How do you spend a usual holiday at home? My alarm clock wakes me, which reminds me of school. I usually would sleep like a log, but today is a holiday and I have to be at the pool for swimming practice at a quarter to seven. About 30 swimmers show up for practice. An hour later, I ride my bike home. The suburbs(郊区) are quiet in the morning, with few cars on the street.
I know I should be studying German but instead I wander(游荡)to my room, lie down on the bed and sleep like a log. When I open my eyes again, the first thing I see is the alarm clock. It’s 10:40 and I have a basketball class in less than 20 minutes. With the help of a shortcut(捷径) I arrive on time. About 15 kids and I spend the rest of the morning “shooting hoops(圈)”.
A bus takes us home，and I see a neighbour walking her dogs. It’s past noon. Lunch is “dousha baozi”(豆沙包子)，which my younger brother Richard doesn’t eat. He devours(吞食) part of a cake from the fridge. I wonder if I should practise on the keyboard, study German, finish my homework, play chess，read or sleep like a log. I decide to play computer games for an hour and promise myself that I’ll work on German later.
As the computer games hit higher and higher levels, Richard and I become more and more bored. He has been aching for(渴望) someone his own age to play with, and I write , he is dozing. He is too sleepy.
I think I’ll turn off this computer and take him to the park. Then maybe I’ll call on some of my old classmates.
Holidays can be a time to learn, a time to play, a time to grow or a time to sleep like a log. Whatever you choose to do with your time, do something that you’ll remember!
1.What did the writer NOT do during the day?
A. Playing computer games. B. Playing basketball.
C. Practising swimming. D. Walking his dog.
2.When did the writer’s basketball practice begin?
A. At 10:40 am. B. At 11:00 am.
C. At 6:45 am. D. At 7:15 am.
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The writer finally decided to play chess.
B. The writer’s brother didn’t eat anything for lunch.
C. The writer’s brother wanted very much to have someone his age to play with.
D. They found the computer game more and more interesting.
4.The underlined word “doze” means_____.
A.打瞌睡 B.酣睡 C.梦呓 D.做噩梦
5.From the story we can learn that the writer_____ during his holiday.
A. likes to learn German
B. does all kinds of sports
C. does what he won’t forget
D. has no time to learn German
Do you think hard work can make anything possible? If you don’t, you may want to read the book We Can Do written by Moshe Kai Cavalin. It might change your mind.
Moshe Kai Cavalin is a 14-year-old American boy. He is about to graduate from UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) this year. Before that, he had already gotten a degree (学位) from East Los Angeles Community College in 2009.
Recently, Cavalin published (出版) the book We Can Do. In this book, he talks about how to achieve things we want, by keeping yourself focused (专心的) and trying your best to do everything. He says this doesn’t need genius (天才), just hard work.
Cavalin says being called a genius “has always bothered (使烦恼) me… People need to know they don’t have to be geniuses; they just need to work hard and they can achieve anything. If I can reach the stars, others can reach the Milky Way(银河，天河）.”
The idea of writing a book came from a teacher named Richard Avila at his first college. Cavalin says Avila inspired (启发) him to write a book to explain how he succeeded, so he could inspire other people.
It took Cavalin four years to finish the book. Because his mother is Chinese, she wanted to publish the book in Chinese. So Cavalin translated the book into Chinese by himself. The book did well in Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia.
1.According to the passage, we know that _____.
A. Cavalin is a middle school student
B. Cavalin wants to read the book We Can Do
C. Cavalin will graduate from ELACC this year
D. Cavalin went to college at an early age
2. Cavalin owes (归功于) his success to the following EXCEPT that _____.
A. he can focus on one thing
B. he has tried his best to do things
C. he was born a genius
D. he worked hard at his dream
3.Cavalin says “If I can reach the stars, others can reach the Milky Way” to _____.
A. show he can do better than others
B. say working hard is the way to success
C. show a genius must be a really smart person
D. prove the Milky Way is farther than the stars
4. Which of the following is TRUE about the book We Can Do?
A. Cavalin spent four years writing the book.
B. Cavalin’s mother helped him finish the book.
C. The book has four editions.
D. The book has not come out yet.
5.Did Calvalin translate the book into Chinese with the help of his mother?
A. Yes, he did. B. No, he didn’t.
C. Yes, he didn’t. D. No, he did.
COOKING WITH ESSENCE ON MAIN
1.What can people learn from Essence on Main?
A. Art B. Music
C. English D. Cooking
2.The most lessons are in ________.
A. March B. April C. May D. June
3. We can learn to make summer desserts on _______.
A. April 22 B. May 18
C. May 25 D. June 14
4. What day is May 7?
A. Monday B. Wednesday
C. Thursday D. Friday.
5.Mrs Black comes back from work at 5 every day, the time of Spring Class is suitable for her, isn’t it ?
A. Yes, it isn’t. B. No, it isn’t.
C. Yes, it is . D.No, it is.
完形填空 （每小题1分，共10分）
根据短文内容，从各题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文完整、正确，并将符合题意的选项用2B铅笔涂在答题卡的相应位置上.
Many people go to school for an education. They learn languages, history, geography, physics, chemistry and math. Others go to school to learn a skill _ _ they can make a living. School education is very important and useful, but no one can learn_ _ from school. A teacher, no matter how much he_ _, can’t teach his students everything they want to know. The teacher’s job is to show his students how to read and _ to think. So much more is to be learned out of school _ _ the students themselves.
It is always more important to know how to study by oneself than to memorize some _ _ or formulas (公式). It is actually quite _ _ to learn a certain fact in history or a formula in mathematics. But it is very difficult to use a formula in _ _ a math problem. Great scientists, such as Einstein, Newton and Galileo, didn’t learn many things from school, but they were all _ _ _ and invented many things for mankind.
The _ _ for their success is that they knew how to study. They read books that were not taught at school. They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment. They would ask many questions as they read and they did thousands of experiments.
1.A. even if B. so that C. because D. once
2.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
3.A. teaches B. knows C. learns D. practices
4.A. what B. which C. how D. why
5.A. by B. with C. on D. in
6.A. meanings B. books C. history D. facts
7.A. necessary B. easy C. different D. common
8.A. setting about B. working out C. making up D. doing with
9.A. criminals B. popular C. successful D. patient
10.A. experiment B. reason C. result D. way
He is new here. He has few friends here, _____ ?
A. had he B. does he
C. hasn’t he D. doesn’t he
-- We can’t find Jim anywhere. Where is he?
-- Perhaps he _____ home.
A. is going B. went
C. has gone D. had gone
