Weddings are quite different——from nation to nation, from area to area, and from the past to the present. However, all people consider weddings to be important and happy events.
People in the Western world go to church for their weddings, while some tribes（部落） in Africa hold their weddings in the open around a campfire, with much dancing.
In China, weddings are different from those abroad. People in the countryside used to carry the bride in a sedan chair from her parents’ house to her new home. Now sedan chairs are seldom seen. Instead, the bridegroom may take the bride to their own new house by bicycle or by tractor（拖拉机）. In the city the bride usually prefers a car, brightly decorated(装饰) with flowers and a Chinese character(汉字) meaning double happiness. However, a wedding dinner is necessary in both the countryside and the city. Relatives(亲戚) and friends who are invited to the dinner usually drink to the happiness of the bride and bridegroom.What do people all over the world think of weddings?
| A．interesting and easy | B．important and fun |
| C．happy and important | D．interesting and happy |
What’s the English for “大花轿” in the passage?
| A．a bride | B．a bridegroom | C．a sedan chair | D．a church |
Where can the wedding be held in the open air in the world after you read the passage?
| A．In China | B．In Western countries |
| C．In the countryside | D．In Africa |
According to the passage, how many ways can the bridegroom usually take the bride to their new home now?
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．Introduce the Western weddings. |
| B．Introduce the African weddings. |
| C．introduce the Chinese weddings. |
| D．Introduce different weddings. |
Musicians wanted
We want four good musicians for our rock band. Are you a musician? Can you sing? Can you play the piano, the guitar or the drums? Do you want to be the best musician? If you want to join us, please send(发送)an e-mail. Our e-mail address is rockband2009@pep. corn.cn. Or you can call Mr. Liu at 790 -4566.
Teachers needed
Are you an art teacher? Can you paint(绘画 ) or draw well? Are you good with children? We need two teachers for our art club. Please find Mrs. Wang for more information (信息) or call 628 -1183.How many musicians do they want?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
What should you do if you want to join the rock band?
| A．Send an e-mail. | B．Find Mrs. Wang |
| C．Call 628 -1183. | D．Sing a song. |
What can we know from the two ads(广告)?
| A．The art club has an e-mail address. |
| B．Mrs. Wang is in the rock band. |
| C．There are many children in the art club. |
| D．The rock band needs three teachers. |
Hello! I’m Alex. I often get up at 6:30 am. Half an hour later(之后), I have my breakfast. At 7:30 am, I take a bus to school. We have Math, Chinese and English classes from 8:00 am to 11: 30 am. I have lunch and talk with my classmates at school. We have three classes from 1:40 to 4:10 in the afternoon. After school, I often play with my classmates. We often play soccer, tennis and ping-pong. I go home at about 5:00 pm. I usually have dinner at 6:00 pm. Then I do my homework and watch TV. At about 10:30 pm, I go to bed.---When does Alex go to school in the morning?
--- At______.
| A．half past six | B．seven | C．six thirty | D．seven thirty |
---What time does Alex eat breakfast?
--- At ______.
| A．six | B．seven | C．seven thirty | D．eight |
How long does it take Alex to have breakfast?
| A．Thirty minutes | B．An hour | C．Ten minutes | D．Seven hours |
Alex usually ______before he goes to bed.
| A．plays computer games | B．takes a shower |
| C．play soccer | D．watch TV |
| A．boys are clever than girls |
| B．boys can’t go to school |
| C．girls have entered colleges |
| D．girls begin to study at school |
| A．girls at schools in 1998 |
| B．girls in colleges in 2001 |
| C．boys at schools in 2001 |
| D．boys in colleges in 1998 |
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
| A．身高 | B．比例 | C．特性 | D．速度 |
| A．Boys may not do well in their study as girls because they don’t like studying. |
| B．Boys are much cleverer than girls because they’re interested in many things. |
| C．Girls’ intelligence is the same as boys’. |
| D．Girls study harder, but they couldn’t get higher marks than boys. |
How much pocket money do you get from your parents every month? Maybe 200 yuan? But for Li Beibei, 30 yuan each month is enough. The only thing she buys is lunch—1.5 yuan each day. “Meat is too expensive for me,” said Li.
Li, 14, is a Junior 1 student at Beijing’s Xingzhi Experimental School. Her parents are migrant workers(外来务工人员). They came to Beijing from a village in Luohe, He’nan two years ago. Her father now works as a cleaner and gets 500 yuan every month. Her mother has no job.
Li Beibei has 460 friends at Xingzhi. Every day, Li gets up at 5:30 am and rides her bike for 20 minutes to get to school. Like many teens, Li has a lot of homework—usually at least one hour every day. But that is not all her work. During the weekdays she helps her mum cook. On weekends, she helps wash clothes. “I could cook when I was eight. Dad said sometimes I cook better than Mum!”
Li said she wanted to be a doctor. “I watch TV and find out there are many people with AIDS in He’nan. Some are kids. They need help,” said Li.
But she is afraid to leave school. “I hope I will always be in school,” said Li. “Dad works hard to get money. I promise him I will study hard to be a good student and a good doctor in the future.”
| A．Beijing | B．Liaoning | C．He’nan | D．Xingzhi |
| A．The girl’s parents are both cleaners |
| B．Her parents gave her 30 yuan to buy books |
| C．The girl often helps her mother do some housework |
| D．She studies hardest in her class |
| A．20 minutes | B．over one hour |
| C．half an hour | D．two hours |
| A．help poor farmers |
| B．help the people with AIDS |
| C．make her parents healthier |
| D．help poor kids |
| A．A City Girl | B．Hard But Happy Life |
| C．A Village Girl’s Hope | D．A Girl’s School Life |
The one-child policy in our country has made most families much smaller than before. That is to say, there are fewer children in a family. But the population of China is still growing faster. Why? In fact, it’s a serious problem not only in China, but also in the whole world. It’s reported that the world population is expected to reach 9,200,000,000 by 2050. There are two important reasons. First, there are still more and more babies born every year. Next, people in the world can live much longer than before.
The earth is too tired, but it has to burden(担负) more in the future. Who can save her?
根据所给短文内容，选择正确答案。
| A．pollution | B．population | C．flood | D．hunger |
| A．希望 | B．祝愿 | C．期待 | D．预测 |
| A．92 million | B．92 billion | C．9.2 billion | D．9.2 million |
A. The population of China is still growing.
B. The number of women keeps growing these years.
C. It’s difficult for us to control (控制) the population in a few years.
D. One of the reasons for the population problem is that people can live longer than before.【小5】Which is the best title for the passage?
A. China’s Population B. The Family Planning
C. The Population Problem D. China’s One-Child Policy