1 . Here are four famous festivals around the world .Are you familiar with all of them?
Christmas is on 25 December.On the night before the festival ,young children hang up their stockings for the gift that Santa Clause gives .This festival is for the birth of Christ.All the people like this festival.
In North America ,Halloween is on the last day of October . Families make lanterns from pumpkin(南瓜).In the evening , children dress up well and go form house to house to ask for sweets or have parties at home.
Mid-autumn Festival is a Chinese festival in the autumn . People wait to see a big around moon in the night sky . They eat moon cake and light lanterns .
The longest day in the northern hemisphere(北半球)is on 21 or 22 June each year .
This is the middle of summer .There is a flower festival for four days each June in California , USA .There is a parade (游行)and people go to flower fields to look at the flowers.
1. Christmas is in ______.

A．January

B．June

C．October

D．December

2. Christmas is for ______.

A．Santa Clause	B．Christ
C．Christmas trees	D．lights

3. People make lanterns from pumpkins on _____.

A．the Mid-Autumn Festival	B．Halloween
C．Christmas Day	D．the flower festival

4. The food for Mid-Autumn Festival is ______.

A．rice

B．noodles

C．mooncake

D．turkey

5. In the middle of summer ,there is a _____festival in California .

A．flower

B．parade

C．gift

D．summer

2 .

Do you like telling jokes in your English study? Jokes can make your words colourful and interesting. If (如果) you make people laugh, you can know that people are interested in your topic.

In order to get jokes, you can watch comedies or talk shows on TV. When you hear David Letterman’s jokes in his programme, you’d better write them down. Then you can have more jokes to tell when you talk with others. If your English is good enough, you can also write your own jokes to tell at a party or to break the ice before a speech.

How to make your jokes more interesting? Not all the English words sound funny. Some English words sound funny by themselves, while others can get a laugh only in phrases and sentences. You have to choose. Different people may have different feelings on a joke. So don’t be sad if others don’t laugh after you tell a joke. After all, telling English jokes is just a way to help you with your English study.

1. Jokes can make our words ______.

A．bad	B．colourful
C．boring	D．easy

2. If people laughed after you told a joke, they might be ______ your topic.

A．bored with	B．sad about
C．interested in	D．good at

3. From the passage, we can guess that David Letterman may be a(n) ______.

A．movie actor

B．English writer

C．language learner

D．host (主持人) of a talk show

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Almost all the English words sound funny.

B．Your words can’t be interesting without jokes.

C．You can write your own jokes to get a laugh.

D．People always like the same jokes when they listen to a talk show.

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Colouring Your Life.

B．Making Friends at Parties.

C．Famous English Jokes.

D．Learning English by Telling Jokes.

3 . The computer is important and can help us do a lot of things. Lots of children spend too much time on the computer. It’s bad for their study. Here is some advice(建议) for the parents.

◆Move the computer out of the child’s bedroom. It is good for children to reduce (减少) the time to use the computer.
◆ Set a password for the computer. If your child wants to use it, he/she should get your permission (允许).
◆If your child uses the Internet for studying. He / She doesn’t use it to play games, praise (表扬) him/her for that.
◆When your child wants to use the computer to play games, you can take her/him to the library, get her/him together with friends to play sport.
1. The first advice (建议) is “________”.

A．Set a password for the computer

B．Set a time-limit for playing on the computer

C．Spend much time playing sport with the child

D．Move the computer out of the child’s bedroom

2. The underlined phrase “Set a password” means ________ in Chinese.

A．设置桌面

B．设置密码

C．修改程序

D．更换电脑

3. If your child uses the computer for studying, you can say “________” to him/her.

A．Sorry

B．Happy birthday

C．Good

D．No

4. This passage is writing to ________.

A．students

B．teachers

C．parents

D．workers

5. What can the parents do when the child wants to play computer games?

A．They can take her/ him to the library.

B．They can let her/ him play computer games.

C．They can take her/ him to school.

D．They can praise him/her.

4 .

Some interesting animals	Food
People in India think the cow （奶牛）is the mother of the earth. It gives so much but asks nothing in return. So in many Indian cities, people don’t eat or sell beef. Cows in India can walk free（免费） with the cars.	Grass
The zebra（斑马）belongs to（属于） the horse family. They live in southern and central Africa. Zebras have excellent hearing and eyesight and are capable of running at speeds（速度）of up to 40 miles per hour.	Grass
The kangaroo is the symbol of Australia. They can’t walk. They use their strong back legs to jump. They can jump over 56 kilometres each hour. They can go over nine metres in one jump!	Gum trees
The polar bear lives in the snow and ice. It is 3 metres long and it weighs（重） 450 kilos. It can stand up on its back legs because it has very wide feet. It can use its front legs like arms. It can swim well.	Sea animals

1. _________ is a member of the horse family.

A．The cow

B．The zebra

C．The kangaroo

D．The polar bear

2. The kangaroo can’t walk with its legs, but can ________.

A．fly

B．swim

C．jump

D．run

3. If you walk in the street, you can meet a cow in ________.

A．China

B．Australia

C．Africa

D．India

4. The polar bear lives on _______.

A．sea animals

B．grass

C．beef

D．gum trees

5. “In return” in the sentence “It gives so much but asks nothing in return” means ______ in Chinese.

A．归还

B．回报

C．轮流

D．要求

5 . 阅读下面短文，完成所给任务。
There is a park next to my home. But I don’t often go there. One afternoon I go into the park and find it is very small. In the park, there are two roads. One is clean. There are ①许多flowers on the two sides. The other is dirty. But I go along the clean road. Ah!　　1　　. It’s very nice. There are trees, flowers and chairs next to it.
I am so happy.
1. Where is the park?_____________________________________________
2. There are_______roads in the park
3. 请把①处短语翻译为英语。__________________________________
4. 请把②处句子翻译为汉语。__________________________________
5. 判断正（T）误(F)。There are trees, flowers and chairs next to the lake.

6 . 阅读理解
Fangfang, a 15-year-old Chinese girl, likes eating snacks very much. She prefers cream biscuits, McDonald’s food, KFC, and Beijing roast duck. Sometimes she eats two packages of biscuits a day. As a result, she becomes overweight.
Today in China, there are many children like Fangfang. They like snacks. They don’t eat enough healthy foods like vegetables and fruit. It’s very bad for their health. Poor eating habits are a serious problem.
Health experts say that children should have healthy eating habits. First, they must eat regular meals and begin with a good breakfast. Second, they should have different kinds of foods, such as fruit, vegetables, grain, eggs, milk and meat and so on. Third, the children shouldn’t eat too many snacks and fried foods. They are delicious, but eating too much of them is unhealthy.
If children do as the experts say, they won’t become fat. They will be healthier. Students won’t become tired at school, and they will have enough energy to study well.
1. What does the underlined word “overweight” mean?

A．聪明的

B．懒惰的

C．超重的

D．痴呆的

2. Fangfang becomes overweight, because _____.

A．she is an American girl	B．she has a balanced diet
C．she likes eating snacks	D．she likes vegetables soup

3. What kind of food is good for your health?

A．Fast food.

B．Snacks.

C．Fried food.

D．Vegetables and fruit.

4. If students do as the experts say, they will ______.

A．become fatter and fatter	B．become more and more beautiful
C．have enough energy to study	D．be healthier and more tired

5. Which of the following is True?

A．Eating snacks is good for your health.

B．Fangfang doesn’t like Beijng roast duck.

C．Fangfang comes from America.

D．Students shouldn’t eat too much fried food.

7 . China Science and Technology Museum was opened to the public in September 1988. But the second project was completed in May 2000. Its main task is to spread knowledge of science and technology among the public.
The activities of China Science and Technology Museum include popular science exhibitions, Astro-vision film shows, training education programs and experiment exhibition programs. The museum has an area of 40,000 square metres, of which 16,000 square metres is for exhibition halls.
The Astro-vision Theatre is one of the museum’s major attractions and also one of the largest Astro-vision theatres in the world. It makes visitors feel they are in actual events rather than see a film. Many great science activities are often held at the museum, and the museum wants to be an important window to the world.
1. What can you see in the museum?

A．Training education programs and nature animals.

B．Science exhibitions and experiment exhibitions.

C．Astro-vision film shows and modern film shows.

D．Ancient science exhibitions.

2. People could visit the museum since ___________.

A．twenty years ago

B．September, 1988

C．May, 2000

D．May, 2005

3. What is one of the most attractions for the visitors?

A．The Astro-vision Theatre.	B．Science Hall.
C．Experiment Exhibition.	D．Education Programs.

4. When you are seeing an Astro-vision film, you feel you are ___________.

A．in true life	B．seeing a good film
C．in actual events	D．traveling in the sky

5. Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A．It’s a national museum of science and technology.

B．It’s a window of Chinese new science and technology to the world.

C．Exhibition halls of the museum have an area of 40,000 square metres.

D．The museum has a large Astro-vision theatre.

8 . Wang Nan is a world-famous ping-pong player. She has won (已获得) many gold medals(金牌) in international(国际的) table tennis games. She was born in Liaoning Province in October 1978. She is 1.62 meters tall and weighs (重) 54 kilograms. In her spare (空余的) time, she likes making friends, surfing the Internet and chatting with her friends on line.
Information Card

1. ________
2. ________
3. ________
4. ________
5. ________

9 . About ten men in every hundred have the trouble of color blindness in some way. Women are luckier, only about one in two hundred is affected（感染）in this matter. Perhaps, after all ,it is safer to be driven by a woman.
There are different kinds of color blindness. For example, a man cannot see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades (影子) of   green. Sometimes a person can’t tell the difference between blue and green. Only a few unlucky men may see everything in shades of green— a strange world indeed.
Color blindness in human beings is a different thing to explain. In only one eye there are millions of very small things called “cones（锥状细胞）” . These help us to see in the bright light and to tell differences between colors. These are also millions of “rods“（杆状细胞），but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shapes but not colors.
Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes(蚊子) like blue but do not like yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue light will. Human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the help of the cones in our eyes, we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the help of the rods we can see shapes at night.
1. “Color blindness” means         in Chinese.

A．盲目

B．无色

C．色盲

D．讨厌颜色

2. Some people say it’s safer to be driven by women because        .

A．women drive more carefully

B．women are better at driving than men

C．women can see things more clearly

D．there are fewer color — blind women

3. With the help of the “cones”, we can         .

A．tell different shapes	B．kill insets
C．see in the dark	D．tell orange from yellow

4. We can attract and kill mosquitoes by using a         light.

A．red

B．yellow

C．blue

D．green

5. Which of the following sentences about color blindness is TRUE?

A．None of men can see deep red.

B．Not all of men have the same problem in recognizing colors.

C．None of men can tell the difference between blue and green.

D．All of men see everything in shades of green.

10 . Copenhagen is a city full of fairy tales (童话故事). If you want to explore it, you have to spend a long time and walk slower to enjoy yourself. Copenhagen was the first city to have a street for walkers only. The city has less traffic noise and pollution than any other European capital.

Walking along the river banks, you'll see the Amalienborg Palace first. The king's family is living there.

Churches and castles show us the original (最初的) city. Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in 1445. But fires in 1728 and 1795 completely destroyed (摧毁) the old wooden buildings. Much of what we see today dates back to (追溯到) the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Keep going, and you'll see the Christiansborg Palace. The town of Copenhagen began there. Then you will see Nyhavn (尼哈芬), a waterway, which was dug in 1673.When you see it, you'll understand why Hans Christian Andersen made this beautiful waterway his home. Nyhavn is a peaceful and wonderful place. You'll usually see some rich people walk along here.

If you walk there, you can enjoy the old trees, the colourful lights and the beautiful gardens. You might feel as if you were in a fairy tale.

1. The underlined word “explore” in Paragraph 1 probably means ________ in Chinese.

A．探索

B．进入

C．找到

D．离开

2. Which of the following European capital cities has the least traffic noise and pollution?

A．London.	B．Rome.
C．Paris.	D．Copenhagen.

3. We can NOT see ________ in Copenhagen today.

A．churches and castles

B．the Amalienborg Palace

C．the old wooden buildings

D．the Christiansborg Palace

4. Which of the following is TRUE about Nyhavn?

A．Andersen made it his home.

B．It has a history of 383 years.

C．Rich people seldom walk along it.

D．It's a fictitious (虚构的) place in a fairy tale.

5. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Preventing fires.

B．Visiting Copenhagen.

C．Writing fairy tales.

D．Digging a waterway.