As the years go by，the Italian community has found its place in Australia．One of the main reasons is the birth of a second generation （代）．The children of migrants （移民） have grown up as Australians．
Lucy's family is an example．
Lucy's parents came from Italy in the 1950s．Lucy was born in Sydney soon after her parents arrived in Australia．Lucy's parents were both workers．They spoke Italian at home．When Lucy went to school she had to learn English．Her mum and dad could speak just a little English．At home it was always Italian．When she got a bit older，her mum and dad would ask her to help them out when they didn't understand something in English．
When she was growing up，her parents didn't allow her to do as much as her Australian friends．Her friends didn't understand why she couldn't go out and do things with them，or why she always did what her parents wanted!Lucy's parents spent a lot of time with other Italians，mainly because it was much easier for them to communicate in Italian．Because of this，she spent more time with kids from Italian background．
Things have changed since Lucy had children of her own．Lucy is not as strict as her parents were，so her own kids have more freedom （自由）．They can move between the different cultures and feel easier in both cultures．They haven't had so many problems about their identities （身份）•They see themselves as Australians with an Italian background and they‘re proud of their traditions．
51．Lucy's family live in ．
A．Italy
B．Germany
C．Australia
D．China
52．Lucy's parents spoke at home most of the time．
A．English
B．Italian
C．Chinese
D．German
53．When Lucy was a kid，she was allowed to ．
A．do what her parents wanted
B．do everything with her friends
C．do as much as her Australian friends
D．spend more time with kids from Australian background
54．Lucy's children ．
A．only speak Italian
B．can't accept Australian cultures
C．don't like their own Italian traditions
D．live in Italian and Australian cultures freely
55．What's the main idea of the passage？
A．Lucy's parents lived a hard life in the early years．
B．It's hard for Lucy's children to accept Australian culture．
C．As time goes by，the Italians in Australia have found their places there．
D．The Italians have played an important role in Australian society．
My name is Sue. I want to have a special party to celebrate my 12th birthday. After discussing it with my family, I decided to have a Hello Kitty theme birthday party.
Hello Kitty Birthday Invitations
An invitation in the shape of a skirt is a fun way to invite my friends to the party. My sister, Lisa, will help me make the invitations. My mom tells me to send out the invitations 3～5 weeks before the date of the party. My birthday party is on December 21, so I will send out the invitations before November 24.
Hello Kitty Theme Decorations
The party will be held in our garden. I plan to put some white and pink balloons around the garden. There will be a vase which is full of pink flowers on each table and a small Hello Kitty on each chair.
Hello Kitty Birthday Party Menu
My parents will cook some delicious food. All of them will be named after Hello Kitty’s friends, such as Rory and Fifi. I will book a birthday cake in the shape of a Hello Kitty at Mrs Green’S Cake Store at the beginning of December.
I hope my friends will enjoy themselves at the special party.Sue will be___________ years old.
| A．5 | B．12 | C．11 | D．14 |
When will Sue send out the party invitations to her friends?
| A．In September. | B．In October. |
| C．In November. | D．In December. |
What does the underlined word "book" mean in Chinese?
| A．预订 | B．书 | C．转达 | D．抓紧 |
Which of the following is true?
| A．The birthday party will be held in a park. |
| B．Sue’s mother will make the party invitations. |
| C．Both Rory and Fifi are Hello Kitty’s cousins. |
| D．Sue will book a Hello Kitty—shaped birthday cake. |
| Dear Tommy, I’m having a party in my house. Please come to 403 Spring Road, Date :Sunday, 13th May Time:4:00 p~5:00pm Simon |
| Dear Simon, Thank you for inviting me to your party, I’m afraid I can’t come, because I’m busy with my work on 13th May. I hope you will have a great party. Tommy |
Which of the following statements is true?
| A．Simon wants Tommy to come to the party |
| B．Tommy wants Simon to come to the party. |
| C．Simon doesn’t want Tommy to come to the party. |
| D．Tommy doesn’t want Simon to come to the party. |
The party will be on for____________
| A．one hour | B．two hours |
| C．three hours | D．four hours |
The party will be in_____________
| A．Tommy’s home | B．Simon’s house. |
| C．the school | D．the park |
One day a farmer went out for a walk with his daughter. The farmer put on a pair of wrong shoes－one with a thick sole(鞋底) and the other with a thin one. So as he began to walk, he felt very uncomfortable. When he was just out of the house, he turned to his daughter and said, “Why should one of my legs be longer than the other today?”
The daughter looked at his father’s legs carefully as he was walking, and then laughed, “Oh, no, Daddy, your legs are all right. You have put on the wrong shoes.”
The farmer was very happy to hear that and said to himself, “What a clever daughter I have got!” Then he asked his daughter to go back and get the other pair of shoes for him.
The farmer had only two pairs of shoes.
When the daughter ran back to the house, she found that the other pair was also a pair of wrong shoes.
She had to return to his father with nothing in her hands and said out of breath, “It’s no use changing them, Daddy! The shoes at home were not a pair, either!”
| A．wrong | B．comfortable |
| C．old | D．new |
| A．the shoes are not the farmer’s |
| B．the shoes are too small |
| C．one of the shoes has a thick sole, the other has a thin one, they are not a pair |
| D．the shoes are too big |
| A．one of his legs was longer than the other one |
| B．he was ill that day |
| C．he wore a pair of wrong shoes |
| D．the shoes were too small |
| A．she could make shoes |
| B．she could find out that her father wore a pair of wrong shoes |
| C．she could find out a pair of right shoes |
| D．she found that her father’s legs were sick |
| A．brought back a pair of wrong shoes |
| B．brought back a pair of right shoes |
| C．didn’t bring any shoes; she knew the other pair at home was not a pair, either |
| D．couldn’t find anything at home |
Ben Jones was walking home from school one day when he saw a black cat. It was walking across the
srteet in front of him.Ben stopped, turned around, and walked down a different srteet to go home. Why did he do that?
"It's unlucky when a black cat crossed the street in front of you," says Ben, "I did not want to walk down that street!"
Many people think that some things bring bad luck or good luck. For example, some people think that 13 is an unlucky number. They never invite 13 people to a party.
"I never walk under a ladder (梯子)," says Ben. "And I never open an umbrella inside the house. They both bring bad luck."
And what brings good luck? "We have a horseshoe over the front door of our house for good luck," says Ben."And when I find a peney on the ground, I always pick it up. That brings me good luck all day!"
| A．Because he thought it was lucky. |
| B．Because he disliked a black cat. |
| C．Because he was afraid of the cat. |
| D．Because he thought it was unlucky. |
| A．6 |
| B．10. |
| C．13 |
| D．14. |
| A．Opening an umbrella inside the house. |
| B．Walking under a ladder. |
| C．Picking up a penny on the ground. |
| D．Seeing a cat. |
It was a beautiful spring morning. There were no clouds in the sky, and the sun was warm but not hot. Mr Black saw an old man at the bus stop with a big, strong, black umbrella (伞) in his hand. Mr Black said to him, “Do you think we are going to have rain today?” “No,” said the old man, “I don't think so.” “Then are you carrying the umbrella because the sun is too hot?” “No, the sun is not very hot in spring.”
Mr Black looked at the big umbrella again, and the man said, “I am an old man, and my legs are not very strong. I must have a walking-stick (手杖). But people will say, ‘Look! That man is so old.', and I don't like that. When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say, ‘Look at that stupid (愚蠢的) man.”
| A．on a spring morning | B．on a cold day |
| C．on a summer evening | D．in the afternoon |
| A．The old man carried an umbrella instead of a walking-stick. |
| B．The old man borrowed an umbrella from Mr Black. |
| C．Mr Black and the old man were good friends. |
| D．The old man thought it was going to rain. |