Are the lives of city kids the same as those in villages? In lots of ways, they are very different. But what are the differences?
Hu Peng and his four friends decided to find them out. Earlier this month, they went to live for a week at Huagui Village near Xishui. They went door to door there and asked kids there lots of questions. They wanted to learn more about village kids’ everyday lives, so they asked questions like these: Do your parents teach you how to do housework? How much money do you usually spend on dinner? What would you do if a thief comes into your houses? They also asked 150 city kids the same question.
On April 12, the team gave a report to their class. They told about lots of differences between children’s lives in cities and those in villages. The biggest difference is independence. Hu’s team say that more than 60 percent of city kids can’t do much housework, but more than 80 percent of village kids can care for themselves.
City kids told Hu they cared about school a lot, and they had no time to wash clothes or make their beds. Village kids said they helped their parents with a lot: they cook, clean houses and feed farm animals, Hu’s team also saw that village kids had less pocket money. Many never use computers. They play in rivers or on mountains. Some don’t really like to make new friends.
Hu’s team said their trip gave them more self-confidence(自信心) because they were doing something by them-selves. But it also worried them a bit because they saw they still had a lot to learn. “When we grow up, our parents can’t take care of us,” Hu said. “We have to learn to take care of ourselves. ”
请根据短文内容完成下表信息:
Kids in the city |
Kids in the country |
Can’t do much housework |
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No time to wash clothes or make bed |
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Have pocket money |
Have less pocket money |
Use computers |
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Don’t like to make new friends |
My grandfather lives with us. He is over eighty years old, but he is still in good health.
Grandfather leads a simple life. He likes to have an early breakfast: rice, fruit and coffee. After breakfast he takes a walk to buy the morning paper. He does this every day and everyone in the street knows him.
The children all love him because he is kind to everyone. He likes to watch us play and sometimes he plays with us. We like to listen to his stories. He tells us about his children and about his life on the sea. He tells us a lot of funny stories. He is a pleasant old man.
根据短文判断正(T)误(F)My grandfather is a very healthy man.
My grandfather likes to eat meat, fish and bread.
After breakfast he always goes out for a walk.
My grandfather often tells us many, many funny stories.
He is a pleasant old man. All the children love him very much.
Paula |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
get up |
7:10 a.m. |
7:10 a.m. |
7:10 a.m. |
7:10 a.m. |
7:10 a.m. |
morning |
school |
school |
school |
school |
school |
lunch |
pizza |
rice |
rice |
rice |
rice |
afternoon |
Yo-yo |
Table-tennis |
Table-tennis |
Table-tennis |
football |
evening |
homework |
homework |
television |
homework |
clothes |
go to sleep |
10:15p. m |
10:15p.m. |
10:15p.m. |
10:15p.m. |
10:15p.m |
On ____, Paula usually gets up at 7:10 a.m.
A.Thursdays | B.Wednesdays | C.weekdays | D.weekends |
Pizza is a kind of ____.
A.drink | B.fruit | C.toy | D.food |
Paula’s favorite sport is ____.
A.volleyball | B.table tennis | C.yo-yo | D.football |
On Wednesdays evenings Paula usually ____.
A.watches TV | B.does her homework | C.washes her clothes | D.goes to see her friends |
Which is wrong? ____.
A.Paula goes to school form Monday to Friday. |
B.Paula goes to bed after ten o’clock. |
C.Paula has sports in the afternoon. |
D.Paula usually has pizza for lunch. |
Many people in the world have not seen snow. Some countries never have snow; some have only a little on top of the high mountains. In the north of England, there is quite a lot of snow every winter, but in the south of England, there is usually little.
When a student from a warm country comes to England in autumn for the first time, he feels cold at first. There are often clouds, grey sky and cold rain in England in autumn, and most students from warm countries do not like this.
But snow is different. It is beautiful. Perhaps, after several mornings, the student wakes up one day, and there is a lot of light in his room. He thinks, “Is it so late?” and jumps out of bed. But no, it is not very late. He looks out of the window and there is snow on the ground and on the houses and everywhere.In the ________ of England there is little snow in winter.
A.east | B.west | C.south | D.north |
In the autumn of England, we can often see ________.
A.cold rain | B.grey sky | C.dark clouds | D.all of the above |
Snow is __________.
A.beautiful | B.dark | C.warm | D.happy |
The sentence “Is it so late?” means ___________.
A.it’s very late | B.he wants to go to school |
C.he wants to catch a bus | D.he usually gets up early |
Which of the following is true?
A.Everyone in the world has seen snow. |
B.It often sunny in the south of England. |
C.Foreign students like the weather in England. |
D.The light of the room comes from clean, beautiful snow. |
Lucy: Excuse me, Li Fen. Where’s our school shop? Do you know?
Li Fen: Yes. It’s over there, behind the teachers’ room.
Lucy: I’d like something to drink. Please go with me. OK?
Li Fen: OK. Let’s go. (At the shop.)
Woman: Can I help you, girls?
Lucy: Yes. Er, what would you like, Li Fen?
Li Fen: I don’t know.
Lucy: Well, what about a bottle of orange?
Li Fen: No, thanks. I’d like a cup of tea. What about you?
Lucy: I’d like a glass of milk. Would you like something to eat?
Li Fen: A pear, please.
Lucy: But I’d like some apples. We would like a cup of tea, a glass of milk, a pear and two apples.
Woman: OK. Here you are.
Lucy: Thank you very much.
Woman: You’re welcome.
阅读对话回答下列问题:Where’s the school shop?
____________________.What would Lucy like to drink?
________________________. What would Li Fen like to drink?
_______________________. What would Lucy like to eat?
_______________________.What about Li Fen?
_______________________.
Look at this picture. The boy is my good friend. His name is Mike. He is thirteen. He isn’t tall. His hair is brown. This is Mike’s father. He is very tall. That is Mike’s mother. She is tall, too. Mike’s father and mother are teachers. Who is the girl? She is Mike’s sister. Her name is Mary. She is very nice. All of them are English.
根据短文内容用合适的单词填空:My good friend is an ___ boy.
How old is Mike? He is _____.
Mike’s father and ____ are teachers.
What colour is Mike’s hair? It’s _____.
Mary is Mike’s ____.