Hongkong has about forty beaches. They are open to all people. Some of the beaches are the best in the world. People can go there for a swim. You can go to most of them by bus. To go to some beaches you have to take a boat. There are toilets, clothes changing rooms and places to buy food and drinks on most of the beaches.
You will swim there safely if you do as the following:
1. Don’t swim alone. You should go with an adult or your friends.
2. Don’t swim right after a meal or when you are hungry or tired.
3. You should not stay in the water too long.
4. Do not go out in a boat if you can’t swim or if you’re not wearing a life jacket.
Remember: A red flag（旗帜） means that it is dangerous for anyone to go into the water. A blue flag means that it is dangerous for children and weak swimmers to enter the sea.You have to go to some beaches of Hong Kong by _______.
A. boat B. bus C. bike C. carA red flag means that _______.
| A．it is dangerous for children to swim |
| B．no one should swim |
| C．it is dangerous for women to swim |
| D．only children can swim |
When you see a blue flag, you know that _______there.
| A．everyone can swim | B．weak swimmers can swim |
| C．no one can swim | D．children should not swim |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．You must bring food and drinks before you come to the beaches. |
| B．You shouldn’t swim with other people. |
| C．You shouldn’t swim if you are hungry. |
| D．You can go out in a boat if you can’t swim. |
The writer wants to tell us _______.
| A．something about Hong Kong beaches and swimming rules there |
| B．that swimming in Hong Kong is dangerous |
| C．that Hong Kong has many best beaches in the world |
| D．it is not easy to go swimming in Hong Kong |
Long, Long, long ago, there lived a very rich and strong king. All the people in the country were afraid of him. But was he happy? No, he was always ill and unhappy. The doctors in his country could not cure (治愈) him. He was so angry with them that he cut off their heads. One day, two famous doctors from another country came to see him. The king said to them, “If you can cure me and make me happy, I’ll give you a lot of gold.” The first doctor examined(检查) the king. He found nothing wrong with him. “Oh, king, you are very well,” said the doctor. “You only think you are ill and that makes you unhappy. ” The king was very angry when he heard this. He told his soldiers to cut off the doctor’s head. The second doctor knew he had to be careful. “Oh, king, you’ll be all right if you find a happy man and wear his shoes,” he said. The king was satisfied with(对…感到满意) his words and said that the doctor was clever(聪明的）. Then he gave the doctor a bag of gold. The king asked hundreds of people if they were always happy. They all said that they are sometimes happy and sometimes unhappy. At last the king asked a beggar(乞丐). The beggar said that he was always happy. “Give me your shoes quickly,” said the king, “and I’ll make you a very rich man.” The beggar smiled and said, “Sorry, I never wear shoes.”
根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。The king felt unhappy all the time.
The first doctor found something wrong with the king.
The second doctor was very clever.
The king became happy because he got the beggar’s shoes at last.
In fact, the beggar had a lot of gold, so he was always happy.
If you have no special plans for your free time, why not spend your time helping others? Don't listen to people who say that young people today often think only of themselves. It is not true at all. More and more young people in the United States volunteer(志愿,自愿) to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don't do it for money. Here are some of their stories.
Alice Hamiton, 17
I'm going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths (徒步小道) in the mountains. It sounds terrible. I'll spend the whole summer living in a tent(帐篷) and breathing the clean mountain air. I'm going to sleep under the stars. It will be nice, and I'll be able to do something good at the same time!
Jason Moore 18
This summer, I'm going to volunteer with Special House Program.They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They'll teach me what to do, so I'll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.
Trish Anderson, 16
I'm going to teach kids who have trouble in reading. I'll work for a program called Reading For Life. Every day, I'm going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher, and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Young people in the USA volunteer to help others .
| A．on school holidays | B．on weekdays |
| C．every morning | D．every afternoon |
From this passage, we know that Alice will volunteer in summer.
| A．to sleep under the stars |
| B．to breathe the clean mountain air |
| C．to live in a tent |
| D．to help build new hiking paths in the mountain |
From the passage we know Jason Moore .
| A．likes reading | B．is 18 years old now |
| C．isn't very rich | D．is good at sports |
wants to work as a teacher in the program called Reading For Life.
| A．Alice Hamiton | B．Jason Moore |
| C．Trish Anderson | D．Nobody |
Which of the following is the most possible title of this passage?
| A．Reading for Life | B．A Special House Program |
| C．The Forest Center | D．Young American Volunteers |
When you are reading something in English, you may often come across a new word .What’s the best way to know it?
You need an English-Chinese dictionary (字典).It will tell you a lot about the word, for example (例如) , how to read this word ,what it means in Chinese and how to use this word. But there are so many English words in the dictionary and how can you know where the word is? There is a way to look for it.
In the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with the letter A, then B,C,D,E…That means, if there are two words , “desk” and “hour”, “desk” will be before “hour”; “story” “before” “Sunday”, “tomato” before “tomorrow” etc. The English-Chinese dictionary will be your good friend. I hope you will often use it in your English learning. When you don’t know a new word, the best way according to the passage is _________.
| A．to ask your teacher | B．to guess |
| C．to ask your friends | D．to use a dictionary |
What does “come across” mean (意思) in Chinese in the passage?
| A．遇到 | B．撞倒 | C．越过 | D．过来 |
Here are four words, “face”, “autumn”, “film” and “April”.
Their right order (次序) in the English-Chinese dictionary is _________.
| A．April, autumn, face, film |
| B．film, face, April, autumn |
| C．face, film, April, autumn |
| D．April, face, film, autumn |
This passage is about _______.
| A．how to use the right words in your English writing |
| B．how to read the new words in the English story |
| C．how to use an English-Chinese dictionary |
| D．how to choose a right English-Chinese dictionary |
For us boys and girls, books are not all. We can find time to play at home or at school. Playing is about having fun. But how do we play? It doesn’t mean (意味着) watching TV or playing computer games.
In the morning, we can run with our parents to be healthy. We can play sports with friends after school. We can also do what we like after class. For example, we can draw and we can play chess with others. It is also fun to help others.
Playing can make children happy and they can’t be bored. It can also help students get on well with others and it is good for them.
Play well and then you can learn well.According to the passage, what can children do in the morning?
| A．Watch TV. | B．Play computer games. |
| C．Run with parents. | D．Learn Maths. |
When children are playing, they are __________.
| A．sad | B．happy | C．hungry | D．bored |
Which one is TRUE（正确的）according to the passage?
| A．Playing means watching TV. |
| B．Playing means playing computer games. |
| C．Children can’t play at school. |
| D．Playing is good for children. |
The underlined (划线的) word “It” means “___________”.
| A．Playing | B．Reading |
| C．Studying | D．Helping |
How do most students spend their free time? Do they have time to do the things they like? Let’s see what some students do during their free time.
Ben is eleven. He has a sister, Kate. Both of them like going to the cinema. Every Sunday morning, they go to the town by train and then they go to the cinema because they live in the country and there is no cinema there.
They get to the town at noon. They usually have a big lunch in their favourite restaurant first, and then they buy some food in the supermarket before they go to their favourite cinema called Star Cinema. They like it because the seats there are comfortable and the films in the cinema are always the newest. They always have a good time on Sundays. But when the weather is bad or they are busy with their homework, they can’t go.Ben and Kate always spend their Sundays ________.
| A．watching TV | B．going shopping |
| C．doing homework | D．seeing films |
They go to see a film ________.
| A．by train | B．by bus |
| C．on foot | D．at home |
They go to the town to see a film because ________.
| A．they like the cinema there |
| B．there is no cinema in the country |
| C．they don’t know other cinemas |
| D．they want to go shopping in the town |
When they are in the town, they ________ first.
| A．go to the cinema | B．buy food |
| C．have lunch | D．play in the street |