What is the sky？ Where is it？ How bright is it？ What lies above it？ These questions are difficult to answer, aren’t they？
Is the sky blue？ The sky has no color. We know that there is air around the world. When planes fly, they need air to lift their wings. Planes can’t fly very high because the air gets thinner when they go up higher. If we go up about 1,200 kilometers from the earth, we’ll find no air there.
When we talk about the sky, we usually mean the atmosphere around the earth. It is like a very thick “cover” over the earth and keeps it warm. Without the “cover”, the earth would be a very cold place and nothing could live on it.
Looking up above us, you will see the blue sky with white clouds. It is usually light blue, but the sky would be dark blue if you go to the top of the highest mountains. And you will see fewer clouds between you and the sun.
And if you sit in a spaceship high above the earth, there is no air at all. The sky would be so dark that its color would be black.
Sometimes the sky doesn’t look blue. When the sun rises and falls, you will see red, orange, and other colors in the sky. These are the most beautiful moments of the day.
Now you may understand that we see colors because the air scatters (散射) the sunlight. Light travels through the air. Without air, there would be no light and no colors.Planes can’t fly very high because ____________.
| A．there is air around the world |
| B．the air gets thinner when they go up higher |
| C．it’s warmer in the sky |
| D．the air gets thicker when they go up higher |
We can see colors of the sky because ____________.
| A．the sun rises and falls every day |
| B．the sky has lots of colors |
| C．the air scatters the sunlight |
| D．the sunlight has many colors |
Which of the following is TRUE？
| A．There is little air without light and colors in the sky. |
| B．The sky will look red, orange and other colors at noon. |
| C．The sky has only one color when the sun rises and falls. |
| D．The sky is dark blue if you go to the top of the highest mountains. |
Some students think it difficult to learn English well. That’s because they don’t find the right way. I think reading is very important for students. The more you read, the better you’ll understand.
Reading is helpful to listening, speaking and writing. If you often read English aloud, you’ll improve your listening. On the other hand, listening a lot can help you to read better. Reading English everywhere when you are free, if you wish. You can get a lot of knowledge when you read. Sometimes you need to express your ideas, you can either speak or write. That means you are using what you learned from reading. The same as Chinese, the more you read, the better you can write. If you want to remember something, you should read again and again.
So from now on, you’d better do more reading. It’s a good way to learn English well. Some students think it difficult to learn English well because _________.
| A．they don’t work hard | B．they are afraid of English. |
| C．they don’t find the right way | D．they aren’t clever |
Reading is helpful to ________.
A. speaking B. listening C. writing D. A. B & CThe writer thinks ________ is a good way to learn English well.
| A．the better you write | B．doing more reading |
| C．the more you remember | D．the more you write |
In Chinese studying, the more you read , _________.
| A．the better you speak | B．the better you write |
| C．the more you remember | D．the more you write |
The title of this passage may be _________.
| A．English is important | B．Reading is helpful |
| C．English is difficult | D．Reading is important |
Have you ever heard the saying "If you want a friend, be one"? If you want to make friends with others, you should be friendly to them first.
Here is how one new teacher made friends with the students in her class on the first day of school. As the bell rang, the teacher smiled （微笑） at each student. Then she said in a quiet voice,"Good morning. How nice it is to have all of you in my class this year. I'd like to know each of you. I am sure we will enjoy working together." Her voice was sweet（甜美的） and her look was friendly, so everyone felt happy.
She told the students her name and wrote it on the blackboard. Then she told them some of the things she liked to do and she hoped to do with them during the year. Then she said to the boys and girls, "Now you know my name and the things I like and I want to know your names and the things you like."
Could you make friends by doing the same as this teacher did?
One way of getting to know girls and boys in your class is to find out more about them. People often make friends with those who are the same as them. You play the same games and go on vacations together. It is a good way to make friends.完成句子。One way of getting to know girls and boys in your class is to .
| A．Australia | B．New Zealand |
| C．Zimbabwe | D．Norway |
| A．the health |
| B．both the health and happiness |
| C．the number |
| D．the progress |
| A．13 | B．40 |
| C．89 | D．46 |
| A．平均 | B．年龄 |
| C．极限 | D．寿命 |
| A．Niger. | B．Japan. | C．Oman. | D．China. |
There are many things we should know, but we do not learn them at school. For example, if we want to use our money better, we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare（比较） the prices of the things in different shops. We also should know how to make the best choice when we shop.
Knowing how to make such choices is a life skill, and we should practice it in our daily life.
| A．Supermarket W. | B．Supermarket T. |
| C．Supermarket Y. | D．Supermarket U. |
| A．Supermarket W, Supermarket U |
| B．Supermarket Y, Supermarket T |
| C．Supermarket W, Supermarket Y |
| D．Supermarket U, Supermarket T |
| A．Supermarket W. | B．Supermarket U. |
| C．Supermarket Y. | D．Supermarket T. |
| A．Supermarket W. |
| B．Supermarket T. |
| C．Supermarket U. |
| D．Supermarket Y. |
| A．The environment. | B．The service. |
| C．The business hours. | D．The price. |
Baseball is one of the favorite sports in the U.S.A. Children play baseball in sports fields or parks.
At summer picnic, there is often an informal（非正式的） baseball game. Boys and girls, young and old take turns to play. There are nine players on each team.
The baseball season goes from April to September. During this time, baseball matches are showed on TV and members of the important baseball teams become America's heroes（英雄）. At the end of the season, the two top teams play against each other. Many baseball fans go along to watch the game. Millions of others listen to the radio or watch television. People seem to talk only about the game. Even long after it is over, they still talk about the result and the players.
American football is perhaps the most popular sport in the U.S.A. The football season begins when the baseball season ends. More people are interested in football than baseball. When there is an important game, thousands of people sit beside radios or in front of television sets to get the result.
| A．seven | B．eleven | C．four | D．nine |
| A．April to September | B．March to September |
| C．January to September | D．May to September |
A. The basketball season B. The football season
C. A basketball match D. A football match
| A．Boys and girls like baseball games. |
| B．More people are interested in football than baseball. |
| C．Just young boys and girls take turns to play in the informal baseball game. |
| D．Children sometimes play baseball in parks. |
A. Baseball B. Table tennis
C. Basketball D. American football