All over the world, people enjoy sports. Sports are good for people’s health. Many people like to watch others play games. They buy tickets or turn on their TV sets or may be online to watch.
Sports change with the seasons. People play different games in different seasons. Sometimes they play inside the room. Sometimes they play outside. We can find sports here and there. Some sports them. Football, for example, is very popular in the world. People from different countries cannot understand each other, but after a game they often become very friendly to each other.Sports are good for ________.
| A．the players | B．people’s health |
| C．the coaches | D．people who like sports |
If you like sports, you can _________.
| A．buy tickets to watch the games |
| B．watch the games on TV |
| C．watch the games on the Internet |
| D．A, B and C |
People play _________in different seasons.
| A．the same game | B．different games |
| C．any games | D．all kinds of games |
_________ is very popular in the world.
| A．Table tennis | B．Baseball |
| C．Football | D．Skating |
From this passage we can see that ________can become very friendly.
| A．people from different countries all |
| B．people from the same country |
| C．people who do the same sports |
| D．after a game, people from different countries |
At a supermarket in County Durham, England, the workers are getting ready for some lessons in sign language (手语). They are excited to meet their teacher — two-year-old Diana Graham. The little girl will teach them how to communicate with deaf(聋的) customers(顾客).
Diana is a wonder child. She began to use sign language to “speak” to her deaf mother before she said her first word. So whenever the phone rings or there’s a knock at the door, her mother can be quickly told by her.
Diana understands the sign language well. Her mother even reads story books to her in sign language. Her grandmother said, “Diana started signing at about five months. She is so clever for her age.”The supermarket officials couldn’t think of a better sign language teacher for their workers. So they asked Diana to give some lessons to the workers. They hoped that her lessons would help the workers communicate better with deaf customers during their shopping.Who will teach the workers to learn sign language?
| A．Diana | B．Diana's mother |
| C．The supermarket offices | D．the worker themselves |
When did Diana begin to use sign language?
| A．At the age of two |
| B．When she was born |
| C．Before she said her first word |
| D．When she was five months |
Diana understands the sign language well because __________.
| A．she is old enough |
| B．she is clever |
| C．her grandmother teaches her |
| D．her mother communicates with her in it |
The officials asked Diana to give some lessons because they thought __________.
| A．she had a big vocabulary |
| B．she started signing at about five months |
| C．she could read the story in sign language |
| D．she could teach the workers to communicate better with deaf customers. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Diana’s mother is deaf. |
| B．The workers in the supermarket want to learn sign language. |
| C．Diana wants to be a teacher at the supermarket to make money. |
| D．Diana knows much about sign language when she is two years old. |
Stress is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men have it, but also women and young people.
The most important reasons of stress are: death, diseases(疾病), exams, making money, getting married(结婚), moving houses, changing jobs, ending friendship and so on.
How do you know whether you have stress? Could you give your answers to the following questions?
StressTest
| Do you |
Yes |
No |
| easily get angry? |
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| often sleep badly? |
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| get headache a lot? |
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| take sleeping pills? |
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| find it difficult to relax? |
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| smoke and drink a lot to keep quiet? |
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| find it difficult to put your heart into something? |
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If you answer “Yes” to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress. So what can you do about it?
Doing relaxing exercises, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways of relieving（减轻）stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier ways—people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men, should X_ more often ,because crying is the natural way of relieving stress.Which of the followings is NOT the reason of stress?
| A．Taking exams. | B．Changing jobs. |
| C．Taking sleeping pills. | D．Making money. |
According to the passage, which of the followings is true?
| A．Women and young people never have stress |
| B．Stress is everywhere in our everyday life. |
| C．People who answer “No” to all of the questions have great stress. |
| D．People who answer “Yes” to more than two of the questions have no stress. |
What’s the easier way to relax your body?
| A．Talking with friends. | B．Listening to light music. |
| C．Doing relaxing exercises. | D．Laughing , smiling and crying. |
“X” in the passage should be the word “ ”。
| A．cry | B．laugh | C．smile | D．smoke |
The main idea of the passage is .
| A．about stress and how to relieve stress. |
| B．that there are many reasons for having stress. |
| C．that laughing and smiling more can help relieve your stress. |
| D．that doing the Stress Test is a good way to help you to live better. |
| Medusa Disco The best dance music in town! Every night 8:00 p.m. ~ 4:00 a.m. $ 10.00 |
Houston Theatre Shakespeare (莎士比亚) ---- Macbeth Houston Theatre and Dance School Thursday ---- Friday 8:00 p.m. Saturday 5:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. Students $ 3.00, and adults(成年人) $ 8.00 |
| Foreign Film Festival This Monday ---- Friday See theatre lists for titles, theatres and times $ 5.00 at all theatres |
“The Band” in Concert Mason Park Stadium Thursday, Friday, 8:30 p.m. Tickets: $ 25~ $ 50 |
| Mamma Mia- The real Italian Restaurant Perfect pasta and pizza Live music 9:00 p.m. ~ 11:00 p.m. Open Tuesday 11:00 a.m.~ 1:00 p.m. |
Football Matches League Stadium Saturday and Sunday Games start at 1:00 p.m. Tickets: $ 2.00 |
What day can you watch sports?
| A．Tuesday and Sunday. | B．Tuesday and Friday. |
| C．Friday and Saturday. | D．Saturday and Sunday. |
What time are “The Band” playing?
| A．5:00 p.m. | B．8:00 p.m. | C．8:30 p.m. | D．11:30 p.m. |
If a student go to see Macbeth with his parents, how much will they pay?
| A．$ 9.00. | B．$ 10.00. | C．$ 19.00. | D．$ 16.00. |
What can you have in Mamma Mia?
| A．League Stadium. | B．Pasta and pizza. | C．Best dance music. | D．Macbeth |
Where can you enjoy music?
| A．Medusa Disco, Mason Park Stadium and Mamma Mia. |
| B．Medusa Disco, Mason Park Stadium and Houston Theatre. |
| C．Mason Park Stadium, Mamma Mia and League Stadium. |
| D．Medusa Disco, Mason Park Stadium and League Stadium. |
Linda and Mary are good friends. Linda is thirteen. She comes from the U.S.A. Mary is twelve. She’s from London(伦敦). They study in the same school, but in different classes. Linda’s father teaches English in a middle school. Her mother drives a car. Mary’s mother works in an office. Her father is a doctor. Linda can speak English, French(法语) and a little Chinese. Linda’s mother likes cooking. She likes eating rice. But Linda’ s father doesn’t. He likes drinking milk and eating bread. Mary’s mother doesn’t like cooking. But she likes doing some shopping. She can make nice skirts and dresses. Mary’s father likes doing housework(家务).
根据短文内容，完成下表。.
| Linda’s father |
Linda’s mother |
Mary’s father |
Mary’s mother |
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| Like |
① |
② |
③ |
doing some shopping |
| Dislike (不喜欢) |
④ |
⑤ |
①_________________________________________________________________________
②_________________________________________________________________________
③_________________________________________________________________________
④_________________________________________________________________________
⑤_________________________________________________________________________
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。Where does Mary come from?
_________________________________________________________________________What does Linda’s father do?
_________________________________________________________________________Where does Mary’s father work?
_________________________________________________________________________What can Linda speak?
Jeff likes fish very much. He buys some fish and takes it home. When(当……时候) his wife(妻子) sees the fish, she says to herself,“Good! Now I ask my friends to have lunch, and we can have the fish.”They like eating fish very much. When Jeff comes home in the evening, he can’t find the fish and his wife says,“Oh, your cat eats it.”And she gives Jeff some bread for supper. Jeff is not very happy. He takes the cat and his wife to the shop nearby(附近). Then he says to his wife,“My cat is one kilo and the fish is one kilo, too. The fish is here. But where is my cat?”What does Jeff like very much?
| A．Dogs. | B．Cats. | C．Fish. | D．Apples. |
Who cooks the fish?
| A．Jeff. | B．Jeff’s wife. | C．Their friends. | D．No one. |
Jeff’s wife tells Jeff ____.
| A．she eats the fish | B．the cat eats the fish |
| C．her friends eat the fish | D．the man in the shop eats the fish |
What does Jeff have for supper?
| A．Some bread. | B．Some chicken and the fish. |
| C．The fish. | D．He doesn’t eat anything. |
Who eats the fish?
| A．Only Jeff’s wife. | B．The cat. |
| C．Jeff and his wife. | D．Jeff’s wife and her friends. |