☆ Earthquake (地震）
The earthquake is one of the most dangerous natural disasters (灾害）in the world. It often happens at night. People are asleep and can’t feel it. Many buildings and houses fall down (倒塌). Lots of people maybe stay under them.
☆ Typhoons
The typhoon is a kind of strong wind. It happens over the sea in summer. A bit of rain and wind in summer can be nice. But bad storms are quite different. Some of the worst storms are typhoons. Every year, about 80 typhoons hit different places around the world. The strongest ones are usually around the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea.
☆ Volcanoes (火山)
Mountains sometimes send fire and smoke high into the air. They make the earth move and break, and houses near them may fall down. Inside the volcanoes, there are holes deep into the Earth. The inside of the volcano is very hot. Rocks flow like water.
☆ Lightning
Lightning travels inside a cloud, between clouds, or from a cloud to the ground. It is colourful, but it can cause serious problems. It often kills people in rainy weather.
1. The earthquake often happens at night.
2. The typhoon often happens over the sea in spring.
3. Every year, about 180 typhoons hit different places around the world.
4. The strongest typhoons usually happen around the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea.
5. The outside of the volcano is very hot.
6. Lightning may kill people in rainy weather.
2 . Halloween（万圣节前夕）is an autumn holiday that American celebrate every year. It means “holy（神圣的）evening”, and it comes every October 31st, the evening before All Saints’ Day（万圣节）. However, it’s not really a church holiday, it is a holiday for children.
Every autumn, when the vegetables are ready to eat, children pick large orange pumpkins（南瓜）. Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put lights inside. It looks like there is a person looking out of the pumpkin!
The children also put on strange masks（面具）and frightening clothes every Halloween. Some children paint their faces to look like monsters（怪物）. They carry boxes for UNICEF（联合国儿童基金会）. They ask for money to help poor children all around the world. Of course, every time they help UNICEF, they usually receive a treat（款待）for themselves, too.
1. What does “Halloween” mean?It means
2. What’s the date of “Halloween”?’
It’s on
3. Is the holiday for children?
4. What do children do with the pumpkins?
They
5. What do children put on on Halloween?
The children put on
6. Some children paint their faces to look like monsters, don’t they?
3 . The BBC has two television channels: BBC1 and BBC2. Women and children like to watch the programmes on BBC1. The open university puts out its courses on BBC2.
The BBC also has four radio channels: Radio 1 broadcasts pop music; Radio 2 provides light music and sports; Radio 3 offers serious music and talks; Radio 4 concentrates（集中）on news, talks and plays.
There is no advertising（广告）on BBC radio or television. The BBC gets most of its money from the sale of licenses（出售许可证）.
1. BBC has __________ television channels and ________ radio channels.| A．two; two | B．two; four | C．four; two | D．four; four |
| A．BBC1 | B．BBC2 | C．Radio 1 | D．Radio 2 |
| A．BBC1 | B．BBC2 | C．Radio 1 | D．Radio 2 |
| A．Radio 1 | B．Radio 2 | C．Radio 3 | D．Radio 4 |
| A．Radio 1 | B．Radio 2 | C．Radio 3 | D．Radio 4 |
| A．advertising | B．audiences | C．the sale of licenses | D．government |
Finding Nemo (《海底总动员》), the newest release from Disney and Pixar, is an American cartoon movie. Finding Nemo is an underwater adventure between a father and a son. Nemo in the movie is a boy clownfish and lives with his father —Marlin.
One day Nemo swims to a place where his dad forbids (禁止) him and is stolen and put in a fish tank in a dentist’s office in Sydney, Australia. His father is very worried but he has always been a timid (胆小的) fish. Then another fish —Dory offers to help Marlin to search the ocean to find Nemo. Dory is kind but very forgetful.
On their journey to rescue Nemo, they meet many interesting events and Marlin finds himself to be a hero. At the same time, Nemo misses his home and father very much, and he makes several plans to get back home safely. And finally he does.
1. Nemo is a boy clownfish and lives with his mother.
2. Nemo is put in a fish tank in a dentist’s office.
3. His father is always very timid.
4. Dory offers to help Marlin to search the ocean to find Nemo.
5. Nemo finally gets back home.
The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. On the Eve of the Spring Festival, people gather together and have a big meal. Their favourite dish on this day is dumplings.
Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their houses. People think cleaning sweeps away(清扫掉) bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.
The color red is everything during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy color and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of “hong bao”. They think it brings good luck.
The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don’t say any bad words or do any bad things. It will bring unhappiness to other people. Also, don’t borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival.
1. What do most people do on the Eve of the Spring Festival?| A．They get together for a big meal. |
| B．They eat rice dumplings. |
| C．They borrow money from friends. |
| D．They give each other “hong bao”. |
| A．Because they enjoy cleaning. |
| B．Because they want to sweep away bad luck. |
| C．Because they want to bring happiness to others. |
| D．Because they want to bring in money. |
| A．Returning money before the Spring Festival. |
| B．Saying any bad words and do any bad things. |
| C．Wear red clothes. |
| D．Decorating houses with red paper. |
| A．noodles | B．sausages | C．dumplings | D．vegetables |
| A．good luck to children | B．a lot of money to children |
| C．a bright future | D．everything to children |
| A．Spring Festival | B．Red packets |
| C．Happiness | D．Festivals |
Halloween is an autumn holiday that Americans celebrate every year. It means “holy (神圣的) evening”, and it comes every October 31, the evening before All Saints’ Day. However, it’s not really a church holiday, it’s a holiday for children.
Every autumn, when the vegetables are ready to eat, children pick large orange pumpkins. Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put candles inside. It looks like there is a person looking out of the pumpkin!
Some children put on strange masks (面具) and frightening clothes on Halloween. Some children paint their faces to look like monsters (怪物). They carry boxes for UNICEF (联合国儿童基金会). They ask for money to help poor children all around the world. Of course, every time they help UNICEF, they usually receive a treat (款待) for themselves, too.
Answer the questions.
1. When is Halloween?
It is on
2. Does Halloween mean “holy morning”?
3. What do children do with the pumpkins?
They
4. What do children put on on Halloween?
They put on
5. What do children ask for?
They ask for
6. Do you like Halloween? Why?
7 . People are often killed while they are crossing the road. Most of these people are old people and children. Old people are often killed because they usually can’t see or hear very well. Children are killed because they are not careful. They forget to look and listen before they cross the road.
A moving car, truck or bus cannot stop quickly. If a car is going very fast, it will travel a few metres before it stops. People don’t always understand this. The faster a car is travelling, the longer it takes to stop. It is very hard for a person to know how fast a car is travelling.
The only safe way to cross the road is to look right and then left. It’s not safe to run on the road. We must walk across the roads quickly.
1. Are people often killed while they are crossing the road?2. What kind of people are often killed?
3. Why are old people often killed?
4. Can a moving car stop quickly?
5. What is the safe way to cross the road?
We live in the computer age. People like scientists, teachers, writers and students use computers to do all kinds of work. But 30 years ago, computers couldn’t do many things. They were very big and expensive then. Today computers are smaller and cheaper. Because they can do a lot of work, many people like to use them. Some people have them at home. Computers have become very important because they can work faster than people. Writers now use computers to write. Teachers use them to help teach. Students use them to study and children use them to play games. Computers can also remember what you put into them. Computers are very useful and helpful. They are our good friends. Do you want to have a computer?
1. Why do people use computers?Because they are
2. What were the computers like thirty years ago?
They were
3. Are computers smaller than before?
4. Why do teachers use computers?
Because they want to use computers
5. Can people work more quickly than computers?
6. The title(标题) of the passage can be
9 . Would you like to leave your work or study behind to have a wonderful holiday?
Nothing makes a holiday more exciting than deciding to pack（打包）a bag, bring your camera and set off with your friends. No matter where you are going, here are some tips to help you plan a great holiday trip.
Tip 1: Start planning early. You’d better have a careful preparation before setting out. Many people go travelling during holidays, so you need to design a route（路线）for your trip. And then book hotels and air tickets beforehand（提前）. It will help you enjoy your holiday.
Tip 2: Make a budget（预算）. Travelling during the holiday is always more expensive than travelling at normal（平常的）times of the year. Students and teachers often go travelling in summer. So the prices for hotels and tickets are always the highest during the whole year.
Tip 3: Get enough information. You need to know something important about the place you will visit before you go. For example, you need to know its famous sights, the tasty snacks, even the local customs(习俗）you have to follow.
1. The passage tells us how to have a wonderful holiday, doesn’t it?2. How many tips can we see in this passage?
3. How does the writer think of booking hotel and air tickets beforehand?
4. When do students and teachers often go traveling?
5. What do you need to know about the place you will visit before you go?
6. Please give one more tip to help plan a holiday.
Stand up and make a whole room laugh
If you go to a club and pay (付钱) to hear someone tell funny stories, it’s called “stand-up”.
Stand-up comedy (单口喜剧) started in Britain and the US more than 150 years ago. Men, women and even children performed (表演) in front of people. The famous actor Charlie Chaplin started to do this at the age of 5.
When radio and cinema became more popular (受欢迎的), stand-up clubs closed. But in Britain, some performers became famous on TV. One Christmas, half the population (人口) of the UK – about 28 million (百万) people – watched a stand-up comedy show.
Today there are stand-up clubs around the world. So why is it still (仍然) so popular? Perhaps it’s because it is simple and fun. All you need is one person to stand up and make the whole room laugh.
Did you know?
In Chinese, many stand-up comedy shows such as 80’s Talk Show (《今晚80后脱口秀》) and Rock & Roast (《脱口秀大会》) are called tuokouxiu, or “talk show”. But Western talk shows are a bit different, in fact. On talk shows, there is a host (主持人). The host will have guests to interview (采访). Stand-up comedy is more like crosstalk (相声) in China.
1. Where did stand-up comedy start?2. When did Chaplin start doing stand-up comedy?
3. Paragraph 3 shows that some people started to do stand-up comedy ________.
| A．on the radio | B．in clubs | C．on TV | D．at Christmas parties |
5. Would you like to do stand-up? Why or why not?
