Helping your children to read and write at home will improve their skills and confidence (自信心)—it will also make them get ready for learning in the classroom environment.
__________________ are needed by every child in every subject in every year of their life in or outside school. Students who improve their reading and writing skills will increase their vocabulary and their ability to use the English language correctly. As parents, you can play an important role in improving your children’s literacy(读写能力). You can make a difference by listening, asking questions, giving information, and reading with your children outside school hours.
Here are 8 tips on how to help your children to read and write:
▲having everyday conversations with your children
▲trying to ask more “wh-” questions instead of easy “yes” or “no” questions
▲encouraging your children to talk about events you don’t know
▲reading to your children each night
▲listening to your children read
▲teaching your children how to use dictionaries
▲talking about your children’s writings
▲practicing filling in forms, writing letters, sending cards or emails
You can also encourage your children to join the Reading Challenge Club and discuss the books they are reading together. In the club, children must read 15 books from the Challenge book list and 5 more books chosen by themselves. There are over 1,000 books on the list. The reading must be done in one year. What’s more, it is a wonderful way to help your children to write. For example, you can encourage(鼓励) them to write diaries or book reviews. Remember to make positive(肯定的,积极的) comments as much as possible. This passage is for __________.
| A．children | B．teachers |
| C．parents | D．doctors |
__________ is the best for the missing(缺失的) part in Paragraph 2.
| A．“Listening and speaking skills” | B．“Reading and writing skills” |
| C．“Listening and writing skills” | D．“Reading and listening skills” |
__________ is NOT mentioned(提及) in the 8 tips above.
| A．“Listening to the radio every day” |
| B．“Listening to your children read” |
| C．“Reading to your children each night” |
| D．“Talking about your children’s writings” |
In the Reading Challenge Club, children have to read ______ in one year.
| A．5 books | B．10 books | C．15 books | D．20 books |
Parents can help children to write by encouraging them to_______.
| A．draw pictures or take photos | B．listen to pop music |
| C．write diaries or book reviews | D．play computer games |
C
I will never forget my first English class.It is very interesting.It’s the first class in the morning.The teacher goes into the classroom with a smile on his face.At the beginning, he makes a self-introduction（自我介绍）.And he tells us that his English name is John.Then he asks all of us to think of English names for ourselves.We are very excited（兴奋的） to find a good name.Then he asks us to write our names down on a piece of paper.I think about my English name for a long time.Then I come up with（想出） a beautiful name ---Shirley.All the students write their names down and give the paper to the teacher.When the teacher calls “Shirley” to answer his question, three girls stand up at the same time.What do we do in the first English class?
| A．Tell the teacher our Chinese names. |
| B．Find English names for ourselves. |
| C．See an English film. |
| D．Draw pictures. |
What does our teacher do first?
| A．He asks every student to make a self-introduction. |
| B．He introduces（介绍） himself to all of us. |
| C．He asks us many difficult questions |
| D．He tells us a story. |
What’s the English name of our English teacher?
| A．Jack | B．Shirley | C．John | D．Tom |
Where do we write down our English names?
| A．On the blackboard | B．On the desk |
| C．On our hands | D．On the paper |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The teacher gives every student an English name |
| B．Our teacher is a young girl |
| C．Three girls choose（选择）the name “Shirley” |
| D．The teacher calls our Chinese names in class |
B
Many people do not like to stay at home on holidays.They want to go out to see something different or do something exciting.So people from the country come to the city and people from the city go to the country for holidays.During the holidays, trains, buses and planes are all very busy.It is a little hard to buy train tickets, bus tickets or air tickets.Many people take cars for traveling.
Last May Day my family went to the country by car for our holiday.There was too much traffic on the road, so we had to move very slowly.It took us about an hour to get out of the town.After some time, we came to a farm.It was clean and beautiful.The animals were very cute.We thought it was a nice place for a picnic, so we stopped and took the food, fruit and drinks out of the car.We sat down under a big green tree.Suddenly a strong wind blew and soon it started to rain.We had to run back to our car and have our picnic in the car.Then we drove back home.What a bad trip!
Many people don’t like to stay at home on holidays because .
| A．they have much money |
| B．the weather is pretty cool |
| C．they want to see something different |
| D．they want to see different people |
The family went to for holidays last May Day.
| A．the beach | B．the country |
| C．the city | D．the park |
Last May Day the family trip was .
| A．interesting | B．relaxing |
| C．awful | D．exciting |
The writer and his/her family went on their holidaylast May Day.
| A．by train | B．by plane | C．by bus | D．by car |
What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “blew”?
| A．蓝色 | B．吹；刮 | C．吹气 | D．卷起 |
A
I have four good friends.They are Bob, Helen, Dale and Cindy.Bob is very tall.He is of medium build.He has short straight hair.He likes playing soccer and he is the captain of our school soccer team.He is very popular.Helen is thin and she is of medium height.She is very beautiful.She has two big eyes and long black hair.She likes music and she often sings and dances.She can sing well.Dale is a good student.He is of medium height and build.He studies hard and he is good at his schoolwork.He likes reading and playing chess.Cindy is a little bit short.She often wears a red skirt and white shoes.She likes to tell jokes.She never stops talking.I like my good friends.We help each other.
Bob’s hair is .
| A．long and curly | B．short and curly |
| C．short and straight | D．long and straight |
Helen has two eyes and black hair.
| A．big; long | B．big; short |
| C．small; long | D．small; short |
is good at schoolwork.
| A．Bob | B．Dale | C．Helen | D．Cindy |
is the shortest of the four students.
| A．Bob | B．Dale | C．Helen | D．Cindy |
Cindy likes .
| A．telling jokes | B．Talking |
| C．Studying | D．both A and B |
D
Sonia has a sports collection. She has ten tennis rackets, seven basketballs, four volleyballs and five soccer balls. She plays tennis every day and she is in the school tennis club.
Susan also has a sports collection. She has five baseballs, six volleyballs, three ping-pong bats and many ping-pong balls. Oh, she also has two soccer balls. But she doesn't play sports. She only watches them.
Sandy doesn't play sports, and she doesn't have any（任何的） balls.Sonia has volleyballs.
| A．4 | B．6 | C．10 | D．12 |
Sonia plays every day.
| A．ping-pong | B．tennis |
| C．baseball | D．soccer |
Susan doesn't have a .
| A．volleyball. | B．basketball |
| C．baseball | D．ping-pong ball |
has two soccer balls.
| A．Susan | B．Sonia |
| C．Sandy | D．Susan and Sonia |
Sandy has ball（s）.
| A．5 | B．7 | C．0 | D．12 |
C
I’m Paul. I’m thirteen. My parents, my brother and I are in Beijing now. My brother and I are in Beijing No.1 Middle School. I like soccer very much. I am on the school soccer team （队）. My brother David is fifteen. He likes basketball a lot. After school, he often plays it with his friends.
I’m Linda. I’m twelve. I am a student of Beijing No.5 Middle School. My mother is an English teacher. She works in Beijing No.1 Middle School. I like soccer, but I can’t play it well. I think soccer is difficult. After school, I often play volleyball with my classmates. I want to join （加入） the school volleyball team next term.
My name is Jim. I’m a 13-year-old boy. I look strong. I like ping-pong. When I’m free, I often play ping-pong with my friends. I like tennis, too. But I don’t do well in it. My father is a math teacher in a primary school（小学）. He can play tennis very well.David often plays _____ after school.
A. basketball B. soccer C. volleyballWho is in Beijing No.1 Middle School?
A. Paul, David and Linda
B. Linda’s mother and Jim’s father
C. Paul, David and Linda’s motherWhat does Linda want to do next term?
A. She wants to play tennis well.
B. She wants to play basketball well.
C. She wants to join the school volleyball team.______ is a teacher in a middle school.
A. Paul’s mother B. Linda’s mother C. David’s father下列的陈述哪一项是正确的？
A. Jim thinks soccer is difficult.
B. David and Paul are brothers.
C. Paul, David, Linda and Jim are all 13 years old.