1 . Many people like to travel when they have time off from school or work. They might go to their hometown to see their family, or travel somewhere far. But not everyone does this—some people take a “staycation” instead.
A staycation is when you spend your holiday at home. Some people might travel around their city. Others might try rural tourism in the countryside. People like myself prefer to just stay at home.
I had a staycation of my own over the summer. I slept in late every day. I worked on music and played video games. I wasn’t too lonely — I had my cat to play with, and I visited some of my friends around the city.
Traveling is fun from time to time. But it’s also nice to just stay at home and relax. It’s also cheaper, since I don’t have to pay to travel. You can choose to do just about anything you want — or, if you want, just do nothing. There’s nothing wrong with that.
1. What is a “staycation” ?| A．Working overtime during vacation. | B．Staying at home for vacation. |
| C．Going back to your hometown for vacation. | D．Traveling somewhere during vacation. |
| A．农家乐 | B．自驾游 | C．跟团游 | D．自由行 |
| A．Where he used to go during vacation. | B．How he felt about staying at home alone. |
| C．Why he prefers staycations over traveling. | D．What he did during his staycation. |
| A．Bored. | B．Lonely. | C．Relaxed. | D．Busy. |
| A．People should spend some time alone during weekends. |
| B．Doing nothing at home is OK for vacation. |
| C．People choose to stay at home because it’s cheap. |
| D．Traveling is not always fun. |
2 . Smoke fills the sky. The day is as dark as night. Heat makes it hard to breathe(呼吸). This is the world of a wildfire fighter(消防员)!
Wildfires are a part of nature. But, as one firefighter says, “Fire is not a problem. People living near fire—that’s the problem.”A wildfire can destroy(毁坏) everything in its way. But there are ways to fight it.
By air
Smokejumpers(空降森林灭火员) are often the first firefighters to reach a fire. To get closer, they jump from a plane. They are especially important when the area is difficult to walk to. If smokejumpers can’t stop a fire in 24 hours, other firefighters join them. This second group drops water on the fire from an airplane.
On the land
On the ground, firefighters work together to stop the fire. First, one group digs a fire line. This is a long deep ditch(沟). It is difficult for the fire to cross this line.
Then, while those firefighters dig, others start a backfire(回火). They burn the dry grass and leaves between the wildfire and the fire line. When the wildfire comes, there is nothing for it to use as fuel.
Other firefighters cut down dead trees. That way the fire can’t move to other trees. Firefighters risk their lives to keep people safe. Their job takes hard work, and it takes courage.
1. The underlined phrase “use as fuel” means ________.| A．drop | B．fire | C．burn | D．live |
| A．Fire is natural, but it’s dangerous to people living near it. |
| B．Fires in forests are not a big problem, but fires in cities are. |
| C．Fighting fires should be the job of people living near fires. |
| D．Putting out fires in cities is always a problem for firefighters. |
| A．Smokejumpers are often the last firefighters to reach a fire. |
| B．The firefighters dig a fire line to stop the fire crossing the line. |
| C．The firefighters start a backfire by burning the dry grass and leaves. |
| D．Some firefighters cut down dead trees so that the fire can’t move lo other trees. |
| A．explain why fire is not a problem | B．show us how fires destroy everything |
| C．tell us how firefighters fight wildfires | D．teach us how to be a good firefighter |
3 . Rainforestsare some of the most beautiful places on the Earth. Tall trees grow high into the air. Millions of different kinds of animals run and play under the trees. Rainforests cover two percent of the earth, but they have over 50 percent of the world’s plants and animals.
It takes at least one minute to plant a tree. In that minute, 60 hectares（亩) of rainforests are destroyed forever. Six kinds of animals become extinct; they will never be seen again.
Every second, people cut down one hectare of rainforests. They use the trees to make things like paper. Because they cut down the trees so fast, the rainforests become smaller and smaller. By 2030, they will all be gone.
You can help save the rainforests. Try not to use too much paper; then paper companies will not cut down so many trees.
Choose the best answer:
1. Rainforests are some of _______ on the earth.
| A．the most beautiful places | B．the most exciting places |
| C．the most interesting places | D．the most wonderful places |
| A．Million of | B．Thousand of | C．Millions of | D．Thousands of |
| A．a half | B．a quarter | C．three quarters | D．one-fiftieth |
| A．第二 | B．秒 | C．两次 | D．其次 |
| A．they cannot get enough light | B．people cut down trees too fast |
| C．many trees are dying | D．people don’t love trees |
4 . Baseball(棒球) is one of the most popular sports in the USA. Children play baseball in sports fields or parks. At a summer picnic, there is often an informal( 非正式的) baseball game. The young and the old take turns( 轮流) to bat(击球). There are nine players in each team. The baseball season goes from April to September. During this time, baseball matches are shown on TV and members of important baseball teams become America's heroes(英雄). At the end of the season the two top teams play against each other. Many baseball fans go to watch the game. Millions of others listen to the radio or watch TV. People seem to talk only about the game. Even a long time after it is over, they still talk about the result and the players.
1. Do people in America love playing baseball?2. Where do children play baseball in America?
3. How many players are there in a baseball team?
4. Who will become America's heroes during the baseball season?
5. How can people know the information( 信息) about the baseball game?
5 . Lily has been in Hong Kong for about two weeks. She found that people in Hong Kong have different eating times and habits from hers.
In London, people usually have some bread for breakfast but people in Hong Kong have congee. People in London often have hamburgers for lunch at one o'clock. People in Hong Kong have hamburgers too, but less often. They usually have different kinds of dishes or dumplings instead. Lily really loves Chinese food. There are so many kinds and they are all very delicious.
In the evening, people in London usually have dinner at about seven o'clock. Not in Hong Kong! In Hong Kong people have dinner at about ten! In London, Lily is usually in bed by eleven. But in Hong Kong, the streets are full every night. A lot of people go to bed until midnight because they like to have some drinks with their friends after dinner. Hong Kong is really an everbright city（不夜城）.
1. How long has Lily been in Hong Kong?2. What do people in Hong Kong usually have for breakfast?
3. People in Hong Kong never have hamburgers for lunch, do they?
4. When do people in London usually have dinner?
5. Why do a lot of people in Hong Kong go to bed until midnight?
6. What do you think of the life in Hongkong?
Here, a penguin（企鹅）is telling you something about his life:I am a penguin. I live in the Antarctic（南极）with all my friends. Our home is very cold, like an ice box. Every day we see only snow and ice around us. In summer, the sun shines all the time. We don't have night at all. In winter, the sun never shines. Then, it's night all the time. We are happy here. Most of the time, we live in the water. I often swim with my friends in the water. I am a good swimmer. We can swim very fast. Sometimes we ride on big pieces of ice. Some people think we can fly, in fact, we can't. Oh, what do we eat? We eat shellfish every day.
1. Where does the penguin live?He lives
2. When does the sun shine every day?
It shines
3. Is he happy there?
4. How can he swim?
5. He can fly, can't he?
6. What do you think of penguins?
Thanksgiving Day（感恩节）is a holiday in the U. S. A. It is celebrated（庆祝）every year on the fourth Thursday of November. Usually, family members and friends get together for a turkey（火鸡）dinner. People sometimes drive their cars to far places for a family reunion（团聚）, Many people also take Friday off and make it a long weekend holiday, because most Americans do not work on Saturdays and Sundays.
1. What is Thanksgiving Day?2. When do people celebrate Thanksgiving Day every year?
3. What do family members and friends usually eat for dinner?
4. Why do people sometimes drive their cars to far places?
5. Do most Americans work at weekends?
6. Do you like Thanksgiving Day? Why?
