Welcome to School Dance Club Are you tired of sitting too long? Do you want to be healthier? Join the School Dance Club and move your body! Choice of dances: folk, modern, pop, etc. Level of difficulty: Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 Teachers: Helen White -13 years of teaching experience -Graduated from International Master Dance School John Smith -First prize winner of “Dancers on Stage” for 4 years starting from 2016 Ken Power -Skilled in different kinds of dance especially in “fusion (融合)” dance Who to join: Aged 12~15 If you would like to be one of us, please kindly fill in the form and send it to Maria Cooper’s office before 18th March.

1. The Dance Club best suits those who want to ________.

A．be healthier	B．be quiet
C．sing folk songs	D．learn pop music

2. How many levels of difficulty does the Dance Club offer?

A．1.

B．2.

C．3.

D．4.

3. Who graduated from International Master Dance School?

A．Helen White.	B．John Smith.
C．Ken Power.	D．Maria cooper.

4. If you want to learn “fusion” dance, you can choose ________.

A．Helen White	B．John Smith
C．Ken Power	D．Maria Cooper

5. Who can join the Dance Club?

A．Teachers with rich experience.	B．Teachers good at dancing.
C．Students aged 10.	D．Students aged 13.

In most countries, people usually eat traditional food on special holidays. A special day in North America is Thanksgiving. In the United States, this festival is always on the fourth Thursday in November, but in Canada it falls on the second Monday in October. Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for food in the autumn and other good things people enjoy in life. Families see Thanksgiving as a time to get together and usually celebrate it with a big family meal. Food such as gravy, cornbread, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin or apple pie are the most popular and will usually be served at the meal. However, the main dish of this meal is almost always turkey, a large bird.

Making a turkey dinner

Here is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner.

First, mix together some bread pieces, onions, salt and pepper.

Next, fill the turkey with this bread mix.

Then, put the turkey in a hot oven and cook it for a few hours.

When it is ready, place the turkey on a large plate and cover it with gravy.

Finally cut the turkey into thin pieces and eat the meat with vegetables like carrots and potatoes.

6. When do people celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States?

A．On the second Thursday in October.

B．On the fourth Monday in November.

C．On the second Monday in October.

D．On the fourth Thursday in November.

7. Why is Thanksgiving important?

A．Because it is a time for families to get together.

B．Because there is a big family meal on that festival.

C．Because it is a time to give thanks for life and food.

D．Because people can eat traditional food on special holidays.

8. What is the main dish of the Thanksgiving meal?

A．Mashed potatoes	B．Pumpkin pie.
C．Cornbread	D．Turkey.

9. Which is the correct order of making a turkey?
a. Serve it to your friends with some vegetables.
b. Put this into the bird.
c. Cook it at a very high temperature for a long time.
d. Put everything you need together in a large bowl,

A．b-c-d-a

B．d-c-b-a

C．d-b-c-a

D．c-d-b-a

10. What can you learn from the passage?

A．Thanksgiving Day is always on the fourths Thursday in November.

B．Most Americans celebrate Thanksgiving by having a big meal at home with their family.

C．Thanksgiving is a time to go outside with your family.

D．Only turkey will be served at the meal on Thanksgiving Day.

As we know, children around the world have all kinds of ways to go to school. Mostly, they go to school by bus, by bike or by subway. However, in some places, children have to climb mountains or cross rivers to reach their schools. Let’s have a look!

In Ladakh, India, children have to take a road covered in ice to go to school. The road is 100 km long and it usually takes children about four days. They and their parents have to go on this journey twice a year to reach their boarding school (寄宿学校).

In Tunkhel, Mongolia, children have to travel 10 km of icy roads to reach school. To get there faster, they have to ride a horse. On the snowy roads, they always have to be careful while riding. Also, they have to watch out for wild dogs on the way. Their school doesn’t have enough rooms for classes, so children have classes in turn, younger ones in the morning and older ones in the afternoon.

The three sisters Julia, Yulissa and Kenya live in a village of Nicaragua. It often rains there. Every morning, they climb into their boat to row (划船) to school. They have to watch out for snakes hiding in the trees over the river. They also have to make sure that the boat does not fill up with water—because it has many holes and could sink (沉没) at any time.

Although in these places, it’s dangerous and difficult for children to go to school, they don’t give up. For them, it’s the only way to have a better future.

11. What do we know about the way of going to school in Ladakh?

A．It’s about 10 kilometers.

B．Children can go to school by themselves.

C．Children need to go on the hard road every day.

D．It takes children about half a week to go to school.

12. How do students in Tunkhel, Mongolia go to school?

A．They walk to school.

B．They ride a horse to school.

C．They take a boat to school.

D．They take the bus to school.

13. Why do the students in Tunkhel Mongolia need to have class in turn?

A．The weather is so hot.

B．There are not enough teachers.

C．There are not enough rooms.

D．They like to have class in this way.

14. Which of the following makes the three sisters’ journey difficult?
a. the wild animals                    b. too many trees
c. the hot weather                    d. the broken boat

A．ab

B．ad

C．bc

D．cd

15. The last paragraph tells us children in these places ________.

A．need more help

B．aren’t afraid of any difficulty

C．have nothing to do but studying

D．want to change their life by studying

One day, you open the fridge and find some moldy (发霉的) food. But before you can throw it away, your mother stops you. She doesn’t want to waste food. She cuts off the moldy part and eats the rest. Is it safe to do this?

Mold (霉菌) can grow on almost all kinds of food. Mold is usually green, white, black or grey. Mold makes food soft and changes its color. Moldy food tastes quite bad—and it’s not safe to eat.

If you find mold in soft food, just throw it away. Soft food, such as bread, tomatoes or hot dogs, usually contains (包含) water. This allows mold to easily grow below its surface (表面). Bacteria (细菌) can also grow along with it.

But it’s easy to remove mold from hard food. The mold can’t grow very deeply inside this kind of food. According to the BBC, you should cut about 2.5 cm around and below the mold to remove it. It’s OK to cut the moldy parts out of hard food and eat the rest. But if the food is completely covered with mold, you should still throw it away.

Most kinds of mold are bad for us. But some kinds of mold can be used to make food. For example, penicillium (青霉菌) can be used to make many types of cheeses, such as blue cheese. These cheeses are safe to eat—and they’re quite delicious as well.

16. If you find mold on a tomato, ________.

A．it is safe to eat it

B．you should throw it away

C．you can cut off the moldy part and eat the rest

D．you can boil it in hot water first and then eat it

17. What do we know about mold?

A．It is more likely to grow on hard food.

B．We can’t see it with our eyes.

C．It grows faster when it is cold.

D．It makes the food taste bad.

18. To remove mold on hard food, you need to ________.

A．wash the food first and then cut the food in half

B．cut about 1.5 cm around and below the mold

C．cut about 2.5 cm around and below the mold

D．cut the surface of the food and cook it in hot water

19. According to the story, we know that penicillium ________.

A．tastes quite delicious

B．can be used to make food

C．is bad for our health

D．is more likely to grow on cheese

20. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Mold can only grow in some special food.

B．Mold makes food soft and changes its color.

C．The mold can’t grow inside the hard food.

D．All kinds of mold are bad for us.

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A group of boys gathered around a tree. “What a tall tree!” they said to each other. “It would be exciting to climb to the ________!” The group of boys then decided to play a ________ to see who could climb to the top of the tree first. Their mothers were sitting not far away, looking at their children as they played.

One of the climbers was an 8-year-old boy named David. He was the shortest child in the group. Nobody thought he would ________ the competition.

Then the game started. All of the boys   ________ their best to climb as high as they could. ________ they all made it halfway up the tree before David did, he reached the top of the tree fastest in the end.

His mother was _____ to see this. She asked him, “David, how did you manage to reach the top of the tree so   ________?”

“It was easy,” David said. “The other children kept looking ________ as they climbed. When they realized how high they were, they got ________ and were afraid of falling down. I, however, looked only up. When I saw how close I was, I kept going higher and higher until I reached the top.”

It is true in life that if we just ________ going forward without looking back, we are more likely to reach our goals.

26.

A．bottom

B．top

C．back

D．front

27.

A．joke

B．toy

C．game

D．part

28.

A．win

B．lose

C．miss

D．join

29.

A．made

B．used

C．had

D．tried

30.

A．But

B．Because

C．Since

D．Although

31.

A．angry

B．upset

C．proud

D．thankful

32.

A．luckily

B．suddenly

C．quickly

D．slowly

33.

A．up

B．around

C．into

D．down

34.

A．excited

B．scared

C．surprised

D．bored

35.

A．keep

B．enjoy

C．stop

D．start

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Mr. Depp is     36     famous scientist. He likes to make lots of predictions     37     the future. He says that in 100 years some things     38     (be) better than now. For example, we won’t have to do the dishes or sweep the floor     39     we’ll all have robots in our homes. Also, we won’t need     40     (use) paper money. We’ll all use credit cards to buy things. We’ll have more free time, and traveling will be faster and cheaper     41     it is now. Maybe some people will spend their vacations     42     (live) on space stations. However, Mr. Depp says that more things will get     43     (bad) in the next century. If more people use     44     (car), there will be more pollution. Also, if there are fewer trees, the air will become dirtier. If pollution gets really bad, maybe people will have to live on Mars (火星). Mr. Depp says we’ll be sorry     45     pollution becomes worse.

46. Some of the ________ (工程师) are busy checking the computers for us.

47. I don’t like scary movies because I think they are _________. (meaning)