One afternoon last week, I saw three tearful children from my son’s school being comforted by teachers. That morning, my 11-year-old had stomachaches. Talking to other mothers later, I heard about other children with stomachache or difficult sleeping the night before.
What caused so much pain? Sports day! Sports day might be necessary at some schools, but not at a village primary school. For the children who can fly like the wind, sports day causes no problem. For those who are overweight or just not good at sport, it is nightmare(噩梦). Even for those who enjoy running but fall behind in front of so many students and their parents, it can prove a disaster.
Why do we put our children through the painful and difficult event every year? Some may say competition is helpful to build character; or it’s taking part, not winning, that’s important; or that’s a tradition of school life. I just felt great pity for those children in pain.
Team games at the end of sports day produced some close races, wild enthusiasm(热情), lots of shouting — and were fun to watch. More importantly, the children who were not so fast or quick were hidden a little from everyone’s eyes.
I wish that sports day could be given up or replaced(代替) with some other events. Perhaps an afternoon of team games, with a few races for those who want them, would be less stressful for the children and a lot more fun to watch.What can we learn about the writer’s son from Paragraph 1?
| A．He talked with some mothers. |
| B．Something was wrong with his stomach. |
| C．He had difficulty in sleeping. |
| D．He comforted his classmates. |
Sports day is still a yearly event in this school probably because __________.
| A．this is a competitive city school |
| B．children enjoy watching sports |
| C．it helps children lose weight |
| D．it is a tradition of the school |
What does the writer think about team games?
| A．They should include more stressful races. |
| B．They are less fun for those who love running. |
| C．They should be given up at primary school. |
| D．They are acceptable only to some children. |
Peter is an American boy. He is thirteen years old. He is a middle school student. This is his family. His father and mother are in China now. He is in Class Eight, Grade Seven in No. 105 Middle School. He likes Chinese. Peter has a good friend. His name is David. He is in Class Eight, Grade Seven, too. He is twelve. David is from Japan. His father is in China, but his mother isn’t. Peter and David are good friends.Peter is from the USA.
Peter and David are in Class Eight, Grade Eight.
David’s father and mother are in China.
Peter is 13 and David is 12.
Peter and David aren’t good friends.
词汇运用
Hello! I’m ____（一个） Chinese boy. I __
____（是） a middle school student. My ___
___（名字） isYang Lei. My English name is John. I’m 13. My ___
___（英语） teacher is Mr Smith. He is American. __
___（他） is a good teacher. I don’t know his age. My good friend is David. He’s an English _
____（男孩）. He’s 14. He’s in Class 6, Grade 1. We are in different classes. I’m in Class 1, Grade 1. Who’s ___
__（那个） girl? She’s David’s __
____（妹妹）. ____
_（她的） name is Rose. She’s _
___. She’s not a student.
Do you know David? He is an American boy. He’s eleven. He is in Class Two, Grade One. He has a sister. Her name is Joy. She is five. They have a dog(狗). Its name is Dongdong. How old is it? I know it’s two. David is a_______.
| A．boy | B．girl |
C．English boy | D．English girl |
David is__________and Joy is____________
| A．five; five | B．eleven; |
C．five; eleven | D．eleven; five |
Joy is David’s_________.
| A．brother | B．friend |
C．sister | D．classmate |
Dongdong is the name of a___________.
| A．cat | B．dog | C．bird | D．child |
The dog is________.
| A．eleven | B．five | C．two | D．one |
This is a teacher’s family. The father’s name is Lake Smith. He is forty-four. The mother’s name is Kate Smith. She’s forty-two. The Smiths have a son, Jim, and a daughter, Ann. Jim is fourteen, and Ann is twelve. The son looks like his father, and the daughter looks like her mother. They are all in No.4 Middle School here. But the Smiths are teachers, the son and daughter are students. Jim’s father is _________.
| A．a worker | B．a teacher |
| C．a doctor | D．a driver |
Ann’s mother’s name is ___________.
| A．Lake Smith | B．Kate Smith |
| C．Jim Smith | D．Ann Smith |
Jim looks like his__________.
| A．father | B．Mother |
| C．aunt | D．uncle |
Are Jim and Ann in the same(相同的) school?
| A．They are in the same school? |
| B．They are in different schools. |
| C．Yes, they are. |
| D．No, they aren’t. |
Is Kate Smith a teacher?
| A．Yes, it is. | B．Yes, she is. |
| C．No, she isn’t. | D．No, he isn’t. |
信息归纳。（5分）阅读下面短文，完成信息卡。（每题不能超过3个词）
Health is more important than wealth.(财富).Good health enables us to enjoy our life and achieve what we hope for in our career(事业).On the contary(相反),poor health leads to nothing.
How can we keep healthy? Here are some advice . Firstly, it is very important for us to eat more fruits and vegetables because they provide vitamins（维生素）,and we have to keep a balanced diet .So we should avoid food with lots of sugar .Secondly ,we’d better exercise every day to make our bodies strong. Besides,we have to avoid too much work pressure. Finally,we have to get ridof these bad habits such as drinking and smoking.
In conclusion (总之).if we follow the advice given above, we will live a health life.
Information Card
| Which is more important ,health or wealth? |
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| Fruits and vegetables provide . |
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| we should exercise every day to make our bodies |
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| We have to give up bad |
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| We have to avoid food with lots of sugar and too much |