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． |
Steven drives a school bus, but his bus isn’t the same as other school buses because there aren’t any children on it. There are only dogs. Steven’s bus takes dogs to school at 8:00 in the morning and brings them back home at 5:30 in the afternoon. Steven takes the dogs to a dog school. There he teaches the dogs to do many things: sit down, stand up, bring the shoes to the master, keep the master from danger (危险). Many dogs go to Steven’s school—big dogs, small dogs, old dogs, young dogs. Steven says that young dogs can learn more quickly.What do you know about Steven?
| A．He drives children to school. |
| B．He teaches dogs in a school. |
| C．He has a school for young children. |
| D．He teaches children in a school. |
What does Steven teach the dogs to do?
| A．Eat. | B．Sleep. |
| C．Run. | D．Do things for their masters. |
Where do the dogs sleep?
| A．In the school. | B．On the bus. |
| C．In the street. | D．In their own homes. |
Which kind of dogs is easy to teach?
| A．Young dogs. | B．Old dogs. |
| C．Strong dogs | D．Big dogs. |
The best title (标题) for the passage is “_________”.
| A．How to Keep Dogs | B．How to Drive a Bus |
| C．A School for Dogs | D．Taking Children to School |
Steven drives a school bus, but his bus isn’t the same as other school buses because there aren’t any children on it. There are only dogs. Steven’s bus takes dogs to school at 8:00 in the morning and brings them back home at 5:30 in the afternoon. Steven takes the dogs to a dog school. There he teaches the dogs to do many things: sit down, stand up, bring the shoes to the master, keep the master from danger (危险). Many dogs go to Steven’s school—big dogs, small dogs, old dogs, young dogs. Steven says that young dogs can learn more quickly.What do you know about Steven?
| A．He drives children to school. |
| B．He teaches dogs in a school. |
| C．He has a school for young children. |
| D．He teaches children in a school. |
What does Steven teach the dogs to do?
| A．Eat. | B．Sleep. |
| C．Run. | D．Do things for their masters. |
Where do the dogs sleep?
| A．In the school. | B．On the bus. |
| C．In the street. | D．In their own homes. |
Which kind of dogs is easy to teach?
| A．Young dogs. | B．Old dogs. |
| C．Strong dogs . | D．Big dogs. |
The best title (标题) for the passage is “_________”.
| A．How to Keep Dogs | B．How to Drive a Bus |
| C．A School for Dogs | D．Taking Children to School |
Hello, my dear friends, today here’s a funny cartoon for you! It is a Chinese cartoon. Its name is Happy Sheep(喜羊羊) and Big Big Wolf(灰太狼).
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(美羊羊) likes making clothes and growing flowers. She is very beautiful. Lazy Sheep(懒羊羊) 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 class monitor(班长) at school. Slow Sheep is 68 years old. He is old. 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(妻子). She is very bad. Banana Wolf is nice. He is the friend of the sheep. He likes eating bananas very much.________ doesn’t like sports.
| A．Lazy Sheep | B．Force Sheep |
| C．Warm Sheep | D．Happy Sheep |
Pretty Sheep likes ________.
| A．playing football | B．sleeping |
| C．making clothes | D．eating bananas |
________ is the sheep’s friend.
| A．Big Big Wolf | B．Banana Wolf |
| C．Red Wolf | D．Little Wolf |
There are ________ sheep in the passage(短文).
| 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 old. |
| C．Warm Sheep has a lovely pet. |
| D．Red Wolf is Big Big Wolf’s wife. |
(1) The weather in Australia is not the same as ours, because the seasons are opposite. When it is winter in China, it is summer there. Australia is a southern country. It is in the south of the world. June, July and August are the winter months; September, October and November are spring; the summer is in December, January and February; March, April and May are the autumn months.
A very large part of the country has no rain at all. The east coast(海岸)has rain all year round. There are no dry months there. The southeast winds blow all the year.(2) bring, they, rain, from, sea, the. There is not much rain on the west side. The southeast part of Australia has summer rain from the southeast winds. They only blow here in summer.将（1）处翻译成中文。
将（2）处的词语连成一个完整句。
Which part of the world is Australia in?
Why does the east coast have rain all year round?
What’s the Chinese meaning of “opposite”?
A man and his wife had a small restaurant near a train station. The restaurant often stayed open until after midnight, because people came to drink and have meals while they were waiting for trains.
At two o'clock one morning, a farmer was still sitting at a table there. He was asleep. The wife of the owner of the restaurant was very sleepy and wanted to go to bed. She looked at the farmer several times and waited for him to wake up and go, but each time she looked, the farmer was still there sleeping. Then at last she went to her husband and said to him, “You have woken him six times now, but why haven't you sent him away? It's very late.”
“Oh, no, I don't want to send him away,” answered her husband with a smile. “You see, whenever I wake him up, he asks for his bill(账单), and when I give him the bill, he pays it and then goes to sleep again."The persons who come to the restaurant are those who .
| A．want to stay for night |
| B．want to meet friends |
| C．wait for the train |
| D．want to buy train tickets |
The wife did not go to bed because she was waiting for the farmer to _____.
| A．get on the train | B．talk to her |
| C．pay his bill | D．wake up and go |
The underlined phrase “send him away” may mean _____.
| A．invite him to stay longer |
| B．make him leave |
| C．tell him to drink more |
| D．ask him to pay the money |
Why didn't the man send the farmer away?
| A．Because he wanted the farmer to sleep a little longer. |
| B．Because he wanted the farmer to feel sleepy |
| C．Because he wanted the farmer to give more money |
| D．Because he wanted the farmer to have more food |
From the passage we know the husband is _____.
| A．honest | B．gentle |
| C．unkind | D．warm-hearted |