Do you know the game "Rock, paper or scissors"? Maybe you think it's just a simple game for children. But in fact, some adults use it to make decisions and solve their problems. It is also popular in many countries.
There are different stories about the history of the game. But many people believe the game came from Japan, and Japanese have played it for a long time. Later it came to Europe in the middle of the 18th century. In 1842, England founded the Paper Scissors Stone Club and from then on people could get together to play the game for honor (荣誉).
There is even an international club named the World Rock Paper Scissors Club in Toronto. The club makes "Rock, paper or scissors" more and more popular. It holds the world championship (锦标赛) every year. Top players from around the world take part in it and the champion (冠军) can get a lot of money and the honor of all the fans of "Rock, paper or scissors".
1.Who use the game to make decisions and solve problems according to this passage?
A. Children. B. Some adults.
C. Students. D. The old.
2.Where do many people think this game came from?
A. Europe. B. China.
C. Japan. D. The USA.
3. From when could people get together to play this game for honor?
A. 1842. B. 1841.
C. 1845. D. 1846.
4.How often does the World Rock Paper Scissors Club hold the world championship?
A. Once a year. B. Once two years.
C. Once three years. D. Once four years.
5.What will the champion of this game get?
A. A lot of money. B. The leader of this club.
C. Honor. D. A and C
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.
One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future (未来). They talked for a long time. “Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?” “Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where's yours?” “I left it at home.”Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!” The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
1.Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.
A. sixteen B. eighteen
C. twenty D. fifteen
2.The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.
A. he's her grandson B. he's clever
C. he can keep quiet D. he gets home on time
3.From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.
A. classmate B. colleague (同事)
C. aunt D. wife
4.The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.
A. 盖印 B. 跺 C. 贴邮票 D. 承认
5.Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.
A. to wake his grandma up
B. to make his grandma angry
C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time
D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch
Festivals | |||
Symbol | Name | Date | Country |
| Spring Festival | January or February | China |
| Mother’s Day | The second Sunday in May | the USA |
| Boys’ Day | May 5th | Japan |
| Christmas Day | December 25th | Western countries |
1.Mother’s Day often comes on______.
A. the second Saturday in January
B. the third Saturday in December
C. the second Sunday in May
D. the fifth Sunday in May
2.Of all the festivals in the form(表格)，______ comes last in a year.
A. Christmas Day B. Boys’ Day
C. Mother’s Day D. Spring Festival
3.The symbol of Spring Festival is______.
A. flowers B. fish
C. trees D. dumplings
4.Americans may celebrate______ festival(s) in the form.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
5.The festival for boys is only celebrated in _______.
A. China B. the USA
C. Japan D. Canada
We all know who Benjamin Franklin was. He was a very famous American statesman. He was also the first man to discover electricity. Franklin liked to study and to learn about new things. One day he heard from a friend that something black in colour holds the heat better than something white in colour. Franklin wanted to find out if this was true or not.
There was snow on the ground at the time. So he put two large pieces of cloth over the snow. One piece of cloth was black in colour, the other piece was white. Then he waited until the sun began to shine. After several hours he looked under the pieces of cloth and saw that the snow under the black cloth melted(融化) much faster than the snow under the white cloth. This proved to him that the black cloth held the heat better than the white cloth.
Soon after this, people began to wear white hats and white clothes during the summer because they were cooler.
Judge the following statements True (T) or False (F)
1.Benjamin Franklin was only a scientist.
2.One day a friend of his told him something about the relation(关系) between colour and heat.
3.Something black in colour holds heat better than something white in colour.
4.This story happened in summer.
5.People wear white clothes in summer because they know it is cooler.
Communication(共5题，共5分)
1.Hi,Sandy. Your coat looks beautiful.(7个选5个)
2.I don’t think I can work out this problem.
3.How was your holiday?
4.Would you like to my birthday party
5.What do you like listening to?
A.Pop music.
B.Pretty good.
C.I’d love to, but I have lots of work to do.
D.You are welcome.
E.Thank you.
F.Don’t worry. I can help you.
G.You are not clever, but I can finish it.
Choose the best answer to complete the passage.
It was a Monday morning. When a teacher walked into the_______, he heard a low voice: “Here is the teacher. I am_______ this boring fellow(烦人的家伙) is going to talk about putting in commas(逗号).” It was______ voice. His name was Bill. He was talking_______ the boy next to him.The teacher didn’t get angry. He said________about it , then he really began to talk about putting in commas, and then he wrote_______ the sentence: “Bill says the teacher is a boring fellow.”The class______ and Bill’s face_______ red.“Now,” said the teacher, “I’ll_______ you how important commas are.”
He put two commas in the sentence, and now read, “ ______ is a boring fellow.”
1.A. library B. school C. classroom D. office
2.A. sorry B. sure C. glad D. surprised
3.A. his B. the teacher’s C. a boy’s D. a girl’s
4.A. with B. of C. about D. at
5.A. much B. everything C. something D. nothing
6.A. on his desk B. on the blackboard C. in his book D. in Bill’s exercise book
7.A. laughed B. stopped C. looked D. read
8.A. got B. changed C. turned D. grew
9.A. answer B. show C. ask D. give
10.A. The teacher says, Bill, B. Bill, says, the teacherC. The teacher, says, Bill D. Bill, says the teacher,
