1 . In April, you can see a lot of pink and white cherry blossom in Japan. Most Japanese schools and buildings have cherry blossom trees outside. In Japan the school year begins in April. In some parts of the country, the first day of school is also the start of cherry blossom their family and friends. They sing, drink, eat and talk until late in the evening. Japanese people started to hold(举办)parties like this long ago.
There are more than 305 kinds of cherry blossom trees in Japan. The Japanese love cherry blossom. They think that a flower is like a man’s life, short but bright.
1. The underlined part “cherry blossom” refers to “________”.A.a kind of animal | B.a kind of flower |
C.a kind of people | D.a kind of food |
A.the first day of school | B.the second day of school |
C.the third day of school | D.the last day of school |
A.Family and friends get together under the trees. |
B.They sing, drink, eat and talk until late in the evening. |
C.Both A and B. |
D.They go boating and cycling. |
A.Less than 305. | B.More than 305. |
C.About 305. | D.305. |
A.they mean spring time is here | B.they are lovely |
C.they are beautiful | D.they are like a person’s life |
A.Families and friends in Japan. | B.School life in Japan. |
C.Cherry Blossom Trees in Japan. | D.Cherry Blossom Season in Japan. |
2 . What do we know about the sea? Most of us have seen it. We know that it looks very pretty when the sun is shining on it. We also know that it can be less pretty when the weather is terrible. What other things do we know about it?
The first thing is that the sea is very big. Look at a map of the world and you will find there is less land than sea. The sea covers 3/4 of the world. Some parts of the sea are very shallow (浅的). The sea is very deep in some places. At a place near Japan, the sea is nearly 11 kilometers deep! If the highest mountain in the world were put into the sea at the place, there would be two kilometers of water above it.
判断下列句子是否符合短文内容,符合的用“T表示,不符合的用“F’表示。1. All the people know about the sea clearly.
2. The sea doesn’t look pretty all the time.
3. If you look at a map of the world, you will find there’s much more sea than land.
4. The land covers three-fourths of the world.
5. The passage tells us that the depth (深度)of the sea in different places are quite different.
6. The word “it” in the last sentence means the water.
3 . Picnics bring us great times with family and friends. Of course, they are also the good chance to enjoy delicious foods. Not all foods are good for picnics. Ice cream and cakes are tasty. But they may mess up your basket and attract flies. There is a rule for buying picnic food—make sure it is easy to carry, keep and eat. Here are some great ideas for picnic food from around the world. They may help you decide which food to take on a picnic.
US
Cold fried chicken is a popular picnic food. Fried chicken is easy to carry around. It is just as delicious whether it is cold or hot. You can buy some from a fast food restaurant.
UK
Scotch eggs (苏格兰鸡蛋) are a traditional picnic food for British people. People can make them at home. People usually keep it in the fridge before picnics and enjoy it cold.
France
France is famous for its cheese. Therefore, cheese is important on picnic menus. As the weather is very hot, people usually choose hard cheese. It keeps well. All fruits go very well with cheese, especially apples, watermelon and grapes.
1. What is the rule for choosing picnic food?2. Why is ice cream not good for picnics?
3. Where can people buy fried chicken from?
4. What is a traditional picnic food for British people?
5. Will French people choose some bananas to go with cheese?
6. What food will you take for picnic? Why?
4 . There are a lot of interesting things in the world. If someone tells you that they can fish in the desert, you must think they are joking. But this is true. In some places of Africa, people can fish in the desert. It must be very interesting to get some fish from the sand. And in the woods of Asia there is a kind of bird. To our surprise, this kind of bird doesn’t eat anything but iron. I think the bird’s teeth must be harder than the iron. We all know that snakes can eat mice, but in a place in Africa, a kind of big mouse can eat snakes. Isn’t it interesting? Have you ever heard of “brush trees”? They are different from trees we know. People use branches to brush teeth, and they are good for people’s teeth.
You must be very surprised to hear these interesting things. But they are all true. In fact there are a lot of interesting things in our world. If you are careful enough, you can find them easily around you.
1. In some places of Africa, people can get fish ________.A.from the sand | B.in the rivers |
C.on the trees | D.on the mountains |
A.grass | B.flowers | C.iron | D.water |
A.2 | B.3 | C.4 | D.5 |
A.leaves | B.branches | C.fruits | D.roots |
A.What a strange bird | B.We can fish in the desert |
C.Brush trees | D.What an interesting world |
This is a house for the US presidents(总统)to live and work in. It’s open to the public(公众)in the morning from Tuesday to Saturday.
The Statue of Liberty自由女神像
It’s 91 meters tall. It’s as tall as a 35-storey(层) building. You can take a lift to the lookout tower(瞭望台). It can hold 40 people. There are 25 windows for visitors to enjoy the view.
The Empire State Building(帝国大厦)
It is the tallest building in New York. It has 102 storeys. You can get a view of the whole city if the weather is good.
1. What is the White House for?
2. When is it open to the pubic?
3. How tall is the Statue of Liberty?
4. How many people can the lookout tower hold?
5. The Empire State Building is the tallest building in New York, isn’t it?
6. Where can we get a view of the whole city if the weather is good?
Let me tell you. The man is Mr. White, and the boy’s name is Bill. He’s the man’s son.
Now they are in Bill’s bedroom. We can see some Chinese books on the desk and on the bed there’s a shirt. It’s Bill’s. His trousers are on it, under his shirt, too.
Now let’s look at the other picture. You can see a woman and a girl in it. The woman is Bill’s mother and she’s in her daughter, Ann’s room. You can see a photo of the Whites on the wall. Between the windows is a desk. A clock is on the desk. It’s eleven. What’s that on the floor? Oh, it’s Ann’s hat. It looks like a brown hat.
1. In two pictures we can see __________.A.two people | B.three people | C.four people | D.five people |
A.Ann’s brother | B.Ann’s father | C.Bill’s friend | D.Bill’s teacher |
A.on the bed | B.in the desk | C.on the floor | D.under the desk |
A.White. | B.Red. | C.Black. | D.Brown. |
A.cat | B.ball | C.shirt | D.clock |
7 . Jack loves travelling by train. Travelling by train is very comfortable. Most of the trains are air-conditioned, warm in winter and cool in summer. Jack usually chooses a non-smoking section, taking a seat by the window so he can enjoy the outside views. If it is a night train, the experience can be more exciting. He just sleeps the whole night and the next day he will be in a new city. By the way, he never has to worry about his meals. The train provides food 24 hours a day.
Travelling by train has another advantage(优点): you may meet some old friends or you can listen to people talking about something of your interest. Last week when he was on a train, for example, he ran into a primary school classmate. They didn’t hope that they could bump into(偶遇)each other that way. They talked about many things: The games they played, the jokes they made on their classmates and the funny things they had done.
1. What does Jack love travelling by?He loves
2. Why does Jack love travelling by train?
Because travelling by train
3. What section does he usually choose?
He usually chooses
4. Does the train provides food 24 hours a day?
5. Who did Jack bump into last week?
6. What did Jack think of the trip on the train?
8 . Parents are the closest people to you in the world. They love you just because you’re their children. And they’d like to do anything for you. Like a lot of middle school students, Mary has a problem. She doesn’t get on well with her parents. “I really want to be my daddy’s little girl. But my father just doesn’t understand. He talks with me but doesn’t listen to me,” said Mary.
Do you and your parents also have problems? Well, why not take a walk and have a talk with them on Saturday? A study of last year showed that 1,500 Beijing families had the same problem as Mary’s family. The children, 12 to 15 years old, didn’t like talking with their parents much. They weren’t happy at home. Of course, lots of kids feel that way. But you and your parents will be much happier if you can be friends.
Here are some ways to have a good talk with them: Find a good time to talk, like when you’re eating dinner, going out for a walk or watching TV. Tell them something you’re interested in, or ask them to talk about their lives when they were young. They love to talk about those! Listen to them carefully, and look at them in the eyes. Be honest. Your parents will trust (信任) you more. You’ll have a happy family.
1. Mary doesn’t get on well with her daddy because _________.A.her daddy doesn’t talk to her |
B.her parents don’t love her |
C.she doesn’t love her parents |
D.they can’t understand each other |
A.You can do everything freely. |
B.You and your parents will be much happier. |
C.You can get much money. |
D.You will talk a lot. |
A.children from 12 to 15 years old |
B.families in Beijing |
C.families in Hebei |
D.primary school students |
A.going out for a walk or watching TV |
B.something your parents are interested in |
C.your parents’ lives in the past |
D.some ways to have a good talk |
A.Finding a good time to talk. |
B.Talking to their teachers. |
C.Listening to them carefully. |
D.Being honest to their parents. |
A.parents love us |
B.parents are the closest to us |
C.we and our parents should trust each other |
D.we have a lot of problems |
9 . In Britain, cars, buses and bikes must keep to the left side of the street. If a person wants to cross a street, he must be very careful. Before he crosses a street, he has to stop and look to the right first and then the left. While in China, we look to the left first instead. When visitors are in London, they should learn how to take buses and underground trains. The most important of all, they must know in which direction (方向) they are going and which bus and which underground train they should take. At the bus stop they should wait for their buses to come. As soon as they get on a bus, they must pay for their fares (车费).
判断下列句子是否符合短文内容,符合的用“T”表示,不符合的用“F”表示1. In England, people go along the left side of the street as we do in China.
2. When they want to cross a street, people in England do not look to the left first.
3. Visitors in London should learn to drive buses.
4. When they take a bus in England, visitors must make sure in which direction it is.
Some people like playing games 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 players”. 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 favourite 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, old and 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. Do people play the same games in different seasons?
4. What is most people’s favourite sport in summer?
5. Can people from different countries understand each other after a game?
6. What do you think of sports?