These days picture news is very popular with young people. Here are some chosen from the Internet by Jack. Read on to find out which one you like best.
★ SPRING is coming, together with butterflies(蝴蝶)! On March 31,the Natural History Museum in London, UK, had a butterfly show. Children came over and played with these beautiful creatures. They also got to know how butterflies grow up. Colorful butterflies flew freely at the show. They sometimes landed on visitors. Look! A large blue butterfly sits on the nose of the girl.
★Earlier in April 2014, Sanlian Taofen Bookstore became the first 24-hour bookstore in Beijing. It hopes to encourage more people to read books.
“We welcome everyone who loves to read books at any time.” The general manager of the store told China Youth Daily.
Although many people can now buy books online, many readers still like the feeling in bookstores. They can touch the books and smell the print.
★ This year, many children in the UK will have a new language to study: Chinese.
Starting in 2014, students aged 7-11 in the UK need to study one of seven foreign languages. They can choose from French, German, Spanish, Italian, Latin, Greek(希腊语) and Chinese.
The British government is offering to train a group of Chinese-language teachers. They will teach Chinese to more than 3,000 primary school students.
China and the UK work together in many fields. So it’s important that the future generation(一代人) can speak Chinese.What could children get from visiting the butterfly show?
| A．Beautiful creatures. | B．Pleasure and knowledge. |
| C．Colorful butterflies. | D．Care by the visitors. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the second news?
| A．You can read in the bookstore only during the daytime. |
| B．Sanlian Taofen Bookstore opens 24 hours a day. |
| C．Reading online is more enjoyable than reading in bookstores. |
| D．Many people read in bookstores in order to save money. |
The best title for the third news should be __________.
| A．Primary schools in the UK | B．Chinese teachers in the UK |
| C．Chinese comes to the UK | D．Foreign languages in the UK |
Which of the following correctly matches the picture with the news?
a. 
b. 
c. 
d. 
| A．Picture a → Third news | B．Picture b → First news |
| C．Picture c → Second news | D．Picture d →Second news |
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There are all kinds of animals . Here are some animals that you can see in many zoos.
Koalas may look like teddy bears, but they are not bears at all. They come from Australia. They are quiet, friendly and cute. Children like koalas. Koalas like to have trees as their homes.
Giraffes are good zoo animals. They come from Africa. They are interesting and exciting. They need a big home at the zoo.
Lions are beautiful and dangerous animals. They are also from Africa. They are exciting to watch, but they are scary, too. They are not cute.
Dolphins are good for some zoos. They need a lot of water for their homes. They are very smart and interesting.
Elephants are exciting animals from Africa. They are friendly. They need a swimming pool.
Tigers are beautiful animals. They come from India and China. They are exciting, and scary, too. They need a place to run.Koalas come from______________.
| A．India | B．China |
| C．Africa | D．Australia |
Who needs a big home at the zoo?
| A．Koalas. | B．Giraffes. |
| C．Lions. | D．Dolphins. |
Which word can’t be used to describe lions?
| A．Exciting. | B．Cute. |
| C．Beautiful. | D．Scary. |
How many kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage?
| A．Three. | B．Four. |
| C．Five. | D．Six. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Giraffes are from Africa. |
| B．Tigers are beautiful, exciting and scary. |
| C．Koalas like in trees. |
| D．Elephants need a place to run. |
| Sun Painting Club Kids can learn Chinese painting（国画） here. They can learn how to draw plants and fruit. Their teacher is Yang Yong. His English name is Jeff. His phone number is 351-1253. Time: July 8th-18th Fee（费用）: 360 yuan Ages of kids: 6 -15 |
Blue Sports Club You can learn basketball, volleyball and baseball here. The basketball teacher is Alan Green. He’s from the US. The volleyball teacher is Paul Miller. He’s from Canada（加拿大）. The baseball teacher is Rose Jones. She is English. Time: July 8th – 18th (basketball) July 19th – 28th (volleyball) August 1st – 10th (baseball) Fee: 200 yuan for each sport Ages of kids: 10- 18 E-mail address: bluesports2012@163.com |
Yang Yong’s English name is _______________.
| A．Paul | B．Jeff |
| C．Peter | D．Allan |
Mr Miller teaches kids __________.
| A．baseball | B．volleyball |
| C．basketball | D．painting |
Sally is seven years old. She can learn ______________.
| A．volleyball | B．baseball |
| C．basketball | D．Chinese painting |
Miss Jones is from ____________.
| A．England | B．Canada |
| C．China | D．the US |
Mr Black’s son wants to learn Chinese painting, volleyball and baseball. He needs（需要）______________.
| A．360 yuan | B．560 yuan |
| C．760 yuan | D．960 yuan |
Hello! My name is Bell White. I’m eleven years old. I study in Park Brow Primary School. I have one brother. His name’s Jason and he’s fourteen. I don’t have any sisters in the family.
We live with Grandpa in a small house in Liverpool, in the northeast of England. My parents work in Chesterfield. They come back home every weekend.
Do you like games? I like football. My favourite team is Manchester United(曼联队). My friends and I often play football on Saturdays. Sometimes my brother goes with us, but he isn’t good at playing football.
I have seven pets---two birds and five goldfish. I want to have a dog and a cat too, but my grandfather doesn’t like them.
Please write to me soon.
Bell Bell’s family live in_______________.
| A．a big house | B．the north of England |
| C．the west of England | D．a small house |
Bell’s grandfather doesn’t like ____________.
| A．birds or goldfish | B．birds or dogs |
| C．dogs or cats | D．goldfish or football |
In the text, there are ____________people in Bell’s family.
| A．three | B．four |
| C．five | D．six |
What does “pets” mean in Chinese?
| A．朋友 | B．宠物 | C．玩具 | D．同样 |
Bell wants to find a ________________.
| A．sister | B．brother |
| C．football | D．penfriend |
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You don’t think you have a great friend ? Don’t worry. Maybe you can find one here. We have over300,000 members in more than 192 countries.
International Pen Friends (IPF) started in Ireland in 1967. Our IPF head Julie Delbridge is from Australia . We welcome everyone who is no younger than 8. You can write to your pen friends in English, Friench, German, Greek, Russian,Spanish and Portuguese. IPE members include people such as singers, clerks, students, teachers, waiters, writers, and more.
IPE pen pals are free, bue we need a processing(处理) fee to pay for our computer service and phone calls.
IPE gives you 10 to 14 other IPE friends .We will send e-mails to you from IPE in Australia. Also, your name will be given to 10 to 14 other IPE members. The pen friend you will get will be in your age group. You will have the same interests. Why not try it out now?When and where IPE start?
Which country is the IPE head from?
How many languages can you use to write to your friends in IPE?
How old may be the youngest member of IPE?
What’s the passage about?
If you go to a fast food restaurant, you will probably see a lot of teenagers. Today, many teenagers are overweight, and the reason of this is because of their bad eating habits. Most teenagers love fast food with a lot of fat, oil, salt and sugar. People often call this kind of food “junk food”.
But bad eating habits go beyond fast food. We find many teenagers eat unhealthily. Some don’t have breakfast before they go to school. During the day, some don’t have a proper meal for lunch. In a recent survey(调查) at one school, scientists found that over two thirds of the students didn’t follow a healthy diet. They didn’t like vegetables, and many of them didn’t like to eat fruits. They preferred(更喜欢) to eat food with a lot of salt, sugar, or fat.
Parents today also worry about their children’s diet. Some doctors give the following advice:
Teenagers shouldn’t eat too much junk food.
Teenagers shouldn’t eat food with too much salt. Salt can cause high blood pressure(高血压)in the future.
Teenagers should eat food with less fat, oil, and sugar.
Teenagers need to eat some fruits and vegetables every day. Fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamins(维生素)and have little fat.
Teenagers need to drink more milk. Milk will help their bones grow.
Teenagers need to eat breakfast every day. This is good for their body and mind.“Junk food” contains(包括)a lot of _____.
| A．milk and sugar |
| B．fruits and sugar |
| C．vegetables and salt |
| D．fat, oil, salt and sugar |
In a recent survey at one school, scientists found many students liked _____.
| A．vegetables | B．fruits |
| C．healthy food | D．unhealthy food |
What does the underlined word “beyond” mean in Chinese in this passage?
| A．超出 | B．不如 | C．相等 | D．在后面 |
In this passage doctors think that teenagers should eat more _____.
| A．food with no vitamins | B．fat and sugar |
| C．vegetables and fruits | D．salt and oil |
The best title for this passage is _____.
| A．Bad Habits | B．Junk Food |
| C．Unhealthy Food | D．Advice on Healthy eating |