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A Wild Animal Zoo Come on! There are elephants, tigers, pandas… You can also enjoy the most interesting animal show at the lowest prices. Ticket prices: Adults: ¥ 80    Children: ¥ 40 Show time: 11:00 a.m.—11:40 a.m. 3:00 p.m.—3:40 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays

Musicians wanted Do you like music? Can you play the piano or the violin? Can you sing or dance? Then you can be in our school music festival. Please call Mr. Zhang at 6205612 at the Students’ Sports Center.

Summer Camp Do you want to go camping in the open air? Do you want to climb mountains? Join us! Dates: June 7th to June 16th Price: ¥ 1350 Children aged from 7 to 13 are welcomed.

Make Cakes by Yourself You can make all kinds of cakes at the Sweet House. When you finish, take and share them with your friends. Time: 12:30 p.m.—3:00 p.m. From Monday to Friday Tel: 6025612

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. Mr. and Mrs. Green with two children have to pay ________ to go to the Wild Animal Zoo.

A．¥ 120

B．¥ 160

C．¥ 200

D．¥ 240

2. If Alice wants to join the school music festival, she should call ________.

A．6205612

B．6201256

C．6021256

D．6025612

3. If Jack is interested in climbing mountains, which place can he go to ________?

A．the Sweet House.	B．the Summer Camp.
C．the Wild Animal Zoo.	D．the Students’ Sports Center.

4. What can you do at the Sweet House?

A．Make cakes.

B．Go camping.

C．Play the piano.

D．Enjoy an animal show.

5. When can we make cakes?

A．At 3: 00 p.m.—3: 40 p.m. on Friday.	B．At 11: 00 a.m.—11: 40 a.m. on Sunday.
C．At 12: 30 p.m.—3: 00 p.m. on Saturday.	D．At 12: 30 p.m.—3: 00 p.m. on Monday.

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Welcome to our “Exercise Week” There will be a number of important school activities in our school, and the biggest one is the “Exercise Week”. What is our purpose? The “Exercise Week” is organized by the Teenage Sports Club. The main aim of this activity is to improve our school members’ knowledge about the importance of exercise. What are our activities? The “Exercise Week” will take place from December 10th to December 15th. During this week, a lot of activities will be held to show the importance of exercise. Writing competition The topic of the writing competition is “Exercise and me”. Speech The speech will be given on December 15th. The speaker will be Dr Chiu from Stephen’s Hospital, he will then answer our members’ questions about exercise. Exhibition (展览） The exhibition will be held from December 11th to December 13th in our school hall. The history of different kinds of exercise, and the winning and excellent writings from the competition will be on show. After-school Exercise Classes The after-school exercise classes will run on the first day of the school activity. In these classes, experienced coaches from the local exercise clubs will train our school members after school. They will also help our school members to make practical exercise plans.

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The purpose of the school activities.

B．The different kinds of school classes.

C．The introduction about “Exercise Week”.

D．The school members Teenage Sports Club.

2. What is the topic of the writing competition?

A．A School Activity.	B．Exercise and Me.
C．Practical Exercise Plans.	D．After-school Classes.

3. When does the after-school exercise classes start?

A．On December 10th.	B．On December 11th.
C．On December 15th.	D．On December 13th.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．The local exercise club has a long history.

B．Dr Chiu will train the members after school.

C．The coaches will answer the members’ question.

D．Some writings from the competition will be on show.

5. Where can you most probably read this passage?

A．Notice board.	B．Storybook.
C．Novel.	D．Guide book.

【推荐1】Jim is a 5-year-old boy. It’s his birthday today. He gets many nice birthday presents (礼物) from his family and one of them is a big drum (鼓).

“Who gives him the drum?” asks his father.

“His grandfather does.” answers Jim’s mother.

Jim likes his drum very much. He makes a noise (噪音) with it, but his mother doesn’t say anything about it. His father is not at home. He is working in a school. So he doesn’t hear the noise.

But one of the neighbours (邻居) doesn’t like the noise at all. So one morning she takes a knife (刀) and goes into Jim’s room. Jim is making a noise with the drum. She says to him, “Hello, Jim. Do you know there is something nice in your drum? Here’s a knife. Open the drum and let’s find it.”

1. How old is Jim?

A．Four.

B．Five.

C．Six.

D．Seven.

2. Who gives Jim the drum?

A．His father.

B．His mother.

C．His grandfather.

D．His neighbour.

3. Where does Jim’s father work?

A．On a farm.

B．In a school.

C．In a hospital.

D．In a factory.

4. What doesn’t the neighbour like?

A．The noise.

B．The drum.

C．The knife.

D．The present.

5. What does the neighbour tell Jim to do?

A．To put the drum away.	B．To look after the drum.
C．To make a noise with the drum.	D．To open the drum with the knife.

【推荐2】Nancy goes to visit her grandma every summer with her parents. Her grandma lives in a big old house in New York. But this summer, grandma did not seem as happy as usual. She seemed a little angry and worried.

“What’s wrong with grandma?” Nancy asked her mom.

“The noise pollution made her bored,” mom said.

“Do you mean the noise from all those cars?” Nancy asked.

“Yes,” mom said. “When grandma moved here many years ago, there wasn’t such a big road here. Now people make it very big so that they can get to work easily in the city. They make so much noise.”

“I know what water pollution on and air pollution are. I learned about them in school. However, what is noise pollution?” Nancy asked.

“Pollution is something bad for you,” mom said. “With noise pollution, certain sounds affect someone’s health. The person might become angry or worried. Grandma’s blood pressure goes up. She also has trouble sleeping at night. Grandma’s hearing has been greatly weakened(削弱) by all the noise, too.”

“What should we do to help grandma?” Nancy asked.

“Why not ask your grandma to live with us?” mom said. “You know, our community is so quiet and clean. I’m sure she will like it.”

“Good idea! I will tell grandma about it.” Nancy said excitedly.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. What made grandma unhappy?

A．Her old house.	B．The noise pollution.
C．Her broken car.	D．The loneliness.

2. How might grandma’s living environment be like many years ago?

A．There were many people.	B．The traffic was heavy.
C．It was quiet.	D．It was easy to get to work.

3. Which of the following is NOT the bad effect of noise pollution on grandma’s health?

A．Her worse memory.	B．Her weakened hearing.
C．Her high blood pressure.	D．Her sleeping problem.

4. What can we know from the text?

A．Grandma is not alone.	B．Nancy learned noise pollution in school.
C．Nancy lives in a big and quiet community.	D．Nancy’s mother is nice.

5. What may happen in the future from the text?

A．The noise pollution may be solved soon.

B．Grandma may move to live with Nancy and her family.

C．Grandma may buy a new house.

D．Nancy may post the problem online.

【推荐3】I didn't have a fun day yesterday. The weather wasn't very nice. It was cold and rainy. The bus wasn't on time. It was late. My boss wasn't very happy because I was late for work. He was a little angry.

At 1 o'clock I went to a restaurant for lunch. It was small and there were few people in it. The food wasn't hot. I wasn't very happy. Then I went back to work, but my papers weren't on my desk. They were missing. I looked for them everywhere, but I couldn't find them. Later someone gave them back to me. I left work at 5 o'clock and it started to rain again. I got very wet.

Yesterday was a really bad day for me.

1. How was the weather yesterday?

A．Hot and sunny.

B．Rainy and cold.

C．Warm and nice.

D．Cool and rainy.

2. The boss was ________ when the writer was late for work.

A．happy

B．excited

C．angry

D．surprised

3. Which of the following is TRUE about the restaurant?

A．The food was hot.	B．The food wasn't hot.
C．There were many people in it.	D．The restaurant was large.

4. The underlined word “missing” means _________ in Chinese.

A．淋湿

B．丢失

C．清理

D．找到

5. From the passage, we know that the writer had a ________ day yesterday.

A．good

B．bad

C．excited

D．busy

【推荐1】It was a very cold evening in northern Virginia（费吉尼亚州）many years ago. An old man waited for a ride across a river. The wind was strong and cold.

When a rider came over, the old man looked like a snowman. He said, “Sir, would you mind giving me a ride to the other side? There doesn’t seem to be a bridge.”

Holding his horse, the rider said, “OK!” The old man couldn’t lift his body from the ground, so the rider helped the old man onto the horse.

“Sir, I saw you let several other riders go by. Then I came up, and you asked me for a ride at once. I just want to know why you would wait and ask the last rider. But if I had refused and left you here?” the rider asked.

The old man looked the rider straight in the eye. “I have been around this area for some time, ” he said. “I think I know people very well.” He continued, “It was hard to ask them for a ride because I could see in their eyes that they didn’t want to help me. But when I looked into your eyes, I knew your kind spirit would give me a hand in my time of need.”

Those heart-warming words deeply touched the rider. “I’m so thankful for what you have said,” he told the old man. “I hope I may never get too busy doing my own things so that I can help people in need with kindness and care.”

With that, the rider took the old man to the other side of the river, turned his horse around and made his way back to the White House. It turned out that the rider was the president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson.

根据短文判断正、误。（注意：考生将答题卡相应的位置涂黑。正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”）
1. On a sunny morning, an old man waited for a rider to cross the river.
2. The rider saw the old man like a snowman and refused to help the old man.
3. The old rode onto the horse without the rider’s help.
4. The old man told the reason why he thought the rider would help him.
5. According to the story, we learn that no matter how busy we are, we should help the ones who need help with kindness and care.

【推荐2】There is an old saying in English, “Laughter is the best medicine”. Until recently, few people took the saying very seriously. Now however, doctors have begun to study laughter and the effects (作用) it has on the human body. They have found evidence that laughter really can improve people’s health.
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart rate, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart rate and the rate of breathing. It also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be helpful.
Other tests have shown that laughter appears to make the effect of pain on the body less. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group which could bear the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can make pain less seems to be that it helps to produce endorphins (内啡肽) in the brain. These are natural chemicals which make both stress and pain less.
There is also some evidence to suggest that laughter helps the body’s immune system that is the system which fights infection (感染). In an experiment, one group of students watched a funny video while another group served as the control group — in other words, a group with which to compare the first group. Doctors checked the blood of the students in both groups and found that the people in the group that watched the video had an increase in the activity of their white blood cells that is the cells which fight infection.
As a result of these discoveries, some doctors and psychiatrists (精神病学) in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they try to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce good effects similar to those caused by laughter.
1. We learn from the first paragraph that laughter                  .

A．is good for one’s health

B．has strong effects to do with some illness

C．has been studied long since

D．has no effect on the body

2. Doctors have found that laughter                  .

A．keeps down blood pressure

B．has similar effects to physical exercise

C．decreases the heart rate

D．increases stress and pain

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true of laughter according to the passage?

A．It makes pain less.

B．It exercises the body.

C．It improves the body’s immune system.

D．It can cure cancer.

4. Smiling can produce _________.

A．about the same effects as laughter

B．more effects than laughter

C．fewer effects on the human body

D．no effects on the human body

5. The main idea of this passage is that _________.

A．the doctors should learn how to make people laugh

B．there are several ways of studying the advantages of laughter

C．tests show that laughter can produce positive effects on human body

D．laughter and physical exercise have the same effects on human body

【推荐3】Dear Annie,
Thank you for your e-mail. I’m glad you like your school. I go to school from Monday to Friday. We have four classes in the morning and two in the afternoon. We have many things to do after class. On Monday and Thursday afternoon we play sports. On Tuesday afternoon some of us have an art lesson. It’s fun. And on Wednesday afternoon some students have a handcraft (手工) lesson. It’s fun. I like it. I want to make a model plane this week. On Friday afternoon we practice English. My Chinese friends like to talk (说话) with me in English. They think I am like an English teacher. Isn’t it great? On Saturdays and Sundays I don’t go to school. I always go to the park and have a good time with my family there.
Yours,
Tracy
1. Tracy has ________ classes every day.

A．four

B．five

C．six

D．seven

2. On Thursday afternoon, Tracy and her classmates ___________.

A．play sports	B．have an art lesson
C．have a handcraft lesson	D．practice English

3. 文中划线词“practice”的意思是：

A．练习

B．休息

C．观看

D．收听

4. Tracy always goes to the park with her ________.

A．friends

B．family

C．cousins

D．classmates

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Tracy goes to school six days a week.	B．Tracy comes from China.
C．Tracy plays sports on Friday afternoon.	D．Tracy likes the handcraft class.