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"My dear dad， where are we going?" This has become the most popular question recently. It's a line from the theme song of Hunan TV station's reality(真人) show Where Are We Going， Dad?

"All of my classmates are big fans，" said NingYun， 14， from Guangxi. "On Fridays， we remind each other： don't forget to watch it tonight! "

In the show， five pairs of fathers and kids go to strange places and finish interesting tasks（任务）. It's all about growing up. Fathers learn to cook and comfort their kids. The kids learn about teamwork and being independent (独立). Yet， growing up needs courage. In the show， 4-year-old Kimi finds it hard to finish his work alone. "When I saw Kimi looking for his dad， I burst into tears，" said Chen Yufang， 13， from Guangxi. "It reminded me of my first night at the school dormitory (宿舍). I really felt the pain of growing up that night. "

When people see the fathers trying to help their kids， it also hits a soft spot in their hearts.

Tian Xiaofeng， 14， from Jiangsu， said his father is like Guo Tao in the program. "He is strict. And I was sad about it，" he said. But now he sees it in a different way. "Guo Tao's son looksstrong-minded. I think his parenting style works. And I guess my father just wants me to be like that，" he said.

On the journey of life， kids learn to grow up and adults learn to be better parents.

Maybe we can plan a trip with our parents. Shall we go?

1. at does the underlined wordstrong-minded" mean?

A．顽固的

B．意志坚强的

C．调皮的

D．爱哭的

2. When could we see five fathers and their children on TV?

A．On Friday nights.	B．On Saturdays.
C．Every night.     C.Only on Sundays.

3. In the show， who finds it hard to finish the work alone?

A．Wang Lu	B．Guo Tao’s son
C．Zhao Jingjing   C.Kimi

4. What's the best title for the article?

A．Where are we going， Dad?

B．Fathers and their children.

C．A popular reality show.

D．Growing together.

【推荐2】仔细阅读文中五个人的情况介绍，从A-F中选出最合适他们的电视节目名称，选项中有一项是多余选项。
1. Zhang Bin loves talk shows. He wants to be a reporter. And he would like to learn more about news from talk shows.
2. Alice’s mother likes Chinese food. She always learns different kinds of dishes for her family.
3. Wang Qiang likes English talk shows very much. He wants to improve his English.
4. Jenny is a middle school student. Her favorite TV shows are sitcoms. She can’t stand documentaries.
5. Sam moved to Australia last year. He wants to know more about the country and people to make more friend.

A．The Oprah Winfrey Show It’s a popular talk show in America. Oprah Winfrey can make you know more about the people she is talking with. She is popular all over the world.

B．Australia Culture Time: Sunday The stories about life in Australia. They can be sad, funny or small things of every day life.

C．Sports TV A football match between England and Australia Time: on May 1th, at 5:30 pm.

D．IPartrnen It’s a sitcom about stories of six friends living in an apartment. At 21:00-23:00; Jiangxi TV Style: funny and fashion

E．XATV Time: at 11:00 am from Mon. To Fri. Mr. Yan teaches you how to cook Guangdong food.

F．Mr. Zhou live show Shanghai Dongfang TV Station. Host: Zhou Libo Time: at 20:00 Style: funny and about news

【推荐3】Recently, Livon Middle School has done a survey on how long students spend on watching TV. They asked 1,200 students. One third of them are girls. Here are the results.

What kind of TV shows do students usually watch?	Why do they like watching TV?

Televisions are like books or films. Students can learn both bad things and good things from them.

Some programs help students to understand the news, and others show people and places from other countries or other time in history. With television, a student does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a play, a concert or a game at home.

Television brings many places and events into our homes. Some programs show crimes (犯罪活动) and other things that are bad for students, so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do.

1. There are ________ girls in Livon Middle School.

A．1,200

B．2,400

C．400

D．300

2. According to the survey, ________ percent of students usually watch sports shows.

A．38%

B．35%

C．17%

D．5%

3. Students can do a lot of things with the help of TV except ________.

A．understanding a lot of news	B．knowing places from other countries or other time in history
C．seeing a play, a concert and a game at home	D．seeing animals face to face

4. Most students watch TV in their free time because it can ________.

A．improve their imagination	B．enrich their knowledge
C．relax themselves after school	D．learn both good things and bad things

5. We can learn from the result that ________.

A．Girl students are more than boy students in Livon Middle School

B．Students who watch sitcoms are more than the ones who watch soap operas

C．Not all the programs are good for students

D．Parents always help students to find other interesting things to do

【推荐1】My friends and I usually get on with each other, support each other and have lots of fun. But sometimes we can have disagreements and misunderstandings, and everyone’s feelings can get BIG!

       They are feelings like anger, frustration (挫败), worry and sadness. We can also feel emotions (情感) like excitement, happiness and joy in “big” ways. These “big feelings” can be difficult to control. And sometimes we can feel like they are stopping us from being able to do the things we need to do, like playing, working and resting.

Recently, one of my friends, Anna, was upset and had some really big feelings. Her heart was beating faster, and her hands were sweaty (出汗的). She felt sick in the stomach and didn’t know what to do.

Her cousin Mary gave her some advice. Talking to a trusted adult could help. Doing exercise also helped let some of the big feelings out. And taking big deep breaths—slowly in … and out ... and in ... and out—could help too.

Here are some more great ways to calm down when you have big feelings.

●Getting some fresh air outside

●Talking to a friend

●Spending some time by yourself: reading, sleeping or listening to music

●Splashing (泼洒) a little bit of cold water on your face

●Having a cool drink of water

Everyone is different and what works for you might be different from what works for others. Can you share some ways you like to calm down?

1. Which of the following can be put in ______?

A．What are big feelings?	B．When can we have big feelings?
C．Where do big feelings come from?	D．How can we deal with big feelings?

2. What do the underlined words “calm down” probably mean?

A．To give up.	B．To fall asleep.
C．To feel nervous.	D．To become quiet and relaxed.

3. Which of the following is NOT Mary’s advice?

A．To take big deep breaths.

B．To drink some cold water.

C．To talk to someone.

D．To play sports.

【推荐2】“Without music, life would be a mistake,” the famous German philosopher (哲学家) Friedrich Nietzsche said over a century ago. Music is a big part of our lives. But in recent years, some US schools have cut music classes to control budgets (预算).

For example, Chicago public schools hurt arts education when it fired (解雇) over 1,000 teachers. Among them, 10 percent of the teachers taught art or music, according to The Washington Times. In fact, this is not just a problem in the US. In other countries, such as China and the UK, music classes are not thought to be as important as ones like science, math and history. That’s partly because music is not seen as a very important life skill, and it isn’t tested. Many students are busy with schoolwork, so parents and students choose to focus on subjects that are tested more often.

However, learning music is beneficial (有益的) in many ways.

When playing music, you need different abilities to work together. It is not as simple as it looks, according to Kenneth Guilmartin of Music Together, an early childhood music development program. For example, when playing the piano, people see music notes and decode (解码) them in their brains. They also use their fingers to make sounds. You need to deal with all these things at the same time.

Music has a special connection with science as well. You can see that many scientists are good at playing music: Einstein played the violin, and German physicist Max Planck was talented in playing the piano.

1. Some schools in the US cut music classes, because __________.

A．students in the US weren’t interested in music

B．they were too difficult to learn

C．here weren’t enough music teachers in the US

D．the schools wanted to control budgets

2. In Paragraph 2, what does the underlined word “them” refer to?

A．Public schools.

B．Fired teachers.

C．Parents in Chicago.

D．students in Chicago.

3. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4?

A．Different abilities are needed to work together while we are playing music.

B．When playing the piano, people need to use fingers to make sounds.

C．Decoding music notes is needed while we are playing music.

D．When playing the piano, people need to see music notes.

4. How many scientists who are good at playing music are mentioned in this passage?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

【推荐3】Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset（不安的）if your English friends don’t invite you home. It doesn’t mean they don’t like you. Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m. and end at about 11. Ask your hosts（主人）what time you should arrive. It’s polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift. Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks（小吃）. If you want to be extra polite, say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember－it’s not polite to ask how much things cost. In many families, the husband sits at one of the table and the wife sits at the other end. They eat with their guests. You’ll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert（甜点心）, followed by coffee. It’s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it. Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short “thank you” letter. British and American people like to say “thank you, thank, thank you” all the time!
1. If your English friend doesn’t invite you to dinner at home, it means he or she ______.

A．doesn’t like you	B．likes you
C．can’t afford to do so	D．is too busy

2. It’s impolite ______.

A．to ask about the price of a certain thing

B．to say “thank you” to hosts

C．take nothing with you when you are invited to dinner

D．to eat up everything on your plate

3. The meal ends with _______ usually.

A．soup

B．coffee

C．meat or fish

D．dessert

4. When you are invited to a dinner party, you’d better _______.

A．ask what time you should arrive	B．take your wife with you
C．drink as more as possible	D．eat more snacks as you can

5. Which of the following is true?

A．The hosts like the people who sit closer to them.

B．The hosts like the people who ask them time, price, age, etc.

C．The husband and the wife usually sit together.

D．You can call your host the next day or write a letter of thanks after that

【推荐1】The use of technology in the classroom is nothing new, but Top cliff Primary School is breaking new ground by helping autistic(闭症的) children through robot friends. These robots can dance, play games and Tai Chi.

Dr. Goldberg, a teacher from University of Birmingham, said, ＂Studies show that autistic children often find computers and technology safe. So we wonder how technology can help them to communicate(交流). They are trying the robots in the classroom. The robots are teaching them right things and acting as friends.＂

Ian Lowe, a teacher from Top cliff Primary School, said, ＂The robots are very smart at helping autistic children with their learning. In the future we hope they can help with learning at home.＂

And the students love them. Ian teaches about 30 autistic children. Seven-year-old Joshua says he likes playing games with the robots, Max and Ben. Daniel and Kevin say they like to watch the robots dance. And Stephen says he likes it when Max tells him stories.

The teachers say the fact that the children enjoy talking about the robots shows how important they are in helping autistic children communicate.

1. What can these robots do according to the passage?

A．Dance, sing and playing games.	B．Sing, swim and play sports.
C．Dance, play games and Tai Chi.	D．Sing, dance and tell stories.

2. What does Goldberg do?

A．A university teacher.	B．A university student.
C．A primary school teacher.	D．A primary school student.

3. What do autistic children think of computers?

A．Scary.

B．Dangerous.

C．Interesting.

D．Safe.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Ian Lowe teaches in University of Birmingham.

B．Ian teaches about 13 autistic children.

C．These robots can't help with learning at home now.

D．Joshua likes watching the robots dance.

5. What is the best title for this passage?

A．Technology in the classroom	B．Robots can help autistic children
C．How to teach autistic children	D．Different kinds of robots

【推荐2】Los Angeles—Thousands of people waited in line on Thursday at Apple Stores, hoping to buy new iPhone 4. The new iPhone starts at $199 with a two-year renewal(换新).

Randy Cruz, 25, waited in line at Los Angeles Apple Store at 10 p.m. Wednesday, and wanted to buy her new iPhone before going to work. Stores opened at 7 a.m. Her old iPhone was broken two months ago, and she waited for the new model, “I can work from it and have fun,” she said. Cruz was lucky and she got it, but hundreds of others waited in line on all sides of the shopping mall.

By the end of the day, Apple’s latest iPhone was all sold out across the US, “It is working to get more phones. They can’t get her soon enough,” said Melissa O’Brien, Wal-Mart spokeswoman(代言人).

Apple spokesman Steve Dowling wouldn’t say how quickly stores would get more phones. He said, “We are working hard to get them to everyone as quickly as possible. It will take about a month for stores to get fully stocked(储藏).” Apple said it sold 600,000 in early orders.

根据语篇内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。
1. A lot of people waited in line at Los Angeles Apple Stores to buy iPhone 4.
2. Randy Cruz lost her old iPhone on the way home two months ago.
3. Randy Cruz got the iPhone at Los Angeles Apple Store.
4. Steve Dowling said that they would get more iPhones to people as quickly as possible.
5. It will take about half a month for stores to get fully stocked.

【推荐3】Many people go on winter vacations to get away from the cold weather or the city life. But how do you pick a winter vacation destination (目的地) for your family?

Budget: Know how much you have to spend and what you want to spend on your vacation. Then you can know how far you can travel and what kind of activities you can enjoy.

Family Likes & Dislikes: You don’t want to visit the sea if your family are afraid of water, so you need to know what their likes and dislikes are.

Activities: Know about activities around the vacation destination. For example, if you want to go swimming, can you? If you want to go to parks, are they open?

Accommodations (住宿): Hotels are expensive. Look for vacation home rentals (出租的房屋). You can get so much more that you would never get at a hotel, like pools and private (私人的) beaches. You can also cook by yourselves to save money from eating out.

Oh, at last, the weather is very important too.

1. Many people go on winter vacations to get away from _________.

A．much work

B．family dinners

C．bad water

D．city life

2. The underlined word “budget” means __________ in Chinese.

A．预算

B．商业

C．经营

D．收入

3. Which is NOT the reason why people look for vacation home rentals?

A．There aren’t enough hotels.

B．Hotels are expensive.

C．People can enjoy so much more that they can’t get in hotels.

D．People can cook by themselves to save money.

4. According to the passage you should think about __________ aspects (方面) when you pick a winter vacation destination for your family.

A．2

B．3

C．4

D．5

5. Which is the best title for the passage?

A．How to Rent a Vacation Home

B．What You Can Do During the Winter Vacation

C．How to Pick a Winter Vacation Destination

D．Why People Like Going on Winter Vacations