The new book Harry Potter and the Half-Blood is warmly welcomed by the children in China. It sells well across China. You can see and hear the advertisements about the book here and there.
Why is the book so attractive (吸引人的) to children? After reading it, I was attracted by the magic world. I can not help asking: where is our own Harry Potter?
China has a long history and colorful culture. With a large market of teenagers, China published (出版) many popular books among children. However, why are the present books not as good as those foreign ones?
Firstly, quiet a number of children’s are of strong sense of teaching, and they have little interest. Reading them, children often have a feeling of being “educated”. Certainly, they don’t like them. Secondly, fewer children like the same stories, but most Chinese books are usually much the same. One knows the ending as early as in the beginning. Finally, the writers seldom think about children’s needs.
First-class Reading for children should be interesting, and written in their language.
1.About the present Chinese children’s books, which is NOT right?
A. They have little interest. B. Our writers seldom know children’s needs.
C. Most of them are the same. D. They are better than foreign ones.
2.Harry Potter is so popular, because __________.
A. it’s the same as Chinese books B. it can lead children into a wonderful world
C. it’s not written in children’s language D. it’s advertised more often on TV or posters
3.The Chinese meaning of the underlined phrase “First-class Reading” is _______.
A. 第一批读物 B. 一节课的阅读 C. 一流的读物 D. 基础的阅读
4.“Where is our own Harry Potter?” means __________.
A. the writer can’t find any books for children
B. Chinese presents should buy Harry Potter for their children
C. our children should learn from Harry Potter
D. Chinese writers should write better books for children
5. Which is the best title (标题) of the passage?
A. Ways to read books. B. A magic boy, Harry Potter.
C. Books and advertisements. D. Our children need better books.
One day, Tomas Jefferson, the president of the USA, was crossing a river with a group of travelers. The river was overflowing its banks. So it was very dangerous to cross it on a horse. Each man was fighting for his life! Then another traveler came and he wanted to cross it, too. But he didn’t have a horse. He watched the group and then asked Jefferson to take him. Jefferson agreed immediately. The man climbed on. After they were both safe to the other side of the river, someone asked the man, “Why did you ask present for help? Did you know him?” The man was shocked because he didn’t know Jefferson was the president. “All I know,” he said, “on some of your faces were written the answer NO, but there was the answer YES on his face.”
1.Who was Tomas Jefferson?
A. He was a businessman. B. He was a teacher.
C. He was a captain. D. He was the president of the USA.
2. How did they cross the river?
A. In a boat. B. On their horses.
C. By swimming. D. By building a bridge.
3. When the group were crossing the river, ________.
A. water was flowing out of the river B. it was windy and very cold
C. there were many empty boats in the river D. everyone wrote a word on the face
4. At last, __________.
A. both Jefferson and the man were safe to cross the river
B. only Jefferson crossed the river
C. only the man crossed the river
D. Jefferson’s horse died
5.From the passage, we know that _________.
A. all the travelers were kind B. Jefferson was helpful
C. nobody knew the president D. the man gave Jefferson some money
Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising there are many expressions about cats. Do you know any of them? Now let me introduce some to you.
Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries. If someone looks very proud or satisfied with himself, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary.
Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches. So if you play cat and mouse with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a child might offer something sweet to her little brother, and then take it away when reaches for it.
A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner. The saying that looks like something the cat dragged in describes something in bad condition.
A fat cat is a person with a lot of money.
There are many other expressions about cats in America. How interesting! Which kind of cat are you, or which kind would you like to be?
1.Americans like ________ best as pets.
A. dogs B. pigs C. cats D. mice
2.The canary is a kind of ________.
A. dog B. cat C. bird D. fish
3. If you have much money, we can call you ________.
A. a fat cat B. a happy cat C. a thin cat D. a sad cat
4.If someone always thinks highly of himself, we can say _________.
A. he plays cat and mouse with someone
B. he looks like the cat that ate the canary
C. he is a lazy cat
D. he has dragged in something
5.The passage introduces us ________ expressions about cat.
A. one B. two C. three D. four
1. The match is between Brazil and ___________.
A. Argentina B. China C. Germany D. Japan
2.If Marry wants to be the assistant, she can phone the number ________.
A. 833059 B. 383539 C. 383359 D. 330859
3.Where is Jiuzi Square?
A. It’s by Longwo Lake. B. It’s in Biguiyuan village.
C. It’s far from the city. D. It’s in the center of the city.
4. You can watch the dolphin show ___________.
A. at 9:30 am, Wednesday B. at 10:00 am, Monday
C. at 1:00 pm, Thursday D. at 11:30 am, Tuesday
5.With 24,000yuan, Mr. Green can rent the house for _________.
A. 2 years B. one year C. 10 months D. 13 months
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Tang Jun is chatting with his e-pal David (和网友大卫聊天) on QQ.
(D: David; T: Tang Jun)
D: Hi, how is it going these days?
T: Pretty good! We celebrated our Dragon Boat Festival (端午节) last week.
D: Dragon Boat Festival? 1.
T: To remember an ancient Chinese poet (诗人).
D: How do you usually celebrate it?
T: 2. . But this year, we did something more interesting.
D: What did you do?
T: Our school had a Dragon Boat race.
D: 3. . Who won the race?
T: Our class.
D: 4.
T: Thanks a lot. I hope you can come to China sometime.
D: 5. . I’m interested in Chinese traditions. Tell me more about them next time.
T: OK, I will. See you.
D: See you!
In Australia, different people have different ways to enjoy themselves. They also have their own ideas about 61 to pass time.
62 children, about 80%, work hard in school because they have to take lots of exams. After school, they don’t want to stay at home reading books any more. 63 , they put aside their school bags and go out to play.
Some old people 64 early in the morning. Then they go to park to 65 . It helps them know what is happening around the world. In the evening, they would prefer to stay at home 66 rather than do anything else.
Young people enjoy having 67 trip on weekends. They go to mountains to have a picnic or go to the 68 to camp. They usually start on Friday and spend one or two days outside. Then on 69 evening, they start their way back home. 70 seems to be in a hurry, although a busy week is waiting for them again.
1. A. what B. how C. when D. why
2.A. Some B. Most C. All D. No
3. A. However B. Though C. Instead D. Or
4.A. get up B. come up C. stay up D. set up
5.A. read newspapers B. do sports C. enjoy themselves D. have breakfast
6. A. climbing hills B. watching TV C. go shopping D. going hiking
7. A. boring B. busy C. tiring D. relaxing
8. A. forest B. floor C. flat D. factory
9.A. Friday B. Sunday C. Tuesday D. Wednesday
10.A. Anybody B. Somebody C. Everybody D. Nobody
