We provide summer English courses and you will enjoy learning about American culture and improve your English. The courses last for 4 weeks. They start at the beginning of July and August. Our teachers are very experienced. They teach English classes for 4 hours a day. You can choose between small groups of 2 or 3, or larger groups of up to 15. We provide weekly tests to see the progress you’re making with your language skills. We also provide books and other materials.
As well as learning English, we want you to experience life in the USA. You live with an American family and take part in American life. You have meals with them and do some activities with them, too. This is the most interesting part of the course. Many families create friendships with the students. Of course, if you prefer, we can arrange hotel accommodation.
Of course, you can do many things in Los Angeles. Every day we have activities after class. You can choose to take trips to Hollywood, Disneyland or the famous beaches around LA. You can also go to various shopping centres, sports centres, movies and concerts. There are also weekend visits organized to San Francisco and other places of interest in California.
Well, if you’re interested, please fill in our application form where you will also find our list of prices. The course must be paid for one month before it begins. How long do the English courses last?
| A．4 days. | B．2 weeks. | C．3 weeks. | D．4 weeks. |
Why do organizers (组织者) advise students to live with American families?
A. Students are not rich enough to live in hotels.
B. Students can have meals with American families.
C. Students can experience life in the USA.
D. Students can teach American how to cook Chinese foodWhat’s the title of Paragraph 3?
| A．Teaching |
| B．Accommodation and Food |
| C．Sightseeing and Other Activities |
| D．The Famous Beaches Around LA |
What’s the passage about?
| A．A description of an English book. |
| B．A description of an English course. |
| C．A description of life in Los Angeles. |
| D．A description of weekend visits to San Francisco. |
A car stops at a small bus stop. A man is hungry and he wants to buy some cakes. It’s raining hard, he doesn’t want to go out in the rain. He sees a boy. “Come here, boy!” he cries. “Do you know how much the cakes are?” The boy says yes. The man gives the boy four dollars(美元) and asks him to buy two cakes. “One is for you and one is for me.” Three minutes later, the boy comes back. He’s eating a cake. He gives the man two dollars and says: “Sorry, there is only one cake left.”Where is the man?
| A．He’s near the bus. | B．He is at home. |
| C．He’s on the bus. | D．He is in the car. |
The man doesn’t want to go out because______________.
| A．he is tired | B．he doesn’t like rain |
| C．he is hungry | D．it’s raining hard |
How many cakes does the boy get?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
How much are they if（假如）we buy four cakes?
| A．Five dollars. | B．eight dollars. |
| C．Ten dollars. | D．Fifteen dollars. |
What’s the result (结果)?
| A．The man eats the cake. |
| B．The boy eats the cake. |
| C．The boy doesn’t eat the cake. |
| D．The boy and the man both eat the cakes. |
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Dear Millie,
How are you? I will have a short holiday next week and I will visit Shanghai. It will be my second time to visit there. I book(预定) a room in the Peace Hotel. I hear it is on the Bund(外滩) and I can enjoy the Huangpu River. I will get to Shanghai on the night of March 27 and leave early on March 29. I would like to visit some places like Nanjing Road and Yu Garden in Chenghuangmiao.
Can you give me some ideas for my visit to Shanghai? I will have only one day to look around Shanghai. I will be happy if you make plans for me.
Yours
Sandy
No more than six wordsWho will visit Shanghai next week?
________________________________________________________________Where does the writer(作者) book a room?
________________________________________________________________Will it be her first time to visit Shanghai?
________________________________________________________________When will the writer look around Shanghai?
________________________________________________________________How will the writer be if Mille makes plans for Sandy?
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Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don’t have enough time to play or to stay with their family.
Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, people work about 2,159 hours a year. A Japanese works longer than a French worker.
Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to have more money. but many companies(公司) don’t pay(付钱) overtime(加班). Their workers dont’ get more money for more work. Some people think they should work more hours. Some think that they will lose(失去) their jobs if they don’t work more hours.
Many people say that their holidays are too short. In France , people get five weeks of paid vacation(带薪休假) a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. But less than 50% of the workers use all the holiday days. In the UK, there is a saying(谚语), “All work and no play makes Jack a dull(迟钝的) boy.” If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world. A Japanese worker works ______________ more hours a year than a French one.
| A．1,646 | B．2,159 | C．513 | D．3,805 |
The word “extra” means _______________
| A．正常的 | B．额外的 | C．有用的 | D．少量的 |
People in _____________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.
| A．France | B．Germany |
| C．the United States | D．the UK |
Which of the following is true accroding to the passage?
| A．Many people say they have enough time to play. |
| B．Jack is a dull boy. |
| C．Not all companies pay their workers for their more work. |
| D．More than 50% of the workers use all their holiday days. |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Many workers have to work long hours. |
| B．Many workers have holidays long enough. |
| C．Work hours are the same around the world. |
| D．There are a lot of dull people in the world. |
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| 2-day Huai’an Culture Group Tour (旅行) How about going to Huai’an for the weekend? You can visit Zhou Enlai Memorial(纪念馆) and eat Huaiyang nice food like lobsters(龙虾). Price: ￥690 Call us at 800-817-7233 |
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| 5-day Taiwan Group Tour Taiwan is a wonderful place. You can climb A-li Mountain, go boating in Sun Moon Lake. Price : ￥8,500 Call us at 800-850-8288 |
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| 8-day London Private Tour Come to London for a few days to enjoy the Thames(泰晤士河) and visit Big Ben . Price: ￥16,800 Call us at 800-830-7288 |
How long is the Huai’an Culture Group Tour ?
| A．Two days | B．Four days |
| C．Five days | D．eight days |
Mrs Li is going to take the 4-day Qingdao Private Tour with her two daughters, how much is the tour?
| A．￥1,590 | B．￥1650 |
| C．￥2007 | D．￥47,400 |
If you want to go boating in Sun Moon Lake, you should call ______________.
| A．800-817-7223 | B．800-810-6288 |
| C．800-830-7288 | D．800-850-8288 |
If you take the 8-day London Private Tour, you can ________________.
| A．eat Huaiyang food | B．climb A-li Mountain |
| C．enjoy the Thames | D．have the fresh air |
The information(信息) may come from _________________.
| A．driving school | B．travel service |
| C．sports centre | D．bus station |
阅读短文回答问题（共5题，每题2分，计10分）
Most children have wonderful toys to play with. Usually, their parents buy these toys for them, often as Christmas or birthday gifts. Some children buy small toys with their pocket money. But instead of buying toys, one fun way to get new toys is to make them.
The easiest toy to make is a kite. For a kite, all you need is a large piece of paper, two sticks, some string and some glue. Take the two sticks and use the string to join them together in the centre. Then take a string and tie it to the ends of the sticks to make a string square. Cut the paper to make it the same size as the square. Finally, stick the paper to the string square with glue. Now your kite is finished. All you need to do is to tie a long string to the kite so you can fly it.
In many countries, they have kite-building competitions. Hundreds of people come together to show off their kites. In one famous competition, some of the kites are more than three metres tall. They take many strong men to fly them and use rope instead of string. According to the article, what is one fun way you can get toys?
What materials do you need to make your own kite?
What is the last thing you need to do before you can fly your kite?
How big are some of the kites in one famous competition?
With really large kites, what must people use instead of string?