Have you heard about “Survival Holidays”？“Survival Holidays” is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities. Now about 1,100 companies are allowed to take children into the great outdoors without their parents.
The reason why people like “Survival Holidays” is that they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games. “Survival Holidays” gives them an important change.
Is “Survival Holidays” a wonderful idea? Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play. They need to be left on their own, without adults disturbing them. Parents care too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with activities that are controlled by adults, which causes many problems. They don't know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge. Children are not comfortable with danger. Even slight danger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems very terrible to them.
Many people think the survival activities are good for children. Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay calm in different times. Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how to work in a team. All these skills will help them a lot in their lives.The purpose of “Survival Holidays” is ____________
| A．for children to live in a lonely place |
| B．to let children not watch TV at home |
| C．for parents not to disturb their children |
| D．to improve children’s abilities when living alone |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．“Survival Holidays” is popular. |
| B．Being close to nature is not good for children. |
| C．Parents will pay no money for “Survival Holidays”. |
| D．Children live a comfortable life during “Survival Holidays”. |
The underlined word “challenge” in the passage means______
| A．建议 | B．努力 | C．挑战 | D．成就 |
What do many people think?
| A．The survival skills can not be learned in class. |
| B．Children who live in nature will always be healthy. |
| C．Children shouldn’t live a comfortable life with their parents. |
| D．The survival activities will be good for children in the future. |
What does the passage mainly talk about?
| A．What children do during “Survival Holidays” |
| B．Why people like “Survival Holidays”. |
| C．What children need in their free time. |
| D．How to educate children. |
It’s Saturday morning. My parents, my aunt, my brothers and I are at home.
What are my father and mother doing? My father is reading a newspaper. My mother is watering the flowers in the small garden. There are some beautiful flowers in it. Some are red, and the others are yellow. My aunt is my father’s sister. She is a shop assistant. She is watching TV now. She is a basketball fan(迷). And she is good at playing basketball. Now she is watchig NBA on TV. Where are my brothers? Mike is over there. He is listening to the radio(收音机). He likes popular music very much. Jim is in his room. He has a computer. Now he is surfing the Internet(上网). He is writing an e-mail to his pen pal. What am I doing? I am doing my homework.It’stoday.
A、Tuesday B、Sunday C、Saturdayis reading a newspaper.
A、Father B、Mother C、AuntThere are somein the garden.
A、birds B、flowers C、treesThe aunt likesbest.
A、ping-pong
B、basketball
C、baseballWhich is right(正确的)?
A、All the flowers are red.
B、Mike is watching TV now.
C、There are six people in the family.
Mr King is a reporter. He works for a magazine. He had a very busy weekend. On Saturday morning, he went shopping. On the way, he met Barry—one of his friends. Barry is a waiter. He works in a noodle house. In the afternoon, he cleaned his room. In the evening, he went to a movie. On Sunday morning, he first visited his friend Mona. Mona is a teacher. Then he went to a party. In the afternoon, he went to the City Library. In the evening, he had dinner with his parents in a restaurant. After he got home, he played computer games for two hours. He went to bed at ten o’clock.Mr Kingon Saturday morning.
A、went shopping
B、went swimming
C、cleaned his roomWhat is Barry?
A、A reporter. B、A waiter. C、A teacher.When did Mr King visit Mona?
A、On Saturday morning.
B、On Sunday evening.
C、On Sunday morning.What did Mr King do on Sunday afternoon?
A、He went to a movie.
B、He went to a party.
C、He went to the City Library.下面哪项陈述是错误的?
A、Mr King’s weekend was busy.
B、On Saturday evening, Mr King had dinner with his parents.
C、Before going to bed, Mr King played computer games on Sunday.
You may know many kinds of cars’ names, but maybe you don’t know who was the inventor of the first car. He is an American. His name is Henry Ford.
Henry Ford was born in a poor family. When he was a boy, he became interested in watches and machines. After his mother died, he worked in a machine shop for two dollars a week and in the evening he repaired watches for one dollar a week. The hard work made him strong and able.
At that time, young Ford had a dream. He wished to make a machine. It could run without the horse. He met with much difficulty. In 1893, the first car was invented. Later Henry Ford set up the Ford Motor Company. He was the first inventor of the car in the world.
My name is Jim Smith. I come from Canada. I teach English in a high school in China. I like my work. I have a son, Mike and two daughters, Jane and Jenny. They are all in China. We lived in a tall building of the city center one month ago. But now we live in the countryside. We think the cost of living is high and the traffic is heavy in the city. And there is a beautiful park. It’s not far from my home. It is convenient. Many people take a walk there after dinner. My home is a little far from my school. So I usually go to work by car. Jim’s family lives in ____ now.
| A．Canada | B．China | C．America | D．England |
. Where does Jim’s family live now ?
| A．In a tall building . | B．In the city. |
| C．In the countryside. | D．In a tea house |
How does Jim go to work ?
| A．By train . | B．By bus. |
| C．Takes his car. | D． On foot |
The word “convenient” means ____ in Chinese?
| A．便利的 | B．舒适的 |
| C．繁琐的 | D．麻烦的 |
Jim moves to the countryside because _____.
A. his children don’t like the old house
his school moves to the countryside
he likes the beautiful park
the cost of living is high and the traffic is heavy in the city
If you want to learn dancing, you can call____.
| A．271—1399 | B．488—6888 |
| C．231—2899 | D．301—2768 |
You can enjoy Jay Chou’s music at ___ in the music hall.
| A．9:00pm on July 23 | B．8:00pm on July 20 |
| C．7:30 pm every day | D．9:30 pm on July 1 |
You can learn ___ at John Smith’s .
| A．American Jazz | B．pop songs |
| C．the whole of Chinese history | D．Spanish dancing |
There is a big show on history at ____.
| A．Daqian Museum | B．the music hall |
| C．John Smith’s | D．the meeting hall |
If Mr Zhong wants to go to the museum with his wife and ten-year-old daughter, how much should be pay for it ?
| A．70 yuan | B．100 yuan | C．125 yuan | D．200yuan |