1 . The fourth Thursday of November is Thanksgiving Day（感恩节）. It is a holiday in the USA. Usually family members and friends get together for a dinner. People sometimes drive their cars a long way for a family reunion. Many people also take Friday off to make a long weekend holiday as most Americans do not work on Saturdays and Sundays. Thanksgiving Day began in 1621. When the first English settlers（定居者）reached the New World, they did not have enough food. But the American Indians helped the white men and taught them how to farm. In the autumn after the English settlers came to America, they had a good harvest. They were so pleased. They decided to invite their Indian friends to dinner to thank them and God for their help. To most Americans today, Thanksgiving Day is even more important than Christmas or New Year’s Eve.
1. Thanksgiving Day is a holiday of ________.| A．England | B．India | C．America | D．the world |
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
| A．had a hard time | B．lived happily |
| C．knew how to farm | D．often had dinner together |
| A．冲突 | B．团聚 | C．分离 | D．婚礼 |
| A．hated | B．were afraid of | C．were helpful to | D．left |
| A．Christmas Day is more important than Thanksgiving Day |
| B．Thanksgiving Day is as important as Christmas Day |
| C．New Year’s Day is as important as Thanksgiving Day |
| D．Thanksgiving Day is more important than New Year’s Eve |
2 . It’s very important for young people to go to a good school, then go to a good university, and find a good job. So study is very important in Japan!
Young people get up at about six o’clock. They have breakfast with their family, and then go to school. Schools in Japan start at seven o’clock. After five hours of lessons in the morning, it’s time for lunch. Most people have lunch at school. Then there are more lessons until 6:00 p.m., but that’s not the end! Many young Japanese go to the reading rooms and study from about 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Then they go home in a minibus. Most students don’t go to bed before twelve o’clock, and then the next day, after just five or six hours of sleep. It’s time to get up again!
1. When do young people get up in Japan?| A．At five o’clock. | B．At half past five. |
| C．At six o’clock. | D．At half past six. |
| A．about five hours | B．about eight hours |
| C．about nine hours | D．over nine hours |
| A．in the reading room | B．at home |
| C．in their classroom | D．on the computers |
| A．On foot. | B．By minibus. |
| C．By bike. | D．By underground. |
| A．they want to find a good job |
| B．they like to study |
| C．they can’t go to a good school |
| D．they like their teachers very much |
3 . Someone says, “Time is money.” But I think time is even more important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is gone, it’ll never return. That is why we mustn’t waste time.
It goes without saying that time is usually limited. Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do something useful.
But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who don’t know the importance of time. They spend their limited time smoking, drinking and playing cards. They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own life.
In a word, we should save time. We shouldn’t leave today’s work for tomorrow.
Remember: We have no time to lose.
1. Which is even more important, time or money?2. Why mustn’t we waste time?
3. What do the people who don’t know the importance of time do?
4. Should we save time?
5. We shouldn’t leave today’s work for tomorrow, should we?
6. What do you usually do in your free time? (No more than 20 words)
Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, is famous for its biking culture. Its people have biked to work since the 1880s. And recently, it has shown again that it is one of the world’s great biking cities.
For the first time, there are more bikes than cars in the heart of the city, reported The Guardian. It has found 13,100 more bikes than cars in the city center over the past year. In the last 20 years, the number of bikes used has risen by 68 percent.
This is mainly because of the huge efforts(努力) that the local government has made to create a bike city. Since 2005, a large amount of money has been spent on biking, and the city now has several new bridges only for biking and walking.
Bikes are also becoming more and more popular in China. An increasing number of people are cycling instead of driving to school, to their workplace or to tourist attractions. Public bike rental(出租) services have also been introduced in many cities, including Beijing, Hangzhou and Changchun.
The introduction of Mobike, a new public bike rental system—which started in Shanghai in April and came to Beijing on Sept 1—brought the use of bike to a whole new level. After Scanning(扫描) the QR code(二维码) on the bike, you can ride the Mobike’s orange bikes to your destination. It is far more convenient than the old bike rental system. New payment methods such as Alipay and Wechat are also supported by the service.
Despite this, it’s still not easy to ride bikes in Chinese cities. Because cars usually take up bicycle lanes(车道), bikers often have to ride next to cars. However Copenhagen is much friendlier to bikes. Lanes are built to encourage cycling. Traffic lights are timed for bicycle speeds.
For example, Cycle Snake, a high orange bike lane, allows fast bikers to go in both directions. In the mid-afternoon during the summer, bikes can see the daylight between two nearby buildings. It make riding a bike more enjoyable.
1. Copenhagen is one of the world’s great biking cities, isn’t it?2. Why are there more bikes than cars in the heart of Copenhagen?
3. How can you use the Mobike’s orange bike?
4. Why is Copenhagen much friendlier to bikes? Name two reasons.
5. Do you want to go to school by bike? Why or Why not?
5 . Things can become very dangerous in a fire. Do you know how to deal with them?
If you cannot get out of your room, close the door and put blankets or quilt at the foot of the door. They can stop the smoke from coming in. Open the window and shout for help. Close the window at once if smoke comes in. Call 119 or wave a flashlight or a piece of clothing from the window. Let people know that you are still inside the building. You can’t stay under the bed or in the wardrobe. When the firefighters come in, they will need to find you. So stay by the window on the floor.
If your clothes catch fire, remember the words: stop, drop and roll.
Stop running-moving around will make the fire even bigger. Drop to the ground- lie down on the ground. Roll around- roll from side to side to stop the fire.
If your friend’s clothes catch on fire, don’t let him or her run. Shout, ‘Stop, drop and roll!’
Once they are down and rolling, you can use a blanket, towel, or other heavy cloth to help put out the fire on their clothes.
Choose the best answer according to the letter above.
1. If you can not get out of your room, you shouldn’t_______.
| A．close the door | B．open the door |
| C．put blankets at the foot of the door | D．put a quilt at the foot of the door |
| A．close the door | B．open the window |
| C．shout for help | D．close the window |
| A．Call 119. | B．Wave a flashlight from the window. |
| C．Stay by the window on the floor. | D．Both A, and B |
| A．let them find you | B．stay under the bed |
| C．stay by the window on the floor | D．stay in the wardrobe |
| A．run around | B．stand on the ground |
| C．roll from side to side to stop the fire | D．call for help |
| A．run | B．stop | C．drop | D．roll |
6 . People are busy working every day, so they do not have enough time to do exercise. As a result (结果), many people become too fat. To keep our bodies healthy, we have to do exercise every day.
There are many kinds of exercise. Bending (弯腰) and stretching (伸展) help us move easily. Before we play ball games or swim, it is better for us to do bending and stretching first. This kind of exercise is sometimes called “warm-up exercise”. Running is also good exercise. If we cannot run fast, we can jog. Jogging means running slowly. Before we run or jog, we must do warm-up exercises. And we should not run or jog in busy streets. The air there is often dirty. Some people like weight lifting (举重) because it can make their bodies strong. We also need to do some warm-up exercises before weight lifting.
1. ________ makes many people too fat.| A．Eating or drinking every day | B．Having no time to do exercise |
| C．Doing more exercise | D．Reading at home |
| A．run | B．jog | C．work | D．Both A and B |
| A．Playing ball games | B．Swimming |
| C．Bending and stretching | D．Weight lifting |
| A．Because it can make them work well. |
| B．Because it can make them thin. |
| C．Because it can make their bodies strong. |
| D．Because they don’t like other exercise. |
| A．Jogging means running quickly. |
| B．Busy streets are not good places for running. |
| C．Weight lifting can help us move easily. |
| D．We shouldn’t do warm-up exercises before swimming. |
It’s good for everyone to keep healthy every day. Here are some things you can do to be healthy.
Get up early and go to bed early. Don’t watch TV or play computer games too late in the evening. You should (应该) go to bed before ten o’clock and then get up at about six in the morning.
Eat healthy food. It’s good to eat fruit and vegetables every day, because the healthy food is good for your health. And don’t forget to drink more water every day. Ice-cream and hamburgers taste good, but they can make you be fat. So don’t eat them too much. And you must eat a healthy breakfast on time every morning.
Do some sports every day. Don’t say that you are always busy, and have no time to play sports. That’s just an excuse (借口). In the morning, you can run for 20 minutes. After work, you can play ball games with your friends. Even (甚至) in the evening, you can take a walk. When you’re free, just do sports!
Good friends make you happy. They can tell you how to be healthy, too. And you can do sports with your friends. So make some good friends!
1. How many good ways (方法) are there to keep healthy?2. Why should we eat fruit and vegetables every day?
3. Can you go to school if (如果) you don’t have breakfast?
4. What should you do when you are free?
5. How can good friends make you feel?
My name is Tony. Here is my design for my dream home. It is a house made of glass and it has a garden. It is not far from the sea.
It is a smart house with a library. There are one thousand books in it! There is a big 3D TV in the living room. How cool it is to watch my favorite film on it! Moreover, there is one thing special: My house can keep itself clean! I don’t need to do housework any more.
The house is a green house. There is a garden in front of the house. Many flowers are in it. And a small lake is in the garden too. At weekends I can watch fish swim around by the lake.
There is also a mini airport (机场) in it so I can fly to other places in my plane if I want to go shopping or do some other things.
Does the house sound cool? Maybe in 20 years my dream will come true.
1. Where is the dream home?2. What is special about the dream home?
3. What can Tony do by the lake?
4. How can Tony go to other places?
5. What is this article mainly about?
9 . With the help of the Internet, shopping is not a difficult job. Just click your mouse to choose the goods（货物）you like, and the shopping is finished. You needn’t walk out of the room. It seems easy and quick. But there’s a trap（陷阱）online sometimes. If you are careless, it will bring you some trouble. You may find the colour of the products is different from what you want, or the size is too small or too big. And the products may not be good. The clothes you buy may be dirty or out of shape. And you have to pay for the delivery charge（运费）if you don’t want them any more. If you want to be different, you’d better not buy clothes online. Once you put on the clothes you buy online and go out, you will find many people wear the same clothes in the street. You may not be happy then.
1. Why is shopping online easy and quick?| A．Because the shopper will send the products to you. |
| B．Because the products are small and easy to carry. |
| C．Because you can’t buy lots of things online. |
| D．Because you needn’t walk out to buy things. |
| A．very careful | B．not careful | C．very helpful | D．not helpful |
| A．size | B．price | C．number | D．place |
| A．shoes | B．mobile phones | C．clothes | D．trousers |
| A．The disadvantages of online shopping. | B．The advantages of online shopping. |
| C．The clothes we can buy online. | D．The ways of doing shopping. |
10 . It’s December in the north of China. It’s snowy and really cold. You can see many children playing with snow. Look! Some of them are making snowmen. Some are skating on the river, because the water in the river freezes（结冰）. It’s a white world. How beautiful! But in Australia, the weather is hot in December. Jane and her family are swimming in the sea. They are having a good time. Jim and his friends are playing soccer near the sea. The wind near the sea is really cool to them. But in December we can’t do that in China. That’s because the seasons（季节）in China and Australia are opposite（相反的）in a year.
根据短文内容, 回答下列问题。
1. How is the weather in the north of China in December?
2. Why can some Chinese children skate on the river?
3. Where is the weather hot in December?
4. Who are swimming in the sea?
5. What are Jim and his friends doing near the sea?
