Please Take my Children to Work Day（PTCW Day） first began as a holiday for hard﹣working and tired stay﹣at﹣home mothers to take a day off． Now， this day is fit for any parent． It was created in 2003 and is celebrated each year on June 25， but it isn't a public holiday． It encourages friends and family to take care of the children so that the stay﹣at﹣home parent can have some time to relax．
Kamehameha Day is held on June 11 each year． Kamehameha the Great was the monarch（君主） of Hawaii．He is famous and respected for establishing（建立） the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810．Kamehameha Day is a public holiday in Hawaii ，and this is a day off for people School and most businesses are closed．
D﹣Day is celebrated in the U．S． to memorize the Normandy landings in France on June 6，1944． On the day， American army and other Allied forces （盟军）fought hard and the World War Ⅱ（WWⅡ）in Europe was over soon． It is not a public holiday． Businesses have normal opening hours．
Flag Day is celebrated on June 14 each year to honor the United States flag．On the same day，the United States Army celebrates its birthday． Although Flag Day is a great celebration across the country， it is not a public holiday．
（1）If you are a stay﹣at﹣home parent， what can you do to relax on PTCW Day？
| A． |
Take a day off． |
| B． |
Go to work earlier． |
| C． |
Look after children． |
| D． |
Do some housework． |
（2）Which is a public holiday？
| A． |
PTCW Day． |
| B． |
Kamehameha Day． |
| C． |
D﹣Day． |
| D． |
Flag Day． |
（3）When is the United States Amy's birthday？
| A． |
On June 6． |
| B． |
On June 11． |
| C． |
On June 14． |
| D． |
On June 25． |
（4）What can we know about D﹣Day？
| A． |
It is celebrated in France． |
| B． |
The WWⅡ ended before 1944． |
| C． |
Businesses are closed for it． |
| D． |
The Normandy landings happened in 1944． |
If you have no special plans for your free time, why not spend your time helping others? Don't listen to people who say that young people today often think only of themselves. It is not true at all. More and more young people in the United States volunteer(志愿,自愿) to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don't do it for money. Here are some of their stories.
Alice Hamiton, 17
I'm going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths (徒步小道) in the mountains. It sounds terrible. I'll spend the whole summer living in a tent(帐篷) and breathing the clean mountain air. I'm going to sleep under the stars. It will be nice, and I'll be able to do something good at the same time!
Jason Moore 18
This summer, I'm going to volunteer with Special House Program.They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They'll teach me what to do, so I'll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.
Trish Anderson, 16
I'm going to teach kids who have trouble in reading. I'll work for a program called Reading For Life. Every day, I'm going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher, and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Young people in the USA volunteer to help others .
| A．on school holidays | B．on weekdays |
| C．every morning | D．every afternoon |
From this passage, we know that Alice will volunteer in summer.
| A．to sleep under the stars |
| B．to breathe the clean mountain air |
| C．to live in a tent |
| D．to help build new hiking paths in the mountain |
From the passage we know Jason Moore .
| A．likes reading | B．is 18 years old now |
| C．isn't very rich | D．is good at sports |
wants to work as a teacher in the program called Reading For Life.
| A．Alice Hamiton | B．Jason Moore |
| C．Trish Anderson | D．Nobody |
Which of the following is the most possible title of this passage?
| A．Reading for Life | B．A Special House Program |
| C．The Forest Center | D．Young American Volunteers |
When you are reading something in English, you may often come across a new word .What’s the best way to know it?
You need an English-Chinese dictionary (字典).It will tell you a lot about the word, for example (例如) , how to read this word ,what it means in Chinese and how to use this word. But there are so many English words in the dictionary and how can you know where the word is? There is a way to look for it.
In the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with the letter A, then B,C,D,E…That means, if there are two words , “desk” and “hour”, “desk” will be before “hour”; “story” “before” “Sunday”, “tomato” before “tomorrow” etc. The English-Chinese dictionary will be your good friend. I hope you will often use it in your English learning. When you don’t know a new word, the best way according to the passage is _________.
| A．to ask your teacher | B．to guess |
| C．to ask your friends | D．to use a dictionary |
What does “come across” mean (意思) in Chinese in the passage?
| A．遇到 | B．撞倒 | C．越过 | D．过来 |
Here are four words, “face”, “autumn”, “film” and “April”.
Their right order (次序) in the English-Chinese dictionary is _________.
| A．April, autumn, face, film |
| B．film, face, April, autumn |
| C．face, film, April, autumn |
| D．April, face, film, autumn |
This passage is about _______.
| A．how to use the right words in your English writing |
| B．how to read the new words in the English story |
| C．how to use an English-Chinese dictionary |
| D．how to choose a right English-Chinese dictionary |
For us boys and girls, books are not all. We can find time to play at home or at school. Playing is about having fun. But how do we play? It doesn’t mean (意味着) watching TV or playing computer games.
In the morning, we can run with our parents to be healthy. We can play sports with friends after school. We can also do what we like after class. For example, we can draw and we can play chess with others. It is also fun to help others.
Playing can make children happy and they can’t be bored. It can also help students get on well with others and it is good for them.
Play well and then you can learn well.According to the passage, what can children do in the morning?
| A．Watch TV. | B．Play computer games. |
| C．Run with parents. | D．Learn Maths. |
When children are playing, they are __________.
| A．sad | B．happy | C．hungry | D．bored |
Which one is TRUE（正确的）according to the passage?
| A．Playing means watching TV. |
| B．Playing means playing computer games. |
| C．Children can’t play at school. |
| D．Playing is good for children. |
The underlined (划线的) word “It” means “___________”.
| A．Playing | B．Reading |
| C．Studying | D．Helping |
How do most students spend their free time? Do they have time to do the things they like? Let’s see what some students do during their free time.
Ben is eleven. He has a sister, Kate. Both of them like going to the cinema. Every Sunday morning, they go to the town by train and then they go to the cinema because they live in the country and there is no cinema there.
They get to the town at noon. They usually have a big lunch in their favourite restaurant first, and then they buy some food in the supermarket before they go to their favourite cinema called Star Cinema. They like it because the seats there are comfortable and the films in the cinema are always the newest. They always have a good time on Sundays. But when the weather is bad or they are busy with their homework, they can’t go.Ben and Kate always spend their Sundays ________.
| A．watching TV | B．going shopping |
| C．doing homework | D．seeing films |
They go to see a film ________.
| A．by train | B．by bus |
| C．on foot | D．at home |
They go to the town to see a film because ________.
| A．they like the cinema there |
| B．there is no cinema in the country |
| C．they don’t know other cinemas |
| D．they want to go shopping in the town |
When they are in the town, they ________ first.
| A．go to the cinema | B．buy food |
| C．have lunch | D．play in the street |
Children’s clubs
| English Club |
Computer Club |
| Time: Monday, Thursday & Friday 9:00 am—11:00 am Room: 201 Teacher: Miss Liu Tel: 0514—8209643 13698371652 |
Time: Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 9:00 am—11:00 am 3:00 pm—5:00 pm Room: 503 Teacher: Mr. Hu Tel: 0514—68206162 / 13708356472 |
| Drawing Club |
Music Club |
| Time: Monday, Thursday & Sunday 9:00 am—11:00 am Room: 307 Teacher: Miss Yang Tel: 0514—68206569 13783147258 |
Time: Thursday, Saturday & Sunday 9:00 am—11:00 am 3:00 pm—5:00 pm Place: Music Classroom Teacher: Miss Wang & Mr. Zhang Tel: 0514—68202280 13057382119 |
根据图表内容，选择最佳答案。 Xiao Ming wants to learn computer, so he can call the number___________.
| A．0514—68206162 or 13783147258 |
| B．0514—68206162 or 13708356472 |
| C．0514—68206569 or 13708356472 |
| D．0514—68202280 or 13057382119 |
You want to learn drawing, so you can go to __________.
| A．Room 201 | B．the Music Classroom |
| C．Room 503 | D．Room 307 |
You are free on Thursday afternoon, so you can go to learn____________.
| A．English | B．drawing |
| C．music | D．computer |