1 . American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.
High school students take only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have homework for every class. After class, they do many interesting things.
After high school, many students go to college（大学）. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.
1. In America, schools begin in summer2. Most American children go to school at the age of five.
3. High school students have nine subjects every term
4. After high school many students go to work.
5. In the passage the writer tells us something about schools of the USA.
2 . Disneyland is a wonderful place. It is full of magic and fun. Many people want to work there and get to be a part of Disney magic every day!
If you want to work at Disneyland, you should know the rules. It may be the most amazing place in the world, but the rules are kind of strange.
Rule1：Disneyland employees（雇员）are not allowed（允许）to say they do not know the answer to a question. If they are not sure, they must find someone who does or call their manager.
Rule2：Disneyland employees are not allowed to discuss their job on social media（社交网络）. If they break this rule, they may get fired.
Rule3：Disneyland employees. are not allowed to point. If people ask them for directions（方向）, they must gesture（做手势）with two fingers or their hand, never one finger.
1. According to the passage, you should know __________ rules if you want to work at Disneyland.| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
| A．are allowed to say that they do not know | B．must find someone for help |
| C．can discuss with the tourists | D．can't break the rules |
| A．catch fire | B．make a fire | C．be a fireman | D．lose their jobs |
| A．Disneyland visitors | B．Disneyland manager |
| C．Disneyland employees | D．Disneyland |
3 . Rice Pudding
Ingredients：
sugar, milk, water, rice, vanilla（香精）, nutmeg（核仁）
How to make it:
Firstly, put the sugar and milk in a pan and boil
Secondly, add water and rice. Then simmer（炖）for 30 minutes, stir（搅拌）it a few times each minute.
Next, cook it for about 30 minutes until the pudding is thick.
Then turn off the heat and stir.
After that, put the pudding into a bowl and let it cool.
Finally, put nutmeg on the top, and it's ready!
1. Salt is one of the ingredients for rice pudding.2. First, put the sugar and water in a pan and boil
3. Simmer for half an hour.
4. Next, cook it until the pudding is thick.
5. Finally, stir nutmeg in the pudding
①There are a lot of rules around us, such as house rules, classroom rules, traffic rules, etc. Rules are very important, because they can make us feel safe and make our life be in order.
②As a student, we must not eat or drink in the classroom. We must be quiet in the classroom. And we must not draw on the desks. Also, we must not be late for school. And we must listen to the teachers carefully in class.
③As we are living in a big city, traffic rules are one of the most important rules to us. There are a lot of traffic rules around us. When the street is busy, we must wait on the pavement（人行道）, We cannot run across the road. Why? Because we are too young and there are many cars on the road. It is very dangerous. Usually, our parents take us to school or back home. But when we cross the road alone, we should be more careful and follow traffic rules.
④We want to live a happy life, don't we? Then we must follow these rules.
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Ella has been to a lot of interesting places, and this time she went to Thailand（泰国）. Let's travel with her.
Elephants everywhere The elephant is the most important animal in Thailand, just like the panda is in China. There are lots of elephants here. You can meet elephants everywhere in this country. People often ride on elephants and go to different places.
Market on the water Do you know anything about the "market on the water"? There are many rivers in this city. People sell flowers, vegetables and other goods（东西）on their boats.
Water-splashing Festival（泼水节）It is the biggest festival in Thailand. It's in the middle of April every year. For three days, people sing, dance and splash water on each other. They think that water can clean away bad things and bring good luck. They give their best wishes to their families and friends with water.
1. What is the most important animal in Thailand?2. Where do people sell flowers?
3. When is the Water-splashing Festival?
4. What do people think of water?
5. For how many days do people celebrate the Water-splashing Festival?
6. What do you think of Bangkok?
Hi, dear boys and girls! Do you know how to be a healthy kid? Here are some rules you should follow.
First, eat different foods. especially fruit and vegetables. You may have a favourite food, but you'd better eat something different. If you eat different foods, you will probably get more nutrients（营养物质）your body needs.
Second, drink more water and milk as often as possible. When you're really thirsty, cold water is the No. 1 choice. Milk is a great drink that can give you more calcium（钙）your body needs to ,grow strong `bones.
Third, listen to your body. How do you feel when you are full? When you are eating, notice how your body feels and when your stomach feels comfortably full. Eating too much will not make you feel comfortable and will make you fat.
Fourth, limit（限制）screen time. Screen time is the time you watch TV, DVDs and videos, or using computers. It is good to take more exercise such as basketball, bike riding and swimming. You can't watch TV for more than two hours a day.
Fifth, be active. One thing you'd like to do as a kid is to find out which activity you like best. Find ways to be active every day.
1. You should eat different foods especially ___________.| A．meat | B．hamburgers | C．sweets | D．fruit and vegetables |
| A．Juice | B．Milk | C．Cold water | D．Tea |
| A．five | B．nine | C．fifteen | D．thirteen |
| A．Cold water | B．Hot water | C．Milk | D．Tea |
| A．Eating too little | B．Eating too much |
| C．Eating hamburgers | D．Eating fruit and vegetables |
| A．When you're eating, you don't have to notice how your body feels. |
| B．You can eat your favourite food as much as possible. |
| C．We should try to live in an active way in our life. |
| D．You can watch TV when you like to get more information. |
7 . On Christmas Eve- the night before Christmas Day, children are very happy. They put their stockings at the end of their beds before they go to bed. They want Father Christmas to give them some presents. Mr. Green tells his children that Father Christmas is a very kind man. He comes on Christmas Eve. He lands on top of each house and comes down the chimney into the fireplace and brings them a lot of presents. Christmas Day always begins before breakfast. The children wake up very early. They can't wait to open the presents in their stockings. Then they wake up their parents and say: Merry Christmas! Do you know what Christmas means? Christmas Day is the birthday of Jesus Christ.
1. What is Christmas Eve?It is
2. Where do children put their stockings before they go to bed?
They
3. When does Father Christmas come?
4. What does Father Christmas bring to children?
5. Are children happy on Christmas Day?
6. What do children say to their parents on the morning of Christmas?
8 . 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?
Australia is one of the greatest islands in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. So when it is hot summer in our country, it is cold winter in Australia.
Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos袋鼠）. After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep. Have you seen a kangaroo? It has a "bag" in its body. The mother kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroo in the "bag". It is very interesting, isn't it?
1. Australia is one of the greatest islands in the world.2. Australia is in the north of the earth.
3. We can see many sheep here and there in Australia.
4. Kangaroos are animals as small as mice in our houses.
5. Kangaroos always carry bags on their backs.
6. Sometimes, the father kangaroos also keep their baby in the bag.
Every country has its favourite food. It's because of their different eating habits and lifestyles. In America people usually work hard and keep busy. They think, "Time is money." They wouldn't like to spend much time eating. You can find that they eat fast food on weekdays quite often. There are lots of ways of cooking Western food. They think meat and milk are important. So the ways of cooking meat and products from milk are also important. Chinese food have different tastes, too. For example, the most famous four tastes: Chuan, Lu, Su, Yue. People not only want to eat healthy food but also want to see the beautiful colours. The food should smell nice and taste delicious, too. There are many vegetables in Chinese food. In China, eating is a kind of culture. You can study it and enjoy yourself.
1. People in every country have their own eating habits.2. There are four tastes all over the world.
3. There aren't lots of ways of cooking Western food.
4. American people like fast food because they work hard and keep busy.
5. In China, eating is a kind of culture.
6. Only western food is healthy food. and has beautiful colours, nice smell and delicious tastes.
