Thursday, April 24th
We got to the clean, lovely city of Yangzhou early in the morning. This is our first trip to China. All the different smells attract our attention to the local food. We are going to try something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is not expensive but very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to the Great Wall in the north.
Sunday, April 27th
We visited the famous Slender West Lake (瘦西湖) which was crowded with visit ors from all over the world, and bought a lot of toys for our friends outside the gate of the park. Everything is so colourful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will do the famous foot massage (按摩) and then leave for the Great Wall. We will take the night train north, stay in Beijing for two days, and then catch a bus to the Great Wall.
Wednesday, April 30th
Our trip to the Great Wall was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. People in the village love the quiet life. They are the kindest people I had ever met. They always smile and say “Hello”. Ralph and I can speak only a few words in Ch inese, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness.
1. From the passage we can see that the writer had a stay in Yangzhou.
A. four-day B. five-day
C. six-day D. seven-day
2. The writer didn’t in Yangzhou.
A. taste delicious food
B. visit places of interest
C. do foot massage
D. climb mountains
3.The writer left Beijing for the Great Wall .
A. by train B. by car
C. by bus D. on foot
4. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The writer left Yangzhou for Beijing by train at night.
B. It took them a long time to get to the Great Wall from Beijing.
C. People in the village live a quiet but happy life.
D. The writer was travelling alone but happily.
5.What is the best title for the passage?
A. My First Visit to Yangzhou
B. My Travelling in China
C. Delicious Food and Beautiful Places
D. A Trip to the Great Wall
What’s the most important thing for athletes (运动员) to win? Training hard? Having an excellent coach? Never giving up? Probably these are all very important, but according to a new book, the most important thing is getting enough sleep.
This book is Sleep to Win! by Dr. James Maas and Haley Davis. In this book, you can find out how getting more sleep helped fifteen-year-old Sarah Hughes win an Olympic gold medal. She said the biggest change she mad e in her training for the Olympics was getting more sleep. Sleep to Win! also gives examples of other professional athletes as well as student athletes becoming faster runners because of getting more sleep. For example, after Amber Way, a high school student in Michigan, changed her sleeping time from seven to over nine hours each night, her running speed increased a lot. She finally became the state champion (州冠军) after breaking five school records.
Dr. Haley Davis explained, “Why is sleeping so helpful? The reason is that teenagers whose bodies are still growing need to get about 9.25 hours of sleep each night. That’s about two hours more than most American teenagers are getting. Enough sleep helps the brain work properly. While teenagers are sleeping, their brains are preparing for the next day. A good night’s sleep can help them pay attention, make decisions and be creative.”
1.Who is an Olympic champion?
A. Dr. James Maas.
B. Dr. Haley Davis.
C. Sarah Hughes.
D. Amber Way.
2.We can read many stories of ______ in Sleep to Win!
A. young athletes
B. the authors
C. hard-working students
D. great coaches
3.In America, most teenagers are getting about ______ hours’ sleep each night.
A. 7 B. 7.25 C. 9 D. 9.25
4.What does the underlined word “properly” mean in Chinese?
A. 适当地 B. 永久地 C. 独立地 D. 不断地
5. What do the authors of Sleep to Win! probably think is the most important thing for young athletes to win?
A. Training hard.
B. Having a good coach.
C. Never giving up.
D. Getting enough sleep.
阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Not all inventions are made by scientists. Kids can also make history with their inventions.
The state flag of Alaska was designed by 13-year-old Bennie Benson in 1926. His design was chosen from a flag-designing competition. It became the official flag in 1959. Bennie won a ＄1,000 scholarship（奖学金）and a watch.
Frank Epperson invented the Popsicle in 1905 when he was only 11 years old. It was called the Epsicle at that time. Frank left his drink outside the door overnight with a stick（木棒）in it. That night the temperature dropped and everything was frozen including Frank’s drink. That didn’t stop him from tasting it, so today we have Popsicles to eat.
In 1642 Blaise Pascal designed the first counting machine when he was 18.The machine was for his father, a tax collector, to make his job easier. Blaise named it “the Pasealine”. He made about 50 of them, but nobody was interested in it. People thought it would take jobs away from them. 300 years went by, and the calculator（计算器）finally became a success. In 1968, the programmɩng language（程序设计语言）, PASCAL, was named after him.
1. How old was Bennie Benson when he designed the flag?
A.13. B. 26. C. 46. D. 59.
2. What does the underlined word “Popsicle” mean in Chinese?
A.凉茶 B.美味 C.冰柜 D.棒冰
3. Why did Blaise Pascal invent the calculator?
A. Because he wanted to use it in a test.
B. Because he wanted to make his father’s job easier.
C. Because he wanted to sell it for money.
D. Because he wanted to know how much money he should give to sellers.
4.Why were people not interested in “the Pasealine” at first?
A. Because people thought it could make them lose jobs.
B. Because they thought it was useless.
C. Because it cost a lot.
D. Because there was no programming language then.
5.This passage mainly tells us about_______.
A. several useful inventions
B. several inventions by kids
C. how to make history
D. how to become a successful inventor
完形填空,阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项
Tonight I am more than happy to the winnersof the photo competition.We were very pleased with our competition thin year. with other years,we received many more photos.Even though all off the photos are excellent,we are sorry to say that we cannot give prizes to everyone.
The person won the prize for the subject Nature is fifteen-year-old LiWei .Li took a photo of the trees in Xiangshan Park.His photo shows the different colours on the hill.
The photo which we liked best in the City and People group was taken by ZhaoMin.ZhaoMin is only twelve years old.Her photo shows a person across a street on na windy evening.It is beautiful girl who is wearing a blouse and skirt,and who is her books the showers.
The best photo in the Music group was taken by HeZhong.His photo of the group Crazy Feet shows the singer,Becky Wang,and the band playing at a concert.HeZhong show how this great new band moves and sounds,and the good time which their fans are having.
A group of photos which show Beijing and Cambridge in England has won the prize the subject Home and Away.They show some of the experiences of a young visitor to our country,and some memories of his home.The winner is Tony Smith!
Congratulations to our winners and everyone who entered the competition.Now let’s welcome our headmaster to the prizes to the winners!
1.A.read out B.find out C.look out D.try out
2.A.Compare B.Comparing C.Compared D.Compares
3.A.which B.who C.where D.when
4.A.rushes B.rushed C.rushing D.rush
5.A.protects B.protected C.protecting D.protect
6.A.from B.against C.of D.with
7.A.manages to B.wants to C.tries to D.has to
8.A.for B.to C.in D.with
9.A.think of B.think out C.thanks for D.thanks to
10.A.give B.present C.send D.receive
----Have you finished your composition?
----Not yet.I’ll finished it if I ten more minutes.
A.give B.am given
C.will give D.will be given
----Can you tell me why you learn English so well?
----It’s very simple. You work, grades you will get.
A.The harder, the best B.The hard, the better
C.Harder,better D.The harder,the better
