Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each.
Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up. They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs. They often write to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to visit their parents on holiday.
Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.
Children are asked to do some work around their house. And in many families, children are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use.
| A．larger than | B．smaller than |
| C．as big as | D．as small as |
| A．get married | B．be free |
| C．find good jobs | D．study |
| A．on weekdays | B．on weekends |
| C．at any time | D．on holiday |
| A．Children have the freedom to choose their own job. |
| B．Parents don’t ask their children to do the housework. |
| C．Parents think it important for children to make their own decision. |
| D．When children grow up, they usually live far away from their home. |
| A．children can learn how to make money for themselves |
| B．their children asked them to do so |
| C．they are rich |
| D．it is asked by law(法律) |
Skin-divingisanewsporttoday.Thissporttakesyouintoawonderfulnewworld. Itislikeavisittothemoon. Whenyouareunderwater,itiseasyforyoutoclimbbigrocks,becauseyouarenolongerheavy. Underwater,everythingisblueandgreen.
Duringtheday,thereisplentyoflight. Whenfishswimnearby,youcancatchthemwithyourhands. Whenyouhavetanksofaironyourback,youcanstayindeepwaterforalongtime. Butyoumustbecarefulwhenyoudiveindeepwater. Tocatchfishisoneofthemostinterestingpartsofthissport. Besides,therearemoreusesforskin-diving. Youcancleanshipswithouttakingthemoutofwater. Youcangetmanythingsfromthedeepsea. Nowyouseethatskin-divingisbothusefulandinteresting.
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My father is seventy-five years old this year. But he looks very young. He looks like a sixty-year-old man. Now he can do everything all by himself. For example, he cooks, washes clothes, does the housework and so on.
Every morning, my father goes out with a radio. He listens to the music or the news and goes to the park to play taijiquan. In the park, he talks and laughs with other old people. After coming back from the park, he begins to have breakfast and then he goes to the university (大学) for the old. He learns drawing there. In the afternoon, he plays on the computer for about one or two hours. After supper he watches TV and learns about the world. He goes to bed at about eight o’clock. He never stays up. He likes to share his ways of keeping healthy with others.
Are you healthy? If not, what do you learn from my father’s secret of keeping healthy?
根据短文内容,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。The writer’s father will be years old next year.
| A．60 | B．61 | C．75 | D．76 |
The passage doesn’t tell us whether the writer’s father can .
| A．play taijiquan | B．swim |
| C．wash clothes | D．cook |
The writer’s father after breakfast.
| A．listens to music | B．plays taijiquan |
| C．talks to other old people | D．goes to learn drawing |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The writer’s father is a young man. |
| B．The writer’s father goes to bed early. |
| C．The writer’s father is a computer fan. |
| D．No one knows why the writer’s father looks young. |
The writer’s father goes to to play taijiquan.
| A．the school | B．the university |
| C．the park | D．the zoo |
These days the students in Class 4 are very excited. There are many different kinds of sports for them to choose. Read the following chart(图表)and answer the questions.
根据短文及表格内容,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。How many girls are there at least in Class 4?
| A．4 | B．9 | C．20 | D．23 |
Of all the sports, what do most of the students want to play?
| A．Football. | B．Cycling. |
| C．Baseball. | D．Swimming. |
Which sport do girls like better than boys?
| A．Football. | B．Baseball. |
| C．Swimming. | D．Cycling |
What is more popular than Cycling?
| A．Football. | B．Baseball. |
| C．Swimming | D．Basketball. |
According to the chart, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Most girls like baseball. |
| B．11 students will play football. |
| C．Ten students like cycling. |
| D．Students can choose选择to play basketball. |
Many years ago,there was a very popular sport in America. Who invented the sport more than 3,000 years ago? We don’t know . But everyone thinks it was the 01mecs(輿梅充人）made it popular.
People don’t have the same rules about the game all over the world . People in different parts of the world play the game in different places at different times. If we want to bring back the sport, we need to have two teams of players standing on each end of a court. When the game begins, the two teams need to pass a ball with their hands and feet. The players can’t touch the ball with their hands and feet.
But they can use their elbows(肘) and other parts of their bodies hit it. If a player does not pick up t he ball in time and lets it fall to the ground, that team loses a point. Or if a player makes the ball through a hoop(环),that team scores a point. The team with the most points wins the game.The sports has a history of_______.
| A．2,000 years | B．3,000 years |
| C．a century | D．more than3,000 years |
People in different parts of the world play the sport _______.
| A．in the same ways | B．at the same times |
| C．with different rules | D．with the same rules |
Theplayercan’ttouchtheballwiththeir_______.
| A．feet | B．legs | C．elbows | D．heads |
Theword“pickup”maymean_________inChinese.
| A．捡起 | B．带走 | C．获得 | D．救起 |
Whichoneiswrong?
| A．Olmosmadethesportpopular. |
| B．Playersmuststandattheendofacourt. |
| C．Playersdon’tneedtopassballs. |
| D．Playerswhomaketheballthroughahoopcanscoreapoint. |
The population problem may be the greatest one of the world today. The world’s population is growing faster and faster. Two thousand years ago, there were only 250 million people on the earth. Four hundred years ago, the number was over 500 million. But at the beginning of the 20th century, the world’s population was about 1,700 million. In 1970, the number was3,600 million. In 1990, the number was five billion. A UN report said that the world population had passed six billion by the end of the 20th century. This was just ten years after it reached five billion. By October 31, 2011, with a new baby’s birth, the world’s population has reached 7 billion. But another billion is coming by 2025, and the total will reach 10 billion before the end of the century.
根据短文内容，完成下列各题。每空填一词。
| Time |
World’s population |
| Two thousand years ago |
There were only ____ |
| Four hundred years ago |
The number was ____ |
| At the __ |
The world’s population was about 1,700 million. |
| By the end of the 20th century |
The world population had __ |
| By the year of 2025 |
The world’s population will be ___ |