When  people    travel    in  another  city  or   country ,they  sometimes  stay  in  the  homes of the local people.  This is called   homestay  .   It  is    a  great  experience  because  you  can  meet  people    from   a  different  country   or  city  and  learn  something  new  about   that  place   .                                                                                       I  am  Wan  Li  from  China.  I came  to  the  UK   with  my  friends  for  a  short   visit  .    we   are  living   with  an English  couple   ,Mr.   and  Mrs.Green  ,in  the  west   of    London.    They   have    a    wonderful      four –bedroom  house   .      This   is  a new   house  .  It   has    two   bathrooms     and  a   garden    with  many    beautiful    flowers.   I   have   a   bedroom    of   my   own   .                                                                                     
There  are   some    shopping    centres    and     restaurants     near     the    house,     and   the  house   is  close   to   an     underground  station. It  takes   about  thirty  minutes  to  get  to   the  centre  of  London. 
I  think   a  homestay   may  be   a  good   choice  for  you  if  it  is  your  first  time  to  visit  abroad .  The local  people  are  friendly  and  willing  to  help. If  you  happen  to  celebrate   the  holidays  with  them,  you  will  get  to  know  more  about    western  culture  and  customs.
【小题1】The  underlined  word   homestay   in  the  passage  means_________.
A.Stay at home.
B.Stay in the homes of one’s friends
C.Stay in the homes of one’s relatives
D.Stay in the homes of the local people.
【小题2】Wan Li and his  friends  live with _______ in London.
A.Mr. and Mrs. BushB. Mr. and Mrs. Green
C. Mr. and Mrs. D.Mr. and Mrs. Brown
【小题3】There is ____________near  the  house.
A.a bus stationB.an underground station
C.a train stationD.an airport
【小题4】How long does it take Wan Li  to get  to the centre of London from the  west of London?
A.Thirty minutesB.Thirteen minutes
C.Twenty minutesD. Forty minutes
【小题5】When travelers to the Great Britain happen to celebrate the holidays with the local people they will learn more about___________.
A.western culture and customs
B.world culture and customs
C.eastern culture and customs
D.southern culture and customs

 The word“day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year,  we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night,  we are using“day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball,  the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning(旋转)of the earth. At the equator(赤道)day and night are sometimes the same length(长度). They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning and sets at 6 o’clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted(倾斜)toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere(半球)gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.
【小题1】When the Western Hemisphere is having day,  the Eastern Hemisphere is having ________.

A.both day and nightB.day
C.neither day nor nightD.night
【小题2】A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by ________ of the earth.
A.the pushingB.the pullingC.the spinningD.the passing
【小题3】.At the equator day is as long as night ________.
A.sometimesB.neverC.usuallyD.always
【小题4】When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun,  the Northern Hemisphere gets ________ sunlight.
A.lessB.moreC.allD.no
【小题5】.When it is winter in China,  ________.
A.the USA is tilted toward the sun
B.the South Pole is tilted away from the sun
C.the North Pole is tilted toward the sun
D.the North Pole is tilted away from the sun



A sign is another kind of language. Here are some of them that you see on the roads.
Number One is a sign with the number thirty on it. When drivers see this sign, they must not go at more than thirty kilometers an hour. We see this sign when we are getting near a town. Number Two is a sign that we’re near a crossing. We must drive carefully. Number Three is a sign that there is a bend (拐弯) in the road. Again, we must drive slowly and carefully. It is not safe to go around a bend very fast. Number Four is a sign that there is another road coming in from the right. There is a junction (交叉) at this place. Number Five is a sign that there is a hill and Number Six is a sign that the road gets narrow. Drivers must go slowly and carefully. Number Seven has the word “SCHOOL” on it. This is a sign that there is a school at the side of the street or the road. Perhaps there are children going to or leaving school. So drivers must look carefully and go slowly. Number Eight is a sign with the letter “P” on it. The letter “P” means “Parking”. At some places, there are the signs “No parking” or “No waiting”. If a driver leaves his car near one of these signs, a policeman may come and write down the number of his car.
【小题1】At the places where you see Sign 1, ____________. .

A.you are already out of a town
B.you still have thirty kilometers to go
C.there must be many houses and building not far away
D.there must be a town thirty kilometers away
【小题2】A driver can leave his car ___________.
A.near a sign with “P” on it in the daytime
B.near a sign with “No parking” on it
C.near a sign with “No waiting” if there’re no policemen there
D.near Sign 8 at any time
【小题3】People put these signs on the roads to ____________.
A.make driving even saferB.show drivers the way
C.stop cars going too fastD.learn another kind of language

Every day when I enter the classroom, I will take a look at the wall beside my seat. You will find nothing special about this old wall if you just look at it. But for the students in my class, it is a special wall. Take a good look at it, and you will get to know the real feelings and thoughts of us, the 9th graders.

In the middle of the wall, there is a big “VICTORY”. It was written in pencil. I guess it must have been written by someone who got a good mark in an exam.

A little higher above the formulas, there is a poem. It only has two sentences. It reads: All those sweet memories have disappeared. Like tears dropping in the heavy rain.

Oh! It must have been written at the end of the last semester in middle school. Classmates had to leave school and good friends had to part. What a sad poem!

If you look at the wall more carefully, you will find many other interesting things, like a crying face, or a happy face, and other patterns(图案). There are still some patterns and letters that I can’t understand, but they all show the feeling of the students who drew them.

For years, the wall has witnessed(目睹) all the things that have happened in the classroom. I don’t know how it will be next year, two years from now, or even ten years from now. But I hope more smiling faces will be drawn on it.

1.There is ____ special on this wall.

A. something    B. anything    C. nothing     D. everything

2.What was the “VICTORY” written in?

A. Chalk    B. Pencil    C. Pen    D. Brush

3.When has the poem been written?

A. At the beginning of the last semester.    B. At the end of the year.

C. At the end of the last semester.         D. At the beginning of the last month.

4.What’s the meaning of the underlined word?

A. 部分    B. 分离    C. 和好    D. 聚集

5.What’s the title of the passage?

A. The Pictures of the Wall         B. The Feelings of the Students

C. The Patterns of the Classroom    D. The Hope of the Writer

 

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