“Did you go skating a lot last year?” I asked. Jen shook her head and looked at me. Finally she said, “On Thanksgiving, Mom and I always went to visit some friends who lived on a farm. I especially loved seeing their big turkeys.”
Until then, I didn’t think about how Jen felt. She had a new stepfather (继父) and stepbrother, and had a new town and home, too. Jen and her mom used to live near a lake where Dad and I went every summer, and she had to move up north with us. She had more changes than me.
Jen seemed sad, so I was busy thinking of some ways to cheer her up on Thanksgiving. I told her my plan and she was excited. First we made a huge snowball, and then a small snowball. Then we built a wall behind the big snowball as a tail. Jen mixed some food coloring with water, saying, “We can spray (喷) colors on the tail.” Our snow turkey had a red, blue, green, and yellow tail. We were so busy that we didn’t notice our parents come outside. Dad found a hat for the snow turkey, and Mom wrapped her scarf around its neck.
“Thanks for cheering Jen up,” Mom said. “You’re a good brother, and you always come up with great ideas.’’ A happy feeling spread through me. I began to understand how much she cared about everyone in our new family.What did Jen do on Thanksgiving in the past?
| A．She went skating with her friends. |
| B．She went to the farm with her mother. |
| C．She stayed at home with her mother. |
| D．She made snow turkeys with her mother. |
What can we learn from the second paragraph?
| A．Jen lived near a lake in the past. |
| B．The writer was Jen’s stepfather. |
| C．Jen moved up north for studying. |
| D．The writer just moved out of his old house. |
What can we infer (推断) from the underlined sentence?
| A．Jen’s stepmother was not friendly to the writer. |
| B．Jen didn’t feel happy after moving here. |
| C．Jen’s mother did a lot to make Jen happy. |
| D．The writer felt happy because his stepmother liked him. |
The Spring Festival
The Spring Festival，Chinese New Year，is the most important festival for all of us. All family members get together on New Year's Eve to have a big meal. At the same time，everyone celebrate with each other. At about 12 o'clock，some parents and children light crackers. The whole sky is lighted brightly. We may watch the fireworks excitedly. How busy it is！
On the first early morning of one year，many senior citizen get up early and they stick the reversed(倒着的) Fu or hang some couplets on the front door. Some house's windows are stuck on red paper cuttings.
The Chinese New Year lasts fifteen days. So during the fifteen days， we always visit our relatives from door to door. At that time children are the happiest because they can get many red packets from their parents，grandparents，uncles， aunts and so on. The last day of the Chinese New Year is another festival. It names the Lantern Festival.
So the Chinese New Year comes to the end.翻译句子：The Spring Festival，Chinese New Year，is the most important festival for all of us.
根据短文内容回答问题： What do people do on New Year's Eve?
根据短文内容回答问题：What’s the Chinese meaning of “couplets”？
找出同义句：People stick red paper cuttings on some house’s windows.
What’s the last day of Chinese New Year?（）
| A．Dragon Boat Festival | B．Mid-Autumn Festival |
| C．Lantern Festival | D．Mothers’ Day |
Writer: Amy Gillett
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INTRODUCTION (介绍)……………………………9
Lesson 1: Bob’s Day at Work………………………11
Lesson 2: Bob Returns Home with Bad News………17
Lesson 3: Ted’s Day at School……………………23
Lesson 4: Nicole’s Day at School…………………27
Lesson 5: Ted Goes Out for the Evening……………33
REVIEW: Lessons 1-5 ……………………………37
根据短文内容选择答案：The book was written by _________.
| A．Amy Gillett | B．Bob Gillett |
| C．Ted | D．Nicole |
If Tom wants to buy this book from Amazon.com, he has to pay ________.
| A．$3.99 | B．$24.95 | C．$20.96 | D．$28.94 |
If you want to know about Ted’s day at school, you should turn to Page ______.
| A．11 | B．17 | C．23 | D．33 |
If you want to know about Bob’s day at work, you should read __________.
| A．Lesson 1 | B．Lesson 2 | C．Lesson 3 | D．Lesson 4 |
You can probably read this passage ______.
| A．in a textbook | B．on the Internet |
| C．in a storybook | D．in a report |
I often hear some students say English is difficult, and it gives them a headache. But English is very easy for me. I’m good at it. I’m very glad to tell you something about how I study English.
First, I think an interest in English is very important. When I learned English first, it was fresh for me. I was interested in it, so I worked hard at it. Soon we had an English exam and I got a very good mark. How happy I was! After that, I learned English harder and harder. Our English teacher often teaches us English songs, and the songs sound nice. I often think how interesting English is!
Second, I think English is a foreign language. I should learn it well in the following ways: Listen to the teacher carefully, speak bravely, read aloud and have a good vocabulary. Then practice again and again, never be tired. And I also have a good habit: Asking whenever I have a question. I must make it clear by asking our English teacher. How happy I am when I understand!
Besides this, I often read English stories, jokes and easy novels. They help me understand a lot of things. So to do more reading is an important way to learn English well. And I also write English diaries. English has become a close friend of mine.
根据短文内容选择答案： Why do some students often “have a headache”？
| A．Because they are easy to catch a cold. |
| B．Because it’s often very cold |
| C．Because they think English is easy. |
| D．Because they don’t think English is easy. |
The writer tells us that we should be ________ in English if we want to learn it well.
| A．kind | B．interested | C．angry | D．strict |
The sentence “I got a very good mark” means ________.
| A．I got a good way | B．I had a good idea |
| C．I did badly in the exam | D．I did well in the exam |
The writer thinks English is interesting because ________.
| A．English is full of stories |
| B．English is full of jokes |
| C．his teacher often teaches them nice English songs |
| D．of nothing |
Which of the following is not the way the writer studies by?
| A．Speaking bravely. | B．Writing to foreign friends. |
| C．Reading aloud. | D．Writing English diaries. |
This morning, a boy of twelve saw a small fire at one end of a ship. Tom left home very early, against the wishes of his father, to see the ships at the port. It was a good thing that he did, because there was nobody else around, and the small fire grew dangerously big very soon.
Tom stood near the ship and shouted at the top of his voice. He woke up the port workers living nearby.
The ship was one of the six big ships in port at the time and they were all carrying oil（石油）and paper.
The fire burned hundblacks of boxes of paper, so it spread very quickly. The end of the ship was black with smoke, but thanks to Tom, the fire didn't reach the oil.
Tom was also lucky, because his father was pleased rather than angry with him.
阅读短文，判断正误，正确的选A，错误的选B：When Tom saw the fire, he was at the port
It was a small fire but it grew big very slowly.
The ship was carrying paper and wood .
As soon as the boy saw the fire, he shouted to wake up the workers nearby.
In this story the underlined word "against" means“违背”in Chinese.
On a hot summer day in South Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out of the back door, leaving behind shoes and shirt as he went.
He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, a crocodile was swimming toward him. His mother in the house was looking out of the window and saw the two. In great fear, she ran toward the water, shouting to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her, the crocodile reached him. From the shore, the mother caught her little boy by the arms just as the crocodile snatched his legs. That began an incredible(难以置信的) tug-of-war between the two. The crocodile was much stronger that the mother, but the mother was much too eager（急切的） to let go. A farmer happened to drive by, heard their screams, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the crocodile.
After several weeks in hospital, the little boy survived（幸存）. His legs were very scarred by the attack(袭击) of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches（抓痕）where his mother's fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.
A newspaper reporter, who interviewed the boy, asked if he would show him his scars (伤疤). The boy lifted his legs. And then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter," But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my Mom wouldn't let go."
Never judge（判断）another person's scars, because you don't know how they were made.What is probably the best title for the passage?
| A．Scars of love |
| B．Women hold up half sky |
| C．A terrible experience |
| D．Don't judge by appearances(外貌) |
Hearing Mother's shouts, the boy _______.
| A．remained in the middle in great fear |
| B．didn't stop swimming forwards |
| C．swam back towards the bank |
| D．was ready to fight the crocodile |
Which of the following statements is true according to the text?
| A．A crocodile attacked him when the boy and his mother were bathing. |
| B．The crocodile snatched the arms of the boy when it reached him. |
| C．It was the farmer who shot the crocodile. |
| D．There is always an interesting story behind every scar. |
By saying "But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too." in Paragraph 4, the boy really wants to show ______.
| A．how deep the scars made by the crocodile were |
| B．What a brave boy he was |
| C．how many scars and scratches he had |
| D．how great and beloved his mother was |