◆ You’ll never be good at Maths.
It’s generally accepted that boys are good at Maths and girls aren’t. The fact is that it isn’t true.
When girls reach their teens, most of them lose their interest in Maths. They think they are females. They want to stay away from things that are boys’ things, and Maths is still thought of to be a boy’s thing. The Maths class is hard, but if you give it a chance, you could be great at Maths, especially because you are a girl.
◆ Being skinny is good.
Lots of websites tell visitors that losing interest in eating is a beautiful thing. They are lying. Losing interest in eating is a disease, not a healthy thing. It can kill you.
◆ You are not supposed to make as much money as a guy.
It’s said that in 2014 women who work full-time earn about 23 percent less than guys earn. Once you see real women successful in cool jobs, you’ll truly get that you’re worth just as much or more than any guys.
◆ Caffeine (咖啡因) will help you study better.
Caffeinated soft drinks have long been advertised as must-haves for women when you have to work very hard. But if you want to do your body a big favor, you’d better give up caffeine.The word “skinny” means too _______.
| A．tall | B．slim | C．fit | D．strong |
Supposing in 2014 a man earns $20,000, how much may a woman doing the same job get?
| A．About $20,000. | B．About $25,000. |
| C．About $10,000. | D．About $15,000. |
Which of the flowing is NOT true?
| A．Being skinny is good for girls’ health. |
| B．Girls sometimes can do better than boys in Maths. |
| C．Girls earned as much money as boys did in 2014 |
| D．We’d better give up caffeine. |
| Chinese New Year Party Don’t miss （错过）the great time! Chinese music and dance（5：00 pm一6：30 pm）． Traditional Chinese food（starts at 6：00 pm） Lion dance and lanterns（start at 7：00 pm） Spring Festival Evening Party on TV （8：00 pm—11：00 pm） Fireworks（start at midnight） Date：January 28th Place：Happy Restaurant |
Where is the party?
| A．At school. | B．In the cinema. | C．At Happy Restaurant. | D．On TV |
What time does the Spring Festival Evening Party on TV start?
| A．At 6:00 pm. | B．At 7:00 pm. | C．At 8:00 pm. | D．At 11:00 |
What can we enjoy at 5:30 pm?
| A．The Spring Festival Evening Party on TV. |
| B．China music and dance. |
| C．Traditional Chinese food. |
| D． Lion dance and lanterns |
What must you do when you receive a present for your birthday? You have to sit down and write a thank-you note. The word “thanks” is very important. We have to use them very often. We say them when someone gives us drink, helps us to pick up things, hands us a letter or lends us a book. It is rude to ask someone to do something without saying “please”. We have to use it when we ask for something, too. It may be a book or a pencil, more rice or help. We have to use “please” to make request pleasant.
We have to learn to say “sorry”, too. When we have hurt someone, we’ll have to go up and say we’re sorry. When we have forgotten something, we will say “sorry”. We can make people forget wrong by saying it.
These three words are simple but important. Our children must learn to use them. They are pleasing words to use in any language.When we receive a birthday present, we have to .
| A．return it | B．give it to one of our friends |
| C．do nothing | D．write a thank-you note |
When someone helps us to do something, we should .
| A．thank him | B．say sorry to him |
| C．use the word “please” | D．not say anything |
One of the important words in any language is “ ”.
| A．hello | B．yes | C．no | D．please |
When we have troubled someone, we will say “ ”.
| A．thanks | B．sorry | C．please | D．hello |
The three important words in any language are .
| A．thanks, hello and goodbye | B．yes, no and true |
| C．thanks, please and sorry | D．well, please and pardon |
In most parts of the world there are four seasons. They are spring, summer, fall and winter. In different seasons people wear different clothes and do different things. For example, in summer the weather is hot, so people usually wear cool clothes and do things like swimming, boating or surfing(冲浪). But near the polar regions(极地), there are only two seasons: winter and summer. In winter, nights are long. For more than two months(两个多月) you can’t see the sun. In summer, days are long and the sun is always in the sky. There are no nights. The people living near the North Pole(北极) are called Inuit(伊努伊特人). In summer they live in tents and catch deer for food. In winter they live in small round snow houses. They can build(建造) a snow house. They make holes(洞) in the ice and catch fish and seals(海豹). They eat much meat but not many vegetables.How many seasons are there in most parts of the world?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．One. | D．Four. |
In summer, people usually wear clothes and do things like swimming, boating or .
| A．cool; skating | B．warm; flying | C．cool; surfing | D．cold; flying |
Inuit live in tents and catch for food in summer.
| A．deer | B．dogs | C．fish | D．seals |
There are two seasons near the polar regions. They are .
| A．summer and spring | B．fall and winter |
| C．summer and winter | D．summer and fall |
Which sentence is right?
| A．We can skate in summer. |
| B．Inuit build snow houses in winter. |
| C．Inuit eat little meat but many vegetables. |
| D．There are four seasons near the polar regions. |
Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers (志愿者). Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment.
Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she wants to go to university to study Chinese, but now she’s living in Belize. Pauline says, “I’m working with other people here to save the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted (污染), the coral dies. I’m helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it’s too late.”
“I’m staying with a family here and I help do some housework. I don’t get any money, butthat’s OK. I love my work here, and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize—and myself!When I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America.”Some young people from England _______ after they finish school.
| A．go to university abroad |
| B．spend one year abroad as volunteers |
| C．go to work for money |
| D．start work in schools or hospitals |
Pauline Jones, an eighteen-year-old girl, is living in _______ now.
| A．England | B．China | C．Belize | D．Cardiff |
Pauline Jones is _______ with other people.
| A．studying Chinese in a university |
| B．working to save the coral reefs |
| C．helping do some housework |
| D．doing some research in Wales |
From the passage, we know that the coral reefs ______.
| A．will die because of the pollution |
| B．are not as beautiful as before |
| C．cannot live without fish in the sea |
| D．will probably be sold for money |
Pauline Jones wants toafter she finishes her work as a volunteer.
| A．stay there for another year |
| B．go back home to start work |
| C．learn about the people home |
| D．travel around Central America |
Do teenagers in small villages do chores at home? How about the teenagers in big cities? Here is a survey. We asked 4,000 teenagers in China several questions. Half of them come from big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.The others are from small villages. We made a diagram of the result of our survey. Let’s have a look at it.We found out that teenagers from small villages do more chores than those from big cities. Maybe it is because they live a harder life. Our advice to parents in big cities is that parents should give their children some chores to do. Doing chores teaches teenagers to take care of themselves.
| Chores |
2000 teenagers in small villages |
2000 teenagers in big cities |
| Take out the trash |
1600 |
1000 |
| Sweep the floor |
1200 |
850 |
| Make the bed |
1400 |
750 |
| Do the dishes |
1100 |
600 |
| Fold the clothes |
900 |
1500 |
They surveyed ______ teenagers from small villages.
| A．1,000 | B．2,000 | C．3,000 | D．4,000 |
There are 1,000 teenagers from the cities who ______.
| A．take out the trash | B．do the dishes | C．make the bed | D．fold the clothes |
Fewer than ______ teenagers in big cities sweep the floor and make the bed.
| A．500 | B．1,000 | C．1,500 | D．2,000 |
The number of teenagers ______ in big cities is bigger than that in small villages.
| A．making the bed | B．taking out the trash |
| C．folding the clothes | D．doing the dishes |
Why did they make the survey?
| A．Because they don’t want teenagers in China to do chores at home. |
| B．Because they thought it’ll help teenagers to take good care of themselves to do chores at home. |
| C．Because they wanted to know if teenagers in China do chores at home. |
| D．Because they thought it’s not necessary for teenagers to look after themselves. |