Do you know the girl in a hat with flowers on it? Her name is Yinzi. She is a nice Japanese girl, my new friend. She is in our class, studying Chinese.
I like Yinzi. I don’t know Japanese, and Yinzi doesn’t know Chinese. We know some English. We are the same age. In the same class we have the same interests (兴趣). We like to sing Chinese, Japanese and English songs. I help her to ride a bike and fly a kite. She helps me to swim and jump. We like playing football, but we can’t play in the school because the playground is small. Yinzi and the other girls in our class will go to the swimming pool on Monday, and I want to go with them.Yinzi likes to _________.
| A．wear a hat with flowers on it | B．play on the playground |
| C．speak Chinese | D．pick flowers in the garden |
Yinzi _________.
| A．is from England | B．comes from China |
| C．is from Japan | D．comes from America |
The Japanese girl knows _________.
| A．some Chinese | B．some English | C．little Japanese | D．A and B |
Yinzi is good at _________.
| A．swimming and jumping | B．riding a bike |
| C．flying a kite | D．Chinese |
Yinzi and the other girls want _________ on Monday.
| A．to play yo-yos | B．to swim | C．to play football | D．to fly kites |
Dick was born in a poor family. His father had a small boat and went fishing in the morning and sold the fish in the market in the afternoon. Then he bought some food for his family. When winter came, they were often hungry. One morning the hungry man fell into the river and wasn't found. ___________ His aunt had to look after him.
Twenty years passed. ___________ He found work on a farm. He worked hard and wanted to get more money.
___________ The woman was very happy but one day she died in a traffic accident. The young man was very sad. After he buried her, he decided to buy a beautiful tombstone(墓碑) for her.
___________, but all the tombstones were too expensive. He asked, "Do you sell an old tombstone, sir?" "Yes, we do, sir, " answered the shopkeeper. "Is it as expensive as the new one?"
"No, it's much cheaper," said the man. "___________ " "It doesn't matter, " said Dick. "My aunt couldn't read. "
| A. Dick became a tall, strong man. B. But another name was engraved(刻) on it. C. He went to town and came in a shop D. Dick's mother left her three-year-old son without saying good-bye. E. He often went to see his aunt with some nice presents. |
Read the following four pieces of news and answer the questions:
The singer of the song “Fa Hai, you don’t know love” is ________.
| A．Wang Baoqiang | B．PSY |
| C．Gong Linna | D．Hunan TV |
Where is PSY from?
| A．He is from China. |
| B．He is from Korea. |
| C．He is from every corner of the world. |
| D．He is from the Horse Ride Dance. |
When can you get the ticket of the movie “Lost in Thailand”?
| A．On Dec. 15th. |
| B．Before Dec. 12th. |
| C．Any time you like. |
| D．Only during Spring Festival. |
What does the underlined sentence “The documentary made our mouth water.” really mean?
| A．There is water here and there in the documentary. |
| B．People had a lot of water in their mouths when they were watching the documentary. |
| C．The food showed in the documentary was so delicious. |
| D．The documentary made people drink a lot of water. |
Which of the following sentence is NOT true?
| A．Gong Linna was hot before she sang the song on the New Year’s Eve of Hunnan TV. |
| B．Everyone in the world likes the Horse Ride Dance. |
| C．Lost in Thailand was a movie which was not made by Chinese. |
| D．Many people including those who never watches TV would like to watch the documentary. |
Janel gave her 13-year-old son Jim an iPhone for Christmas. But she also had a contract (契约)about how Jim’s new toy can and can’t be used.
Contract
Rule 1: It is my phone. I bought it. I pay for it. I am lending it to you. Aren’t I the greatest?
Rule 2: If it rings, answer it. It is a phone. Say “hello”, use your manners.
Rule 3: Hand the phone to one of your parents at 7:30p.m. every school night & every weekend night at 9:00 p.m.. It will be shut off for the night and turned on again at 7:30a.m..
Rule 4: Turn it off, silence it, put it away in public. Especially in a restaurant, at the movies, or while speaking with another people. You are not a rude person, do not allow the iPhone to change that.
Rule 5: Leave your phone home sometimes and feel safe. It is not all for you. Learn to live without it. Be bigger and more powerful than it.
Rule 6: Don’t take too many pictures and videos. There is no need to record everything. They will be stored in your memory for ever.
Rule 7: If it falls into the toilet, breaks on the ground, or lose, you should pay for it. You can take care of the baby, and wash dishes to save some money.
I hope you can agree to these terms and enjoy your new iPhone.
MomFrom the contract, who is the real owner of the iPhone?
| A．Jim | B．Jim’s parents |
| C．Janel | D．Jim’s father |
From Rule 2 & Rule 4, we know mom hoped Jim can __________.
| A．be a person with good manners | B．say hello |
| C．speak with another people | D．answer the phone |
Can Jim use his iPhone at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday evening?
| A．Yes, he can. |
| B．No, he can’t. |
| C．We don’t know. |
| D．If he finishes his homework, he can use it. |
What does the underlined word “stored” mean in Chinese?
| A．储存 | B．供给 | C．消除 | D．取代 |
The best title of the passage should be ‘‘____________”.
| A．A Christmas Present | B．Jim’s iPhone Contract |
| C．How to use an iPhone | D．Enjoy Your New iPhone |
GIY stands for “grow it yourself” and is about a new fashion for growing your own food.
There are a lot of reasons why growing your own food is a good idea. GIY helps reduce carbon dioxide(CO2) emissions(排放物). Food in supermarkets travels a long way and that produces a lot of CO2. If you grow as many vegetables as you can at home, you can help save the earth.
Vegetables you grow are also good for your health because they have more nutrients than supermarket vegetables and they don’t have chemicals.
How much money can you save? First of all, seeds are a lot of cheaper than vegetables, and secondly, you can save more by planting the most expensive and the most productive(多产的) vegetables. You can give your vegetables to fiends and neighbors. It can make you very popular.
Don’t worry if you don’t have much space. To GIY, you don’t even need a garden. You can use pots on your balconies(阳台). And don’t worry if your space doesn’t get much sun. You can plant vegetables that don’t need a lot of sun to grow.
Grow your own vegetables now. You will have both a healthier body and a healthier social life.During the course of _______, food in supermarkets produces a lot of CO2.
| A．growing | B．collection |
| C．transportation | D．producing |
How many reasons do people have to grow their own food?
| A．One. | B．Two. |
| C．Three. | D．Four. |
What do people mostly need if they want to grow their own vegetables?
| A．Some seeds. | B．A garden. |
| C．Some chemicals. | D．A pot. |
From the passage, we can learn that _________.
| A．all vegetables need a lot of sun to grow |
| B．we can plant vegetables on our balconies |
| C．vegetables from supermarkets must be a little cheaper |
| D．we need much space to plant vegetables |
Where is the passage probably taken from?
| A．An advertisement. | B．A science fiction. |
| C．A story book. | D．A newspaper. |
Much has been said and written about heroes now, mainly because many people think we have too few of them. There are many different kinds of heroes, but they usually seem to have two things. First, heroes show their great power by actions. Second, heroes can be tested by the time. Because of these good points, we need to choose our heroes carefully.
Olympic winner Jackie Joyner-Kersee tells young people to work hard. She hopes that if someone tries to copy her, it will be because she has got success by working hard. She says that a hero should affect another person’s life.
Poet Maya Angelou believes that a hero encourages people to treat others well. A hero should show politeness, courage, patience, and strength all the time. A hero should encourage others to follow him with actions, even though only in small ways.
Author Daniel Boorstin suggests that, “Celebrities are people who appear on newspapers, but heroes are people who make history.” If a person is truly a hero, he or she will not be soon forgotten.
We all need heroes. We need to be able to respect (尊重) people around us. Many times , the greatest heroes are the people we can see every day — our relatives, friends, and neighbours — who will never give up when facing difficulty. The parent who supports our family, the teacher who will make more money at another job but chooses to help students — all these people can be considered as heroes. A hero sets a good example, an example that encourages others to follow.
Joyner-Kersee hopes that young people ___________.
| A．will work hard | B．will become heroes |
| C．will follow her | D．will achieve her goal |
The underlined word “celebrities” in Paragraph 4 means ___________.
| A．志愿者 | B．记者 | C．政客 | D．名人 |
From the passage we know that ___________.
| A．there are fewer heroes than before |
| B．many common people set examples to us |
| C．heroes should be polite, patient and famous |
| D．heroes have to do some great things |
The best title for this passage is ___________.
| A．What Heroes Do | B．Who Are Heroes |
| C．How Heroes Live | D．Where Heroes are |