Do you have to be very smart to live a happy life? The character of McDull (麦兜) tells you that this is not true. He is famous for having a birthmark on his right eye. He is not very clever, but he has a heart of gold. He is also happy, with lots of dreams. McDull wanted to visit the Maldives (马尔代夫). But his mother didn’t have enough money for a trip there. So she lied to him and took him to a place called Hong Kong. The place has a sign that says, “Go to the Maldives”. It made McDull very happy. He thought he was really excited in the Maldives!
The cartoon pig character was created (创造) in Hong Kong by Alice Mark and Brian Tse. McDull is just a common pig. He has many dreams, but they never come true. That doesn’t stop him trying. McDull lives his life in a simple and happy way. His idea towards life is “Never give up”. McDull is famous for ________.
| A．his wonderful character | B．visiting the Maldives |
| C．having a birthmark on his left eye | D．having a birthmark on his right eye |
When McDull came to Hong Kong with his Mum, he felt _______.
| A．sad | B．unhappy | C．angry | D．excited |
Where was McDull created?
| A．Hong Kong | B．Japan | C．America | D．Not mention |
Hip hop or rap (说唱) music started on the street and in the clubs of the New York City in the 1970s. People rap to express how they feel about their lives and problems.
Rapping in class.
Would you like to rap in class? Well, actually hip pop music is played in more than 10,000 schools in the USA. Why? There is a new school program called “Flocabulary” in which teachers use texts and hip hop CDs to help teach different school subjects. The words of the songs are just what students are studying. This makes learning easy and fun. Students and teachers are excited about the good results it has had on exam marks. Mr. Lee, a teacher in a high school, said, “I’ve used hip hop songs in class, and I have never seen my students so crazy about history! You can’t imagine how well they remember what I teach! We even try to write our own songs.”
Whose idea was Flocabulary?
Blake Harrison, a high school student, was the first person to come up with the idea of Flocabulary. The word “Flocabulary” comes from the word “flow” and “vocabulary”. “Flow” is a rap word for “style”, or the way a rapper says the words of a song. “Vocabulary” means the words you have to learn in a language. How did he get the idea? Well, he realized he could remember the words of a hip hop song very easily. So, why not make lessons into songs? Today together with Alex Rappaport, a song writer, Blake produces hip hop songs for math, science and literature (文学). They are now used in schools with great success. Rap music started ______ in the New York City in the 1970s.
| A．in a high school | B．in a music class |
| C．on the street | D．in a CD shop |
From the passage, we can learn “Flocabulary” is a program to ______.
| A．write rap music | B．remember the words of a song |
| C．write our own songs | D．help teach school subjects |
Blake has produced hip hop sings for school subjects EXCEPT ______.
| A．math | B．history |
| C．science | D．Literature |
| Come to Austria! Soll is a village in the mountains in western Austria. And the Post Hotel is clean and inexpensive. It is opened by a local family. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forests and the mountains. Temperatures in summer are usually 20℃ to 25℃ in the daytime, but much cooler by evening. |
| Enjoy Thailand! When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, don’t miss the early morning river boat trip to the Floating Market just outside the city. There you will find many kinds of fruits and vegetables. And you can pay for them when you sit in your boat. Don’t forget your hat: the sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40℃ at noon. |
| Visit Hawaii! Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Kauai. You can visit its long, sandy beaches in the south and west of the island, and mountains and forests in the north, but don’t be surprised if it rains in the centre of the island. Daytime temperatures there are usually around 24℃ to 26℃ by the sea, and only a little cooler by late evening. |
The advertisements above are about ______.
| A．shopping | B．food |
| C．travel | D．hotels |
If you go to Austria, you can ______.
| A．visit a village called Soll |
| B．walk along its long beaches |
| C．take a morning river boat trip |
| D．buy many kinds of fruits on an island |
Which place may be the hottest in the daytime?
Soll. B. Bangkok.
C. Kauai. D. Hawaii.
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E．Take a shower instead of a bath, for a bath uses twice as much water. Don’t flush the toilet unnecessarily. |
This year, there is something new happening in our school.
It was September 6th, Wang Yang discovered that her classroom had changed. She found that the desks were no longer in rows, but pushed together to make eight bigger desks. She was too excited about it for the first two days and she couldn’t listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement (安排). “Now our class is quieter,” said Wang, “What’s more, we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion. It’s a better way to study.”
Li Yu liked it, too. He said, “Group members first discuss, and then show ourselves in front of the whole class. It makes us believe in ourselves.” It was part of a reform (改革) at Li’s school. The school made this reform because they wanted to provide students with easier ways to study and more chances to discuss.
“Our school hopes it can improve students’ abilities (能力) to study by themselves and work in groups,”said Jason, an English teacher.
However, the reform has demanded (要求) more from teachers. Now they have only 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 45 minutes before. It is difficult to teach in such a short time. The teachers have to find better ways to teach more effectively.
“The reform demands more, but I’m sure it is helpful,”added Jason.．After the new classroom arrangement it was easier for Wang Yang and her classmates to
in class.
| A．discuss with each other | B．sit in the classroom |
| C．push desks together | D．teach a lesson |
．The school made the reform in order to provide students with to study．
| A．easier ways | B．noisier classes |
| C．more seats | D．fewer chances |
．The Chinese meaning of the word “effectively” in this passage is .
| A．简单地 | B．明确地 | C．认真地 | D．有效地 |
．Jason thinks the reform is .
| A．terrible | B．awful |
| C．helpful | D．useless |
．The best title of this passage may be “”.
| A．Students’ Friendship | B．New Look in Class |
| C．Teachers’ Hope | D．Discussion in Class |
| For Children Museum: Children’s Museum, Sundays, 89 North Street, 67641235 Story time: Children’s Library, 106 Green Street, Wednesdays during 9:30 am ~5:00 pm 66599624 Sports: Soccer Club, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 16 Yangtze Road, 96725643； Basketball Club, Wednesdays and Fridays, 79071632 Cinema: New films for children, 108 Green Road, 69001354 |
| Useful Phone Numbers Fast Food Restaurant: 66387901 Hospital: 68787451 Visitor Information Center: 800-120-9847 Taxi: 79210583 Visitor Hotel Information: 800-739-7302 |
．It’s Wednesday afternoon. You can go to .
| A．visit the museum | B．play soccer |
| C．play basketball | D．play the guitar |
．If children want to watch new films, they should go to .
| A．16 Yangtze Road | B．89 North Main Street |
| C．106 Green Street | D．108 Green Road |
．If you dial (拨号) 66387901, you can .
| A．ask for some hotel information |
| B．do some shopping |
| C．have a good story time |
| D．order fast food in a restaurant |
．Lily’s father is ill. She should dial .
| A．800-120-9847 | B．79210583 |
| C．6878745l | D．96725643 |
．You can not get any information about from the two notices．
| A．looking for a hotel | B．doing eye exercises |
| C．eating fast food | D．taking a taxi |