Enjoy Different Kinds of Exercise | |
| China A study shows fast walking has become the most popular exercise in China and many people walk more than 5, 000 steps a day. Fast walking is easier than running, costs less and works better. And many people like doing exercise in nature better than going to gyms. It seems that people in the country are enjoying fast walking. |
| America Goat yoga is finally coming to New York City. It’s interesting exercise for people to do outdoors with the goats. Several baby goats jump onto your back and enjoy working with humans. The goats are relaxed and help people get more comfortable with the practice. It’s a lot less afraid when you have five baby goats running around, jumping on you. |
1. Most Chinese people choose ________ as their favourite exercise.
| A．running |
| B．fast walking |
| C．goat yoga |
| D．riding a bike |
| A．people live in big cities enjoy fast walking |
| B．goats can help people practise yoga |
| C．people will do exercise easily while travelling to work in New York |
| D．riding bikes on the bus is popular and doesn't cost any extra time |
| A．Mum’s Kitchen |
| B．Music Today |
| C．Health & Sports |
| D．School Life |
| Graphic organisers are visual (视觉的) tools that help learners connect ideas and show relationships among different information. Check out some examples of graphic organisers. | ||
| T-chart It divides information into two groups. It is often used to show advantages and disadvantages. | Take a quick look at why you should think of using graphic organisers. ●They bridge what you’ve known with what you’re learning and help you remember. ● They help you better organise ideas and plan writing. ● They make self-learning easier and help you solve problems on your own. ● They’re easy to understand and help save time while you’re sharing ideas. |
| Fishbone Diagram It looks at the different causes that lead to a certain result. | |
| Circle Map It’s used to collect ideas with a main topic in a smaller circle and related ideas in a larger one. | |
| Sequence Chart It presents steps or events in order and tells how one thing leads to another with arrows (→). | |
| A．T-chart. | B．Fishbone Diagram. | C．Circle Map. | D．Sequence Chart. |
| A．Correct mistakes in writing. | B．Save time while choosing tools. |
| C．Develop problem-solving skills. | D．Improve relationships with teachers. |
| A．A road map. | B．A weather report. | C．A learning guide. | D．A thank-you letter. |
3 . 阅读下面短文，根据文章信息，完成下面的海报，每空限填一词。
Today, I am going to talk about Bangkok, my home town and the capital of my country, Thailand.
The streets in Bangkok are very crowded, so it can take a long time to get from place to place. It sometimes takes me more than two hours to get to school by bus! I often sleep on my way there! Lots of people take tuktuks to get through the traffic quickly. They are like little cars with three wheels (轮子).
Bangkok is next to a big river. It is interesting to visit the Floating Market on the river. At the market, people sell lots of fresh fruit and vegetables from their boats. In November, we have the Festival of Lights. Everyone makes lights during the festival. Then, after dark, we put then into the river and watch them float away.
Thailand is also famous for its food. Thai food is very hot, like some Chinese food. So if you like Sichuan food, you’ll love Thai food!
The Writer’s Home Town—Bangkok. ★ Its streets They are very crowded. It usually takes the writer over ★ Its transport (交通) Many people take ★ Its Floating Market It’s on the ★ Its festival—the Festival of Lights It’s in November. People make lights and put them into the river after it gets |
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Smartphone Use in Teenagers’ Life | |
| There are about 6.8 billion smartphone users worldwide nowadays. And about 88% of teenagers aged between 13 and 17 use smartphones in their daily life. According to the latest report, they spend about 2 hours on smartphones every day. |
How do Teenagers Allocate (分配) Time on the Smartphone?
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What do Teenagers Think of the Smartphone? ◆Jenny: My mom and I love shopping on it. It saves time and money. ◆Lueas: When I feel nervous, I like to listen to music on it. It’s a good way to relax. ◆Mary: It makes our life convenient, but we should never spend too much time on it. ◆John: It is really useful and helpful and it helps me a lot when I have trouble in study. | |
1. According to the passage, teenagers spend about one third of their time ______ on smartphones.
| A．taking photos | B．playing games |
| C．sending text messages | D．watching and sharing videos |
| A．is a great learning tool for him | B．provides a good way to relax |
| C．makes it much easier to shop online | D．should not be used too much |
| A．School life. | B．World trade. |
| C．Health and environment. | D．Society and modern life. |
1. Which of the following matches Group 1?
| A．I always have meals at home. | B．I hardly have time for breakfast. |
| C．I like cooking meals for myself. | D．I often eat snacks while watching TV. |
| A．Sit in the sofa while eating snacks. |
| B．Eat snacks quickly after doing sports. |
| C．Don’t eat anything while watching TV. |
| D．Place healthy snacks at hand while watching TV. |
| A．How to eat in right ways. | B．How to have a healthy life. |
| C．How to have three meals. | D．How to keep yourself strong. |
6 . Education is not just about going to school. it’s also about what you learn from your experiences outside of school. So family and community (社会) play a great role, too.
On January 13, the government gave a guideline (指导方针) to improve school-family-community cooperative (合作的) education mechanism (学校家庭社会协同育人机制). It clarifies the roles and responsibilities of school, family and community and how they work together to educate children.
“School-family-community cooperative education asks the three parts to well work together to help the all-round development of students,” Zhang Zhiyong, a teacher at Beijing Normal University, told China Education Daily.
According to the guideline, schools should play a leading role in cooperative education. They should deeply close communicate with parents to let them know about the student’s performance at school. They should also organize at least two activities each term to offer family education guidance to parents. Also, head teachers need to organize a home visit to each student at least once every year.
Parents also play a key role in family education. They should be encouraged to lead their kids to take part in different activities like volunteering, doing sports or getting job experience in their free time. The community, on the other hand, for example, should be free to school students.
Gao Wei, a 43-year-old mother of a 14-year-old from Beijing, was excited about the new guideline. “Improving cooperative education” between the school and parents is not a new thing. But the guideline brings clear advice to make it happen. With such support, they can learn more from real life.”
1. Why did the government give the guideline according to the passage?| A．To improve students to get better grades at school. |
| B．To guide teachers to give more interesting classes. |
| C．To teach parents to educate their children better. |
| D．To ask different parts to educate children together. |
| A．Ask their children to join in different activities out of school. |
| B．Provide children with more social experiencing chances. |
| C．Invite teachers to visit the students’ homes every year. |
| D．Communicate with their children and teachers deeply close. |
| A．Cooperative education is important. | B．The guideline works out well. |
| C．Schools give clear advice on education. | D．Children learn more from communities. |
| A．New guideline supports the healthy development of students. |
| B．Family plays the most important role in children’s education. |
| C．Children’s good performance at school depends on 3 parts. |
| D．Students need to learn more about real life in community. |
Today, we think weekends and takeouts (外卖) are nothing special. However, did the ancient people enjoy them as well? What were their lives like?
In ancient China, there were no “weekends” because people did not use a weekly calendar (日历). But people could still relax after work. During the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), officials (官员) took one day off every five days. During the Tang Dynasty (618-907), officials worked for ten days and rested for one day. They usually bathed and washed their hair on their day off, known as “xiumu”. People like farmers and businessmen usually worked most of the year. But they would take a few days off during the Spring Festival. During the Ming and Qing dynasties. People also took days off for Emperor’s (帝王的) birthday.
Many people like ordering takeouts to fill their stomach today. In fact, ancient people did the same thing! People at that time even had special meal boxes for takeout dishes. It was along wooden box with several layers (层). They also used warming plates made of two layers of porcelain (陶瓷). Hot water could be put between them to keep dishes warm!
According to history books. Emperor Xiaozong (1127-1194) in the Song Dynasty liked to order takeouts late at night. His servants would go around the city to pick up dishes and bring them back to the palace. Common people also ordered takeouts. Restaurant waiters would go out into the streets and shouted out which dishes could be ordered that day. People would then place an order. Later, delivery men would bring food to customers’ homes.
How interesting these history facts are!
1. How does the writer begin the topic?| A．By sharing facts. | B．By giving examples. | C．By telling stories. | D．By asking questions. |
| A．Officials still had to work on Emperor’s birthday. |
| B．Officials usually had a bath and rested on xiumu. |
| C．Officials could rest because of the weekly calendar. |
| D．Officials got a rest after five-day work in Tang Dynasty. |
| A．Boxes. | B．Plates. | C．Layers. | D．Takeouts. |
| A．To show people the fact of Emperor’s life. |
| B．To help people with learning modern history. |
| C．To make people know how to order takeouts. |
| D．To let people know more about ancient China. |
8 . ①This year is the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese lunar calendar (农历). Maybe now is the best time to talk about this lovely animal in the eyes of different cultures.
②Rabbits are quiet and friendly. It matches with the kindness in the eyes of Chinese people. There is a view of rabbits in Chinese culture as being smart and kind. In Chinese culture, the rabbit represents the moon. Chinese people believed a rabbit was living on the moon. The rabbit is called the Jade Rabbit or the Moon Rabbit. It’s the pet of the moon goddess Chang’e, a goddess widely known in China.
③In nature, rabbits can produce babies in large numbers in a short time. In this way, Chinese people saw the rabbit as a good sign. They believed the more children they had.
④Western people also believe the rabbit brings ▲. In the old tradition, if people caught a rabbit, they could get the animal’s foot as a gift for them.
⑤Rabbits also show up in other areas of Western culture. It is a rabbit that Alice follows in the story of Alice in Wonderland to escape from the normal world and helps to begin her adventure. The night before Easter, kids often make nests for the Easter Bunny in the garden. Rabbits are close to the idea of new life because they have lots of babies.
⑥So, now it’s the lucky animal’s turn on the Chinese Zodiac (生肖). May the Year of the Rabbit can bring you some good fortune.
1. What can we know from the passage?| A．Rabbits can produce many babies in a very long time. |
| B．People believe rabbits bring new life in both cultures. |
| C．A rabbit’s foot is a fantastic gift in the Chinese culture. |
| D．People in North America say the word “rabbit” at night. |
| A．the rabbit is a name of the moon |
| B．the rabbit is a plan of the moon |
| C．the rabbit is a story of the moon |
| D．the rabbit is a symbol of the moon |
| A．peace | B．power | C．luck | D．health |
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 | Hi! My name is Peter. This is my bike. It’s a blue bike. Its name is Robot. |
 | Hello! I’m Amy. This is my cat. Its name is Mimi. It’s black and brown. It likes miaowing. I like it a lot. |
 | Hello! I’m Jill. This is Nemo. It’s a fish. I like it best. It swims all day. |
 | My name is John. Look! This is my football. It’s black and white. I like playing football with my friends in the park. |
| A．fish | B．bike | C．football | D．cat |
| A．Peter | B．Nemo | C．Amy | D．Mimi |
| A．friends | B．teachers | C．students | D．parents |
I’m Sandy from Sunshine Middle School. This is a map of it. The building in the middle of the school is the classroom building with forty classrooms. On the left of the classroom building is the science building. There are eight science labs in it. Behind the science building is the dining hall. And the office building is between the dining hall and the playground. The sports hall is in front of the playground. I like doing sports on the playground and in the sports hall. Near the sports hall is the library. I can read a lot of books in it. I like my school.
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