When you feel sad, tears will come down from your eyes. When you are happy, especially when you laugh hard, tears will also come down from your eyes. But tears have a more important job than showing your feelings.
Tears keep your eyes clean and healthy. They wash away dirt and germs just like bath. Your eyes also need tears to keep them wet. And eyes must be wet so that they can move smoothly. Your eyes are busy looking here and there all day long. They move quickly from one thing to another. If you didn’t have tears, your eyes couldn’t move, and soon you would be blind.
Maybe you don’t like tears, but your eyes can’t do without them. The story tells us ____.
| A．what makes people blind | B．why people have tears |
| C．why people cry when they are sad | D．what tears are |
Tears help you by ____.
| A．showing how you feel | B．making your face clean |
| C．washing things from your eyes | D．making your eyes bright |
If your eyes were not wet, you could not____.
| A．look at things clearly | B．laugh and cry | C．keep clean | D．show your feelings |
When you are happy or sad, you may ____.
| A．look at things quickly | B．wash away dirt and germs |
| C．have tears in your eyes | D．move your eyes quickly |
The sentence “your eyes can’t do without them” means ____.
| A．your eyes like having baths very much | B．your eyes like tears very much |
| C．your eyes can’t work without tears | D．your eyes can’t open without them |
In Britain life used to be fun for teenagers．They used to have money to spend , and free time to while away．They used to wear teenage clothes, and meet in teenage coffee bars and discos．Some of them still do．But for many young people, life is harder now．Jobs are difficult to find．There’s not so much money around．Things are more expensive, and it’s hard to find a place to live in．Teachers say that students work harder than they used to．They are less interested in politics （政治）, and more interested in passing exams．They know that good exam results may bring them better jobs.
Most young people worry more about money than their parents did twenty years ago．They try to spend less and save more．They want to be able to get homes of their own one day.
For some, the answer to unemployment（失业） is to leave home and look for jobs in one of Britain’s big cities．Every day hundreds of young people arrive in London from other parts of Britain, looking for jobs．Some find jobs and stay．Others don’t, and go home again, or join the unemployed in London.What does the underline phrase “while away” mean in Chinese?
| A．消磨 | B．浪费 | C．花费 | D．节约 |
What are British students interested in now?
| A．Clothes． | B．Finding jobs． |
| C．Politics． | D．Passing exams. |
What can we know from the passage?
| A．Young people can find jobs easily in London. |
| B．Students have to study hard to find better jobs. |
| C．Parents spend less and save more for their children. |
| D．Young people have to leave home after graduation. |
Children a11 over the world like to celebrate their birthdays．American children are the same．They usually celebrate with a party．They ask their friends to their parties They don’t have the party on the right date of their birthday if it comes on a school day．They may hold it at the weekend then．
Today many children like two kinds of parties．One is at home．Parents make the house beautiful with balloons and coloured paper．They make a birthday dinner．The children play games．The other kind is away from home Some are at a restaurant．The children eat pizza and ice cream The waiters also sing and say happy birthday to the children．Other parties are at a park or at a cinema．or in some other places．
There is a cake with candles at every birthday party．There is one candle for each year of a birthday boy’s or girl’s age．When the candles are lighted，everyone sings the birthday song：
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU．
Birthday parties change．Many people don’t have them when they are not young．They say they would like to forget how old they are．But they do like to keep the happy birthday parties of their childhood in mind．If Tom’s birthday is on October 29th，Wednesday, he may have the party on.
| A．October 29th | B．October 28th |
| C．November 1st | D．November 3rd |
On Tom’s birthday ,who usually makes a big dinner for the children at home?
| A．Tom． | B．His friends |
| C．His teachers． | D．His parents |
The Chinese for“waiters”may be．
| A．服务员 | B．老板 | C．等候的人 | D．亲戚 |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．Birthday Parties in China |
| B．Birthday Parties in the World |
| C．Birthday Patties in America |
| D．Birthday Presents for Children |
Some parents don’t know how to talk about sensitive(敏感的)topics(话题)with young children．In fact，our kids know about them from TV，movies，magazines and school friends．If we don’t talk with them early and often，they may get them from others．So start to talk with them now．
Start early
Kids know about some sensitive topics at early ages．You are a parent．You have a good chance to talk with your child about these things first.
Start conversations with your child
Start the discussion ourselves．TV is a good topic．If you and your 12-year-old child watch a TV show，ask your child，“Do you like the show ?Why or why not?”and then discuss with your child．
Listen to your child
Do we know about our children’s ideas ?Do we know about our children and have a talk with them．What does the underlined word “them”refer to(指代)?
| A．Movies． | B．Magazines． |
| C．School friends | D．Sensitive topics． |
There areways of talking about sensitive topics with children．
A．two B．three C．four D fiveThis passage is for．
| A．teachers | B．students |
| C．parents | D．doctors |
One day Mrs．Jones goes shopping．When her husband comes home in the evening，she begins to tell him about a beautiful cotton dress．“I see it in a shop this morning，”she says．
“And--and you want to buy it．”says her husband，“How much does it cost?”
“Forty pounds．”
“Forty pounds for a cotton dress? That’s too much!”
But every evening，when Mr．Jones comes back from work，his wife continues to say only about the dress，and at last, after a week，he says“Oh，buy the dress．Here’s the money！”She is happy．
But the next evening，when Mr．Jones comes home and asks，“Do you buy the famous dress?--'No，”she says．
“Why not?”he asks．
“Well，”Mrs．Jones says，“it is still in the window of the shop after a week，I think nobody else wants this dress，so I don’t want it，either．”At first．Mrs Jonesthe beautiful dress in the window of the shop.
| A．dislikes | B．1ikes | C．buys | D．wears |
Her husband doesn’t give her the money right away because
| A．he doesn’t love her at all |
| B．he doesn’t have any money |
| C．he thinks the dress is too expensive |
| D．he wants a better one |
How long does Mrs．Jones talk about the cotton dress?
| A．A week． | B．one day． |
| C．Two days． | D．Two weeks |
In the end, Mrs Jones
| A．is happy to get the dress |
| B．doesn’t buy the dress |
| C．is angry with her husband |
| D．doesn’t get the money to buy the dress |
Here is a menu for a fast food restaurant．The prices are in British money, called pounds and penny．There are 100 pence in a pound．
| Main meals |
small |
large |
Drinks |
small |
Large |
| Hamburger |
1.80 |
2.30 |
Cola |
0.80 |
1.00 |
| Chicken burger |
2.00 |
2.50 |
Orange |
juice |
0.90 |
| Side dishes |
Sweets |
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| Fries |
0.90 |
1.10 |
Ice |
cream |
1.20 |
| Chicken wings |
1.30 |
1.60 |
Apple |
pie |
0.70 |
A thirsty(口渴的)boy has only eighty pence—He may ask for
| A．a large bottle of orange juice |
| B．a small bottle of orange juice |
| C．a large bottle of Cola |
| D．a small bottle of Cola |
Which is not sold(卖)in this restaurant?
| A．Fries． | B．Coffee |
| C．Chicken wings | D．Apple pie． |
Which of the following is the most expensive main meals?
| A．A small hamburger． |
| B．A large hamburger |
| C．A small chicken burger |
| D．A large chicken burger． |
How much does a small hamburger and a large bottle of cola cost?
| A．One pound and eighty pence． |
| B．Two pounds and eighty pence． |
| C．Two pounds and sixty pence． |
| D．Two pounds and thirty pence． |