This is John’s bedroom（卧室）. It’s very nice. You can see a big window（窗户） in the wall. Under the window you can see a big desk. A light(灯）and some flowers are on the desk. Near（在...附近） the desk you can see a small desk. You can see a clock on this desk. You can see two books on the floor. Can you see any pictures on the wall? Yes, you can see two. Where is John’s cat? It’s under his bed.
阅读短文，判断正（T）误（F）We can see two desks in John’s bedroom.
Some flowers and a light are on the small desk.
A clock is on the big desk.
Two pictures are on the floor.
John’s cat is under his bed.
Hello! I’m Sally Hand. I’m an English girl. I’m in EEC Middle School. Here’s a picture of my room.
A bed, a desk and a chair are in it. They are green. A computer is on the desk. Next to the computer is my telephone. It’s red. My phone number is 523-6851. I always call my cousin in the evening. He is in China. Can you see a ring? It’s on the desk, too. What’s that under the chair? It’s my dog. It’s Kelly. Kelly is always under the chair. Can you see a tape player on the bed? It’s mine. Some tapes are on the bed, too.What’s the girl’s first name?
| A．Hand. | B．Sally. |
| C．Sally Hand. | D．Hand Sally. |
Here’s a picture of her ________.
| A．family | B．school | C．dog | D．room |
What’re on the desk?
| A．A computer, a telephone and a ring. |
| B．A computer, a clock and a ring. |
| C．A telephone, a clock and a ring. |
| D．A telephone, a radio and a computer. |
Where’s the tape player?
| A．On the chair. | B．Under the bed. |
| C．On the bed. | D．Under the chair. |
You can know the following(下列事情) EXCEPT(除了) ________.
| A．her dog’s name |
| B．her cousin’s name |
| C．her telephone number |
| D．the name of her school |
More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun, healthy and good for the environment(环境). Maybe that’s why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads worldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil cost!
Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighborhood. You may discover something new all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your car. You can bike to work and benefit(受益)from the enjoyable exercise without polluting the environment. You don’t even have to ride all the way.
Folding(可折叠的)bikes work well for people who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on an airplane. A folding bike can be packed in a suitcase. You can also take a common bike with you when you fly. But be sure to look for information by getting on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travelers.
Health Benefits of Bicycling:
It helps to prevent heart diseases.
Bicycling helps to control(控制) your weight.
A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year.
Bicycling can improve your mood(心情).
Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident.
Bicycling is healthier than driving.From the passage, we know that bicycling is becoming very___________.
| A．surprising | B．exciting |
| C．expensive | D．popular |
When you are riding your bicycle around your neighborhood, you may_________.
| A．pollute the environment around |
| B．find something you didn’t notice |
| C．go everywhere and use a little oil |
| D．get off your bike and begin to work |
If you travel with a folding bike, you can fold it and__________.
| A．get out of the car |
| B．take it onto a train |
| C．put it in your purse |
| D．go on airline websites |
One of the benefits from bicycling is that_______________.
| A．you can fold the bicycle |
| B．you will be friendly to others |
| C．you will be more relaxed |
| D．you may get fatter and fatter |
Which is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for people |
| B．Driving cars is healthier than riding bikes |
| C．Riding a bike pollutes your neighborhood |
| D．Common bikes are welcomed by all airlines |
The class in America is almost the same as that in China. But something is different.
1.In America, if the teacher asks you a question but you don’t understand, you should put up your hand and ask the teacher to repeat it. If you don’t know the answer, it is all right to tell the teacher that you don’t know. Then he or she knows what you need to do.
2.You mustn’t be absent on a test day. If you are seriously ill, call and let the teacher know you will not be there for the test. If your teacher allows you a make-up test(补考), you should take the test in one or two days after you go back to school.
3.Be on time! It is impossible to be late. If you come in late, be sure to do it quietly. Take your books out of your bag after you enter the room. Then go to your seat and sit down quietly. In the US, you needn’t knock before you come into the classroom.
4.If you have to leave during the class, do it quietly, too. There’s no need to ask for the teacher’s agreement.When a teacher asks you a question but you don’t know the answer, you should_________.
| A．Repeat the question |
| B．Tell the teacher you don’t know |
| C．Give an answer |
| D．Put up your hand |
What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “absent”?
| A．早到的 | B．迟到的 | C．缺席的 | D．出席的 |
When can a student take a make-up test?
| A．When he’s too sick to take the test. |
| B．When he gets a bad grade in his test. |
| C．When he doesn’t finish the paper in his test. |
| D．When he is late for a test. |
It’s impolite for a student when he/she______.
| A．Takes out book quietly |
| B．comes into the classroom quietly |
| C．takes his/her seat and sits down quietly |
| D．gets to school late |
Which of the following about the class in America is TRUE?
| A．If one is late, he/she can’t enter the classroom without the teacher’s agreement. |
| B．One can take a make-up test without the teacher’s agreement. |
| C．One can leave the classroom without the teacher’s agreement. |
| D．One can’t put up his/her hand to ask the teacher to repeat the question if he/she can’t understand it. |
Some of the greatest problems we face today are the destruction (破坏) of our environment. Brown clouds, polluted water, endangered wild animals.., these problems seem so huge.
So my family does what we can. We take cloth bags to stores instead of using plastic bags. We walk where we don't have to drive...
But does it do any good? When I am the only one in line at the market with cloth bags, am I doing any good? Does my walking to stores make any real difference to the world?
I recently learned something about flamingos (火烈鸟) which like to get together in groups of a thousand or more. Every year, when the time comes for migration (迁徙), a few of them first take off from the lake. But none of the others seem to notice, so the small group returns. However, the next day they try again. This time few more fly along with them, but most of them still pay no attention, so they return again. They try for several times. Every time a few more birds join in but, since the thousands of others still take no notice, the great migration plan is once more stopped.
Then one day something changes. The same small group of birds once again starts flying and a small number more join in just as before, then more. Finally, they all take flight and the migration really begins. What a spectacular sight it must be—thousands of flamingos taking off into the sky at once!
A few can make a difference. Even if you're the one to take the first step, and continue trying, others will someday take notice and together we will solve even our greatest problems.
Where would you most probably read this passage?
| A．A guidebook. |
| B．A movie poster. |
| C．A personal blog(博客). |
| D．A geology(地质) magazine. |
Why does the writer use cloth bags in stores?
| A．Because he wants to do some good to the environment. |
| B．Because he thinks plastic bags are more expensive. |
| C．Because there are only cloth bags in stores. |
| D．Because all the people use cloth bags in stores. |
What does the underlined word "spectacular" in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
| A．Frustrating. | B．Surprising. |
| C．Terrible. | D．Fantastic. |
What's the writer's purpose of writing this article?
| A．To show that the writer loves to see the migration of flamingos. |
| B．To tell readers to continue trying and it can make a difference. |
| C．To introduce a special kind of flamingo to readers. |
| D．To show that there're many problems in the world. |
Reading is the key to school success and , like any skill, it takes practice. A child learns to walk by practicing until he no longer has to think about how to put one foot in front of the other. An excellent sportsman practices until he can play quickly, correctly and without thinking. Educators call it “automaticity (自动性)”
A child learns to read by sounding out the letters and finding the meaning of the words. With practice, he stumbles less and less, reading by the phrases(短语). With automaticity, he doesn’t have to think about the meaning of words, so he can give all his attention to the meaning of the text.
It can begin as early as first grade. In a recent study of children in Illinois schools, Alan Rossman of Northwestern University found that automatic readers in the first grade not only read almost three times as fast as the others, but also got better results in exams.
According to Rossman, the key to automaticity is the amount(数量) of time that a child spends reading ,not his IQ. Any child who spends at least 3.5 to 4 hours a week reading books, magazines or newspapers will probably reach automaticity . It can happen if a child turns off TV just one night for reading at home.
You can test yourself by reading something new which is suitable for your level. If you read aloud with expression, with a sense of the meaning of the sentence, you probably are an automatic reader. If you read brokenly, one word at a time, without expression or meaning, you need more practice.The sentence “Reading is the key to school success” means that reading___________.
| A．helps school develop faster |
| B．is the key to a successful school |
| C．helps students go to a key school |
| D．can improve students’ learning results |
Rossman tells that any child who _____________ will probably be an automatic reader.
| A．turns off TV one night 4 weeks |
| B．reads books by the word quickly |
| C．spends an hour reading every day |
| D．gets the same grades as others in exams |
The underlined word “stumbles” in the passage means “_____________” in Chinese.
| A．结结巴巴地读 | B．全神贯注地读 |
| C．心不在焉地读 | D．声情并茂地读 |
The best title for the passage should be “ ______________________”.
| A．IQ Is the Key to the Automaticity |
| B．TV Is Bad for Children’s Reading |
| C．Automaticity Depends on Practice |
| D．Automatic readers Will Be Successful |