1 . Home Alone is a very funny American film. It tells us a story about a boy who is accidentally left alone at home.
One night before Christmas, Me Alister family meet at their house. They are planning to fly to Paris for the holiday and are busy getting ready. Eight-year-old Kevin is the youngest child and is fighting with his brothers, sisters and cousins. When he goes to bed, he is so angry that he wishes all his family would go away. In the morning, everyone wakes up very late. They are all in a hurry to get to the airport, so they forget Kevin and he is left alone at home by accident.
Although Kevin is alone, he is very happy at first. His terrible family have gone—his wish has come true. He watches TV, eats lots of fast food and plays games. He has a good time. But later on, he goes out and hears two bad men called Harry and Mary planning to steal from his house. He goes home and plans some very funny ways to catch Harry and Mary. Many things in the house get broken as Kevin tries to stop them. Finally, the police come and the men are taken away.
The house is now in a mess, so Kevin tidies it up and waits for his parents. They get back from Paris and are very happy to find that Kevin is safe.
1. According to the passage, Home Alone is ________.| A．a book | B．a film | C．a play |
| A．Because his family are busy preparing for the holiday. |
| B．Because he is angry with his brothers, sisters and cousins. |
| C．Because his family wake up late. |
| A．Go to the police station. | B．Eat fast food. | C．Play games. |
| A．two bad men are at their home | B．Kevin is safe | C．Kevin is gone |
| A．Kevin is not clever or brave | B．Kevin can’t do housework | C．Kevin loves his family |
2 . Do you like chocolate? Maybe most people do. A box of it can be a great gift. Buy one for a friend and give it as a surprise. See how happy that person gets.
Say you just got a box of chocolate. Which piece do you pick first? A man has studied people’s choices. He says they tell something about the person. Did you choose a round piece? You are a person who likes to party. Did you choose an oval (椭圆形的) shape? You are a person who likes to make things. Picking a square shape shows something else. The person is honest and truthful. You can depend on him or her.
What kind of chocolate do you pick? Maybe you like milk chocolate. This shows you have warm feelings about the past. Dark chocolate means something else. A person who chooses it looks toward the future. What about white chocolate? Would you choose it? If so, you may find it hard to make up your mind. Some people like chocolate with nuts (果仁). These are people who like to help others.
Do you believe these ideas? Can candy tell all these things? It doesn’t really matter. There is one sure thing about eaters of chocolate. They eat it because they like it.
1. This passage mainly tells us _________.| A．why people like chocolate |
| B．almost everyone likes chocolate |
| C．different choices may show different characters |
| A．likes singing, dancing and drinking |
| B．likes to do something for others |
| C．is good at making things |
| A．in oval shape | B．in square shape | C．with nuts |
| A．believes all the information about chocolate |
| B．does not believe the information about candy |
| C．doesn’t think it important whether you believe the ideas |
3 . The start of a new school year is always exciting. This year was even more so for some students at White Cloud Primary School. They became the world’s first kids to be “taught” by an electronic teacher. This electronic teacher is not a human-like robot walking around the classroom. Instead, he is a computer-created head that appears, when needed, on students’ computer or phone screens. His name is Bill.
Created by technology company Smart Machines, Bill is able to show human-like behavior. He is designed to teach a special program about environmental-friendly power created by the sun and wind. This program, started in 2005, used to be taught by human teachers.
Just like human teachers, Bill is able to immediately respond to the students’ questions and opinions about the topic quickly. Thanks to computer cameras, he is also able to see and react (反应) to students’ physical actions. For example, if a student smiles at Bill, he responds by smiling back. This two-way exchange helps get the students’ attention. More importantly, it allows the program developers to improve Bill’s behavior and knowledge base (库).
The program has been a great success, according to Smart Machines Spokesman Robert Frost. Frost says, “What is interesting to me is the children’s reaction to Bill. He really captures their attention.” Frost thinks kids don’t find the experience of being taught by smart machines as strange as older people because they have grown up in a time of computers and smart phones.
Maybe human educators will lose their jobs soon because of Bill. But his talking head’s knowledge base is not large. More importantly, even the smartest computer programs can’t guess and react to all the unexpected situations that educators face daily. Bill’s future might be providing kids with one on-one help for different subjects and topics.
1. Bill is ________.| A．a student | B．a kind of computer game |
| C．a human-like robot | D．a computer-created head |
| A．It lets them correct students’ mistakes. |
| B．It helps Bill to reply more quickly. |
| C．It helps them know how to improve Bill. |
| D．It helps them study students’ body language. |
| A．getting students’ attention | B．understanding body language |
| C．replying to students’ questions | D．dealing with unexpected situations |
| A．work as human classroom teachers |
| B．encourage students’ interest in computers |
| C．give students personal help with different subjects |
| D．watch over the behavior of the students in the class room |
| A．Bill can show human-like behavior. |
| B．The experience of being taught by smart machines isn’t strange to kids. |
| C．Bill’s knowledge base is large enough. |
| D．If you smile at Bill, he will smile back. |
4 . The 24th Beijing Winter Olympics will begin on 4th February, 2022. The Winter Paralympics(残奥会) will begin a month later. Let’s meet the mascots!
I’m Bing Dwen Dwen. I’m the mascot(吉祥物) of the 2022 Winter Olympics. I am a black and white panda wearing a full-body ”shell” made of ice. The red heart shape in my left palm(手心) means welcoming the friends from other countries. The bright colors of the circles around my face stand for ice and snow sports tracks, meaning connectivity and advanced technologies. I look like an astronaut, making full use of new technologies for a future with all kinds of possibilities.
Shuey Rhon Rhon is here! I’m the mascot of the 2022 Winter Paralympics. What do you think of when you see me? Does a red lantern come into your mind? That’s what I look like. Take a look at my head. There are paper cuttings of doves(鸽子). They make up a circle. Follow me. I’ll light the way to the Paralympics.
1. When will the 2022 Winter Paralympics start?| A．On 4th March, 2022. | B．On 4th January, 2022. |
| C．On 4th February, 2022. | D．On 4th February, 2023. |
| A．A child. | B．A lantern. | C．An astronaut. | D．A sports track. |
| A．It’s on Shuey Rhon Rhon’s face. | B．It’s on Bing Dwen Dwen’s neck. |
| C．It’s on Shuey Rhon Rhon’s lantern. | D．It’s on Bing Dwen Dwen’s left palm. |
| A．Paper cuttings of pandas. | B．Paper cuttings of doves. |
| C．Bright colors of the circles. | D．Chinese characters of Olympics. |
| A．The 2022 Winter Olympic Games are coming. |
| B．The 2022 Winter Olympic Games will be held, in Beijing. |
| C．Chinese culture will be used in 2022 Winter Olympic Games. |
| D．Let’s see mascots of the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. |
5 . When you travel in Hong Kong SAR, you must be careful of the traffic rules, because the traffic(交通)keeps to the left. Before crossing the street, you must look to the right and then to the left. If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop, and people can go across the zebra line(斑马线). If the traffic lights turn green, the traffic can go, and people mustn’t cross the road.
In the morning and in the evening, when people go to or come from work, the streets are very busy. The traffic is the most dangerous. When you go somewhere by bus in Hong Kong SAR, you have to be careful, too. Always remember the traffic keeps to the left. Have a look first, or you may go the wrong way. In Hong Kong SAR, there are a lot of big buses with two floors. You’d better sit on the second floor. From there you can watch the city very well. How interesting!
1. In Hong Kong SAR, the traffic moves .| A．on the right | B．on the left | C．in the middle | D．in the park |
| A．the front | B．the right | C．the left | D．B and C |
| A．the people must stop | B．the traffic must stop |
| C．the people and the traffic must stop | D．the traffic and the people must wait |
| A．dangerous | B．interesting | C．easy | D．safe |
| A．first | B．second | C．third | D．fourth |
6 . Father’s Day has a very short history. It was started because there was a Mother’s Day, and just because some Americans thought that if we had a Mother’s Day, we should also have a Father’s Day. Father’s Day has become important in North America. And shopkeepers（店主）found it was a good way to get people to buy presents for their fathers, presents from their shops.
By the way, very few countries have a Father’s Day, though some have Children’s Day, or a special day for boys and another for girls. More and more countries are having Mother’s Day, so maybe Father’s Day will also become popular before too long. Now, what do people in North America do on Father’s Day? The newspapers, radios and TV tell children what they should do—buy a Father’s Day present for your father. They even tell a wife to buy a Father’s Day present—not for her father but for her husband, even if he is not yet a father. And they tell grandchildren to buy a Father’s Day present for their grandfathers.
The important thing to remember about Father’s Day is that American children can show their love to their fathers in a more open way.
1. Father’s Day was started just because ________.| A．there was a Mother’s Day | B．there was a Children’s Day | C．people liked their fathers very much |
| A．Very few countries have a Father’s Day. |
| B．Americans never care about Father’s Day. |
| C．Father’s Day has become important in North America |
| A．go shopping with their fathers | B．help their fathers do something | C．show their love to their fathers |
| A．people to buy as many presents as possible |
| B．children to buy presents only for their fathers |
| C．women to buy presents only for their husbands |
| A．the writer is against Father’s Day |
| B．many countries have a Father’s Day |
| C．shopkeepers can get more money on Father’s Day than usual |
7 . In many English homes people eat four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner.
People have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge, eggs or bread. English people drink tea or coffee at breakfast. Lunch comes at one o’clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is about half past seven. First they have soup, and then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that they eat some other things, like bananas, apples or oranges.
But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very necessary.
1. Many English people have _______ meals a day.| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．three or four |
| A．tea and eggs | B．porridge, eggs, bread, tea or coffee |
| C．tea and coffee | D．bread and eggs |
| A．any time | B．nine o’clock | C．five o’clock | D．one o’clock |
| A．porridge | B．bananas and apples | C．some soup and meat | D．meat and fish |
| A．at one o’clock | B．about half past seven | C．at noon | D．at night |
8 . Many of us don’t pay much attention to the importance of eye care. It is said that if you take care of your body, then you can surely be healthy. That is why our eyes should be given a lot of care. Natural eye care should be put in a number one place.
There are several causes leading to poor eyesight like not enough food, genes(基因) and aging(老化). Televisions, computers and reading are also the causes of having poor eyesight. If you happen to work in front of the computer, it is best to take a break every once in a while. Something dirty can cause redness and they will make you feel uncomfortable. It is bad for your eyes, too. If this happens, the best way is to clean your eyes by using cold water. You must also try your best to protect your eyes from harmful things. For example, sunglasses are not just for fashion but they can also serve as a great way to protect your eyesight form UV rays.
Eating healthy foods will do good to your eyesight. Remember that vitamins A, C and E are good for eyes. Try to eat food groups that have these vitamins. And you should do eye exercises because exercise protects your eyesight, too. If a person exercises regularly(定期地) and eats the right kind of food, his eyes will stay in good condition for a long time.
All above are natural ways of eye care that help us keep healthy eyes. Being happy all the time can be helpful to a person’s eyesight, too. In a word, eye care is very important, no matter how old a person is.
1. ________ is the most important way to protect our eyes.| A．Natural eye care | B．Taking medicine | C．Seeing the doctor | D．Being happy all the time |
| A．age | B．height | C．reading | D．computers |
| A．Eat healthy foods. | B．Clean the eye by using cold water. |
| C．Wear a pair of sunglasses. | D．Have a rest after working for a while. |
| A．沙尘 | B．闪电 | C．紫外线 | D．超声波 |
| A．Ways of Eye Care | B．Ways of Eye Exercises | C．Ways of Being Happy | D．Ways of Being Healthy |
9 . Some children wish to be writers some day. They want to write stories or books for people to read. That’s good! It’s good to write something for people to read! But they should know that they need to be good readers first before they are really good writers. They should read a lot of books, instead（代替）of watching TV and spending a lot of time playing games when they are free.
There is more fun in reading; you want to look for more books to read.
Before you decide to be a good writer, you’d better say to yourself, “I must read more and more!”
1. This article mainly tells us that_________.| A．some children wish to be writers some day | B．it is good to write something for people to read |
| C．reading can be helpful for us to become a good writer | D．writers like to read more books for fun |
| A．because they want to be good readers | B．to write stories or books for people to read |
| C．to find good jobs some day | D．to get more money to keep a family |
| A．to do a lot of reading | B．to watch TV in the evening |
| C．to have wishes only | D．to be good writers right now |
| A．help you to be a good player | B．help you write well |
| C．make you work better | D．make you watch more TV at home |
| A．all children like to be writers | B．people like to read for children |
| C．all writers are children | D．children need to read more and more books |
Cold air. Snow. Short days. We are in winter now.
Winter is a cold season.It comes between autumn and spring.For us, the winter months are usually November, December and January. In China, winter is the time between the beginning of winter and the beginning of spring. But, this is the time that the southern part of the earth,has its summer. Justimaginewhen we are playing with snow, Australian kids are enjoying ice cream!
In winter, we can do some activities.
Put on a holiday play and try acting. Ask your cousins or classmates to your house and make beautiful clothes and write a play. Act it out for your family. Play around. Go outside and enjoy yourself. Make a snowman with your friends. If you really have to stay indoors, clean your room and decorate it. You will find a lot offun.
1. 将文中划线句子译成汉语。2. 根据文章内容,用英语回答问题。
①Which are the winter months in China?
②Which season is it in Australia when we are playing with snow?
选择：选出划线单词意思。
3. imagine ______
| A．想像 | B．发明 | C．移动 |
| A．兴趣 | B．乐趣 | C．玩具 |
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