A Christina from Spain
On the last day of the year, the 31st of December, people wait till 12 pm. Everybody must have 12 grapes(葡萄) to eat at midnight. At each sound of the clock, we must eat a group. But we can’t ever finish eating the grapes on time! Usually when people still have some grapes in their mouths, they look at each other and start to laugh. This tradition started in Spain long ago. One year, when there were a lot of grapes, the king of Spain decided to give grapes to everybody to eat on New Year’s Eve.
B Cordon from Britain
On New Year’s Day in Britain, people have parties. At 12 o’clock, the music stops, and we listen to the radio. On the radio we hear Big Ben, the famous clock in London. Then everybody sings a song about friendship and kisses their friends. We say “Happy New Year” to each other. It’s lucky if a tall man with dark hair is the first person to come to the house in the new year. So I go and visit as many friends as I can. They all give me a drink.
C Angela from Brazil
In all cities in Brazil, we have a big party on New Year’s Eve, especially in Rio de Janeiro. People in this city go to the beaches to watch fireworks(焰火)。We put flowers in the sea and think about things we want for ourselves or others. We usually wear white clothes for good luck during the New Year.
1.Picture___________ is about paragraph 1.
2.Who have parties on New Year’s Day?
A. People in Spain. B. People in Britain.
C. People in Brazil. D. Both B and C.
3.From the 2nd paragraph, we can infer (推断)that___________.
A. People listen to the radio at home.
B. Cordon can’t drink much.
C. Cordon is a tall man with dark hair.
D. there are no people near Big Ben.
4. On New Year’s Day, Brazilians usually wear white clothes because_________.
A. that reminds them of their happy life
B. they hope that can bring them good luck
C. they think that they look beautiful in white
D. that’s what they have to do during the New Year
5.This article mainly tells us ________________.
A. what people in Britain do on New Year’s Day
B. when and where people have New Year parties
C. why people in different countries like the New Year
D. what people around the world do on New Year’s Day
Most middle school students find it boring to learn English. But students in Yat Sen middle school in New York, US, don’t think so. Why? Because they are in the school of One Program, which asks students to work on their own or in small groups on computers to have math lessons.
“The program gives the students a new learning style. No traditional classroom can compare with it. We give each lesson according to the students’ interest and their strong and weak points,” said JoelⅠ. Klein, the school’s head teacher, “we’re looking for a new way that interest students children.”
Students enjoy these math lessons, especially lessons with video games. They must find out the answers to math problems to get through the game. One such game is Dimension M. As students move through mazes(迷宫) with their keyboards, some questions come up.
Caleb Deng had to answer the question: What is 5+ (6×3)? He calculated on paper quickly because there was just a minute left to play.
“ I was right,” said Deng, 14, as he ended the game with a high score (高分). “this really makes math lessons more exciting, since we are fighting to learn better.”
1.Students in Yat Sen Middle School like math because __________.
A. they work in large group
B. they can work on computer
C. the teachers are interesting
D. math questions are easy there
2.Which is NOT true of the program?
A. It is very successful.
B. It is boring to most students.
C. It makes learning math more interesting.
D. It gives the students a new way to learn.
3.The underlined word “calculated” in Paragraph 4 most probably means __________.
A. worked out B. wrote down C. threw away D. gave up
4.Caleb Deng’s story serves as an example to show ___________.
A. how students work in small groups
B. how to end a game with a high score
C. how the question 5+(6×3) should be solved
D. how students learn math through video games
5.This article is mainly about ___________.
A. how to learn math well
B. an interesting math lesson
C. a new way to learn math
D. kids in Yat Sen Middle School
1.The camp is for the children who________.
A.are good at soccer B.are 15~17 years old
C.come form King's School D.want to relax in camp
2.The camp will start on _________.
A.July 15 B.July 19 C.Sunday D.Friday
3.If you want to join the camp, you should pay______for it.
A.$ 5 B.$6 C.$7 D.$ 10
4.Students in the camp can learn all the skills EXCPT_________.
A.carrying the football B.kicking a goal
C.passing the football D.making game rules
5.Which of the following seems to be the most attractive(����)to children?
A. The camp lasts for 5 days.
B.The camp doesn't cost much.
C.The camp is organized by King's School.
D.The coaches will be national soccer players.
Once there was a parrot on sale in a pet store. It was a beautiful red and blue bird. It sat on a perch in the middle of the store, so that everyone could see it when they came in. The owner was very proud of it and asked a high price for it.
One day a man went into the store. "That's a beautiful bird,"he said to the pet store owner, "But why is it so expensive? Is it unsual bird?"
"No, it's not very unusual. It's expensive because it can talk," the pet store owner said.
"I see. How can I make it talk?" the man asked.
The pet store owner asked him, "Do you see those string tied to each of the bird's legs?"
"Yes," the man answered.
"Well, you pull those strings," the pet store owner told him."That will make the parrot talk."
The man asked,"Do you mind if I try?"
"Not at all," the pet store owner said.
The man walked up to the parrot and pulled the string on its left leg. The parrot said, "Good morning."
The man pulled the string on the parrot's right leg. This time the parrot said, "How are you today?"
"That's not very interesting, " said the man. "Any parrot could do that." Then he laughed, "But what wold happen if I pulled both strings at the same time?"
"I'll fall off my perch, you fool!" the parrot said.
1.The parrot was expensive because________.
A.it was pretty beautiful
B.it could talk with the people
C.it was a very unusual bird
D.it was in the middle of the store
2.The parrot would talk when _________.
A.people came into the pet store
B.it was the pet store owner
C.people said it was beautiful
D.people pulled the strings on its legs
3.Which is the first sentences that the parrot said to the man?
A.Good morning.
B.How are you?
C.That's wasn't interesting.
D.I'll fall off my perch, you fool.
4.From the story we know the parrot was_______.
A.kind B.silly C.clever D.crazy
5.The best title for the passage should be _________.
A.Unusual Parrot B.Parrot Talk C.Silly man D.Clever Owner
Many parents want their children to be famous one day. But do children have the same___26___?
A new__27____—Hi, Ke'ai is on at Beijing Children's Art Theatre. It tells the story of a boy called Ke'ai. His parents would like him to become a painter or a __28_____ one day. They teach him to ___29___and to play the violin, but Ke'ai doesn't enjoy these activities. Then one day Ke'ai's parents see Liu Xiang win a gold___30___ at the Athens Olympic Games, and they want him to be a sportsman.
"___31___do they want me to be someone else?" Ke'ai asks and says, "I only want to be____32______."
The play shows us that it is good for parents to learn to _____33_____their children. It helps parents to think about what kids want to do.
Young audiences(观众)enjoy the story, and also the___34___in the play. There are two songs in the play. One of them, "Ke'ai's Song" is very ___35 _____to learn, so the audiences can sing the song on their way home after the play!
1.A.jobs B.dreams C.habits D.hobbies
2.A.song B.film C.play D.opera
3.A.writer B.teacher C.sportsman D.musician
4.A.paint B.write C.run D.drive
5.A.match B.ring C.medal D.race
6.A.How B.Why C.When D.Where
7.A.myself B.different C.alone D.great
8.A.encourage B.understand C.criticize D.inspire
9.A.light B.clothes C.skill D.music
10.A.easy B.difficult C.important D.necessary
I won't take part in Julie's birthday party ________I am invited.
A.unless B.after C.because D.if
