Have you ever heard of Weifang, Shangdong Province? What is it known for? There is an international kite festival every April in Weifang that is a modern city with many traditions. People from all over the world compete in the kite flying. There are also competitions for the best kites. The kites in the competition are all made by hand.
Most people have flown a kite. It makes people happy. It’s easy to make it. It’s made of bamboo and paper. But not so many people know that kites were first made in China thousands of years ago. The ancient Chinese made and flew kites even before they could write.
A long time ago, the Chinese made kites to use in wars. They would fly these war kites in the dark. The kites were fixed and they made strange sounds in wind. Men who were at war against them would hear these sounds and run away. They thought those strange sounds were made by gods in the sky.
The ancient Chinese also flew kites to bring good luck and to make their crops grow rich and tall. Sometimes they tied long strings and hooks(钩子) to their kites. Then they would fly the kites over water, letting the hooks hang down to catch fish.
The Chinese use sticks, string and paper for their kites. Some of these kites look like animals or trees and others look like houses.Chinese made and flew kites ___________.
| A．two thousand years ago | B．before they could write |
| C．after they write | D．three thousand years ago |
The main idea of the first paragraph is “____________”.
| A．the city Weifang | B．the international kite festival |
| C．how to make a kite | D．how to fly a kite |
In ancient China kites could be used for __________.
| A．helping people fly | B．playing games |
| C．watering crops | D．catching fish |
The ancient Chinese used kites in wars because the kites __________.
| A．could bring good luck |
| B．looked like animals. |
| C．could make strange sounds and help them in a war. |
| D．could brought light in the dark for them. |
_________ are used for making kites by the Chinese.
| A．Paper and plastic | B．String and paper |
| C．Sticks, string and paper | D．String and hooks |
Boys and girls ,let’s begin our English class now .This time I want to talk about my family .Then I want you to say something about your families .
There are seven people in my family .They are my parents ,my two sisters ,my brother ,his wife (妻子) and I .In England ,a family like this is a big one .My father has a factory .It isn’t very big .It makes all kinds of boats .My brother is a doctor .He works in a hospital (医院).His wife works in a hospital ,too . One of my sisters is a student. She studies hard and well .The other likes singing very much and can sing very well .So she wants to be a singer (歌手).I’m now in China teaching English and learning Chinese. My mother stays at home .Can you guess (猜测)what she does at home ?Yes, does housework .she is a housewife . Where do I come from ?
| A．China | B．America |
| C．England | D．Canada |
Where am I now ?
| A．In China | B．In America |
| C．In England | D．In Canada |
Who works in a school in my family ?
| A．One of my sisters | B．I |
| C．My father | D．My brother |
My brother and his wife work _________
| A．as teachers | B．as nurses |
| C．as doctors | D．in a hospital |
In Chinese “housewife” means __________
| A．干家务活的人 | B．在家的妻子 |
| C．家庭主妇 | D．保姆 |
Different people have different skin(皮肤) colours. Some have black skin, some have yellow skin, and some have white skin. There was a woman in Alaska. Her skin was orange in colour. It was almost the colour of orange juice.
How did this woman become orange? She ate lots of tomatoes, carrots and pumpkins.
She ate too many orange things. That's why she turned orange.
The woman didn't want to be orange. She went to the doctor. The doctor said,“Stop eating orange things. Eat some green things.” The woman did so, and she wasn't orange any more.The woman in this story had .
| A．orange eyes and hair | B．orange skin |
| C．only orange | D．yellow skin |
The woman was orange because .
| A．she ate oranges only |
| B．she ate too many orange things |
| C．she had too much orange juice |
| D．she liked that colour skin |
This story is mainly(主要地) about .
| A．a woman in Alaska |
| B．tomatoes,carrots and pumpkin |
| C．a doctor |
| D．different people with the same colour skin |
The woman went to see the doctor because .
| A．she didn't like her skin |
| B．she needed some green things |
| C．she didn't feel well |
| D．she didn't like her colour |
The doctor told her .
| A．to eat orange things | B．to drink orange juice |
| C．not to buy any orange vegetable | D．to have some green food |
A small man goes to the cinema. He buys a ticket and goes in. But after two or three minutes he comes out. He buys a second ticket and goes in again. After a few minutes he comes out again and buys a third ticket. Two or three minutes after that, he comes out a third time and asks for another ticket. But the girl says to him, “Why are you buying all these? Are you meeting friends in the cinema all the time?”
“No, I’m not doing that.” the small man says, “But a big woman always stops me at the door and tears( 撕掉 ) my tickets up.”The small man goes to the cinema to .
| A．see a film | B．watch TV |
| C．meet his friends | D．have a rest |
The small man a ticket.
A. takesB. buys
C. brings D tearsAfter a few minutes the small man again and buys a third ticket.
A. gets B. tears up.
C. comes outD goes in “No, I’m not doing that.” Means(意思是) .
A. He isn’t seeing a film
B. He isn’t meeting his friend
C. He wants to buy the tickets for the big woman
D the big woman doesn’t let him in From the story we can guess( 猜 ).
| A．the small man is the first time to go to a cinema. |
| B．the big woman at the door doesn’t like him. |
| C．the small man is afraid of the big woman. |
| D．the small man doesn’t want the big woman to tear his ticket up. |
Running
Running is good for people with too much fat because it can help them become slim(苗条). It also makes people strong. But it may be bad for joints (关节). If we don’t feel comfortable in our joints, we should stop for another activity.
Walking
Walking makes our bodies relaxed (放松的). It can also help people to be slim.
Swimming
Swimming is a great way to make different places of your body strong. But it is not a good way to keep slim. The water in a swimming pool is cooler than our body. The body protects itself from the cold by keeping fat.
Cycling
Riding a bike will help us be slim and make our legs strong, too. But be careful! If you live in the city, you should ride on the bike road and be away from the busy traffic to keep safe.If you’re not well in the joints(关节) while running, you should.
| A．run faster | B．keep running |
| C．stop running | D．drink water |
Cycling can help .
| A．make your legs strong | B．know the way well |
| C．keep fat | D．walk fast |
While cycling in cities, you should be away from the traffic to .
| A．keep quiet | B．keep safe |
| C．ride faster | D．enjoy fresh air |
You can be slim if you play these sports except (除了).
| A．running | B．walking |
| C．swimming | D．cycling |
What does the passage tell us about?
| A．Four outdoor activities. | B．Four ways of travelling. |
| C．Why we need sports. | D．Four good things of sports. |
I have two pets. They are Fly, a dog, and Huahua, a cat.
Fly is brown and grey. He is naughty(淘气的). He sometimes steals(偷) food in the kitchen. Once, when there was nobody at home, Fly pulled (拉) a piece of meat off the table. But he was not careful enough. The plate also fell to the floor. When I got home, I saw the broken plate all over the floor, so I became very angry. Fly was so afraid that he went back to his bed at once.
Huahua is a white and yellow cat. She is not beautiful but she is very lovely. Every night at weekends, Huahua sleeps on my bed. When she sleeps, she always snores. It is very funny.
Huahua is also naughty. Whenever she does something bad and my grandma tries to catch her, she runs away quickly and hides quietly under the bed.
Fly and Huahua love to play games with me and I like them very much.
What colour is Huahua?
| A．White and brown. | B．Brown and grey. |
| C．White and grey. | D．White and yellow. |
What did Fly do when he pulled a piece of meat?
| A．He pulled a plate to the floor. |
| B．He ate a fish. |
| C．He pulled a piece of steak to my bed. |
| D．He ate a big piece of meat. |
How many pets does the writer have?
| A．One. | B．Two. |
| C．Three. | D．Four. |
What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “snore”?
| A．呼吸 | B．跳跃 |
| C．打鼾 | D．摇头 |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Huahua is a cat. |
| B．Fly sleeps on the writer’s bed every night. |
| C．Fly and Huahua love to play games with the writer. |
| D．Huahua is very naughty. |