Mr and Mrs White had two sons and three daughters. One Sunday Mrs White said to her husband, “The children don’t have any lessons today, and you’re free too. There’s a new funfair(游乐场) in the park. Let’s all go there to play.”
Her husband said, “I want to finish some work today.” “Oh, forget it. Go there and make our children happy. That’s the most important work.” Mrs White said.
So Mr and Mrs White took their children to the funfair. Mr White was 45 years old, but he enjoyed the funfair more than his children. He hurried from one thing to another, and ate lots of sweets. One of his children said to his mother, “Dad is just like a small child, isn’t he, mom?” Mrs White didn’t want to follow his husband around any more at that time and answered, “He is even worse than a small child, Mary, because he might spend more money than a small child.” There were_____ children in the family.
A.two | B.three | C.four | D.five |
One Sunday, Mrs and Mr White wanted to go to_____ with their children.
A.school | B.work | C.a funfair | D.a shop |
Mr White liked the place so much that he_____.
A.sold lots of sweets |
B.followed his wife all the time |
C.hurried from one thing to another |
D.asked a lot of questions |
From the story we know Mrs White_____ when Mary asked her the question.
A.was still excited to play |
B.was a little angry with Mr White |
C.looked for Mr White everywhere |
D.ate a lot of sweets |
Of all the family members, _____enjoyed playing there most that Sunday.
A.Mr White | B.Mrs White | C.Mary | D.the boys |
Peter is thirteen years old. He is in Grade Two this year. He likes to play soccer and watch soccer games. And he often reads newspapers. He does his best to know when and where there is going to be a soccer game. Now Peter is having lunch. He is listening to the radio, too. He is very happy because there is going to be a nice soccer game on TV at four this afternoon. He wants to watch it very much. But he is going to have English and Chinese classes. He thinks hard and wants to find a way.
“Hello, Mrs. Black,” Peter says to his teacher on the telephone, “Peter is ill in bed. He wants to ask for half a day’s leave ( 请半天假 ).”
“Oh, I’m sorry to hear that.” says Mrs. Black, “But who’s that?”
“It’s my father, Mrs. Black.” Peter is a ______.
A.middle school student | B.a father | C.worker | D.teacher |
Peter will be in ______ next year.
A.Grade Two | B.Grade Three | C. Grade One | D.school |
Peter often reads newspaper because _______.
A.his father wants him to read them | B.he likes to read stories |
C.he wants to know something about soccer game | D.he likes to read news |
Peter wants to ask for half a day’s leave because _______.
A.his father is ill in bed | B.he wants to watch the soccer game |
C.he is ill in bed | D.he doesn’t like English or Chinese classes |
Which sentence is NOT right?______
A.Mrs. Black is going to take Peter to see a doctor . |
B.Peter isn’t an honest ( 诚实的 ) boy. |
C.Peter is a 13-year-old boy. |
D.Peter wants to watch TV at four in the afternoon. |
Mr Black was walking in the forest(森林) He was scared when he heard a terrible noise. But he could not get out of the forest. His friends were waiting for him in a village outside the forest. They would give him a lot of money if he took a tiger to them, or they were going to laugh at him.
Mr Black liked hunting(打猎). He usually killed some birds and animals. But a week ago, after he drank too much, he called himself a brave hunter. So his friends bet(打赌) him twenty thousand dollars if he could kill a tiger.
Suddenly, he heard a little noise. He ran to a big tree,and climbed up it quickly.He didn’t come down until he saw it was a farmer. He went close to him and asked, “Excuse me, sir.Are there any tigers in the forest?”
“Yes,” said the farmer. “I saw a lot of tigers’ tracks(足迹)about a kilometer north near here.”
“Good!”Mr Black said in a hurry. “Which way is to the south,then?”Mr Black was good at________
A drinking B hunting small animals C running D bettingWhich is NOT true?
A Mr Black was a brave hunter.
B Mr Black was scared of tigers.
C He thought a tiger was close to him, so he climbed up the big tree quickly.
D Mr Black asked the farmer the way to run away.We can guess ________ finally.
A Mr Black got twenty thousand dollars
B his friends would think he was very brave
C Mr Black won the bet
D Mr Black lost the bet
Experts(专家) say that students usually need eight to ten hours’ sleep at night, but most Chinese students do not get enough sleep. Some Chinese parents are usually glad to see their children studying late. They will think their children work very hard, but not all parents are happy about this. Once a mother told us that every morning her 10-year-old boy put up one finger with his eyes still closed, begging for one more minute to sleep. Like thousands of students “ early birds” in China, he has to get up before six every morning.
A report shows that without a good night’s sleep, students seem to be weaker (虚弱)than they should be. Many students have fallen asleep during class at one time or another. Too much homework is not the only reason why students stay up late. Some watch TV or play the computer games late into the night.
Experts have ever said that the students should develop good study habits. So some clever students never study late, they are able to work well in class.The 10-year-old boy begged for more minute to sleep because__________
A.he didn’t have enough sleep | B.it wasn’t time for him to get up |
C.he didn’t want to go to school | D.he wanted his mother to wake him up |
In this passage we know if students don’t get enough sleep, they may________
A.become too weak to sleep | B.not work well in class |
C.go to bed early | D.be weak in English |
In this passage “early birds” means “persons who ______________”
A.get up early | B.get up late | C.sleep less | D.don’t want to sleep |
According to the passage, which of the following is right?_________
A.If you want to study better, you must work hard at night. |
B.Sleeping less means working hard. |
C.Some clever students are able to work well in class because they have good study habits. |
D.Students don’t have enough sleep because they have lots of homework to do. |
Life in the 21st century is different from that in the 20th century because there are many changes in the new century.What will our life be like in 20 years?Maybe we will have robots at home. Here is my ideal robot.
I hope it’ll look like a pretty Barbie doll,with long blonde hair and bright blue eyes. She will be tall and slim. She will be able to speak English, Chinese, Japanese, German and French. When I travel around the world, she will be my guide. She will do most of the things for me. We will be also good friends.
Every morning she will wake me up and cook a healthy breakfast for me. After breakfast she will drive me to school. While I am studying at school, she will do some chores such as washing my clothes,cooking the dishes,cleaning the room and feeding my dog. When I come back from school, a delicious meal will be ready. If my mother is busy, my robot will go shopping with me. She will give me some advice when I don’t know which one to buy. She will also help me with my school work.
My robot will be smart and kind. If I feel sad, she will talk to me and make me happy. Most of all, she’ll never feel tired or angry, I hope I can have a robot like that. But my mum says it’s just my daydream and I should learn to do them all by myself.What will the robot look like?
A It will have short blonde hair. B It will have long black hair.
C It will be short and heavy. D It will be tall and slim.How many languages will the robot be able to speak?
A Two B Three C Four D FiveWhat will the robot do after breakfast?
A Drive the writer to school.
B Read English with the writer.
C Go shoppping with the writer.
D Give the writer some advice.
What do you usually do to get pocket money from your parents? In western countries, many children do chores to get pocket money. They usually start to do this at 10 years old.
School students have to do homework and study for tests. They don’t have a lot of free time in the week. They often do chores at the weekend.
Young kids only do easy chores. So they don’t get much money. But that’s all right. Many of them only want to buy candy. And candy is cheap! They help wash up after dinner and feed the family cat or dog.
When they get older, kids want to buy more and more things. They want things that are more expensive than candy. Then they have to work harder! They often wash the family car, cut the grass, walk the dog and cook dinner.
Some jobs are a good way for kids to learn new things. For example, they can learn to use a lawnmower(割草机) or how to cook. Of course, their parents help them at first.How do the children in western countries get pocket money?
When do they usually start to get pocket money?
Why do the school students usually do chores at the weekend?
Why do the elder kids have to work harder?
How do they do the chores at the beginning?