Do you want to know something about chil­dren in Africa? What to they do for fun every day? Find out here:
Education
School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can’t afford school uniforms or ex­ercise books even though they don’t have to pay for school.
For those lucky enough to go to school , they have a lot to learn. Some take two language clas­ses: English or French, and their first language. There is also math, science, history, social studies and geography. Chores take up much of children’s time after school. They have to get water and fire­wood for the family every day. Also there’s clean­ing , washing and helping Mum with the meal.
Daily fun
It’s not all work and no play. Sports are very popular. Children can make goals with twigs ( 嫩树枝)and their own footballs with plastic and bits of string ( 绳子 ). They play in the country and the streets of old towns. There’re many football teams for teenagers in Africa.
Internet
It’s really expensive to get on the Internet. To surf the net for 20 hours costs over 600 yuan. This is more than the average (平均的) monthly pay per person.
Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa. All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet.
Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home.
【小题1】 The underlined word "Chores" probably means

Our English teacher was like a friend to us, and we all liked her. One day she came into the classroom and shouted,“Who did this?”She held up a piece of broken glass and asked,“Who ___1___ the window?”She seldom became angry.___2___ this time she was. I broke the window. I had done __3__ by throwing a baseball. I didn’t want to admit (承认) it __4__ I didn’t have enough money to pay for a big window like that.“My father will be __5__,”I thought. At first I didn’t __6__ my hand, but later something strong in my heart suddenly made me stand up.“I did it,”I said __7__ .How difficult it was for me to say that!   My teacher __8__ a book from one of our book shelves and then began walking __9__ my desk. I was afraid that she was going to punish(惩罚) me.   “I know you like collecting __10__ very much,”she said, looking down at my __11__ face.“Here is the book about collecting stamps that you are looking for. Now, the book is __12__ and I shall not punish you. Remember, it’s because you __13__ the truth.” I couldn’t believe it! My teacher wasn’t punishing me. I didn’t __14__ to pay for the broken window. And I got my favourite book! As time goes, the book is __15__,so is my wonderful teacher. But I will never forget the lesson the teacher gave me that day.

1.                A．cleaned        B．climbed         C．broke    D．mended

2.                A．and            B．but            C．so   D．or

3.                A．them          B．one            C．that  D．those

4.                A．because        B．if              C．when D．though

5.                A．pleased        B．excited         C．frightened D．angry

6.                A．put on         B．put up          C．put out   D．put away

7.                A．terribly         B．honestly        C．easily D．hardly

8.                A．read           B．wrote          C．took D．bought

9.A. towards        B. opposite         C, against           D. behind

10.               A．books          B．desks          C．stamps    D．windows

11.               A．nervous        B．pretty          C．happy D．square

12.               A．you           B．your           C．yours D．yourself

13.               A．talked          B．spoke          C．said  D．told

14.               A．like            B．want           C．use   D．need

15.               A．opened        B．gone           C．left   D．closed

Our English teacher was like a friend to us，and we all liked her．One day she came into the

classroom and shouted．“Who did this?”She held up a piece of broken glass and asked，“Who

__1__ the window?”She seldom became angry, __2__ this time she was．

I broke the window．I had done __3__ by throwing a baseball．I didn’t want to admit(承认)

It __4__ I didn’t have enough money to pay for a big window like that．“My father will be __5__,”I thought．At first I didn’t _6_ my hand，but later something strong in my heart

suddenly made me stand up.“I did it，”I said __7_．How difficult it was for me to say that!

My teacher __8__ a book from one of our book shelves and then began walking __9_ my desk. I was afraid that she was going to punish(惩罚)me．

“I know you like collecting __10__ very much，”she said，looking down at my __11__ face.

“Here is the hook about collecting stamps that you are looking for．Now，the book is__12__ and I shall not punish you．Remember，it’s because you _13_ the truth．”

I couldn’t believe it ! My teacher wasn’t punishing me．I didn’t _14_ to pay for the broken window. And I got my favorite book!

As time goes, the book is _15_，so is my wonderful teacher．But I will never forget the lesson the teacher gave me that day．

1.                A．cleaned        B．climbed         C．broke    D．mended

2.                A．and            B．but            C．so   D．or

3.                A．them          B．one            C．that  D．those

4.                A．because        B．if              C．when D．though

5.                A．pleased        B．excited         C．frightened D．angry

6.                A．put on         B．put up          C．put out   D．put away

7.                A．terribly         B．honestly        C．easily D．hardly

8.                A．read           B．wrote          C．took D．bought

9.A. towards         B. opposite         C, against           D. behind

10.               A．books          B．desks          C．stamps    D．windows

11.               A．nervous        B．pretty          C．happy D．square

12.               A．you           B．your           C．yours D．yourself

13.               A．talked          B．spoke          C．said  D．told

14.               A．like            B．want           C．use   D．need

15.               A．opened        B．gone           C．left   D．closed

Do you want to know something about chil­dren in Africa? What to they do for fun every day? Find out here:

Education

School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can't afford school uniforms or ex­ercise books even though they don't have to pay for school.

For those lucky enough to go to school , they have a lot to learn. Some take two language clas­ses: English or French, and their first language. There is also math, science, history, social studies and geography. Chores take up much of children's time after school. They have to get water and fire­wood for the family every day. Also there's clean­ing , washing and helping Mum with the meal.

Daily fun

It's not all work and no play. Sports are very popular. Children can make goals with twigs ( 嫩树枝)and their own footballs with plastic and bits of string ( 绳子 ). They play in the country and the streets of old towns. There're many football teams for teenagers in Africa.

Internet

It's really expensive to get on the Internet. To surf the net for 20 hours costs over 600 yuan. This is more than the average (平均 的) monthly pay per person.

Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa. All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet.

Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home.

1. The underlined word "Chores" probably means

A．网上冲浪B．家务杂活C．体育活动D．家庭作业

2. Sports are very popular in Africa because chil­dren _________.

A. do not need money to play

B. can play all kinds of ball games

C. don't like to go to school

D. don't like to do their homework

3.The passage is mainly about_________.

A. education in Africa

B. children's school life in Africa

C. the Internet in Africa

D. children's daily life in Africa

4.From the passage, we can infer (推断) that in Africa_________.

A. basketball is popular among children

B. children in Africa have to pay for school

C. some children in Africa have to take two for­eign language classes

D. people in Egypt and South Africa may get higher pay than people in the other countries