Bad Hobbies
It’s easier to walk downhill than to climb uphill. So it is easier to fall into bad habits than into good ones. Bad habits do not form suddenly. They form little by little, so you don’t realize（意识到） their danger. Schoolboys and schoolgirls first pick up little bad habits at school or on the streets. When they cannot do their homework, they copy from their classmates. If they see bigger boys or girls smoking, they also want to learn to smoke. If they see their friends gambling(赌博)，they want to gamble. When they get older, the habits become stronger and stronger. Then they can no longer give them up. From copying, they learn to steal; from gambling, they learn to cheat. At last, no one believes in them. It is very important to stop bad habits as soon as they begin!
My son is eight years old. He is now in Grade Three. When he was five, he started school. Every evening we have homework battles. Three afternoons a week he has activities after school. By the time we get home, homework is the last thing he feels like doing. The other two afternoon, he gets home early and we argue(争论) about whether he should do his homework straight away, or if he should have some time to rest and play first. When my son finally sits down to do his homework, he seems to want me there helping him all the time. I do want to help him, but I am sure that he can do it by himself. In fact, I often end up telling him the answers to most of his homework. He has fallen into the habit of depending on me to do this. He never wants to use his own brain.
My wife and I have given up all our outdoor activities. We sit with him when he does his homework. We want to train him form some good learning habits. But what should we do?Bad habit form(形成)_________.
| A．suddenly | B．little by little |
| C．very quickly | D．very happily |
Schoolboys and schoolgirls first pick up little bad habits .
| A．at home | B．at school or on the street |
| C．in the library | D．at the other’s home |
From gambling, they learn to ___________.
| A．steal | B．smoke | C．cheat | D．fight |
My son ________.
| A．likes doing his homework | B．get home on time |
| C．depends on us too much | D．uses his head |
It is very for a child to form good study habits.
| A．easy | B．quick | C．important | D．wrong |
The movie is about two__________.
| A．cats | B．kids | C．persons | D．tickets |
If Jim and Bob want to see the movie in the evening, they have to pay_________.
| A．￡6.50 | B．￡9.00 |
| C．￡11.00 | D．￡13.00 |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the ad?
| A．Children may like Crazy Cats. |
| B．The movie will be on for 6 years. |
| C．The movie will be shown 5 times a day. |
| D．We can see the movie at 10:00 on June 18th. |
Let’s go camping
What do we do when we go camping? First, we work out a plan. We take food, clothing, a knife, and things for cooking and eating. We take things to keep us away from insects(虫子) and the sun.
Then we put everything into the car and we drive to the woods(树林、林地). We look for a place for campers(露营者) and we look for a good place for our tent(帐篷). The place should have a lot of moving air. This will keep some insects away. High land with water on both sides of it is good. Then we put up our tent. We put everything into the tent, and we are ready for fun. We can swim in the lake, walk in the woods, climb a mountain, row a boat, or go fishing.
In the evening we come back to the tent, we build a big fire because it can keep the insects away. We sit around the fire and talk. We may tell interesting stories or we may sing songs.
At night we lie down on the grass. We can look up at the stars. It is a busy day, so we try to go to sleep early.
Everything is dark. Everything is quiet. We hope we won’t hear music from the radio in the next tent. We hope it won’t rain.Before going camping we should first .
| A．draw up a plan |
| B．take some food |
| C．take things to keep us warm |
| D．take something for cooking and eating |
We go to camp .
| A．by bus | B．by car | C．by bike | D．on foot |
Campers can take part in _______ activities.
| A．one or two | B．only a few | C．many | D．two or three |
In the evening we build a fire because .
| A．it is cold at night | B．it can keep us warm |
| C．it can keep the insects away | D．it is dark and quiet |
The campers like to _______ at night.
| A．hear music from the radio | B．go to sleep early |
| C．have rain | D．be busy |
A young American doctor was sleeping when suddenly his doorbell began to ring. It was already midnight. But what could the doctor do? He had to put on his coat and go downstairs.
When he opened the door, he saw a man standing with his hat in his hand. “How do you do, sir?” said the man. “Can you come at once to a place out of town? It’s quite far but you have a car and I can show you the way.”
“Certainly,” said the doctor, “I’m quite ready. I can come at once.” In a few minutes the car was standing at the front door, and the man got on the doctor’s car. They drove on for a long time, then the man said, ”Here we are. This is my home. Now I can pay you and you can go back to town.”
“But I must see the patient,” the doctor said, “How can I go back without seeing the patient? Where is the patient?”
“There is no patient,” explained the man, “Nobody is ill. I live here. You see, one must go home from a town, mustn’t he? There are no taxis at this time of the night, but a doctor often makes night calls, so excuse me. Here is your money. Thank you, doctor. Good night.” When the doorbell began to ring, the doctor_________.
| A．was sleeping downstairs | B．was working downstairs |
| C．was sleeping upstairs | D．was working upstairs |
The man asked the doctor ________.
| A．to go to his house | B．to go downstairs |
| C．to see a patient | D．to go to a place out of town |
They left ________.
| A．at once | B．after a few minutes | C．on foot | D．on a bike |
What the man wanted to do was only _________.
| A．to fool the doctor | B．to give the doctor money |
| C．to get home in the doctor’s car | D．to play a joke with the doctor |
The doctor must be _________ at last.
| A．happy | B．sad | C．angry | D．ill |
One day an Indian went to see his doctor. The doctor looked him over and said, “Medicine won’t help you. You must have a good rest. Go to a quiet country place for a month, go to bed early, drink milk, walk a lot, and smoke only one cigar(雪茄) a day.”
A month later, the Indian came to see the doctor again. “How are you?” said the doctor. “I’m glad to see you again. You look much younger.” “Oh, doctor, I feel quite well now,” said the Indian, “I had a good rest. I went to bed early. I drank a lot of milk. I walked a lot. You certainly helped me. But you told me to smoke one cigar a day, and that almost(几乎) killed me at first. It was not easy to begin smoking at my age.”One day an Indian________________. .
| A．went to see a friend | B．felt very tired |
| C．wasn’t feeling well | D．went to help his doctor |
His doctor_______. .
| A．could not help him | B．told him what to do |
| C．was good to him | D．was glad to see him |
When the Indian came to see the doctor again,_________. .
| A．the Indian felt quite well | B．the doctor wasn’t free |
| C．the Indian was younger | D．the doctor looked him over again |
The Indian told the doctor,__________. .
| A．he liked doing all those things |
| B．he almost killed him |
| C．to smoke one cigar a day |
| D．one cigar a day was very difficult at the beginning |
From the story we can guess .
| A．the Indian was a young man | B．the doctor was a good doctor |
| C．the Indian would go on smoking | D．the doctor wasn’t very careful |
Bamboo is a giant grass that grows in warm places. It has many uses. Everything—from chairs and fishing rods to basket and paper can be made from it. And that’s not all. It can be eaten, too. People in China like bamboo shoots very much. They think the bamboo shoots are a delicious vegetable for parties and meals.
In many parts of Asia, bamboo shoots are a favorite food. The winter shoots are the best because they are soft, with a white and green color. Usually they are boiled in water with some salt. Spring shoots are darker and harder, so they take longer to cook. But they are cheaper than winter shoots.
Fresh bamboo shoots are seldom found outside bamboos’ hometown. But people in other places can buy bamboo shoots, too. These shoots are kept in bottles and cans. They need no cooking and are almost as good as fresh bamboo shoots.Winter shoots_________.
| A．taste better | B．have a lighter color |
| C．take less time to cook | D．all of the above |
Fresh bamboo shoots are easily found in_________.
| A．Asia | B．Europe | C．America | D．Australia |
Bamboo shoots kept in cans_________.
| A．need no cooking before eating | B．are sweet |
| C．can be made into chairs and tables | D．are used to make rope |