In a chatting room on the Internet, some children are talking about what they like to do at school. Flying Fish: I think music is my favourite. I like listening to many beautiful English songs. I need to feel relaxed after a day’s work. So I often listen to my favourite music after supper.
Singing Bird: I like music, too. But I only listen to Chinese songs. I also like drawing. Maybe I can be a great painter (画家) when I grow up. I also like reading. Reading makes me clever.
Jumping Tiger: I don’t like music or drawing. They are a waste(浪费) of time, I think. I am a good basketball player. I can help our school team win. Don’t you think it’s cool?
Running football: I am not a good basketball player. But I play football well. Playing football makes me strong. I feel great when I am on the football field. I spend half an hour a day playing football.
Swimming Cat: I am not like many other boys. I don’t like sports very much. I just think reading is my favourite. I can learn a lot from books. I spend an hour reading books every day.What does Jumping Tiger think is cool?
| A．Music. | B．Basketball. |
| C．Football. | D．Drawing |
Who likes reading books?
| A．Flying Fish | B．Sing Bird. |
| C．Swimming Cat. | D．Swimming Cat and Singing Bird. |
How long does Running Football play football every day?
| A．Half an hour. | B．More than 3 hours. |
| C．Seven hours. | D．One hour. |
What’s the Chinese for underlined word “relaxed”?
| A．劳累 | B．忧郁 | C．放松 | D．紧张 |
Which is not mentioned?
| A．Sports. | B．Art. |
| C．Chinese songs. | D．TV. |
World War II lasted from1939 to 1945. Life changed for everybody, including women and children because of the war. Millions of people lost their lives during the war. The Diary of a young girl was a record of that time. The book was written by a girl named Anne Frank.
Anne Frank was born in Germany in June 1929. Because the German Nazis(纳粹) hated the Jew(犹太人) and wanted to kill them, her family had to move to another country. In July 1942, they went into hiding in a secret place in her father’s office. During that difficult time, Anne kept writing diaries until she and her family were discovered by Nazis in August 1944. They were caught and sent to a Nazis camp. The next year, her mother died. In the same year, she and her elder sister died of illness, before the war ended.
After the war, her father collected her diaries and the book The diary of a young girl came out in 1947. It has been read by people all over the world. In her diary, Anne wrote down her thoughts, her feelings, her hopes and her dreams for the future, “I want the diary to be my friend, and I’m going to call this friend KITTY.” “I can’t spend all day complaining because it’s impossible to have any fun!...Every day, I feel the beauty of nature and the goodness of the people around me. With all that, why should I be sad?”
The diary of a young girl has also become a symbol of the greatness of the human spirit. It is called one of the wisest and most moving records on war.In which year did Anne die of illness?
| A．in 1939 | B．in 1942 |
| C．in 1944 | D．in 1945 |
According to the passage, KITTY is _____ .
| A．her diary | B．her elder sister |
| C．her mother | D．her hiding place |
Which of the following is true?
| A．Anne was lazy, sad and complained all day |
| B．The book is mainly about Anne’s school life |
| C．Anne loved life though she was in difficult time. |
| D．The book has been put into nearly 30 languages |
Where did Anne hide?
| A．in her father’s office | B．in a library |
| C．in church | D．on a farm |
From the passage, we can infer(推断) ______?
| A．Anne was born in Germany |
| B．Anne was a Jew |
| C．Anne’s father collected the diaries |
| D．Anne was a Nazis |
My Favourite Sweater
by Bonnie Highsmith Taylor
My favourite sweater grew too small.
I love that sweater best of all.
My grandma made it when I was three.
She made that sweater just for me.
I picked the yarn(纱线), a special blue.
The color of bluebells, wet with dew（露珠）
When I was three I was very small
But now I’m five and much too tall
I have a new jacket now that’s green
So I gave my sweater to our cat Queen.
Queen just had kittens out in the shed (小屋)
My favourite sweater is now their bed. Who is the writer of the poem?
| A．The grandma | B．Miss Taylor |
| C．Mrs Taylor | D．Queen |
The girl in this poem is _____ years old now.
| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 | D．6 |
Whose name is Queen?
| A．The girl’s | B．Her grandma’s |
| C．Her mother’s | D．The cat’s |
What color is the girl’s new jacket?
| A． green | B． blue |
| C． red | D． purple |
The word kitten in this poem most probably means ______?
| A．a kind of food | B．a baby cat |
| C．a kind of drink | D．a bed for a baby |
When we talked about NBA, many people will think of Yao Ming. There is no doubt that Yao Ming is a Chinese hero. On October 16,2013,Yao Ming announced(宣布) he would open the NBA Yao School. This was really exciting news!
Looking at the name of the school, many people would think that the school is going to train NBA talents. But that is not truth. The NBA Yao School provides after-school boys and girls over 16 years old who are very good at playing basketball. The school aims to teach the importance of teamwork, leadership(领导素养) and communication in a fun basketball environment.
Yao is quite glad to be a part of the school, because it has always been his dream to positively (积极地) influence young people’s life through sports.
Now, basketball fans in China are looking forward to getting basketball training, and the NBA Yao School is a great choice. In the school, students have chances to meet NBA stars. The stars can offer suggestions on how to play basketball well.
The school’s first program opened at the Wukesong Basketball Park in February, 2014. If you want to know more information about the school, you can visit www.nbayao.com.
Read and tell true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.The children under 16 years old can’t be students in the NBA Yao School..
The school provides only after-school basketball training programs.
Yao Ming opened the NBA Yao School on October 16, 2013.
The school aims to teach the students how to play basketball.
The students there have chances to meet NBA stars and learn something from them.
Chai Jing who once worked as a journalist of China Central Television. Now, she is more popular with Chinese people. Because she presented a self-funded documentary about smog in Beijing, Feb 28, 2015. She made the documentary inspire by her sick daughter who was diagnosed(诊断) with a tumor （肿瘤）as a fetus（胎儿） and have an operation as a new-born baby.
"I saw smog through my daughter's eyes," Chai said while presenting her film. She recounted
how the little girl was confined indoors, patting the window to vent her frustration at being unable to play outside.
Chai said she hopes the 103-minute film will serve as an answer to three questions about
smog – what is smog, where does it come from and what to do about it.
"Under the Dome", The smog documentary was made by Chai Jing has been watched more than 17 million times on Youku and has become a popular discussion in the whole country and many people discuss on online, too.
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E. At a meal on the Arabic Peninsula, you will find your glass refilled as soon as you drink up. If you have drunk enough, put your hand over the glass. |