Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a big clock in London. London is the capital of England. This clock has four faces. So, no matter （无论）where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a bus. The hands are about four meters long. It is about the size of two people standing on top each other. If you go to London, you may want to visit the Houses of Parliament. （国会大厦）In that place you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower in the Houses of Parliament. You will probably hear it and see it. The big clock makes such a loud noise. “Ding dong, ding dong.” It goes, every quarter of an hour. The name of Big Ben comes from a big builder. Big Ben is _____.
| A．a bus | B．a clock | C．the name of Ben | D．a house |
Big Ben is in _______.
| A．China | B．the USA | C．Japan | D．the UK |
The clock strikes (敲；打) every _______ minutes of an hour.
| A．ten | B．fifteen | C．thirty | D．forty-five |
You can read the time of Big Ben _______.
| A．at the top of the clock tower |
| B．in the Houses of Parliament |
| C．on the hands of the huge clock |
| D．on the four faces of the clock |
The underlined (划线部分) word “ hands” means ___ in Chinese.
| A．手 | B．标志 | C．指针 | D．发条 |
October 1st, 2011
Dear Ann,
I hope that you and your children will be here in two weeks. My husband and I will go to meet you at the train station. Our town is small but it is nice and beautiful. Your son Tom can go to the sports center every day. He can play games and go swimming there. Jill is also lucky. My son has a cat and two sheep and I have two horses. She can play with them all day.
Please don't worry. I'm sure you’ll have a good time here. See you soon.
Best wishes,
LindaThe letter was from ________________.
| A．Ann | B．Linda | C．Jill | D．Tom |
Ann and her children will go to Linda’s home on about______________.
| A．October 1 | B．October 7 |
| C．October 15 | D．October 28 |
Linda lives in ________________ .
| A．a big city | B．a small town |
| C．a big town | D．a country |
Ann and her children are going to Linda’s home _____________.
| A．by bus | B．by car | C．on foot | D．by train |
From the letter we know that Tom loves and Jill loves .
| A．sports, animals | B．music, animals |
| C．sports, dancing | D．animals, sports |
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A mother and her young son got into a bus in New York City and sat down. The bus conductor（售票员） came to them for their money. The mother said, "I want one ticket（票） to Central Park, "and gave him two dollars. The conductor looked at the small boy for a few seconds and then asked him, "How old are you, young man?" The mother just began to speak, but the conductor stopped her, and the boy said, "I'm four years old at home, and two and a half on buses and trains." The mother felt shamed（羞愧）， so she took another dollar out of her bag and gave the money to the conductor. The conductor gave her one and a half tickets.One day the mother took a bus ______.
| A．to a small city | B．to get some money | C．with her son | D．to school |
The mother gave the conductor_____ dollars in all(总共) on the bus.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D 4The mother was______.
| A．not honest(诚实) | B．honest | C．very clever | D．not pretty |
The conductor asked ______ how old he was.
A. the mother B. the little boy C. the bus driver D the passengerThe boy was ____ years old then.
A. four B. two C. two and a half D six and a half
下面是Mr. Zhang 入住宾馆的房卡，阅读以下信息，选出最佳选项。
Mr. Zhang lives in Hotel_____.
| A．Eiffel | B．King | C．Napoleon | D．Mapol |
The hotel is______.
| A．on King Street near a bank |
| B．next to a museum |
| C．near a train station |
| D．on George Street near a park |
Which bus can’t reach the hotel?______
A. Bus 705. B. Bus 750. C. Bus 12. D Bus 47.If Mr. Zhang gets lost, he can_____.
| A．take Bus 507 to the hotel |
| B．wait until the light is green |
| C．go back to the hotel to search the Internet |
| D．call the hotel at the number on the card |
Which of the following is true?
| A．Open the door when the red light is on. |
| B．The card can be used for shopping. |
| C．The card can help you when you get lost. |
| D．Mr. Zhang can keep the card when he checked out. |
根据短文内容，完成下面表格，每空一词。
Eight Treasures of Laba
Laba Porridge (腊八粥) is known to every Chinese. It marks a special day. Laba Festival, which falls on the 8th day of the 12th lunar (农历的) month.
People eat Laba Porridge on that day. The porridge is also called "Eight Treasures Porridge", because it usually has at least eight things. Rice, beans, dried fruits and peanuts are very popular in the porridge.
On the night before the festival, mothers are busy preparing their porridge. They cook it over a slow fire from midnight until
the next morning. When kids wake up in the morning, they smell the aroma (香味) and rush to the kitchen to have a feast.
Another custom on Laba Festival is to prepare Laba vinegar (醋) for dumplings on Spring Festival Eve. People peel garlic (蒜) and put it into a jar filled with vinegar. As the days go by, the garlic turns green and gains a special flavor. Some people also like to Pickle (腌) meat on Laba Festival.
Laba Festival was a time for the ancient Chinese to pray for the harvest and good luck in the coming year After Taba Festival many people start to prepare for the Chinese New Year.
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A time for the ancient Chinese to pray for coming year． |
| Traditional food |