Mary is an American schoolgirl. She is now in Beijing with her parents. She doesn't know Chinese, but she is trying to study and speak it. She often tries to speak Chinese to her Chinese friends. Sometimes they don't understand her, because she can't speak Chinese well.
It's Saturday morning. Mary goes out. She is on her way to the park. She is going there to see a flower show . But she doesn't know how to get there. She asks a Chinese boy. The boy can't understand her. Then she takes out a pen and some paper. She draws flowers on it, gives the picture to the boy and says something about it. The boy smiles and then shows Mary the way to the park.Where does Mary live now? She lives in ____.
| A．America | B．England | C．China | D．Canada |
She can speak ____ Chinese.
| A．much | B．a little | C．little | D．a few |
She likes ____ Chinese with her ____.
| A．speak, parents | B．speaking, friends |
| C．speaks, girl-friends | D．speaking, teachers |
Where is she going?
| A．To a new school. | B．To see her friends. |
| C．To a farm. | D．To see some flowers. |
How does she ask the way to the flower show?
| A．She asks the way in Chinese. |
| B．She asks the way with a sigh (标志). |
| C．She draws a picture to ask the way. |
| D．She doesn't ask any people. |
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
This is an old English saying (谚语). It means that we should go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning. If we do, we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich and clever.
Is this true? Perhaps it is. The body must have enough sleep. Children of your age need ten hours’ sleep every night. If you go to bed late, you can’t have enough sleep. Then you can’t think carefully and your homework will be wrong. You will not be wise and you may not become wealthy!
Some people go to bed late at night and get up late in the morning. This is not good for them. We should sleep at night when it is dark. The dark helps us sleep well. When the daylight comes, we should get up. This is the time for exercise. If the body is not used, it will become weak. Exercise keeps it strong.
Exercise helps the blood (血液) to move around inside the body. Blood takes nutrition (营养) to all parts of our bodies. The brains (大脑) in our heads also need blood. We think with our brains. If we keep our bodies healthy, and take exercise, we can think better!
Our bodies also need air to breathe (呼吸). Without air we will die. Get up early in the morning and we can have plenty of clean, fresh air. That will keep us healthy and happy.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。The old English saying tells us _______.
| A．how to make more money |
| B．when we should get up |
| C．it is important to go to bed and get up early |
| D．to stay up late |
A child needs at least _______ hours’ sleep every night.
| A．7 | B．8 | C．9 | D．10 |
If you want to make your body strong, you should _______.
| A．exercise often | B．have enough sleep |
| C．go to bed early | D．get up early |
_______ provides nutrition for our brains.
| A．Air | B．Blood | C．Exercise | D．Sleep |
Which of the following statements is Not true?
| A．Enough sleep makes you think carefully. |
| B．The more sleep you have, the cleverer you are. |
| C．Dark is good for sleeping. |
| D．People will die without air. |
The following is the information about an accident.
| Time |
January 21, 2012 |
| Place |
Mount Hua, Shanxi |
| People |
A team of seven mountain climbers |
| Weather |
Heavy snow |
| Event |
Two climbers fell into the valley (山谷) |
| What happened |
Mr. Zhang hurt his left leg. Miss Wang was hurt in the head |
| Time of call for help |
2:30 p. m. |
| Name of the caller |
Mr. Chen, a member of the team |
| Action |
Firemen arrived there at 3:00 p. m. and took the wound (伤者) to the nearest hospital at 3:15 p. m. |
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Maybe it was _______ when they were climbing the mountain.
| A．rainy | B．snowy | C．sunny | D．windy |
_______ took the wound to the hospital.
| A．Policemen | B．Visitors | C．Partners | D．Firemen |
The accident happened in the _______.
| A．morning | B．afternoon | C．evening | D．night |
_______ people were hurt in the accident.
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
| A．When they were climbing the mountain, two of them fell into the valley. |
| B．The firemen arrived half an hour later. |
| C．Mr. Zhang hurt his head. |
| D．The accident happened on Mount Hua, Shanxi. |
In China, many young people like playing soccer. It’s very popular. But the Chinese don’t call it soccer. They call it football. Are they different?
In fact, there are two kinds of football games. One is American football, and the other is soccer. There are 11 players in a soccer team. And the soccer is round. Only the goal-keeper can play the ball with hands. The others can’t play the ball with hands, and they can only play it with their feet.
In the U. S. A. , soccer is not very popular. They prefer American football to soccer. There are also 11 players in an American football team. The ball is not round. It’s oval. All the players can play the ball with hands and feet. And the goal is bigger than the one of soccer games. American football is quite different from soccer.
根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。An American football team has the same number of players as a soccer team.
Most Americans like soccer.
The two kinds of balls look the same.
Only the goal-keeper can play the ball with hands in an American football match.
The goal of soccer games is smaller than that of American football games.
If you had the chance to leave the life you have now, what would you do?
Students from Fair-grounds Middle School, New Hampshire, US, chose to lead a special life for a week. They left the city and lived a different life by working on a farm. They handed over their cell phones and lived like any farmer’s children. And they enjoyed it!
“I didn’t know what would happen when we got there,” said Tyler Swift, 14, “but there were so many fun things. So much hard work, too. It was a challenge.”
“Getting up at 6 every morning, the students milked cows, spread hay(放置草料), and washed hundreds of sticky buckets(黏黏的桶). The hardest part was cleaning up piles of poop(成堆的排泄物) in the animal houses. It smelled bad, but it was lots of fun!
None of the students said no to the work. “With the farmers’ help, they did the work better and better. And they learned a lot more than just farming work.” said Rick Brown, a science teacher at Fair-grounds.
“You get to know who can do what and learn to work with different people. The children all showed great team work.” said Nick Quadros.How long did the children work on the farm?
| A．For a week. | B．For about half a month. |
| C．For a month. | D．For ten days. |
What dose the underlined word “challenge” mean in Chinese?
| A．比赛 | B．厌烦 | C．怀疑 | D．挑战 |
The children did lots of things EXCEPT(除了) ___________.
| A．feeding cows |
| B．milking cows |
| C．cleaning the animal houses |
| D．looking after sick cows |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．All of the students were willing to do the work. |
| B．The children got some help from the farmses. |
| C．The children learnt just about farming work. |
| D．The children worked well in teams. |
What is the best title of the article?
| A．Middle school students “sent down” to the farm. |
| B．All the children hated the farm. |
| C．Life without happiness. |
| D．How to make your school life colorful? |
Robert is sixteen now. He’ll finish middle school in two years. His father has a shop and makes much money. He hopes his son can go to college and makes him study hard. But the young man likes to play cards. He often goes out when his parents fall asleep.
One night, when Robert came back home, his father happened to see him. The old man was very angry and told his son to live upstairs. Robert had to go up and down quietly. Of course it troubled him. He thought and thought but didn’t find a way.
Last evening, Robert listened carefully. And he was sure his parents went to sleep, then he went out to play cards with his friends. He won some money and was happy. And he got back, he took off his shoes and was going upstairs. Suddenly he heard a noise in his parents’ bedroom. He stood behind the door and saw a man come out. He understood that the man was a thief (小偷 ). He stopped him at once. The man was very afraid and brought out all the things he stole in the room.
“Tell me how you didn’t wake my parents up,” said Robert. “Or I’ll take you to the police station!”Robert’s father wants Robert ________.
| A．to study in a university |
| B．to be a good helper when he finishes middle school |
| C．to catch up with his classmates |
| D．to work in his shop |
Why does Robert have to go out at night?
| A．Because his friends have no time in the daytime. |
| B．Because he can play cards when his parents fall asleep. |
| C．Because he can’t win any money in the daytime. |
| D．Because his parents let him do so after they go to sleep. |
Why do Robert’s parents ask him to live upstairs?
| A．Because they are old. |
| B．Because Robert doesn’t like any noise. |
| C．Because they can hear if Robert goes out at night. |
| D．Because the room upstairs is better than the one downstairs. |
Robert listened carefully because he wanted to know _______ .
| A．if he woke his parents up |
| B．if someone came in |
| C．if it was raining hard outside |
| D．if his parents went to sleep |
Robert wanted _____.
| A．to learn how he couldn’t wake his parents up |
| B．to know how to make more money |
| C．to stop playing cards |
| D．the thief to teach him how to steal |