Have you heard about “Survival Holidays”? It is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities. Now about 1,100 companies are allowed to take children into the great outdoors without their parents.
The reason why people like “Survival Holidays” is that they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games. “Survival Holidays” gives them an important change.
Is “Survival Holidays” a wonderful idea? Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play. They need to be left on their own, without adults disturbing (干扰) them. Parents care too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with activities that are controlled (控制) by adults, which causes many problems. Children don’t know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge. Children are not comfortable with danger. Even slight danger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems very terrible to them.
Many people think the survival activities are good for children. Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay calm in dangerous times. Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how to work in a team. All these skills will help them a lot in their lives. What is “Survival Holidays” according to the passage?
| A．It is summer holidays. |
| B．It is winter holidays. |
| C．It is a kind of holidays to escape from danger. |
| D．It is a holiday to go into the lonely place for exciting activities. |
Which children may take part in “Survival Holidays”?
| A．Poor children. |
| B．Rich children. |
| C．Children from cities. |
| D．Children from the countryside. |
What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?
| A．The reasons people dislike “Survival Holidays”. |
| B．The advantages of “Survival Holidays”. |
| C．The disadvantages of “Survival Holidays”. |
| D．The suggestions of taking part in “Survival Holidays”. |
In a “Survival Holidays” children can learn the following except ________.
| A．how to get good grades |
| B．how to stay calm in different times |
| C．how to keep safe when they meet danger |
| D．how to work in a team |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．No companies can hold “Survival Holidays”. |
| B．Parents can take part in “Survival Holidays” with their children. |
| C．Parents like to keep their children busy with activities controlled by adults. |
| D．Children don’t listen to their parents any more after “Survival Holidays”. |
The Blacks are English . Now they are in Beijing . This is their first visit to China.
They are going to stay in China for three weeks . They want to learn some Chinese ,too.
He likes driving in Beijing very much .Mrs Blacks is a teacher .She often visits a middle school in Beijing ,and she likes to speak with students.
They take a lot of photos in China .When they are back to English ,They’re going to show the photos to their friends. They want the English People to know more about China.The Blacks are from
| A．American | B．England | C．Australia | D．Canada |
The Blacks are staying innow.
| A．Shanghai | B．London | C．Beijing | D．Hongzhou. |
Mr Black is a . He like driving in Beijing.
| A．Driver | B．farmer | C．worker | D．teacher. |
Mrs Blach likes talking with the Chinese in .
| A．Chinese | B．English | C．Japanese | D．French . |
The Blacks take many photos in China because they .
| A．like taking photos |
| B．want to sell photos |
| C．want to take the photos to American . |
| D．want the English people to know about China. |
Hello, my name is Peter. I study at a school in the UK. School days usually begin at 9 a.m. in the UK. So I usually go to school at 8.45 a.m. School is over(结束) at 3.30 p.m. So I have enough time to go to clubs.
I’m good at all my lessons. But my favorite lesson is Cooking. All my teachers are very friendly and helpful. I never go home for lunch, I have lunch at school with my classmates. After lunch, we often go to the school field. Sometimes we play ball games, sometimes we just sit under the trees, reading or chatting. Sometimes we also go to the Computer Center to listen to music or send e-mails(邮件) to our friends.
I like my school and have a wonderful time at school every day.Schools in the UK usually start at ____________.
| A．8.45 a.m. | B．9 a.m. | C．3.30 p.m. | D．8.30 a.m. |
---How are Peter’s teachers?
---They’re all very ______.
| A．friendly and helpful | B．beautiful | C．polite | D．busy |
---How often does Peter go home for lunch?
--- .
| A．Seldom | B．always | C．Every day | D．Never |
After lunch, the students can ________.
| A．listen to music | B．write e-mails | C．play ball games | D．A, B and C |
Which one isn’t right?
| A．School is over at 3.30 p.m. in the UK. |
| B．Peter is good at all his lessons. |
| C．Peter has no time to go to clubs every day. |
| D．Peter has a wonderful time at school. |
| Welcome to the zoo Opening time: Price: From Monday to FridayAdults: ￥20 8:30 a.m.---5:30 p.m. Children: ￥10 On Saturday & Sunday 8:30 a.m.---6:00 p.m Location: Xiaohe Street, Changchun Distrct, Binhai City |
The zoo opensa week.
| A．two days | B．five days | C．six days | D．seven days |
On Tuesday, the zoo closes at.
| A．5: 30 p.m. | B．6:00 p.m. | C．6:30 a.m. | D．8: 30 a.m. |
On Wednesday，the zoo is open for.
| A．8 hours | B．8.5 hours | C．9 hours | D．9.5 hours |
The zoo is in the city called.
| A．Xiaohe | B．Binhai | C．Changchun | D．Beibei |
Beibei is 11 years old，and this Sunday she wants to visit the zoo with her parents. How much should they pay for the ticket?
| A．￥20. | B．￥10. | C．￥30. | D．￥50． |
Kelly Christopher, a student at Lutheran High School in California, US, loves oranges. One day last week, she used a pole(竿子) to pick oranges off trees and collect them in baskets. It's the first time in her 15 years she's picked fruit from trees.
"This is quite different from buying oranges in the supermarket," said Christopher. "Every time I eat an orange, I'll remember this experience."
Christopher was one of the 30 student volunteers at Soil Born Farms. She volunteered as part of a project which was set up in 2009 to help homeowners in South Land Park pick oranges and other fruits out of their backyards. Before, the fruit would rot on the ground or get eaten by animals. Now the fruit is donated to those who need it.
"It is good for many people", said Randy Stannard, who works for the project. "The homeowner gets fruit picked and more people can have healthy food."
"Two harvests (收成 ) were organized in 2009 and volunteers picked 3,000 pounds (1,360kg) of fruit", Stannard said. In 2010, the number was 20,000. This year, Soil Born Farms hopes to get 40,000 pounds. They will harvest every weekend from January to April.
Shannon Galloway, Christopher's science teacher, brought her students into the project this year.
"You're making use of a resource that might be wasted," she said. "I think it's meaningful to everyone."
Donato Frazier, 15, always climbs up a ladder(梯子) and gets on the top of the tree.
"Standing on the treetop is pretty cool," Frazier said. "I can see clearly that many baskets are filled up, and even see that many people are eating healthy fruit because of our volunteer work."Christopher and other students went to pick fruits from real trees because they wanted to _____.
| A．have some fresh fruit for themselves |
| B．make some money by selling fruit |
| C．provide people with more healthy fruit |
| D．buy some cheap fruit from their neighbors |
When was the project set up?
| A．In 2008. | B．In 2009. | C．In 2010. | D．In 2011. |
What will happen to the fruit if they don’t help the homeowners pick it?
| A．The fruit will rot or be eaten by small animals. |
| B．People who need the fruit will come to pick it. |
| C．The fruit will be used as a resource for research. |
| D．Homeowners will pick the fruit and sell it. |
What does the underlined word resource mean?
| A．资源 | B．调查 | C．对策 | D．娱乐 |
How do the students feel about their work?
| A．It’s interesting and easy. |
| B．It’s meaningless and hard. |
| C．It’s meaningful and exciting. |
| D．It’s tiring and boring. |
Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot 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 at their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. 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 to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of 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(向…挑战)yourself. So you can not always say you are poor and you have bad luck. 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.When you fall down in a PE class, both your teacher and your classmates will_________.
| A．laugh at you | B．play jokes on you | C．quarrel with you | D．help you up |
What will your friends say to you when you make great progress(进步)?
| A．Oh, so do I. | B．Congratulations. |
| C．Good luck. | D．It’s just so-so. |
Which idea is NOT right according to the passage?
| A．People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air. |
| B．You can get help from others when you make mistakes. |
| C．You can still be a happy person even if you have little money. |
| D．Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you. |
Which of the following is this passage about?
| A．Bad luck. | B．Good luck. | C．Happiness. | D．Life. |