| The 2014 FIFA World Cup, the twentieth World Cup football match, will be held in Brazil from June 12th, 2014 to July 13th, 2014. Thirty-two teams from different countries will bring us sixty-four wonderful games during the World Cup. This is the second time the World Cup is held in this country and the fifth in South America. Thousands of football fans are looking forward to watching the games. |
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| A Bite of China(舌尖上的中国), a mouth-watering documentary TV program featuring delicious Chinese food, has interested a large number of people. The program has become very popular since it was shown on TV. The documentary provides not only Chinese delicious food but also the relations between people and food. “We made this documentary with our respect and love for food. I hope it will help people learn more about Chinese food as well as Chinese culture.” said the director Mr. Chen. |
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| Lu Jialei, a school girl from Hangzhou, China, won the championship of the first Chinese Character Dictation Contest, which made her become famous overnight. Lu is a hard-working girl and always comes top at school. “I like reading and I’m crazy about learning Chinese characters. I enjoy the contest and hope more and more people become interested in learning Chinese characters.” said Lu Jialei after winning the contest. |
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How long will the 2014 FIFA World Cup last?
| A．About a week. | B．About two weeks. |
| C．About a month. | D．About two months. |
What kind of TV program is A Bite of China?
| A．A comedy. | B．A documentary. |
| C．A thriller. | D．An action movie. |
Which is NOT true according to the articles?
| A．Lu Jialei always gets good grades at school. |
| B．The World Cup has been held in South America twice. |
| C．Many people like watching the TV program A Bite of China. |
| D．Lu Jialei hopes more people can take much interest in Chinese characters. |
Where may the articles probably come from?
| A．A story book. | B．A science report. |
| C．A sports magazine. | D．The Internet.。 |
Every day there is less and less space on Earth for rubbish． Yet every day we make more and more rubbish． What can we do？ We can recycle some of our rubbish． Recycling means that the rubbish will be made into something that can be used again．
Recycling helps Earth． And it saves space in rubbish dumps． Half of everything that we put into landfills could be recycled instead． In fact， most things made of paper， metal， glass and plastic can be recycled．
Paper can be broken into small pieces and made into new paper． Steel and aluminum cans（金属雄）can be melted down（熔化）and made into new cans． The same is true of glass bottles． This can be done aver and over again． Recycling doesn't take as much energy as making these things the first time． So we can use less of Earth's fuel resources．
Plastic can be melted down， too． Then it can be formed into park benches， playgrounds and so on． Some people call plastic the "wood" of the future． Things made of plastic will last about 400 years﹣even if they stay outside in the weather． No wood can do that!
（1）The underlined word "landfills" in Paragraph 2 probably means ．
A． bench factories
B． places for rubbish
C． green mountains
D． recycling centres
（2）According to the passage， what happens last to the can？
A． The can is put into a recycling bin．
B． The can is melted down and reused．
C． A steel can gets filled with corn．
D． A person uses the corn in the can．
（3）What is the main idea of the passage？
A． Cans should be melted down．
B． Old newspapers can be reused．
C． We can build benches that last 400 years．
D． We should recycle everything that we can．
People all over the world eat eggs． Most of the eggs we eat come from hens． Eggs are easy to cook． They can be cooked in lots of ways such as fried or hard﹣boiled． Eggs can be used with other things to make cakes and ice﹣cream．
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The fresh test Put your egg in a pan of water and use the guide below to find out how old your egg is． |
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What happens to the egg Age of the egg |
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Sinks（下沉）to the bottom of the pan and stays there 3﹣6 days old Sinks， but floats at an angle（角度）Just over 1 week old Sinks， and then stands on end About 2 weeks old Floats on top or just under the surface Over 2 weeks old Eggs last a long time． You can keep them for about four weeks in your fridge． |
（1）According to Paragraph 1， cakes and ice﹣cream are mentioned to describe ．
A． the birth of chickens
B． the difference between them
C． the use of eggs
D． the way of keeping them
（2）What makes a yolk dark orange？
A． The hen's food．
B． The colour of the shell．
C． The age of the egg．
D． The vitamins in the egg．
（3）What does the table above show？
A． How heavy an egg can be．
B． How long to cook an egg in a pan．
C． How to make an egg sink．
D． How to check the age of an egg．
School holiday activities at the library
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Cartooning with Eva Leung Tuesday 7 June， 9﹣11 a．m． ﹩3.00 to． cover the cost of art paper and pencils 5 to 8﹣year﹣olds |
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Cartooning with Eva Leung Wednesday 8 June， 9﹣11 a．m． ﹩3.00 to cover the cost of art paper and pencils 9 to 10﹣year﹣olds |
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Eva Leung is famous for her cartoons published regularly in KIDStime magazine |
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Kite﹣making Wednesday 8 June， 2﹣4 p．m． ﹩3.00 to cover the cost of paper， string and other materials 5 to 10﹣year﹣olds |
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Kite﹣making Thursday 9 June， 2﹣4 p．m． ﹩3.00 to cover the cost of paper， string and other materials 5 to 10﹣year﹣olds |
（1）Who is this poster for？
A． Cartoonists．
B． Librarians．
C． Writers．
D． Children．
（2）On which day are there two different activities？
A． Monday．
B． Tuesday．
C． Wednesday．
D． Thursday．
（3）Why are there two cartooning classes on the program？
A． Because the classes are for different age groups．
B． Because more time is needed to learn cartooning
C． Because there is a strict limit on numbers for each class．
D． Because some children might want to do both the classes．
Joining a short﹣term research program in China has not only allowed Pakistani agricultural scientist Sayyar Khan to push forward with his academic studies， but also given him a chance to see a country he had heard so much about．
Khan is now doing a one﹣year research program at the Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences． The program is sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology， and many young talented scientists who come from collaborating countries， such as Pakistan， are given opportunities to work in China．
Although this is his first visit to China， Khan says he is well﹣informed of the long friendship between China and Pakistan． He is impressed most by the cooperation（合作）in education between China and Pakistan， especially since the start﹣up of the Belt and Road Initiative （"一带一路"建设）in2013．
"Many students from my university and my city have visited China and completed their higher education here． "he says， adding that he has met with many of them．
"I hear news about China on television and read about it in print media， so I know of the rapid development of China in recent decades．"
Khan says the Belt and Road Initiative will have a very positive effect on the world．
"I hope that I can stay in China to participate in such cooperation projects．"he says．Khan says life in Beijing is much easier than he'd expected， thanks to the convenient（便利的） public transportation and restaurants offering food for Muslims （穆斯林）． This encouraged him to bring his family to live with him a couple of months ago．
He says that language is the only challenge for them so far． However， he finds no problem talking with his Chinese colleagues， many of whom speak good English． He also enjoys the relaxing working environment and has a very good relationship with his co﹣workers．
（1）What is Sayyar Khan？
（2）What impresses Khan most？
（3）How does Khan know of the rapid development of China according to what he says？ _
（4）Why does Khan say life in Beijing is much easier than he'd expected？
（5）What do you plan to do for the Belt and Road Initiative？（请自拟一句话作答）
We never forget when Perronet came to us． It was on a spring afternoon．We never knew who drowned Perronet， but David pulled him out of the water and saved his life． People sometimes asked us what kind of dog he was， but we never knew， except that he was the nicest possible kind． Mother said we could not afford him because of the tax （税）and his keep． The tax was five shillings （先令）， but it was nearly a year before the time when it must be paid．At last， we decided that all three of us would give up sugar toward saving the cost of his keep． It was the hardest for David because he was fond of sweet things， but then， he was fond of Perronet． So we all gave up sugar， and Perronet was allowed to remain．
We were very happy that summer． The boys were especially happy． The only thing that vexed me was Perronet's tax money， for months and months went on and we didn't save it． One day， I found David alone with Perronet in his arms． He was crying， and feeding Perronet with cake． I can't bear to see boys cry． I begged of David to stop， and told him I should certainly think of something．
One day． we were all in school． The schoolmaster told us that there was to be a flower show for the school children this year， and that an old gentleman would give prizes to the best arranged wild flowers． There was to be a first prize of five shillings， and a second prize of a half crown， for the best collection of wild flowers， with their names upon them． I squeezed （挤）David's arm， and whispered， "Five shillings!"
I thought I could never get my lessons that day， for all day I was thinking about Perronet's tax money． At night， I said to them， "Look here! I'll make a collection of flowers． You two can make a collection of mosses （苔藓）． There are ten kinds of mosses by the river， and we have names of our own for them． "The boys agreed． Richard made me a box． We put wet sand at the bottom， then feather moss， and into that I stuck the flowers． I got all the flowers and all the grasses ready and printed the names on pieces of cardboard， to stick in with them． I did not like it when it was done，but Richard praised it and that cheered me．I thought their mosses were beautiful．
The day of the flower show was very hot． When we reached the tent， it was filled with grown﹣up people． It was very hard work getting about and trying to see the stands with flowers．We kept seeing tickets with "First Prize"and" Second Prize"． It made me feel sick with heat and anxiety， to think of them． We had walked slowly all round the tent． We had seen all the cucumbers， onions， lettuce， grapes， long potatoes， round potatoes， and everything else． At last we saw my collection! It had a big label on it， marked "First Prize"， and next to it came the boys' moss， marked " Second Prize"． We cried " Perronet is paid for!"
（1）The meaning of the underlined word"vexed " is close to" "．
A．surprised
B．worried
C．pleased
D．attracted
（2）Which of the following is the correct order according to the story？
a． The three children decided to give up sugar．
b． The boys won the second prize in the flower show．
c． The writer made a collection of wild flowers．
d． The headmaster told the children about the show．
e． Mother allowed the children to keep Perronet．
A． a﹣d﹣c﹣b﹣e
B． a﹣e﹣d﹣c﹣b
C． e﹣a﹣d﹣c﹣b
D． e﹣a﹣d﹣b﹣c
（3）The last paragraph tells us that ．
A． the writer was sure she would win the prize in the show
B． other children's collections were made of vegetables
C． many school children won prizes in the flower show
D． the children walked slowly to enjoy the collections
（4）From the passage， we know that ．
A． the children had to save some money if they wanted to keep Perronet
B． the old gentleman wanted to help the children save money for Perronet
C． the children saved money by giving up sugar to pay the tax money
D． David was once seen crying because he couldn't eat cake any longer
