Most Americans enjoy moving from place to place. For example, they often drive their cars 120 to 160 kilometres away just to have dinner with a friend or even fly to London or Paris just to watch a football match. In some states only one person in five lives in a place for more than five years. One may be born in one city, and go to school in another. He may finish his middle school in two or three cities, and then go to college far across the country. When he begins to work, he may possibly move from job to job. Moving from one job to another, which is called “job-hopping”, can be seen in many places in the United States.
Job-hopping does good to workers because every change of a job gives them a chance to get better pay. And job-hopping also gives bosses the chance to get new ideas and skills from him or her.From this passage, we can see Americans often travel to _______________.
| A．have dinner with their friends | B．go shopping |
| C．watch a football game | D．enjoy themselves |
Job-hopping means “_______________”.
| A．looking for a job | B．having a job |
| C．changing jobs often | D．losing a job |
In the USA job-hopping _______________.
| A．is very popular |
| B．helps young people go to college |
| C．helps workers in traveling |
| D．helps students begin to work |
The writer thinks job-hopping _______________.
| A．does good only to the workers | B．does good only to the boss |
| C．must be stopped | D．is helpful |
David Beckham, a well-known football player, was born in London on May 2nd, 1975. He is about 1.8 metres tall. He is very strong and big. He is very quite a good football player. He scored a lot of goals for his old team---- the National Football Team of England (英格兰国家足球队). He joined the Real Madrid (皇家马德里队) after he left(离开) his old team. He wants to play football in Pairs in the next World Cup. What is David Bechham like? _____________.
| A．Football | B．Basketball |
| C．Big and strong | D．Quite and tall |
What is the meaning of “well-know”? ______________
| A．著名的 | B．神奇的 |
| C．奇怪的 | D．优秀的 |
Which country(国家) will hold the next World Cup? ____________
| A．France | B．China |
| C．the USA | D．Japan |
Where does David Beckham come from? _____________
| A．France | B．the UK |
| C．the USA | D．Japan |
Which sentence is wrong? _______________
| A．David Beckham is a very good football player. |
| B．David Beckam scored many goals for the National Football Team of England. |
| C．David Beckham joined the National Football Team of England after he left the Real Madrid. |
| D．David Beckham would like to play football in Pairs in the next World Cup. |
Everyone knows that exercise is important．We all need to exercise．Doctors say it is good for us．it makes your heart and body strong．When the daytime comes, we must get up. This is the time for exercise. Exercise means doing things with the body. Children who often exercise are more alert(灵活的)．This means they do better in tests and schoolwork than those who don't exercise．
There are many ways to exercise．You can walk, run, swim, skate, or play ball games, Make sure you exercise in the following ways：you have to like what you're doing． Exercise enough but not too much．it's best to exercise twice each week ．Thirty minutes each time is enough．Try all kinds of thing until you find one, two or even three sports that feel right for you．
You can exercise at fitness centers．They have a lot of equipment(设备) there. The equipment will help exercise your arms, legs and other parts of body to make you fit．Some people buy equipment for their homes．But it is very expensive．
Exercising can be fun．Friends can exercise together at a fitness center, or they can Play sports together．How do you exercise?In the text，the writer tells us that we all need to________ ．
A drink B．sleep
C．exercise D．workWhich of the following sports is not in the text?
A Fishing B．Running
C．swimming D．WalkingThe words“fitness centers”in Chinese is ．
| A．商务中心 | B．健身中心 |
| C．购物中心 | D．医疗中心 |
The best way to exercise is do it．
| A．once a week | B．sometimes |
| C．twice a month | D．twice a week |
How long should we do exercise is do it ．
| A．An hour | B．Half an hou |
| C．20 minutes | D．40 minutes |
| Time Day |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| 7:30 ~ 8:10 |
Chinese |
Maths |
Chinese |
Maths |
English |
| 8:20 ~ 9:00 |
English |
History |
English |
History |
Chinese |
| 9:10 ~ 9:50 |
Maths |
Chinese |
English |
English |
Maths |
| 10:10 ~ 10:50 |
PE |
English |
Art |
Chinese |
PE |
| 11:45 ~ 1:30 |
Noon break (午休) |
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| 1：30 ~ 2：10 |
Music |
Maths |
Maths |
English |
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| 2:25 ~ 3:05 |
Music |
Math |
Art |
Every morning Peter has ___________.
| A．Chinese and Music | B．Maths and Chinese |
| C．English and Chinese | D．English and math |
He finishes(完成) his morning lessons at ______________.
| A．7:30a.m | B．10:50a.m |
| C．1:30 p.m | D．3:05 p.m |
He has a noon break _____________.
| A．from 11:45 a.m to 1:30 p.m |
| B．from 3:05 p.m to 3:45p.m |
| C．from 10:30 a.m to 11: 00 a.m |
| D．from 11:00 a,m to 2:00 p.m |
How many English lessons does Peter have in a week? _____________.
| A．Four | B．Five |
| C．Six | D．Seven |
They have no lessons on ______________.
| A．Monday mornings | B．Friday mornings |
| C．Friday afternoons | D．Monday afternoons |
This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year’s Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne (《友谊地久天长》). It is the traditional music played during the New Year’s celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.
The words “auld lang syne” mean “old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem first. However, a version（译文） by Scottish poet（诗人） Robert Bums was published (出版) in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared（出现）in a songbook three years later.
The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year’s Eve. The version you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne. I would like to wish all of our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas. When is Auld Lang Syne mainly played in the USA according to the passage?
| A．On New Year’s Eve. |
| B．On Christmas Eve. |
| C．On weekends. |
| D．On holidays. |
What’s Auld Lang Syne about?
| A．It’s about the history of Scotland. |
| B．It’s about an old Scottish poet. |
| C．It’s about the need to remember old friends. |
| D．It’s about the wishes to the radio friends. |
When did the words and music of Auld Lang Syne we know today first appear?
| A．In 1790. | B．In 1793. |
| C．In 1796. | D．In 1799. |
Who is introducing （介绍）Auld Lang Syne to us?
| A．Robert Bums. |
| B．The Washington Saxophone Quartet. |
| C．Buddy Thomas. |
| D．The passage doesn’t tell us. |
Where is this passage from?
| A．A newspaper. | B．A magazine. |
| C．A TV program. | D．A radio program. |
American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms in a school year, the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most children are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school. High school students study only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same class every day, and they have homework for every class. After class they do many interesting things
After high school, many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.When a child is six years old in America, he.
| A．has to stay at home |
| B．can go to high school |
| C．always plays at home |
| D．is old enough to go to school |
From the passage we can know in America, a summer holiday
begins in.
| A．July | B．January |
| C．September | D．February |
After high school, many students go to ______.
| A．work in a college | B．college |
| C．make more money | D．cities or towns |
In order to _____, many college students work after school.
| A．get the money for their studies |
| B．help other people |
| C．help their parents |
| D．learn some new things |
Which is right?
| A．American students usually have a two - month summer holiday. |
| B．American students have three terms in a year. |
| C．A fifteen -year -old child usually has six subjects at school. |
| D．American students don't like to go to school. |