At present, there is much homework for American students. But a home is not a good place for students to do their homework. So there come Homework Clubs. And they are more and more popular in America.
What is the Homework Club?
The Homework Club is a good place for students to do their homework. It is very quiet. A teacher will help students prepare for the tests there. The teacher is not to teach students but to give them help when they need.
Where is the Homework Club?
The Homework Club is usually in a library or in a classroom. It is a popular activity after school every day. If there is no school that day, Homework Clubs will NOT meet.
What will students do in the Homework Club?
In the Homework Club, the students will do their homework for the first hour and then they will draw pictures or play football.
1. According to the passage, finish the chart with no more than three words.| American | Meaning | The teacher helps students |
| Places | It’s in a | |
| Activities | • •Draw pictures •Play football |
2. When do students have Homework Club? ( According to the passage, answer the following questions.)
3. Why is American Homework Club more and more popular? ( According to the passage, answer the following questions.)
4. What do you think of American Homework Club? Explain your reasons in 20 words. ( According to the passage, answer the following questions.)
2 . In the Tang Dynasty (朝代), there were no cars, people went home in a carriage (马车). There were no traffic lights on the street or even no traffic rules (规则). There were no computers. People did all the things by their hands.
But today robots help to do many things. People use them to help the workers. These robots are not like the robots in movies. They don’t walk or talk. Sometimes, a robot may be just a metal arm (金属手臂). It can do the same job in a factory over and over again. Sometimes a robot may be just like Robin. It can help people to send things to the customers in a hotel or a restaurant. Some robots can answer (回答) any questions you ask.
In the future there will be house robots. They will help people to cook, clean and do housework. They can even help you when you are ill (生病的). But is it good or bad for our life? Do you want to have a robot in the future?
Task Ⅰ: Finish the chart according to the article. Fill in each blank with no more than 3 words.根据短文内容，每空格用1-3个单词填空，使句意与文章相符。
| In the Tang Dynasty | Now | In the future |
| ★ There were no cars. There were no traffic lights or 1 . ★ There were no computers. People did all the things by 2 . | Robots help to do many things. ★Some robots may be just a metal arm. ★Some robots help people to 3 . ★Some robots can answer 4 you ask. | Robots will help people to cook, clean and do many housework. They can even help you when you are 5 . |
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TaskⅡ: Answer the following questions.
根据文章，回答问题。
6. How did people go home in the Tang Dynasty?
7. Can the robot do the same job in a factory over and over again?
8. What kind of robot do you want? Why? (不少于15词)
Many students are not very healthy now. Most of them know it is good for them to play sports. But when they have time, they always don’t want to exercise. Some of them only watch sports games on TV. Allen is a 15-year-old boy. He likes basketball, but he never plays it. He thinks it is difficult for him. He likes many basketball players like Yao Ming and Kobe, but he doesn’t do sports like them.
Many boys and girls don’t like vegetables or fruit, either. They like eating junk food (垃圾食品) very much. But eating vegetables and fruit is good for our health. Students need to eat them every day. So if you want to be healthy, you should eat vegetables and fruit and exercise every day!
Task 1：Finish the chart according to the article. Fill in each blank with no more than 3 words.
Stay healthy
| Many students don’t like playing sports. They only watch sports games 1._______. Allen is one of them. He is 2._______. He likes basketball, but he never 3._______. |
| Many boys and girls like eating junk food. Eating vegetables and fruit 4._______ our health. Students need to eat vegetables and fruit and 5. _______ every day. |
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Task 2：Answer the following questions.
6. Who knows it is good to do sports?
7. Does Allen play basketball? How do you know that?
8. How can students stay healthy? Explain your reason(s) in about 20 words.
4 . Eating lots of vegetables is good for our health. Different vegetables can help our bodies in different parts.
Eating carrots is good for our eyes. Carrots can help us see better at night. Peas are helpful to our bones (骨头) and teeth. Do you like red tomatoes? They look nice. Doctors call tomatoes “healthy vegetables”, because they can stop serious illnesses. They can also keep our skin healthy. So it’s important to eat some tomatoes. Don’s forget about spinach (菠菜) . The spinach leaves (叶子) have Vitamin (维生素) A, Vitamin C and Vitamin E. They can help us do our jobs better. They help red blood cells (细胞) form, too.
Vegetables are very important to us, but we can’t only have vegetables. We also need other kinds of food to keep healthy.
1. What is good for our eyes? (根据短文内容回答问题)2. Why do we have to eat some peas? (根据短文内容回答问题)
3. How do tomatoes look? (根据短文内容回答问题)
4. The underlined word “They” refers to
5. What does the passage mainly tell us?
Do you like growing(种植) vegetables? You may say “yes”. But it is difficult to do it if you live in cities. Now, some people in cities get a good idea. They start to grow vegetables on their balconies(阳台).
In cities like Shanghai and Beijing, many people like this new way of growing vegetables.
Most of them are in their 20s and 30s. They grow vegetables for fun and to eat. Who doesn’t love a colorful balcony and free vegetables?
But not all vegetables can grow well on balconies. People usually choose vegetables like tomatoes because they can grow these vegetables easily on their balconies.
Growing vegetables is a good idea to enjoy their life.
1. Where do people start to grow vegetables in cities? (根据短文内容回答问题）2. Why do people choose vegetables like tomatoes? (根据短文内容回答问题）
3. The underlined word “they” refers(指代)
4. 从短文中找出与下面句子画线部分意思相近的单词。She is a nice girl.
5. Do you like to grow some vegetables on your balcony? Why or why not?
In many middle schools, all students must wear the school uniform on school days. Do they like to wear the uniform?
Wang Ye is a 12-year-old girl from No. 1 Middle School. She says, “I don’t like my school uniform. It is not beautiful at all. I think girls should wear some colorful clothes. But I have to wear the uniform in the school.”
Zhao Kai, also a middle school student, has a different(不同的) idea. He says, “I like my school uniform. It looks cool. All my friends think so.”
Zhang Wen, a 13-year-old girl, says, “I have to wear the school uniform on school days. I think it’s a good rule. It helps me save time. Before, I didn’t know what to wear every morning and I was always worried about this. It took me lots of time. Now I have more time to do other things.”
1. Why doesn’t Wang Ye like the school uniform?(根据短文内容回答问题)2. What clothes does Wang Ye want to wear?(根据短文内容回答问题)
3. What does Zhao Kai think of his school uniform?(根据短文内容回答问题)
4. In the passage, the underlined word “He” refers to(指的是)?
5. What is the topic sentence (主题句) of this passage?
Today, many people would like to go for a short trip on weekends. Before they go out, they have to think about how to get to the place. When you go to a place, choosing the right transportation（交通工具）is really important. Here is some advice for you.
Don’t drive a car. Just take a walk. Walking is good when you travel to a village. You can enjoy the fresh air and beautiful flowers along your trip.
Riding a bike is also a good way. Many people usually like to travel by bike. Because they can do sports in this way. It is good for their health and environment（环境）. Just enjoy the wind and also do something good to the environment by riding bikes.
Choosing public（公共的）transport. If you travel to a city, try to take public transport. You don’t need to worry about the problem of parking （停车）. Also, cities have clear maps about the public transport. So it can make you travel in the city freely.
There are many ways of transport. But you must remember one thing. That is “Safety comes first”. Choosing transport will make your trip more fantastic.
1. What is really important when someone goes on a trip?2. What can people do when they travel on foot?
3. Why do many people travel by bike?
4. In the passage, the underlined word “It” refers to（指代） “
5. Which way of transport do you like best? Why? （不超过20个词）
In China, most students go to school by bike or by bus. If the school is not far, they usually walk to school every day. Do you know some other ways to go to school?
In many Western countries（西方国家）, students live far from their schools and they have different ways to get to school. Many students go to school by car. If there is a subway in the city, they can go by subway. In some countries, there are double-deckers（双层公共汽车）. The double-decker has two floors and it can carry more people. So some students can take a double-decker to school. Many students like scooters（踏板车）in some Western countries. If you don’t want to take a bus to school, you can go by scooter. It makes your trip more interesting and exciting. In some cold countries, such as Finland and Iceland, it often snows. The students in villages far from the school have to go by sledge（雪橇）because there is snow everywhere. It takes a long time. Sometimes, the students may be late for school.
1. How do most students go to school in China? （根据短文内容回答问题）2. How many ways to go to school are mentioned （提到）in the passage? （根据短文内容回答问题）
3. In some Western countries, which way to go to school is more interesting and exciting? （根据短文内容回答问题）
4. The underlined word “it” refers to（指代）
5. What is the passage mainly about? （根据短文内容回答问题）
9 . American students can join many kinds of clubs (社团) in their school. There are about 40 to 50 different ones. There are academic (学术的) clubs, art clubs, sports clubs and so on.
In an academic club, students can learn about science, maths, computers, writing and more. In the art club, the students can learn to draw. If you like sports, you can join the sports club. It has a basketball team, a football team, a tennis team and so on. When the new term begins every year, students can choose (选择) to join clubs. They only need to spend 4 to 5 dollars on it every year. If the clubs need money, they might try to sell something. For example, the cooking club may make and sell cookies to other students. The art club may sell their paintings.
American students think that student clubs are very important to their development (发展).
1. How many kinds of clubs are there in American schools? (根据短文内容回答问题)2. What can students learn from the art club? (根据短文内容回答问题)
3. How much do American students need to spend on joining clubs? (根据短文内容回答问题)
4. In the passage the underlined word “It” refers to (指)
5. Which club do you want to join if you are an American student? Why?
Tony is a student. He has one brother and one sister. His brother’s name is Mike. His sister’s name is Tina.
Tina and Tony have mobile phones(手机). Tina’s number is 708-5918 and Tony’s is 707-6919.
Tony likes dogs. He has three nice dogs. Their names are Gigi, Xixi and Mimi. Gigi and Xixi are white and Mimi is brown. Gigi is 2, Xixi is 3, and Mimi is 10! Gigi and Xixi like Mimi and Mimi likes them, too. Tony likes his three nice dogs, but Mimi is his favourite! good, it’s, friend, Tony’s.
根据短文内容，完成下列各题。
1. What’s the name of Tony’s brother?
2. What’s Tina’s mobile phone number?
3. What colour is Gigi?
4. 将文中画线部分连词成句。
5. 文中画线单词“them”指“
