Do you often see a windsock blowing in the wind? Well, you can make one of your own! This is a fun thing that you can do with things you may have. You just need to follow a few easy steps.
You will need:
one piece of heavy colored paper
five ribbons
strong tape（胶带）
a string（细绳，线）
a pencil
What to do:
Step 1: Draw pictures on the paper. You can write your name on it. Do anything that will make it special to you.
Step 2: Make the paper into the shape of a tube. Hold one of the shorter edges（边缘）over the other. Then make them together with the tape at each end and in the middle.
Step 3: Use a pencil to make a hole into both sides of the tube. The holes should be only on one end of the tube. Pull（拉）the string through both holes. Then tie（绑，系）the ends of the string together.
Step 4: Now make five holes around the top of the other end of the tube. Put a ribbon through each of the holes. Tie a knot in the ends. Make sure the knots are bigger than the holes.
Now your windsock is ready to use, but how does it work? The shape of the tube plays an important part. Wind blows through the tube and makes it fly and dance around. Hold the windsock up in the air by its string and run around. It will fly behind you. You can also hang（悬挂）it outside and watch it dance around on its own!
1. You draw pictures on the paper to make the windsock ________.| A．fun | B．heavy | C．strong | D．special |
| A．Tape. | B．Ribbons. | C．A pencil. | D．A string. |
| A．Make holes in the tube. | B．Tape the tube together. |
| C．Tie knots in the ribbons. | D．Put a string through the hole. |
| A．Its shape. | B．Its size. |
| C．The color of the paper. | D．The number of the holes. |
| A．To tell an interesting story. | B．To show how to do something. |
| C．To teach an important lesson. | D．To show what a windsock is like. |
2 . After losing his close friend and his mother in the same year, Dylan changed（改变）his lifestyle by traveling the world with his pet ferret（雪貂）.
“It was terrible for me, but I didn’t want to be grieved all the time,” said Dylan. “I needed to start a new life.”
So Dylan gave up（放弃）his job and sold his house and cars. Finally, he got $19, 500 for his dream trip. Then he traveled around the world with his “friend”: the ferret Bandit.
Setting off（出发） in February 2018, the two traveled to 11 countries, such as Germany, Sweden, England and Italy, in 8 months.
“Traveling was the most fantastic experience（经历）in my life,” said Dylan. And he was especially happy to be able to travel with his best friend who was always by his side. “We followed the sun across the world and camped under the stars in fun places.”
Dylan finished a book about his travel called Before Our Adventures months ago. “The book is all about how you can take anything bad and turn it into something really good,” said Dylan. “Everyone is able to do that.”
Dylan now works in schools across the world and teaches kids about how to build confidence（自信）, self-esteem（自尊） and develop outdoor living skills（技能）such as camping and bushcraft.
1. What does paragraph I mainly tell us?| A．Whom Dylan cared about. | B．What made Dylan different. |
| C．How Dylan spent his free time. | D．Why Dylan decided to travel around the world. |
| A．unhappy | B．glad | C．tired | D．serious |
① Dylan’s job ② The age of his pet
③ The time he returned home. ④The countries he visited.
| A．①② | B．②③ | C．①④ | D．③④ |
3 . A teacher takes a very big bottle and puts a few big stones （石头） into it. He asks the students, “Is the bottle full?”
They all answer, “Yes!”
The teacher then puts some small stones into the bottle. The small stones are between the big stones. He then asks, “Is it full now?”
Some students give no answers, but most answer, “Yes!”
The teacher then starts to put some sand（沙子） into the bottle. For the third time, the teacher asks, “Is it full?”
Now most students give no answers, but some still answer, “Yes!” Then the teacher puts a cup of water into the bottle. “What does it tell us?” asks the teacher.
One clever student answers, “No matter（无论）how busy you are, you can always find time to do some more thing.”
“No,” says the, teacher. “If you don't put the big stones into the first, you can never get them in. The big stones are the important things in your life. If your life with small things like the small stones, sand and water, you’ll never have the time for the important things.”
1. How many of the students really know what the act wants to tell them?| A．All | B．Most | C．Some | D．None |
| A．The sand | B．The water. | C．The big stones. | D．The small stones. |
| A．We should use our time to do some more things. |
| B．We should try to ask the teachers more questions. |
| C．We should not put sand or water into our life. |
| D．We should try to find the important things in our life |
4 . A man was fishing on the bank of a river. A boy came to see him fishing. The man was really good at fishing and he could catch a full basket of fish in a short time. The man saw that the boy was very cute and he wanted to give him a whole basket of fish. but the boy shook his head. The man was surprised and asked, “Why don't you want the fish?”
The boy replied, “I want the fishing rod (竿) in your hands.”
The man asked, “Why do you want the rod?”
“I will eat up all the fish in the basket soon, but if I have the fishing rod, I can use it to catch a lot of fish by myself.”
Many people will certainly say the boy is very smart. Wrong! If he doesn't know fishing skills, he cannot catch fish with a fishing rod. It's useless to only have a fishing rod; fishing skills are more important than having a fishing rod.
Many people want to have a “fishing rod” in their lives. They are just like the boy. They thought that if they had a fishing rod, they would have fish to eat. Life is full of exciting things. We should try to learn fishing skills instead of having a fishing rod.
1. The man was fishing on the bank of __________.| A．a river | B．a lake | C．a pool | D．a sea |
| A．smart | B．silly | C．wrong | D．dull |
| A．The Fishing Rod | B．The Fishing Man | C．The Fishing Boy | D．The Fishing Skills |
5 . Tom was a fat boy when he was ten. He liked watching TV very much. He watched TV at least 5 hours every day. Wherever (无论哪里) he went, he would be late.
One day, he found a pair of special glasses in his post-box (邮箱). He also found a message saying, “With these you can see time.”
The boy decided to have a try. He put the glasses on, looked at his brother, a tall and thin boy, and saw a big box of flowers on top of his head. And it wasn't just his brother. When he looked at his parents, he also saw the flowers. The three boxes were very large and the flowers were very beautiful. Then, he looked at himself (他自己) from the mirror. He saw the flowers, too. But his flowers went to the mouth of the television. Its mouth was big. His flowers became fewer and fewer.
At last, he learned that watching TV was a waste of time. He could learn nothing from it. He decided he would never again let the television eat his time.
1. What did Tom look like?| A．Tall. | B．Short. | C．Thin. | D．Fat. |
| A．Every day. | B．Once a week. | C．Twice a week. | D．Never. |
| A．珍惜 | B．浪费 | C．利用 | D．改进 |
| A．Tom found the glasses in the bookcase. |
| B．Tom looked the same as his brother through the glasses. |
| C．Tom looked at his brother first with the glasses. |
| D．Tom didn't have any flowers when he looked at himself. |
6 . Rotorua Grammar School Holiday Clubs
Do something different. Don’t just watch TV.
Come and join us and have some real fun!
There are lots of different ways to spend your free time. You can choose as many clubs as you like. You don’t need to have any special skills（技能） to join us. They are also FREE for all our students.
Photography（摄影） Clubs Join us to learn about choosing a camera and ideas on taking successful photos. We will also teach you how to use your PC to print（打印） your photos. 9 a. m. to 11 a. m. Monday Room 308 |
Art Club It you like art, spend a day in the Art Room. During the day, we will use different things: pencils, watercolors, oil paints. We’ll also have a special lesson from a cartoonist（漫画家）, who will teach us how to draw cartoons. 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. Monday |
Science Club Einstein, Edison, Newton—they learnt about science when they were young. If you want to try out（实验）new ideas, come to our club. We do lots of things to see what happens. We meet twice a week in the science club. 8: 30 a. m. to 4: 30 p. m. Thursday & Friday |
Collection（收藏）Club If you like collecting stamps（邮票） or postcards, come go our club! You can share your collection and swap（交换）things with other members to build your collection. We have lots of ideas about what to do to add to your collection. Meet in Room 510. 2 p. m. to 4 p. m. Wednesday |
1. If students join the clubs, they ________.
| A．don’t need to pay | B．can’t choose over two |
| C．must go every day | D．must have special skills |
| A．To make stamps. | B．To make money. |
| C．To make friends with each other. | D．To make their collection better. |
| A．trying out their new ideas | B．learning about scientists |
| C．studying science books | D．watching science TV programs |
| A．The collecting club meets in Room 308. |
| B．Members learn how to draw on Friday. |
| C．The Art Club has a special lesson on Monday. |
| D．Members can print photos in the science museum. |
Art Class This design and art course starts in early February and ends in late April. In this course you will learn to draw pictures of persons. When: From 7: 30 pm to 9: 00 pm every Wednesday Where: Room 415, People CC Who: Children from 7 to 12 years old Cost: $ 180 for the whole course Please call Moon at 6978899 for more information. |
A Day Trip to Hydroponics Farm Visit Healthcliff Hydroponics Farm. Learn how vegetables grow without soil. You can buy vegetables at bargain prices, too. I’m sure you can pay less for what you want. The one-day trip is on February 8th, from 7: 00 am to 7: 00 pm. Cost: $ 20 Please call Hoon at 6297998 for more information. |
1. How long does the art class last?
| A．About 2 months. | B．About 3 months. |
| C．About 4 months | D．About 5 months |
| A．Persons. | B．Mountains. | C．Animals. | D．Flowers. |
| A．$20 | B．$180 | C．$200 | D．$220 |
| A．High prices. | B．Low prices. | C．Big prices | D．Bad prices |
| A．go to Room 415, People CC |
| B．call Moon at 6978899 |
| C．call Hoon at 6297998 after February 8th |
| D．visit Healthcliff Hydroponics Farm |
 | Ma Liang is a poor boy who loves painting. He always uses his magic brush to fight against bad people in the village. The cartoon The Magic Brush came out in 1955. | |
 | A group of tadpoles（蝌蚪）are born. They try to find their mother that they have never seen. The story is very simple, but it needs complex technology to show the artistic style of the ink wash painting. Baby Tadpoles Look for Their Mother was watched in 1961 first. | |
| The Monkey King: Havoc in Heaven（《大闹天宫》）（1961-1964）is China's first color cartoon. It is from the Chinese novel Journey to the West. It's successful. Not only we but also many westerners like the great monkey Sun Wukong. | |
| A．The Magic Brush | B．The Monkey King: Havoc in Heaven |
| C．Finding Nemo | D．Baby Tadpoles Look for Their Mother |
| A．简单的 | B．复杂的 | C．完全的 | D．杂乱的 |
| A．Ma Liang fought against the villagers with his brush. |
| B．Baby Tadpoles Look for Their Mother came out in 1964. |
| C．The Monkey King: Havoc in Heaven is from a Chinese novel. |
| D．Just only westerners like the great monkey Sun Wukong. |
9 . These days, more and more Chinese people enjoy sending and receiving messages on the phone. It can help them to get the latest news and communicate with friends. But I think I should read more books besides the textbooks, the more, the better. It can open my eyes and improve my language skills. Of course, it also can help me get good grades. Do you know how to read more and learn more? Here are some tips for you.
Clear your purpose (目的) for reading
Before you start reading, ask yourself why you are reading this book? Most people read for two main reasons, pleasure or knowledge. Clearing about your reading purpose can not only help you choose the books you really need to read, but also remind you why reading the book is important to you, so you will keep reading and complete the book faster.
Read only what you are interested in
No matter what you are reading, it is important to enjoy what you read. Your friends may tell you the books they love, but those books might not necessarily be the ones you enjoy.
Give up books that you don't enjoy
You may have chosen-books that you are interested in, and they are right to your purpose. But while you are reading them, there may still be some books that you don't enjoy reading. Whenever you realize that you aren't enjoying the book you are reading, give it up. Remember reading shouldn't be a chore.
Set a reading goal
It is interesting that I read the books borrowed from libraries faster than those I bought. The reason is the books I bought don't have a due date! I don't need to return those books. Having a reading goal helps you work out how much reading you need to do in a week or even a day. Before you read each book, ask yourself what time you need to complete this book by.
1. Why do most people read books?| A．To get the latest news and communicate with friends. | B．For pleasure or knowledge. |
| C．To open their eyes and improve their language skills. | D．To get good grades. |
| A．Keep on reading. | B．Set a reading goal. |
| C．Read the books your friends love. | D．Give up the book. |
| A．星期 | B．借期 | C．还期 | D．日期 |
| A．how to read more and learn more | B．how to choose a good book |
| C．how to read faster | D．why we should read more books |
10 . Summer is here! It's time to take the tent and walk into the forest for a fun weekend of camping.
Whether (无论) you go for a week or a weekend with your family or friends, the first thing you need to remember is safety when camping. Here are some suggestions.
Always tell someone what your plans are, where you are going, what time you will be back and who will be with.
★Never go alone. It's better to have someone with you.
★Make sure you have everything you need before you go out.
★You can write them down on a piece of paper and put them one by one into your school bag.
★Know some first aid (急救) and carry a first aid kit (急救包) with you.
★Know the area you are camping in and how to get back home. If you're not sure about your camping abilities (能力), take an adult with you.
★Never go out into the forests without knowing the area, the animals you might meet or the rules for camping in the area.
If you want to learn more about camping, please come to our website.
1. What does the passage mainly talk about?| A．About the safety when camping. | B．The first aid when camping. |
| C．A fun weekend. | D．Summer plans. |
| A．the food you will take | B．the way you will choose |
| C．the condition (状况) of not being in danger | D．the communication with your family |
| A．Tell someone your plans, the places you will go, the time you will be back and the people you will go with when camping. |
| B．You'd better have someone with you. |
| C．If you don't know the area, don't go out into the forests. |
| D．From the website, we can't learn anything about camping. |
