Famous Museums
| Name |
The Palace Museum |
British Museum |
New York Museum |
| Country |
China |
The UK |
The USA |
| Address |
Chang’an Street |
New Oxford Street, London |
Chestnut Street, New York |
| Feature |
The largest ancient palace buildings with many kinds of collections in China |
One of the largest museums with collections of any time and any area in the world |
America’s largest museum on American history |
| Ticket |
￥60 ( Spring＆ Summer) ￥40 (Autumn ＆Winter) |
Free |
Monday free |
As one of the largest museums in the world, British museum is in _______ .
| A．Beijing | B．London |
| C．New York | D．The USA |
New York Museum is America’s largest museum on American__________.
| A．area | B．history |
| C．collections | D．buildings |
The Palace Museum which is in the center of Beijing, is also called “Forbidden City(紫禁城)” in China. It lies in __________.
| A．Chang’an Street | B．New Oxford Street |
| C．Beiling | D．Chestnut Street |
According to the form, if you want to see ancient Chinese collections, you can visit ____ at most.
| A．one museum | B．two museums |
| C．three museums | D．fore museums |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the information above?
| A．Each ticket for the Palace Museum costs the same in the whole year. |
| B．You don’t have to pay for tickets if you visit New York Museum on Monday. |
| C．British Museum lies in Chestnut street, London. |
| D．New York Museum is the largest in the world. |
Tom's weekend
Are you often free on weekends? Tom had a busy weekend last week. (A) On Saturday morning, he went to visit his grandmother with his parents.
His grandmother lives in a beautiful village (村庄). Tom went to the mountains with his cousin. After dinner, he went shopping at Huangcheng Supermarket. In the evening, he saw an interesting comedy.Xiao Shenyang is in the comedy. On Sunday morning, Tom wanted to play soccer, but (B) it was rained very hard, so he had to stay at home. He wanted to play the guitar, but he couldn't find his guitar. So he did some reading and watched TV. In the afternoon,
(C) 他帮助妈妈做家务，然后和爸爸下棋。In the evening, he studied for the coming math test, (D) then it was time to go to bed. 对划线部分(A)处的黑体部分提问。
On Saturday morning, ________ _______ he _______ with his parents? 划线部分(B)处有错误，请改成正确的句子。
将(C)处译成英语。
将(D)处译成汉语。
What did Tom do on Sunday morning?
Teenagers can’t afford to buy expensive gifts. So what do you do if you want to givegifts to the important people in your life? In fact, you don’t have to spend much money onholiday gifts. There are many cheap ways to do that.
Here are some make-it-yourself gifts ideas to try:
To your mom and dad:
You can clean the room, sing a song or write a letter to your mom and dad. Youcould also draw a picture if you like that.
To your teachers:
Sometimes students put their pocket money together and buy a teacher a holidaygift. Some kids would like to give their own gifts. You can send a nice card with the wordsof thanks inside. You might even write down the favorite things you’ve learned in theteacher’s class this year. It will make the teacher feel happy.
To the kids who need a friend:
The holidays are a good time to think about people who are lonely. Maybe there issomeone in your class who doesn’t seem to have any friends. Try to do something for thisperson. It could be giving a Christmas card or just chatting with him or her. It’s a smallthing, but it could mean a lot to him or her. According to the passage, teenagers don’t have to ______ their parents as a gift.
| A．sing a song to | B．draw a picture for |
| C．write a letter to | D．buy an expensive gift for |
If you want to send your teacher a card, what will you write in it?
| A．Ways to improve your grades. |
| B．The names of the students you don’t like. |
| C．Something you’ve learned in the teacher’s class. |
| D．The importance of making nice gifts by yourself. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．You should spend much money buying gifts for your teacher. |
| B．Chatting with a classmate who has few friends is also a good holiday gift. |
| C．A small gift during holidays may mean a lot to someone who feels lonely. |
| D．Sometimes students put their pocket money together to buy a teacher a gift. |
You might see this passage in a(n) ______ .
| A．notice | B．science book |
| C．school newspaper | D．advertisement |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．Making Friends by Giving Gifts |
| B．Making Holiday Gifts by Yourself |
| C．How to Save Money During Holiday |
| D．How to Choose Gifts for Different People |
Do you like playing soccer? If you do, you may want to join the school soccer team. Read on and see how to join the school soccer team.
The first step is to know the information about the team. You can find more information by asking these questions. How many students are there in the soccer team? How many new players do they need? How often do they play soccer?
The second step is to practice. Practice soccer with your friends or your family. Only good players can join the school soccer team. So you need to practice your skill.
The third step is to study hard. If you always get bad grades in the exam, your teachers and parents won’t let you join the soccer team.
The last step is to relax. Don’t be too nervous. You can take a deep breath and keep smiling. Believe in yourself and you can be the best player.Which is not the suitable question according to the second paragraph?
| A．How often do they play soccer? |
| B．Can I join the school team? |
| C．How many students are there in the soccer team? |
| D．How many new players do they need? |
Which step is about studying hard?
| A．The first step. | B．The second step. |
| C．The third step. | D．The last step. |
If you always get bad grades in the exam, won’t let you join the soccer team.
| A．your teachers and parents |
| B．your classmates and friends |
| C．your parents and friends |
| D．your teachers and classmates |
What does the underlined word “skill” mean in Chinese?
| A．锻炼 | B．技能 | C．实践 | D．方法 |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．It’s about how to join the school soccer team. |
| B．It’s about how to be a good soccer player. |
| C．It’s about how to get good grades in the exam. |
| D．It’s about how to make more friends at school |
信息归纳
We live in different places. For example, some people live in the mountains; some people live on plains; some people live near water.
Mary lives near the sea. The sea is blue. She likes to play on the beach with her friends.
Tom lives by a lake. The lake is very big. The water is clear. He often goes boating with his family on fine days. Sometimes he goes fishing with his father on Sundays.
Jack lives in the mountains. The mountains are very high. In the summer, it’s very cool there. In the winter, the mountains are all white. Jack likes to play in the snow with his sister.
Jim lives on a plain (平原). He likes flying kites when the weather is fine.
Tony lives in the desert (沙漠). It is very hot and dry. It doesn’t get much rain. Tony likes to ride his camel all around.
David lives in a forest. The forest has many trees. It rains a lot there. David likes to climb the trees and play in his tree house.
根据短文内容，完成表格。
| Name |
Place to live |
Things to do |
| Mary |
play on the beach with her friends |
|
| Tom |
by a lake |
|
| Jack |
in the mountains |
like to play in the snow with his sister |
| Jim |
on a plain |
|
| Tony |
in the desert |
|
| David |
like to climb the trees and play in the tree house |
Tigers are strong and dangerous animals. But now they are in danger.
In the past, there were eight kinds of tigers in the world. But during the 20th century, only five were left. The number of Siberian tigers (东北虎) was about 300, but now it is less than 22. They’re in danger of dying out.（灭绝） If the government does nothing, we won’t be able to see them in ten to twenty years.
In order to stop people from hunting and killing wild tigers, and in order to make wild tigers more, the World Wildlife Fund (世界自然基金会) has started a program (项目) recently (最近). China and twelve other countries joined it.
However, it’s not enough. Remember that nature is a food chain (链). If we hurt and kill too many wild deer and pigs, wild tigers will die out because of hunger (饥饿). So the most important thing is to save the animals that tigers eat. In order to protect the wild tigers, we need call on (号召) more people to stop eating, hunting and killing wild animals.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 During the 20th century, _______ kinds of wild tigers died out.
| A．3 | B．5 | C．8 | D．20 |
The number of the wild Siberian tigers reduced (减少) about _______.
| A．5% | B．22 | C．93% | D．30% |
Wild tigers will be in danger of dying out without _______.
| A．pigs | B．deer | C．people | D．A and B |
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
| A．There are less than 22 wild Siberian tigers now. |
| B．There are twelve countries in the World Wildlife Fund. |
| C．Wild tigers mainly feed on pigs and deer. |
| D．It’s our duty to protect the wild tigers. |
The passage mainly tells us _______.
| A．why and how do we protect the wild tigers |
| B．the government does everything they could to protect the wild tigers |
| C．the wild tigers will die out in ten to twenty years |
| D．the most important thing is to save the animals that tigers eat |