Many things can make summer great: swimming, camping, and the World Cup! The 20th FIFA World Cup will take place in Brazil from June 13 to July 14. Get ready for it! People around the world love football. The sport is very easy and cheap to play. All you need is a ball. Anyone or any country, rich or poor, can play it. A small or poor country like Ghanacould never beat the US at the Olympics. But they can send the US home at the World Cup.
In countries like Brazil and England, football is so popular that it has become part of theirculture. People there will be very happy and proud if their national team wins the World Cup. This summer thousands of England fans will go to cheer for their team in Brazil, even though the trip could cost each of them 10,000 pounds!
World Cup Numbers
●The FIFA World Cup happens every four years.
●Thirty-two teams play in the World Cup.
●The World Cup usually lasts 30 days.
●Only eight nations have won the 19 World Cup titles (冠 军头衔）.Brazil is on top of the list with 5 wins. Others include Italy, Germany, Argentina, Uruguay, England,France and Spain.
●According to FIFA, 3.2 billion people watched the 2010 World Cup. That is nearly half of The world population.
(From 21st Century, April 28, 2014)The final of the 20th FIFA World Cup will take place in Brazil _______.
| A．attheendofJune | B．atthebeginningofJuly |
| C．OnJune13th | D．OnJuly14th |
Why do you think people around the world love football?
| A．It'seasyandcheaptoplay. |
| B．Itcanmakesummergreat. |
| C．It'splayedfromJune13toJuly14 |
| D．It'sthesameasswimmingandcamping. |
Although the US is very powerful at the Olympics, _________.
| A．itcan'tbeatanyoneattheWorldCup |
| B．itcanbebeatenattheWorldCup |
| C．itcan'tgetreadyfortheWorldCup |
| D．itdraws3.2billionpeople'sattention |
A large amount of cost can't prevent thousands of England fans from _______.
| A．sendingtheUShomeattheWorldCup |
| B．becominghappyandproudoftheircountry |
| C．goingtocheerfortheirteaminBrazil |
| D．takingfootballaspartoftheirculture |
Among all the eight nations who have won the 19 World Cup titles, Brazil _______.
| A．followsothersevennations | B．isthefifthonthelist |
| C．isluckytowineverytime | D．isontopofthelist |
The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming. Let’s see what my friends are going to do during the three-day holiday.
Peter: I’m going to visit my uncle and aunt with my parents during the three days. They live in the countryside. It is far from our city, Beijing. We’re going to take the train there. I am going fishing there with my cousin.
Eliza: I’m going to visit my grandparents with my parents on the first day. They live in a small town. It is going to take us one hour to get there by car. On the second day, I’m going to have a party with my friends. On the third day, I have to do my homework and study for a math test.
Gina: My cousin is visiting us. He lives in Tianjin. He is coming by bus. On the first day, I’m going to play ping-pong with him. On the second day, I’m going to take him to Eliza’s party. On the third day, my cousin is going back and I am going to do some shopping with my parents. Peter is staying in ______ during the three- day holiday.
| A．Beijing | B．the countryside | C．Tianjin | D．a town |
How is Eliza going to her grandparents’ home?
| A．By car. | B．By bike. | C．By bus. | D．By train. |
Gina is ______ on the third day.
| A．visiting her cousin | B．playing ping-pong |
| C．doing her homework | D．doing some shopping |
Who are going to Eliza’s party?
| A．Peter and his cousin. | B．Gina and her cousin. |
| C．Peter and Gina. | D．Peter, Gina and their cousins. |
From the passage, we can know that ____.
| A．Peter doesn’t like fishing |
| B．Eliza is going to have a test |
| C．Gina likes all kinds of sports |
| D．all three of them have no homework during the three days |
Alice is from England. She is thirteen. She is a student in a high school in Linzhou, Henan. Alice often gets up at about 6:30 on weekdays(工作日). She often has a glass of milk, an egg and some bread for breakfast. She goes to school at 7:30 and gets there before(在……之前) 8:00. Alice has breakfast with her parents at 7:25 this morning. “Have an egg, Alice. It’s very nice.” Her mother says.“No, thank you, Mom. I have to go now. We have classes at 8:00.”
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。 Alice is in England now.
Alice often has some bread for breakfast.
Alice often goes to school at about 6:30.
Alice doesn’t have an egg this morning.
Alice can speak English.
| Pudong No.1 Restaurant Xu Guoqing, Manager(经理) 66 Huangpu Road, Shanghai Tel: 021-55326788 15823017699 |
| SDTV Station (电视台) Wang Tao, Office worker 20 Quancheng Road(路), Ji’nan Tel: 0531-76453210 18853106796 Email: wangtao888@163.com |
| Renmin Hospital Xia Zhanhui, Doctor 68 Guangming Road, Shenzhen Tel: 0755-6357617 Email: xzh6357617@126.com |
| Shuntong Taxi Company (出租公司) Liu Yong, Driver 102 Xinhua Stree(街), Tianjin Tel: 022-38902756 13872205368 Email: tjliuyong@sina.com |
根据名片内容，选择正确答案。Wang Tao works in ____.
| A．SDTV Station | B．Pudong No.1 Restaurant |
| C．Renmin Hospital | D．Shuntong Taxi Company |
We can call Xu Guoqing at ____.
| A．0531-76453210 | B．0755- 6357617 |
| C．13872205368 | D．15823017699 |
If your friend is ill (生病的), he can call ____.
| A．Wang Tao | B．Xu Guoqing | C．Xia Zhanhui | D．Liu Yong |
You can’t get in touch with (与……联系) ____ by Email.
| A．Wang Tao | B．Xu Guoqing | C．Xia Zhanhui | D．Liu Yong |
Liu Yong lives in ____. He is a ____.
| A．Ji’nan; worker | B．Shanghai; manager |
| C．Shenzhen; doctor | D．Tianjin; driver |
It is Sunday today.Anna goes shopping with her mother. She wants her mother to buy a new coat for her. In Hongxing Shop, she finds a green coat. She tries it on. It’s too small. She wants a big one, but the big one is not green. Anna doesn’t like other colors.“Let’s go to another(另外的) shop to have a look.”her mother says. Then they go to Jiajiale Shop. The shop is big and they see many kinds of coats in different colors and sizes(尺码). Anna tries on a green one. It looks nice on her. So they take it for forty-five yuan.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Anna goes shopping with her ____.
| A．mother | B．father | C．friends | D．sister |
Anna wants a new ____.
| A．shirt | B．skirt | C．coat | D．dress |
The green coat is too ____ for Anna is Hongxing Shop.
| A．long | B．big | C．short | D．small |
____ is Anna’s favorite color.
| A．Blue | B．Green | C．Red | D．Yellow |
Anna’s new coat is ____ yuan.
| A．40 | B．45 | C．50 | D．55 |
Maybe you know floods, earthquakes, sandstorms and so on. But have you heard of typhoons?
Typhoons are some of the worst storms, usually around the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. Most happen in July, August and September.
How does a typhoon happen? When lots of sea water gets hot in the summer sun, it evaporates （蒸发）into the air. This makes the air hotter. When the air gets warm enough, it starts to move higher up into sky. Then cooler air around it rushes in. It fills the space that is left. After the air gets warmer, it starts to move quickly, making wind. The wind goes in circles（圆圈）and it keeps moving higher in the sky. The warmer the air gets, the quicker the wind moves. And when the wind moves faster than 30 metres a second, a typhoon begins.
A typhoon has two parts, one is called the “eye”. In the eye, the wind does not move so fast. The other part is the wall of clouds around the eye. Here are the strongest winds and hardest rains.
Typhoons are very dangerous. In November this year, Typhoon Haiyan killed 5500 people in Philippines. More people are missing.
What to do when a typhoon hits?
Stay inside. Close all the windows and stay away from them.
Try to bring all of your things inside. Strong winds could even blow away your bikes!
Listen to the radio or TV for important information.
If you’re told to go to a safer place, do it right now.This passage is most probably from .
| A．an advertisement of a typhoon | B．a travel record |
| C．a weather report | D．a science magazine |
Typhoons often happen .
| A．in the hot season | B．in the cold season | C．only in China | D．under the sea |
In which order（顺序）does a typhoon happen?
a. The wind moves fast enough, a typhoon starts.
b. The air moves quickly, making wind.
c. The sun makes sea water hot.
d. The air gets warmer.
| A．d-c-b-a | B．c-d-b-a | C．c-d-a-b | D．d-b-a-c |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The warmer the air gets, the slower the wind moves. |
| B．5500 people died because of Typhoon Haiyan around the world. |
| C．The strongest winds and hardest rains are in the wall of clouds. |
| D．A typhoon will not happen before the wind goes faster than 30 km a second. |
When a typhoon comes, we CANNOT.
| A．close all the windows |
| B．listen to typhoon news |
| C．stay inside the strong house |
| D．go outside to find a safer place |