These days, more and more people begin to look after their health by exercising. What sport should we do then?
● Ping-pong
Wang Bing opened up a ping-pong room. He was very surprised that there were so many people coming on the first day of the new year. He added five more tables, but it still couldn’t meet the need. “I am pleased to see so many people like playing ping-pong. It’s a very good sport for health, ” said Wang Bing.
● Basketball
Xia Wen works in a bookstore. He often goes to play basketball in the middle school near the bookstore. “Although the students are having their summer holidays, to my surprise, the playground is crowded with people,” said Xia Wen.
Of course, there are some other sports that people can do to keep healthy. But it’s certain that people who often exercise can work better.
1.Nowadays, people look after their health by ______.
A.playing ping-pong |
B.playing basketball |
C.doing exercise |
D.working |
2.Wang Bing is ______.
A.the worker in the bookstore |
B.a ping-pong player |
C.a basketball player |
D.the boss of the ping-pong room |
3.There were too many people in the ping-pong room, so Wang Bing ______.
A.added another five tables |
B.bought five chairs |
C.said ping-pong was good for health |
D.was too surprised to do anything |
4.The playground was crowded during the holidays because ______.
A.students still stayed at school |
B.people went there to play ping-pong |
C.people went there to play basketball |
D.students went to school to read books |
5.If people want to do their work better, they should ______.
A.play ping-pong often |
B.play basketball often |
C.have holidays often |
D.do exercise often |
National Day is coming. We Chinese will have a31 vacation. Lin Yan from Beijing heard that Hainan is very nice, so she is 32 a trip to Hainan with her parents for their vacation. She just finished 33 the Internet and got some information about Hainan. Hainan is really a good place to34, because there are many famous places, 35Tianya Haijiao and Wanquan River. There are also beautiful 36 to walk down and seas to swim in. And the weather there is not too 37 and not too cold. Her parents 38 her. They are flying to Hainan and staying there 39 five days. She hopes she will have a great time and forget all her problems. I think Li Yan is going to have a(n) 40 vacation!
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--- I’m visiting my aunt.
A.Where are you going? |
B.What about you? |
C.It’s great. |
D.That sounds interesting. |
I finished ______ my homework about two hours ago.
A.to do |
B.doing |
C.does |
D.to does |
Don’t you want to go to school? You could tell your parents you’re ill. But last Monday, students from Shanghai and Zhejiang had an even better excuse: a typhoon(台风)!
Typhoon Khanun hit East China on September 11. In Shanghai, all the school were closed the next day, Monday.
It was the first time that Shanghai had to close schools because of bad weather.
But some students still came to school that day. “ I didn’t get the notice that the school was closing,” said Shen Sheng, a Junior 2 student from Shanghai Aiguo School. “ But it was nice that we could play in school rather than study.”
The school kept Shen and other 20 students safe inside and let them play sports like table tennis.
But the storm wasn’t all fun games. Typhoon Khanun killed 14 people. In Zhejiang, it damaged about 8,000 houses. More than one million people had to be taken to safer places.
Every year, typhoons hit different places around the world. Most happen in July, August and September. This year 15 typhoons hit China. Khanun was the strongest. Typhoons bring strong winds and rains. The winds can blow away houses and cars. The rains are bad for farmers’ fields.
Typhoon also kills people. Earlier this month, Typhoon Talim hit East and Central China. It killed at least 124 people.
1.When was the first time that Shanghai had to close all the schools?
A. In August B. In July C. On Sep.11. D. On Sep.12.
2.Shanghai had to close all the schools that day because of _____.
A. bad traffic B. heavy rain C. Typhoon Khanun D. Typhoon Talim
3.What did Shanghai Aiguo School do with Shen Sheng and some other students when they still came to school that day?
A. They were kept safe inside and played sports like table tennis.
B. They were asked to go back home as quickly as possible.
C. They were sent back home by their teachers at once.
D. They still had classed in the classroom as usual.
4.What does the word “damage” in Paragraph 6 mean?
A.建造 B.损毁 C.伤害 D.装饰
5.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. If a typhoon hits, many students shouldn’t go to school or go out.
B. More than one million people were killed in Zhejiang that day.
C. Every year, 15 typhoons hit different places around the world.
D. Typhoons do a lot of harm to farmers’ fields and human beings.
A man bought a donkey at the market one day and took him home. Now the man owned several donkeys already and he knew each one’s character very well. One of the donkeys was very strong and brave. Another always wanted to make people happy by working quickly but soon got tired. One donkey was very lazy. He hated going to work in the morning and he did as little as he possibly could all day long. When the other animals were being loaded up(装载), he always tried to be the last so that he would get the lightest load.
The man led the new donkey into the yard. For a moment the new donkey stood sniffing(闻,嗅) at his new friends. Then, without hesitation, he came up to the lazy donkey and began eating comfortably at his side.
Though it was late in the day, the man immediately led the new donkey out of the yard, straight back to the market.
“You can’t have given him a fair trial yet,” said the seller, “It is only ten minutes since you bought him.”
“I don’t need to try him any more,” replied the man, “I know just what he is like from the friend he chose for himself. Take him away and give me my money back. I can do without donkeys like him.”
1.Why did the man buy a new donkey in the market?
A. Because he liked it.
B. Because he knew the donkey very well.
C. Because he needed another donkey to help him with his work.
D. Because the new donkey wasn’t lazy at all.
2.The man led the new donkey to the yard in order to _______.
A. see if he is lazy
B. let him choose a new friend
C. let the new donkey eat something
D. let him work
3.What’s the meaning of the underline phrase “without hesitation” ?
A.没有吃饭 B.未经许可 C.毫不犹豫地 D. 很不乐意地
4.How did the man know the character of the new donkey?
A. By letting him work
B. By watching how he chose his new friend
C. By leading him to the yard
D. by pleasing people
5.What’s the best title of the story?
A. How To Buy Donkeys B. The Owner and The Donkeys
C. The lazy Donkey D. The Man and The Donkey