It's time for lunch! Today we have obento. In fact, “obento” is a word for lunch in Japanese. It's tasty, healthy and eye-catching.
There are some interesting rules in an obento. First, rice is separated from（把. …和. 分隔开）the other dishes. Thus the rice won't pick up（得到）any other flavors（味道）. Besides, there is the main dish and the two side dishes. The main dish can be anything from dumplings, to fried chicken, to fish. And the side dish can be anything, like salad.
During obento making, you must learn to combine（结合）the food colours of red, yellow, and green. The red food will make people feel hungry, the yellow food is usually healthy, and the green food is full of vitamins. So if you can combine these colours well, you can make a good obento.
Nowadays the obento plays a great part in Japanese life. When a class goes for an outing, all the students will bring their mom-made obento. You see, the obento is always filled with love, just as100 a mother said, “I remember my mother making obento for me. Now I make obento for my daughter every day. Hopefully, she’ll make obento for her children too, with the same love. ”
1. The obento is a tasty, healthy and eye-catching Japanese lunch.2. Rice is placed together with the other dishes in an obento.
3. You can't combine the food colours of red, yellow, and green well, but you can still make a good obento.
4. When a class goes for an outing, some of the students will bring their mom-made obento.
5. From the passage we know that the obento is always filled with love from mother to her children.
2 . American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. 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 only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have homework for every class. After class, they do many interesting things.
After high school, many students go to college（大学）. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.
1. In America, schools begin in summer2. Most American children go to school at the age of five.
3. High school students have nine subjects every term
4. After high school many students go to work.
5. In the passage the writer tells us something about schools of the USA.
3 . Disneyland is a wonderful place. It is full of magic and fun. Many people want to work there and get to be a part of Disney magic every day!
If you want to work at Disneyland, you should know the rules. It may be the most amazing place in the world, but the rules are kind of strange.
Rule1：Disneyland employees（雇员）are not allowed（允许）to say they do not know the answer to a question. If they are not sure, they must find someone who does or call their manager.
Rule2：Disneyland employees are not allowed to discuss their job on social media（社交网络）. If they break this rule, they may get fired.
Rule3：Disneyland employees. are not allowed to point. If people ask them for directions（方向）, they must gesture（做手势）with two fingers or their hand, never one finger.
1. According to the passage, you should know __________ rules if you want to work at Disneyland.| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
| A．are allowed to say that they do not know | B．must find someone for help |
| C．can discuss with the tourists | D．can't break the rules |
| A．catch fire | B．make a fire | C．be a fireman | D．lose their jobs |
| A．Disneyland visitors | B．Disneyland manager |
| C．Disneyland employees | D．Disneyland |
4 . Rice Pudding
Ingredients：
sugar, milk, water, rice, vanilla（香精）, nutmeg（核仁）
How to make it:
Firstly, put the sugar and milk in a pan and boil
Secondly, add water and rice. Then simmer（炖）for 30 minutes, stir（搅拌）it a few times each minute.
Next, cook it for about 30 minutes until the pudding is thick.
Then turn off the heat and stir.
After that, put the pudding into a bowl and let it cool.
Finally, put nutmeg on the top, and it's ready!
1. Salt is one of the ingredients for rice pudding.2. First, put the sugar and water in a pan and boil
3. Simmer for half an hour.
4. Next, cook it until the pudding is thick.
5. Finally, stir nutmeg in the pudding
①There are a lot of rules around us, such as house rules, classroom rules, traffic rules, etc. Rules are very important, because they can make us feel safe and make our life be in order.
②As a student, we must not eat or drink in the classroom. We must be quiet in the classroom. And we must not draw on the desks. Also, we must not be late for school. And we must listen to the teachers carefully in class.
③As we are living in a big city, traffic rules are one of the most important rules to us. There are a lot of traffic rules around us. When the street is busy, we must wait on the pavement（人行道）, We cannot run across the road. Why? Because we are too young and there are many cars on the road. It is very dangerous. Usually, our parents take us to school or back home. But when we cross the road alone, we should be more careful and follow traffic rules.
④We want to live a happy life, don't we? Then we must follow these rules.
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6 . PISA is not the same as pizza, although both words are pronounced the same by Chinese. Pizza, of course, is the tasty Italian dish of crispy bread topped with many wonderful flavors. PISA, on the other hand, is just a test, a reflection of the knowledge you learn in school. And how could that possibly be as flavorful as pizza?!
PISA stands for Programme for International Student Assessment. It’s a test taken every three years by fifteen-year-olds worldwide. It tests students’ ability in math, reading and science. Last year’s results were just released and they show that Shanghai students are ranked number one in the world. Yes, that’s right! Shanghai students are the best in the world!
Shanghai students are the best because they are also the hardest working. No other students in the world put in as many hours of study, homework and test taking as Shanghai students. And few others feel the stress of schoolwork like Shanghai students.
That’s why the Shanghai education authority is encouraging students to step away from their books from time to time and take up hobbies or join clubs. Schools are setting aside time and providing facilities so that students can follow some personal interests such as photography, art, singing and dancing. They want students to have a little more flavor in their lives.
Doing well on the tests like PISA is important, but developing yourself as a whole person is also important. There is no end to the flavor you can add to pizza, and there should be no limit to the amount of flavors you can add to your own life.
1. Is PISA pronounced that same as pizza by Chinese?__________________________________________________________
2. What does PISA stand for?
__________________________________________________________
3. How often is PISA taken?
__________________________________________________________
4. What did the last year’s results show?
__________________________________________________________
5. Why is the Shanghai education authority encouraging students to step away from their books?
__________________________________________________________
6. Is it a good idea that schools are setting aside time and providing facilities for the students? Why or why not?
__________________________________________________________
Ella has been to a lot of interesting places, and this time she went to Thailand（泰国）. Let's travel with her.
Elephants everywhere The elephant is the most important animal in Thailand, just like the panda is in China. There are lots of elephants here. You can meet elephants everywhere in this country. People often ride on elephants and go to different places.
Market on the water Do you know anything about the "market on the water"? There are many rivers in this city. People sell flowers, vegetables and other goods（东西）on their boats.
Water-splashing Festival（泼水节）It is the biggest festival in Thailand. It's in the middle of April every year. For three days, people sing, dance and splash water on each other. They think that water can clean away bad things and bring good luck. They give their best wishes to their families and friends with water.
1. What is the most important animal in Thailand?2. Where do people sell flowers?
3. When is the Water-splashing Festival?
4. What do people think of water?
5. For how many days do people celebrate the Water-splashing Festival?
6. What do you think of Bangkok?
Hi, dear boys and girls! Do you know how to be a healthy kid? Here are some rules you should follow.
First, eat different foods. especially fruit and vegetables. You may have a favourite food, but you'd better eat something different. If you eat different foods, you will probably get more nutrients（营养物质）your body needs.
Second, drink more water and milk as often as possible. When you're really thirsty, cold water is the No. 1 choice. Milk is a great drink that can give you more calcium（钙）your body needs to ,grow strong `bones.
Third, listen to your body. How do you feel when you are full? When you are eating, notice how your body feels and when your stomach feels comfortably full. Eating too much will not make you feel comfortable and will make you fat.
Fourth, limit（限制）screen time. Screen time is the time you watch TV, DVDs and videos, or using computers. It is good to take more exercise such as basketball, bike riding and swimming. You can't watch TV for more than two hours a day.
Fifth, be active. One thing you'd like to do as a kid is to find out which activity you like best. Find ways to be active every day.
1. You should eat different foods especially ___________.| A．meat | B．hamburgers | C．sweets | D．fruit and vegetables |
| A．Juice | B．Milk | C．Cold water | D．Tea |
| A．five | B．nine | C．fifteen | D．thirteen |
| A．Cold water | B．Hot water | C．Milk | D．Tea |
| A．Eating too little | B．Eating too much |
| C．Eating hamburgers | D．Eating fruit and vegetables |
| A．When you're eating, you don't have to notice how your body feels. |
| B．You can eat your favourite food as much as possible. |
| C．We should try to live in an active way in our life. |
| D．You can watch TV when you like to get more information. |
9 . On Christmas Eve- the night before Christmas Day, children are very happy. They put their stockings at the end of their beds before they go to bed. They want Father Christmas to give them some presents. Mr. Green tells his children that Father Christmas is a very kind man. He comes on Christmas Eve. He lands on top of each house and comes down the chimney into the fireplace and brings them a lot of presents. Christmas Day always begins before breakfast. The children wake up very early. They can't wait to open the presents in their stockings. Then they wake up their parents and say: Merry Christmas! Do you know what Christmas means? Christmas Day is the birthday of Jesus Christ.
1. What is Christmas Eve?It is
2. Where do children put their stockings before they go to bed?
They
3. When does Father Christmas come?
4. What does Father Christmas bring to children?
5. Are children happy on Christmas Day?
6. What do children say to their parents on the morning of Christmas?
10 . Lily has been in Hong Kong for about two weeks. She found that people in Hong Kong have different eating times and habits from hers.
In London, people usually have some bread for breakfast but people in Hong Kong have congee. People in London often have hamburgers for lunch at one o'clock. People in Hong Kong have hamburgers too, but less often. They usually have different kinds of dishes or dumplings instead. Lily really loves Chinese food. There are so many kinds and they are all very delicious.
In the evening, people in London usually have dinner at about seven o'clock. Not in Hong Kong! In Hong Kong people have dinner at about ten! In London, Lily is usually in bed by eleven. But in Hong Kong, the streets are full every night. A lot of people go to bed until midnight because they like to have some drinks with their friends after dinner. Hong Kong is really an everbright city（不夜城）.
1. How long has Lily been in Hong Kong?2. What do people in Hong Kong usually have for breakfast?
3. People in Hong Kong never have hamburgers for lunch, do they?
4. When do people in London usually have dinner?
5. Why do a lot of people in Hong Kong go to bed until midnight?
6. What do you think of the life in Hongkong?
