①Dear jenny I'm going to take some important exams next month and I am really worried about them． I can't eat or sleep well． I keep thinking I may get bad grades． Please help me! Mary， 15 Chicago |
②Dear Jenny， My little brother refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show． Instead． he watches whatever he wants all the time． What can I do？ Nina， 14 New York |
③Dear Jenny， My dad has got a new job and he works long hours． He often has to work at weekends， too． So we spend very little time together． I miss him． What should I do？ Jim， 13 Boston |
Main parts of the two replies from the editor of the magazine Students' Life：
A． You should discuss this problem with your parents． Have you talked to your father？ Surely， he misses you， too． Tell him how you feel， and perhaps he would spend more time with you． You can also ask your mother to do something fun with you when your father isn't home． |
B． You shouldn't worry so much． If you study hard， you'll do well． Try to relax， find time to go for walks and eat three healthy meals every day． Don't drink coffee or tea， or you won't be able to sleep． You'd better drink a glass of hot milk before going to bed． |
（1）What does Jenny do？
| A． |
A teacher． |
| B． |
A doctor． |
| C． |
An editor． |
（2）Match the letters with the replies． Which is right？
| A． |
②﹣A；①﹣B |
| B． |
③﹣A；①﹣B |
| C． |
③﹣A；②﹣B |
（3）What problem does Jim have？
| A． |
He misses his dad． |
| B． |
He worries about his dad． |
| C． |
He has to work at weekends． |
（4）What may be the proper advice to Nina？
| A． |
Turn off the TV when her brother is watching it． |
| B． |
Find programs that they're both interested in． |
| C． |
Ask their parents to punish her brother． |
（5）Where do the three teenagers probably live？
| A． |
In the US． |
B． |
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| C． |
In Australia． |
D． |
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| E． |
In the U |
F． |
Most children don’t enjoy doing housework. They like playing computer games rather than cleaning the rooms. But in Australia, Jim and Robert’s mother, Mrs Black, has good and proper methods to get their children to do housework.
Here is an example.
“Mum, have you worked out next week’s housework? Let Jim and me choose the cards I can’t wait. It’s fun!”
When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like these, “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help mum cook, wash vegetables, make beds, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom” and many others, Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would hang them on the week day task board. Jim likes to clean the bathroom, so he picked up the card “clean the bathroom”. Robert loves to make the bed so he picked up his favorite card. Jim again picked up “wash vegetables” and Robert chose “feed the fish”. Soon the two boys were happy to take away all the cards
To help the children do housework, their mother thought hard and came up with this idea. Of course, the parents did the housework on the weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free.From the passage we know that most children like .
| A．doing housework | B．playing computer games |
| C．playing cards | D．doing housework |
Jim and Robert chose card for the weekdays from Monday to Friday.
| A．two | B．four | C．eight | D．ten |
Jim likes to .
| A．clean the bathroom | B．make the bed |
| C．feel the fish | D．sweep the floor |
The underlined phrase “came up with” probably means “ ”.
| A．looked at | B．gave up |
| C．thought of | D．believed in |
Who did the housework on the weekends?
| A．Jim | B．Robert |
| C．The parents | D．The whole family |
There are four seasons(季节) in a year.They are spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Spring is a beautiful season. It is from March to May. In spring, the trees turn(变) green, and the flowers come out. Everything looks new.
Summer is a happy season. It is from June to August. In summer, we can swim and eat a lot of ice cream. Of course, we have a long holiday, summer holiday! At that time, we can join the summer camp. That’s great! Autumn is a colourful season. It lasts(持续) from September to November. In autumn, the leaves on the trees turn yellow. Sometimes they are yellow or red. The colors are beautiful.
Winter is a cold season. It’s from December to February. In winter, it begins to snow in most places of China. Snow is white, and everything looks white. The children like playing with snow.How many seasons are there in a year?
| A．Six. | B．Five. | C．Four. | D．Two. |
What’s the meaning(意思) of the underlined(划线的) words?
| A．鲜艳 | B．出版 | C．开放 | D．出来 |
Winter is from _____ in China.
| A．September to November | B．March to May |
| C．December to February | D．January to March |
In _____, everything looks new.
| A．winter | B．autumn | C．summer | D．spring |
Can the children play with snow in winter in most places of China?
| A．Yes, they can. | B．No, they aren’t. |
| C．No, they can’t. | D．Yes, they are. |
Tony:I like eating hamburgers and drinking cola. Yes, they are not healthy. But I eat hamburgers and drink cola every day.I don’t like vegetables. I hate tomatoes.
Cindy: My favourite food is chocolate and my favourite drink is milk. Milk can make me healthy. I drink milk every morning. I like fruit too. And my favourite fruit is oranges.
Zhang Qiang: I like meat. I eat beef and chicken, but my favourite is beef. So I’m strong and tall.
Liu Xin: I like candy and vegetables. I eat candy every day. But my mum says candy can make me fat. Now I’m fat so I do sports every day.Tony’s favourite drink is ________.
| A．Juice | B．Water | C．Milk | D．Cola |
_______ likes eating oranges.
| A．Liu Xin | B．Zhang Qiang | C．Tony | D．Cindy |
Zhang Qiang is a _______ boy.
| A．tall | B．short | C．fat | D．thin |
Liu Xin eats _______ every day.
| A．vegetables | B．beef | C．candy. | D．chicken |
______ is so fat so he/she does sports every day.
| A．Liu Xin | B．Zhang Qiang | C．Tony | D．Cindy |
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Do you know Roma people？They were called Gypsies (吉普赛人) by Europeans. Because they thought they came from Egypt (a country in Africa)．About a thousand years ago, the Roma people left their homeland. They are known as nomads because for hundreds of years many of them have lived in large groups that travel from place to place. They have no real homeland.
Today, the Roma are now living all over the world._______________(他们保留了他们的语言和风俗) For example, it’s important for Roma to marry other Roma. It's also a custom for parents to choose the person their children will marry. Roma people get married when they are young, sometimes even as young as 14.
Romany is the language of the Roma people, which was written down only recently. Because the Roma are nomadic and have moved all over the world, their language has developed in many different ways. It is sometimes hard for Roma in one part of the world to understand Roma from another part.
Roma music is famous all over the world, because many Roma throughout history have been musicians. Their music has influenced many other kinds of music, like classical and jazz.
Roma don't usually assimilate (同化) into host countries. Over many centuries, governments have forbidden them to marry each other, travel or wear their traditional bright clothes. They have their gold taken away from them—treasures (财富) from their parents and grandparents. They have been taken as slaves (奴隶),and have been forced to change their names.
But today, the Roma are finding ways to live in peace with others while keeping the treasures of their culture.“There's a will within us to continue to live as a people,”says George Kaslov，whose family arrived in New York from Russia a hundred years ago.“All the other ethnic (种族) groups who came to America assimilate gradually with time going；they lose their customs and language. But not the Roma. We hold out.”Why were Roma people called Gypsies (吉普赛人) by Europeans?
把文中括号部分翻译成英语。_______________________________________________.
把文中划线部分翻译成汉语.________________________________________________.
Do Roma people have no real homeland?________________________
选出文章的最佳标题______
| A．Brave Roma Travelers |
| B．Famous Roma Music |
| C．The Roma：Past and Present |
| D．Changing Countries，Changing Cultures |
December 25th is Christmas Day. In most countries it is the most important day in the year. All the people come back to their homes. On Christmas Day bells ring everywhere. The ringing bell tells people Christmas is coming. People sing and dance day and night. They have a good time.
Most families usually buy a Christmas tree for their children. And there are some presents in the tree here and there. People also put presents in children’s stockings(袜子). In many places, Father Christmas himself brings presents to them. He is a kind man and in red clothes. There is a big bag on his back. In it there are a lot of presents.
On Christmas Day people enjoy all kinds of food. But some poor people never have houses to live and never have food to eat. They die of cold and hunger (饥饿) on Christmas Day.
True or False:Christmas Day is a very important day in the year in some countries.
Many people have a good time on Christmas Day.
Father Christmas wears red clothes.
There are a lot of Christmas trees in Father Christmas’ bag.
Some poor people die on Christmas Day because they have no homes and no food.