1 . Children’s Games in Ancient China
Unlike the children nowadays, the children during ancient times didn’t have smart phones, iPads or computers to enjoy themselves.
Flying kites
Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood instead of paper. Nowadays, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite. Each of them has special features.
Playing hide-and-seek
Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children. Even nowadays, many children like playing it. There are two ways to play. One way is covering a child’s eyes while other kids run around to tease him.
Watching shadow plays
The closest thing to watching a film or television for entertainment during ancient times was going to see a shadow play.
Setting off fireworks
Fireworks have a history of more than 2,000 years. It is said that there was a beast named Nian in ancient China.
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| A．To scare off the beast, people burnt bamboo joints to make them explode (爆炸). |
| B．For example, the swallow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style. |
| C．The other way is that one child must try to find those who have hidden. |
| D．Instead, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood. |
| E．Folk artists manipulate puppets behind the screen and tell stories to the music. |
2 . How can you combine (结合) games with English learning? The answer is Wordle! Wordle players must correctly guess a five-letter word with just six tries. You either win by guessing it or lose because you run out of tries.
Invented by software engineer Josh Wardle, the game has been popular with millions of players across the world. Every midnight, Wordle refreshes its word of the day. For example. the answer for November 3 is ALOUD.
As you guess, the game gives you hints (提示). For example, if a letter is correct and in the right place, it turns green. If the letter is not in the word, it turns gray. If the letter is part of the word but in the wrong place, it turns yellow. These hints make the game into a puzzle (谜).
You need knowledge to win this game, not just luck. Every syllable (音节) in an English word includes at least one vowel (元音)，so finding vowels is a useful method. For example, in the word “think”, there is only one syllable and there is one vowel “i”.
Several days ago, I played this game and found it very interesting. First, I guessed the word “table”. Only “a” was green. Then, I guessed “maker” and the “r” turned yellow. In the end, I guessed “carry” and I was correct!
Wordle is not only a perfect game to have fun, but also an excellent tool to increase your English vocabulary. Why not have a try in your spare time?
1. Match the color hints with the situations and choose the right answer.
① The letter is not in the word.
② The letter is correct and in the right place.
③ The letter is part of the word but in the wrong place.
a. Green. b. Gray. c. Yellow.
| A．①-a ②-b ③-c | B．①-c ②-b ③-a | C．①-c ②-a ③-b | D．①-b ②-a ③-c |
| A．Easy. | B．Popular. | C．Interesting. | D．Useful. |
| A．Users can never win Wordle if they know little English. |
| B．Every syllable in an English word includes only one vowel. |
| C．There is only one correct word in Wordle every day. |
| D．Wordle players can guess a six-letter word with five tries. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
3 . Sara is my cousin. She is a cute (可爱的) girl of 4. Her favorite
Today Sara and her
Again, I come to my room and open (打开) the
“Is Sara
Then, I come near the desk and have a look. But she is not under it.
“Do you see Sara, Uncle Tim?” I ask.
“No. You can find her
I look around (环顾) the room and ask, “Ha-ha,
“It’s me! Now it’s your turn to hide,” Sara says from the sofa.
1.| A．game | B．color | C．computer | D．name |
| A．play | B．plays | C．watch | D．watches |
| A．friend | B．father | C．brother | D．grandfather |
| A．ask | B．find | C．lose | D．call |
| A．bag | B．box | C．bookcase | D．book |
| A．at | B．to | C．on | D．under |
| A．see | B．thank | C．think | D．know |
| A．yellow | B．purple | C．blue | D．brown |
| A．where | B．when | C．what | D．who |
| A．bed | B．sofa | C．chair | D．desk |
4 . Tony is playing hide-and-seek with his friends now! Where are his friends? Can Tony find them? Please look at the following information.
 | Name | Where are they? | How does Tony find them? |
| Gina | She is under the table. | Tony sees her red jacket. | |
| Tom & Mike | They are under the bed. | Mike’s hat is on the bed. | |
| Jane | She is in Tony’s grandmother’s room. | There is no furniture (家具) in the room, so Jane can’t hide. | |
| Jack | He is not under the desk. He is not under the sofa. | Tony can’t find him. Where is he? |
1. Tony plays with ________ friends at home.
| A．four | B．five | C．six | D．seven |
| A．red | B．white | C．blue | D．brown |
| A．Gina | B．Jane | C．Mike | D．Jack |
| A．in Mike’s room |
| B．in Jack’s room |
| C．in her grandma’s room |
| D．in his grandma’s room |
| A．Tom’s hat is on the bed. |
| B．Tony can’t find Gina or Jane. |
| C．We don’t know where Jack is. |
| D．There’s a table in grandma’s room. |
Have you been finding yourself in hot water with just about everyone in your life? Have your parents gotten angry with you because you didn’t clean up your room even after they had told you to do so? Have your teachers been criticizing (批评) you for not handing in your homework on time? Maybe you are even in trouble with yourself. Are you yawning (打哈欠) all the time?
Do you answer “yes” to some or even all of these questions?
More and more research has proved that too much gaming can change your brain structure (构造).
Luckily, there are ways for you to help yourself. Follow them, you can start feeling good about your life again. The first step is to accept that you’ve got a problem. You can say this to your friends. Next
In order to fight against this disease, you may have to change yourself.
| A．Do you consider yourself to be a gamer? |
| B．You have to get on well with your parents and teachers. |
| C．It can also lead to some physical illnesses with you. |
| D．You’d better spend less time on playing computer games. |
| E．Think about how you feel when you are playing your favorite games. |
Have you ever heard of a game of “catch”? It
They might have baseball gloves, or they might use their
Playing catch is a time for kids to be with their fathers. When they play catch, they are
When you ask some Americans
| A. Go Fish: Both younger and older kids can play Go Fish. This game encourages younger kids to learn matching skills. If you have older kids, it encourages leadership by teaching younger kids how to play. B. Pictionary: Improve your art skills with a drawing game that will encourage imagination. Pictionary’s purpose is to guess what the thing is from the other’s drawings. C. Monopoly: Monopoly is a board game. Choose a fun token piece (代币) and travel around the board. This fun game will teach your kids how to manage their money. D. Scrabble: Get points by placing letter pieces on the board to form different words. Scrabble will help your kids improve their vocabulary. E. Slapjack: The purpose of the game is to be the first player to slap (拍) the “J” and win all of the cards. This game is perfect for playing with more than five players. F. Yahtzee: Yahtzee will improve your kids’ counting ability. The purpose of the game is to score points. G. No Stress Chess: If you want to teach your kids chess, No Stress Chess is a good place to start. Each player chooses a card from their hands to show how their game pieces can be played. |
As modern games come out, people forget about the old ones. Teachers at a primary school ask their students to write games they know. They are surprised that many students know more about online games.
It is easy to see many of today’s school children don’t know those traditional games like hide-and-seek (捉迷藏) and jump rope games. They like to play computer games, go to the Internet, and play online games.
A teacher says, “Children forget those old games. It’s sad.”
The old games are usually outdoor activities. Children can play in breaks and after school. They often need friends to play with. They feel happy.
Jump rope games are always popular in countries all over the world. People like playing in different ways.
When a parent talks about her primary school, she says, “Rubber band (橡皮筋) jumping is so interesting. Girls love playing this game. This game can help children learn their jumping skills and make friends.”
But most primary school students today take their breaks in the classroom. They are busy with their studies.
“I think children should play many different outdoor games, but most of them don’t know what to play or how to play it,” a 40-year-old mother says. “Online games are bad for their eyes and these children don’t know what team work is.”
Schools, teachers and parents are trying to encourage (鼓励) children to play more traditional outdoor games.
1. Teachers are surprised that ________.| A．the students like playing traditional games |
| B．many students now know more about online games |
| C．the students only play hide-and-seek game at home |
| D．their students do not spend their breaks in the classroom |
| A．Hide-and-seek game. | B．Rubber band jumping. |
| C．Computer games. | D．Jump rope games. |
| A．Teachers don’t know the students’ interests. |
| B．Teachers give homework of traditional games. |
| C．The traditional games are often indoor activities. |
| D．The traditional games help the students learn about teamwork. |
| A．To ask students to take part in traditional games. |
| B．To teach students about how to play traditional games. |
| C．To tell parents to play traditional games with their kids. |
| D．To know differences between traditional games and modern games. |
Today, many children spend a lot of their free time playing games on the Internet. In the UK, 99% of kids aged 8 to 15 play video games. They spend almost 14 hours gaming a week. This information tells us that the benefits and dangers of video games must be carefully considered.
For many people, video games are fun. They have bright lights, funny cartoons and exciting stories. Everywhere you look, you can see children playing these games. They play on buses and trains, in restaurants and even at school.
Video games are educational too. They make kids think in a creative way and they have to move their hands and eyes quickly. This can improve the way that a child’s brain works. What’s more, video games make children use their imagination. The player has to do many creative things, like drawing, telling stories and building things. Video games are also good for children to learn about technology because they can learn how computers and other devices work while they play.
However, a recent study suggests that video games can also be bad for children. First, children can download many games for free. This means that parents often don’t know if their children are playing violent (暴力的) or scary (恐怖的) games. Second, many children spend too much time playing games on computers and this can lead to health problems. Third, if children spend too much time playing games instead of doing homework, they can have problems at school and get bad grades. Finally, video games can affect children’s social skills. If children spend too much time playing video games by themselves, they might not learn how to play with their friends.
In conclusion, it seems clear that video games have some advantages and some disadvantages. Parents should know what games their children are playing and how much time they spend on them. Parents should also make sure their children get enough exercise and spend time with other children.
1. How long do kids aged 8 to 15 in the UK spend on video games a week?2. Why are video games fun for many people?
3. What should parents know when their children are playing video games?
4. What do you think of video game playing? Why do you think so? (Please give two reasons.)
10 . Long long ago, a king loved riddles. Once a year he made a new riddle and offered a
Bob, a young man, was famous for his fine
One year the king made a new riddle. People came from far and wide. He drew a line on the courtyard. “Make this line shorter without erasing (清除) any part of it. Whoever wins can pick one of my strongest horses! Yet, is there anyone smarter than me? I doubt it!” the king
People looked at the line in different directions. “How can you make a line shorter without erasing any part of it?” the crowd asked each other. Some of them
Then Bob came with a bag of flour (面粉) from his shop. “Your Majesty, this riddle is just a piece of cake. ”
“Now, my king,” Bob smiled, “your line is shorter.”
“Such a clever trick!” the people were
| A．yard | B．prize | C．dinner | D．job |
| A．bread | B．clothes | C．cheese | D．riddles |
| A．a car | B．a horse | C．some bread | D．some money |
| A．promised | B．advised | C．ordered | D．challenged |
| A．tried | B．explained | C．succeeded | D．joked |
| A．fix | B．reach | C．hide | D．divide |
| A．pass | B．connect | C．float | D．disappear |
| A．Politely | B．Confidently | C．Nervously | D．Carelessly |
| A．shorter | B．longer | C．smaller | D．bigger |
| A．annoyed | B．bored | C．amazed | D．moved |
