American boys and girls love to watch television. Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the television set. Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Sunday. Television are like books or films. A child can learn bad things and good things from them. Some shows help children to understand the news, others show people and places from other countries or other times in history. With television, a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship. Boys and girls can see play, a concert or game at home. Television brings many places and events(事件) into our homes. Some programs show crime(犯罪) and other things that are bad for children, so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do.Some children spend eight hours or more _____
A studying
B. playing game
C. watching TV
D. helping their parentsOn television children can see _____ .
| A．games | B．big animals |
| C．oceans | D．almost everything |
Children usually spend _____ a day in school.
| A．six hours |
| B．more than eight hours |
| C．only a few hours |
| D．four hours |
“Television brings many places and events into our homes” means “_____ ”.
| A．Television makes things happen in homes |
| B．We can know places and events without going to see them |
| C．We can see houses and buildings on TV |
| D．We can find them easily. |
Parents sometimes help their children find other things to do when there is ____ for children.
| A．a bad program | B．an animal |
| C．a game | D．an uninteresting film |
At sharing time， Logan waved（挥）his hand wildly． Ms． Lewis called on him． "I lost my tooth， " said Logan．
"I remember， " said Ms Lewis， " It was yesterday．
"You showed us the hole． " said Zach．
"Ms． Lewis took your picture for the board， and she gave you the tooth in a little box to take home， "said Sammy．
"Yes， but then I really can't find that box anywhere! "said Logan．
"Oh， no! "said Emma． " Only when the Tooth Fairy buys the lost tooth from us， can we grow a new tooth．"
Logan nodded． "What should I do？"
"Maybe you could leave something that looks like a tooth， "said Sammy．
"It's worth a try， "said Logan．
The first night， Logan left a round white eraser under his pillow（枕头 ） But it didn't work
Logan reported back to the class． Zach advised to use a puppy tooth instead while Emma suggested white corn．
That night， he put a kernel（谷粒）of white corn． Still nothing happened．
The third night． Logan left a note under his pillow． It said：
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Dear Tooth Fairy I lost my tooth and now I can't find it． Please give me a half﹣dollar anyway． Logan |
In the moming． Logan found a note from the Tooth Fairy under his pillow． He shared the
note with his class at school．
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Dear logan， I′d love to give you a half﹣dollar but I need something to show that you really lost your tooth． The Tooth Fairy |
"If you sleep with your mouth open， she will be able to see the tooth hole， "said Sammy． The class laughed． Come on! But that just gave me a great idea! "said Logan．
The next day， at sharing time， Logan showed the kids a shiny half﹣dollar．
"How did you get the Tooth Fairy to leave the money？"asked Zach．
Logan said proudly． "The photo! I took it home to put under my pillow．"
（1）Logan waved his hand wildly because he couldn't wait to ．
| A． |
ask Ms， Lewis questions． |
| B． |
share his problem |
| C． |
go home for his tooth |
（2）Emma thought it was if a child couldn't find his or her lost tooth．
| A． |
terrible |
| B． |
normal |
| C． |
dangerous |
（3）Logan got the half﹣dollar by putting under his pillow．
| A． |
a round white eraser |
| B． |
a note |
| C． |
the photo |
（4）According to the story， the Tooth Fairy was most probably ．
| A． |
Ms．Lewis |
| B． |
Logan's parent |
| C． |
Emma |
（5）We can learn that Logan is a boy who from the story．
| A． |
is ready to help his classmates |
| B． |
simply takes others suggestions |
| C． |
tries to solve the problems he meets |
Do you know when and where ice cream was created？ It has a long and interesting history．
The earliest ice cream was eaten in China many centuries ago． People at that time would put orange juice on the ice or get something cool to drink． Later， this idea traveled to Italy． Around 1660， it was popular to serve ice cream in coffee shops in Paris． Most of the shops were owned by Italians． Among them， the first successful one belonged to（ 属于）a man named Francesco Procopio．
Ice cream was brought to America in the early 1700s， and it quickly became the favorite of Americans． President George Washington had ice cream pots（罐）and machines in his kitchen．Dolly Madison， the wife of President Madison， was the first one to serve it in the White House．She made her guests very happy when she served such desserts（甜品）．
Before ice cream was sold in stores． it was made and kept at a very low temperature first． It took a lot of work to mix cream， eggs， fruit and ice． Nancy Johnson， an American woman who was good at machines， invented the ice cream freezerin 1846． Five years later． Jacob Flusell opened the first ice cream factory in Baltimore， Maryland． Her business quickly came to other states．
Today in the United States， ice cream is not only a kind of food， but also a way of life．
（1）The earliest ice cream was the ice with on or something cool to drink．
| A． |
orange juice |
| B． |
apple juice |
| C． |
watermelon juice |
（2）The owner of the first successful coffee shop in Paris was a（n） ．
| A． |
Frenchman |
| B． |
American |
| C． |
Italian |
（3）The underlined word "freezer" means in Chinese．
| A． |
品种 |
| B． |
冰柜 |
| C． |
配方 |
（4）Which of the following is TRUE？
| A． |
In 1700． ice cream came to the White House． |
| B． |
In 1846， many ice cream factories opened |
| C． |
Today ice cream means a lot to Americans |
（5）The best title for this passage is" "．
| A． |
the History of Ice Cream |
| B． |
Ice Cream in America |
| C． |
Business on Ice Cream |
Do you use memes（表情包）to talk with your friends online？ Memes are sometimes more fun to use than words． Here are some popular ones．
In this meme， a duck is looking at something， Actress Zhou Dongyu's face is a bit similar to the little duck's face． Many Intemet users find it funny to compare their faces．
In this meme， Nick Young is smiling with a confused expression（疑惑的表情） with question marks around his head， Young plays in the NBA for the Golden State Warriors， He made this expression on a Tv show after his mother called him a clown（小丑）．
In this meme， Mo Gutou is pointing to himself and saying"Are you talking to me？ The cartoon characters expression is from a human face． Now many people like making their own special expressions online and those expressions online and those expressions become popular memes．
In this meme， Yue Yunpeng is covering his mouth with his left hand． He looks surprised． Many Intemet users think this meme is lively．
（1）Zhou Dongyu's is a bit similar to the little ducks．
| A． |
nose |
| B． |
mouth |
| C． |
face |
（2）Nick Young made the popular expression for the first time ．
| A． |
in the basketball game |
| B． |
on a Tv show |
| C． |
at home |
（3）Mo Gutou is and saying"Are you talking to me？"
| A． |
pointing to himself |
| B． |
looking at something |
| C． |
covering his mouth |
（4）Many Intemet users think Yue Yunpeng's meme is ．
| A． |
lively |
| B． |
cute |
| C． |
surprising |
（5）This passage is mainly about ．
| A． |
famous people |
| B． |
lovely animals |
| C． |
popular memes |
Last month some thieves stole a valuable teapot from a museum in Hong Kong． They took the teapot to America， but the American police found it． The museum sent Mr． Chan， a member of the museum staff， to collect the teapot． On the plane back to Hong Kong， he noticed two men． They were watching him closely． "Perhaps they're going to steal the teapot again． I must think of a plan，" he thought．
Mr Chan' s daughter， Amy， met him at Hong Kong Afimor． Mr Chan NS was carrying two boxes． He gave his daughter the pink box and said to her in a low voice， "Take this gift box home with great care． " He walked away with the brown one． The two men followed him．
Amy opened the box at home． She was expecting a pair of sports shoes， but she just found an old teapot． "This is not a very interesting gift， " said Amy， a bit disappointed．"That's all right． Let's make some tea in it， "said her mother． Then they found a note in the teapot． It said， " Dear Amy ， （3） Love Dad．"
The two men kidnapped（绑架）Mr． Chan on his way to the museum． They opened his box and found a pair of sports shoes inside．"Where's the teapot？" The two thieves shouted at the top of their voice with red faces．" How dare you cheat us？ We saw you give your daughter a box at the airport． Come with us! We're going to search your home"， one of them said．
When the thieves entered Mr． Chans flat， it was dark and quiet． All of a sudden， the door closed and the lights went on． The police were waiting inside．
Amy and her mother came out of the bedroom with the teapot．"That teapot is very valuable， said Mr． Chan． "A long time ago it belonged to an emperor． He drank tea from it．"
"We were going to drink tea from it， too， "said Amy， laughing．
（1）Was the teapot found in America？
（2）What did Mr Chan notice on the plane back to Hong Kong？
（3）What was in the pink box？
（4）How did the two thieves feel when they didn't find the teapot？
（5）Where were the thieves caught？
（6）What did Mr． Chan probably write to Amy in the note？ Fill in the blank with TWO sentences．
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（1）The first two sentences of the text above are about ．
| A． |
different types of books |
| B． |
the coming school year |
| C． |
the importance of summer reading |
| D． |
good places for summer reading |
（2）One of the steps for parents to sign up on is to ．
| A． |
select"Parent " |
| B． |
finish a test |
| C． |
choose a tip |
| D． |
print an article |
（3）What does provide？
| A． |
Online teachers． |
| B． |
Pen friends' information． |
| C． |
Interesting videos． |
| D． |
Articles of different levels． |
（4）The underlined word "accessible"in the text means"easy to "．
| A． |
write |
| B． |
discuss |
| C． |
understand |
| D． |
compare |
（5）According to TIP 2， parents should help their kids develop good reading habit（s）．
| A． |
1 |
| B． |
2 |
| C． |
3 |
| D． |
4 |
（6）The text above is written to ．
| A． |
introduce a reading programme |
| B． |
sell books to school kids |
| C． |
encourage parents to read more |
| D． |
share reading experience |