There are many fruit and vegetable gardens across the countryside. More students, at Madison Elementary School, are growing their own food in the gardens.
The vegetables are washed. Then kids can eat them at a salad party. They are also sold in the school dining hall for lunch. This month, students will plant tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, broccoli(西兰花) and strawberries.
Why are students learning how to grow food? Teachers want kids to learn healthy eating habits. Healthy food gives us energy. We need energy to grow.
Many kids are now trying new food and learning how to grow food. Lisa is the parent volunteer of the program. She says a lot of students have told her, “I like salad. I didn't think I liked salad!” Then those students have gone home and asked their parents to buy vegetables that they have tried at school.
Lisa's daughter, Lucy, is one of those students. She is in Grade Two.“I love the garden,” she says.“I didn't really like vegetables before we had the garden. Then we found out that gardening is cool. Now I like vegetables. My favorite vegetable is carrots.”
The kids love to grow their own food _ .
| A．on the farms | B．in the gardens |
| C．in the school | D．on the beach |
This month , the kids will plant kinds of fruits and vegetables.
| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 | D．6 |
The students learn how to grow food because
| A．they like playing in the countryside |
| B．they need healthy food for energy |
| C．their teachers like healthy food |
| D．their parents want them to do this |
Many students like to eat the salad _ .
| A．they have tried at school | B．they have planted at home |
| C．their teachers bought | D．their mothers chose |
_ didn't like vegetables before gardening.
| A．Some parents | B．Lisa |
| C．The teachers | D．Lucy |
When people are dirty, they take a bath or a shower. Animals don't have soap(肥皂), but they do keep themselves clean. Many animals with hair, such as dogs and cats, keep themselves clean by licking (舔)their hair. They also use their teeth to pull out small dirty things from their hair. When they lick their hair, it is almost as if they are using a wet brush to clean themselves.
Birds take baths to stay clean. First they walk through water that is not deep. Next they beat（拍打) their wings to dry themselves. Birds also take sand baths（沙浴）on the ground. It is thought that they do this to drive away parasites(寄生虫).
Even fish need cleaning. Fish have very little parasites that live in their mouths. Some fish live by eating these parasites off other fish. Such fish are called "cleaner fish". Larger fish will open their mouths so that the cleaner fish can get in to clean.
Some animals that live in groups clean each other, such as monkeys. They often clean one another. One monkey may clean an area that the other monkey can't reach. How interesting it is! One way that birds keep clean is to __________.
| A．open their mouths | B．take sand baths |
| C．beat their wings | D．clean each other |
According to the third paragraph, all the following are true EXCEPT _______.
| A．fish need cleaning |
| B．some fish are cleaner fish |
| C．some parasites live in the fish's mouths |
| D．larger fish open their mouths to eat cleaner fish |
You may probably read this passage in a _________.
| A．weather report | B．school report |
| C．science book | D．history book |
The best title of the passage is _________ .
| A．Animals Keeping Clean |
| B．Different Animals |
| C．Driving Away Parasites |
| D．Monkeys Living in Groups |
Do you like chocolate? Maybe most people do. A box of it can be a great gift. Buy one for a friend and give it as a surprise. See how happy that person gets.
Say you just got a box of chocolate. Which piece do you pick first? A man has studied people’s choices（选择）. He says they tell something about the person. Did you choose a round piece? You are a person who likes to go to the party. Did you choose an oval shape? You are a person who likes to make things. Picking a square shape shows something else. The person is honest and truthful. You can depend（依靠） on him or her.
What kind of chocolate do you pick? Maybe you like milk chocolate. This shows you have warm feelings about the past. Dark chocolate means something else. A person who chooses it looks toward the future. What about white chocolate? Would you choose it? If so, you may find it hard to make up your mind. Some people like chocolate with nuts. These are people who like to help others.
Do you believe these ideas? Can candy tell all these things? It doesn’t really matter. There is one sure thing about eaters of chocolate. They eat it because they like it.This passage mainly tells us ________.
| A．why people like chocolate |
| B．almost everyone likes chocolate |
| C．about different kinds of chocolate |
| D．different choices may show different characters（性格） |
Picking a round shape of chocolate shows that a person ________.
| A．likes singing, dancing and drinking |
| B．likes to do something for others |
| C．is good at making things |
| D．can be depended on |
If you enjoy eating milk chocolate you may ________.
| A．look forward to the future |
| B．like to think of the past |
| C．enjoy parties and fun |
| D．have trouble making decisions |
From this passage we can say that a helpful man may choose chocolate ________.
| A．in oval shape | B．in square shape |
| C．with nuts | D．with coffee |
Mr. Evens works in Sydney. Last week he had a two--week holiday, but he didn’t know where to go. He said to his friend Robert, “I hate the hot weather here, but I can’t find a cool place in Australia. How will I take my holiday?”
“That’s easy,” said Robert. “You’d better go to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground now.”
Mr. Evens agreed with his friend. He bought an air ticket and soon arrived in Moscow. He made a happy journey there. But one day He got into trouble. After lunch he went to a park outside the city. He saw a dog following him while he was walking past a house. It was hungry and wished him to give it some food to eat. Bad luck! He had no piece of bread or cake in his pockets. He tried to send it away, but it began to bark at him. He wanted to look for a stick but couldn’t find anything except snow and ice. Suddenly he saw a stone in the ground. He tried to pick it up but he failed.
“How strange Russians are!” Mr. Evens said to himself. “They do not tie their dogs, but firmly(牢牢地) tie the ground!”Mr. Evens wouldn’t spend his holiday in Australia because _________.
| A．it was very hot in his country |
| B．he liked to make a long journey |
| C．he had never been to Moscow before |
| D．Robert told him to leave his country |
Mr. Evens went to Moscow _____________.
| A．by train | B．by car |
| C．by plane | D．on foot |
Mr. Evens couldn’t find a stick because ___________.
| A．there weren’t any trees in Moscow in winter |
| B．the ground was covered with snow and ice |
| C．the Russians had taken all the sticks home |
| D．the Russians didn’t tell him about it |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Russians are all very strange. |
| B．Russians never ties their dog. |
| C．Russians always tie the stones firmly. |
| D．The stone was firmly frozen (冰冻的) on the ground. |
Most schools in England require children to wear a school uniform.
There are at least four advantages. Firstly, when they go on a school trip they all look the
same and so they can’t get lost. Secondly, it stops kids worrying about what to wear each day. Everyone is equal. Thirdly, parents don’t have to shop for expensive and different clothes for their children to show off(炫耀). Fourthly, wearing a uniform gives a sense of being proud and discipline(纪律约束) in them.What colour are the shoes that the English students wear in school?
| A．White | B．Grey |
| C．Black | D．Yellow |
Where can you find the school name?
| A．On the tie | B．On the sweater |
| C．On the shirt | D．On the skirt |
Which of the following is one of the advantages of wearing a uniform?
| A．It gives students a sense of being proud |
| B．It helps children show off |
| C．It helps children choose different clothes |
| D．It makes children strange |
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