Have you ever heard of the surprise party? The surprise party is very popular in America. Most of the Americans think it is very exciting to have surprise parties for their friends or family members. It is quite possible to plan a surprise party when one’s birthday is coming. Do you want to know what a surprise party is like? Look at the following examples.
It’s Saturday night. Bob’s wife asks him to go to the kitchen and bring her a glass of milk. Bob walks to the kitchen and opens the door. Suddenly, he hears a strange (奇怪的)sound and then sees a bear standing in front of him!
Bob is very scared and falls backwards. Just then the bear takes off his costume(戏服). It’s Bob’s friend, Charles! There are also some other people behind him. All of them say to Bob, “Surprise!” Bob is puzzled(困惑的), and he doesn’t know what it is until his friends say “Happy birthday!” to him.
In fact, there are many kinds of surprise parties. A successful surprise party always makes people excited and surprised.
根据短文内容，回答问题。
1.Is the surprise party very popular in America?
2.Where does the strange sound Bob hears come from?
3.Is the bear “a real bear”?
4.What does Bob’s friends say to him?
5.How does a successful surprise party always make people feel?
Tara and Beth met in a dancing class and became close friends very quickly. Soon Beth felt comfortable talking to Tara about her own problems, and Tara was always happy to listen to her. One day, Beth heard some other girls talking about the things that only she and Tara knew. Later, Beth found out that Tara was talking behind her back. Beth didn’t understand how Tara could be so nice when she was with her, but be a different person when they were not together. The next day at school, Beth started saying bad words about Tara. From then on, when they met, they both said bad words about each other.
It was clear that Tara was not a very good friend to Beth when she talked behind Beth’s back. Why did Tara start doing this? Was she not a nice person? Maybe not. There might be something else going on.
At last, Beth found out that Tara’s problem came from jealousy(嫉妒), because Tara didn’t have nice clothes or expensive things like Beth’s.
根据短文内容，完成下列表格。
At first | Tara and Beth were 1._______ to each other. Tara was happy to listen to Beth’s 2.________. |
Then | Tara told some 3._______ girls the things between Beth and her. Beth didn’t 4.____________ why Tara did so. They began to say bad words about each other. |
Finally | Beth found out Tara’s problem came from jealousy, because 5.________________. |
Almost every day, we discuss the topic of health, especially for kids. But what is health? “Health” means eating well, getting enough exercises and having a healthy weight. Let’s read the following rules.
First, we must eat many kinds of foods, especially fruit and vegetables. 1. . But many of us only eat our favorite foods. 2. . Everyone knows that water is important. Besides water, kids also need plenty of calcium to grow strong bones, and milk has a lot of it. 3. , when you are 9 years old or older. Third, you should listen to your body. When you are eating, notice how your body feels. When your stomach feels comfortably full, stop eating. 4. . Finally limit screen time. What’s screen time? 5. . The more time you spend on these sitting-down activities, the less time you spend playing sports. You can’t spend more than 2 hours a day on screen time.
将下列句子还原到短文中，使短文通顺，完整。
A. You should drink at least three cups of milk every day B. We all know that eating fruit and vegetables can help us keep healthy C. Second, you should drink water and milk most often D. Eating too much makes you feel uncomfortable E. It’s the amount of time you spend watching TV, movies and playing computer games. |
Lobsters(龙虾) are delicious and many people like eating them. But they are really expensive in the restaurant. Why don’t you cook lobsters at home? I will show you one way to cook them. First buy some lobsters. Then you can begin. Just split(分离) the shell(壳) from the top and take the meat out of the shell. Place it in a bowl with a little water and cover it with foil(箔纸). Cook them until the meat turn white, and baste with butter, salt and pepper. When you overcook the meat, it become hard and less delicious. Cooking lobsters at home can be fun. Why not have a try?
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正(T)误(F)。
1.Going out to eat lobsters is very cheap.
2.The first thing you should do is to split the shell down .
3.Don’t begin to cook them until meat turn white.
4.You shouldn’t cook the meat too long, or(否则)it will become hard and less delicious.
5.It can be interesting to cook lobsters at home.
I am Brad. I like scary movies and action movies. My favorite movie star is Jackie Chan. I think Jackie Chan is a great actor. He has a movie Who am I? It’s a very successful action movie. It’s exciting. |
My name is Kelly. I am a girl. I like comedies and soap operas, but I don’t like scary movies. I think they are scary. I think Beijing Opera is educational. On weekend, I often go to see it with my father. I can learn a lot about Chinese history. |
I am Carlos. My favorite cartoon star is Mickey. I think Mickey Mouse is a great cartoon. I also like scary movies. I think they are very exciting. |
I’m a girl. My name is Mary. On weekends, I often watch cartoons and talent shows on TV. I think they are wonderful and relaxing. I don’t like sitcoms. They are boring. |
根据表格内容，选择最佳答案。
1.Who likes scary movies?
A. Brad and Carlos. B. Kelly and Brad.
C. Carlos and Kelly. D. Brad and Mary.
2.What does Kelly think of Beijing Opera?
A. It’s boring. B. It’s educational.
C. It’s scary. D. It’s relaxing.
3.Mickey is _________ favorite cartoon star.
A. Kelly’s B. Mary’s
C. Brad’s D. Carlos’
4.Mary likes to watch ____________.
A. action movies and cartoons
B. comedies and talent shows
C. cartoons and talent shows
D. Beijing Opera and comedies
5.Which one is NOT true?
A. Brad likes Jackie Chan very much.
B. Mary thinks sitcoms are boring.
C. Kelly and her parents all like Beijing Opera.
D. Mickey Mouse is a cartoon.
Life in the future will be different from life today.
The population(人口) is growing fast. There will be more people in the world and most of them will live longer.
Computer will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in each home. And computer science will be one of the most important subjects in school then.
People will work fewer hours than they do now, and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel.
Our food will be different, too. More land(土地) will be used for building new towns and houses for people. So there will be less land for cows and sheep, and meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it one day. They will eat more fruits and vegetables.
Work in the future will also be different. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will have no jobs to do. This will be a big problem in the future.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1.In the future there will be__________ .
A. much more meat B. more people
C. fewer people D. fewer vegetables
2.Every family will have at least one ________ in the future.
A. TV B. robot C. cow D. computer
3.In the future people don’t have to (不得不)__________.
A. work long hours B. walk to work
C. eat fruits and vegetables D. work fast
4.People may not eat as much ________ as they do today.
A. fruit B. meat C. vegetables D. food
5.One big problem in the future is that _________.
A. Many people will do dangerous and hard work
B. people have to work fast
C. robots will do all the work
D. many people won’t have jobs to do
