Mary picked up a pencil and a piece of paper, saying, “Now, you want to earn money for the autumn camping trip, right?” Tom, her brother, nodded. He wasn’t able to go last year because he hadn’t earned enough money during the summer. This year he came up with a plan.
He made a necklace(项链) for his mother that everyone admired. They were surprised to learn that Tom had made it for her. Why not make more necklaces and sell them?
“OK,” said Mary, “The first thing you need to do is to work out how much you have now.”
“I have $20. 00 in the bank, and $7.25 in my room,” explained Tom.
“That gives you a total of $27. 25,” said Mary, “That is called your capital（本金）. The next thing you need to know is how much it will cost you to make each necklace.”
“Well, the pet shop will give me all the feathers the birds lose. I’ll have to buy the beads (小珠子)and string,” said Tom.
Mary wrote on the piece of paper:
CAPITAL $27.25 EXPENSES Feathers no cost String for 10 necklaces $2.50 Beads for 10 necklaces + $15.00
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“How much do you think you can sell such a necklace for?” asked Mary.
“Hmm,” Tom looked thoughtful and said, “There’s a shop in town that sells almost the same kind of necklace for $7.50. If I charge(要价）$6. 00, people will think that’s a bargain.”
“OK. If you sell each necklace for $6, you’ll make a good profit(利润)on each then,” said Mary.
“Hurray!” Tom cried, “If I sell 20 necklaces, I’ll have enough from the profit for the camping trip and
$10. 00 left over.”
1. Which word best describes Mary?
A. hard-working. B. Generous.
C. Helpful. D. honest.
2. The underlined word “bargain” in this story means _____________.
A. something sold cheap
B. something sold expensive
C. something made at home
D. something made by children
3. How much would Tom have to spend on the camping trip?
A. $47.45. B. $75.
C. $85. D. $102.25.
4. What’s the best title for this story?
A. How to Make Necklaces
B. How to Sell Necklaces
C. How to Make a Plan
D. How to Make Money for a Trip
Dinner customs(习惯)are different around the world. If you are a dinner guest (客人)in Ghana, this information will help you a lot.
In Ghana, dinner is usually from four in the afternoon to six in the evening. But there are no strict rules(严格的规定)about time. Whenever a guest arrives, a family offers food. When you go to a home, the person who receives guests takes you to the living room first. At this time, everyone welcomes you. Then you go to the dining room. There you wash your hands in a bowl of water. All the food is on the table.
In Ghana, you usually eat with your fingers. You eat from the same dish as everyone else. But you eat from one side of the dish only. It is not polite to get food from the other side of the dish. After dinner, you wash your hands again in a bowl of water.
Most meals in Ghana have a dish called fufu. People in Ghana make fufu from the powder(粉末)of some plants. Sometimes they cut the fufu with a saw (锯子) because it is very hard. You must chew(咀嚼)fufu well, or you may get sick. You eat fufu with the fingers of your right hand only.
1. From the passage we know that in Ghana ______________.
A. the rules for dinner time are not strict
B. dinner is always at six in the evening
C. a family offers food only at four in the afternoon
D. people usually invite their guests to dinner later in the evening
2. People in Ghana usually eat ______________.
A. from one side of a dish to the other
B. from the other side of the dish
C. with their fingers
D. with their spoons
3.When you eat fufu, You’d better ______________.
A. cut it with a saw B. use your right hand only
C. chew it well D. all of the above
What is “walk to School?”
Now we are working on a programme of “Walk to School”. We would like as many parents and children as possible to take part, even if in a small way. Children who walk to and from school along with their parents can learn essential(基本的)road safety and life skills.
You can take part by...
■Walking to and from school with your child every day.
■Walking for one or two days during the week.
■Encouraging（鼓励） others to walk, if you already do.
Walking is great!
■Walking is great exercise! A walk is good for your body and can keep you fit.
■You won’t have to waste time looking for a parking site(停车点).
■It’s pollution free.
■It’s a good chance to talk to your children and to meet other parents, too.
Enjoying walking to school!
Here is some advice to help you and your child enjoy walking to school.
■Plan a safe route(路线)together.
■Teach children what a kerb(马路牙子)is and what it means.
■Encourage your child to help you choose the safest places to cross the road.
■Look at and discuss the things you see on your way - especially road signs and what they mean.
Walk to school! Thousands of parents and children take part, could you?
Please go to www.walktoschool. org. uk for more information.
1.By walking to and from school, children can learn _______________.
A. driving skills
B. running skills
C. road safety and life skills
D. knowledge about science
2.What is the first thing to do if you want to enjoy your walking to school?
A. Plan a safe route with your children.
B. Learn what a kerb is and its meaning.
C. Choose the safest places to cross the road.
D. Find road signs and know their meanings.
3.According to the writer, you can learn more about “Walk to School” by ______________.
A. reading a newspaper B. making a phone call
C. going to the Internet D. having a traffic lesson
完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共 10 分，每小题 1 分）
In the doctor’s waiting room, men and women were sitting _______ on the chair, waiting for their turn. Bob, a school boy, was _______ them. They all looked very ______ except Bob. He ______ an interesting story in a magazine. Just then the doctor came in to say he was ready for the next person. Bob jumped up and ran into the ______ room.
“What’s your ______, young man?” said the doctor. ______ Bob said a word, the doctor made him ________ down on a bed. “Now, let me listen to your heart.” Bob tried to speak, but the doctor told him not to say anything. Bob tried to sit up, but the doctor ______ him. “Now open your mouth. I’ll take your temperature… Mm, good.” ______ a moment, the doctor said, “Well, my boy, you haven’t got a bad cold. It’s nothing. Mm, In fact, there’s nothing wrong with you.” “I know there isn’t,” said Bob, “I just came here to fetch(取得) the medicine for my father.”
1.A. quickly B. quietly C. luckily D. noisily
2.A. among B. between C. at D. for
3.A. happy B. exciting C. interested D. sad
4.A. saw B. was seeing C. reads D. was reading
5.A. patients B. waiting C. sitting D. doctor’s
6.A. story B. trouble C. thing D. wrong
7.A. Before B. After C. Until D. While
8.A. to lie B. lay C. lying D. lie
9.A. stop B. stopped C. stops D. stopping
10.A. After B. In C. On D. At
---Please don’t make any noise in the reading room. ---_______________.
A. Sorry, I don’t B. Yes, I won’t
C. Sorry, I won’t D. OK, I didn’t
Not only Tom but also his parents __________a walk in the park.
A. am taking B. is takin
C. are taking D. take
