All the cities are quite the same. Living in a modern Australian city is not very different from living in an American city. But there are some differences between living on farms.
In many parts of the world, farmers and their family live in villages or towns. In the United States, each farm family lives in its own fields. Usually their neighbours live far away. It’s hard for them to see each other on weekdays. Their children take school buses to the nearest schools. These schools are only for the farm families in this area. In some areas, there are small schools for a few farm families, and the children walk to their schools. But in Australia it is very different. Farmers live near each other and their children can walk to school and often go home for meals.
Life keeps changing for everyone, so do farmers. Today there are cars, good roads, radios, television sets and there are modern machines for farming. All of these are changing farmers’ life.
1. Living in a modern Australian city is almost _________ living in an American city.| A．different from | B．comfortable like | C．the same as | D．as important as |
| A．big cities | B．the country | C．the school | D．mountains |
| A．They take school buses or walk to their schools. | B．They ride their bikes to schools. |
| C．They only walk to schools. | D．They drive to schools. |
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Here’s a map of our neighbourhood. But I’m new here, so I still don’t know some of the places. I ask some of my classmates and they tell me some of the places on their way to school.
Sue and Linda usually go to school by car. Their father drives the car and they pass a cinema, a supermarket, and a toy shop. The toy shop is next to the supermarket.
And Jack and Michael usually go to school by bus. They go past a bank and a post office. The bank is next to the post office and it is to the west of the post office.
Mary usually goes to school by bike. She rides past a police station, a library and a swimming pool.
1. Where does Sue pass on her way to school?| A．A police station. | B．A library. | C．A park. | D．A supermarket. |
| A．A | B．B | C．C | D．D |
| A．By bike. | B．On foot. | C．Drive a car. | D．Take a bus. |
【推荐2】Most people go to school or go to work by car or by bus. They think it's convenient（方便的）. I usually ride a bike to school. The following are the reasons（理由）.
It's healthy. Riding a bike is good exercise for us. It makes us feel good.
It's green. It causes little pollution. So if more people ride their bikes, the air will be cleaner.
It's cheap. After spending about 60 yuan on an old bike, you can ride and go to interesting places.
It's fun. It's very interesting to ride a bike when you go on a trip with friends. You can stop if you like to see the beautiful things. You can also talk and sing happily and feel relaxed（放松的）.
1. The writer is a .| A．worker | B．student | C．nurse | D．farmer |
| A．healthy | B．green | C．expensive | D．interesting |
| A．busy | B．colorful | C．cheap | D．tiring |
| A．Cheap bikes. | B．Different jobs. |
| C．Why the writer likes riding bikes. | D．How to ride bikes. |
【推荐3】People in Los Angeles are known for their love of cars. The city is very large, and its public transportation is slow. So people drive everywhere. But now, a group of bicyclists are trying to get people out of their cars and on bikes.
Devon Fitzgerald says he has to be careful when he rides his bike in the streets. “A lot of people are in a rush, and it's very difficult to keep careful, for they would rather care for their speed than your safety.” Although riding a bike to work can be dangerous, he prefers it to a car. “It's much simpler than driving a car. For example, I don't have to worry about parking.”
Roger Rosas drives to work. "You always have to make sure you look to the other side because someone would rush across by bike. Or you can easily get into an accident. "
To make bicycling safer, some people who live and work near each other are riding to work together, which they call a "bike train". Nona Varnado helped create the group L. A. Bike Trains. "You're in a big group. If you're afraid of riding alone, you can now ride with experienced riders. " Nona said that people would feel safer by riding together in a group.
1. People in Los Angeles are known for their love of_________.| A．cars | B．buses | C．subways | D．bicycles |
| A．safe | B．dangerous | C．boring | D．exciting |
| A．it's much cheaper | B．it is full of fun |
| C．it's safer everywhere | D．it's much easier |
| A．riding in a “bike train” can help people feel safer |
| B．Devon Fitzgerald helped to create L. A. Bike Trains |
| C．Roger Rosas prefers riding a bike to driving a car |
| D．people can easily get into an accident when riding together |
There is another difficult point for us to understand .Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China, we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off from our work to act as guides to our friends: It is opposite in America, Americans can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes ,the welcome will be full, warm and real.
For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality（好客）at home and enjoy your visit in America!
1. Which of the following is the typical way of American hospitality?
| A．Treating friends at home. |
| B．Taking days off to be with friends. |
| C．Meeting friends at the airport at midnight. |
| D．Sharing everything they have. |
| A．Americans are always generous with their time. |
| B．Americans don’t feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon. |
| C．Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear. |
| D．Chinese friendships are more sincere than American friendships. |
| A．American students | B．Chinese students |
| C．Chinese visitors to America | D．American visitors to China |
【推荐2】One day, some tourists came to a hotel but there were only two rooms left. One was on the fourth floor and the other was on the seventh floor.
“We Chinese like the number 8. 8 means we will get rich. We also like 9 because it means we can live long. But we don’t like the number 4 because it sounds like ‘death’ in Chinese. I think if we sleep on the fourth floor, we may die.”
The Greeks said, “We want the room on the fourth floor. In Greece, 4 is a lucky number.”
The South Korean said, “We don’t like number 4 or 13. 4 sounds like ‘death’ and 13 is an unlucky number in the west.”
The tourists from the west said, “Oh, we love number 7. There are seven days in the world as it says in the Bible (圣经). We don’t like the number 13. It is an unlucky number. If we sleep on the 13th floor, ...”
“In Japan, 4 sounds like ‘death’, so we don’t like it. And 6 is also not welcome. There isn’t the fourth floor or the sixth floor in the tall buildings in our country. However, we like 7 very much”, said the Japanese.
At last, only the Greeks lived on the 4th floor, and the rest slept on the 7th floor.
1. Why do Chinese people like number 9?| A．Because people like drinking wine. |
| B．Because it means people can live long. |
| C．Because it can bring people much money. |
| D．Because it is good for people’s body. |
| A．In China. | B．In Japan. | C．In Greece. | D．In South Korea. |
| A．the others will find us easily. | B．we can eat lots of delicious food there. |
| C．we will have a good sleep. | D．something bad may happen to us. |
| A．Chinese, Japanese, westerners and South Koreans. |
| B．Japanese, South Koreans, Chinese and Greeks. |
| C．Greeks, westerners, Japanese and South Koreans. |
| D．Chinese, Greeks, Japanese and westerners. |
| A．Tourists from different countries had a talk in a hotel. |
| B．Chinese people like numbers 8 and 9. |
| C．Numbers have different meanings in different countries. |
| D．When you choose a room in a hotel, you should think about your lucky number. |
【推荐3】Everything has a name. All people, places, and things have names. For example, Jenny is the name of a student from the UK. The UK is the name of a country. Cities and towns have names, too. Schools also have names. Tomato, potato and bean are names of vegetables. Apple, orange, and banana are names of fruit.
Names are important. We use names every day. When we meet a new person, we usually ask, "What's your name?" Most people have two names. Some people have more names. Names are different all over the world. In Jenny's class, Jenny must learn the names of the students from all over the world. This is not easy because the names are very different.
In the USA, most people have a first name, a middle name and a last name. Parents chose（选择）the first and middle names for their babies. There are names for boys and names for girls. The last name is the family name. Usually it is the father's family name. In a family, the mother, the father, and the children usually have the same last name.
Sometimes a person has a nickname（绰号）, too. A nickname is a special（特有的）name. It's not a person's real name. Abraham Lincoln's nickname was "Honest Abe", because he was honest（诚实的）and Abe is short for Abraham. Pele is a nickname, too. The football player's real name is Edison Aeraesde Nascimento, but everyone calls him Pele. Do you have a nickname?
Names are different all over the world. They can be long or short, but they are always very important.
1. It is not easy for Jenny to know all the names in her class, because ________.| A．some people have nicknames |
| B．most people have two names |
| C．the names in different countries are different |
| D．some names are very long, and some are very short |
| A．everyone has a nickname |
| B．parents choose the middle name and last name for their babies |
| C．Abraham Lincoln's nickname was "Honest Abe", because he was honest. |
| D．the mother, the father and the children usually have different last names in a family. |
| A．Abraham Lincoln. | B．Honest Abe. |
| C．Edison Aeraesde Nascimento. | D．We don't know. |
| A．There is no difference between girls' names and boys' names. |
| B．Names can be long or short. |
| C．Jenny doesn't want to learn the names well. |
| D．It's easy for Jenny to learn the names of her classmates. |
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Our parents are important people in our life. They are our first teachers in our life. They love us and help us all the time. But do you want to get on well with them? Here are some ways to help you to be happy with your parents.
Have fun together
How much time do you spend just enjoying being with each other? Ask your parents to play with you. Go outside together, try some sports, or go to the movies.
Be Kind
Little things may bring a lot to your parents. Make a meal for them by yourself and that can make your parents happy.
Ask for help
When you are in trouble or meet some sad things, you can ask your parents for help and advice. They will be happy to listen to you and help you.
Have a try
You don’t have to be the best but you need to have a try. They will be happy to see you have the courage to achieve your dream. It lets them know they’re doing a good job in helping you grow up.
1. Why are our parents important persons for us?| A．They teach us first in class. | B．They love us sometimes. |
| C．They always give us a hand. | D．They are happy all the time. |
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
| A．Read a book together. | B．Help with housework. |
| C．Tell them funny things. | D．Go outside together. |
| A．Listen to your teachers. | B．Ask your parents for help. |
| C．Turn to your friends around. | D．Try to be the best of yourself. |
| A．How to Love and Teach Kids | B．How to Talk with Your Parents |
| C．How to Keep Happy with Your Parents | D．How to Try to Be the Best of Yourself |
【推荐2】Everyone has a family name. In China, the family name is the first name, but in English countries (国家), the family name is the last name. Do you know how English people get their family names? And what do they mean? English people usually get their family names in these ways.
Some family names come from the places (地点) of their homes. If a man lives (居住) on or near a hill (小山), his family name can be Hill. In England, people’s names may be Wood or Lake because they live near the wood (树林) or the lake (湖泊).
Some family names comes from jobs (工作). If a person is a cook (厨师), his family name may be Cook.
And many people get their family names from their fathers’ family names. If you hear the name “Jackson”, you can know that he is the son of Jack.
1. How many ways for English people to get their family names are mentioned (提及) in the passage?| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．Grant Hill. | B．Lebron James. | C．Tim Cook. | D．Tiger Woods. |
| A．He lives near the wood. | B．He is good at cooking. |
| C．He is the son of Jack. | D．He is the son of John. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Some family names come from the places of their homes. |
| B．Some family names come from people’s fathers. |
| C．Some family names come from colors. |
| D．Some family names come from people’s jobs. |
Technology is developing fast these years. Let’s see some of the high-tech helpers during the COVID-19 pandemic（新冠肺炎疫情）. |
The telemedicine（远程医疗）system With an online video system, doctors can diagnose（诊断）patients without seeing them in person, and doctors from different hospitals can have a meeting. Both the Huoshenshan Hospital and the Leishenshan Hospital have this system. |
Smart robots In some hospitals, smart robots helped to carry food to patients. The robots also helped to hand out medicine and show the way to people. |
The 3D “hospital” A company in Shanghai printed 15 rooms by using 3D technology. They sent the rooms to Hubei for patients. It only took one 3D printer to build all these rooms. Each room is about the same size as your bedroom. |
The AI system checks for fever In Beijing, an AI system can check people in crowds quickly to see if they have fevers. The system can check about 300 people in one minute. |
1. Doctors can ________ with the help of the telemedicine system.
| A．go to different hospitals | B．work in the Huoshenshan Hospital |
| C．examine the communities | D．diagnose patients online |
| A．The AI system. | B．The 3D printer. | C．Smart robots. | D．The telemedicine system. |
| A．It can only be built by a company in Shanghai. |
| B．Fifty 3D printed rooms were sent to Hubei. |
| C．The printed room is no bigger than the usual bedroom. |
| D．The company paid lots of money to build these 3D rooms. |
| A．24. | B．300. | C．1,800. | D．18,000. |
| A．A science magazine. | B．A travel guide. | C．A storybook. | D．A museum introduction. |
