Respect what you are eating
We all love food.But when you can't finish your meal，how do you feel？You might think that wasting a little bit of food isn't a big deal.
But when a whole school started to save food in their cafeteria（食堂），there was a big change.At Hengyang No.1 Middle School in Hunan Province，students are told to take no more food than they need. "There used to be 100 kg of food waste every day.But now，the amount（数量）of waste is down by 75 percent， "the cafeteria's manager told Hunan Evening Paper.
In China，people waste 35 million tons of food each year.That is enough to feed the whole country of South Korea for a year.
Food waste is a big problem around the world.According to the United Nations，there are 820 million people living in hunger（饥饿）today.But every year，the world waste 1.3 billion tons of food.That's one﹣third of all the food we have.
（1）Students in Hengyang No.1 Middle School are not allowed to waste food.
（2）The food waste has dropped by three quarters in their school now.
（3）Food waste is a big problem only in China.
（4）People waste so much food because there's no hunger now.
（5）The purpose of the passage is to ask people to stop wasting food.
Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each.
Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up. They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs. They often write to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to visit their parents on holiday.
Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think it is important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.
Parents ask children to do some work around their house. And in many families, parents pay their children for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use.Why do American children usually live far from their parents?
| A．Because they don’t like living with their parents. |
| B．Because they want to find good jobs. |
| C．Because they grow up. |
| D．Because they don’t have jobs. |
Who decide(s) on the children’s lives in America?
| A．Their parents. | B．Their children. |
| C．Their teachers. | D．The children themselves. |
Do many parents in the US pay their children for doing housework?
| A．Yes, they do. | B．No, they don’t. |
| C．We don’t know. | D．Yes, they are. |
When do children often go to visit their parents in America?
| A．Every day. | B．At night. |
| C．On weekends. | D．On vacation. |
Which is the best title (题目) of the article?
| A．Children and parents. | B．Learn how to make money. |
| C．American families. | D．How to find good jobs. |
My cousin Jenny made some new term resolutions last month.
First she wants to keep healthy. So she is going to exercise more and eat a lot of healthier food. She isn’t going to eat junk food. She is going to make a volleyball team because she likes it and she’s also good at playing it. And she also wants to improve her English. She is going to read English every morning. The third, she is going to read more books because she thinks she can learn a lot from books. So she’s going to go to the school library quite often. When she grows up, she is going to be a doctor for children. She wants to help sick children. She’s going to study medicine at a university when she finishes high school. She is going to work hard. She loves children and she thinks looking after children will be wonderful.When did Jenny make her new term resolutions?
| A．Yesterday. | B．Last week. |
| C．Every morning. | D．Last month. |
How is Jenny going to improve her English?
| A．She is going to read English every morning. |
| B．She is going to go to the school library quite often. |
| C．She is going to study medicine at a university. |
| D．She is going to study English really hard. |
What’s the meaning of “sick” in the article?
| A．幼小的 | B．可爱的 | C．生病的 | D．乡下的 |
What job may Jenny choose in the future?
| A．A university student. | B．A doctor. |
| C．An English teacher. | D．A volleyball player. |
Which of the following is NOT right according to the article?
| A．Jenny isn’t going to eat some junk food in the new term. |
| B．Jenny thinks reading books is good for her. |
| C．Jenny is going to study medicine at a university in the new term. |
| D．Jenny thinks looking after kids will be good. |
“Good Time” is a program(节目) on ABC Radio. Jim Green is an announcer(播音员) for the program. Most of the girls and boys like the program. They also like Jim Green. Some of them often make phone calls to him and thank him for his work. There are lots of letters to him every day, too.
Jim Green gets up at 6:00 every morning. He has bread and a glass of milk for breakfast. He leaves home at 6:30 and gets to his office at 7:15.
The program begins at 7:30. He plays the new records (唱片) of the pop songs and modern music for his listeners. At 8:00, it's time for the news.
Jim finishes work at 10:30. He goes home in his car. He reads newspapers and listens to music after supper in the evening.
He thinks Announcers’ job is very interesting and helpful.What does Jim Green do?
| A．A worker | B．A doctor |
| C．An announcer | D．A teacher |
What’s the name of the program?
| A．ABC Radio | B．Good Time |
| C．New Records | D．VORA Radio |
What do some of the young people do every day?
| A．Call Jim | B．Write to Jim |
| C．Chat on line | D．Both A and B |
What time does the program begin?
| A．At 6:00 | B．At 7:30 | C．At 8:30 | D．At 9:30 |
How does he go home every day?
| A．By bike | B．By bus | C．By car | D．On foot |
There are 55 students in my class. They come from different places, so they go to school in different ways. Twenty students go to school on foot because they live near the school. Ten students ride the bikes to school because they live not far from the school. Ten students go to school by bus because they live far from the school. Ten students go to school in their parents’ car. The other five students go to school by boat, because there is a river between their houses and the school. How many students are there in the class?
| A．55 | B．20 | C．10 | D．50 |
Twenty students ______ to school because they live near the school.
| A．walk | B．by bus |
| C．ride a bike | D．on foot |
Ten students ride the bikes to school because they live _____.
| A．near the school | B．far from the school |
| C．not far from the school | D．near the river |
Five students go to school by boat because ______.
| A．they would like to go by boat |
| B．they live far from the school |
| C． they have boats |
| D．there is a river between their houses and the school |
If you live far from the school, you should ______ to go to school.
| A．walk | B．ride bike |
| C．take a bus | D．by boat |
Jane is a nice girl. She lives in London. She studies in a middle school. She gets up at six every day. She likes learning English. She's a bright girl. She draws pictures well. After school, she often reads newspapers with her grandmother. At seven o'clock in the evening. Jane has supper at home. Every day at eight she does her homework and goes to bed at nine. Jane lives in ______.
| A．England | B．New York | C．Paris | D．China |
What does Jane like to do? ______.
| A．She likes reading story-books |
| B．She likes drawing big pictures |
| C．She likes reading Chinese |
| D．She likes learning English |
She is a ______ girl.
| A．nice | B．clever |
| C．tall | D．nice and bright |
What does she often do after school? ______.
| A．She draws pictures |
| B．She has supper |
| C．She does some reading with her grandma |
| D．She does her homework |
What time does she go to bed? ______.
| A．8:00 | B．9:00 | C．8:35 | D．9:30 |