What is a Chinatown? Is it a town in China? Of course not! The Chinatown is a part of a town area（地区） with a large number of Chinese residents（居民）, usually outside of Greater China. Chinatown is throughout the world, including those in East Asia, Southeast Asia, North America, South America, Australasia, and Europe. The biggest one is in New York. It is a good place to go.
| Shopping Shopping in the Chinatown is fun. You can find lots of things there. Most of them are made in China. Mott Street is the best place to shop because things there are not very expensive. |
| Eating The Chinatown has more than 200 restaurants. You can enjoy traditional Chinese food there. New Silver Palace Restaurant is one of the best Chinese restaurants. |
| Living Living in the Chinatown is comfortable. You can find hospitals, banks, libraries and supermarkets there. In some schools, students must study Chinese. Many overseas Chinese send their children to these schools. They want their children to learn more about China and its culture. |
Chinatown is a living area __________.
| A．in China | B．in a foreign country |
| C．in the countryside | D．in a shopping mall |
New York in the United States has _________ Chinatown in the world.
| A．the smallest | B．the largest |
| C．the funniest | D．the most boring |
_________ is the best place to shop because things there are not very expensive.
| A．South America | B．Europe |
| C．East Asia | D．Mott Street |
Many overseas Chinese want their children to _________.
| A．live in a foreign country |
| B．know something about Chinatown |
| C．read books in Chinese language |
| D．learn more about China and its culture |
People like to say “Thank you” when others help them or say something kind for them. It is a very good habit.
You should say “Thank you” when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is beautiful. We can use “Thank you” not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters.
“Excuse me” is another short sentence we often use. When you hear someone say so behind you, you know that somebody wants to walk pass you without touching you. When others are talking, if you want to speak to one of them, say “Excuse me” first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others.
Let’s learn to say “Thank you” and “Excuse me”.You should say “Thank you” when__________.
| A．you say something kind to others | B．you help others |
| C．someone helps you | D．you are in trouble |
When you are going to ask someone to tell you the way, you should say “_______”.
| A．Thank you | B．That’s very kind of you |
| C．Excuse me | D．The same to you |
The passage mainly tells us the way____________.
| A．to be happy | B．to be polite |
| C．to help others | D．to be healthy |
Our school has a big library. We often go there. Today is Sunday. Lily and I are in the library. In the library there are some signs on the wall. The signs mean (意思是) different (不同的) things. We know them. Don’t shout in the reading room. Don’t drink or eat here. Don’t litter (乱扔东西) in the library.
I see a man smoking in the reading room. I go to him and say, “Sir, you can’t smoke here. Look at the sign. It says ‘No smoking’.You can smoke in the smoking room.” The man says sorry. Which sign means “Don’t litter”?
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A B C DWhat are there on the wall of the library?
| A．Pictures | B．Maps | C．Signs | D．Photos |
The man can smoke __________________.
| A．in the reading room | B．in the smoking room |
| C．anywhere (任何地方) in the school | D．in the library |
Where are Lily and I?
| A．In the park. | B．At the cinema. | C．In a shop. | D．In the library. |
In the library _____________.
| A．you can eat or drink | B．you can smoke |
| C．you can’t talk loudly (大声地) | D．you can litter |
Tom and I are good friends. Tom is an English boy, but I am a Chinese girl. My name is Li Hua. He is 12 and I am 13. He is in Class One. I’m in Class One, too.
Tom has a nice football. He can play it. I have a computer. I can play computer games, but I can’t play football. It’s difficult. Tom teaches (教) me to play football, and I teach him to play computer games. Now I can play football and Tom can play computer games.Li Hua is _______, but Tom is ____________.
| A．Chinese, Chinese | B．Chinese, English |
| C．English, Chinese | D．English, English |
Tom and Li Hua are _________.
| A．girls | B．boys | C．13 | D．in Class One |
--- How old is Li Hua? ---She is ____________.
| A．11 | B．12 | C．13 | D．14 |
Tom can play ________ now with my help.
| A．football | B．basketball |
| C．computer games | D．volleyball |
Which of the following (下面的句子) is true (真实的，正确的)?
| A．Tom has a football and Li Hua has a computer. |
| B．Li Hua can’t play football now. |
| C．Tom can’t play football. It’s difficult (难的). |
| D．Tom and Li Hua are teachers. |
On Thanksgiving Day, a teacher asked her class of first-graders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for. She thought that these children from poor families actually had little to be thankful for. And she found most of them drawing pictures of flowers or tables with food. The teacher was very surprised to see the picture Douglas handed in. It’s a hand, a simple hand.
But whose hand? The class were very interested in the strange picture. “I think it must be the hand of God that bring us food,” said one child, “A farmer,” said another, “Because he grows beautiful flowers.” Finally when the others were at work, the teacher went over Douglas’ desk and asked whose hand it was. “It’s your hand, Teacher,” she said quietly and shyly.
She remembered that she had often taken Douglas, a dirty lonely child, by the hand while having a class break. She often did that with the children. But it meant so much to Douglas. Perhaps this is everyone’s thanksgiving, not for the material things we get, but for the chance, in whatever small way, to give to others.When did the story happen?
| A．On Christmas Day. | B．On Teachers’ Day. |
| C．On Mother’s Day. | D．On Thanksgiving Day. |
Why did Douglas draw the picture?
| A．He was good at drawing it. |
| B．His teacher asked him to draw it. |
| C．He wanted to show his thanks to the teacher. |
| D．He hoped to get a prize in drawing. |
What do you learn about Douglas from the passage?
| A．He was a lonely child. | B．He was very active in class. |
| C．He always kept his hand clean. | D．He often answered questions loudly. |
According to the passage, which of the following is an opinion (意见；主张；看法), but not a fact?
| A．The teacher went over Dauglas’ desk and talked to him. |
| B．Different people show their thanksgiving in different ways. |
| C．The teacher often took Douglas by the hand after class. |
| D．Most of the students were drawing the pictures of flowers or tables with food. |
Look! There are thousands of people waiting to buy tickets home in the railway station. Each time when Spring Festival comes, buying tickets of train trip would be very hard. And things seem to be getting worse and worse, although we have greatly increased the mileage of railway network and speeded up trains. Why? It’s because too many people want to go back home to spend Spring Festival with their family. Many people become angry with the Ministry (部)of Railways.
They wonder why it is hopeless for them to get the tickets from the railway station(火车站)Instead, they sometimes can only buy them from ticket scalpers (票贩) at much higher price.
The Ministry of Railways estimated(估计)that about 188 million passengers would travel by train during the 40-day peak (高峰) period surrounding the 2009 Spring Festival holiday. The number of travelers will be 8％ higher than that of 2008. This problem even drew the President Hu Jintao’s attention. He wrote a note to Liu Zhijun，Minister of the Ministry of Railways, asking him to take action to improve passenger convenience. Afterward, officials from the Ministry of Railways said they would try their best not to let any ticket-buyers spend Spring Festival at the railway station. Many people can’t buy the tickets from the railway station, and they sometimes can only buy them from the scalpers_________.
| A．expensively | B．happily | C．dangerously | D．hardly |
How many people took the train trip during the peak period surrounding the 2008 Spring Festival holiday?
| A．About 203 million． | B．About 188 million． |
| C．About 180 million． | D．About 174 million． |
What does the passage mainly tell us?
| A．People go home much more easily during the Spring Festival． |
| B．It is very hard to buy tickets in the railway station during the Spring Festival． |
| C．President Hu Jintao cares about the railway building problem． |
| D．The Ministry of Railways felt sorry about the problem． |