Nancy and Sheila are in the same class . They are friends . Nancy wants to invite Sheila to dinner on Sunday . But Sheila doesn’t know the way . Now Nancy is telling her .
‘It’s easy . You can take No.4 bus . After you get off at Red Road, Cross it and take the first turning on the left. Walk along the road for about five minutes, and then you will see a big tree. Go straight on and walk about 100 metres , you’ll see a big red house . This is not my home. Go past the big house about four hundred metres , and you will see a small yellow house beside a small tree. Then you can open the door with your foot.’
‘With my foot ?’asks Sheila. ‘Why ?’
‘Well , you won’t come to my house empty—handed (空手地), will you ?’ answers Nancy .Nancy asks Sheila to ______.
| A．have dinner with her |
| B．go to a big red house |
| C．go to the cinema together |
| D．go shopping together |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?
| A．Nancy and Sheila are classmates. |
| B．Sheila should take NO.5 bus first . |
| C．Nancy asks Sheila to come to her home on Saturday . |
| D．Sheila knows Nancy’s home very well. |
How far is it from the big tree to the small yellow house ?
| A．It’s five minutes walk. |
| B．It’s a hundred minutes’ ride . |
| C．It’s about two hundred metres . |
| D．It’s about five hundred metres |
Where is Nancy’s house ?
| A．It’s beside a big red house . |
| B．It’s beside a small tree . |
| C．It’s on the right side of Red Road. |
| D．It’s behind a small yellow house. |
Why does Nancy asks Sheila to open the door with her foot ?
| A．Because she thinks Sheila should carry a lot of presents in both hands. |
| B．Because she thinks Sheila should bring her family members to her home. |
| C．Because she thinks Sheila should bring other classmates to her home. |
| D．Because she thinks Sheila will be afraid to open the door with her hands. |
| Bob’s Calendar |
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| Monday Morning: school Afternoon: babysit sister Evening: do homework |
Thursday Morning: school Afternoon: do soccer training Evening: help parents do housework |
| Tuesday Morning: school Afternoon: visit Uncle Li Evening: study for the test |
Friday Morning: school Afternoon: free Evening: Henry’s birthday party |
| Wednesday Morning: school Afternoon: go to a guitar lesson Evening: free |
Saturday go to the bicycle club |
| Sunday go to the beach with classmates |
How many days does Bob have to go to school in a week?
| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
When is Henry’s birthday party?
| A．On Tuesday. | B．On Friday. |
| C．On Saturday. | D．On Sunday. |
What’s Bob doing on Thursday afternoon?
| A．He’s doing soccer training. |
| B．He’s visiting Uncle Li. |
| C．He’s doing housework. |
| D．He’s going to a guitar lesson. |
If you want to ask Bob to see a movie, when will he have time to go ?
| A．On Tuesday afternoon. |
| B．On Friday evening. |
| C．On Wednesday evening. |
| D．On Monday afternoon. |
What’s Bob probably NOT doing on the weekend?
| A．Going bike riding. | B．Swimming. |
| C．Lying on the beach. | D．Playing chess. |
Young American Volunteers
If you have no special plans for your holiday, why not spend your time helping others? Don’t listen to people who say that young people today often think only of themselves. It’s not true at all. More and more young people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of their stories.
Alice Hamilton, 17 I’m going to help the Forest Center build new hiking paths in the mountains. It’s going to be terrific – I’ll spend the whole summer living in a tent and breathing the clean mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the stars. It will be a nice sport, and I’ll be able to do something good at the same time!
Jason Moore, 18 This summer, I’m going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to the families that are not very rich. They’ll teach me what to do, so I’ll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.
Trish Anderson, 16 I’m going to teach kids who have trouble reading. I’ll work for a program called Reading For Life. Every day, I’m going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。Young people in the USA volunteer to spend ________ helping others.
| A．weekdays | B．every morning |
| C．every afternoon | D．school holidays |
What does Alice volunteer to do in summer? __________.
| A．To help build new hiking paths in the mountains |
| B．To sleep under the stars |
| C．To spend the whole summer living in a tent |
| D．To breathe the clean mountain air |
From this passage, we know that Jason Moore _________.
| A．is 18 years old | B．isn’t very rich |
| C．is good at sport | D．likes reading |
________ wants to be a teacher.
| A．Alice Hamilton | B．Jason Moore |
| C．Trish Anderson | D．None of them |
Which of the following is TRUE? _____________.
| A．You should believe young people today often think only of themselves. |
| B．More and more young people in the USA work for others for money. |
| C．Jason Moore wants to volunteer with Special House Program |
| D．Trish Anderson likes to teach kids who have trouble listening. |
Sixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.
It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to speak to anyone. Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn’t talk with anyone about my problems.
Then one day, when my classmates were talking happily with their friends, I was sitting at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed by me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile. Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.
One day I asked him why he had smiled, but he couldn’t remember doing so!
It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it is lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.When did the writer get the gift?
| A．At the age of 16. |
| B．After making friends with the boy. |
| C．In the first year at a middle school. |
| D．I don’t know. |
Why was the smile an important gift?
| A．Because the smile didn’t mean anything to the boy. |
| B．Because the writer didn’t know who the boy was. |
| C．Because the boy was the writer’s best friend. |
| D．Because the writer felt lonely and had no friends and it made her feel happy and warm. |
Why didn’t the writer talk to anyone in her new school about her problems?
| A．Because she was always unhappy. |
| B．Because she didn’t know anyone at the time. |
| C．Because she didn’t want her parents to worry about her. |
| D．Because she was a brave girl. |
How did the smile change her life?
| A．She felt her heart break . |
| B．She became the best friend of the boy. |
| C．She realized that she was lonely. |
| D．She started to make friends. |
Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from?
| A．From her old school. | B．From herself. |
| C．From her parents. | D．From her teachers |
“Vocabulary” means the words of a language. To learn vocabulary, you need to check four things.
| Spelling To learn a word, you need to how to spell it. You can try the LCWC(look, cover, write, check)method(方法). First, look at the word and read it out loud. Next, cover the word so it can’t be seen. Then, write the word down. Finally, uncover the word and check if you’ve spelt it correctly. |
| Pronunciation How do you pronunciation a word? Do you pronounce it the same way as you spell it? If so, you may pronounce it wrong. For example, the pronunciation of “ough” is different in each of these words: “through”, “bough” and “rough”. You also need to know where the stress(the strong sound) is in a word. |
| Meaning You need to keep in mind that words often have more than one meaning in English. Take the word “dust” for example. If you dust the bedroom, you are removing the dust. The first “dust” is a verb meaning “to clean”; the second “dust” is a noun meaning “the things being cleaned away”. |
| Use How do you use a word? D o you know if it is formal? Do you know what other words it can use with and when? An example is “ yours”. You can use it to show possession(拥有), as in “ This book is yours.” And you can also use it at the end of a less formal letter, e.g. “ Yours, Peter Brown.” At the end of a formal letter you can use it with “Sincerely”, though generally in America the use is “Sincerely yours,” and in the UK, it is “Yours sincerely”. |
根据以上信息，选择最佳答案。Which of the following shows the right order of the LCWC method?
| A．c→b→d→a | B．d→b→c→a |
| C．b→c→a→d | D．a→b→d→c |
What can we learn from the part “Pronunciation”?
| A．We should pronounce a word the same way as we spell it. |
| B．We need to know the stress when we pronounce a word. |
| C．“Ough” has the same pronunciation in “through” and “rough”. |
| D．We don’t need to know the stress when we pronounce a word . |
The underlined word “removing” means “__________” in Chinese.
| A．回收 | B．搬家 | C．抛洒 | D．去除 |
Englishmen like to use “___________” at the end of a formal letter.
| A．Your | B．Yours sincerely |
| C．Sincerely yours | D．Yours |
From the passage, we know that ____________.
| A．how to learn vocabulary |
| B．the importance of learning vocabulary. |
| C．why we like English |
| D．why we learn English |
Many people like to travel by plane, but I don’t like it because the airport is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off. You can’t open the windows. You can’t choose the food. Planes are fast, but it still takes hours to get out of the airport and into the city.
I like travelling by train. I think trains are safe. Railway stations are usually good in cities. When you are late for a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and open the window. You can see many interesting things on your way, though it takes a little more time.
I also like cars. You can start your journey whenever you want to, and you don’t need to get to a railway station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Why do many people like to travel by plane?
| A．Because it is fast. | B．Because it is safe. |
| C．Because it is fashion. | D．Because it is cheap. |
Which is not a good thing about the train?
| A．You can open the window. |
| B．You can walk around in the train. |
| C．It takes a little more time. |
| D．It is safe. |
If you want to take a lot of things with you, what kind of transportation will you take for travelling?
| A．A plane | B．A car | C．A train | D．A bus |
What is the bad thing about the car?.
| A．You needn’t go to a station. |
| B．You can start your journey whenever you want to. |
| C．There are too many cars on the road. |
| D．It is too expensive. |
Which of the following sentences is true according to the passage?
| A．The writer likes to take a train because it takes a little more time. |
| B．The writer likes travelling by plane. |
| C．The writer thinks it takes a lot of time to go to and get out of the airport. |
| D．The writer likes to take a car because he has a car. |