Having a few days off always sounds so great. Everyone needs a vacation. And so does US President. US President Barack Obama (1)去度假with his family in winter in 2011. Where did they go and did the first family (2)玩得快乐? Now, Obama is trying to share his experience (经历) with us. Let’s listen to him.“We travelled to Honolulu, Hawaii, in December 2011 for Christmas. Of course we went there by air. We spent 17 days there. Hawaii is my hometown. We had a wonderful time there. This was one of the sweetest vacations in my life. My wife Michelle and I visited US Marines (海军) and their families in Hawaii on Christmas Day. I even held the eight-month-old baby of a captain in my arms. I also spent part of Christmas Eve playing golf with my old friends from Hawaii and some White House staff. I went to Hanauma Bay Nature Park with my two daughters. That’s our favourite place. We dived there, and set four sea turtles free. We all had a good time. And both my daughters said that they wanted to go there for a second time later.”
Answer the questions according to the passage.
1.将文章中汉语划线部分译成英语（每个短语不多于三个词）
(1) _________________ (2) _________________________
2.将划线句子译成汉语。. _____________________________________________
3.根据文章内容回答问题。
How did Obama and his family go to Honolulu?
________________________________________
4.列举奥巴马在度假期间的重要活动（两项即可,每空不多于6个词）
(1) _____________________________________
(2) _____________________________________
5.根据短文完成下面的句子。
Hanauma Bay Nature Park is so attractive(吸引人的) that Obama’s daughters wanted to go there ________________________ later.
Fill in each blank with a proper word with the help of the first letter.
I'm a middle school student, I used to play computer games. I thought I could get a lot of fun f 1. the games. Sometimes I didn't go to school and s2. in a net bar（网吧） all day. The teacher called my p 3. and told them about it. After they knew I played games, they were a 4. with me and decided not to give me pocket money anymore. I couldn't play games b 5. I had no money. At first, I a6. stopped to take a look every time I passed the net bar. After a long time, I gave up the idea of playing computer games slowly. I'm happy I have got rid of(摆脱) my web addiction（网瘾）in the end. Many students are greatly i 7. in playing computer games now. Although they know playing computer games t 8. much will affect their studies and health, they don't want to get rid of their web addiction. Some are even proud of the addiction. I think it is a dangerous i 9. .In fact, It's not difficult to get rid of the web addiction i 10. you decide to do so .
Complete the sentences with proper forms of the words given.
Mrs. Clarke were going to America for their holidays. They had a dog 1. (call) Billy. They liked him very much. But they couldn’t take him to America with _2._ (they). So they found a place to leave him while they were away. At the end of their holidays they got back to England very late at night so they didn’t go to get Billy. The next morning Mr. Clarke got into his car and drove happily to get Billy. When he got home with the dog he said to his wife, “Dear, I 3. (not) think Billy has enjoyed his days at that place. He made lots of 4. (noisy) all the way home. I guess he must want to tell me something!” Mrs. Clarke looked at the dog 5. _(careful) and answered, “ You are quite right, dear, but he wasn’t trying to tell you he hadn’t enjoyed his day at that place. He was trying to tell you that you had brought the wrong dog home. That isn’t our Billy.”
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
