Pocket money means that you have money in your pocket(口袋）that you can spend. You may get a regular amount of money from your parents or grandparents , for example , every week or once a month.
How much pocket money should you get ? That depends on what your parents or grandparents can afford, how many kids there are in your family and how old you are . A little primary school kid may get one yuan , but older children would get more . Each family is different.
Many parents or grandparents give kids pocket money so that their kids can :
★use the money to buy things that they want .
★learn to find out how much things cost .
★learn to look after money well .
★learn to shop around for the best price
★ learn to save their pocket money for the future.
★ learn what is worth (值得）buying.
It is difficult to handle money . If you spend all of your money too quickly ,you will not be able to buy the necessary things that you will need in the future life . If you always save money , you will not get many nice things that you really like . Try to use your pocket money in the right way and you will always get something good.Usually kids can get their pocket money from their _____.
| A．parents | B．friends |
| C．parents or grandparents | D．Teachers |
What can not influence how much pocket money kids get ?_____.
| A．The kids' ages | B．The kids' grades |
| C．The salary (薪水） | D．the number of kids in a family . |
The underlined word “ handle ” means _____.
| A．pick up | B．deal with | C．buy | D．save |
Parents hope that their children _____instead of only buying what they want .
| A．learn to handle their pocket money |
| B．save their pocket money |
| C．learn to buy things |
| D．know how to shop |
The writer writes the passage mainly to tell us _____.
| A．what pocket money means |
| B．we should get more pocket money |
| C．to save more and more pocket money. |
| D．handling pocket money is useful. |
Have you ever heard of a famous charity called Operation Smile? We hope we can help you understand how we are trying to help children all over the world.
Operation Smile was started by a doctor and his wife. In 1982, together with some volunteers, they went to Philippines to help children who had holes in their lips or inside their mouths. It was very difficult for them to eat and drink. These volunteers worked very hard. But they worried that they could not carry on with the work because they were short of money. Then they decided to start a charity so that they could help these needy children. They called it Operation Smile.
Operation Smile works in more than twenty developing countries and has cured over 10,000 children who have problems with their mouths. Operation Smile has won many prizes for its work and in 1999 they even started a special event called “The World Journey of Hope”. 5,000 children in 18 countries are cured during the event.
On the other hand, Operation Smile trains local doctors and nurses in developing countries so that they can continue to help children when Operation Smile has left. As to the children with much more serious problems, they will send them to America for further treatment.
So show your kindness and generosity to the needy children now. You can send your donation to Operation Smile at local banks. Many thanks from the children who can smile now will come to you. Operation Smile is a famous _____, which was started by a doctor and his wife.
| A．school | B．charity | C．building | D．person |
Operation Smile helps the children by _____.
| A．curing the children who have problems with their mouths |
| B．helping poor children go back to school |
| C．helping blind children to see again |
| D．offering houses to homeless children |
Five thousand children from___ countries are cured during the event “The World Journey of Hope”.
A. ten B sixteen C. eighteen D. twentyWhy did they worry that they could not carry on with the work? Because _____.
| A．there were no more volunteers |
| B．they went to America for further study |
| C．they didn’t have enough money |
| D．the doctors were too busy |
What does the writer ask us to do to show our kindness and generosity to the needy children?
| A．To donate money at local banks. |
| B．To be a volunteer in Philippines. |
| C．To send cards to the needy children. |
| D．To be a doctor of Operation Smile. |
More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It’s fun, healthy and good for the environment. 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!
If you get on a bicycle and ride it, you may discover something new all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your cars. You can bike to work and benefit (收益) from the enjoyable exercise without polluting the environment. You don’t even have to ride all the way.
Folding (折叠) 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.
Here are some of Health Benefits of Bicycling:
²Bicycling helps to prevent heart diseases.
²Bicycling helps to control your weight.
A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year.
²Bicycling can improve your mood.
Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident.
²Bicycling is healthier than driving.From the passage, we know that bicycling is becoming more and more .
| A．surprising | B．exciting | C．expensive | D．welcomed |
When you are riding your bicycle around, 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．put it at the station |
| B．go on airline websites |
| C．feel more self-confident |
| D．take it onto a train with you |
One of the Health 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．Driving cars is healthier than riding bikes. |
| B．Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for people. |
| C．Common bikes can be taken by all airlines. |
| D．There are fewer bicycles than cars on roads worldwide today. |
Some friends have opposite views and interests, and some like the same things. What are your opinions? Should friends be different or the same? We asked some people what they think and this is what they said.
James Green’s best friend is Yuan Li because she is .
| A．smart | B．quiet | C．athletic | D．outgoing |
From the passage, we know that Huang Lei is than his friend Larry.
| A．quieter | B．more athletic | C．more outgoing | D．taller |
Carol is Mary’s best friends because .
| A．she is a quiet girl |
| B．she is funny and outgoing |
| C．they both like sports |
| D．she does the same things as Mary |
From the passage, we know that is / are outgoing.
| A．Yuan Li | B．Larry |
| C．Larry and Carol | D．Huang Lei and Mary |
Which of the following about Huang Lei is TRUE?
| A．He is an outgoing boy. |
| B．He likes to have friends who are quiet. |
| C．He is funny, and more athletic than Larry. |
| D．He likes to make friends different from him. |
When we talk about intelligence(智力)，we do not mean the ability to get good scores on certain kinds of tests or even the ability to do well in school．By intelligence we mean a way of living and behaving(表现)，especially in a new situation．If we want to test intelligence，we need to find out how a person acts instead of how much he knows what to do．
For example，when in a new situation，an intelligent person thinks about the situation，not about himself or what might happen to him．He tries to find out all be can，and then he acts immediately and tries to do something about it．He probably isn’t sure how it will all work out，but at least he tries．And if he cannot make things work out right，he doesn’t feel ashamed(羞愧)that he failed，he just tries to learn from his mistakes．An intelligent person，even if he is very young，has a special outlook(看法)on life，a special feeling about life，and how he fits into it．
If you look at children, you’ll see great different between what we call “bright” children and “non-bright” children. They are actually two different kinds of people, not just the some kind with different amount of intelligence. For example, the bright child really wants to find out about life-he tries to get in touch with everything around him. But the unintelligent child keeps more to himself and his own dream-world: he seems to have a wall between him and life in general.According to this passage, intelligence is the ability to _______.
| A．get some high scores on some tests |
| B．do well in school |
| C．deal with life |
| D．have a lot of book knowledge |
In a new situation，an intelligent person________．
| A．knows more about what might happen to him |
| B．is sure of the result he will get |
| C．cares more about himself |
| D．keeps his mind on what to do about the situation |
An intelligent person______sure how it will all work out.
| A．is always | B．is never |
| C．may not be | D．is hardly |
If an intelligent person failed，he would_______．
| A．try not to feel ashamed | B．learn from his mistakes |
| C．try to find all he could | D．make sure what result he would get |
Bright children and non-bright children________．
| A．are two different types of children |
| B．are different mainly in their degree of cleverness |
| C．have difference only in their way of thinking |
| D．have different knowledge about the world |
| In 1984, US toy maker Hasbro turned the intelligent（智能的）robots into toys and TV stars. They appeared in China three years later. They are been popular for a long time. Now they are back on screen. |
Are you a fan of cool machine toys? Do you like cars and trucks that can change into giant robots? If so, you won’t want to miss the US film Transformer（《变形金刚》）.
The story happens millions of years ago. On a planet there are intelligent robots that can think and feel. They are called Autobots(博派) and Decepticons(狂派).
The Autobots are the peace-loving and kind machines. However, the Decepticons are cruel. They have only one goal: to rule the planet themselves. They set out to kill the Sutobots.
A war between the groups of good and evil begins. The Deceptions destroy almost everything and the Autobots have to fight bravely to survive.
Things get worse. Both types of robots travel through time to get energy. Then they find Earth has what they want. So the transformers begin a secret war to control Earth’s energy.
Can humans save Earth? Watch the movie and find out!When did the intelligent robots first appear in China?
| A．In 1984. | B．In 1987. | C．In 1997. | D．In 2007. |
The writer thinks that people who like ______ will enjoy the film Transformers.
| A．comedies | B．machine toys | C．wild animals | D．computer games |
What is the goal of the Decepticons?
| A．To keep the world peace. | B．To kill the Autobots. |
| C．To rule their planet. | D．To destroy everything. |
What does the underlined word “evil” mean?
| A．善良 | B．正义 | C．凶狠 | D．邪恶 |
Why do the robots move their battlefield(战场) to Earth?
| A．Because they want to get energy. |
| B．Because they want to fight against each other. |
| C．Because they love Earth. |
| D．Because humans put them in danger. |