I had mixed feelings today， nervous， worried， happy， excited… My heart went down when Miss Chan， our head teacher， said that Matthew and Beth， two students from England， would spend three months with us! I was worried that I had to speak English so much! But at the end of the school day， I was happier than I thought: the morning with them today was more enjoyable than I expected.
Today is the most unforgettable first day I have had! Matthew is fantastic ! His English is clearer and easier to listen to than I thought. The other English student， Beth， is the most helpful girl I’ve ever met. There were lots of things to do on the first day. Beth offered to help Miss Chan put up all the notices. Of course， some of the credit (功劳) should also go to ME because I translated some of the notices for her. Miss Chan praised us!
We finished all the preparations 10 minutes earlier than expected， then Beth and I talked for a while， Matthew sang several English so ngs and did some stand-up comedy (单人喜剧表演) at the party. We all praised him. When the bell rang to end the first school day， none of us wanted to leave.
When I went back home， I had a little headache. I have probably spoken more English today than the whole of last year. It was really a happy day! I hope our friendship can continue， even after they gone back to England!
| A．excited | B．angry |
| C．fantastic | D．worried |
| A．comedy | B．speeches |
| C．notices | D．translation |
| A．had a talk | B．r ang the bell |
| C．sang several songs | D．made a preparation |
| A．spoke much Chinese |
| B．got l ots of praise |
| C．had a little headache |
| D．forgot to leave the school |
| A．caught a bad cold that day |
| B．went back home with Beth |
| C．expects to travel to England |
| D．likes the two English students |
Deserts(沙漠)do not stay the same size (形状).Sometimes they grow bigger. Sometimes they get smaller. The world’s biggest desert, Sahara, is in Africa. Right now, the Sahara desert is growing fast.
Why is the Sahara growing ? In some places , People farm too much. In other places ,animals eat all the grass. or people cut down the trees. This makes the soil(土壤) weak. Weak soil lets the desert grow.
Why is it a problem? people can not grow food in the desert. people can not build houses, hospitals , or schools in the desert . so people must leave their homes .They must live somewhere else.
What can people do ? They can plant trees. They can also farm less. These things make soil stronger. maybe the Sahara will stop growing . It’s a big problem. Many people must work together to solve (解决) it?What is the main idea ?(中心思想)
| A．The Sahara Desert is in Africa . |
| B．Farming too much makes the soil weak. |
| C．Big problem are caused (引起) by the growing Sahara desert. |
| D．Planting trees will help the world. |
The Sahara is growing .Which of these things is not a reason(理由)？
| A．Building homes | B．Farming too much |
| C．Animals eating the grass | D．Cutting down trees |
What do we know about deserts ?
| A．Their size never changes | B．They are caused by people |
| C．They can make trouble for people | D．They are all in Africa. |
Planting trees can
| A．make the soil weaker | B．help people farm less |
| C．be good for the soil | D．make the Sahara grow. |
Stopping growing the desert
| A．is easy | B．takes a lot of people |
| C．is not a big problem | D．is not important |
The Blacks are English . Now they are in Beijing . This is their first visit to China.
They are going to stay in China for three weeks . They want to learn some Chinese ,too.
He likes driving in Beijing very much .Mrs Blacks is a teacher .She often visits a middle school in Beijing ,and she likes to speak with students.
They take a lot of photos in China .When they are back to English ,They’re going to show the photos to their friends. They want the English People to know more about China.The Blacks are from
| A．American | B．England | C．Australia | D．Canada |
The Blacks are staying innow.
| A．Shanghai | B．London | C．Beijing | D．Hongzhou. |
Mr Black is a . He like driving in Beijing.
| A．Driver | B．farmer | C．worker | D．teacher. |
Mrs Blach likes talking with the Chinese in .
| A．Chinese | B．English | C．Japanese | D．French . |
The Blacks take many photos in China because they .
| A．like taking photos |
| B．want to sell photos |
| C．want to take the photos to American . |
| D．want the English people to know about China. |
Hello, my name is Peter. I study at a school in the UK. School days usually begin at 9 a.m. in the UK. So I usually go to school at 8.45 a.m. School is over(结束) at 3.30 p.m. So I have enough time to go to clubs.
I’m good at all my lessons. But my favorite lesson is Cooking. All my teachers are very friendly and helpful. I never go home for lunch, I have lunch at school with my classmates. After lunch, we often go to the school field. Sometimes we play ball games, sometimes we just sit under the trees, reading or chatting. Sometimes we also go to the Computer Center to listen to music or send e-mails(邮件) to our friends.
I like my school and have a wonderful time at school every day.Schools in the UK usually start at ____________.
| A．8.45 a.m. | B．9 a.m. | C．3.30 p.m. | D．8.30 a.m. |
---How are Peter’s teachers?
---They’re all very ______.
| A．friendly and helpful | B．beautiful | C．polite | D．busy |
---How often does Peter go home for lunch?
--- .
| A．Seldom | B．always | C．Every day | D．Never |
After lunch, the students can ________.
| A．listen to music | B．write e-mails | C．play ball games | D．A, B and C |
Which one isn’t right?
| A．School is over at 3.30 p.m. in the UK. |
| B．Peter is good at all his lessons. |
| C．Peter has no time to go to clubs every day. |
| D．Peter has a wonderful time at school. |
| Welcome to the zoo Opening time: Price: From Monday to FridayAdults: ￥20 8:30 a.m.---5:30 p.m. Children: ￥10 On Saturday & Sunday 8:30 a.m.---6:00 p.m Location: Xiaohe Street, Changchun Distrct, Binhai City |
The zoo opensa week.
| A．two days | B．five days | C．six days | D．seven days |
On Tuesday, the zoo closes at.
| A．5: 30 p.m. | B．6:00 p.m. | C．6:30 a.m. | D．8: 30 a.m. |
On Wednesday，the zoo is open for.
| A．8 hours | B．8.5 hours | C．9 hours | D．9.5 hours |
The zoo is in the city called.
| A．Xiaohe | B．Binhai | C．Changchun | D．Beibei |
Beibei is 11 years old，and this Sunday she wants to visit the zoo with her parents. How much should they pay for the ticket?
| A．￥20. | B．￥10. | C．￥30. | D．￥50． |
Kelly Christopher, a student at Lutheran High School in California, US, loves oranges. One day last week, she used a pole(竿子) to pick oranges off trees and collect them in baskets. It's the first time in her 15 years she's picked fruit from trees.
"This is quite different from buying oranges in the supermarket," said Christopher. "Every time I eat an orange, I'll remember this experience."
Christopher was one of the 30 student volunteers at Soil Born Farms. She volunteered as part of a project which was set up in 2009 to help homeowners in South Land Park pick oranges and other fruits out of their backyards. Before, the fruit would rot on the ground or get eaten by animals. Now the fruit is donated to those who need it.
"It is good for many people", said Randy Stannard, who works for the project. "The homeowner gets fruit picked and more people can have healthy food."
"Two harvests (收成 ) were organized in 2009 and volunteers picked 3,000 pounds (1,360kg) of fruit", Stannard said. In 2010, the number was 20,000. This year, Soil Born Farms hopes to get 40,000 pounds. They will harvest every weekend from January to April.
Shannon Galloway, Christopher's science teacher, brought her students into the project this year.
"You're making use of a resource that might be wasted," she said. "I think it's meaningful to everyone."
Donato Frazier, 15, always climbs up a ladder(梯子) and gets on the top of the tree.
"Standing on the treetop is pretty cool," Frazier said. "I can see clearly that many baskets are filled up, and even see that many people are eating healthy fruit because of our volunteer work."Christopher and other students went to pick fruits from real trees because they wanted to _____.
| A．have some fresh fruit for themselves |
| B．make some money by selling fruit |
| C．provide people with more healthy fruit |
| D．buy some cheap fruit from their neighbors |
When was the project set up?
| A．In 2008. | B．In 2009. | C．In 2010. | D．In 2011. |
What will happen to the fruit if they don’t help the homeowners pick it?
| A．The fruit will rot or be eaten by small animals. |
| B．People who need the fruit will come to pick it. |
| C．The fruit will be used as a resource for research. |
| D．Homeowners will pick the fruit and sell it. |
What does the underlined word resource mean?
| A．资源 | B．调查 | C．对策 | D．娱乐 |
How do the students feel about their work?
| A．It’s interesting and easy. |
| B．It’s meaningless and hard. |
| C．It’s meaningful and exciting. |
| D．It’s tiring and boring. |