’t know music. |
Hello, My name is Dale. I’m 13 years old. This is a photo of my family. Look! This is my father. His name is Tim Brown. He is 45 years old. This is my mother Alice. She is 43 years old. I have a sister and her name is Gina. She is 11 years old. I look like (长得像)my mother and Gina looks like my father. All my family are in the same school. My parents are teachers. They are friendly (友好的) to the students, so the students love them very much. My sister and I are students and we love our school.There are ___ people in Dale’s family.
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
What’s Dale’s family name?
| A．Tim | B．Brown | C．Alice | D．Green |
Dale and Gina are _________.
| A．friends | B．brothers |
| C．cousins | D．brother and sister |
From the passage , we know _______.
| A．Dale’s father is not a teacher |
| B．Dale looks like his father |
| C．Alice is 45 years old |
| D．Alice is friendly to her students |
What’s the best title for this passage(这篇文章的最佳标题是什么)?
| A．My parents | B．My sister |
| C．My family | D．My photo |
I’ m Eric. Welcome to our classroom. You can see a nice classroom. A blackboard(黑板) is on the wall. A map of China and a map of the world are on the wall, too. The map of China is old. But the map of the world is new. There is a teacher’s desk. An eraser and a ruler are on it.
There are two doors in the wall. Some brooms(扫帚) and a football are behind the door. Fifty desks and chairs are in our classroom. They are our desks and chairs. That is a bookcase. And some books are in it. The students can read them after class but can’t take any of them out.
Some flowers are near the window. They are red. We like our classroom. We like our class, too.This passage（文章）is about(关于) ________.
| A．our room | B．our classroom |
| C．my bedroom | D．our school |
________ are on the wall.
| A．A blackboard | B．A blackboard and a map |
| C．A map of China | D．A blackboard and two maps |
Where is the eraser?
| A．In Eric’s schoolbag. | B．On Eric’s desk. |
| C．On the teacher’s desk. | D．Under the teacher’s desk. |
The underlined（下划线的）word “take” means(意思是)___ in Chinese.
| A．带走. | B．买 | C．读 | D．卖 |
Which is NOT true (正确)？
| A．A bookcase is in classroom. |
| B．Some flowers are red. |
| C．Eric likes his classroom |
| D．Eric’s notebooks are in the schoolbag. |
It is very normal for people to compare themselves with others. Everyone does it, but it is important to remember that no one is perfect. Other people may look confident, but everyone feels insecure(无自信的) once in a while, even the famous people like Yao Ming. When he was young, he probably felt insecure about being too tall! Other kids in his class probably teased him because he was different, although I don’t know if I would have laughed at Yao Ming since he is so much bigger than me! Now, Yao Ming is rich and successful because of his height.
When I was young, I had a friend named Annie. Everyone used to call her “toothpick” because everyone thought she was too thin. Now, everyone is jealous(嫉妒的) of Annie because she is thin and beautiful, and they have to always exercise to stop from getting fat. What makes you feel insecure and different may actually be a gift and help you in life. We should celebrate what makes us special and not be afraid to stand out in the crowd.The writer thinks it is important to ______.
| A．compare yourself to others. |
| B．have a perfect appearance |
| C．remember nobody is perfect |
| D．think you are the same as others |
The word “teased” means_____.
| A．admired | B．laughed at |
| C．jealous | D．was jealous of |
Everyone laughed at Annie because she was _____.
| A．too tall | B．too short |
| C．too thin | D．too fat |
Which is the correct meaning of “ stop from getting fat”
| A．保持肥胖的体形 | B．阻止发胖 |
| C．逐渐发胖 | D．保持体形不变 |
From the passage we learn that .
| A．some people are perfect |
| B．a person who feels insecure can succeed |
| C．if a person is thin, he or she will be successful |
| D．what makes us special may be a gift and help us in life. |