1 . Hello, I’m David. Now I’m a student of Grade 7 at a middle school in Taiyuan, Shanxi. I like sports very much. Here are what I think of them.
Ping-pong
Ping-pong is always fun for us Chinese. I like it. You know it’s easy to find places to play it in China. You can see Chinese people play it almost everywhere.
Basketball
I like playing basketball and I like watching basketball games of CBA on TV. I’m a good basketball player and I’m on the school basketball team.
Running(跑步)
Running sounds boring, but it’s a good sport for us. I like running in the morning. Sometimes you can see fast runners on the way(路) to school. You can run with them if(如果) you like.
Soccer
It’s easy for you to play soccer, but you can find that it’s difficult for you to run with it in a soccer game. Now I’m in our school soccer club(俱乐部) and learn how to play it with some of my classmates.
1. Where does David study (学习) now?| A．In a middle school in China. |
| B．In a middle school in the UK. |
| C．In a middle school in the USA. |
| A．In the morning. | B．In the afternoon. | C．In the evening. |
| A．At school. | B．On TV. | C．In the basketball club. |
| A．A ping-pong club. | B．A basketball club. | C．A soccer club. |
| A．Sports clubs. | B．Sports teams. | C．What David thinks of some sports. |
When is the Tree Planting Day(植树节)? And why do we have the Day? Now let me tell you.
Sun Zhongshan is from Guangdong. There are lots of trees in his hometown(家乡). One of them is a big Chinese Banya(榕树). It is very high(高的). When he is a small boy, he often plays games and listens to the stories under it. He likes trees very much and then he wants to plant more trees. When he is seventeen years old, he plants(种植) a capers(酸豆) tree, and now it is still alive(活的) and it is more than one hundred years old.
Sun Zhongshan and Tree Planting Day Sun Zhongshan is the first president of Republic of China(中华民国大总统). He asks people to plant more trees. The first Tree Planting Day is from 1915 and it is on Tomb Sweeping Day(清明节). On March 12, 1925, Sun Zhongshan is dead(去世). | Thanks to Sun Zhongshan, lots of people plant many trees in China. In 1979, The Tree Planting Day is focused(固定) on March 12 to remember him. Today, there are lots of trees in China. They make our country green and beautiful. Green water and green mountains are golden hills and silver mountains. (绿水青山就是金山银山) |
Do you like trees? Do you want to plant trees? Let’s join it.
1. What does Sun Zhongshan often do under the big Chinese Banya?2. How old is the capers tree now?
3. When is the first Tree Planting Day?
4. Why is Tree Planting Day focused on March 12?
5. Who says the underlined sentences (划线的句子)?
6. Do you plant trees every year?
What would you do if you cut your finger when you are cutting vegetables? How would you do if you meet the sunburns? Small accidents happen every day, and most can be treated at home. But to make them better quickly, you need to know what to do. Here are some first-aid (急救) suggestions of troubles in our daily life.  | |
Cuts First, wash up your hands with soap and water so you don’t get dirty things into the cut and cause other problems. Then, try to stop the bleeding. Next, you should clean the wound (伤口). Finally, put some medicine on it. | Nosebleeds Nosebleeds usually look a lot worse than they are. Just follow a few simple steps: Put your head back so the blood don’t run down to your throat and hold the nose for at least five minutes with a tissue (纸巾). |
Animal bites(咬伤) Sometimes a friendly dog or cat can bite. If you or your friend gets a bite, please remember: clean it under running water and cover it with a clean bandage or gauze (纱布) patch. You need to go to see the doctor quickly to see if the animal has other diseases. | Sunburns Don’t stay at the places with sunshine for too long in hot days. When you find your skin become red in summer, you should use some cold water to wash yourself and also use some ice. Besides, putting some ointments (药膏) on it may be helpful. |
| A．small accidents happen every day |
| B．you work as a doctor |
| C．your friends need to go to the hospital |
| A．try to stop the bleeding |
| B．put some medicine on it |
| C．wash up your hands with soap and water |
| A．four minutes | B．more than five minutes | C．five seconds |
| A．enjoy the sunshine for too long in hot days |
| B．use some cold water to wash yourself |
| C．put some ointments on your skin |
| A．find out so many problems in our life |
| B．understand some useful first-aid tips |
| C．live a healthy life |
Cafes (咖啡馆) for pet lovers are not new. There are cat cafes, dog cafes and even (甚至) sheep cafes. In these cafes, you can drink hot coffee and play with the cute animals there at the same time.
Is there a pet in your family? What is it?
 Yes, there is a pet cat in my family. She’s kind of lazy, but I love playing with it. |
 Yes, there is a pet dog in my family. He’s very cute and I walk him for an hour every day. |
Amix Coffee
How about drinking your favorite coffee as fish swim at your feet? Amix Coffee is the first and only fish cafe in the world. From the first floor (层), Amix Coffee looks the same as other cafes. But when you go to the second and third floors, you can see people drink coffee when beautiful fish swim at their feet. There are hundreds of fish in the water.
Rules
Every day, many parents take their children to Amix Coffee. Do you want to have coffee in the cafe? Well, you need to follow some rules.
You need to take off (脱下) your shoes.
You have to clean your feet.
You can’t run after the fish.
1. Can people play with the cute animals in these cafes?
2. What does Lisa think of her pet?
3. How many floors does Amix Coffee have?
4. Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
5. Please complete the chart (完成图表). What do you think we can put in “___________”?
6. What animals do you like best? Why?
In China, safety education is becoming more and more important now. The last Monday in March is for students to learn it at school. It helps students learn more about what they should do to keep themselves safe. What are the accidents at school? Take a look.
Stampedes, earthquakes (地震) and fires are the main accidents at school.
A stampede always happens in crowded places. When students around you begin to push, just stand there and try to hold onto something. If you fall down in the crowd (人群) , move to one side and protect (保护) your head with your hands around.
When earthquakes happen, you can get under a desk quickly and hold on. It’ll stop falling things from hurting you. If you are outdoors, find a place away from buildings and trees.
When there’s a fire, leave the classroom quickly. It’s better to put something wet over your mouth and nose so that you won’t breathe in smoke. Many people die in a fire, not because of the fire but smoke. It makes them cough and they can’t breathe. That’s very dangerous! So when you want to get out, you should make yourself close to the floor. Then you can breathe some fresh air.
1. Students in China learn safety education at school _________ this year.| A．On March 2 | B．on March 16 | C．on March 30 |
| A．踩踏 | B．欺凌 | C．溺水 |
| A．it’ll stop falling things from hurting you |
| B．there’s no time for you to choose another way |
| C．you don’t need to run out of the classroom quickly |
| A．When there’s a fire, don’t stay in the classroom. |
| B．If a stampede happens, there must be lots of people. |
| C．Many people die in a fire because of the fire but not smoke. |
| A．Accidents in China | B．Safety Education | C．Important lessons |
6 . Part-time Cleaner
Would you like to be a cleaner? The work is boring, but the pay is good. You need to work between 2: 00 p.m. and 4: 00 p.m. from Tuesday to Thursday. If you like to do the work, please call Linda White at 628-3698.
Teens Camp
Are you worried that you are too heavy? Do you want to lose weight（减肥）? Our club can help you. Come and join us.
Time: 9: 00 a.m.—11:00 a.m. Saturday and Sunday
Please call Lucy at 435-2826.
Star Music Store
After twenty years of teaching others to play the guitar, Jill Black made his first CD! Come and meet him this Saturday. Gifts for the first 10 people! Time: 9: 00 a.m.-10 a.m. Saturday.
Call Tim at 496-3258.
1. From the above information we know that ________ needs a cleaner.| A．Tim | B．Lucy | C．Linda |
| A．496-3258 | B．628-3698 | C．435-2826 |
| A．seventh | B．twelfth | C．fourteenth |
| A．The cleaner needs to work for five hours every day. |
| B．Teens Camp can help heavy kids lose weight. |
| C．Jill Black teaches people to play the piano. |
| A．A health magazine. | B．A story book. | C．A newspaper. |
There are many kinds of animals in the world. Let’s learn about some animal families. It’s interesting!
1. Look at the family. They come from Africa. The mother’s name is Lisa. Lisa has three kids. She looks for food for them and they eat meat. They look a little scary. Most people are afraid of them.
2. Look! Three of them are in the picture. They are father, mother and son. They’re from Africa. They are black and white. And they’re very tall and beautiful. Their food is grass. Now they are eating.
3. The two strong animals are mother and daughter. They come from South Africa. They are really big. They can always remember the ways and places with food. They love water and like playing with water.
4. This is a lovely family. They live in Antarctica (南极洲). They are black and white. They’re parents and a kid, like most of our families. They eat fish. The mother looks for food and the father takes care of their kid. They’re very smart animals.
5. Do you know the family? They are from Australia. They are very strong. They don’t walk. They jump. They can jump 74 kilometers one hour. They can run over nine meters in one jump! The baby is staying his mothers’ pouches(育儿袋) to get milk and keep warm.
There are many things people do every day. For example, adults must go to work. Children must go to school and do homework. There are times when we do not want to do these things. So, it is important to understand what motivates (激发) us.
Some people think money motivates people. Others think rewards (报酬) are good. After all, people like money and rewards. However, these do not last. When the money or rewards go away, the motivation is gone, too.
What is a good way to motivate people? Giving people a purpose (目的) works well. A purpose is one’s reason for doing things. An adult’s purpose for working could be because he or she believes the job is important. In the same way, a student might study hard at school because he or she wants to have a bright future. A person who cannot find a purpose for what they do will not want to do it.
Second, people are motivated by feelings because feelings can be strong. For example, love can motivate parents to do things for their children. Being afraid of not getting a good grade may motivate a student to study. Happiness can motivate people to continue doing things that make them happy. If a person is satisfied with a job, he or she will be motivated to do that job. A student who likes to learn or enjoys a certain subject will be motivated to do well.
As students, if we can motivate ourselves through purposes and feelings, then our schoolwork will be more fun and interesting.
Both adults and children need motivation to do things. One way to motivate people is by using As students, we can try to motivate ourselves through purposes and feelings so we can enjoy our schoolwork more. |
In some superhero movies, people wear high-tech armor(盔甲) and become strong. Do you believe that such things can happen in our real life? A company (公司) called SuitX in the USA has invented high-tech exoskeletons(外骨骼) to help people. The exoskeleton is also called “the wearable(可穿戴的) robot”. The exoskeleton can protect the user’s body. The idea of putting humans and machines together provides new chances. In fact, the exoskeletons were used in hospitals and the army at first. In recent years, more and more exoskeletons have been used in factories. It is easy for people to do the tiring or dangerous work with the exoskeletons.
“We usually pay attention to efficiency(效率). Using the exoskeletons saves us much time and money. The workers can make more products at the same time.” One factory manager(经理) said. “Also, wearing the exoskeletons can make the risk of getting hurt lower.” However, it’s still difficult to use high-tech exoskeletons all around the world now. For one thing, the exoskeletons are not so free to move, and for another, it can cost more than 45, 000 dollars to make a full-body exoskeleton. Now SuitX is developing new forms of exoskeletons. The company hopes people of all ages can use their products in the future. “With the development of technology, exoskeletons may be common for people someday,” they said.
American company SuitX has invented high-tech exoskeletons. People who wear them can be The SuitX hopes the exoskeletons will be popular |
School safety is a serious subject. Every student should learn to keep safe, but fights at school sometimes happen. How can you keep away from a fight? Here’s something you can do.
Be calm（冷静）, Sometimes, you feel so angry that you really want to teach somebody a lesson. But being angry can’t solve（解决） problems. A fight can’t help, either. It may bring you more problems and trouble. In the school, everyone will be punished（惩罚）, if he gets into a fight. There is no winner in a fight.
Shout loudly. If you know someone is coming up behind you to attack（袭击）, turn to the person with your hands up in front of your body and loudly say “stop” before walking away. Loud voice can usually make the attacker calm down. If he doesn’t stop, shout for help by calling out the name of a teacher.
Say no. If your friend may ask you to join in a fight. You must not do that. Because helping him fight is not really helpful to him. Also, he and you may get hurt and be punished. If you really want to help him, try to ask him to give it up. Then you should try to know about why he wants a fight. You can tell the teachers or parents to ask for help. Or you help him find a right way to solve the problem.
Some ways about how to | |
Be calm | If you really want to teach somebody a lesson, you shouldn’t be |
Shout loudly | If you know an attacker is coming up behind you, turn to the person with your hands up and say “stop” loudly and call out a |
Say no | If your friend asks you to join a fight, tell him You should know about why he wants a fight then tell your teachers or parents and they can be |
