To improve your reading，you can try the form of reader's theatre，a formatted（编排）script for readers to read aloud.It's so interesting!
Cast of Characters：Narrator，Kayla，Ms.Lee，Zack
Narrator：On a sunny day in southern Texas，Ms.Lee's students gathered in the school playground.
Ms.Lee：Tomorrow is the day of the sidewalk（人行道） chalk﹣art festival.The principal has allowed us to practise our wet﹣chalk drawing on the playground sidewalk，which will be our studio.Remember，whenever you want to draw on a sidewalk，always ask an adult in charge for permission before you draw.Now let's review the steps of wet﹣chalk drawing.What do we do first？
Narrator：As the students told her the steps in order，Ms.Lee wrote them on a large pad of paper.When she finished writing，she pulled the paper off the pad and displayed the directions so everyone could read them.Then the students chose and soaked（浸湿） their pieces of chalk.Meanwhile，Kayla and Zack planned their drawing.
Kayla：Let's draw a jungle feast.Parrots can be eating all kinds of fruit.
Zack：I'll draw a model train carrying food to the birds.
Narrator：The students removed their pieces of chalk from the water and drew.As Zack drew a sweeping curve of train track，his hand knocked over the jar of water.He and Kayla watched water streak across their drawing.
Zack：Our drawing is ruined（毁坏）!
Kayla：Don't be so worried!Quick，mix the water and the chalk together!Now let's use more chalk and smear（涂抹） it around.
Narrator：Kayla and Zack worked quickly.The smeared colours looked glorious，like rich，thick frosting on a cake.
Ms.Lee：That looks great!That's a special method you're using，kids.Are you two interested in taking part in the chalk﹣art festival tomorrow？The timetable for the festival says that drawing starts at 9：00 a.m.
Kayla and Zack：Sure!
Kayla： Tomorrow well pour water over our drawing on purpose.
Zack：Then we'll know just what to do!
（1）What do we know about readers' theatre？
A.A place for readers to enjoy plays.
B.A reading material for people to read aloud.
C.A series of steps for children to draw on the sidewalk.
D.A number of people gathering together to play games.
（2）What does the underlined word "streak" in the passage mean？
A.Rise rapidly.
B.Move quickly.
C.Disappear suddenly.
D.Swim slowly.
（3）The narrator in the readers' theatre .
A.tells the whole story in a silent way
B.gives instructions to the characters
C.helps the characters understand the story
D.describes settings and events
（4）What does the underlined sentence "Tomorrow we'll pour water over our drawing on purpose."at the end of the passage mean？
A.Kayla and Zack will ruin their drawing with water for fun.
B.Kayla and Zack will find the steps by accident by themselves.
C.Kayla and Zack will draw as well as their teacher by pouring water.
D.Kayla and Zack will draw pictures using the method they discovered today.
Internet is always educational. Many people think children should be allowed to surf the Internet as they wish. In this way, they can look through different subjects on different kinds of websites according to their own interest. But in my opinion, children should always be watched while surfing the internet.
Many websites have information and pictures that children should not see. There are many things that children don’t understand. All of these may have some bad influence on children’s development. Also, it is dangerous to let children use chat rooms by themselves. Many parents tell their children not to talk to strangers on the street, so they should be careful of whom their children talk to on the Internet, too. What’s more, sitting in the front of a computer for a long time isn’t good for children’s eyes, so parents should monitor(监视) the time that childen spend on the Internet.
In a word, children should be kept away anything that could be bad for them. I believe that it is necessary for parents to watch their children when they use Internet.Is the Internet educational all the time?______________________________
What do the parents tell children to do when they meet strangers on the street?
________________________________________________Why shouldn’t children sit in front of a computer for a long time?
________________________________________________Who can help children stay away from the bad influence on the Internet?
________________________________________________What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?
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What can't children learn in Little Rabbit?
A．Art.B．Music.C．Computer.Mrs. Green can send her daughter Lucy to Little Rabbit except _________
A．6:00 p.m. on Friday
B．7:00 a.m. on Wednesday
C.11:00 a.m. on TuesdayLittle Rabbit will be open for ________ in a week.
A．4 hoursB.8hours C．40 hoursWho can have fun and learn in Little Rabbit?
A．Mike, a school boy of 13.
B．Mary, an eight-year-old girl.
C．Cathy, an experienced teacher.Where's Little Rabbit?
A．It's on Second Street.
B． It's on First Street.
C．It's on Market Road.
An old farmer spent all his life on his farm in the country in the southeast of England. One day he decided to visit the big city. Everything was new and strange to him, because he never traveled to the city before.
The old farmer visited a lot of interesting places in the city.
He rushed into a large tall building and saw a lift(电梯). When he was watching, an old woman got into the lift and closed the door. After a while, the door opened again and a very perfect young girl came out.
The old farmer was very surprised, “What a funny little room!” He said to himself, “It’s magic. It can change an old woman into a young girl. The next time I come here, I’m going to bring my wife to take the lift. ”The old farmer lived ____.
A. near the city
B. in the city
C. in the southeast of EnglandThe old farmer decided ____ one day.
A. to visit a building
B. to visit a city
C. to visit a factoryThe old farmer ____.
A. came to the city for the first time
B. had traveled to the city several times
C. found nothing new and strange in the cityWhen the old farmer was in a large tall building, he saw ____ get into the lift.
A. a young girl
B. an old man
C. an old womanFrom the passage, we can guess the old farmer ____.
A. knew the lift well
B. didn’t know anything about the lift
C. wanted to buy a lift
Shenzhen is a city in South China. It is not only very big, but also it attracts people of the whole world. About twenty years ago, it was only a small fishing village. There were not many people there. Most of them lived on fishing. Things have greatly changed since 1980’s. It became the first special economic zone(经济特区) in China.
Because of the opening policy, economy between China and the outside world changes. They have increased greatly. People can come and go easily between China and Hong Kong. Both foreigners and Chinese have built a lot of factories, companies and tourist attractions there. People from all over the world have come there to find jobs.
Many of them have settle down in this booming(兴起的) city. Shenzhen develops so fast that it has become a well-known city in China.Shenzhen lies ______ China.
A. in the south of
B. in the east of
C. in the north ofAbout twenty years ago most of the people in Shenzhen ______.
A. worked in the factories
B. did housework
C. caught fish for livingWhen did Shenzhen become a special economic zone?
A. 1880’s B. 1980’sC. 1890’sWhat have foreigners done in Shenzhen?
A. They have come to visit their friends.
B. They have built a lot of factories and companies.
C. They have come to buy things.The underlined phrase “settle down” means _______. ACBBD
A. 创业B. 安顿C. 搬迁
It is evening，an old cock is sitting in a tall tree. A fox(狐狸)comes to the tree and looks at the cock(公鸡).
“Hello，Mr Cock. I have some good news(消息)for you，” says the fox.
“Oh?” says the cock，“what is it?”
“All the animals(动物)are good friends now. Let’s be friends，too. Please come down and play with me.”
“Fine!” says the cock，“I’m very glad to hear that.” Then he looks up.“Look! There is something over there.”
“What are you looking at?” asks the fox.
“Oh，I see some animals over there. They are coming this way.”
“Animals?”“Yes，oh，they are dogs.”
“What? Dogs!” asks the fox，“Well...well，I must go now. Goodbye.”
“Wait，Mr Fox，” says the cock，“Don’t go. They are only dogs. And dogs are our friends now.”
“Yes. But they don’t know that yet.”
“I see，I see，” says the cock .He smiles and goes to sleep in the tree.When did the story happen(发生)?
| A．in the morning | B．in the afternoon |
| C．in the evening | D．in the midnight |
Where is the cock?
| A．under the tree | B．near the tree |
| C．on the tree | D．in the tree |
“I see” means
| A．我看见了 | B．我明白了 |
| C．我看见你了 | D．我看清楚了 |
____ says, “All the animals are friends now. Let’s be friends, too”
| A．the fox | B．the cock |
| C．the dog | D．other animals |
Are the dogs and the fox good friends?
| A．Yes, they are. | B．No, they aren’t |
| C．Yes, that’s right | D．No, they are |