Every Saturday, Wang Weifang puts on a play with his friends in a small town near Xi’an. The audience（观众）can hear them, but they cannot see them. That is because they are putting on a shadow puppet（皮影）play. Shadow puppets are made of hard leather（皮革）. The leather is cut out in the shape of a person, an animal or an object. Each puppet is painted in bright colors and put on a stick. Some puppets have movable arms and legs.
During a shadow puppet play, Wang stands behind a white screen with lights behind it. The audience sit in front of the screen. Wang and his friends hold the puppets very close to the screen so that the audience can see the puppets’ shadows clearly. Then they move the puppets around and do the voices of the different characters.
Shadow puppet play is a kind of ancient Chinese art. Now with TV and films, shadow puppet plays are not as popular as before. Wang and his friends often work very hard for little money, but they do not mind. They want to keep this traditional art form alive.
阅读短文，回答下列问题。
（1）What are the shadow puppets made of?
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（2）Is each puppet painted in bright colors?
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（3）Where does Wang stand during a shadow puppet play?
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（4）Why do Wang and his friends still work hard on shallow puppet plays without much money?
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（5）What’s the best title of the passage?
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Small talks
A small talk is a good way to kill time and make friends. When you are in other countries, do you know how to have small talks with people?
In England, people like to talk about the weather, because the weather there changes very often. In the morning, it is sunny, but in can be cloudy or rainy in the afternoon. It often rains, but sometimes it’s sunny. And the winter isn’t very cold and the summer isn’t very hot.
English people are kind of quiet. They don’t often talk to others first, but when you ask them about the weather, they are usually happy and want to talk with you, so you can start a small talk by saying, “ It’s a fine day, isn’t it?”
They also like to talk about their pets, so it’s nice to say “A lovely dog! What’s its name?” to them. But American people like to talk about sports like football and basketball. They also talk about clothes. The weather is a great talk in America, too.
A good small talk can make you feel great, so when you are in England or America, please follow these rules.These passage talks about __________ countries.
| A．four | B．two | C．three | D．one |
The underlined（下划线）word “changes” means “___________” in Chinese.
| A．发现 | B．停留 | C．变化 | D．零钱 |
What don’t Americans like to talk?
| A．Pets | B．Sports | C．Clothes | D．Weather |
Which of the following is TRUE about English people?
| A．They are kind of quiet. |
| B．They like to play sports. |
| C．They always talk to others first. |
| D．They like talking about money. |
From the passage, we can know __________.
| A．the weather in England is very cold |
| B．a small talk is important to many people |
| C．only English people like talking about the weather |
| D．English people don’t like pets |
| Leo: a musician What can you play? I am smart. I can play the piano and the violin. And I’m learning Chinese erhu, but I can’t play it well now. It’s kind of difficult for me. Why do you like music so much? I think it’s relaxing and interesting. I can make many friends through music. What are you doing these days? I’ m having concert（音乐会）. I want to get some money to help animals in danger. I really like them. |
| Sally: a vet（兽医） What do you think of animals? I think all of them are cute and smart. Some look kind of scary, but they’re really friendly. I love animals. To help them is my job. What’s your life like? I usually ride a bike to work. I think it can keep me healthy. Sometimes, I like to walk with my animals. What are you doing these days? I’m writing a story about my favorite dog. He is smart and can do many things. |
Leo and Sally both like ____________.
| A．music | B．money | C．friends | D．animals |
What does Leo think of music?
| A．Boring and difficult. | B．Relaxing and interesting. |
| C．Easy and relaxing. | D．Easy and interesting. |
Why does Sally usually go to work by bike?
| A．Because she wants to save money. |
| B．Because she wants to be healthy. |
| C．Because she likes riding a bike. |
| D．Because her home is near her workplace. |
What is Sally’s story about?
| A．A dog. | B．A cat. | C．A giraffe. | D．A lion. |
What can we know from the passage?
| A．Leo is smart and friendly. |
| B．Sally is good at playing music. |
| C．Leo can play the erhu very well. |
| D．Sally wants to have a concert. |
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 had 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. 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. ”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。The old farmer lived ____.
| A．near the city |
| B．in the city |
| C．in the southeast of England |
| D．in a large tall building |
The old farmer decided ____ one day.
| A．to visit a building | B．to visit a city |
| C．to visit a factory | D．to visit a farm |
The 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 city |
| D．only visited the large tall building |
When the old farmer was in a large tall building， he saw ____ get into the lift.
| A．a young girl | B．an old man | C．his wife | D．an old woman |
From 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 |
| D．didn’t like the lift |
Last Sunday the Greens went to the movies. They got home very late. Father opened the front door and went into the house. It was very dark， so mother turned on the light. On the way to their bedroom， mother said， “Listen， John! I can hear someone in the bedroom. ” They all stood quietly outside the bedroom. They could hear some voices in the room.
“You are right. ” father said， “There are two men in it. They are talking. ” Then he shouted， “Who’s there?” But no one answered. Father opened the door quickly and turned on the light. The room was empty. Then father found something and laughed. “The TV is still on. I forgot to turn it off this morning!” father said.
根据短文内容，判断正(A)误(B)。The Greens got home very early.
On the way to their bedroom， mother heard someone in the bedroom.
They all stood quietly in the bedroom.
Father opened the door slowly and turned on the light.
There were really two men talking in the room.
Happiness is for everyone. In fact， happiness is always around you if you care about it. When you are in at school， your classmates will help you; when you study hard at your ， your parents are always taking good of you; when you get success(成功)， your friends congratulations（祝贺） to you; when you do something ， people around you will help you correct（改正） it; and when you do something good to ， you will feel happy， too. All these things are . If you pay attention to them， you can see happiness is always you. Happiness is not the same as money. When you are poor， you can say you are very happy， because people can’t buy happiness money. When you meet problems， you can also say loudly you are very happy， because you have many friends to help you. So you can’t always say you are poor and you have bad luck. If you agree with me， you can be a happy and person.A. pupils B. trouble C. room
A. newspapers B. cards C. lessons
A. friendship B. knowledge C. care
A.will say B. say C.said
A. wrong B. right C. badly
A. us B. them C. others
A. teacher B. happiness C. friends
A. among B. between C. around
A. without B. with C. by
A. lucky B. good C. able