1 . Colours help a lot at school. In the classroom, colourful desks and chairs are good for students to study.
Warm colours can help students study well. Red, orange and yellow are warm colours. They make students happy. Yellow is good for science classes. Red is good for P.E. classes. These colours are good for students to study.
But if (如果) a teacher wants the students to think, a room with cool colours is good. Blue, purple and green are cool colours. They can make students quiet and calm (安静平和). Blue is great for desks and chairs of a library. Green is good for the art rooms.
1. What are warm colours?| A．Blue and yellow. | B．Red and purple. | C．Purple and yellow. | D．Red and orange. |
| A．Science classes. | B．Art classes. | C．P.E. classes. | D．Reading classes. |
| A．Think. | B．Be happy. | C．Be healthy. | D．Learn quickly (快速地). |
2 . Look! Here’s a pencil box and it’s orange. It’s my pencil box and it’s on the desk. This is a pen. It’s black. And this is an eraser. It’s blue and white. They’re both (都) in the pencil box. This is a ruler and it’s red. It’s under the pencil box. That is a ruler, too. It’s yellow. It’s in the drawer. Where’s my math book? Ah, it’s there, on the sofa.
1. Where is the pencil box?| A．On the sofa. | B．Under the desk. |
| C．In the drawer. | D．On the desk. |
| A．Red. | B．Orange. | C．Blue. | D．Yellow. |
| A．A pencil. | B．An eraser. | C．A key. | D．A pen and an eraser. |
| A．pen | B．ruler | C．pencil box | D．eraser |
| A．On the sofa. | B．On the desk. | C．In the drawer. | D． Sorry, I don’t know. |
3 . My name is Sam. I’m tall. I have a round face and small eyes. I have a good friend. His name is Tom. He is short. He has red hair and big eyes. His favourite doctor is Zhong Nanshan, and he thinks Zhong Nanshan is kind and great.
Our Chinese teacher is Miss Zhang. She is from Shanghai. She is 25 years old. She has long black hair. She is Tom’s favourite teacher.
1. Who has big eyes?| A．Sam. | B．Tom. | C．Zhong Nanshan. | D．Miss Zhang. |
| A．A singer. | B．A doctor. | C．A player. | D．A teacher. |
| A．China. | B．Canada. | C．England. | D．America. |
Parents always want the best for their kids. But everyone has their own way of parenting(养育之恩). Here are some popular parenting styles. Which one do you like best? | |
Tiger parents(虎父虎母) They are strict with their children. They want them to get the best grades in their class. They love their kids in their hearts. | Dolphin parents(海豚式父母) They just want their kids to be happy and healthy. They make sure their kids get enough sleep and exercise. |
Helicopter parents(直升机式父母) They worry too much about their children and “fly” over them like helicopter. Many people think these parents should give their children more freedom(自由). | Lawnmower parents(割草机式父母) Like a lawnmower that cuts grass, they get rid of(除去) all difficulties for their children. Their kids never learn to work out problems on their own way. |
1. Tiger parents treat their kids in a________ way.
| A．strict | B．kind | C．good | D．hard |
| A．get less freedom | B．face more difficulties |
| C．worry about your parents | D．get enough sleep and exercise |
| A．cut grass | B．get rid of all difficulties |
| C．never learn to work out problems | D．love their kids in their hearts |
5 . Some animals can easily find their way home after along journey. How do they make it? Scientific research shows that they are born with certain unusual abilities for direction.
A certain kind of ants, for example, can count their steps to avoid getting lost. They can go as far as 110 meters and bring food home. These ants live in the open desert （沙漠）, so they have nothing to guide them along the way. It’s like someone walking six kilometers through a dark forest.
Some fish have an unbelievable sense of smell. They can smell even a single drop of their home water in a large sea area. Some sea birds have a similar ability. They are able to make a smell map of their flying area.
Some animals can sense the earth’s magnetic field （磁场）, while humans can’t. This magnetic field guides a certain kind of fish when they swim a long way to a place and then back. How can this kind of fish do that? It is still a mystery. Scientists have no good answers yet.
However, animals with such unusual abilities still have difficulty dealing with environmental changes caused by human activities. For example, many birds depend on stars for direction, but they get lost easily at night when city lights are kept on all night. To solve this problem, we can simply turn off some lights at night. Clearly, one small act of humans may mean a lot to animals.
1. How can a certain kind of ants find their way?| A．By imagining the way. | B．By counting their steps. |
| C．By bringing food together. | D．By walking through a forest. |
| A．To help animals. | B．To travel at night. |
| C．To keep city lights on. | D．To develop unusual abilities. |
| A．A storybook. | B．An art magazine. | C．A guidebook. | D．A science magazine. |
6 . Would you like to play sports outside? In fact, some people don’t like to play sports. They don’t want to be tired. But I like playing sports. It is an important thing in my life. Playing sports has many advantage(优势).
• It can make us very happy and excited.
• It can make us sleep better at night.
• It can help us grow tall and strong. For example, playing basketball can help us grow tall.
• It can help us make more friends. When we play sports, we will have more chance(机会) to meet other people. If you also like to play sports, we can be friends easily.
1. Some people don’t like to play sports because they think sports will make them ________.| A．tall | B．tired | C．ill | D．strong |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Playing sports can make us sleep better at night. | B．Playing sports can help us grow tall and strong. |
| C．Playing sports can make us happy and excited. | D．Playing sports can make us study well. |
| A．advantage of doing sports | B．making more friends |
| C．how to sleep well | D．different hobbies |
7 . The Chinese Pingfeng (folding screen) is an ancient invention and traditional Chinese furniture（家具）. Its earliest common use dates from the Han Dynasty. The term Pingfeng means protection from wind, showing its purpose at the very beginning.
As time passes by, it has been made into different sizes with colourful paintings. On screens usually appears a dragon. It stands for nobility（高贵）and power. The crane（仙鹤）, a beautiful bird, can be seen on screens, too. It’s a symbol of everlasting（长生的） life. Beautiful flowers, which mean wealth and good luck, are also chosen as a popular design of the Pingfeng. All the designs carry people’s beautiful wishes.
Behind Pingfeng lies a beautiful story. In the past, the unmarried daughter of a rich family was not supposed to see or be seen by men except her father, brothers or very close male cousins. When an admirer paid a visit, however, she might take a secret look at him from a screen behind which she would be completely hidden. Her father would discuss poems with the young man and ask him to create one. If the daughter and her father gratified the young man’s poem and his looks, she might agree to take him as a husband.
Today Pingfeng is back in fashion for its beauty and its practical（实际的） use as furniture. Acting as a moving wall or divider, it can be the perfect match（相配） for modern sofas and walls, which adds style to them.
Pingfeng is more than beautiful furniture.
1. What was Pingfeng used for at the very beginning?| A．Protecting people from wind. | B．Dividing a room. |
| C．Making a room beautiful. | D．Hiding a person. |
| A．By telling a story. | B．By raising questions. |
| C．By giving examples. | D．By explaining the result. |
| A．were excited about | B．were satisfied with | C．were worried about | D．were nervous about |
| A．The Chinese Pingfeng can date from the Song Dynasty. |
| B．The crane is a symbol of wealth and good luck. |
| C．In the past, the unmarried daughter shouldn’t be seen by men. |
| D．The Chinese Pingfeng can match the modern sofas and walls. |
| A．The Practical Use of the Pingfeng |
| B．A Beautiful Story of the Pingfeng |
| C．The Hidden Beauty of the Pingfeng |
| D．Different Designs of the Pingfeng |
 | The Universal Beijing Resort (UBR) opened on September 20, 2021. It is the fifth Universal Studios theme park in the world. As the first of its kind in China, UBR has many elements (元素) from Chinese culture to draw Chinese visitors. |
| New land Kung Fu Panda Land of Awesomeness is Universal’s first themed area based on the Kung Fu Panda movies. It’s an indoor area. “When I walked into the place, it was like I travelled back to the night market of the Tang Dynasty,” said Lu Pei. The restaurants look like ancient buildings, selling noodles and Chinese desserts. Even the music of this area is Chinese. Visitors can ride on huge carousels (旋转木马) based on characters from the movies. | |
| New story The themed area Transformers Metrobase brings a new story and art style with Chinese elements. Setting the Metrobase head office in Beijing, it tells the story of a 750-million-year-old Autobot who tries to save the world. Visitors will become members of an army to join him. “To tell a famous story about Transformers with a Chinese background (背景), we needed to find a way to make Chinese guests understand and prefer it,” said Sabrina Han. So lots of Chinese humor and pop culture can be seen in the story. | |
| A．Five. | B．Three. | C．One. | D．Seven. |
| A．They can eat noodles and Chinese desserts at the restaurants. |
| B．They can travel back to the night market of the Tang Dynasty. |
| C．They can ride on carousels based on characters in the open air. |
| D．They can learn about Chinese ancient music and buildings. |
| A．They set the Metrobase head office in Beijing. | B．They became members of an army to join Autobot. |
| C．They used a lot of Chinese humor and pop culture. | D．They told a famous Chinese story about Transformers. |
This is Sophie’s cat. Her name is Mozzi. She is five years old. She is black and white. She lives in Sophie’s house with her dog.
This is a monarch butterfly. It is very beautiful. It lives in Canada, the United Sates and Mexico. It lives for about nine months. It eats leaves. In the winter it goes from Canada to Mexico.
This is a hippopotamus. The hippopotamus is very strange animal. Its is very fat and heavy. It has very thick skin. It lives in Africa and it eats grass.
1. What are three messages about?| A．Sports. | B．Movies. | C．Animals. | D．Famous people. |
| A．It is nine months. | B．It is one year old. | C．It is five years old. | D．It is ten years old. |
| A．In Canada. | B．In the U.S.A. | C．In Mexico. | D．A, B and C. |
| A．It is fat. | B．It is heavy. | C．It has thin skin. | D．It eats grass. |
| A．Mozzi live with another cat | B．we can find hippopotamus in Africa |
| C．they are all home animals | D．a monarch butterfly lives for a year |
10 . Fun activities for children to do
| Be a traveler in your city. Can you surely say that you know your city in and out? Take time to visit more places than you usually do. There are many other things in life, besides hanging out(除了闲逛) in libraries and the shopping center. Be a traveler in your city, go to some new places and you may be surprised by just how wonderful that old town can be. |
| Make a video. Some children are always good at dancing, singing, drawing and so on. To show your skills and to see just how many people love that, why not make a video? It is a great way to show yourself to others and make friends with them. |
| Be a businessman. Are you good at making things by yourself? Are you interested in selling and buying? If your answer is yes, . You can make some special things to sell and use the money to help people in need. |
1. The writer starts the first column(栏) by ________
| A．telling a story | B．giving an example | C．asking a question | D．showing an idea |
| A．you can be a good trader(商人) |
| B．you can make more friends |
| C．you can visit many places |
| D．you can ask others for help |
| A．A travel map | B．A story book | C．A family trip | D．A school newspaper |
