Mary didn’t understand such sentences as “She is blue today”, “You are yellow”, “He has a green thumb(拇指）”, “He has told a white lie” and so on. And she went to the teacher Mrs. James for help.
Mary: Mrs. James, there is a colour in each of the sentences. What do they mean?
Mrs. James: In everyday English, Mary, blue sometimes means sad, yellow afraid. A person with a green thumb grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one.”
Mary: I’m afraid I don’t understand them all. Would you give me an example for “a white lie”?
Mrs. James: Certainly. Now I just give you some cakes. In fact you don’t like it, but you don’t want to let me know it. Instead you say, “No, thanks. I’m not hungry.” That’s a white lie.
Mary: It sounds very interesting. Thanks very much.
Mrs. James: You are welcome. Colours are meaningful. I think you will meet more sentences like these in the future. Please come to me if you have any questions.Blue sometimes means sad in _______________ English.
| A．good | B．everyday | C．usual | D．poor |
I don’t have a green thumb, so all my plants ________________.
| A．die off | B．grow well |
| C．look nice | D．are good |
David is yellow and he is ___________ to climb the tall tree!
| A．happy | B．clever | C．brave | D．afraid |
He didn’t like me to know __________ of the accident. He told me a white lie at last.
| A．the reason | B．the true story |
| C．the meaning | D．the answer |
He is ___________today. He is told that his father is seriously ill.
| A．blue | B．yellow | C．green | D．white |
Hello!
My name is Molly Sharp. I'm eleven years old. I've got one brother—his name's Joson and he's fourteen. I haven't got any sisters.I live with my mum and dad and grandma in a small house in Chesterfield，in the north of England. There are lots of things to do here. My friends and I go to the cinema on Saturdays.
Do you like games? I like football. My favorite team is Manchester United. I sometimes play football with my brother. I can play well but he isn't very good.
I've got seven pets--a tortoise and six goldfish. I want a dog or a cat，but my mother doesn't like them.
Please write to me.
Becky The girl wants to find a ________.
| A．sister | B．brother | C．pet | D．pen pal |
What is the girl's surname(姓)?
| A．Sharp | B． Molly | C．Becky Molly | D．none of the above |
The girl's family live in ________.
| A．a big room | B．a cinema |
| C．the west of England | D．the north of England |
Does the girl play football well?
| A．Yes，she does. | B．No，she doesn't. |
| C．She's not very good. | D．We don't know. |
The girl's mother doesn't like ________.
| A．the tortoise or the goldfish |
| B．the tortoise or the dog |
| C．a dog or a cat |
| D．the goldfish or the cat |
In our town， there is a big zoo with a lot of animals in it. There are some beautiful tigers and two old lions. They eat a lot of meat every day.
There are also two big elephants and one baby elephant. The elephants are kind animals. They eat a lot every day. They like children. Children often give them bread and bananas. Elephants like bananas best.
In our zoo there are also brown bears（熊）, black bears and white bears. They stand on their hind（后面的）legs，hold up their fore（前面的）legs and ask for（要）food. They like cakes very much.
There’s also a children’s corner in our zoo. Children ride horses（马）and donkeys（驴）and watch the monkeys there. The monkeys are very funny. They climb up ropes（绳子）and jump （跳）down again and play with each other（彼此，互相） like small children.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 Which animal likes bananas best?
| A．Monkeys. | B．Tigers. | C．Elephants. | D．Lions. |
The zoo is.
| A．very beautiful | B．very big | C．very small | D．far from our town |
Which animal plays like small children?
| A．Monkeys. | B．Tigers. | C．Bears. | D．Lions. |
Why do bears stand on their hind legs?
| A．They are tired and want to have a rest. |
| B．They want to jump out. |
| C．They want to ask for food. |
| D．They want to sleep. |
How many kinds of bears there in the zoo?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Five. |
My Family Is Very Poor
A little boy comes to a new city. His name is Peter. Of course（当然），he lives with his mother and father. His family is very rich（富裕的）. They have a driver（司机） and a lot of servants（仆人）.
Peter is going to a new school. On the first day his parents say to him，“ peter，be modest（谦虚的）at your new school. Don’t say we are rich. ”And Peter says，“ Yes，Dad，mom. ”
So Peter goes to school. He sees his new teacher. And he sits down with the other children. The teacher says. “Good morning，children. The first exercise today is a composition（作文）. The topic（题目） of the composition is ‘My Family’.”So every child writes a composition. This is Peter’s composition：
“My name is Peter. My family is very poor（贫穷）. Both my father and my mother are very poor. Our driver is very poor and all the servants are poor…”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Peter’s parents are very .
| A．small | B．modest | C． poor | D．rich |
Peter’s parents tell him not to.
| A．play on his way to school |
| B．be late for school |
| C．say they are rich |
| D．write a composition |
The teacher asks the children to write.
| A．a letter | B．a composition | C．a book | D．a story |
Peter writes a composition about his.
| A．friend | B．teacher | C．school | D．family |
Which of the following is right?
| A．Peter tells a lie（说谎）in his composition. |
| B．Peter doesn’t like writing a composition. |
| C．Peter’s parents write the composition. |
| D．The teacher is very poor，too. |
The summer holiday is coming, which can be a relaxing time for sleeping, eating good meals and seeing old friends. Try to take some time off from school and spend a few weeks of fun. Here are some ideas for planning your summer holiday.
First of all, joining a club is a good choice! You can join a music club, a sports club or an art club. It’s good for your future development and the teachers in the club can give you good advice.
Doing something good for society is also great. There are many volunteer（志愿的）programs for you to choose from, such as looking after the old or the young, cleaning the streets, planting trees or keeping the traffic in order. You know that teens can also make the world better.
Have you ever lived with another family? You can join in a program called “Meeting a New Family”. Two families exchange their children for some time so that they can learn how to get on well with others.
Summer camp is still popular today. An English summer camp may be a good choice. You can not only make friends but also practice your English.
任务一：根据短文内容，用简洁的句子或短语完成下列表格。
| Advice |
Ideas for planning the summer holiday |
| Idea 1 |
1.__________________________________________________________ |
| Idea 2 |
2.__________________________________________________________ |
| Idea 3 |
3.__________________________________________________________ |
| Idea 4 |
4.__________________________________________________________ |
任务二：除了文中提到的度暑假方式外，你一定会有自己的建议，请写一条与大家分享吧
5.__________________________________________________________
University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and it’s one of the top universities in the world. There is no clear date when the university started, but teaching began at Oxford in some forms in 1096 and developed quickly from 1167.
There are 39 independent（独立的）colleges at Oxford, attracting students and learned men from across the world. There are over 100 libraries for the students and learned men to use. At University of Oxford, they also provide a number of money for the best students. Of course, if you want to study here, first you have to reach a certain level of English language.
College life at Oxford is very exciting but busy. The groups of college provide a friendly and welcoming home for students while the colleges are strict with students about their studies. Many Chinese students are studying here. The number of Chinese students at the university has grown quickly over the past 10 years.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。How many libraries are there at Oxford?
A. Only 100 B. less than 100C. More than 100 University of Oxford will provide a number of money for _______students.
A. most B. top C. foreignIf you want to study at Oxford, you first have to__________.
A. be independent B. pass an English test C. move to EnglandThe number of Chinese students studying at the university is __________.
A. larger and larger
B. smaller and smaller
C. just the same as ten years agoWhat’s the best title for the passage?
A. The College Life
B. The University of Oxford
C. The Chinese Students at Oxford