1 . Do you know how to talk to others politely in English? Have a look at the following.

Could you give me five minutes? VS Go away.

You’re really busy, but your classmate needs your help. When you’re busy and can’t help him or her, you can’t say “Go away”. And you can say, ”Could you give me five minutes?”

Excuse me. VS Move

Telling someone to move out of the way is very rude(无礼的). When someone is in your way, you should say “Excuse me”.

I’m afraid I can’t. VS No

It can often be difficult todeclinean invitation from a friend. Saying “No” would be impolite. It’s a good idea to say,”I’m afraid I can’t.” if you have to say no to an invitation.

Would you mind…? VS Stop it!

If someone is doing something rude, would you like them to stop? You shouldn’t say, “Stop talking on your phone in the cinema!” You can say, “Would you mind not using your phone in the cinema, please?”

1. The passage mainly tells us___.

A．how to talk to others politely

B．how to ask questions

C．how to solve our problems

D．how to make others happy

2. Which is a polite way to talk to others?

A．Stop it!

B．Go away!

C．Excuse me

D．Shut up

3. If you don’t want to go to your friend’s birthday party, you may say,”___”.

A．I’m busy	B．No, I don’t.
C．I have no interest.	D．I’m afraid I can’t.

4. If you don’t like what someone is doing, what can you say?

A．Would you mind not stopping your car here?

B．Don’t stop your car here.

C．Move out of the way.

D．Stop smoking here

5. The underlined word “decline” means ___in Chinese.

A．拒绝

B．解决

C．接受

D．收到

2 .

Now people in England, the US and many other countries celebrate Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day is on the second Sunday of May. On this day, children give flowers, cards, chocolate and other things to their mothers, but they don’t give money to them. And they also make presents for their mothers. And some of them get up early to cook breakfast for their mothers. They also help their mothers do housework. They want to show their love to their mothers. They know if they have no mothers, they can’t live a happy life.

Many people in China celebrate this festival for their mothers because they want to show their love to their mothers too. In every Chinese family, the mother looks after the children, does the housework and cooks meals for the family, so she is quite hard-working and she is always busy in the family. Now more and more people celebrate Mother’ Day in China.

1. When is Mother’s Day?

A．The first Sunday of May.	B．The second Sunday of May.
C．The first Saturday of February.	D．The second Saturday of February.

2. What presents do mothers usually get on Mother’s Day?

A．Flowers, money and cards.	B．Flowers, money and chocolate.
C．Flowers, cards and chocolate.	D．Money, cards and chocolate.

3. On Mother’s Day, children don’t ____________.

A．make presents

B．cook breakfast

C．get up late

D．do housework

4. What does the underline word ＂hard-working＂ mean in the passage?

A．勤劳的

B．聪明的

C．美丽的

D．困难的

5. Why do many Chinese people celebrate this festival for mothers?

A．Because they know Mother’s Day.	B．Because their mothers are very busy.
C．Because they have mothers.	D．Because they love their mothers very much.

3 . If you get into the forest with your friends, stay with them always. If you don’t, you may get lost. If you really get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends — let them find you by staying in one place.

There is another way to help your friends or other nearby people to find you. Give them a signal (信号) by shouting or whistling (吹口哨) three times. Any signal given three times is a call for help. Keep up shouting or whistling always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They give you two shouts, two whistles, or two gunshots (枪声). When someone gives you a signal, it is an answer to a call for help.

If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house — cover up the holes with branches (树枝) with lots of leaves. Make yourself a soft bed with leaves and grass.

What should you do if you get hungry or need drinking water? You would have to leave your little house to look for a river. Don’t just walk away. Pick off (去除) small branches and drop them as you walk so that you can find your way back. The most important thing to do when you are lost is to stay in one place.

1. If you are lost in the forest, you should______.

A．stay where you are and give signals three times

B．walk around the forest and shout so that your friends could hear you

C．try to find your friends as soon as possible

D．try to get out of the forest and shout for help

2. When you hear two shouts, two whistles, two gunshots, ______.

A．you should shout more loudly

B．you can whistle three times

C．it is an answer to your call for help

D．you should try to run to them

3. When you want to leave your place to get drinking water, you should ______.

A．just go to the river

B．find some glasses or bottles before you go

C．make a fire so that you can have some tea

D．leave marks so that you can find your way back

4. This passage mainly tells you ______.

A．when you hear a signal always three times, it is a call for help

B．what you should do if you get lost in a forest

C．any signal given twice means an answer to a call for help

D．how you can live longer in a forest

4 . Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera. It came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupes(戏班) came to Beijing. Its music and singing(唱腔) come from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei. Its costurnes are all fascinating and artistic. It is the highest expression of the Chinese culture. It’s full of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting. This kind of opera is very popular with Chinese people.
There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou. Sheng is the leading male (男性) actor. For example, a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter. A Xiaosheng is a young man. A Laosheng is an old man. Dan is the female(女性) role. Jing, mostly male, is the face-painted role and Chou is the comedy actor or clown.
Stories in Beijing Opera are very interesting. Some of them are from the history book, but most of them are from the literature, especially famous novels. The people in the story usually have some disagreements. They become angry and unhappy. They are sad and lonely. Sometimes they are nervous and worried. Then they find a way to make peace. The stories usually end with happiness and laughter and people are all happy in the end.
1. Beijing Opera’s singing is from _________.

A．Anhui and Hubei	B．Beijing and Anhui
C．the history book	D．the literature and novels

2. The second paragraph(段落) of the reading is about the _________ of Beijing Opera.

A．stories

B．roles

C．gestures

D．paintings

3. From the reading, we know the role Chou most probably has a (n) _________ feature.

A．honest

B．funny

C．dull

D．serious

4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Peking Opera is full of different gestures.

B．There are only four roles in Beijing Opera.

C．Beijing Opera is the most popular in the world.

D．The people in the story usually are in agreement.

5 . When I was a kid, I never had any problems watching some cartoons. It was so much fun and a great education(教育) too. Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Tom and Jerry were my idols(偶像). Even now I really feel that they are worth watching at any age.
The problem I’ve found is the cartoons at present. Some of them contain something ugly. Most of the time, they show such many terrible characters with violence(暴力)that you wonder what they really mean. Cartoons are supposed to be funny but they aren’t. If you are expecting to teach your kids good manners and behavior, then they are the worst for your kids to watch.
Kids often imitate what they see in cartoons. If your kid is a fan of such cartoons, he or she will follow his or her favorite cartoon character and try to do something extremely dangerous.
Therefore, try not to let your kids watch too many today’s cartoons. Make sure to keep an eye on what they are watching.
1. When the writer was a kid, he thought that the cartoons then were ________.

A．ugly and terrible	B．funny but terrible
C．ugly and dangerous	D．funny and educational

2. The writer doesn’t like the cartoons at present because ________.

A．he is no longer a kid

B．they are bad for kids’ education

C．they are long and boring

D．they have ugly characters in them

3. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Everyone should only watch the past cartoon.

B．A large number of kids are crazy about cartoons now.

C．All the cartoons are bad for kids to grow healthily today.

D．Parents should stop their kids watching too many today’s cartoons.

6 . How much do you know about London? Now let me tell you.
London has about 7, 000, 000 people. About the year 1800 , London was a very big city in the world.
London is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its famous buildings and listen to the famous clock, Big Ben.
Like many big cities, London has problems. there are to many cars and people. Every day about 1, 000, 000 people come and go by underground, but there are still too many cars and buses in the streets. So the air isn’t clean. However, it is cleaner than it was 100 years ago.
For me, the best things in London are the parks. There are five parks in the city centre. But my children’s favourite place is Hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world.
1. Maybe London became a very big city in the world in______.

A．1750

B．1820

C．1950

D．1980

2. What does the underlined word “underground” mean?

A．Ship.

B．Car.

C．Subway.

D．Taxi.

3. What are the best things in London for the writer?

A．Famous buildings.	B．Parks.
C．Cars and buses.	D．Toys.

4. ---What’s Hamleys in London according to the passage?   www.21-cn-jy.com
---It’s a______.

A．toy shop

B．museum

C．park

D．clock

5. Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE? ________.

A．London has a population of about 7, 000, 000

B．London is famous for buildings and Big Ben

C．The traffic in the city is easy because of the underground

D．The air in London is cleaner than 100 years ago

7 . It is easier to go down the hill than to climb up the hill, so it is easier to fall into bad habits than into good ones. Bad habits do not come suddenly. They come little by little without one being aware of（意识到）their danger. School boys first pick up little bad habits in the school and on the street. When they can’t write their lessons, they copy from their schoolmates. If they see bigger boys smoking, they also want to learn to smoke. If they see their friends gambling（赌博）, they want to gamble. When they get bigger, the habits become stronger and stronger, so that they can no longer get rid of（摆脱，除掉）them. From copying, they learn to steal, from gambling, they learn to cheat. At last they become distrusted（不信任） by everybody. How necessary it is that we get rid of the bad habits in the beginning.

1. It is easier to fall into ______ than into ______ .

A．good habits, bad ones

B．bad habits, good ones

C．bad habits, good one

D．good habits, bad one

2. Bad habits come ______.

A．suddenly	B．little by little
C．faster and faster	D．slower and slower

3. Where do school boys pick up little bad habits first?

A．In the school.

B．On the street.

C．In the school and on the street.

D．In a hospital.

4. When school boys get bigger, their bad habits become ______.

A．stronger and stronger	B．weaker and weaker
C．better and better	D．less and less

5. It is important for us to ______ .

A．copy others

B．learn steal and cheat

C．get rid of the bad habits in the beginning

D．laugh at others

8 . Cathy is 1.53 meters tall, but she is 160 pounds(磅). So she decided to lose weight(减肥) from now on. She makes a plan for losing weight and puts it on the wall.

Exercise 1. Run for 30 minutes every morning. 2. Swim in the club twice a week. 3. Go to work on foot instead of (代替) by bus every day. 4. Take a walk after supper every day.

Food 1. Have only a glass of milk and an egg for breakfast every morning. 2. Just have fruit for supper three times a week. 3. Eat more vegetables and less meat for dinner. 4. Never eat junk food. 5. Drink at least(至少) eight cups of water every day.

1. Cathy plans to run for          every day.

A．twenty minutes	B．thirty minutes
C．an hour	D．forty minutes

2. Cathy plans to swim          in the club.

A．twice a week	B．once a week
C．every day	D．every month

3. Cathy usually went to work          .

A．on foot	B．by bike
C．by bus	D．by car

4. Cathy wants to have          for breakfast.

A．some rice and milk	B．a glass of milk and an egg
C．some milk and noodles	D．some hamburgers and milk

5. Does Cathy plan to just have fruit for supper and take a walk every morning?

A．Yes, she does.

B．Sorry, I don’t know.

C．She has some vegetables and meat.

D．No, she doesn’t.

9 . Hands play an important part in our daily life. But do you know which of your two hands you use more? Very few people use both hands ____well .Most of us are right-handed. Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed. New-born babies can take hold of things with either of their hands, but in about two years they usually use their right hands. Scientists don’t know why this happens.
Monkeys are our close relatives(亲戚) in the animal world. Scientists have found that monkeys like to use one of their hands more than the other, but it can be either hand. There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones. Next time you visit a zoo, watch the monkeys carefully, you will see that some of them will use their right hands and others will use their left hands. But most of the people use their right hands better and this makes life difficult for those left-handed people. We live in a right-handed world.
1. How many people among 100 people use their left hands better?

A．5%.

B．50%.

C．95%.

D．30%

2. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “equally” in Chinese?

A．公正地

B．均等地

C．平凡地

D．普通地

3. New-born babies can use       ..

A．both of their hands	B．neither of their hands
C．their right hands	D．their left hands

4. Which of the following is true?

A．There are more monkeys using their right hands than left hands.

B．There are more monkeys using their left hands than right hands.

C．There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones.

D．There are not as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones.

5. “We live in a right-handed world.” means       ..

A．Most people use their right hands better.

B．Few people use their right hands better.

C．Half of the people use their right hands better.

D．Some people use their right hands better.

10 . How much do you know about American schools?
There are two terms(学期)in a school year in American schools. 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 four or five subjects(科目)each term. They usually go to school every day except(除了)Saturday and Sunday. All of them have lunch in the school dining hall. They have homework for every class. After school, they often do some sports with their friends. What about your school?
1. How many terms in a school year in American schools?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

2. Where do they have lunch?

A．At home.	B．At school.
C．In the office.	D．In the classroom.

3. How many days do the students in American go to school?

A．four

B．five

C．six

D．seven

4. After school, they often with their friends.

A．sing and dance	B．read books
C．listen to music	D．play football