During ancient times in China, children didn’t have any smartphones, iPads or computers to have fun. Instead, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood. Let’s take a look.
Stone balls During the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China, and it was often played in winter to keep warm. Stones were carved (雕刻) into small balls and kicked along with feet.
Flying kites Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood, instead of paper. Nowadays, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite, and Weifang kite. And they are quite different from each other. For example, the swallow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style.
Hide-and-seek Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the nation. There are two ways to play: covering a child’s eyes while other kids run around to enjoy themselves or, more commonly, one child must try to find other players who hide.
Watching shadow plays The closest thing to watching a film or television for fun during ancient times was going to see a shadow play. Folk artists use puppets (木偶) behind the screen to show all kinds of shadows, telling stories with music. During the Qing Dynasty, shadow play art reached its top, and was shown for each important occasion.
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。
1. What were the earliest kites made of according to the passage?
| A． |
Paper. |
B． |
Stone. |
C． |
Bamboo. |
D． |
Wood. |
2. How many children’s games are mentioned in this passage?
| A． |
Three. |
B． |
Four. |
C． |
Five. |
D． |
Six. |
3.What does the underlined word “occasion” probably mean in Chinese?
| A． |
海洋 |
B． |
场合 |
C． |
机会 |
D． |
目标 |
4. What is the best title of the passage?
| A． |
Children’s Games in Ancient China. |
| B． |
Children’s Games in Smart Phones, iPads or Computers. |
| C． |
Kicking Stone Balls in Ancient China. |
| D． |
Playing Hide-and-Seek in Ancient China. |
Look at this . Here’s a pencil case, it’s orange, it’s my pencil case, it’s on the desk. Look! This is a pen, it’s black. And this is an eraser, it’s blue and white. They’re both (都) in the pencil case. This is a ruler, it’s red, it’s on the pencil case. That is a ruler, too. It’s yellow. It’s in the drawer. Where’s my math book? Ah, it’s there, under the sofa.This is ______ pencil case.
| A．my | B．her | C．his | D．its |
The yellow ruler is______.
| A．in the backpack | B．in the drawer |
| C．on the pencil case | D．on the desk |
______in the pencil case.
| A．A pen is | B．An eraser is |
| C．A ruler is | D．A and B are |
The _____is orange.
| A．pen | B．pencil |
| C．pencil case | D．ruler |
Where is my English book?
| A．Under the sofa | B．On the desk |
| C．In the drawer | D．Sorry, I don’t know |
My name is Jeff. I'm English. But now I live (住) in China. I am a student. This is my classroom. Fifteen small desks and thirty chairs are in the classroom. They are for (给) classmates (同班同学) and me. A big desk is in the classroom, too. It's for my teacher. A clock is on the back (后面) wall of the classroom. Next to the clock is a map. It's a map of China.
My classroom is nice and clean. I like it very much. Who is Jeff?
| A．A schoolboy. | B．A schoolgirl. |
| C．A Chinese student. | D．American. |
What is Jeff talking about?
| A．The family. | B．The school. |
| C．The classroom. | D．The park. |
What's on the back wall of the classroom?
| A．A clock. | B．A map. |
| C．A map and a clock. | D．A picture. |
How many desks are there (有) in the classroom?
| A．Fifteen. | B．Sixteen. |
| C．Thirty. | D．Thirty-one. |
What does the underlined (划线) "it" mean (意思) in the passage (文章)?
| A．The classroom. | B．The map of China. |
| C．The big desk. | D．The school. |
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Is this your dictionary? Call John at 597-4393. |
Alan Is that your computer game in the lost and found case? Robert |
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| Found: Gold ring. Is this your ring? Please call Mary. Phone# 235-0285. |
Lost: My school ID card. My name is Steve. Please call 685-6034. |
______lost his school ID card.
| A．John | B．Robert | C．Mary | D．Steve |
If you lost your dictionary, you will call John at ______.
| A．597-4393 | B．235-0285 | C．685-6034 | D．597-0285 |
You can find a ______in the lost and found case.
| A．dictionary | B．computer game |
| C．gold ring | D．school ID card |
235-0285 is ______ telephone number.
| A．John’s | B．Francisco’s |
| C．Mary’s | D．Steve’s |
“Lost and found” means ______ in Chinese.
| A．失物 | B．拾物 | C．失物招领 | D．拾金不昧 |
The word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved form day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning(旋转) of the earth. At the equator(赤道), day and night are sometimes the same length. They are each twelve hours long.. The sun rises at 6 in the morning and sets at 6 in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted(倾斜) toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere(半球) gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere get more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.When the Western Hemisphere is having day, the Eastern Hemisphere is having ______________.
| A．both day and night | B．day |
| C．neither day nor night | D．night |
A place is moved from day into night and from night into days over and over by _______ of the earth.
| A．the pushing | B．the pulling |
| C．the spinning | D．the passing |
At the equator, day is as long as night ____.
| A．sometimes | B．never |
| C．usually | D．always |
When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, the Northern Hemisphere gets_____.
| A．less | B．more | C．all | D．no |
When it is winter in China, ______.
| A．the USA is tilted toward the sun |
| B．the South Pole is tilted away from the sun |
| C．the North Pole is tilted toward the sun |
| D．the North Pole is tilted away from the sun |
We recycle rubbish, so why not language? Recycling language means using vocabulary that you have learnt before again and again. However, unlike rubbish that piles up (堆积) in our environment, if we do not recycle language, we simply forget it. So how do you recycle language?
There are basically three ways to do it. The first is through reading. Go back to your favourite articles and read them once more. Just reread them and do not worry about each vocabulary item. If there are some that you are not sure about, make a guess and you will probably guess right. The second way to recycle is through writing. Look at some of your favourite articles and write either a short paragraph or a few sentences in your won words. After you have don this a few times, go back and read through what you have written, checking vocabulary functions. Don’t worry if you have made mistakes. That’s how you learn. The third way to recycle language is by having an imaginary chat with yourself about your favourite articles at home. You can pretend there is someone with you who speaks English and tell him what you are thinking about or how you feel.According to the passage, recycling language means _____ .
| A．repeating vocabulary at times |
| B．revising vocabulary at a proper time |
| C．learning new vocabulary as much as possible |
| D．using vocabulary that we have learnt very often |
If we recycle language, it may______ .
| A．be kept in our mind |
| B．be forgotten easily |
| C．pile up in our environment |
| D．disappear from our mind soon |
Which of the following is properly the best title of the passage?
| A．Why to Recycle Language |
| B．How to Learn Vocabulary |
| C．How to Recycle Language |
| D．Why to Learn Vocabulary |