1 . Jenny, Cindy, Alice and I are in the same grade. Cindy swims very well. She wants to join the swimming club. Then she can swim on weekends. Alice wants to join the art club because she likes drawing. Jenny is a pop music fan. She can dance well. So, she wants to join the music club. She wants to be a musician when she grows up. I want to join the music club because I can play the piano very well. I also like volleyball. So I can join the sports club. We often help our classmates do their homework at school and we make many friends.
1. What club does Cindy want to join?| A．The art club. | B．The English club. | C．The swimming club. | D．The guitar club. |
| A．On Tuesday. | B．On Sunday. | C．On Friday. | D．On Monday. |
| A．Because she draws very well. | B．Because she likes the art teacher. |
| C．Because she wants to make friends. | D．Because she likes drawing. |
| A．An artist. | B．A farmer. | C．A musician. | D．A teacher. |
| A．She can swim. | B．She can dance well. |
| C．They are in the sports club. | D．They often help classmates with their homework. |
2 . Bill is from Australia. He lives in Sydney. He can speak French and English, but he can’t speak Chinese. He has a pen pal in the United States. Her name is Lisa and she lives in New York. Bill’s favorite sport is basketball and he can play the guitar. Lisa’s favorite sport is tennis. She can’t play the guitar, but she can play the piano and sing very well.
1. Bill is from _________.| A．Australia | B．France | C．the United States | D．the UK |
| A．Chinese | B．American | C．English | D．Japanese |
| A．Chinese | B．French. | C．English. | D．Both B and C. |
| A．Tennis. | B．Volleyball. | C．Soccer. | D．Basketball. |
| A．Bill has a pen pal in the USA. | B．Bill can play the piano and Lisa can play the guitar. |
| C．Bill and Lisa like different sports. | D．Lisa lives in New York. |
3 . It is very important for children to get to school safely and on time every day. Luckily for them, there is a new program called Free Home-to-School Transport. It gives children free rides to school. But to enjoy the free trip, children have to be qualified (符合资格). It usually depends on where the children live, which school they are going to and how old they are.
Children can take free home-to-school transport if they:
are between 5 and 16 years old
are going to the nearest school
live farther away from school than the statutory(法定的) walking distances(2 miles for students under 8, and 3 miles for those aged above 8)
No matter (无论) how far away children live from school, they can take the free transport if they have walking problems or there is no safe road for them. A safe road usually has traffic lights and should be clean.
Also, there are still free home-to-school travel policies for children in poor families and children with special educational needs. You can find out more on the Internet and see if your children are qualified.
1. According to the passage, it is very important for children not to be ________ for school every day.| A．late | B．away | C．early | D．ill |
| A．famous | B．best | C．nearest | D．free |
| A．1 | B．2 | C．2.5 | D．4 |
| A．名额 | B．政策 | C．方法 | D．目标 |
| A．Seventeen-year-old students can take free rides to school. |
| B．If Tom has some problems with his legs, he can enjoy the program. |
| C．Poor children can not have free transport to school. |
| D．A safe road should be near the school and have traffic lights. |
All around the world, people drink tea. But in different countries, people have very different ideas about drinking tea.
In China, for example, people always serve (提供) the tea when people get together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at home or in teahouses. They like to drink plain tea (素茶) best.
Tea is very important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called the “tea ceremony (仪式)”. It is very old and full of meaning. People do everything in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.
Another tea drinking country is England, and the late afternoon is people’s “teatime”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The British usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes, chocolate and a few candies at teatime.
In the United States people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. It is fast and easy to use tea bags to make tea. In summer, many Americans drink “iced tea”.
1. When do people serve the tea in China?2. Is there a special room for serving tea in Japanese homes?
3. Who drink tea with milk and sugar, the British or the Japanese?
4. How do Americans usually make their tea?
5. What does the writer mainly tell us in the passage?
Have you ever heard of netball? It is a team sport which is similar to both basketball and handball.
Netball was first played in England in 1895 at Madame Ostenburg’s College. In the first half of the 20th century, Netball’s popularity continued to grow, with the game being played in many countries, it is particularly popular in Australia and New Zealand. In 1995 Netball became a “recognized” sport of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and one of the International Netball Federation’s goals is to encourage the IOC to include netball in the Olympic Games Programme in the future.
There are seven players on each team and they each wear a bib (号码布) which shows the name of the position they play. Players must throw the ball to one another and the aim of the game is to pass the ball to the “Goal Shooter” or “Goal Attack” who can shoot the ball into the net to score a goal. However, the key rules of netball are that you cannot bounce (拍) the ball and you cannot move your feet when you have the ball. This is called the footwork rule and it can be quite difficult to grasp (掌握) for young children playing the game! A full match lasts for one hour and in a single match often about 100 goals are scored which shows what a fast-paced and exciting game netball is!
Netball is typically played by women and girls. However, at many universities, there are mixed netball leagues (联赛) in which teams must have both male and female players.
In the UK, there are many different ways to try to attract women to play netball. One such plan is called “Back to Netball” which encourages women who have not played netball since they were at school to rediscover their love for the sport and get back on the court! Walking Netball is another variation (变化形式) of the sport aimed at older women and those who want to exercise in a gentler way. So, why not watch a video of netball online and then have a go for yourself?
1. What is netball similar to?2. When was netball first played?
3. How long does a full netball match last?
4. What is Walking Netball?
5. What is Paragraph 3 mainly talking about?
6 . Today's Shanghai
Shanghai, one of the largest cities in China, attracts people at home and abroad like a magnet(磁铁). People come here for its culture, its people, and its history. Shanghai is also named "Hu(沪)" or "Shen(申)" in short. It is in the middle part of China's east coastline. It has a pleasant climate(气候), with four distinct seasons.
These years, a number of modern buildings have been added to the city, such as the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai Science & Technology Museum, Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Library, Shanghai Grand Theatre, Shanghai Circus City and Jinmao Tower. They have become new scenic sights in Shanghai.
Shanghai, this modern city, succeeded in winning the bid of sponsoring the 2010 World Expo in 2003. The theme(主题) of 2010 Shanghai World Expo will be "Better City, Better Life. " So Shanghai will be more beautiful.
1. How is Shanghai in China?2. Do people of Shanghai like a magnet?
3. Why do many people come to Shanghai?
4. What is the short name of Shanghai?
5. Is Shanghai in the middle of China?
6. List three modern buildings in Shanghai.
7. What is the theme of 2010 Shanghai Expo?
7 . Most Americans go to work five days a week. American school children go to school five days a week as well. American families usually have a two-day weekend. They are Saturday and Sunday. During the weekend, they usually spend (度过) their time in many d
And many American families often do sports at the weekend. Running, going c
The weekend is also a time for American families to work on something in their yards (院子) or on their houses. They also plant flowers and vegetables in their yards.
For most Americans, the weekend is very b
8 . Eating habits are different in different countries. The Chinese have a saying, “Eat good things for breakfast, eat a big meal for lunch, but eat less at dinner.” Americans agree that one should start the day with a good breakfast, but their ideas about lunch and dinner are different.
Most Americans only give themselves a short time for lunch, so they usually eat a small lunch. But after work they will have more time to eat a big dinner. Also a quiet dinner at home with all the family talking about their day is a way to take a good rest after a long, hard day of work.
Eating at restaurants is also different. In America, people like a quiet place where they can eat a good meal far away from the noises of the outside world. If someone is talking too loudly, the manager of the restaurant may come out and ask them to be quiet. But in China, people like to talk and laugh while eating. Very often you can hear them talking and laughing, and they are just having a good time.
1. Are eating habits the same in different countries?2. What does the Chinese saying want to tell us?
3. Chinese people and Americans have the same idea about lunch and dinner, don’t they?
4. What kind of lunch do most Americans have?
5. What do Chinese people like to do while they are eating?
9 . People eat different things in different places. In some eastern countries, people like eating rice as their main (主要的) food. Sometimes they eat it two or three times a day, for breakfast, lunch and supper. They usually eat it with meat, fish and vegetables. Japanese people like eating fish and rice. So they make different kinds of seafood sushi (寿司). They are delicious. Now Chinese people also like eating sushi very much. There’s a famous sushi restaurant called Sumo Sushi. In western countries, the most important food is bread and potatoes. And people there cook potatoes in different ways.
But some people eat only fruit and vegetables. They don’t eat meat or fish, or anything that comes from animals. They are vegetarians (素食者). They think it’s healthier for them to eat vegetables than meat.
1. What do people in some eastern countries like eating as their main food?2. What is the name of the famous sushi restaurant?
3. How do people in western countries cook potatoes?
4. What do vegetarians like to eat?
5. Why don’t vegetarians eat anything that comes from animals?
10 . Some people like playing games by themselves, but some enjoy watching others play. They buy tickets or turn on their TV sets to watch the games. They usually have “their teams” or “their player”. When “their teams” can’t win the game, they are even sadder than the players themselves. Sports change with seasons. People play different games in different seasons. Most people’s favorite sport in summer is swimming and skating is usually a winter sport.
Sometimes people play games inside the room, and sometimes they play outside. We can find sports here and there. Some sports are very interesting and many people like them. Football, for example, is very popular in the world. Men and women , the old and the young all like it. People from different countries can’t understand each other at the beginning, but after a game they often become good friends.
1. How do people watch the games?2. How do they feel when “their teams” or “their players” lose the game?
3. What is most people’s favorite sport in summer?
4. How many sports are mentioned (提到) in the passage?
5. Can people from different countries understand each other after a game?
6. What do you think of sports?
