1 . Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can't talk with words, but they talk with sounds. Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish a "school". They don't study but they travel together. Dolphins are mammals, not fish, but they swim together in a school.
Dolphins talk to other dolphins in the school. They give information. They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say welcome when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play.
They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds under water. People can't hear these sounds because they are very high. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them. Sometimes people catch a dolphin for a large aquarium(水族馆). People watch the dolphins in a show. Dolphins don't like to be away from their school. In the aquarium they are sad and lonely. There are many stories about dolphins. They can help people. Sometimes they save somebody's life. Dolphin meat is good but people don't like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this.
1. What is a school of dolpins?2. When do dolphins talk to others?
3. When do they say “ Welcome” ?
4. Do they make more sounds above or under water?
5. Can people hear dolphin sounds? Why ?
6. How does a dolphin feel in a aquarium?
In the past, life was very hard, and many people were very poor. Lots of them had no enough food to eat. There were many people in a family and they lived a poor life. In those poor days, people had little meat to eat. They had vegetables every meal. Most of people can only eat some meat at the Spring Festival.
Now, life is becoming richer and richer. People can eat meat every meal. So they eat a lot of meat. They rarely have vegetables. As a result, they get fatter and fatter. They live a rich but unhealthy life.
To live a healthy life, we should eat healthy food and do more exercise. We should eat more vegetables and fruit. They are very important and healthy. Meat, oil are also very important to our bodies. But too much of them will make us fat and unhealthy.
1. In the past, people were very poor.2. People in the past had enough food to eat.
3. Most of people had some meat on Mid—Autumn Day in the past.
4. People nowadays live a rich and healthy life.
5. To be healthy, we should eat healthy food and do little exercise.
3 . Different countries have different customs(礼仪). We’ better find out their customs so that they will not think us ill-mannered. Here are some examples of the things that a person with good education does or does not do.
If you visit a Chinese family, you should knock on the door first. When the door opens, you should not move before the host says “Come in, please”. After you enter the room, you can’t be seated before the host asks you to. When a cup of tea is put on the table in front of you or sent to your hands, you should say “Thank you” and receive it with your two hands, not one hand, or they will think you are impolite. Before entering a house in Japan, taking off your shoes is good manners. In European countries, even though the shoes sometimes become very dirty, this is not done. In a Malay house, a visitor never finishes the food on the plate. Instead, He leaves a little to show that he has enough. In England, a visitor always finishes the food or drink to show that he has enjoyed it. This will make the host pleased.
1. All countries have the same customs, don’t they?2. What should we do first when we visit a friend in China?
3. How should we receive a cup of tea?
4. What is one of the good manners in Japan according to the passage?
5. What should we do before we go to other countries?
4 . People all over the world need relax(放松). We cannot work all the time if we are going to keep healthy and enjoy life.
Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular form is to take part in sports. There are team sports, such as basketball and football. There are also individual(个人的) sports, such as swimming and running. Skating and mountain-climbing are the most popular ways for people who like to be outdoor.
Not everyone who enjoys sports likes to take part in them. Many people like watching them on TV or listening to them on the radio. So many people like some forms of indoor activities, such as watching TV, singing and dancing.
It doesn’t matter whether we like indoor activities or take part in outdoor sports. It is important for everyone to relax from time to time, and then we can work harder.
1. If we are going to keep healthy and enjoy life, we can’t ________.| A．work all the time | B．relax ourselves | C．have sports | D．work harder |
| A．Basketball | B．Football | C．Volleyball | D．Swimming |
| A．Swimming and running | B．Basketball and football | C．Skating and mountain-climbing | D．Singing and dancing |
| A．watching them on TV | B．listening to them on the radio |
| C．staying still | D．both A and B |
| A．take part in sports | B．take part in indoor activities |
| C．relax from time to time | D．work hard all the time |
5 . 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. |
6 . 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 |
7 . 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 |
Graham Cracker Smoothies（全麦饼干冰沙）
Graham crackers
Icing：
2T. peanut butter
2T. butte：
2C. powered sugar
Milk
Breaking graham crackers in half. Mix peanut butter, butter and powdered sugar with a spoon. Add enough milk to make creamy icing. Stir vigorously until no lumps remain. Spread on graham cracker half and top with another graham cracker half, sandwich style. Enjoy！
The smoothie icing will keep in the refrigerator for two days.
Number the steps in the correct order.
It's time for lunch! Today we have obento. In fact, “obento” is a word for lunch in Japanese. It's tasty, healthy and eye-catching.
There are some interesting rules in an obento. First, rice is separated from（把. …和. 分隔开）the other dishes. Thus the rice won't pick up（得到）any other flavors（味道）. Besides, there is the main dish and the two side dishes. The main dish can be anything from dumplings, to fried chicken, to fish. And the side dish can be anything, like salad.
During obento making, you must learn to combine（结合）the food colours of red, yellow, and green. The red food will make people feel hungry, the yellow food is usually healthy, and the green food is full of vitamins. So if you can combine these colours well, you can make a good obento.
Nowadays the obento plays a great part in Japanese life. When a class goes for an outing, all the students will bring their mom-made obento. You see, the obento is always filled with love, just as100 a mother said, “I remember my mother making obento for me. Now I make obento for my daughter every day. Hopefully, she’ll make obento for her children too, with the same love. ”
1. The obento is a tasty, healthy and eye-catching Japanese lunch.2. Rice is placed together with the other dishes in an obento.
3. You can't combine the food colours of red, yellow, and green well, but you can still make a good obento.
4. When a class goes for an outing, some of the students will bring their mom-made obento.
5. From the passage we know that the obento is always filled with love from mother to her children.
