On a small farm in Mexico, there are no schools. A bus is the school. The driver of the bus is the teacher. It’s a school bus, but it doesn’t take the children to school. It just goes round from place to place, and sometimes it comes to this farm. The bus will stay here for three months. The farmers call it a school on wheels (车轮). Every time when the bus comes, the farmers will come, running to it, shouting and laughing. They warmly welcome the school bus.
When the bus is on the farm, in the morning, the teacher teaches the small children. In the afternoon, the bigger children come to have their lessons because they must work in the morning. At night, the fathers and mothers come to school. They want to learn, too. How the farmers hope that some day they can have a real school on their farm!The driver of the bus is ________.
A.the teacher | B.the student |
C.the farmer | D.the school |
The bus school will ______________.
A.take the children to school |
B.stay here for a long time |
C.take the fathers and mothers to school |
D.go round from place to place |
When the bus school comes, the farmers will ___________.
A.stop working | B.warmly welcome it |
C.be happy | D.both B and C |
The bigger children have their lessons in the afternoon because _________ in the morning.
A.they can’t get up early |
B.the teacher wants to teach the small children first |
C.they have a lot of work to do |
D.they have to do their homework |
Which is true?
A.A school bus is a real school for farmers’ children. |
B.The bus school has no teacher at all. |
C.The bus school has no students. |
D.The children and their parents on the farm all come to the bus school to learn. |
阅读与表达(共5小题,每小题2分)
Wang Xiaojun is 12 years old. He lives in the country in Hubei Province. Today is his birthday. His parents prepare a nice dinner for him, but the boy says, “I won’t have the dinner because after the dinner, today is over, and parents are leaving for Shenzhen tomorrow. I don’t want to let them go.”
It is the first birthday that Wang Xiaojun is spending with his parents stayed in Shenzhen and worked to make money. They haven’t seen their son for three years. Tomorrow they have to leave home to go to Shenzhen.
Wang is not the only stay-at-home child. In the country of China, there are more than 20 million children staying at home without their parents. Stay-at-home children face a lot of problems. Many of them stay with their grandparents. They get less care from parents. They often feel lonely. Some of them don’t study well because their parents can’t help them with their study.
The Chinese government now cares about the children very much and is trying to solve their problems.Is it Wang Xiaojun’s first birthday?
There are many stay-at-home children in the country of China, aren’t there?
Why don’t some of the stay-at-home students study well?
How long haven’t Wang Xiaojun seen his parents?
In China,how many children staying at home without their parents?
图表选择。(共5小题,每小题2分)The telephone message is written by_______.
TELEPHONE MESSAGE FROM: JaneTo: Lucy DATE: April 16 TIME: 5:30 MESSAGE: Please meet at 3:40 pm. Tomorrow. Lily |
A. JaneB. LucyC. Lily“ The Zoo” is _______.
Do you want to hear “The Zoo”? “The Zoo”, a popular rock group from Australia, will Give their first concert this Saturday night. |
A. a US concertB. a musical group C. give their last concertIf you only have thirteen dollars, you can buy ___with all the money.
Clothes |
Price |
a T-shirt |
$ 30 |
a sweater |
$ 10 |
a pair of socks |
$ 7 |
a hat |
$ 6 |
a pair of pants |
$ 12 |
A. a T-shirt and a hat B. a pair of pants and a sweater
C. a pair of socks and a hatYou can visit Ocean Museum _____.
Ocean Museum 9:00--- 17:00 From Thursday to Sunday. Ticket: 50yuan Tel: 5439871 Show you a full picture of sea lives! |
A. on Saturday B. on Wednesday C. on MondayHow many trains are there from Boston to New York in the morning?
(Leave) Boston |
(Arrive) New York |
5:10 AM |
10:00 AM |
7:00 AM |
12:45 AM |
9:10 AM |
2:45 PM |
3:40 PM |
8:15 PM |
A. ThreeB. FourC. Five
判断(共5小题,每小题2分)(T="True," F=False)
Mother’s Day is a holiday for mothers. And on this day, mothers don’t work. It is on the second Sunday in May. It is celebrated in the United States, England, Sweden, India, Mexico and some other countries. Little by little, it becomes widely celebrated. On the day, many people send presents of love to their mothers. Those whose mothers are still living often wear a pink or red rose or carnation(康乃馨). While those whose mothers are dead wear a white one.
The idea of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia. The celebration of the first American Mother’s Day was held in Philadelphia on May 10, 1908. Soon the holiday became popular around the country and the world.Mothers don’t go to work on Mother’s Day.
The first Mother’s Day was celebrated only in the USA.
Mother’s Day is on May the second.
On Mother’s Day many mothers send presents to their children.
Those whose mothers are dead wear a white rose or carnation.
阅读理解(共5小题,每小题2分)
Tom saw an advertisement(广告)in a newspaper for a beautiful bicycle. It cost 55 pounds so he went to the shop and asked to see one of the wonderful bicycles. The owner of the shop was happy to show one to Tom. Tom examined it carefully and then turned to the owner and said, ‘There isn’t a lamp(灯)on this bicycle, but there was one on the bicycle in your advertisement.” “Yes, sir” answered the man, “but the lamp isn’t included(包括)in the price of the bicycle.” “Not included in the price of the bicycle?” Tom said angrily, “But that’s not honest. If the lamp is in the advertisement, it should be included in the price.” “Well, sir” answered the shop owner coldly. “There is also a girl on the bicycle in the advertisement, but we can not give you a girl with the bicycle, either.”In the advertisement, there was a and aon the bicycle.
A. lamp, girl B. newspaper, shop owner C. lamp, manAfter he read the advertisement. Tom decided to .
A.see and buy the lamp B. ask the owner C. see and buy the bikeTomafter he looked at the bike carefully
A. returned the bike to the shop owner
B. didn’t find a lamp on the bicycle
C. showed the bike to the shop ownerTom thought it wasfor the shop owner to sell the bike without a lamp while there was one in the advertisement.
A. wrongB. honestC. necessaryThe text gives us a lesson that .
A. we must read a newspaper carefully
B. bicycle must be examined carefully before they are bought
C. sometimes we can’t completely(完全地)believe an advertisement
Most people make their living with their hands. But Tom makes his living(谋生)with his feet. A very good living it is, too.
Tom’s story began in a very small city in England. His parents were very poor. Seven people lived in their small house. Tom had no place to play in but in the street.
Tom’s father often played football, and little Tom wanted to play football, too. So his father made a nice ball for him to play. The little boy played it every day.
At last Tom learned to play a real football, and after a few years he could play football very well.
Now Tom is one of the best football players.
根据短文内容,选择正确答案Tom made his living with his______.
A、hands B、head C、feetTom’s parents lived in a_____city in English.
A、small B、big C、newTom’s father____a football for him to play.
A、bought B、borrowed C、MadeA few years later, Tom was_____at playing football.
A、well B、good C、badTom plays football_____ than many other players.
A、harder B、worse C、better