Hello，everyone．I'm here today to tell you something about my life as an exchange student in the United States last year．America was a big culture shock for me at first．I stayed with a host family in a small town．My host parents were very kind．They organized a lot of activities for me in my free time so that I wouldn't miss home．However，life in the US was difficult to get used to．My main problem was the language．
I failed to understand much in the first few weeks because everyone spoke so fast．Another onewas the food．My host family always had bread，potatoes and salad，but I missed dumplings，rice and delicious dishes a lot，especially barbecue（烧烤）．It was very famous in Qiqihar．It was an exciting year，and it was a valuable education for me．I understood more about American culture．My American friends asked me many questions about life in China，and this made me think about my own culture as well．Now I am back in China，I still remember the life in the US．Judge the following sentences true （ T ） or false （ F ） according to the passage．
（1）The writer now is in America．
（2）The host parents were very friendly．
（3）The host family always had dumplings，rice and delicious dishes．
（4）American friends'questions about life in China made the writer think about his own culture．
（5）It was very easy for the writer to get used to the life in the US． ．
There are four people in my family. They’re my grandfather, my parents and me. My grandfather exercises every day. He never uses the Internet. He eats vegetables three times a day, but he hardly ever drinks milk. And he watches TV every night. My father is a taxi driver. He’s very busy. He never exercises, but he sometimes use the Internet. He watches TV on Saturday and Sunday evening. He often eats vegetables and drinks milk. My mother is a housewife（家庭主妇）. She watches TV every day. She never use the Internet. She sometimes eats vegetables, but she drinks milk three times a week. Exercise? Of course she does. She exercises every day by doing housework. I’m a middle school student. I go to school from Monday to Friday. I often exercise. But on Saturday and Sunday, I don’t exercise because I have too much homework to do. I watch TV only on Sunday evening. But I use the Internet twice a week. I drink milk every day, but I don’t like vegetables. My mother often says to me, “Why do you eat so much meat, Mike? It’s not good for your health.” But I like it very much. _____ sometimes use the Internet in his family.
| A．Mike and his father | B．Mike and his mother |
| C．Mike’s parents | D．Mike’s father and grandfather |
_____ watch TV every day in his family.
| A．Mike and his grandfather | B．Mike’s mother and grandfather |
| C．Mike’s parents | D．Mike’s father and grandfather |
What does Mike’s father do?
| A．He often eats vegetable. | B．He sometimes use the Internet. |
| C．He is very busy. | D．He is a taxi driver. |
Why don’t Mike exercise on Saturday and Sunday?
| A．Because he wants to surf the Internet. |
| B．Because he wants to watch TV. |
| C．Because he has too much homework to do. |
| D．Because he has to go to school. |
Mike likes eating _____ very much.
| A．meat | B．vegetables | C．fruit | D．milk |
Tom has got a big family . His grandparents are in America. His parents are in China. His father is a manager and his mother is a teacher . They have got two children . Tom is a boy and Jane is a girl . Tom is thirteen and Jane is eight . Jane and I are good friends and we are in the same class .What’s this family like ?
| A．Big | B．Small |
| C．I don’t know. | D．Yes , it is. |
How many people are there in this family ?
| A．4. | B．5. | C．6. | D．7. |
Where are Tom’s grandparents ?
| A．In China. | B．In America. |
| C．In England. | D．In Australia. |
Who is older (年龄比较大 ) , Tom or Jane ?
| A．Tom. | B．Jane. |
| C．They are the same. | D．I don’t know. |
Is Jane my good friend ?
| A．No. | B．Yes. |
| C．I don’t know. | D．Sorry. |
I have six baskets. Three are big . Three are small . I have some pears and some oranges . I put three pears in each big basket and four oranges in each small basket . The number of oranges is my age(年龄).I have pears .
| A．three | B．five | C．seven | D．nine |
I have oranges.
| A．six | B．eight | C．twelve | D．nine |
What are those in the small basket ?
| A．Nine pears |
| B．Four oranges |
| C．Three pears and three oranges |
| D．Nine pears and three oranges. |
---Where are the pears ? ----They are in
| A．the three big baskets |
| B．the three small baskets |
| C．a big basketball |
| D．a small basket |
---Do you know how old I am ? ---You’re .
| A．nine | B．ten | C．eleven | D．twelve |
Today, people want to be healthy by doing sports and exercise. But some of them have some wrong（错的）ideas about it.
“A plate of chicken is a good meal before games because it has much energy(能量).”
In fact(事实上), the best meal before games should have carbohydrates (碳水化合物). Food like potatoes, bread, bananas are rich（丰富）in it, but chicken and meat are not.
“The best time to exercise is early in the morning.”
Morning is a good time to exercise, but it may not be good for you. If afternoon or evening is OK for you, and you enjoy the feeling of getting healthier, you can choose(选择) any time to exercise. So there is no fixed time for you to exercise.
“If you drink water when you exercise, you’ll feel tired.”
You must have some water during breaks (在休息期间) when you exercise. And after exercising, you must have enough water. If you don’t drink enough water, then you may feel tired.
“ Exercising every day is quite important.”
Wrong. Too much exercise is bad for our health. You have to give your body a day of rest. Before games it is good for you to eat ___________.
| A．bananas | B．chicken | C．meat | D．fish |
The underlined word “fixed” probably means (意思是) ___________.
| A．重要的 | B．困难的 | C．固定的 | D．简单的 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the article (根据短文)?
| A．Don’t drink water when you exercise, or you’ll feel tired. |
| B．Evening is the best time to exercise because it’s always cool. |
| C．You should eat enough meat(肉) because they can give you energy before games. |
| D．Exercising too much is not good for us. |
Which of the following will be the best title (标题)?
| A．Results (结果) of sports and exercise. |
| B．Best time for sports and exercise. |
| C．Reasons for sports and exercise. |
| D．Wrong ideas about sports and exercise. |
Carol and Susan are very good friends. They are in the same class at school and they often go to each other’s home on Sunday. Now they are both eight yeas old. Carol’s mother has got a new baby. Carol is very glad to have a little sister, so she is always talking about her to Susan.
At first Susan is very interested (感兴趣) in the new baby because she does not have any brothers or sisters. But after some time she begins to get tired of (厌倦) Carol’s keeping on talking about it. She also feels a little jealous (嫉妒) of her friend.
One morning when the two girls meet at the school gate, Carol says to Susan cheerfully (愉快地), “Do you know, Susan, my baby sister has put on about half a pound in weight (重量) this week?”
“That is not very much,” answers Carol. “I know a baby that puts on ten pounds a day.”
“Oh, that can’t be true!” answers Carol. "Whose baby is it?”
“An elephant’s,” says Susan.Why do Carol and Susan often go to each other’s home? Because ________.
| A．they are in the same class |
| B．they are good friends |
| C．they like to talk about babies |
| D．they are in the same study group |
Susan is ______ to hear Carol talk about the baby’s weight one morning.
| A．sorry | B．cheerful | C．happy | D．not happy |
How much does a baby elephant put on in weight a week?
| A．Half a pound. | B．Ten pounds. |
| C．Seventy pounds. | D．Seven hundred pounds. |