You speak，write a letter，and make a telephone call. Your words carry a message. People communicate with words. Do you think you can communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad. When you raise your hand in class，the teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions. You shake your head，and people know you are saying “No”. You nod and people know you are saying “Yes”.
Other things can also carry messages. For example，a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. Signs on doors tell you where to go in or out. Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time?
People can communicate in many other ways. An artist can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains，about the blue sea and many other things. Books are written to tell you about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas. Books，magazines，TVs, radios and films all help us to communicate with each other. They all help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.
(Notes: communicate 交流；sign 招牌,标志)
1.Can we communicate with each other without words?
A. No, it’s impossible. B. No, we can’t.
C. Yes, sometimes we can. D. Yes, we always do so.
2.When we see somebody smile，then，he must be feeling .
A. angry B. joyful C. surprised D. sad
3.We can learn news from .
A. newspapers B. radios C. TVs D. A, B and C
4.A sign at the bus stop tells you .
A. how many buses there are
B. what kind of bus it is
C. where the bus comes and goes
D. how much money you’ll pay for the ticket
5.What do you think is the quickest way to communicate with your friend in another city?
A. Making a telephone.
B. Writing a letter.
C. Drawing a picture.
D. Asking someone else to take a message.
Singaporean(新加坡) singer Stefanie Sun (孙燕姿) goes to Tahoua, West Africa (西非尼日塔瓦) to visit the children who have suffered from famine(遭受饥荒)and war. Stefanie Sun is touched (感动) by those poor kids there: “Some children are already 3 or 4 years old, but they are so thin that you can hold them with your single（单个的）arm. You can see scare(恐惧) and hopelessness in their eyes. The children only wish to have food to eat, and can survive and go to school. However, these basic needs are like dreams to them.”
Stefanie Sun is deeply touched by a 4-month baby who weighs only 2.5kg! Stefanie says that the children have nothing but leaves(树叶) to eat during famine. The reconstruction (重建) in that area needs enough food, education, and clean water.
1.Stefanie Sun is a singer, who is from ___________.
A. West Africa B. Taiwan C. China D. Singapore
2.The children in Tahoua, West Africa have suffered from ___________.
A. water and food B. illness and war
C. famine and war D. earthquakes and typhoon
3.The 3 or 4-year-old children are so______ that you can hold them with your single arm.
A. thin B. fat C. heavy D. strong
4.“these basic needs are like dreams to them.” Here basic needs means____________.
A. having food to eat B. going to school C. surviving D. all of above
5.From this passage, we can see the charity ____________ can help them.
A. 
B. 
C.
D.
Here’s the weather report for some main cities from four continents(大洲).
City | Min (0C) | Max (0C) | Weather | City | Min (0C) | Max (0C) | Weather |
Beijing | 24 | 31 | cloudy | Paris | 15 | 29 | clear |
London | 13 | 27 | cloudy | Singapore | 27 | 30 | Thunder shower |
Moscow | 11 | 22 | cloudy | Sydney | 13 | 19 | windy |
New York | 22 | 26 | cloudy | Tokyo | 23 | 27 | rainy |
1. Which city was the hottest on that day?
A. Beijing B. London C. Moscow D . New York
2.How many kinds of weather were on the form?
A. Three B. Four C. Five D. Six
3.Can you guess what ‘min’ means and ‘max’ means?
A. ‘min’ means the temperature at night and ‘max’ means the temperature in the day.
B. ‘min’ means the biggest number and ‘max’ means the smallest number.
C. ‘min’ means the temperature in the day and ‘max’ means the temperature at night.
D. ‘min’ means the smallest number and ‘max’ means the biggest number.
4.How many continents are the cities in ?
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
5.It is in winter in ____________.
A. Sydney B. Paris C. London D . Tokyo
完型填空 阅读短文, 从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was walking down the road one day when my phone rang. voice on the other end spoke to me, “Dad, please come back soon. I miss you so much!” I thought that it was a wrong number. A short while later, the call came once again, so I impolitely, “You’ve called the wrong number!” and then hung up.
During the days, I often got the call. But I didn’t care much about it. Then one day she kept calling me, I didn’t answer. Finally I answered the phone and heard a weak voice, “Dad, please come back. I miss you so much! Dad, I’m in so much ! Mom said you were too busy to take care of me. But, dad, please me again, OK?” It was to refuse(拒绝） the innocent(天真的, 无邪的) ask. I made a kiss on the phone and heard the weak voice say, “Thank you…Dad, I am so…happy, so…happy….”
Shortly after this, I became curious(好奇）about it was on the other end of my phone. So I called back, and a woman answered, “Sorry, sir. I am really sorry to you. My daughter has had bone cancer(骨癌) since she was born. And her father…died in a car two weeks ago. I didn’t want to tell her the news. Poor baby. When she couldn’t the painful chemotherapy(化疗), she would cry for her dad because her dad encouraged(鼓励) her. I really don’t know what to do, so I gave her a random(随意的) phone number…”
“How is your daughter now?” I couldn’t wait to ask.
“She has died. You must have(肯定） her on the phone, because she died with a smile, tightly (紧紧地) holding the cell phone….” Tears full of my eyes….
1. A. A boy’s B. A child’s C. My daughter’s D. My son’s
2.A. spoke B. told C. returned D. answered
3.A. other B. front C. following D. coming
4.A. different B. same C. wrong D. funny
5.A. though (尽管) B. and C. as if（似乎） D. so that
6.A. dangerous B. troubles C. pain D. different
7.A. look after B. kiss C. help D. support
8.A. easy B. sad C. difficult D. happy
9.A. softly B. sweet C. lower D. wisely
10.A. that B. what C. who D. how
11.A. trouble B. ask C. stop D. reach
12.A. Experiment（实验）B. event C. accident D. activity
13.A. receive B. stand (忍受) C. fighting D. faced
14.A. seldom B. sometimes C. never D. always
15.A. kissed B. taught C. shouted D. told
— Where is Mr. Wang?
— He together with his students __________Xinghua Park.
A. have been to B. have gone to
C. has gone to D. has been to
—Our school is so big. We must clean it up together as soon as possible.
—Don’t worry. ________.
A. Put all your eggs in one basket.
B. Practice makes perfect.
C. Each dog has its day.
D. Many hands make light work.
