New Zealand offers free school lunches to thousands of kids
WELINGTON， Feb． 20 （ Xinhua） ﹣"Thousands of children have begun receiving a free lunch on schooldays under the government's free and healthy school lunch program，" Prime Minister （首相）Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday．
"The program is for 7 ，000 students at 31 schools right now． The number will extendto 21 ，000 students in 120 schools by the start of 2021 ，"Ardern said while she was serving up lunch at a school in Hawke's Bay．
"A full stomach makes all the difference to a child's learning，" Ardern said．
"Providing a free and healthy lunch at school is one way to help New Zealand become the best place in the world for school children． And people can see that difference right away，" she said． She added that providing these lunches was also a great way for local families to have jobs．
"The program is one of 75 plans from New Zealand's CYWS （ Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy）． It started last year and developed with the money from 10 ，000 New Zealanders including 6，000 young people ，"said Education Minister Chris Hipkins．
（1）What kind of writing is it？
| A． |
Story． |
| B． |
News． |
| C． |
Email． |
| D． |
Invitation． |
（2）The underlined word "extend" here means " "．
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increase |
| B． |
double |
| C． |
remain |
| D． |
fall |
（3）From the second paragraph， we know that Ardern was when she explained the program．
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planning for the free lunch program |
| B． |
giving lunch to the school children |
| C． |
thinking how to provide jobs for local families |
| D． |
collecting money from New Zealanders |
（4）By "A full stomach makes all the difference to a child's learning," Ardern meant that " "．
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learning well mainly depends on eating |
| B． |
learning to eat a proper lunch is important |
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eating has nothing to do with learning |
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children will learn better if they eat well |
I was in the park with my elder sister, Cathy, on Friday. My sister left her jacket on a chair while we talked to some friends. When we went back to the chair, a girl in a red T-shirt was sitting there. She had some money in her hand. When she saw us, she stood up and walked away.
I asked my sister, "Did you have any money in your jacket?"
She said, "Yes, Anna, I did."
I said, "Look in your jacket quickly."
Cathy looked in her jacket, but her money was not there.
"That girl stole it!" I said, and we both ran after her. We caught her quickly.
My sister was very angry and she said, "Give me the money." The girl gave the money to Cathy and ran away. We both ran after her, but we lost her.
Then we went home. But before we could tell our parents, my mother said to Cathy, "You left your money at home. It's on the table in the sitting room. You must be more careful with money."
So the girl in the red T-shirt was not a thief! She probably thought we were thieves! We felt terrible.
Please telephone us if you know this girl! We are very sorry for our mistake. We would like to say sorry to her and give the money back to her.
Our number is 512667. My name is Anna.Cathy thought the money in the girl's hand was .
| A．from her jacket | B．the girl's own money |
| C．from their home | D．from the chair |
The girl gave the money to Cathy because.
| A．she was afraid |
| B．Cathy asked her nicely |
| C．it was Cathy's money |
| D．she wanted to help them |
According to the reading, Cathy’s money was really.
| A．in her jacket |
| B．in the girl’s hand |
| C．at home |
| D．on the chair |
The two sisters found that the money wasn’t Cathy’s.
| A．when the girl ran away from them |
| B．after they heard their mother’s words |
| C．when the girl came to ask for it |
| D．when they caught her |
The writer writes the passage to .
| A．telephone the girl |
| B．say thanks to the girl |
| C．say good-bye to the girl |
| D．return the money to the girl |
Long, Long, long ago, there lived a very rich and strong king. All the people in the country were afraid of him. But was he happy? No, he was always ill and unhappy. The doctors in his country could not cure (治愈) him. He was so angry with them that he cut off their heads. One day, two famous doctors from another country came to see him. The king said to them, “If you can cure me and make me happy, I’ll give you a lot of gold.” The first doctor examined(检查) the king. He found nothing wrong with him. “Oh, king, you are very well,” said the doctor. “You only think you are ill and that makes you unhappy. ” The king was very angry when he heard this. He told his soldiers to cut off the doctor’s head. The second doctor knew he had to be careful. “Oh, king, you’ll be all right if you find a happy man and wear his shoes,” he said. The king was satisfied with(对…感到满意) his words and said that the doctor was clever(聪明的）. Then he gave the doctor a bag of gold. The king asked hundreds of people if they were always happy. They all said that they are sometimes happy and sometimes unhappy. At last the king asked a beggar(乞丐). The beggar said that he was always happy. “Give me your shoes quickly,” said the king, “and I’ll make you a very rich man.” The beggar smiled and said, “Sorry, I never wear shoes.”
根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。The king felt unhappy all the time.
The first doctor found something wrong with the king.
The second doctor was very clever.
The king became happy because he got the beggar’s shoes at last.
In fact, the beggar had a lot of gold, so he was always happy.
Here are four of my friends. Get to know them and their interesting experiences.
I’m Mark. I’m 12. I have learned a lot about cycling and cycled about two hundred miles (英里) with my friends. We all felt very excited.
My name is Sam. I’m one year older than Mark. I have entered a competition. At last, I won it and the prize was a seven---day holiday to my favourite country —America.
You can call me Linda. I’m the same age as Mark. I have been to Hong Kong Disneyland with my parents. I was excited to see so many cartoon characters(人物) because I often dreamed about them.
John is my name. I’m one year younger than Sam. I have learned to ride a horse because I thought it was exciting. Before I learned it, I fell off the horse many times. But that was very interesting for me.There are _____ children at the age of 12.
| A．five | B．two | C．three | D．Four |
_____ has cycled a long way.
| A．Mark | B．Sam | C．Linda | D．John |
What did Sam win in the competition?
| A．A holiday to America. |
| B．A visit to London. |
| C．A travel to Hainan. |
| D．A trip to Hong Kong Disneyland. |
What did Linda often dream about?
| A．Hong Kong Disneyland. | B．Her friends. |
| C．Cartoon characters. | D．Her parents. |
What did John think of horse-riding?
| A．Boring. | B．Tiring. |
| C．Exciting. | D．Relaxing. |
阅读与回答问题（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分） (No more than six words)
We spend money everyday. But, do you know how to design them? David, a 15-year-old boy from the UK, just became the designer of the new one-pound(一英镑) coin.
To fight against fake(假的) coins, the UK government(政府) had a design competition in September last year. Among about 6000 works, David’s design was the best one and won the competition.
The new coin has 12 edges(边). On one side is the picture of the queen(女王). And on the other side,he designed a crown(皇冠) and four plants. And the government will use the coins in 2017.Whose design was the best in the design competition?
Why did the UK government have the design competition?
How many works were there in the competition?
What is on the other side of the coin?
When will the coins be in use?
When we talk about red packets, the most important question is “What are you going to do with it?” One thing you could do is to put your money in the bank.
Maybe you don’t know, some students in Hubei began to use the Xiaogui Dangjia bank card this year. This is a card for children. It is from China Minsheng Bank in Wuhan.
Wang Ming is a 14-year-old junior student in Wuhan. He said “All my pocket money has a place to go now. I can pay my own school fees (学费).”
Zhu Yu, a manager (经理) of Minsheng Bank, said that they knew lots of students who didn’t know how to use their money. So they wanted them to know how to use it carefully. Parents worry that children don’t know how to take care of the money by themselves. Shen qiangqiang’s mother like the card very much. Shen was asking his mother for a computer for a long time, but his mother didn’t buy it for him. She said, “We want him to use his card to save money for the computer. If we buy everything he asks for, he will think money comes too easily, and he won’t work hard for it.”
Today, there are many different kinds of bank cards. They are from different banks. People put their money in them. Then they can use their money at any time. People can do many things with bank cards. They can wash cars, go shopping, eat delicious food and travel to other places with the money in their bank cards.
The most important thing is not “How much did you get?” It is necessary for everyone to learn how to save your money and use your money correctly. In Wuhan, Xiaogui Dangjia bank card is for _________.
| A．some teachers | B．some parents |
| C．some students | D．some workers |
What can’t people do with different bank cards?
| A．Get more money |
| B．Travel to other places |
| C．Buy many things |
| D．Eat tasty food |
Which of the following is Not right?
| A．Not all the students use money correctly. |
| B．People use bank cards to do lots of things. |
| C．Students can put their money in banks. |
| D．All the children know how to look after money. |
What is the best title of this passage?
| A．Money from different banks |
| B．How do people use bank cards |
| C．Learning how to save money |
| D．Learning how to spend money |