We have to accept（接受）the truth: sometimes, we just want to shout out loud.
For example, we all have days like this: our dog has made a mess on the floor we just cleaned, or our friend called to tell us he or she couldn’t come at the last minute when we had cooked dinner for him or her. We may be really angry but we tried to bear things like those. According to ancient Chinese wisdom（智慧）, we should shout in a loud voice instead of keeping silent. In fact, it’s good for our health.
“Chinese people have passed on the practice from ancient times to now as a part of traditional medicine,” said Mrs Li, a 60-year-old woman from Hangzhou. “My parents taught me to do this. It’s a part of our folk（民间的）culture.”
Mrs. Li is a member of a group of people who love shouting. Each morning, she and some of her friends climb to the top of a hill and let out loud shouts before starting their daily exercise. They believe that shouting is good exercise for their lungs（肺）and it brings them a lot of fun.
“Sometimes I shout out and others shout back,” said Mrs Gu, another shouting lover. “It makes you happy. You laugh and then you feel very comfortable.”
Dr. Peter Smith, an American doctor, agrees that shouting can have a positive（积极的） influence on people’s health.
So, next time you start your morning run, why not try to shout out first? It will make you healthier.The underlined word “bear” in Paragraph 2 means “______” in Chinese．
| A．纠正 | B．铭记 | C．忍受 | D．杜绝 |
Mrs. Li learnt to shout to make herself feel better from ______．
| A．her parents | B．her teacher |
| C．Mrs Gu | D．Dr. Peter Smith |
Where does Mrs. Li shout every day?
| A．On a hill | B．At a square |
| C．In her house | D．In a park |
What does Dr. Peter Smith think of shouting?
| A．It’s good exercise especially for kids． |
| B．It’s great fun. |
| C．It’s easy to learn. |
| D．It’s good for people’s health． |
The passage is mainly about _________．
| A．a shouting lover | B．the advantages of shouting |
| C．a shouting club | D．the history of shouting |
Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don’t have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.
Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year.
Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don’t pay overtime. Their workers don’t get more pay for more work. Some people think it’s their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don’t work more hours.
Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, “ All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy.” If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world. A Japanese worker works ________ more hours a year than a French one.
| A．513 | B．1,646 |
| C．2,519 | D．3.805 |
The word “extra” in Paragraph 3 means ________.
| A．正常的 | B．额外的 |
| C．有用的 | D．少量的 |
People in ________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.
| A．France | B．Germany |
| C．the United states | D．Great Britain |
Which of the following is True according to the passage?
| A．No companies offer vacations to their workers. |
| B．Many people say they have enough time to relax. |
| C．Not all companies pay their workers for more work. |
| D．More than half of workers use all their vacation days. |
What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
| A．Many workers have to work long hours. |
| B．Many people have vacations long enough. |
| C．Work hours are the same around the world. |
| D．There are a lot of dull people in the world. |
Little Peter is a boy of nine. He began to go to school the year before last and now he’s in Grade Three. He lives not far from the school but he is often late for class. He likes watching TV in the evening and goes to bed late, so he can’t get up on time in the morning.
This term, Mrs. Black, Peter’s aunt , works in Peter’s school. She teaches Grade Three math. She is strict with Peter and often tells the boy to obey the school rules and come to school on time. Yesterday morning Peter got up late. When he hurried to school, it was half past eight. His aunt was waiting for him at the school gate.
“You’re ten minutes late for the first, Peter,” Mrs. Black said angrily, “Why are you often late for class?”
“Every time I get to the street corner, I see a guidepost(路标). It says：“SCHOOL, GO SLOWER!”Peter is at school for ________.
| A．one and a half years | B．two years |
| C．more than two years | D．more than three years |
Peter is often late for school because ________.
| A．he likes playing very much |
| B．he goes to school slowly |
| C．he can’t sleep well at night |
| D．he can’t get up on time in the morning |
Mrs. Black is a ________.
| A．worker | B．teacher |
| C．farmer | D．policewoman |
The first class begins at ________
| A．ten to eight | B．eight |
| C．eight-twenty | D．ten past eight |
The guidepost is for ________.
| A．drivers | B．Peter |
| C．workers | D．teachers |
Hello! My name is Zhang Fei. I am Chinese. I am twelve. I’m in No.1 Middle School in Nanjing. This is my friend. His name is Tony Green. He is an English boy .He is twelve. He and I are in the same(相同) class. Our classroom is next to(相邻) the teachers’ office（办公室）.We have Chinese and English lessons（课） every day. Our English teacher is Mr. Read. He is English but he can speak（讲）Chinese. Our Chinese teacher is Mr. Ding. They are good teachers, and they are our friends, tooTony Green has a Chinese friend in ________now.
| A．England | B．America |
| C．No.2Middle School. | D．China |
Zhang Fei and Tony Green are ________ .
| A．not at the same age | B．in an English school |
| C．eleven | D．in the same class |
Mr. Read is Zhang Fei’s__________
| A．English teacher | B．Chinese teacher |
| C．father | D．classmate |
Mr. Ding is a teacher of（……的）________.
| A．English | B．Chinese |
| C．a high school | D．an English school |
Tony green is from_______
| A．China | B．America |
| C．England | D．Australia（澳大利亚） |
Good afternoon! My name is Sarah. I’m twelve. I’m a student. Nice to meet you!
Look at this. What’s this in English? Oh, it’s a pencil case (铅笔盒). It’s red. What’s in it? Look! This is a ruler. It’s green. This is an eraser. It’s white. This is a pen. It’s yellow. My pencil case is new and it is very nice. I like it very much. Tomorrow is Saturday. It’s a hot day. Let me go swimming. I like summer. Sarah is a ________ .
| A．teacher | B．student |
| C．boy | D．mother |
Sarh’s pencil case is ________.
| A．white | B．yellow | C．red | D．black |
There is a ________ in her pencil case.
| A．yellow pen | B．red ruler |
| C．green pencil | D．red pencil |
Today is ________ .
| A．Saturday | B．Friday |
| C．Sunday | D．Tuesday |
Sarah’s favourite sport is ________in summer.
| A．football | B．basketball |
| C．swimming | D．table tennis |
Many people do not like to stay at home on holidays. They want to go out to see something different or do something exciting. So people from the country come to the city and people from the city go to the country for holidays. During the holidays, trains, buses and planes are all very busy. It is a little hard to buy train tickets, bus tickets or air tickets. Many people take cars for traveling.
Last May Day my family went to the country by car for our holiday. There was too much traffic on the road, so we had to move very slowly. It took us about an hour to get out of the town. After some time, we came to a farm. It was clean and beautiful. The animals were very cute. We thought it was a nice place for a picnic, so we stopped and took the food, fruit and drinks out of the car. We sat down under a big green tree. Suddenly a strong wind blew and soon it started to rain. We had to run back to our car and have our picnic in the car. Then we drove back home. What a bad trip!
Many people don’t like to stay at home on holidays because.
| A．they have much money |
| B．the weather is pretty cool |
| C．they want to see something different |
| D．they want to see different people |
The family went tofor holidays last May Day.
| A．the beach | B．the country |
| C．the city | D．the park |
Last May Day the family trip was.
| A．interesting | B．relaxing |
| C．awful | D．exciting |
The writer and his/her family went on their holidaylast May Day.
| A．by train | B．by plane |
| C．by bus | D．by car |
What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “blew”?
| A．蓝色 | B．吹; 刮 | C．吹气 | D．卷起 |