The famous scientist and thinker， Charles Darwin， was born on February 12，1809． His family lived not far from the River Severn， England．
Darwin's father was a well ﹣known doctor and the son of a still greater doctor and scientist．Darwin's father hoped that his son would also become a doctor．
As a boy， Darwin liked to go for walks in the fields and forests． He watched nature， and compared what he saw with everything he had read in science books． He also liked collecting very much． He collected many things， birds， eggs， stones and leaves． His father did not like this， as Darwin was not studying very well at school．
At the age of sixteen， Darwin was sent to Edinburgh Univensity to study in order that he could become a doctor． But he was interested in the history of nature．
Then he was sent to study in Cambridge Univesiy．There he studied until 1831．
Some time later he heard that the ship Beagle was going on a trip to South America and needed a scientist．His professor advised him to go．He said the trip would be just for Darwin．So when the ship left England in December 1831． Darwin was on it． The research lasted almost five years． The Beagle studied the waters in the sea near South America． It also visited New Zealand， Australia and islands in the Pacific． Darwin saw many new plants and animals． He collected all kinds of plants．
In 1842 Darwin went to live in Kent， where he continued his studies of changes in nature． Darwin understood that plants and animals are not always the same， and that they really change．
By 1859 Darwin had finished his famous book"The origin of Species"（《物种起源》）．It made a great hit in the world of science．He was opposedby the church and even by some scientists．But later，more and more scientists agreed with him．
（1）What did Charles Darwin's father do？
| A． |
A worker． |
| B． |
A doctor． |
| C． |
A scientist． |
| D． |
A teacher． |
（2）Charles Darwin had so many hobbies except that ．
| A． |
he liked to go for walks in the forests |
| B． |
he liked watching nature |
| C． |
he preferred collecting coins and stamps |
| D． |
he was fond of the history of nature |
（3）When did Darwin leave England for a trip to South America？
| A． |
In 1831． |
| B． |
In 1832． |
| C． |
In l842． |
| D． |
In 1859． |
（4）The underlined word"opposed"means ．
| A． |
接受 |
| B． |
开除 |
| C． |
反对 |
| D． |
尊重 |
（5）What can we learn from Charles Darwin？
| A． |
Don't care what parents say to us． |
| B． |
The trip can bring us wealth． |
| C． |
We should ask teachers for help when meeting problems． |
| D． |
Keep doing what we like and work hard， we' ll succeed． |
There are seven days in a week. They are Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Most children go to school from Monday to Friday. Most people don’t work on Saturday afternoon or Sunday, and most shops are closed in England on Saturday afternoon and Sunday. (But in China shops are open every day). Sunday is a holiday. Some people go to church on this day. The time from Friday evening to Monday morning is the weekend. It is the time for rest（休息）. We can’t work all the time. We have to rest from time to time.Most children don’t go to school on _________.
| A．Saturday | B．Monday | C．Wednesday | D．Friday |
On weekend we can have ________.
| A．to work | B．a good rest |
| C．to write | D．to go to school |
There are _____ people in most shops in England on Sunday.
| A．some | B．many | C．no | D．seven |
Happy Sheep and Big Big Wolf
Hello, my dear friends, today here’s a funny cartoon for you. It is a Chinese cartoon. Its name is Happy Sheep and Big Big Wolf(狼).
In this cartoon, there are some sheep and three wolves. Happy Sheep is the leading role(主角). He likes playing football and running. He runs faster than the other sheep. Pretty Sheep likes making clothes and growing flowers. She is very beautiful. Lazy(懒惰的) Sheep is clever. But he doesn’t like doing sports. He likes sleeping best. Force Sheep（沸羊羊） is stronger than the other sheep. Warm Sheep is the monitor at school. Slow Sheep is 68 years old. He is older than the other sheep. He is the village head. Every sheep has a lovely pet. Big Big Wolf wants to eat sheep. Red Wolf is Big Big Wolf’s wife. She is very bad. Banana Wolf is nice. He is the friend of sheep. He likes eating bananas very much.
________is the sheep’s friend.
| A．Big Big Wolf | B．Banana Wolf |
| C．Red Wolf | D．Old sheep |
There are________ sheep in the passage.
| A．four | B．five | C．six | D．seven |
Which is NOT right?
| A．Happy Sheep runs slower than the other sheep. |
| B．Slow Sheep is older than the other sheep. |
| C．Warm Sheep has a lovely pet. |
| D．Big Big Wolf is the husband of Red Wolf. |
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Travelling is one of the most important activities and people have been interested in it for many years. Modern traffic develops fast, so travelling to different places has become much faster than before. Staying healthy while travelling can make your trip happier. But do you know how to be in good health during a trip? The following information may be useful to you.
Before leaving
Wear comfortable shoes, a hat and sunglasses.
Take some necessary medicine with you. They can be used when you get sick or have other problems.
Do some exercise for weeks or months before you leave if you plan to do lots of walking or climbing during your trip.Prepare proper food. Before you prepare the food, the first thing you need to think about is how long you will travel with the food. If you take a long trip, you should bring food such as bread, biscuits and some fruit. They don’t go bad quickly. The nearer people can bring meat, fish, eggs, milk and even salads and vegetables.
While travelling
Be sure not to eat dirty food or bad fruit.
Have enough time to take a rest during your trip.
Tap water is not safe, so drink bottled water and always clean the cover of the bottle.
Keep food in good condition. If you take hot food, you should try to keep it hot. For example, you can put it in heavy towels. If you need to keep cold food cold, you can put cold food in a box with ice. When you arrive, put cold food in the fridge. Remember: If you travel with food, keep hot food hot and cold food cold.
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Wear comfortable shoes, a hat and |
| Exercise for weeks or months |
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| Keep food in good condition. |
Americans think much about time . From childhood they learn to value (珍视) time .They are taught to be on time to go to school , to work and to do everything . When they are having a good time, they say that time goes easily . When a person is dying , they say he is living on a borrowed time .
Time is money . Time is knowledge . Time is everything in America . A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week . This is the working time . In his free time, he also works hard for more money . Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual. In the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly . They walk very fast . In fact , they are running .
They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things . But sometimes they also hate time, because they feel they have become servants (仆人) of the clock .What do the Americans mean by "Time is money"?
| A．It is not easy to make money. |
| B．It takes quite a lot of time to make money. |
| C．Working hard can bring people health. |
| D．If someone has time and works hard, he can make much money. |
Americans think it wrong _______.
| A．to work late | B．to get up early |
| C．to be late for school | D．to be on time to do everything |
This passage says that a dying person _______.
| A．is having a good time |
| B．is living on a borrowed time |
| C．thinks time goes easily |
| D．is saving time |
From this passage we can be sure that _______.
| A．Americans live a hard life |
| B．Americans always walk fast |
| C．Americans live in a quick rhythm (节奏) |
| D．Americans are good at saving time |
Which of the following is the best title for this passage ?
| A．Americans' ideas about time | B．Never waste time |
| C．Time is money | D．Learn to be on time |
A poor farmer had never left his small village. After he made a lot of money, he decided to spend a holiday in an excellent hotel in a big town.
When lunchtime came on his first day there, he went to eat it in the restaurant of the hotel in his new clothes. The headwaiter showed him to the table, took his order and went away. When he returned and looked at the farmer again, he was surprised. The farmer had tied his table cloth round his neck.
The headwaiter immediately told another waiter to go to the farmer and tell him that people mustn’t do such a thing in his restaurant. So the waiter went to the farmer and said in a friendly voice, “Good morning, Sir. Would you like a haircut.?”The farmer decided to spend a holiday in a big town because__________
| A．he always spent his holiday there |
| B．he wore his new clothes |
| C．he never went to the big town |
| D．he had become richer and wanted to see big town |
To his surprise, the headwaiter found that the farmer__________.
| A．was sitting at the table along |
| B．he wore his new clothes |
| C．used the table cloth as a napkin（餐巾） |
| D．took the restaurant for a barber’s shop |
Why do you think the farmer tied the cloth round his neck? __________.
| A．He didn’t want to make his clothes dirty |
| B．He want to have his hair cut |
| C．The headwaiter told him to do that |
| D．He saw some other people doing this |
The headwaiter told another waiter to __________
| A．take some food to the farmer |
| B．stop the farmer tying the cloth round his neck |
| C．tie the table cloth round the farmer’s neck |
| D．drive him out of the restaurant |
From the sentence “Would you like a haircut?” we know the waiter wanted to_______
| A．have the farmer’s hair cut |
| B．make an apology to the farmer |
| C．cut the farmer’s hair himself |
| D．make the farmer know his mistake |