Weekends are important for us. We can relax ourselves. Do you know what Americans in the early twentieth century (1900～1925) did on weekends? What do you do on weekends now? In the early twentieth century, people spent lots of time at home on weekends. Then, new inventions changed the weekends.
*People used electric streetcars to travel in the cities. On weekends, they rode the streetcars to the parks. Young people like roller coasters.
* The first movie lasted only one minute. In the 1920s, movie theaters sold millions of tickets each week! In 1927, movies finally had sound. Sometimes people stayed at home and listened to another new invention —the radio.
* People in cities worked indoors during the weekdays, so they wanted to be outdoors on weekends. Bicycling became a popular activity.
* Now there are more inventions in our life. People have more time and money, too. So they have many ways to spend their weekends.
* People travel by their own cars. Or they can visit big parks like Disney World and ride modern roller coasters and go higher and faster than ever before. *
They can choose from lots of different movie theatres. Or they can watch videos at home.
* More and more people begin to do all kinds of sports at gym.
Others turn on their TV and watch sports on "Family Night".
1.Before 1927, __________.
A．people can watch videos at home
B．the movie had sound
C．People could go to the movie theatres to see movies
D．people could watch sports on "Family Night"
2.Long time ago, people spent their weekends __________.
A．at home B．in the theatres
C．outdoors D．in Disney World
3.Which is a popular activity in the early twentieth century?
A．Watching TV
B．Riding the electric streetcars
C．Listening to the radio
D．Bicycling
4.The underlined word "lasted" means .
A．began B．was over C．played D．spoke
5.Which is TRUE about the weekends in America?
A．They still see movies without sound now.
B．They didn't go outside in the early twentieth.
C．The weekends are not the same in different times.
D．They don't go to the parks any more now.
Saturday, June 30th, 2012
I asked to have a dinner party at the biggest hotel in my hometown--New York today.
I was very busy,so I had no time to change my clothes for dinner.Then I drove there as soon as possible.But when I came in, no one saw me and gave me a seat.I got angry.
Then I went back home,put on my best clothes.At about nine o'clock,I returned again.This time,everyone stood up at once and said"hello"to me.And I was taken to the best table and given the best food.I got much angrier.I took off my coat,put it in the food and said: "Please eat,my dear coat."They were very surprised and asked,"Why are you doing this?"
I said"____"
1.Which country does the writer come from?
A. England B. Australia C. China D. America
2.It happened in______.
A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
3.Which of the following is NOT true when he came back again?
A. He was taken to the best table
B. They said “hello” to him
C. Nobody saw him either
D. He was given the best food
4.What does the sentence “Please eat,my dear coat.” mean?
A. Don’t judge(判断) men by clothes.
B. He liked the coat very much
C. He thought they liked the coat better than him
D. He made a mistake.
5. According to the story, what did he say at the end of the diary?
A. I enjoy doing this.
B. My coat is hungry
C. You gave the food to my coat, not me.
D. I love my coat
John is travelling by train.He is very hungry.The train stops at a small station.He wants to buy one cake to eat very much,but it's raining hard.He wants someone to help him.A little boy is coming over to him.John asks the boy to buy cakes for him.He gives the little boy two dollars and says,"Go and buy two cakes with the money.One cake is for me,the other is for you.Can you help me?" The little boy is very happy and runs over to buy cakes in the rain.A few minutes later the boy comes back and says to John," I'm sorry.I'm eating the last cake.It's delicious.Thank you very much.Here is your one dollar.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正（A）误（B）.
1.He wants to buy one cake because he is very hungry.
2.He gives the little boy one dollar.
3.The boy doesn’t want to buy one cake for him.
4.The boy buys one cake for John and gives John one dollar back.
5.The boy knows John well.
完形填空
Dear Mike,
How are you? I have a good time at my new ____ in Beijing, China. Here, I’m good____ my teachers and classmates. They all like me and I also like___. At school my favourite____ are Chinese and music. And I ____ two clubs, the Chinese club and the music club. In the music club, I have a good friend. Her ____ is Yangli. She likes music. She ____ well. She can also play the piano and violin. She says she want to be a _____. Yangli likes_____, too. On weekends she often plays tennis or ping-pong with me. Do you want to know her? Look! Here is a_____ of her. I think you’ll like her.
Yours
Maria
1.A.store B. home C. school D. family
2.A.for B.with C.at D.in
3.A. it B.her C.him D. them
4.A. teachers B.friends C.subjects D. classmates
5.A.meet B.join C. see D. know
6.A. name B.number C. parent D. card
7.A.sings B.draws C.writes D. eats
8.A. student B. doctor C. musician D. farmer
9.A. art B. math C. science D. sports
10.A. map B. photo C. book D. story
—What did your English teacher say?
—She said I_____ reading.
A. am good at B. did well in
C. do well in D. do good at
—Do you______ ride a bike to school?
— No, _____. My father drives me to school every day.
A. always; sometimes B. usually; sometimes
C. always; never D. never; usually
