Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics(特征)?
The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm. They don’t like to speak more words. They look very serious. They like different kinds of amusements. The Germans are very hard—working. They like tidiness, especially the women, who always keep their home clean.
In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans. They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers. They are really polite, so we often hear they say “Thank you.” Or “Sorry.” The gentlemen are also the Englishmen.
The French’s holidays are very long. They like traveling and usually spend their long time staying in other countries. The Frenchmen are more outgoing than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.
Compared to the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener than all of the Europeans. They don’t like to depend on others. So it is very common that the students do part-time jobs in their free time. And in Americans’ eyes, success is an important part in their life. According to the passage, ______are very quiet.
A.only the Germans |
B.only the Englishmen |
C.only the Frenchmen |
D.both the Germans and the Englishmen |
In the writer’s eyes, the gentlemen are______.
A.the Germans | B.the Frenchmen | C.the Englishmen | D.the Americans |
What can we learn about the Frenchmen from the passage?
A.They are more outgoing than the Americans. |
B.It is very easy to make friends with them. |
C.They like traveling in their own country. |
D.They look serious and are always hard-working. |
Which is the best title of the passage?
A.Foreigners’ hobbies. |
B.Who are more outgoing? |
C.Characteristics of the foreigners. |
D.Success is an important part in Americans’ life. |
Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their everyday life. For example, they can help people save much time, and they can help people work out many problems they can’t do easily. Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers except the old people.
Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children.
They hope computers can help them improve(提高)their studies in school. Yet many of the children use computers to play games, to watch video or to sing Karaoke, instead of studying. So many teachers and parents complain (抱怨) that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked by parents in the boxes.
In some other countries, even some scientists hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lost their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble.
Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be decided by people themselves. Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because _______________.
A.our country asks us to learn it |
B.it can help us a lot |
C.we can use it to play games |
D.it can help us to find jobs |
What do many teachers and parents complain about? _______________.
A.Their students and children use computers to play games. |
B.Computers let them lost their jobs. |
C.Computers make the students and children fall behind. |
D.Computers bring people a lot of trouble. |
In this passage we know computers _______________.
A.also bring us trouble |
B.bring us happiness only |
C.are hated by people |
D.are bad for people’s health |
Can computers really help children to study? _______________.
A.Yes, they can. | B.It’s hard to say |
C.No, they can’t. | D.Of course not. |
How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? I think it means _______.
A.computers are used by people |
B.people can live well without computers |
C.one must decide how to use computers |
D.computers are strange machines |
These days many students like to make friends online. Most of them think it's interesting to know an unknown person through the Internet. So, many students like to use computers to talk with those friends. And they spend too much time on it. Some of them can not do well in their school work. Their parents often don’t think the children are as good as before. So many teachers and parents are worried about their children.
In fact, only very few of them can get real good friends in this way. Most of them were cheated by those unseen friends. And some of the students did wrong things online. It’s terrible for students to use too much time to make friends and talk online.
So we should be careful of making friends online and should not spend too much time on it. We’d better pay more attention to study. We will be really happy when we do well in school and at home. Many students like to make friends online because __________________.
A.they are interested in it |
B.they can learn better in this way |
C.they always get real friends in this way |
D.their parents worry about them |
Many teachers and parents are worried about their children because __________.
A.the students don’t work so hard as before |
B.the students spend too much time chatting with online friends |
C.the students think lessons are less interesting than before |
D.all of above |
_________ of the students can get real friends online.
A.All | B.Many | C.Some | D.Few |
Most of them were cheated by those unseen friends. Here “cheated” means_____.
A.聊天 | B.欺骗 | C.恩惠 | D.鞭打 |
Which of the following is right?
A.We should never make friends online. |
B.It’s necessary for us to talk with our online friends every day. |
C.It’s really happy that we students do well in school and at home. |
D.Making online friends is more important than study. |
Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help others in your free time? Then join us to be a volunteer(志愿者)! We're a non-profit (非营利的) organization(组织). We have volunteer jobs of all ages. Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people about seventy years old can become a volunteer.
You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents are seeing a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something for everyone.
"As a volunteer. I don't want to get anything. Seeing the children's happy faces, I'm happy, too." said Carlos Domingo. an old woman of 62. "I often played computer games in my- free time before. Now I help older people learn how to use computers," said another volunteer at the age of 18.When do the volunteers help others?
A.In their free time. | B.At the weekend. |
C.On weekdays. | D.At any time. |
Who can be a volunteer?
A.Children. | B.Old women. |
C.Anyone aged 12-70. | D.Parents. |
What do volunteers want to get when they help others?
A.Money. | B.Computers. |
C.Everything. | D.Nothing. |
Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with_______.
A.animal lovers | B.children |
C.her parents | D.older people |
Dear Nancy,
My name is Xiao Ming. I want to be in a club in our school. I'm not famous now. But maybe I can be famous someday! I can't sing or dance or act in movies, but I can do many other things. I can play three instruments: the guitar, the violin and the drums. I think I can be in the music club. Maybe I can be a famous musician. I like to read story books and I can write stories. Maybe I can be a famous writer. I like sports, too, but I don't think I can be a famous and successful sports man. Can I join you?
Love
Xiao MingWhat's the word "instruments" in Chinese? It's _______.
A.乐谱 | B.乐器 | C.乐章 | D.音乐 |
What can't Xiao Ming do? He can't
A.write stories | B.sing or dance |
C.act in movies | D.B&C |
Xiao Ming thinks he can be a famous_______ or a famous writer.
A.musician | B.actor |
C.sportsman | D.Writer |
How does Lucy spend a week?
Monday Practice playing volleyball
3:00-5:OOp.m.
Tuesday Go to see Tim Children's Hospital
8:30-10:30p.m.
Wednesday Part-time job(兼职工作)
1:00-5:00 p m.
Thursday Go to the station to meet her uncle Ricky
9:00 a.m.
Friday See Mr Green 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Part-time job 2:00-6:00 p.m.
Saturday A birthday party for Lily 7:00-10:00 p.m.
Sunday Help Frank with his MathsWhere does Lucy meet Tim?
A.At Frank's house. | B.At Lucy's house. |
C.At the station. | D.In the hospital. |
How many hours a week does Lucy do her part-time job?
A.Five hours. | B.Eight hours. |
C.Four hours. | D.Eleven hours. |
Lucy's uncle is coming on_______.
A.Saturday. | B.Friday. |
C.Thursday. | D.Wednesday. |