1 . We often forget that people in other countries eat different things from us. In some countries, for example, rice is a staple food. In others, such as Britain and America, bread made from wheat is the most important food. In many African countries a kind of corn called maize is the most important food.
Most countries have dishes that were first created there. In China such dishes as sweet and sour pork, shark’s fin soup are very common. In Thailand and India people eat any different curries. They like their food hot and spicy. In England, a favorite dish is roast beef. The Italians eat pasta, which is a kind of noodle made from wheat. French food is very famous everywhere. It is often very rich.
In recent years fast food—sometimes called ‘junk food’—has become very popular all over the world. It was invented in the USA, and the first fast food was the hamburger. Interestingly, a hamburger does not actually contain ham. It’s made from ground beef .There are restaurants and takeout places selling hamburgers in most cities of the world.
The most international food, however, is Chinese. There probably isn’t a city anywhere that does not have at least one Chinese restaurant. This is because there are so many different dishes from so many different parts of China that there is something for everyone, whatever their favorite kind of food．
1. What is the most important food in Britain?| A．Bread made from wheat. |
| B．Bread made from rice. |
| C．Bread made from corn. |
| D．Bread made from maize. |
| A．Britain. | B．The USA. | C．China. | D．India. |
| A．Soups | B．Curries | C．Hamburgers | D．Pastas |
| A．Thailand | B．The USA | C．Italy | D．India |
| A．Ground beef | B．Noodles | C．Ham | D．Hamburgers |
| A．Because Chinese food has something for everyone. |
| B．Because Chinese food is very cheap. |
| C．Because Chinese food is everyone’s favorite. |
| D．Because there are so many different kinds of Chinese restaurants. |
Tigers live in the forests and they are the kings of the forests. They look like cats, but much bigger than cats. They are very strong. They have “a brown coat with black strips”. They have long tails and the tails are about 80-150 cm long. 4.老虎能跑得很快。They catch small animals as their food. Their favorite animals are deer and boars.
Today, the number of the wild tigers is becoming smaller and smaller. People cut down many trees so tigers are losing their homes. 5. Some people even kill tigers for their skin. We must stop all these things and save tigers. Because the world without tigers is not a completed(完整的) one.
任务一：根据短文内容，回答问题。
1. Where do tigers live?
2. Why is the number of tigers becoming smaller and smaller?
3. What’s the title for this passage?
任务二：翻译文中画线部分。
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3 . July is really interesting. We have some fun things in our school this month. Let’s look at some of them!
Book sale
On July 3rd, we have a book sale in the school library. Students can sell old books to their classmates and teachers. We can buy nice books at very good prices.
Sports Day
We all know doing sports is good for our health. So there is a Sports Day in our school on July 10th. We can play basketball, tennis, Ping-pong and soccer on that day. I think we can have a good time.
Art Festival
The art festival is on July 20th. I’m so happy about it. I can play the piano(钢琴). I like it. Do you like it?
School Trip
On the last day of this month, we have a school trip. We go to a great park(公园), with the students and teachers. It’s really interesting.
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。
1. What can students do on July 3rd?
| A．Sell old books | B．Play basketball |
| C．Play the piano | D．Play soccer |
| A．we are good at sports | B．we don’t like sports |
| C．sports is good for our health | D．sports is boring |
| A．On July 3rd. | B．On July 10th | C．On July 30th | D．On July 31st. |
| A．A school | B．The school library |
| C．A great park | D．A store |
| A．an art festival | B．an English Day | C．a school trip | D．a book sale |
4 . I’m Sally. My grandparents live in a nice neighborhood. It’s an interesting place to visit. I like to spend time there on weekends.
I often walk along Main Street to get there. There is an old building in the center of the neighborhood. It’s a library. It’s about 150 years old and lots of people like to read books there. There is a red building across from the library. It’s an old post office. It’s about 100 years old. Next to it, there is a supermarket.
My favorite in the neighborhood is Walking Street. There are many small restaurants on this street. I like to eat all kinds of delicious snacks（小吃）. There is a park behind Walking Street. My grandparents always walk around in the park every afternoon. It's nice and quiet, and they can enjoy the clean air and sunshine.
1. How does Sally often go to her grandparents’ home?| A．By bike. | B．On foot. | C．By bus. | D．By car. |
| A．150 | B．130 | C．120 | D．100 |
| A．school | B．hotel | C．hospital | D．supermarket |
| A．On Main Street. | B．Next to the library. |
| C．Behind Walking Street. | D．Across from the post office. |
| A．Read books in the library. | B．Shop in the supermarket. |
| C．Walk around in the park. | D．Watch TV at home. |
5 . March 29 is Earth Day. Everyone on earth should care about and protect the earth!
The earth has warmed by about 1（华氏度） over the past 100 years, but why and how? Well, scientists are not quite sure. Maybe the earth gets warmer and warmer on its own. But many scientists say that people are doing many things which make the earth warmer.
First, greenhouse effect （温室效应） is a very important reason for the change of the earth. People give out too much energy into the air every year. It makes the earth warmer. Climate （气候） change is another important reason. Sometimes it becomes too hot and sometimes too cold. Sometimes there is too much rain and sometimes too little. The change of the climate makes the earth warmer. In turn, the warmth of the earth changes the climate, too.
When the earth becomes warmer, there may be more rain and a rise in sea level. It will affect the growth of plants, animals and people. On a Pacific island,100 people have to move to higher ground because the sea is rising. These people can no longer live on the coast. Before that, two islands without people went underwater in 1999.Scientists say that the seas can rise by nearly one metre by 2100.
People can affect the earth’s air, land and water. As for us, we can do many things to protect the earth. For example, we can use fridges less. We can tell more people about protecting the earth.
1. Earth Day is probably set for people to .| A．learn more about the earth | B．make full use of the earth |
| C．take better care of the earth | D．study the warmth of the earth |
| A．not very clear | B．completely secret |
| C．well known | D．not given yet |
| A．sea rising | B．climate change |
| C．nature’s unbalance | D．people’s activity |
| A．animals and islands |
| B．climate and the warmth of the earth |
| C．fridges and animals |
| D．sea level and the growth of plants |
| A．there is more rain now | B．we should protect the earth |
| C．we must stop pollution | D．sea level is getting higher |
6 . 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 |
7 . 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?
8 . Water is very important to living things. Without water there can be no life on the earth. All animals and plants need water. Man also needs water. We need water to drink, to cook our food and to clean ourselves. Water is needed in offices, factories and schools. Water is needed everywhere.
There is water in seas, rivers and lakes. Water is found almost everywhere. Even in the driest part of the world, there is some water in the air. You cannot see or feel it when it is a part of the air. The water in the seas, rivers and lakes is a liquid. The water in the air is a gas, and we call it water vapor(水蒸气).
Clouds are made of water. They may be made of very small drops of water. They may also be made of snow crystals(晶体). Snow crystals are very, very small crystals of ice. Ice is frozen water. It is a solid(固体). There can be snow and ice everywhere in winter.
Water may be a solid or liquid (液体) or a gas. When it is a solid, it may be as hard as a stone. When it is a liquid, you can drink it. When it is a gas, you can not see or feel it.
Choose the best answer
1. Where can we find water?| A．We can find water when it turns into vapor. |
| B．Water can be found almost everywhere. |
| C．We can see it in deserts(沙漠) here and there. |
| D．Water is only in seas and rivers. |
| A．when it is a liquid | B．when it is a solid |
| C．When it is in the air | D．When it is turned into ice |
| A．seas, rivers and lakes |
| B．a big piece of ice |
| C．very small drops of water or snow crystals |
| D．water in its solid state |
| A．ice, snow and air | B．solid, gas and vapor |
| C．drops of water, ice and snow | D．solid, liquid and gas |
| A．crops need water | B．all living things need water |
| C．all animals need water | D．all plants need water |
9 . Tony is the monitor of his class. He wants to host a fun picnic in order to bring all his classmates together. Let's see how Tony plans a picnic.
Send invitations
He makes cute invitations with a fun picnic scene. The invitation includes the location and time of the picnic. Then he emails his invitations to all his classmates.
Prepare food
He makes some easy and classic（经典的）picnic foods. He prepares chicken sandwiches using cooked chicken breast, a few sliced purple grapes and thin slices of celery（芹菜）. Then he makes a simple salad to go with the sandwiches. In addition to the main food, he also prepares some fresh fruits and some desserts.
Plan some activities
If you want to host a fun picnic, you have to plan some activities. Tony brings some ropes, pillow cases（枕头套）and eggs for the classic picnic games--the three legged race, pillow case races or egg toss（投掷）.
Here's hoping Tony's picnic will be successful!
1. Tony wants to host a picnic because______________.| A．he wants to have fun | B．he wants to bring all his classmates together |
| C．his classmates ask him to host one | D．his class teacher asks him to host one |
| A．prepare some food | B．plan some fun activities |
| C．send invitations | D．buy some ropes |
| A．a simple salad | B．vegetables | C．eggs | D．chicken breast |
| A．pillow case races | B．three legged race | C．egg toss | D．all of the above |
| A．How to host a fun picnic |
| B．How to send invitations |
| C．How to prepare food |
| D．How to plan activities |
In Hong Kong, most of our food comes from other countries. For example, we have rice from Thailand, we have chicken from mainland China, and we have fish from Japan. We have milk from. Australia and New Zealand. Cars, ships, and planes transport（运送）food to Hong Kong.
They cause pollution when they transport food. Food from Hong Kong does not need much transport. If we buy food that is from Hong Kong, we help reduce（减少）pollution. Try to buy food that is from places near Hong Kong!
1. We get_________ from Japan.| A．rice | B．fish | C．chicken | D．apples |
| A．Thailand | B．Japan |
| C．Australia | D．Australia and New Zealand |
| A．transport | B．reduce | C．cause | D．chicken |
| A．cars | B．ships | C．planes | D．all of the above |
| A．Food from Hong Kong | B．A Food Problem |
| C．Transporting Food to Hong Kong | D．Places near Hong Kong |
