In almost every big university (大学) in the USA, football is a favourite sport. American football is not like soccer. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances (机会) to move the ball ten yards (码). They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to the other end of the field, they receive six points. This is called a touchdown (底线得分).
It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the team try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.
Each university wants its team to win. Thousands of people come to watch. They all yell (喊加油) for their favourite team. Young men and women called cheerleaders (啦啦队长) come to help the people yell more.
Each team plays ten or eleven games. Each season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.
1.In American football players can ______.
A. only kick the ball B. only throw the ball
C. only carry the ball D. kick, throw and carry the ball
2.If a team wants to get points, it has to move the ball ______.
A. 10 yards B. 40 yards
C. away from its own end D. to the other end
3.Most teams play games in ______.
A. July B. August
C. October D. December
4.When do the best teams play again?
A.At Christmas. B. Before the season ends.
C. On New Year’s Day. D. On the last day of the season.
I think the Buddy Club is great. I really enjoy talking with the older students about school life and growing up. They can tell me a lot. One student told me how he relaxed (放松) before exams. Another student told me about great websites about learning History and English.
The Buddy Club is also a good place to just forget about school altogether! One of the older students taught us origami (日本折纸). We made paper planes, birds and hats together.
The table tennis tournament（锦标赛) was a great idea. I didn’t do very well, but I learnt a lot from watching the doubles tournament won by a fourteen-year-old girl and a seventeen-year-old boy.
Last year, we had the annual (每年的) Buddy Club Picnic. Everyone enjoyed the games we played. After I learnt how to fish, I caught two fish in the lake. I think it might be a good idea to change the Buddy Club Picnic to a weekend camping trip. We could learn how to put up (架起) tents (帐篷) and how to find our way through a forest. Many of the older students know how to do this already, and I think they would like to teach the younger students.
I want to say again how much I enjoy the club. When I’m older, I will make friends with younger students. Then, I can tell them all about school life and growing up.
1.What does the writer enjoy doing at the club?
A. Learning Japanese.
B. Talking to older students.
C. Losing at table tennis.
D. Surfing the Internet.
2.What websites did the writer learn about?
A. Paper planes. B. Origami.
C. History and English. D. Relaxing.
3.Did the writer win the table tennis tournament?
A. No, and he was very unhappy.
B. No, but came second.
C. Yes, he won the doubles.
D. No, but he enjoyed watching it.
4.How does the writer want to change the picnic?
A. He wants more fish to be caught.
B. He wants to make it shorter.
C. he wants to have it in a tent.
D. He wants to change it to a camping trip.
When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are ,there are six ways to make you feel confident(有信心的) about yourself ,
1.Look in the mirror and say to yourself,“I am a special person and there’s no one in the world like me. I can do anything!”It may not sound so good ,bur it really works!
2.Do something nice for someone. Helping others always makes you feel so good.
3.Smile! Be friendly to the people you meet. Look for the good things of your friends and family.
4.Learn something new! Do you want to decorate your own room or learn how to swim? Go for it !New challenges（挑战） are fun and give you a sense of accomplishment(成就感) when you finish them,
5.Keep a diary. Turn off the TV and let your imagination fly! Write down your thoughts, dreams or anything you want! Writing always helps to express your feelings.
6.Stay with your family. We all need our family time .Talk with your mum or dad or maybe even your cousin
1.You may see this passage in _________
A． a science book B. a storybook
C． a magazine D. the school rules
2.According to the passage, new challenges _______when you finish them
are fun B. make you feel confident
C. are dreams D. both A and B
3.Which of the following should you say “No” when you are unhappy?
A. You should always look for the good things of others
B. Stay alone at home as much as possible
C. Learn something new and go for it
D. Keep a diary to express your feelings
4.What’s the best title of the passage？
A. Do your best
B. Six ways to feel good about yourself
C. It’s never too late to learn
D. Always smile at your life
Self-made Racing Car An American man named Imhoff spent 17 years making a great car. He made it in his house. However, it was too big to drive out of his house, so he dug a hole in the wall to get it out. |
Wonder Robot, Good Helper The Partner Robot is a new kind of robot in Japan. It can play with people, look after little kids and help with housework. And our life will become better and better with the development of technology.（科技） |
Chocolate Castle (城堡） Recently, four cooks in Lido Hotel in Shenyang made a chocolate castle. It took them two months. The castle is 3.38 meters wide and 7. 3 meters high. It is the biggest indoor (室内的)chocolate castle in the world. |
1.Why was it difficult for Imhoff to get the car out?
A. Because the car was too heavy.
B. Because the car was too large.
C. Because he was not good at driving.
D. Because the hole in the wall was not big enough.
2.The Partner Robot can do the following things EXCEPT .
A. playing with people
B. looking for lost kids
C. helping people to clean the house
D. taking care of little kids
3.Which of the following is TRUE about the chocolate castle?
A. The four cooks spent two months in making the chocolate castle.
B. The chocolate castle is 7.3 meters wide and 3.38 meters high.
C. The chocolate castle is outside the Lido Hotel.
D. It is the most expensive chocolate castle in the world.
These days computer games have bcome more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along busy___ have changed into computer game houses in order to get more y___. These places are always crowded with people
In the computer game houses, people y___ a lot of money matching on the machine. It’s y___ for one to beat a computer, but one can do well after trying again and again. People want to y__ when they play computer games. The more they y___, the more they want to win, and at last they even can’t y___ without it.
The result is that some people don’t want to y___ and they play in computer game houses for hours and hours. For school boys, things are y___. They don’t want to have y___ When school is over, they rush to the computer houses near their y___. Some of them can get enough money from their___. Some of them are not____ to get the money. So they have to steal or rob others’ and become ___ . Computer game addiction(上瘾) is a___ problem in our life. Something has to be done to stop it.
1.A. streets B. schools C. towns D. cities
2.A. boys B. money C. computers D. houses
3.A. take B. spend C. cost D. pay
4.A. possible B. easy C. good D. hard
5.A. read B. learn C. win D. download
6.A. lose B. try C. waste D. watch
7.A. come B. eat C. study D. live
8.A. watch TV B. go out C. stay there D. work
9.A. better B. exciting C. even worse D. interesting
10.A. lessons B. games C. families D. sports
11.A. classes B. rooms C. schools D. shops
12.A. classmates B. teachers C. sisters D. parents
13.A. lucky B. unlucky C. careful D. polite
14.A. good B. bad C. rich D. Poor
15.A. important B. serious C. unusual D. Wonderful
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—__________________________.
A. I’m glad to hear that.
B. I will. Thank you very much.
C.I have no trouble.
D.I will think it over.
