1 . When you are reading something in English, you may often meet a new word. What’s the best way to know it?
You may look it up in the English-Chinese dictionary. It will tell you something about the word: the pronunciation (发音), the part of speech (词性), the Chinese meaning and also how to use this word. But how can you know where the word is in thousands of English words? How to find it in a dictionary quickly?
First, all the English words are in the alphabetical order. In the dictionary, you can first see the words beginning with the letter A, then B, C, D, E…that means, if there are two words “do” and “put”, “do” will be certainly before “put”. Then if there are two words both beginning with the same letter, you may look at the second letter. Then the third, the fourth…for example, “pat” is before “picture”, “bald” before “balloon”.
Do you understand how to look up a word in a dictionary?
The dictionary will be your good friend, and we can learn better from it. I hope you’ll use it as often as possible in your English learning.
1. What CAN’T we get from the dictionary?| A．The pronunciation. | B．The Chinese meaning. |
| C．How to use the word. | D．How to remember the word. |
| A．字母顺序 | B．拼写顺序 | C．前后顺序 | D．时间顺序 |
| A．Team. | B．Person. | C．Success. | D．Usually. |
2 . The food in Britain is very different from our Chinese food. For instance, they eat a lot of potatoes. They like to eat them every day. They eat bread for breakfast and usually for one other meal. They eat their bread with butter, maybe cheese or jam, things we don’t eat much in China. Cheese and butter are made from milk. They drink a lot of milk, too. They drink the milk cold or hot, and they put it in their tea. They put sugar in their tea, as well. They are the world’s biggest tea drinkers. They like Chinese tea, but they drink mostly strong black tea from India and Sri Lanka. They don’t eat much rice. For their main meal they like meat or fish with potatoes and one or two vegetables. They serve all these together. After the main meal they always have something sweet. They call this dessert. They don’t have Jiaozi in Britain.
1. People eat many ________ in Britain.| A．potatoes | B．beef | C．butter | D．milk |
| A．to India | B．from India | C．for China | D．in China |
| A．eat bread with butter | B．drink a lot of milk | C．have Chinese tea | D．have dessert |
| A．in China | B．in England | C．from India | D．from Sri Lanka |
3 . Hello, my name is Liu Qiang. I’m a Chinese boy. I have short black hair. I have two big black eyes, a small nose and a big mouth. I have two friends in my class. They are Jenny and Henry. Jenny is from Canada. She is a beautiful girl. She has long blond hair. Her eyes are blue. Henry is an English boy. He has a big nose. His hair is short and red. His eyes are green. We like different food. Jenny likes rice and vegetables, but she doesn’t like meat. Henry likes fish very much, but he doesn’t like noodles. What about me? I like dumplings with meat and cabbage, but I don’t like rice.
1. Liu Qiang has ________ hair.| A．long white | B．short black | C．long blond | D．short red |
| A．Liu Qiang. | B．Jenny. | C．Henry. | D．Linda. |
| A．Liu Qiang and his two friends | B．Liu Qiang’s family |
| C．Jenny’s school life | D．Henry’s school |
4 . As the hometown of tea, China owns a deep tea culture from ancient times. It is believed that tea has a long history for more than 4,000 years in China.
For a long time, people used tea as a kind of herbal medicine(草药). During Tang Dynasty, tea was first sent to European countries through the Silk Road. Tea made Chinese culture spread over in the Western countries. The first book about tea was The Classic of Tea by Lu Yu in Tang Dynasty. In the book, he described the tea culture such as growth areas for tea trees, skills for processing and tasting of tea, and the history of Chinese tea.
However, tea didn’t always play a good role in Chinese history. In Song Dynasty, many people spent too much time on tea instead of thinking about the safety of the country. Between the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, many people paid more attention to tea. People thought of it as the symbol of the spirit.
There are many benefits(益处) of Chinese tea. It can help people lose weight and it is good for people’s skin and health. According to the study, some kind of tea is effective in losing weight. What’s more, it has become an international drink. Lots of Chinese and foreigners regard tea as one of the most popular presents to give others during important festivals.
1. When was tea first sent to European countries?| A．During Tang Dynasty. | B．During Song Dynasty. |
| C．At the end of Yuan Dynasty. | D．At the beginning of Qing Dynasty. |
| A．tea was invented in England | B．Lu Yu was born in Song Dynasty |
| C．tea always played a good role in Chinese history | D．now tea is a kind of popular gift in the world |
| A．质朴的 | B．有效的 | C．敏感的 | D．无用的 |
5 . Are you happy every day? It’s hard to answer yes because everybody gets unhappy sometimes. When you fail the exam(考试不及格), you may feel unhappy. Our mood(情绪) is like the weather. We like sunny days. But we often meet cloudy days and rainy days. So how to be happy? Here are some suggestions(建议).
Forget small things. You lost your favourite book. Your father doesn’t buy you a birthday present. Forget them and don’t let them make you sad.
Think more about the good side of a thing. If you don’t catch your bus and are late for school, don’t be sad. You can sleep more and have a good dream.
If you are happy, a day will pass. If you are not happy, a day still passes. So we should spend a day happily.
1. How do you feel when you fail the exam?| A．Happy. | B．Unhappy. | C．Scared. | D．Sick. |
| A．write | B．try | C．forget | D．use |
| A．you will feel unhappy when you lose your favourite book |
| B．the mood is like the weather |
| C．when you are not happy, a day won’t pass |
| D．you will feel unhappy when you miss the school bus |
| A．how to be happy | B．how to pass a day |
| C．how to pass the exam | D．how to catch the school bus |
6 . Americans usually eat three meals a day. Breakfast is always before eight o’clock in the morning. They usually have eggs, some meat, bread, fruit, juice and coffee at home. Lunch is between 12:00 and 13:00. Lunch is a light meal. Some people have lunch near their workplace. The students take sandwiches, fruit and cookies with them to eat in school.
Supper is between six and eight o’clock in the evening. People usually cook it at home. They may have meat or chicken, turkey (火鸡) or duck. They may also have potatoes or rice, vegetables or salad (沙拉). The drink is coffee, tea or milk.
1. In the morning, Americans always have breakfast ________.| A．at eight o’clock | B．after eight o’clock |
| C．before eight o’clock | D．at nine o’clock |
| A．中餐 | B．早饭 | C．午饭 | D．晚饭 |
①chicken ②turkey ③rice ④duck ⑤dumplings
| A．①③④⑤ | B．①②③④ |
| C．②③④⑤ | D．①②④⑤ |
7 . Journey to the West is one of the four classical novels in China. Chinese people like the story very much. There are many TV plays and movies based on(根据) it in China. In fact, since China opened up to the world, more and more people have shown their interest in the Monkey King. Some Asian countries such as Japan and South Korea have also made movies based on him.
Now it’s time for Hollywood to take action. They have turned their eyes to traditional Chinese stories. Several years ago, director(导演) Barry Cook changed the story of Hua Mulan into a cartoon film Mulan. It was the first time for Hollywood to choose traditional Chinese stories to make cartoon films. And it was successful. Now Mr. Cook is working with Chinese and South Korean film-makers to make a 3D cartoon film KONG.
Mr. Cook said the Monkey King was a superhero like Superman and Ironman. However, he noticed he was different from American superheroes, “The Monkey King has a strong personality(个性).”
1. The underlined word “him” refers to ________ in Paragraph 1.| A．Superman | B．the Monkey King | C．Barry Cook | D．Hua Mulan |
| A．Classical. | B．Boring. | C．Successful. | D．Awful. |
| A．The director has made the movie KONG. |
| B．The Monkey King is different from Superman. |
| C．The Monkey King cares about teamwork. |
| D．The Monkey King is becoming more and more popular. |
| A．a story book | B．a guidebook | C．a sports report | D．a movie magazine |
8 . In the future, a kind of little cars may take the place of (代替) today’s big ones. Let me tell you about this kind of car.
This kind of car is only as small as a bike. But it can carry two people. If everyone drives such a car in the future, there will be no pollution in the air. It will be good for environment (环境).
There will be no traffic jams in the city, because this kind of car is very small. And there will be more space for people to walk on the street. So it can save people’s time.
The little cars in the future will be cheap. Everyone can buy it. They can go only 65 kilometers an hour, so it will be safe to drive. This kind of cars will need new gasoline (汽油) and it can save a lot of money. They will go 4,500 kilometers before they stop to put gasoline in it.
1. The underlined word “pollution” in Paragraph 2 means ________ in Chinese.| A．政策 | B．污染 | C．橡胶 | D．账单 |
| A．People will drive smaller cars in the future. | B．There will be less space for people to walk. |
| C．There will be no cars on the street. | D．The little cars in the future will be expensive. |
| A．Traffic Jams | B．Live in the Car | C．Cars in the Future | D．Future Environment |
In our city, there is a big zoo. There are a lot of animals in it.
Mona is an Australian koala. She is seven years old. She is very cute. She likes sleeping in the day. But at night she gets up and eats leaves. Mona doesn’t drink water for months. But she is healthy, because she can get water from the leaves. |
The lion’s name is Gerry. He is from South Africa. Meat is his favorite food. Gerry is very lazy. He sleeps and relaxes for 20 hours every day. Today is Gerry’s eighth birthday. The workers in the zoo are having a birthday party for him. |
This is a big elephant. His name is Johnny. He is from India. He’s eleven years old. He has bad eyesight (视力). He’s friendly and smart. People can teach him to do something for them. |
Yuanyuan is a cute panda. She is five years old. She’s from China. She is very beautiful, but she’s shy, so please keep quiet. She likes eating bamboo (竹子) and drinking water. She relaxes about 10 hours every day. |
She gets up and eats leaves
2. Where is Gerry from?
He is from
3. How old is Gerry?
He is
4. Which of these animals can help people to do things?
5. How long does Yuanyuan relax every day?
She relaxes about
10 . It is important for you to learn some knowledge (知识) about first aid (急救) in your everyday life. If a person has an accident, other people should try their best to help him in time. When you give first aid, you must know several things. First, when a person stops breathing, open his mouth. Second, if a person cannot breathe, you can use a mouth-to-mouth way to help him. Third, if a person is hurt by a knife, you should stop the bleeding at once, you can clean it and put a piece of clean paper round the cut. If a person loses one third of the blood, he may die.
Many accidents may happen at home. All parents should know first aid to deal with common injuries(伤害) which may happen to their children. When a person is burnt(烧伤), wash and cool the area of the skin(皮肤) under the cold water for a while. Then put a piece of dry clean cloth over the burn. If a person cuts his finger, clean it and put a piece of paper round the cut.
Besides, you must put dangerous articles (物品) in safe places where children cannot touch them. Children must be told of the danger. Everybody should know some first aid to save life. Sometimes, life or death is just decided in a few seconds.
1. What should the person do if he cuts his finger?| A．Open his mouth. |
| B．Use a mouth-to-mouth way to help him. |
| C．Wash and cool the area of the skin under the cold water for a while. |
| D．Clean it and put a piece of clean paper round the cut. |
| A．When a person stops breathing, just wait for the doctors. |
| B．If a person loses one third of his blood, he can’t die. |
| C．All the accidents must happen outside. |
| D．Everybody should know some knowledge about first aid to save life. |
| A．A mouth-to-mouth way |
| B．Dangerous things in life |
| C．Some knowledge about first aid |
| D．How to save yourself when in danger |
