NewbooksthismonthTheLongNightT-优题课

Going to a friend’s house is very exciting. You may spend time with a friend and get to see where he lives. So remember to be polite.
When to arrive?
The first thing to remember is that when a friend invites you , you need to get on time. If your friend tells you to come around 3.00 p.m., that means you can get there a little later after 3.00 p.m. But usually it is a good thing to arrive at the right time.
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Often it is also nice to bring something to your friend’s house. This could be a box of chocolates for you two to share, or maybe a movie that you can watch together. You can also bring some flowers. A little gift is a nice way to show your friend that you are excited to be at his house.
How to greet?
When you visit your friend’s house, you may also meet his parents. You should tell them who you are and they may tell you their names. As a child, I went to visit my friend Paul. I called his parents by their first names John and Mary. But now I know it is more polite to call them Mr or Mrs Smith. This will show them more respect (尊重) and then they may tell you to call them by their first names. Another way to show respect is to call them Madam or Sir.
It is a cool thing to visit a friend’s house. Be polite to your friend and your friend’s parents, and they will invite you again.
If your friend asks you to get to his house around 4.30 p.m., it is polite to arrive at ___.

A．4.00 p.m.

B．4.35 p.m.

C．5.30 p.m.

D．6.00 p.m.

Which of the following can we choose for the blank (空白) in the passage?

A．What to watch?	B．What to eat?
C．What to bring?	D．What to wear?

The passage mainly tells us ___________.

A．when to arrive at your friend’s house

B．how to greet your friend’s parents

C．what to bring to your friend

D．how to be a good visitor

Which one is not true according to the article?

A．Bring something is nice if you want to go to your friend’s house.

B．It’s polite to call your friend’s parents madam or sir.

C．You don’t have to tell your friend’s parents who you are.

D．Be polite to your friend and your friend’s parents, and they will invite you again.

The passage may be from __________.

A．an article in a magazine

B．a letter from a child to parents

C．a TV advertisement

D．a TV news report

Do you hope to do a lot of homework every evening? Are you interested in your English classes? Who do you want to teach you? Maybe you have lots of questions in your mind before school starts.
Well, I want to give you some good advice on these problems.
First, keep calm(平静). Don’t worry about all the problems you have. Put your heart into learning, and you can find something you are interested in. Do it actively.
Second, try your best to finish your homework quickly. Don’t spend a lot of time on it. Do more reading or writing in English. Think about the problems you have and solve them at once. Don’t stay up(熬夜) late, or you can’t study well the next day.
Third, invent something instead of copying or repeating. If you can remember the words in your way, you can tell your teachers you don’t like the way of copying them again and again. Be sure, you must pass the test. I think your teachers will agree with you. And they can give you some interesting work to do.
School is really a good place for us to learn. Believe in your teachers and yourself. You are the best one and you can do everything well.
The writer writes this article in order to (为了)_________.

A．ask students not to do their homework

B．tell students what a good teacher and a good school are

C．give students some good ways of learning

D．ask the students not to listen to the teacher carefully

How many pieces of advice does the writer give us?

A．Three

B．Four

C．Five

D．Six

What does the writer tell students to do about their homework?

A．They should spend much time on it.

B．Do the homework quickly.

C．They should do more reading or writing in English.

D．They should stay up late doing their home-work.

What’s the third piece of advice about?

A．Study in your own way.

B．What kind of schoolwork is better for students.

C．How to get on well with the teachers.

D．How to get high marks.

According to (根据) the passage, students should believe in _________.

A．themselves and their parents

B．their parents and teachers

C．their classmates and their friends

D．themselves and their teachers

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The passage is_______．

A．a story	B．an advertisement
C．a play	D．a song

What kind of people can become a member of that group?

A．People from 12 to 18．

B．All young people．

C．People from 12 to 80．

D．People from twenty to eighty．

Which of the following is not talked about in the passage?

A．Help people in hospitals．

B．Help children in schools．

C．Help animals．

D．Teach cooking．

Who does Susan look after?

A．Children．	B．Old people
C．Animals．	D．People in hospital．

What will you do if you want to join the group?

A．Call them or visit them．

B．Call them or visit their website．

C．Visit their website or write to them．

D．Visit them or visit their website．

Dubai is a city of big business, expensive hotels , skyscrapers（摩天楼）,and shopping malls, In the early 20th century, Dubai was a successful trading port. People from the world stopped in Dubai to do business, But it was still a small city, and most people lived as fishermen and businessmen. Then in 1966, oil was discovered. This brought a lot of money into the area, and soon Dubai began to change.
Today Dubai is one of the world’s most important business centers. In fact , each year the city gets its money mainly from business, not oil.
Recently Dubai has attracted more and more visitors from abroad, They come to relax on its beaches, and every year, millions visit just to go shopping!
Dubai is also one of the world’s fastest growing cities. Many tall buildings are built in months. The city also has many man-made islands.One of these, the Palm Jumeirah, is like a palm tree（棕榈树）and is very beautiful.
The city is still an amazing mix(混合体)of people from different countries . The people from 150 countries live and work in Dubai , and foreigners now outnumber Dubai natives （本地人）by eight to one!
Many people welcome the city’s growth. But an increasing number of Dubai natives worry about the speed of change As a Dubai native says, “We must always remember where we came from. Our kids must know we worked very, very hard to get where we are now, and there’s a lot of more work to do.”
Why did people stop in Dubai in the early 20th century?

A．To relax.	B．To buy oil.
C．To go shopping.	D．To do business.

Which of the following is NOTtrue?

A．Dubai has created many man-made islands.

B．There are many foreigners working in Dubai.

C．Many international visitors come to Dubai every year.

D．Dubai now gets money mainly from selling oil.

What does the underlined word “outnumber” mean?

A．To be smaller in size than another group.

B．To be more in number than another group.

C．To be bigger in area than another group.

D．To be smaller in area than another group.

In the last paragraph, what does the underlined part mean?

A．We should always visit Dubai.

B．We should learn from foreigners.

C．We must always remember our past.

D．We must only think about the future.

What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Dubai is growing very fast .

B．Dubai was a big city before 1966.

C．Many tall buildings are built in months.

D．Many tourists come to relax on Dubai’s beaches.

Betty and I are best friends . Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together. But this year ,we had a costume party instead.
While we were writing the invitations, my mum came in and asked, “Why not invite John?”John had been in our class for only a few months , but he was always getting better grades in math than anyone else in class. I wrinkled（皱起）my nose and said, “Mum, he wears the same pants to school every day. How could he even afford a costume?”Mum said nothing . The next day, mum gave me an envelope with a shopping certificate（凭证）in it. “I thought it would be nice of you to give this to John ,”mum said. But how? We didn’t want to make John embarrassed. We discussed it for a long time . Finally, Betty and I had a good idea.
On the day of our party, kids arrived, dressed differently. John arrived, in an old sheet（床单）,but still in the same brown pants as usual. We danced , ate snacks and played games in groups. Before eating the birthday cake, Betty said in la loud voice, “Now it’s time for the great prize game, It’s the following riddle …”It was a math game. None of us was surprised when John came up with the right answer first and walked off with the envelope.
Everything went on well as we planned. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week. He felt happy . So did we.
When we helped others , we need to find a proper way, or we may hurt them in another way.
The two girls and John were in the same_________.

A．group

B．family

C．team

D．class

John’s family may be very______according to the passage.

A．far

B．poor

C．rich

D．small

How did John get the prize during the party?

A．By helping others.

B．By asking for help.

C．By getting good grades in study.

D．By winning the math game.

John______with the shopping certificate after the party.

A．watched a basketball match

B．saw a movie

C．bought something to wear

D．made a phone call

The two girls felt_________when they found John wearing his new clothes.

A．happy

B．sorry

C．sad

D．Angry

New books this month
The Long Night This is David Reilly’s first book. David became a writer after teaching English for several years. Maha is a nurse in northern Australia. She works in a small hospital. One day a baby is so ill that Maha has to drive all night to get her to the nearest big city. They have a lot of problems getting there and…	Hard Work This exciting story is Joanna’s twentieth. Hard Work is about Sombat. He works with his father, a carpenter, in Thailand. They work long, hard hours making tables and chairs, but they do not have any money. Then one day a man dressed all in black buys the most beautiful table in the shop…	Hospital or Cinema Marcie Jacome, who studies English in London, wrote this story earlier this year. Tina is a young Indian woman whose dream is to become a doctor. She goes to London to study English and medicine, but one day she meets a man who asks her to go to the USA with him to become a film star…What will Tina do?