1 . Do you remember the funny Popeye the sailor (水手)? He wears the sailor’s uniform, takes a pipe (烟斗) in the mouth and loves to eat spinach (菠菜).
Of all the famous cartoon characters, Popeye is at the top. It encourages lots of young people to eat spinach to become as strong as Popeye.
The character Popeye first appeared in the newspaper in 1929. And in 1933, it appeared on the big screen. A survey in 1938 showed that Popeye was the most popular Hollywood cartoon character. Almost everyone loves this superhero. Kids love him because he is strong. Young people love him because he loves his girlfriend Olive. For old people, Popeye is a brave and kind man, and he always helps poor people.
1. What is Popeye like?| A．He is tall. | B．He loves eating. |
| C．He is funny and kind. | D．He always works. |
| A．请示 | B．强迫 | C．鼓吹 | D．鼓励 |
| A．In 1929. | B．In 1933. | C．In 1938. | D．In 1939. |
| A．Because he is strong. | B．Because he loves his girlfriend. |
| C．Because he is a sailor. | D．Because he is kind and brave. |
| A．Popeye works at sea. | B．Popeye always helps young people. |
| C．Popeye first appeared in a movie. | D．Popeye is the strongest cartoon character. |
2 . Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don’t have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.
Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year.
Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don’t pay overtime. Their workers don’t get more pay for more work. Some people think it’s their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don’t work more hours.
Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.
1. A Japanese worker works more hours a year than a French one.| A．A. 513 | B．1, 646 | C．2, 519 | D．2, 159 |
| A．正常的 | B．额外的 | C．有用的 | D．少量的 |
| A．France | B．Germany | C．the United States | D．Great Britain |
| A．short | B．long | C．big | D．small |
| A．want to make more money. |
| B．think it’s their duty to work more hours. |
| C．are afraid of losing their jobs if they don’t work more hours. |
| D．Above A, B and C. |
I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. It is not enough to just get good grades at school.
Children these days depend on their parents too much. They are always asking, “Could you get this for me?” or “Could you help me with that?” Doing chores helps to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness. Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy. Our neighbors’ son got into a good college but during his first year, he had no idea how to take care of himself. As a result, he often fell ill and his grades dropped. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future.
Mr. Smith
1. Mr. Smith wrote the letter.2. The writer thinks it is unimportant for children to learn how to do chores.
3. Children these days don’t depend on their parents.
4. Children should know that everyone should do their part in keeping the house clean and tidy.
5. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future.
Bill has a happy family. There are some rules in his family.
Keep healthy
Being healthy is important. Bill’s family play sports for half an hour every day. Lisa is Bill’s sister. She likes dancing, so she is in the music club. Bill is in the school swimming club. And his parents run every morning.
Evening time is family time
They can’t watch TV or play computer games after dinner. The family usually sit(坐) on the sofa and talk. Bill always talks about his school and friends. Sometimes they take a walk.
Always say “I love you” and “Thank you”
Bill says “I love you” to his parents in the morning before he goes to school, and in the evening before he goes to bed. His parents say it to him, too. When Bill helps his mother, she says “Thank you”. They show their love and thanks all the time(一直).
1. Bill’s family play sports for ________ every day.| A．ten minutes | B．twenty minutes | C．thirty minutes | D．two hours |
| A．she likes drawing | B．she likes dancing |
| C．she likes playing the piano | D．she likes playing basketball |
| A．before he gets up | B．before dinner |
| C．in the afternoon | D．before he goes to school in the morning |
| A．swim | B．watch TV after dinner |
| C．take a walk | D．show his love and thanks all the time |
| A．Exercise and being healthy. | B．How to talk with your parents? |
| C．Some rules in a happy family. | D．Showing love and thanks often. |
In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm like in spring. An hour later black clouds come, and then it rains hard. In the afternoon the sky will be clear, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of the day.
In England, you can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter you can swim sometimes, and in summer, sometimes you should take warm clothes with you.
When you go to England, you’ll see that the Englishman usually takes an umbrella or a raincoat. And if you don’t take one, you’ll regret(后悔) later.
1. It’s usually warm in the morning in England.2. In summer, you should not take warm clothes with you.
3. In England, sometimes it’s hot in winter.
4. The Englishman usually takes an umbrella or a raincoat with them because it often rains in England.
5. If someone takes an umbrella or a raincoat, he’ll regret later in the day.
Peter could not sleep well and he woke up a few times during the night, so he went to see a doctor. The doctor gave him some sleeping tips.
●Have a regular (有规律的) sleep
Wake up at the same time and go to bed at the same time every day. This can make your sleep a bit better.
●Turn off the TV
Don’t watch TV for more than half an hour before you decide to sleep. Studies show that it is bad for the quality (质量) of your sleep. Read a book or listen to some light music to prepare your body for sleeping.
●Have a clean and comfortable bedroom
A clean environment helps people to be happy and relaxed. Make sure that you have turned off all lights that might come into your room.
●Do some exercise
Exercising will help you to fall asleep more easily, so walk for 20 minutes every day and you will sleep better at night. But don’t do it just before you go to bed.
1. Peter went to see a doctor because there was something wrong with his stomach.2. We should not watch TV for more than half an hour before going to sleep.
3. We can listen to some light music to prepare for sleep.
4. The doctor asked Peter to go to bed with the light on.
5. According to the passage, we’d better do exercise at night.
7 . Do you have a pen friend? I have three pen friends. They are Lucy, Peter and Julie.
Lucy is in London. She is eight years old. She has a brother and his name is Jack. He is ten years old. They like to ride their bikes to the park(公园) on weekends. The park is about five kilometers away from their home.
Peter is in New York. He is eleven years old. He has to get up at six o’clock and then has breakfast at seven o’clock. He goes to school on the school bus from Monday to Friday. It is a little far from his home to his school. It’s about fifteen kilometers. He loves to take the school bus because he can talk with his good friends on it.
Julie is a 20-year-old girl in Paris. She goes to work by subway on weekdays. She has to get up early to take the subway, and she loves to read books.
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。
1. Jack is from London.
2. Lucy is ten years old.
3. It’s about fifteen kilometers from Peter’s home to his school.
4. Peter likes talking with his good friends on the school bus.
5. Julie goes to work by bus on weekdays.
8 . My name is Michael. I’m 12 years old and I live in London. There are a lot of rules in my school! We can’t arrive late for school. We can’t listen to music in the classroom; we can’t run in the hallways; we can’t eat chewing gum (口香糖) in the school; we must wear the school uniforms. No one in my class likes the school uniform!
My name is Annie. I’m 13 years old and I live in Houston. We must follow a lot of rules in our school. We can’t take our smartphones (智能手机) to school. We must arrive at school on time. If we are late, the teacher will call our parents! We must read a lot of books and do our homework after school.
I’m Alex. I’m 13 and I live in Paris. We must listen to our teachers in class. We can’t fight in the school! We can’t be late for school. We can’t listen to music in the classroom. We can only listen to it outside.
1. Who doesn’t like the school uniform?| A．Michael. | B．Annie. | C．Alex. | D．Ann. |
| A．Run. | B．Clean the classroom. |
| C．Read books and do homework. | D．Arrive at home on time. |
| A．In the hallways. | B．In the library. | C．In the classroom. | D．Outside the classroom. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．No one. |
| A．Alex can’t fight in the school. | B．They must wear school uniforms. |
| C．They are from different (不同的) school. | D．All of them can’t be late for school. |
Drinking water is good for your health. There are some scientific ways of drinking water.
It is the best medicine to drink two glasses of water in the morning.
Drink clean water.
Drink the water that has not been boiled.
Many people think boiled water is safe and good for people’s health. In fact, it is not true. The boiling point of water is 100℃. By boiling it, most bacteria (细菌)in water can be killed. In the past, the water was less polluted, so boiling was a good way to make clean water. But heavy metals and other dangerous things in today’s water are much more terrible than bacteria. Boiling doesn’t solve that problem. And boiling water may give us more dangerous things in our glass.
Never use soft drinks to take the place of water.
Water is also needed in winter.
Drink water at the right time.
After getting up in the morning, you have less water in your body, because you weren’t drinking for the whole night. So you should drink some water to keep healthy after getting up in the morning. That can prevent high blood pressure (血压), cerebral hemorrhage (脑溢血)and so on.
Drinking water at about 10 a. m. helps your body keep enough water.
Drinking water at about 3 p. m. can clean the wastes out in your body.
About eight o’clock in the evening is the best time to drink water. Your blood gets thicker when you sleep. Water will make your blood thin.
Besides, we should drink 2L of water every day. Water is very important in our life. We should drink water often.
1. According to the passage, ________ in the morning is the best ________.| A．drinking some water; medicine | B．having some porridge; breakfast |
| C．drinking some hot soup; medicine | D．drinking some coffee; breakfast |
| A．Drinking some milk before going to bed |
| B．Drinking some water before going to bed |
| C．Drinking some water after getting up in the morning |
| D．Drinking some beer after getting up in the morning |
| A．oil | B．food | C．blood | D．wastes |
| A．before supper | B．about eight o’clock in the evening |
| C．after breakfast | D．about eight o’clock in the morning |
| A．how to boil water | B．the best time of drinking water |
| C．what is important in our body | D．some scientific ways of drinking water |
 | Hello! My name is Lion. I’m from Africa. Meat is my favorite food. I think I’m cute but many people say I’m kind of scary. |
 | Hi! I’m Giraffe. I have a very long neck. My head is far from my legs because of it. I can eat about 134 kg of leaves a day! |
 | Do you know us? We are wallabies (沙袋鼠). We come from Australia. We’re good at swimming. Oh, we’re friendly to people. |
 | You must know who I am, right? Yes, I’m Tiger, a kind of big cat. I’m very smart. I like meat and I can swim, too. |
1. Where does Lion come from?
| A．Africa. | B．America. | C．China. | D．Australia. |
| A．143 kg | B．134 kg | C．143 g | D．134 g |
| A．cute | B．scary | C．friendly | D．smart |
| A．They can sing. | B．They can swim. | C．They can dance. | D．They can draw. |
| A．Lion doesn’t like to eat meat at all. | B．Giraffe’s head is very long. |
| C．Wallaby is afraid of water. | D．Tiger is a kind of big cat. |
