Swimming is very popular in the world. Many people like swimming in summer,even in the other three seasons. Water makes people feel cool and swimming makes people keep healthy.
If you swim in the wrong place,it may not be safe. A lot of people died when they were enjoying themselves in water , and most of them were students,. Now some people are not careful enough in swimming.They often think they can swim so well that nothing will happen to them in water. If you go swimming in summer, don’t forget that a lot of good swimmers have died in water. They died not because they couldn’t swim, but because of their carelessness. Don’t get into water when you are alone. If there is a “No Swimming”sign, don’t swim there. If you remember these , swimming will be safe and enjoyable（舒服的）.
______ like swimming in summer.
| A．Few people | B．Lots of people |
| C．Only students | D．Only swimmers |
Swimming can help people ______.
| A．keep clean | B．get fat |
| C．keep healthy | D．feel tired |
It’s ______ to swim in a wrong place.
| A．wonderful | B．interesting |
| C．not safe | D．not careful |
People died not because they couldn’t swim , but because of their _______.
| A．careful | B．carefully |
| C．carelessness | D． careless |
If you go swimming , you shouldn’t ______when you are alone.
| A．get into water | B．die in water |
| C．swim too long | D．swim too badly |
Audrey is a Chinese-American student. She has found many value (价值观) differences between the Chinese and Americans.
About money
• The American children love to make money by themselves. Chinese children always ask their parents for money.
• American parents don’t think it is useful to send their children to an expensive university. Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities even if it could make them very poor.
About school
• Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups. Many Chinese girls take part in academic (学术的) groups.
• American students usually feel happy when they get B in an exam. Chinese students feel sad when they get B.
American parents and Chinese parents
American parents allow(允许) their daughters or sons to go out with their friends if they come back home at the certain time. Chinese parents usually don't allow their children in middle school to go out with their friends at night.
American teachers and Chinese teachers
During parent-teacher meetings, American teachers will always find good things to say to
The parents, even to those with the worst grades. But Chinese teachers often tell the parents the mistakes that their children made at school.American children lovemoney by themselves.
| A．making | B．asking for |
| C．borrowing | D．using |
send their children to expensive universities.
| A．All Americans | B．Chinese parents |
| C．No parents | D．All mothers |
Chinese girls spend time doing sports, singing and dancing than American girls.
| A．more | B．less |
| C．a little | D．fewer |
aren’t allowed to go out with their friends at night.
| A．Chinese children | B．American parents |
| C．American children | D．American girls |
look at the bad side of the students as much as they can.
| A．Chinese children | B．American parents |
| C．Chinese teachers | D．American girls |
The Zhao family live in a very nice city. They want to have the best of everything. They live next to the Wu family and watch them all the time. The Zhao family want their place to be better than the Wu’s. They have a bigger television, bigger refrigerator（冰箱） and even brighter shoes.
“Little Wu has a new bicycle. It goes faster than yours. Tomorrow I will buy you a better bicycle.”
“Mr. Wu has a large fish. I’m going to the market to buy a bigger fish.”
“Mrs. Wu has a new chair. I’m going to get a bigger, stronger, prettier one. My place is going to be better than hers.”
A friend asks Mrs. Wu, “Do you think the Zhao family have a better house than you?”
Mrs. Wu says, “The Zhao? Oh, the people next door. I don’t think about them much. They always look a bit sad. I think we have a much better life and home. We are happier; we have more fun and our family life is warmer.” Mrs. Zhao wants __________.
A. to have the same as Mrs. Wu
B. everything better than Mrs. Wu
C. a happy homeThe Zhao’s want to have a bigger refrigerator because _______.
A. their family is larger
B. they have a lot of money
C. they want to have a better place than the Wu’s Mrs. Wu ________.
A. wants to have the same as Mrs. Zhao.
B. is not interested in Mrs. Zhao
C. does not know Mrs. ZhaoThe story tells us _________.
A. to work hard
B. to try to be happier than other people
C. buying things can make us happyWhich is Not TRUE?
A. The Zhao’s life is not the same as the Wu’s
B. The Wu family are happier than the Zhao family
C. The Wu family are richer than the Zhao family
What Should I Do?
One of the most popular items in the school newspaper advice column（栏目）. No one know who writes it. The students think their teacher does, but it might be a student using a false name. The students enjoy thinking up problems for the advice column. Here are some of them and their answers.
ASK THE WISE OWL
Q: I’m always late for school. I try not to be, but I can’t help it. Please advise me what to do. Tommy.
A: You are probably late for school because you don’t really like school. My advice to you is try and enjoy school more, then you won’t be late so often.
Q: I find it difficult to make friends. What do you think I should do? Sara.
A: I can’t advise you until I know about you. Your problem may be that you are shy. On the other hand, it may be the opposite. You may be too bold（大胆的）. Write and tell me more about yourself.
Q: I’m always at the bottom（底部）of the class. What do you advise me to do? Molly.
A: I advise you to concentrate(全神贯注) on improving your grades in one subject to start with. If you can do this, you should move a little way up from the bottom. Next, try to improve your grades in another subject, and so on. If you concentrate on one subject at a time, by the end of the year you should be quite a long way up from the bottom in all your classes. The Wise Owl.What’s the main idea of this passage?
| A．The school newspaper has an advice column. |
| B．Tommy wrote to the school newspaper to ask for advice. |
| C．Sara finds it difficult to make friends. |
| D．The advice column in the school newspaper is very popular. |
What’s Tommy’s problem?
| A．He is always late for school. |
| B．He finds it difficult to make friends. |
| C．He is always at the bottom of the class. |
| D．He needs help with his homework. |
What does the Wise Owl want Sara to do?
| A．Stop being so shy. |
| B．Stop being so bold. |
| C．Make more friends. |
| D．Give more information about herself. |
What does Molly want to do?
| A．Make more friends. |
| B．Improve her grades. |
| C．Stay at the bottom of her class. |
| D．Concentrate on one subject at a time. |
Be the end of the year, where should Molly be in all her classes?
| A．At the bottom. |
| B．A little way up from the bottom. |
| C．Quite a long way up from the bottom. |
| D．At the top. |
阅读理解（二）（共10分）
| To：oliver@intersaurus. com |
From：lilei@net. com |
| Subject：the future |
Date：08/11 7∶09 P.M. |
| Hi, Oliver, This week, we talked about our goals and predicted the future at school. Many students don’t know what they want to be when they grow up. But I wrote that I hoped to be a famous scientist like Bill Gates. I want to work hard and have a lot of money. I want to buy what I need with the money. Do you know what you’re going to be when you’re older, Oliver? Maybe you’ll be a basketball player like Yao Ming. Jenny told me that you were a very good player this year. Li Lei |
| To：lilei@net. com |
From：oliver@intersaurus. com |
| Subject：the future |
Date：09/11 6∶49 P.M. |
| Hello, Li Lei! Jenny is right! I’m much taller this year, and I love playing basketball in my leisure(休闲) time. But I don’t think I’m going to be a basketball player when I grow up. Maybe I will be a famous action movie star. I think it is very exciting and interesting to be an action movie star. In a word, I will be famous when I’m older, but I will always be your friend! Oliver |
根据短文内容补全下列各句中所缺的单词。Oliver’s e-mail address is.
Li Lei hopes to be awhen he grows up.
Li Lei thinks that Oliver is going to be ain the future.
Oliver will want to beinstead of a basketball player.
From the passage we know that Li Lei and Oliver are good
Mr Smith was in trouble those days. He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich businessman. He worked hard and the shopkeeper liked him. But he couldn't work when he drank too much. And once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr Black become angry and was going to send him away. He had a big family and was afraid of it and promised(许诺) he would stop drinking at once. The man told him to wait to be dealt with(处置).
One Monday morning Mr Smith came into the office with two badly burnt(烧伤的) ears.
"What happened to your ears?" asked Mr Black.
"Well," said the man." I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing(熨) clothes. She had put the iron(熨斗) near the telephone before she went to cook supper. Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it. As soon as I went into the sitting-room, the phone rang and I answered the iron!"
"And what happened to the other ear ?"
"When I put the iron down on the table, the telephone rang again!"_____, so he almost drove the car into the river.
A、Mr Smith was not careful
B、Mr Smith drank too much
C、Mr Smith forget they were on the bridgeMr Smith went to watch the football match on _______.
A、Monday B、Saturday C、SundayWe can guess _________.
A、Mr Smith drank much after the match
B、Mr Smith was angry with his team
C、Mr Smith didn't drink those daysThe _____ badly burned Mr Smith's ears.
A、telephone B、drinking C、ironWhat would happen to Mr Smith?
A、He would go on driving for Mr Black.
B、He would never watch any match
C、Mr Black would send him away.