The train made a lot of noise as it came to a stop at the station. Martha waited for a while until her father held her hand. They walked onto the train together. Her mother and brother walked behind them.
This was the first train ride for Martha and her brother Brian. They would take the train to visit their grandparents. They usually went there by car. But today, Mum and Dad wanted to try a different way.
They walked to the middle of the train. They found some seats and sat down. A few minutes later, the train began to move.
Martha and Brian felt a little nervous, but their parents said they would enjoy the ride. Dad said he liked the train ride because he didn't need to drive all the time. Mum added that
she could talk to her two children face to face instead of turning around.
When the children heard their parent’s words, they felt relaxed.
"The train isn't as noisy as I thought it would be" said Martha,“ and l can stand up and
walk around. I believe I can see everything through the windows.”“The train really goes fast," said Brian," I like that best of all. If we get on the train in the morning, we can see grandparents before lunch. I can't wait to enjoy their apple pie!"
根据短文内容回答下列各题。
1.According to the passage, who got on the train first?
2.How did Martha and Brian usually go to visit their grandparents?
3.Did Martha and Brian feel a little nervous when the train began to move?
4.Why did Dad like the train ride?
5.What does the underlined word “that" refer to(指代）？
(Teresa Lopez, from Cali, Colombia)
Where I’m from, we're pretty relaxed(1) _______time. We don't like to rush around. So we don't mind if people are a little late sometimes. If you tell a friend you're going to their house for dinner, its OK if you arrive a bit late. We like to enjoy our time slowly. We value the time we spend with our family and friends in our everyday lives. We often just drop by our friend’s homes if we have time. We don't usually have to make plans to meet our friends .When we see each other, it's polite for boys to shake hands and for girls to kiss each other on the side of the face. We often just walk around the town center, seeing as many of our friends as we can!
(Marc LeBlanc, from Lausanne, Switzerland)
In Switzerland, it's very important to be on time. We are the capital of clocks and watches,
after all! If someone invites you to meet him or her at noon, then you're expected to be there at noon. If you're even 15 minutes late,(3)你的朋友可能会发疯，So I make an effort to be on time when I meet my friends. I always leave the house early to avoid heavy traffic because I think it's impolite to keep others(2)_________.Also, we never visit a friend's house without calling first We almost always make plans to see friends. We usually plan to do some interesting things, or go somewhere together.
根据短文内容完成下列各题。
1.在（1）和（2）处填上适当的词(1)______________(2）____________。
2.写出原文We often just drop by our friends' homes if we have time.的同义句。
We often just drop by our friends' homes if we_________ ____________.
3.将文中（3）处句子翻译成英语。
__________________________________________________
4.在文中找出daily的同义词____________，central的名词______________。
5.In which country is it OK to be 15 minutes late for dinner?
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This Sunday is grandpa's birthday. The Smith family are going to celebrate it at home, so they will have a busy weekend.
Saturday
| ||
Morning
| Dad-clean the car in the garden Mum-clean the kitchen and bedrooms of their house Amy-have dance lessons in the gym Rose--work on science projects in the library | |
Afternoon
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Mum and Dad-buy some food at the supermarket Amy and Rose-choose gifts and cards for grandpa
| |
Evening |
Watch TV together | |
Sunday | ||
Morning
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Mum---make a big birthday cake Amy and Rose-wrap grandpa's gifts
| |
Afternoon |
Amy-help Mum cook delicious food Rose-help Dad decorate the sitting room
| |
Evening | Amy and Rose-give gifts to grandpa The whole family-have a party
| |
根据表格所提供信息，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳答素
1._______will have dance lessons in the gym on Saturday morning.
A. Mum B. Rose C. Amy
2.Mum will be ___________on Saturday morning.
A. in the library B. at home C. at the supermarket
3.The underlined word "wrap” means__________.
A. 准备 B. 包；裹 C. 购买
4.Amy and Mum will _________on Sunday afternoon.
A. make a big birthday cake B. decorate the sitting room C. cook delicious food
5.The whole family will have a party_____________.
A. on Sunday evening B. on Saturday morning C. on Sunday afternoon
Do you have a nickname（呢称)?Most of us do by our looks, clothing, or personality, But for cities, the meaning of their nicknames has much more than that.
Many big cities have nicknames, such as New York-The Big Apple, London-The Great
Smog, and Rome-The Eternal(永恒的)City. Why do cities have such nicknames?
In the 1920s,there were many races in New York. People called the prizes of these race.
apples. Writer John J.Fitz Gerald first called New York the Big Apple, because New York is the place that many people dreamed of going to for the biggest prize of all.
For Rome, as the name suggests, the answer is simple, Romans believed that no mater what happened to the world, Rome would go on forever. Rome has been an important center of power for more than 2,000 years.
As for London, in the Victorian period, it had problems with its air. Later in 1952,serious air pollution made 10,000 people fall ill. But now the air of London has become better.
Does that sound interesting? Does your city have a nickname?
1.Most of us get our nicknames only by our looks.
2.The Great Smog is the nickname of London.
3.The nickname of New York was given by writer Johnl.Fitz Gerald.
4.Rome has been an important center of power for 2000 years.
5.Later in 1952,the air of London became better.
If you live far from school, you may have to use lunch boxes to take lunch to school. Do you want to know what the early lunch boxes looked like?1.From the 19h century, people used baskets to take meals .A nice wooden box would be used by the rich people.2. The tins were large enough for a piece of meat, some bread and some cheese, Walt Disney made the
first "character" lunch box in 1935 by putting Mickey Mouse on the box.3. In 1950,TV cowboy, Hopalong Cassidy, agreed to put his picture on the outside of the blue and red lunch boxes. Over the next 30 years, different popular characters controlled the market, such as Aladdin ,Miss America, and the Flying Nun. The Florida government said that the metal boxes could be used as weapons(武器）and they were dangerous for children.4.
In 1986,people began to use lunch boxes which were made of plastic.5.Now we can see many plastic lunch boxes with beautiful pictures on them.
根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
A. By the 1860s,people started making tins to take meals.
B. The plastic lunch boxes weren't used by people.
C. Let's see the history of lunch boxes.
D. Children liked this kind of lunch box very much.
E. Let's see their shapes and sizes.
F. The plastic lunch boxes have been using since then.
G. The last metal lunch box was made in 1985.
句型转换，按要求变化下列各句。
1.It 's half past eight.(对划线部分提问）
___________ ___________is it?
2.My sister isn't old enough to dress herself.(改为同义句）
My sister is___________ young________ she can't dress herself.
3.People drink Chinese tea all over the world.(改为被动语态）
Chinese tea____________- ____________ all over the world.
4.He hardly watches TV.(变成反意疑问句）
He hardly watches TV,______________ _______________?
