Nick’s family had just moved to town, and today was his first day in a new school.
Nick was nervous. He did not have any friends at this school.
Nick’s mother walked with him to school. He walked into the classroom and
chose a desk at the back of the class. Nick’s new teacher came over to him and said, “Hello, I am Mrs. Smith. You must be Nick. ”
He shyly nodded his head. Then Mrs. Smith said, “Class, I’d like you to meet Nick. His family just moved here, and he is going to be in our class.”
Nick was happy that Mrs. Smith introduced him to the class. He was even happier when the boy next to him said, “Hi, Nick. I’m Marcus.”
The first part of the day went by very quickly. Mrs. Smith gave Nick all of the books he would need and showed him what chapter（章节）the class was working on.
Soon, the lunch bell rang. Nick got nervous again. He did not want to eat his lunch by himself. As he walked into the lunchroom with the rest of his classmates, he started looking for a place to sit. Marcus invited Nick to sit with him.
After school, Marcus asked Nick where he lived. Nick lived only three houses down the street from Marcus, so the boys agreed to walk home together. After they finished their homework, Marcus came over to Nick’s house to play catch. When Nick went to bed that night, he could hardly wait for school the next day.
1.Why did Nick feel nervous on the first school day? (no more than 20 words)
2.What do you think of the teacher Mrs. Smith? (no more than 6 words)
3.Who was Nick’s new friend at the new school? (no more than 2 words)
4.请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。
5.请给短文拟一个适当的英文题目。
In recent years, more and more children in the US are interested in learning Chinese and learning about China. Seven-year-old Anna 1. (study) Chinese for two years in the Confucius（孔子）Classroom in Washington Yuying Public Charter School. During class, Anna and the other children are interested in introducing themselves and teaching visitors how 2. (say) “hello”, “thank you” and “goodbye” in Chinese.
“When she grows up, she’ll be able to communicate with Chinese. I hope she learns Chinese as ea rly as possible,” says Anna’s mother. “I 3. (spend) more on this so that she can get a lifelong skill.”
B
For the last hundred years, people of two villages in Sumatra have used a 30-metre-long bridge. It 4. (make) of the roots（树根）of two trees on each side of the river.
Pakih Sohan, a teacher, began to build the bridge in 1890. Because of the river, many children 5. (not, go) to school. It took Pakih Sohan more than 26 years to make the strong bridge. The bridge 6. (become) stronger and stronger because the roots grow all the time.
On rainy days people should cross the bridge carefully. When it 7. (rain), the bridge will become wet and slippery(滑的). More and more people travel there just to take some photos and try crossing it.
单词拼写与运用（共 8 小题，计 8 分）
根据句意完成已给出首字母或汉语提示的单词，使补全后的句子意思通顺，语法正确。
1.S____ is the first day of a week.
2.It is p___ __ to keep your voice down in public.
3.Gina is a___ in class. She often answers questions.
4.—What’s your favorite s__ besides maths, Sonia?
—History.
5.Have you ever heard of the saying “ __（沉默）is gold”?
6.My friend Wang Ying comes from a ____ _ （南方）town.
7.It’s very ____（有帮助）to discuss your problems with your parents.
8.Our government has paid more attention to the problem about food ____（安全）.
No one knows exactly when jazz was invented, or by whom. But it is said that it began in the early 1900s.
Jazz was a new kind of music, for America and the world, and New Orleans was its birthplace.
Who were the jazz pioneers? Most were blacks. This music was not written down, and at first only blacks played it. It was hard for white musicians to learn the new style. But soon they, too, were playing jazz.
The popularity of this music spread. From New Orleans, it traveled up the Mississippi to Chicago, then to Kansas City and New York. By the 1920s, there were many jazz musicians, both black and white. Many of them were famous. One man was better than the rest. His name was Louis Armstrong.
Louis Armstrong was a born musician. He was not only talented but also hard-working. He also had a good sense of humor and a big, good-natured smile. These personal qualities were valuable in his rise to fame. After he became famous, he traveled around the world. It seemed that everyone wanted to hear Louis play. But life was not always easy, especially at the beginning.
Louis Armstrong was born in 1900 in New Orleans. His father never went to school and his mother could hardly read. When Louis was still a kid, his parents separated, and Louis lived with his mother. How hard their life was can readily be imagined. And yet Louis smiled through everything. He later wrote, “My whole life has been happiness. Life was there for me and I accepted it. Whatever happened has been beautiful to me. I love everybody.”
1.What can we know exactly from the first paragraph?
A.Who invented jazz.
B. When jazz was invented.
C. Where jazz was invented.
D. Why jazz was invented.
2.The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 2 refers to（指）____ ____.
A.New styles. B. Jazz pioneers.
C. Black musicians. D. White musicians.
3.What made Louis Armstrong become the best jazz musician?
A.His family background.
B. His talent and hard work.
C. His good sense of humor.
D. His big, good-natured smiles.
4.Which of the following best expresses Louis Armstrong’s attitude (态度) to life?
A.He laughs best who laughs last.
B. Failure is the mother of success.
C. When you smile, the world smiles ba ck.
D. Without music, life is a journe y through a desert.
5.What is the passage mainly about?
A.The development of jazz.
B. The influence of jazz on Americans.
C. The achievements of Louis Armstrong.
D. The development of jazz and its best musician.
There is an unusual holiday in the US that falls on the fourth Thursday of April every year. It is very different from Christmas, Thanksgiving, or other well-known holidays. It is called Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. This holiday is meant to be educational as well as fun. The idea is simple, and the name says it all. It is a day for working parents to show their kids what they do all day.
Although this holiday doesn’t seem very complex(复杂的), it has meaningful purposes. There are many
good reasons why a child should know what his or her parents do at work. For one thing, it is hard for children to understand the life of an adult when all they know is school. Therefore, this holiday helps children learn what it means to have a job. It also helps them learn about the differences and similarities between their world and the grown-up world. When young people know more about their parents’ lives, they can form stronger parent-child relationships. This alone is worth a day of celebration.
1.This year’s Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day falls on _____ .
2.The underlined part in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ___ .
A.every holiday needs a name
B. the name says it is known to all
C. the name explains the idea clearly
D. it is very different from Christmas
3.The writer thinks the holiday is ____.
A.usual B. simple C. complex D. meaningful
Do you still remember the great snacks in your childhood? Do they remind you of your happy childhood?
Sugar Figure（糖人）
In the old days, you could always find people making sugar figures at the school gate. First, the maker would take a little maltose(麦芽糖）with a small spoon, using
his hands to make a figure, such as the Monkey King, the White Dragonet, and so on. It was not expensive, only 1 yuan for one. If one child bought a sugar figure, many other children would crowd around and admire it.
Dada Bubble Gum（泡泡糖）
Almost every kid is fond of bubble gum. They often gather together to see who gets the largest bubble. I still remember my cousin once blew a big bubble and then it broke, covering her face with gum! It was cheap. I could get 2 for 1 yuan.
Baby Face Ice Cream
We prefer to call it snowman ice cream. It tastes very delicious. It was rather
expensive; I remember the price was 2 yuan for each piece, which was not easy for me to buy them those days. Each time I got one, the happiness would last for several days.
Malt Sugar Candy
Malt Sugar Candy is usually called Tangguar in northern China, and is offered during the days just before the Spring Festival. It’s delicious but cheap, and you could get five pieces for 1 yuan. My friends and I would get together to enjoy Tangguar. What happy time!
1.A child who wants a cartoon character should choose ____.
A.Sugar Figure B. Dada Bubble Gum
C. Baby Face Ice Cream D. Malt Sugar Candy
2.If you had 10 yuan, you could buy ____.
A.20 sugar figures
B. 10 dada bubble gums
C. 5 pieces of baby face ice cream
D. 25 pieces of Tangguar
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.People made Sugar Figures mainly for boys.
B. Children usually enjoy blowing bubbles together.
C. The writer used to eat lots of baby face ice cream.
D. You can buy Malt Sugar Candy at any time.
4.What is the purpose of the passage?
A.To sell some popular snacks.
B. To tell some funny stories.
C. To remember the poor childhood.
D. To introduce some great snacks.
