Join us this July in the Lake School Garden! Garden Club is open to those who will be in Grade 6 or Grade 7 this autumn. Each week we will work and play. We will learn from the gardeners. They’ve looked after the garden and worked with students throughout this past school year.
Where: We will meet at the Sunshine Community Center. Bus No. 2 will pick us up there and take us to the Lake School Garden. We will take the bus back to Sunshine Community Center after each day’s garden activities.
When: July 7 ～July 17
Time: 9:00 a. m. ～ 2:30 p. m.
Cost:＄60
Visit our website www. ashlandparks. org or call 715-68 -705 by 30/6/2021
1. Garden Club is open to students who will be in Grade 8 this autumn.2. Students will learn to look after the garden and work with the gardeners.
3. Students will meet at Sunshine Community Center and take a bus to Lake School Garden.
4. The club members will spend 7 days studying and working in the garden.
5. If you want to join the club, you can call the club before June 30.
6. The passage is mainly（主要地）about the garden activities in Garden Club.
What do you eat for lunch? Lunch food may be different in different countries. Let’s take a look around the world to see people’s lunch.
America
During workdays, Americans eat a quick lunch like a sandwich, or something from the night before. Children bring packed lunches to school. Adults may leave work to go out for a quick lunch. They may also choose sandwiches or hamburgers, and sometimes salad.
Japan
Japanese often eat rice, noodles, seafood and beef in bowls or bento (便当) boxes. School children and adults take their lunch to their working places with bento boxes. Miso soup is popular.
Thailand
Lunch in Thailand is usually noodles. There are many ways to cook noodles. One popular dish is thin rice noodles, tofu and prawns. Another way to eat rice noodles is with meat, vegetables and thick gravy (肉汁).
1. People in different countries may not have the same kind of lunch.2. Many Americans may leave work and go home to cook lunch.
3. School children in Japan can use bento boxes to take their lunch.
4. People can find meat, vegetables and thick gravy in rice noodles in Thailand.
5. This passage mainly tells us about students’ lunch in some countries.
3 . The small talk is a good way to kill time and make friends. But do you know what to say to start a small talk with foreign people?
In Britain, the best topic is the weather. Because the British weather changes quite often. It's a safe topic. So you can start a small talk simply by saying "It's a lovely day today, isn't it?" Besides the weather, it's good to talk about gardens. For example, you could say, "Those roses look really beautiful, don't they?" In addition（此外）, British people love their pets very much. So it's also nice to start with "What a lovely dog! What is its name?"
In America, people like to talk about sports, such as American football. They also talk about clothes by saying "It's a nice shirt! Where did you get it?" And the weather is a safe topic there, too.
Of course, there are also a lot of topics to avoid（避免）during small talks in western countries. For example, don't ask people "How old are you?", especially（特别）women. And never ask "How much money do you make?" It makes people unhappy and it's also impolite.
1. ________ is a safe small talk topic for British people.| A．Age | B．Weather | C．Money | D．Time |
| A．讲小话 | B．小声交谈 | C．随意聊天 | D．大声朗读 |
| A．money | B．sports | C．time | D．seasons |
| A．How old are you? | B．Lovely weather, isn't it? |
| C．Where did you get that nice shirt? | D．You look so pretty in red. |
| A．5. | B．4. | C．3. | D．2. |
| A．Why do we start a small talk? |
| B．Good and bad topics for small talks. |
| C．Americans like to talk about weather. |
| D．How to make friends with Americans and British people. |
| Dear friends， Welcome to shop at Spring Department Store. Here are some tips on using the escalator safely. Dos 1. Always stand and face the front. 2. Hold the handrail（扶手）. 3. Parents should hold children’s hands. 4. Take care of your long dresses. They can easily get caught in the moving steps. Don’ts A. Never play on the escalator. This is dangerous. B. Never walk up the escalator when it is moving down. C. Don’ t use the escalator when you are carrying heavy bags. D. Don’t use the escalator when you can’ t walk well. We wish you a happy shopping. Thank you very much. Spring Department Store 25th December, 2019 |
| A．an invitation | B．an advertisement | C．a card | D．some rules |
| A．In a shopping centre. | B．In a library. |
| C．In a park. | D．In a hospital. |
| A．the escalator | B．a moving step |
| C．playing on the escalator | D．standing on the escalator |
| A．keep the shopping centre clean | B．tell you what to buy |
| C．keep you safe on the escalator | D．tell you how to go shopping |
| A．with a child | B．carrying heavy bags |
| C．carrying a pet dog | D．wearing a dress |
| Name | Class | Favorite (最喜欢的) Color | Favorite Sport | Favorite Food |
| Helen Hill | Eight | Green | Pingpong | Bread & Carrots |
| Eric Miller | Seven | Black | Baseball | Hamburgers & Icecream |
| Mary Brown | Two | Pink | Soccer | Tomatoes & Eggs |
| Henry Green | Seven | Blue | Tennis | Chicken & Salad |
1. What is Helen's last name?
| A．Miller. | B．Green. | C．Hill. | D．Brown. |
| A．A pingpong bat. | B．A soccer ball. |
| C．A tennis ball. | D．A baseball bat. |
| A．Helen and Eric. | B．Eric and Henry. |
| C．Henry and Mary. | D．Mary and Helen. |
| A．Henry's favorite color is green |
| B．Mary likes eating fruit |
| C．Helen plays baseball after class |
| D．Eric doesn't eat healthy food |
| A．favorite things | B．eating habits |
| C．sports games | D．good friends |
6 . A habit is something we do very often. We do not think when we are doing it. We can have good habits or bad habits.
This passage gives some advice on how to be healthy. It tells you what you must do if you want to be healthy. It also tells you what you must not do. It talks about good habits and bad habits.
“Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.”
This is an old English saying. Have you heard it before? It means that we must go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning. If we do, we shall be healthy, rich and clever.
Is this true? Perhaps it is. The body must have enough sleep. Children need ten hours’ sleep every night. If you don’t go to bed early, you can’t have enough sleep. Then you can’t think properly and you can’t do your work properly. You will not be clever and you may not become rich.
Some people go to bed late at night and get up late in the morning. This is not good for them. We must sleep at night when it is dark. The darkness helps us sleep properly. When the daylight comes, we must get up. This is the time for exercise. Exercise means doing things with the body. Walking, running, swimming, playing games are all exercises. If the body is not used, it becomes weak. Exercise keeps it strong.
1. A habit is ________.| A．something good | B．something bad |
| C．something we often do | D．something we don’t think about |
| A．how to be healthy | B．sleep is important |
| C．we need exercise | D．people’s bodies |
| A．strong | B．rich |
| C．clever | D．healthy |
| A．Daylight | B．Darkness |
| C．Exercises | D．Food |
| A．keeping the body strong | B．thinking properly |
| C．working properly | D．doing things with the body |
| A．We should go to bed late and get up late. |
| B．We should go to bed early and get up late. |
| C．We should go to bed late and get up early. |
| D．We should go to bed early and get up early. |
In most parts of the world, many students help their school make less pollution. They join “environment clubs”. In the clubs, they work together to make the environment clean. Here are some things they often do.
No-rubbish lunches. How much do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches to school in bags so that they can have their own favorite lunch at school. Every week they will choose the classes that make the least (最少)rubbish and report them to the school.
No-car day. On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car-- not the students and not the teachers! Cars give pollution to the air, so remember: walk, bike or run. It’s lots of fun to use your legs!
Turn off the taps! Do you know that washrooms can waste about twenty tons of water an hour? In a year, that will fill(填满) a small river! In the clubs, students mend(修理) those broken taps in washrooms.
We love our environment. Let’s work together to make it clean.
1. Environment clubs ask students _______.| A．to run to school | B．to exercise more |
| C．not to forget to take cars | D．not to throw away food |
| A．at restaurants | B．at home |
| C．at clubs | D．at school |
| A．both students and teachers | B．only students |
| C．neither students nor teachers | D．only teachers |
| A．a club | B．a lot of water |
| C．a toilet | D．a small river |
| A．everyone should look after the environment well |
| B．some great teachers start environment clubs |
| C．all students are the members of environment clubs |
| D．using your legs is a lot of fun for many people |
8 . Ann’s birthday dinner is next week. Her family want to get some food for her.
“Does Ann like chicken? I like chicken.” Her brother Jack asks.
“I think she likes it, and she likes hamburgers, too.” Mum says.
“Well, chicken and hamburgers. What about fruit?” Dad asks.
“I know she likes strawberries. She always eats some strawberries after dinner.” Jack says.
“What fruit do you want, Jack?” Mum asks.
“I like pears, Mum. And apples, too.” Jack says.
“Well, it sounds good. I like them, too.” Dad says.
“OK. Let’s get some strawberries, apples and pears.” Mum says.
They think it must be a great birthday dinner.
1. people are in this family.| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
| A．Rice. | B．Eggs. | C．Bread. | D．Hamburgers. |
| A．Ann’s father. | B．Ann’s friend. | C．Ann’s cousin. | D．Ann’s brother. |
| A．pears and apples | B．Jack and Ann |
| C．Mum and Dad | D．strawberries and pears |
| A．Great Parents | B．Good Brothers |
| C．Healthy Food for Us | D．Birthday Food for Ann |
Some family names come from the places of their homes. A man live on or near a hill, his family name may be (可能是) Hill. In England, people's names may be Wood, Lake because they live near the wood (树林) 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 father's family names. If you hear the name "Jackson", you can know that 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．hobby | C．job | D．country |
| A．Jack's father | B．Jack's best friend |
| C．the grandfather of Jack | D．the son of Jack |
| A．family names | B．English people |
| C．hills and lakes | D．jobs and homes |
10 . Do you want to live a happier, less stressful(有压力的) life? Try laughing for no reason at all. That’s how millions of people start their day at Laughter(笑声) Clubs around the world and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the best ways to stay healthy.
The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr. Madan Kataria.“Young children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day,” says Dr. Kataria. “Everyone is naturally good at laughing — it’s the common language. We want people to feel happy with their lives.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 in the world.
Many doctors are also interested in the effects(效果) of laughter on our health. According to a 5-year study at the UCLA School of Medicine in California, with laughing there is less stress in the body. Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%.
So what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest club in South London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class, to be honest, I wasn’t interested in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking silly. Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say “ho ho ho, ha ha ha” while looking at each other. However, our bodies can’t tell the difference between real laughter and unreal laughter, so they still produce the same healthy effects.
Surprisingly, it works! After ten minutes everybody in the room was laughing for real and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was surprised by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you’re under stress, then start laughing. You might be very pleased with the results.
1. The first Laughter Club was started in __________.| A．India | B．America | C．Britain | D．China |
| A．Over 300. | B．Over 500. | C．Over 800. | D．Over 1,300. |
| A．Surprised. | B．Pleased. | C．Nervous. | D．Tired. |
| A．After ten minutes. | B．After ten hours. |
| C．After ten seconds. | D．After ten days. |
| A．young children laugh much more often than adults in a day |
| B．laughing is one of the best ways to stay healthy |
| C．many doctors are also interested in the effects of laughter on our health |
| D．real laughter and unreal laughter are both good for health |
