School uniforms are common in primary and secondary schools in many countries. Here’s a list of countries below.
In Brazil, students wear uniforms in private schools. But in public schools, students don’t have to wear uniforms although they might have one. In general, the uniforms are a pair of blue pants and a white T-shirt with the school symbol printed on it.
School uniforms are used in Cuba. All students wear school uniforms with the color as a symbol of grade level. Children also wear scarfs because they are young pioneers.
Japan introduced school uniforms in the late 19th century. Today, school uniforms are very common. Many boys wear white shirts, short pants and caps. Girls’ uniforms might include a gray pleated (褶) skirt and a white blouse.
In Singapore, all students must wear uniforms. Though the colors are different from school to school, the normal uniform for boys is short or long pants, with a shirt (often white), while girls wear white pinafores or skirts.
1. In Brazil the school symbol is on the T-shirt.2. In Cuba a student wears the scarf as a symbol of grade level.
3. A Japanese girl’s uniform is a white skirt, long pants and a cap.
4. In Singapore students usually wear white shirts or skirts.
5. On the school day, a student doesn’t wear the uniform. He probably comes from Brazil.
How do you get your pocket money? And how do you spend it? Let’s see the different answers from a Chinese boy and an Australian boy. Li Meng is a Grade 1 student in Beijing and James Wardley is in a secondary school in Melbourne, Australia.
Where do I get my pocket money?
Li Meng | James Wardley | |
| From | parents: 20 yuan Selling old newspapers：20 yuan | Working in a local supermarket as a cashier (收银员) |
| Total | 40 yuan a week | 95 Australian dollars a week |
How do I spend it？
Li Meng | James Wardley | |
| Food and drinks | 15 yuan for breakfast, 6 yuan for Coke and other drinks | Lunch on the weekdays, pizzas on the weekends |
| 21 yuan a week | 20 Australian dollars a week | |
| For fun | 3 yuan for newspapers or books, 4 yuan for playing with classmates | Going to the cinema with friends |
| 7 yuan a week | 15 Australian dollars a week | |
| Telephone | 360 yuan for a phone card that can last about one year | The mobile phone bill |
| About 1 yuan every day | 10 Australian dollars a week | |
| Total | 35 yuan a week | 45 Australian dollars a week |
*Note: 1 Australian dollar≈6.5 yuan
1. James Wardley usually goes to the cinema for fun.
2. James Wardley gets his pocket money by working.
3. James Wardley can save 45 Australian dollars a week.
4. The writer mainly wants to tell us that it is hard for boys in Australia to get pocket money.
5. Li Meng spends 50 yuan a week on a telephone card.
3 . Every year, in late March or early April, a boat race takes place on the Thames River, England. This boat race is an event between the two most famous and also the oldest universities in Britain – the Oxford（牛津大学）and the Cambridge（剑桥大学）.
The idea for the boat race between the universities came from two friends – Charles Merivale, a student at Cambridge, and his friend Charles Wordsworth who was at Oxford. They decided to set up a boat race between the two universities. On March 12, 1829, Cambridge sent a challenge to Oxford first.
When the first boat race took place in a small town by Thames, eight students from each university became the competitors. Crowds of twenty thousand traveled to watch. It was so exciting. And the Oxford was clear winners. Later on, not only did the students from the two universities take part, but also some social groups attended the event. By 1845, with the small town becoming too crowded, the boat race had moved six miles up to the village – Putney. From 1856 on, the race has been held every year except war years. This boat race is considered to be “the world’s oldest sporting challenge”.
The race is four and a quarter miles in just 20 minutes and the competitors often face difficulties. It usually takes six months for the two teams to prepare for the big days. In the past, the Oxford was mostly the winners. But things have changed from 1993 on. The Cambridge has won more.
根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。1. The boat race takes place between the Oxford and the Cambridge.
2. On March 12, 1829, Oxford sent a challenge to Cambridge first.
3. Eight students from each university became the competitors of the first boat race.
4. From 1856 on, the boat race has been held every year with no stop.
5. It usually takes six months for the two teams to prepare for the boat race.
Cold air. Snow. Short days. We are in winter now.
Winter is a cold season.It comes between autumn and spring.For us, the winter months are usually November, December and January. In China, winter is the time between the beginning of winter and the beginning of spring. But, this is the time that the southern part of the earth,has its summer. Justimaginewhen we are playing with snow, Australian kids are enjoying ice cream!
In winter, we can do some activities.
Put on a holiday play and try acting. Ask your cousins or classmates to your house and make beautiful clothes and write a play. Act it out for your family. Play around. Go outside and enjoy yourself. Make a snowman with your friends. If you really have to stay indoors, clean your room and decorate it. You will find a lot offun.
1. 将文中划线句子译成汉语。2. 根据文章内容,用英语回答问题。
①Which are the winter months in China?
②Which season is it in Australia when we are playing with snow?
选择：选出划线单词意思。
3. imagine ______
| A．想像 | B．发明 | C．移动 |
| A．兴趣 | B．乐趣 | C．玩具 |
①
②
5 . Everyone has a family name. In China, the family name is different from that in English countries. In English countries, the family name is the last name. Do you know how English people get their family names? And what do they mean? English people usually get their family names in these ways.
Some family names come from the places of their homes. If a man lives on or near a hill, his family name may be Hill. In England, people’s family name may be Wood or Lake, because they live near the woods or the lake. Some family names come from a person’s job. If a person is a cook, his family name may be Cook. And many people get their family names from their fathers’ first names. For example, if you see the name Jackson, you can know he is the son of Jack.
1. In the passage, how many ways can English people get their family names?| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．Hill | B．Wood | C．Lake | D．Cook |
| A．place | B．job | C．country | D．school |
| A．Jack’s father | B．Jack’s friend | C．the father of Jack | D．the son of Jack |
| A．English People | B．Chinese People | C．Family Names | D．Hills and Lakes |
6 . Do you like banana cake? Do you know how to make it? The following can help you.
| What to need ◆ 3 bananas ◆ 2 eggs ◆ 2 spoons of baking powder(发酵粉) ◆ 1/4 spoon of baking soda(小苏打) ◆ 2 cups of flour(面粉) ◆ 1/2 spoon of salt ◆ 2/3 cup of sugar ◆ 1/3 cup of vegetable oil(油) |
| What to do ◇ Make the oven to 180℃. ◇ Mix up the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. ◇ Add the vegetable oil. Add the sugar a little at a time, and beat (搅拌) it. ◇ Pour the eggs into the bowl and beat well. ◇ Add the bananas a little at a time and beat some more. ◇ Pour the mixture into the oven. Bake it for twenty minutes. ◇ Get the cake out of the oven, and cut it into pieces to eat! |
| A．flour | B．sugar | C．eggs | D．yogurt |
| A．1/3 cup | B．1/2 spoon | C．1/4 spoon | D．2/3 cup |
| A．30 | B．12 | C．20 | D．18 |
①Add the eggs and the bananas. ②Add the vegetable oil into the bowl.
③Put the mixture into the oven. ④Put the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into the bowl.
| A．④②①③ | B．④②③① | C．②①④③ | D．③②①④ |
| A．We need a large bowl to make the banana cake. |
| B．To make the banana cake, we need eight ingredients. |
| C．There are seven steps(步骤) to make the banana cake. |
| D．After adding vegetable oil and sugar, we beat them and the eggs. |
7 . Do you want to know what our life will be like in the future? Let’s have a look. You may get a surprise. You will go to the kitchen when you are hungry. You will give orders to the kitchen robot. The robot will cook the food for you in a few minutes. Then it will bring it to you.
In the kitchen you will find a special food machine. The food machine will tell you what your body needs. It will help you eat healthily. The food machine will be connected with (连接) the kitchen robot. The robot can get messages from the food machine. After having a meal, you can go to your home office. You will work at home and you don’t need to go out to work any more.
You will have a special information screen. You can get any information on the screen. When you receive a message from a friend in America, your information screen will be turned on automatically (自动地). Your friend’s face appears on the screen. Then you can talk to your friend easily.
1. What is the second paragraph about?| A．It’s about healthy food. |
| B．It’s about the kitchen robot. |
| C．It’s about a nice kitchen. |
| D．It’s about a robot which can do homework. |
| A．the kitchen robot |
| B．the food machine |
| C．the information screen |
| D．the computer |
| A．丢失 | B．复制 | C．接收 | D．保存 |
| A．on the wall | B．on the screen |
| C．on the Internet | D．on TV |
| A．Our life in the future |
| B．A food machine |
| C．A special information screen |
| D．A kitchen robot |
8 . Kids’ birthday party are more fun than adults’(成年人的) parties. You don’t have to be serious. And there are a few things for parents to remember when they want to have one for their kids.
Make a list(清单). Each kid wants different kinds of parties. Write down all your child’s ideas on a piece of paper and then get things ready according to(根据) the list.
Make invitations. Make sure you won’t have the party at the same time as your child’s soccer game. Make sure you write down the name of each guest, so you will know the number of the things you have to prepare, such as chairs and plates.
Buy something. If you go to a party store, they will have everything you need, and you won’t have to go to different stores to get everything ready.
You need to decide whether(是否) to buy a cake or make one. Decide what kind of food to have. Make sure to get the food ready on time.
You could have some drinks, such as Coke and juice. Having a small bottle of cold water is a good idea, too, especially(尤其) during hot weather.
1. If you don’t want to forget to do things for the party, you should________.| A．invite everyone | B．make a list |
| C．buy many things | D．plan the party food |
| A．They want to enjoy both the game and the party. | B．All the children want to go to the party better. |
| C．More children will come to enjoy the party. | D．Fewer children will come to enjoy the party. |
| A．A party store. | B．A supermarket. |
| C．A restaurant. | D．A shop next to your house. |
| A．plan party drinks | B．invite guests |
| C．plan party food | D．plan party games |
| A．Why to organize a birthday party for kids. | B．When to organize a birthday party for kids. |
| C．How to organize a birthday party for kids. | D．Preparing a birthday party for kids is much easier. |
Do you like movies? Do you often go to movies?
If you do, you can get a lot from (A) them. Movies are great things.
They have a long history. You can learn many things from many different kinds of movies. There are funny movies, scary movies and also exciting movies.
Different people like different kinds of movies. (B) People of all ages like comedies best. They think they are funny and relaxing. In China old people usually like Beijing Operas and documentaries. Young people, especially (尤其是) boys like action movies and thrillers. And Jet Li is one of their favorite actors.They also like western (西方的) movies. In western movies, they can learn something about the life of the (C) cowboys in western countries, like the USA.
Go to movies or stay at home to watch them on TV. You can learn a lot.
1. 找出(A)处画线单词them所指代的内容。2. 将(B)处画线句子People of all ages like comedies best.译为汉语。
3. 回答问题: Why do people like comedies best? (1 分)
4. 根据上下文猜测文中(C)处画线单词cowboys的汉语意思。将其字母代号填写在横线上。________
| A．小牛 | B．牛仔 | C．公牛 |
Different people like different
cowboys.
10 . Every one of us, rich or poor, should at least have one or two good friends. Your friends will listen to you when you speak, will take care of you when you are sick, and will be together with you on your journey through life. Everyone needs friends. Friendship can make us happier. How can we find a good friend and get on well with each other? Here is some advice.
Make friends with a person who is easy to get along with.
Make friends with a person who has something in common with you.
Give your friend a hand when he or she is in trouble. Friends should always be ready to help each other.
Believe in each other. This is the most important thing in a friendship.
Even the best friends may have a quarrel sometimes. And you may say something to hurt (伤害) each other. If this happens, don't let your quarrel last too long. Try to make up with your friends soon.
Friendship is a kind of treasure in our life. It is like a bottle of wine. The longer it is kept, the better it will be.
1. If your friend is sick, what should you do?2. What kind of friend had you better make?
3. What's the most important thing in a friendship? (不超过4个单词)
4. What is a friendship like? Choose the best picture. 将其字母代号填到横线上。
A． | B． | C． | D． |
