What will the weather be like? Some people say they can know what the weather will be like from birds. When they see birds fly high out to the sea, they know it is a nice day, because birds don't like to fly out if it rains. When the weather is bad, the birds will come back to the beach. A big wind may come with a rain. Birds do not like to fly in a big wind. They may sit in a tree when rain is coming. Other animals can also tell the weather. It is a cloudy day. The rain is coming. Chickens are not quiet, and they are running here and there. Frogs are making big noise in the pool. If it is a nice day, the frogs will come out of the water.How many kinds of animals can we find in the passage?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
We can go and play beach volleyball when birds __________.
| A．come back | B．fly high in the sky | C．play on the beach | D．B and C |
When there is rain, frogs are _________.
| A．In the lake and river | B．out of the winter |
| C．making a big voice | D．not quiet |
What does the underlined(划线的) word ‘’tell” mean in the article?
| A．说 | B．告诉 | C．判断 | D．谈话 |
What does the article mean?
| A．We must protect (保护) the animals. |
| B．Birds do not like to fly in the rain and big wind. |
| C．Some animals aren’t quiet when the rain is coming. |
| D．We can know what the weather will be like from the animals. |
The Smiths are Americans. They are now in Beijing. This is their first visit to China.
They are going to stay in China for two months. They want to visit some cities and villages. They hope to learn some Chinese, too.
Mr. Smith is a doctor. He is going to visit a hospital in Yichang. Mrs. Smith is a teacher. She is going to visit some city schools and village schools. Their daughter is a middle school students. She wants to meet some Chinese students.
They are going to take a lot of pictures in China. When they are back in America, they will show the pictures to their American friends. They want the American people to know more about China.Mr Smith wants to visit a hospital because____.
A. he is a doctor B. he wants to live in China C. he’ll stay in China for a long timeWho does their daughter want to meet?
A. Chinese doctors B. Chinese teachers C. Chinese studentsWhat are Mrs Smith going to do during her stay in China?
A. She is going to go to the hospital. B. She is going to go to her friend’s home.
C. She is going to visit schools.
People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred languages in the world, each contains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary, for example, contains thousand words. Before you leave school, you will learn only one thousand or more.
The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary bigger. Read as many books as you can. There are a lot of books written in English for you to read. You will enjoy them. When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most useful book.The number of different languages spoken is about 1500.
Before you leave your school, you’ll learn more than three thousand words.
You must have a large English dictionary to make you know bigger vocabulary.
If we know about five thousand words, we can read as many books as we like.
Mike is a middle school student. He goes to school from Monday to Friday. His home is about 5 miles from school. He usually walks to school. It takes him 30 minutes to walk there. Nancy’s home is a little farther. It’s 20 miles from school. So she often takes the school bus. It takes her 15 minutes to get to school. Bob lives outside the city. It’s a town 30 miles away from his school. He takes the subway. It takes him 8 minutes to get to school by subway. He can have breakfast at home and then leave for the subway station. He studies very hard.
| Name |
How |
How far |
How long |
| Mike |
He ___________________ |
It’s about 5 miles from school |
_____________ |
| ________ |
She takes the school bus |
It’s_____________from school |
15 minutes |
| Bob |
He ___________________ |
It’s 30 miles from his school |
20 minutes |
Sandra usually gets up at six in the morning. She usually has breakfast at six thirty. She goes to school at around seven o’clock. School starts at seven thirty.
Sandra learns many subjects at school: math, English, science, history, art, music and PE. Her favorite subject is music. It’s relaxing, and the music teacher is fun.
Sandra has four classes in the morning. At eleven forty she comes home for lunch. She has lunch with her grandmother. In the afternoon, she isn’t very busy. She has only two classes. After school she does her homework and plays with other kids.
In the evening, Sandra’s parents come home from work at five o’clock. The family have dinner at six. After that they usually listen to music or watch TV. Sandra goes to bed at nine thirty. Her grandmother goes to bed at nine, and her parents go to bed at around ten o’clock.Sandra goes to school at __________.
| A．6:00 | B．6:30 | C．7:00 | D．7:30 |
Sandra’s favorite subject is __________.
| A．math | B．music | C．history | D．art |
Sandra has___________ classes every day.
| A．four | B．six | C．seven | D．eight |
Sandra usually does homework _________.
| A．after dinner | B．in the morning | C．before breakfast | D．in the afternoon |
The family don’t __________ in the evening.
| A．play chess | B．watch TV | C．go to bed | D．listen to music |
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| Mason’s Clothes Store |
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| Clothes |
Color |
Price |
 |
white, blue |
$ 4 |
 |
black |
$ 11 |
 |
red, white |
$ 8 |
 |
red, green, black |
$ 7 |
 |
black, red |
$ 6 |
Which is the cheapest（便宜的）of all?
| A．Hat. | B．T-shirt. | C．Pants. | D．Socks. |
How much are two sweaters and a hat?
| A．$14. | B． $20. | C．$21. | D．$22. |
You can buy ________in Mason’s Clothes Store.
| A．black pants | B．a blue sweater | C．a green hat | D．red socks |
You like red and you only have $6. You can buy__________.
| A．a sweater | B．a hat | C．a T-shirt | D．two socks |
You only have sixteen dollars. You can buy__________.
| A．a sweater and a pair of pants | B．two T-shirts and a pair of socks |
| C．two sweaters | D．a sweater and two hats |