Nearly half of elementary and high schools in the US use the Presidential Fitness Test. It checks kids’ fitness levels. Students are tested at least twice a year. In 1956, US President Eisenhower created the test, and it has been a tradition in schools since 1966.
There are five activities in the test: sit-ups(仰卧起坐), push-ups(俯卧撑), sit and reach, endurance run or walk and shuttle run(折返跑). Students who get scores at or above 85 percent on all the activities can get a Presidential Physical Fitness Award.
The test encourages students to live a healthy and active life. Students taking the test are really testing their limits, according to the US National Association for Sport and Physical Education.
China has a similar test: the physical education(PE) test. Beginning at the age of 7, students in China are tested twice a year to check if they are healthy and strong. They also finish activities like the endurance run, sit-ups and the shuttle run.
However, unlike students in the US who get awards, Chinese students get points in PE tests. The highest score is 100. For junior school students, the PE test is more important because it is worth 30 to 40 points in the entrance exam for senior high school. In order to get a good score, most students begin to prepare for the test in their junior one year.Who can get a Presidential Physical Fitness Award?
| A．Students who finish all the activities. |
| B．Students who finish first on the test. |
| C．Students who make the greatest progress in the test. |
| D．Students who get scores of 85 percent or above on all the activities. |
The Chinese PE tests and the American Presidential Fitness tests are similar in ____
| A．Students are tested twice a year. |
| B．Students get awards. |
| C．Students get scores. |
| D．Students must finish push-ups. |
What’s the purpose of the test?
| A．To encourage students to live happily and actively. |
| B．To help students prepare for college entrance exams. |
| C．To encourage students to get good scores. |
| D．To help students learn how to overcome difficulties. |
One evening Charlie was on his way home from the railway station. When he turned round a corner, he heard footsteps behind him and he thought someone was coming near. He began to walk fast. The footsteps came fast, too. He slowed down. The footsteps also slowed down. Now he was sure that someone must be going after him. He tried to hide. Still the steps followed him. He didn't know how to save himself, so he jumped over some tall grass and hid himself in a cemetery(墓地). He threw himself down on one of tombs(坟墓).
The man behind came near. Charlie could hear the man jump over the grass. Thoughts of thieves and robbers filled his mind. Charlie stood up and faced the man. "What do you want? Why are you coming after me?" He asked.
"I say," the stranger asked, "do you always go home like this, or are you taking some special exercise tonight? I want to go to Mr. Green's and don't know the way. The station master told me to follow you as you live next door. Excuse me for asking, but is there much farther to go before we get there?"
| A．leaving the station for a cemetery | B．walking slowly along the street |
| C．on his way to Mr. Green's house | D．on his way back home |
| A．was too frightened to move | B．stopped to ask the man why |
| C．hid himself in a cemetery | D．knew clearly what to do |
| A．tried to get rid of the stranger |
| B．got tired after a day's walk |
| C．walked too fast and lost |
| D．wanted to hide his things there |
| A．the stranger would ask him the way |
| B．the stranger would come to stay with him |
| C．he was in danger of losing his money or even his life |
| D．he could be asked about Mr. Green |
| A．he wanted to kill Charlie. |
| B．he wanted to steal things. |
| C．he wanted to go to Charlie's place. |
| D．he wanted to go to Mr. Green's and he didn't know the way there. |
I think the Buddy Club is great. I really enjoy talking with the older students about school life and growing up. They can tell me a lot. One student told me how he relaxed (放松) before exams. Another student told me about great websites about learning History and English.
The Buddy Club is also a good place to just forget about school altogether! One of the older students taught us origami (日本折纸). We made paper planes, birds and hats together.
The table tennis tournament（锦标赛) was a great idea. I didn’t do very well, but I learnt a lot from watching the doubles tournament won by a fourteen-year-old girl and a seventeen-year-old boy.
Last year, we had the annual (每年的) Buddy Club Picnic. Everyone enjoyed the games we played. After I learnt how to fish, I caught two fish in the lake. I think it might be a good idea to change the Buddy Club Picnic to a weekend camping trip. We could learn how to put up (架起) tents (帐篷) and how to find our way through a forest. Many of the older students know how to do this already, and I think they would like to teach the younger students.
I want to say again how much I enjoy the club. When I’m older, I will make friends with younger students. Then, I can tell them all about school life and growing up.
| A．Learning Japanese. | B．Talking to older students. |
| C．Losing at table tennis. | D．Surfing the Internet. |
| A．Paper planes. | B．Origami. |
| C．History and English. | D．Relaxing. |
| A．No, and he was very unhappy. | B．No, but came second. |
| C．Yes, he won the doubles. | D．No, but he enjoyed watching it. |
| A．He wants more fish to be caught. |
| B．He wants to make it shorter. |
| C．he wants to have it in a tent. |
| D．He wants to change it to a camping trip. |
| A．How to put up a tent and make a fire. |
| B．How to put up a tent and find his way through a forest. |
| C．How to make clean water and find his way through a forest. |
| D．How to find his way through a forest and climb a mountain. |
Tommy：Hello, Tina.
Tina: Hello, Tommy.
Tommy: I can’t find my cat（猫）. Tina, do you see it？
Tina: No, I don’t. Is it under the chair？
Tommy: No.
Tina: Is it behind(在……后面)the door?
Tommy: Let me see. My schoolbag is here. Where is my cat?
Tina: Hey, Tommy. Look,it’s on your bed.
Tommy: Yes. Thank you,Tina. Mimi,come here.is looking for寻找 the cat.
| A．Tommy | B．Mimi | C．Tina | D．I don’t know |
Where is the cat？
| A．It is under the chair. | B．It is on the bed. |
| C．It is behind the door. | D．It is in the schoolbag. |
What is the name of the cat?
| A．Tina | B．Tommy | C．Mimi | D．Mike |
What is behind the door?
| A．Tina’s cat | B．Tina’s schoolbag | C．Tommy’s cat | D．Tommy’sschoolbag |
finds the cat finally最后.
| A．Mimi | B．Jim | C．Tommy | D．Tina |
Dear Jane,
I have to(必须) go to work(工作) now. I prepare(准备) these things for you. Your schoolbag is on the desk. Your pen ,books,keys and your school card are in your schoolbag. Your clothes(衣服)and hat are on the dresser(梳妆台). The shoes(鞋子) are under the bed. Don’t forget your breakfast(早餐). It’s in the microwave oven(微波炉).
Love you.
Momleaves留下 the note便条.
| A．Jane | B．Jane’s father | C．Jane’s brother | D．Jane’s mother |
What’s in the schoolbag?
a. the pen b. the shoes c. the keys d. the school card e. the hat
| A．a b c | B．b c d | C．a c d | D．c d e |
Where are the shoes？They’re .
| A．on the bed. | B．on the dresser | C．under the bed | D．in the schoolbag |
Where are the schoolbag?
| A．On the desk | B．In the desk | C．Under the bed | D．On the dresser |
The underlined划线的“forget”means意思是 .
| A．忘记 | B．拿走 | C．带来 | D．记住 |
I have a big family. In my family,there are 6 people—my father,my mother,my two sisters,my brother and me. My mother is Linda. My father is Mike. And our family name is Hand. My sisters are Gina and Sonia. They like baseball very much. My brother,David,is a lovely boy. He likes computer games. My name is Bob. I love my family.How many多少people are there in the family?
| A．Six | B．Seven | C．Five | D．Four |
What’s the writer’s作者的 full name全名？
| A．Bob Hand | B．Bob Mike | C．David Hand | D．Linda Hand |
Linda has有 sons.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
My brother likes .
| A．baseball | B．computer game | C．pictures | D．basketball |
What does “love” mean意思是？
| A．感谢 | B．想起 | C．喜欢 | D．讨厌 |