My daughter finally lost her first tooth. She waited for this moment for more than a year.
Most of the kids in the first grade lost not only one tooth, but several. But my daughter kept waiting impatiently. Then, she finally got a loose (松的) tooth. I never saw her so happy — except on Christmas, Children’s Day or her birthday. Last Friday night, she was eating an apple, and the tooth started to become loose. Minutes later, my daughter shouted happily. The tooth was out!
I cleaned it off and put it under her pillow (枕头). When she went to bed that night, my daughter wondered, “Will the tooth fairy (牙仙) let me keep the tooth?” I told her she might and she’d have to wait and see.
The tooth fairy comes from an old story. It’s believed that when a kid loses his first tooth and puts it under his pillow, the tooth fairy will come to visit him when he is sleeping. If the tooth fairy sees the kid and loves him, she will leave some money under his pillow without taking away the tooth. If she doesn’t think the kid lovely enough, she will still leave some money but take the tooth away.
And then I put a dollar in my bag so that I’d remember to put it under my daughter’s pillow. However, I forgot. Luckily, her dear dad remembered.
a. Christmas b. Children’s Day
c. her birthday d. the missing tooth
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．my daughter; the tooth fairy | B．my daughter; my daughter |
| C．the tooth fairy; my daughter | D．the tooth fairy; the tooth fairy |
| A．The daughter is a second-grader. |
| B．The writer is a mother. |
| C．The real tooth fairy in the story is the writer. |
| D．Several kids in the daughter’s class lost one tooth. |
| A．A new tooth grew during my daughter’s sleep that night. |
| B．My daughter woke up at midnight and saw the beautiful tooth fairy. |
| C．The next morning my daughter was glad to find the money and the tooth. |
| D．The other kids in the first grade laughed at my daughter because she lost a tooth. |
根据短文内容，完成下列任务
The picture that sits on my desk in my bedroom is my favourite. (A)When I have trouble studying, or I’m worried about an exam, I always take a look at it. It is a picture of my best friends taken three years ago when we were in middle school. It reminds(使……想起) me of the good time we’ve shared and the support(支持) their friendship still gives me today. Our lives have gone in different directions, (B)_______ our friendship we created has kept us close. Every week I get a message on my answering machine from one of them, or a letter in the mail with the latest news or vacation photos. I often get an email with a joke for the day or words of comfort about some problems in my life. My friends often show up for surprise birthday parties, and one of them (C)_______ travelled two hours from the other end of town just to watch my first English speech contest. Our friendship has carried me through a lot of difficult experiences, and has enriched the good ones.
任务一：简要回答下面的问题。 Where is the picture?
When was the picture taken?
任务二：将A处画线句子翻译成汉语。____________
任务三：在B处和C处填入一个适当的单词。B: __________
C: __________
阅读理解
Zach Linsky, 11, watches TV for 3 and a half hours a day and plays video games every other day. Zach, a sixth grader in Washington, D. C., is an American. But unlike many kids, he doesn’t have a TV, VCR, or computer in his bedroom. He only has a boom box (手提录音机).
The survey of 3,155 kids, aged 2 to 18, shows that they spend 5 hours and 29 minutes on average(平均的) a day using some types of media outside of school, including 2 hours and 46 minutes watching TV, 21 minutes on the computer, 20 minutes playing video games, and 8 minutes on the Internet. The good news: The total includes 44 minutes spent reading.
The survey also shows that those aged 2 to 7 spend 3 hours and 9 minutes watching TV every day and shows that 32 percent in that age group have TV sets in their rooms. Among those aged 8 to 18, 21 percent have computers in their rooms, 65 percent have TV sets, and 61 percent say their parents don’t stop them from watching TV. Nearly 1 in 4 say they watch more than 5 hours a day.
“Kids are living much more lonely lives than ever before,” says Kay S. Hytnowitz. “They just disappear into their rooms and spend all of their time with these media.”At what age do children in America spend about five and a half hours on the media a day?
| A．Aged 2 to 7. | B．Aged 2 to 18. | C．Aged 8 to 18. | D．Aged 2 to 11. |
How long do kids aged 2 to 18 spend reading?
| A．46 minutes. | B．21 minutes. | C．20 minutes. | D．44 minutes. |
How many kids aged 2 to 7 have TV sets in their rooms?
| A．32%. | B．21%. | C．61%. | D．40%. |
Why do the children spend all of their time with these media? Because _______.
| A．they have too much free time |
| B．they feel very lonely |
| C．they like these media |
| D．they want to find out something |
What’s the problem of the kids in America according to the passage?
| A．There are too many media now. |
| B．Kids spend too much time on the media. |
| C．Kids are too fat. |
| D．Kids would rather be with friends than the TV. |
阅读理解
Wherever travelers go, cameras are sure to follow. It’s great fun to take photos, and even more fun to show slides of the trip to friends and relatives when they come back home.
There’s Aunt Sarah, smiling in front of Buckingham Palace; Aunt Sarah, smiling under the Eiffel Tower; and Aunt Sarah, smiling in a Venetian Canal. Everyone knows what Aunt Sarah looks like; they also know what Europe’s great landmarks (显著地面景观) look like.
But a young man named David, just back from a trip to Greece, asked a few friends over to see his slides. The young man had an artist’s eye. His pictures were not of familiar Greek architectures. Instead he took pictures of farmers at work in the field, fishermen repairing their nets, and bearded priests (牧师) bending over their Bibles. He captured (抓住) the color and character of the country. His friends were so interested that they asked for more.
Any amateur (外行) can do the same. All he needs is a simple camera and a little sensitivity. When he learns that a nation lives in its people as well as in its landmarks, he moves from an amateur to an artist.What does the underlined word “slide” mean?
| A．故事 | B．幻灯片 | C．风景 | D．路线 |
People who watch Aunt Sarah’s slides would be _______.
| A．frightened | B．excited | C．bored | D．sad |
David’s pictures were about _______.
| A．landmarks | B．architectures | C．people | D．history |
David is _______.
| A．foolish | B．the same as Aunt Sarah | C．strange | D．original (有创意的) |
A traveler can become an artist if he _______.
| A．takes a camera with him |
| B．knows the history of a place |
| C．is interested in not only the landmarks but also the people of a place |
| D．learns how to draw and paint pictures of a place |
阅读理解
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。
| We Want You! WANTED: Do you want a busy and exciting job? Are you good at talking with people? Do you like to write stories? Do you want to work for a TV station? If yours answer is “Yes”, then we want you as a(an) Please call John at 4223-6577. |
| Victoria Middle School Report Student: Jenny Jones |
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| Subject |
Grade |
Comments |
| Maths |
B |
Good work all year. |
| Chinese |
A- |
Does well in thissubject. |
| English |
A+ |
Very interested and very good job！ |
| Science |
C |
A little weak in this subject. |
| Computer |
D |
Not really interested and need improvement. |
| Sports |
A |
Captain of girls soccer team and on basketball team. |
| Total Grade |
B |
They are looking for _______.
| A．a teacher | B．a reporter | C．an actor | D．a driver |
Where can we read the first text?
| A．In a picture. | B．In a dictionary. | C．In a newspaper. | D．In a storybook. |
Whose school report is it?
| A．Victoria’s. | B．Jenny Jones’. | C．Mrs. Brown’s . | D．We don’t know. |
Which subject of the following was Jenny best at?
| A．Maths. | B．Chinese. | C．English. | D．Science. |
How did Jenny do in sports?
| A．Very well. | B．With problems | C．A little weak. | D．Not interested at all. |
根据短文内容，回答问题
The best holiday of my life was two years ago. My parents, my aunt and uncle, my three cousins and I all went to India together. We spent two weeks traveling around and we visited many interesting places. The night before we left for India, I was so excited that I could not sleep. Our plane left at 1 p.m. and it took nearly six hours to fly to New Delhi. It was raining when we arrived. We were all very tired so we went straight to our hotel.
The next day, we went on a sightseeing tour. I took lots of photos and we all bought souvenirs at the markets. I learned that there is also a place called Delhi which is the oldest part of the city.
On the third day of our trip, we went to a place called Jaipur. At Jaipur we visited the Palace Museum and rode elephants. The elephant I rode was so big that I almost fell off. While my cousins and I were riding elephants, our parents went to look at the pink buildings that Jaipur is famous for.
Some people think that all Indian food is very spicy. But there are some dishes that are not spicy at all. My favourite dish is chicken. It is delicious. It tastes a little bit sweet. We ate rice every day, just like at home.
India is so big that it is impossible to see all of it in one trip. I hope that I can visit it again some day.How many people went to India for their holiday two years ago?
____________________________________________________What was the weather like when the writer arrived New Delhi?
____________________________________________________ Why couldn’t the writer sleep the night before they left for India?
____________________________________________________New Delhi and Delhi are two different cities, aren’t they?
____________________________________________________What is the best title of this passage?
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