Camping in your backyard is full of fun. It makes us relaxed. It offers chances to enjoy the night sky and we needn’t be as quiet as usual. It makes us close to the outside world. It also lets us have many friends to stay with us! Follow these instructions and you’ll have a night you’ll never forget!
Put up your tent.
How many family members and friends will join? It decides how many tents you need. Tell your friends to bring their tents if needed. Remember to learn about how to put up a tent on the Internet.
Prepare your bedding.
Put something soft to lie on on the floor. An air mattress (床垫) may work well. Fill the tent with soft toys and blankets. Have sleeping bags and cotton blankets. They are important if it gets too cool in the night.
Prepare a seating area.
A picnic table is the best. Or you can set up a few chairs and a small table to put drinks and food on. You can also lay out (铺开) a blanket in the sun. Be sure the grass isn’t wet!
Make memories.
Plan some activities. You’re camping in the backyard, so it’s time to make memories of being outdoors. Have a camera to take photos of them. Take one large group shot with everyone smiling and laughing. Be sure to make copies for all of you.
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Do you know Eskimos? Let me tell you something about their lives.
Eskimos live near the North Pole (北极). There are only two seasons there, winter and summer. There is no spring or autumn there. The winter nights are long. You can't see the sun for more than two months, even at midday. The summer days are long. For more than two months, the sun never goes down and there's no night.
Eskimos have warm clothes. They make their clothes from the skins of animals. From skins (皮毛) they make coats, caps and shoes. Near the North Pole trees can't grow, for it is too cold there. The Eskimos have to make their houses from skins, snow or stone. When they got out in storms and can't get back home, they make houses of snow. They leave these houses when the storm(风暴) is over.
Life is hard for the Eskimos, but they still like to live there. Near the North Pole there are _____ in a year.
A.two seasons - winter and summer |
B.two seasons - spring and autumn |
C.four seasons – spring,summer,autumn and winter |
D.two seasons sometimes and four seasons sometimes |
How long does the longest day or night last (持续) near the North Pole?
A.24 hours | B.Over a week |
C.A month | D.Over two months |
Eskimos use skins to make _____.
A.stones | B.animals | C.trees | D.clothes |
There are no _____ near the North Pole.
A.days | B.nights | C.trees | D.animals |
To protect (保护) Eskimos from storms, their houses are made of _____.
A.animals | B.stones | C.snow | D.rain |
Dear Kitty:
News! We have a new flat! The rooms are small, but they are comfortable. There are more rooms here than in our old flat. This is good because now I have my own room. In the old flat, I share with my sister.
My bedroom is my favourite room in our flat. I can be alone in it. I can read or draw. I can listen to my radio or play CDs. I can play games on my computer and send e-mails to my friends.
My second favorite room is the kitchen. I love helping my mother cook our meals. She is a very good cook. She is teaching me how to make many different kinds of dishes. She lived in Morocco when she was a girl, and she can cook Moroccan food. It’s very delicious. That’s all for now.
Write soon and tell me about your home. Please get on the Internet so that we can send e-mails to each other.
All good wishes!
AnnaWhat is the main idea of this article?
A.Anna tells Kitty something about her family’s new flat. |
B.Kitty lives with her family in America. |
C.Anna likes her bedroom. |
D.Anna’s mother is teaching her Moroccan food. |
What is the difference between the old flat and the new one?
A.The rooms in the new flat are big. |
B.The rooms in the old flat were smaller. |
C.There are more rooms in the new flat. |
D.There are more rooms in the old flat. |
Why is Anna very happy with the new flat?
A.Because she has to share a room. |
B.Because she has a big room. |
C.Because she has a small room. |
D.Because she has her own room. |
Which room is Anna’s favorite?
A.The living room. | B.The kitchen. |
C.The bedroom. | D.The bathroom. |
What does Anna do in the kitchen?
A.She helps her mother cook their meals. |
B.She plays computer games. |
C.She teaches her mother how to cook. |
D.She reads about Moroccan food. |
阅读表达 阅读下面的短文,并根据短文后的要求答题。共5小题,每小题2分,计10分
The peacock(孔雀) is a kind of lovely bird because it is beautiful when it opens its tail. So when children go to the zoo, they always shake something colorful to make the peacock show its fine tail feather.
The peacock in Yunnan Province in China is green. The head of the peacock is covered with dark-green feathers. The face is light yellow. People often use its tail feathers to make fans (扇子) or clothes.
When a peacock wants to marry a peahen(雌孔雀), it dances around his girlfriend and seems to say “Am I beautiful?”
The peacock does little harm(伤害)to the crops and is valuable(珍贵的). People shouldn’t hunt them without any reason.
回答下面5个问题,每题答案不超过5个词。
When does the peacock look beautiful?
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What do children always do to make the peacock show its fine tail teather?
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Where do the green peacocks live?
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What is the head of the peacock covered with?
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What does a peacock do when a peacock wants to marry a peahen?
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Shenzhen is a city in South China. It is not very big, but it has attracted (吸引) people of the whole country and the whole world,too.
Just about thirty years ago, it was only a small fishing village, There were not many people there. Most of them lived on fishing. Things have greatly changed since the 1980s. It became the first special economic zone(经济特区) in China.
Because of the opening policy(政策), economic changes between China and the outside world have taken place. People can come and go easily between Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Both foreigners and Chinese have built a lot of factories, companies and tourist attractions(景点) there. People all over the country have come to find jobs. Many of them have settled down in this new booming(兴起的) city.
Shenzhen is developing so fast that it has become a well-known metropolis(大都市) in China.
Shenzhen lies_______ China.
A.in the south of | B.to the south of |
C.in the north of | D.on the south of |
About thirty years ago most of the people in Shenzhen_______.
A.worked in the factories | B.did housework |
C.caught fish for a living | D.lived a happy life |
When did Shenzhen become a special economic zone?
A.At the end of the 1880s. | B.In the 1980s. |
C.At the beginning of the 1880s. | D.In the 1790s. |
What have foreigners and Chinese done in Shenzhen according to the passage (短文)?
A.They have come to visit their friends. |
B.They have built a lot of factories, companies and tourist attractions |
C.They have got lots of money from China. |
D.They have come to buy things. |
"Many of them have settled down in this new booming city. " In this sentence, "settled down" means "_______"
A.write down | B.sat down |
C.calm down | D.stayed there |
Once a great lion was sleeping in a forest. A little mouse happened to(碰巧) come and ran over his face. The lion woke up and caught the little mouse very angrily. He was going to eat her. “Oh, dear kind lion!” said the little mouse. “Please forgive (原谅) me. I didn't mean to do you any harm (伤害). Let me go, I shall pay back your kindness and help you.”
“Ha, ha, ha,” laughed the lion, “How can a little thing like you help a great lion? But I’m not hungry now, you can go.” “Thank you very much, kind lion! I hope I shall be able to help you some day.” said the little mouse.
Some time after this, the lion fell into a trap. Just then the little mouse came along and heard “help” from the lion. She began to look for the lion and found him, she ran down to the lion, and said, “You were very kind to me once. Now I'll save your life and repay(报答)you the kindness which you showed me the other day.” Soon she cut the ropes of the trap with her sharp teeth, and the lion was happy to be free again.
“Thank you, little mouse!” said the lion, and then they walked away happily.
What was the lion doing before he caught the mouse?
A.He was walking. | B.He was talking. |
C.He was eating food. | D.He was sleeping. |
What happened to the lion after some time?
A.A hunter killed him. | B.A farmer helped him. |
C.He was trapped. | D.He saw a mouse. |
What did the lion do after he was caught in a trap?
A.He slept in a trap | B.He cried for help. |
C.He jumped out easily. | D.He did nothing. |
How did the little mouse help the lion?
A.She used a knife. |
B.She used a rope. |
C.She asked others to help. |
D.She used his sharp teeth. |
What can you learn from the story?
A.We should help each other. |
B.We should have sharp teeth. |
C.We should not hunt the lions. |
D.We should protect the mouse and the lion. |