Helen is a teenager who has growing problems. She posts her problems on her blog and gets a lot of advice from other bloggers.
 Helen: My parents are annoying. They never stop going on about how I should keep my room tidy, keep my hair tidy and wear smart clothes. They even make me do the washing-up after dinner every night! None of my friends have got such parents. What should I do? |
| Why do you think you're the only one with parents like that? All parents are the same. They want us to look like them. Sometimes it's really annoying. They don't understand that fashions have changed in the last 30 years! Tom, Canada Hi, Helen. I think you should do what your parents ask. They're much older than you and you should take their advice. It's their house you live in and their money you spend. Emily, New Zealand, Helen, why should your parents do all the washing-up? You should help around the house---it's only fair. Simon, Scotland I don't see why you are so unhappy. Your parents act like that because you are the one they love and care about. We share housework in my family. I even wash the car for my father. And I get paid for that. Victoria. Australia |
From the blog we know that Helen has problems with her .
| A．parents | B．friends |
| C．schoolwork | D．holiday plan |
Tom thinks that _______ partnts are the same.
| A．Tom’s and Helen’s | B．Tom’s and Simon’s |
| C．None | D．All. |
______thinks Helen should do the washing-up.
| A．Tom | B．Victoria | C．Simon | D． Emily |
gets money by washing his (her) father's car.
| A．Helen | B．Emily | C．Tom | D．Victoria |
of the 4 blotters have different opinions from Helen.
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
【改编】Modern Chinese use the solar calendar（阳历）as English people do . But at the same time, they use their own lunar calendar. Each lunar year is given the name of one of these animals : the rat , the ox , the tiger , the hare , the dragon , the snake , the horse , the goat , the monkey , the chicken , the dog and the pig . This list lasts for 12 years and then starts again.
Each Chinese month starts on the day of the new moon. And the full moon comes on the 15th day of the month. The New Year always starts between January 21 and February 20. On the last day of the lunar year, there is a big family dinner. All members of the family except married daughters try to be present at this meal, even if they have to travel many miles to reach the home of their parents. Old quarrels are forgotten, and everybody is happy. After the dinner, the children keep awake to welcome the New Year.
The New Year celebrations last for 15 days, from the new moon to the full moon. On the first day, children and unmarried people go to visit their elderIf next year is the year of the monkey, what is the name of this year?
| A．It is the year of the goat. |
| B．It is the year of the hare. |
| C．It is the year of the rat. |
| D．It is the year of the ox. |
Suppose that next Chinese New Year's Day is on 25th January, when will people have their big family dinner?
| A．On January 25. | B．On January 26. |
| C．On January 24. | D．On January 23. |
The family usually have their big family dinner at the home of _______.
| A．the unmarried son | B．the unmarried daughter |
| C．the married daughter | D．the parents |
People celebrate the New Year ________.
| A．for 15 days |
| B．from the new moon to the full moon in the first month of the lunar year |
| C．from January 21 to February 20 |
| D．both A and B |
From this selection we know that each Chinese month is measured by __.
| A．the sun’s revolutions（旋转） |
| B．the moon’s revolutions |
| C．the earth’s revolutions |
| D．both the earth’s and moon’s revolutions |
In many English homes people eat four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. People have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge，eggs or bread. English people drink tea or coffee at breakfast. Lunch comes at one o'clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is about half past seven. First they have soups, and then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that they eat some other things, like bananas，apples or oranges. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very necessary.Many English people have meals a day.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．three or four |
People may have for their breakfast.
| A．tea and eggs |
| B．porridge，eggs，bread，tea or coffee |
| C．tea and coffee |
| D．bread and eggs |
People have lunch at ．
| A．any time | B．nine | C．five | D．one |
People don't have for their dinner.
| A．porridge | B．bananas and apples |
| C．some soup and meat | D．meat and fish |
In many English homes dinner comes ．
| A．at one o'clock | B．about half past seven |
| C．at noon | D．at night |
John is six years old. He can read and write well. But he can’t tell the time. He says “breakfast time”, “lunchtime”, and “teatime” when it is eight o’clock, twelve o’clock and four o’clock in the afternoon. His mother doesn’t know how to help him.
One day John’s aunt, Mary, comes to see his mother. His mother tells her about that. “Let me help you. I think I can help him.”
When John gets home after school, Mary starts to teach him.
“Can you count, John?” she asks him.
“Yes. One, two, three, four…” John says. “That’s great. Now I put the longhand on twelve and the shorthand on one – that is one o’clock. I put the short hand on two, what is the time?”
“Two o’clock.”
“Good. And on three?”
“Three o’clock.”
It is then four o’clock in the afternoon, and John’s aunt asks him, “What time is it now, John?”
“Teatime, Aunt.” John looks at the clock and answers. John’s mother can’t help him to _________ the time.
| A．read | B．write | C．tell | D．listen to |
When it’s twelve o’clock, John says it’s _______.
| A．breakfast time | B．lunchtime |
| C．supper time | D．teatime |
Mary is John’s ________.
| A．mother | B．aunt | C．teacher | D．sister |
The underlined word “count” means “_________” in Chinese.
| A．认识 | B．读 | C．数 | D．熟记 |
From the passage(短文) we know ____________.
| A．John thinks breakfast time is eight in the morning. |
| B．John thinks four o’clock in the morning is teatime. |
| C．John can’t count |
| D．John has a nice watch but it doesn’t work. |
Animals are our friends. We can find different animals here and there. Some animals live in big forests(森林) and some animals live with man.
Animals can help us a lot. Elephants can do some heavy work for us. And dogs can look after the home. The kids like dogs very much. Cats are women’s favorite animals.
We can eat their meat. We can make coats and shoes with their skins(皮). We can get milk from them. So man can’t live without animals.________ are our friends.
A. Animals
B. Some animals on the farm.
C. Some animals in big forest.Women like _______ very much.
A. dogs B. cats C. elephants“We can make coats and shoes with their skins.” “their” refers to (指的是)_____.
A. trees B. men C. animalsWhich sentence (句子) is RIGHT?
A. All animals live in big forests.
B. Dogs can’t look after our homes
C. Elephants can help us workThe “without” in the last paragraph means “_________” in Chinese.
A. 没有 B. 不吃 C.与···一起
Jane always goes to school early. She likes to talk to her friends before class. After school she does not go home early. She is always late. Jane stops to see the animals in the pet shop. She likes to see the dogs. One of them is a little white dog. She watches the little dog play in the window of the shop. She watches for a long time, so she comes home late.
One day her father and mother ask why she is late, and she tells them about the little dog in the pet shop. Jane is not late the next day. She stops to look in the window of the shop. But she doesn't see the dog, and she is very sad. She is also very happy, today is her birthday.
Mother shows her a big birthday cake and Father gives her a birthday surprise. He gives the little white dog from the shop. Jane is very happy. The next day Jane does not come home late. She runs home to play with the white dog.Before class begins, Jane usually _____.
| A．talks to her friends |
| B．plays with her friends |
| C．looks at the dogs in the window |
| D．takes a bus |
After school Jane _____.
| A．comes home early |
| B．is always late to go home |
| C．plays with the dogs |
| D．looks at the shops along the road |
Why does not Jane come home early?
| A．Because she doesn’t like her home. |
| B．Because she likes to play with friends. |
| C．Because she likes watching little animals |
| D．Because she doesn't see the dog. |
The little dog is not there because it _____.
| A．is stolen (偷) | B．is put away by the shop |
| C．is ill | D．is sold (卖) out by the shop |
The birthday surprise is _____.
| A．a big cake | B．some presents |
| C．the little white dog | D．a birthday party |