How do we know the weather? We learn it on the radio and TV every day. Different countries have different weather. For example, the weather in Australia is different from that in China. Because the seasons* in Australia are the opposite*. Its summer is from December to February. But in our country, it’s winter this time. And its winter is in June, July and August. So when it’s spring in China, it’s autumn in Australia. Isn't it interesting?

1.People can learn the weather ____ every day.

A. on the radio          B. on TV            C. on a magazine      D. Both A and B

2.The weather in different countries is _____.

   A. the same            B. different           C. hot               D. cold

3.In China, ____ is from December to February. 

   A. spring              B. summer           C. autumn            D. winter

4.The weather in Australia is _____ in July.

   A. hot                 B. cold              C. rainy             D. sunny

5.If you go to Australia in July, you can take_____.

A. shorts               B. T-shirts           C. warm clothes       D. sunglasses

Dear Peter

How about your study? It's Sunday today. I'm writing a letter to you. I'm going to tell you something in Beijing.

    Beijing is different from London. In our country, we drive on the left side of the road, but here people drive on the right side. Most people go to work by bus or by bike. The rush hours are from seven to nine in the morning and five to seven in the afternoon. People in China work around eight hours a day, five days a week. They usually begin to work at eight in the morning, and rest on Saturday and Sunday.

I have Chinese classes every morning from Monday to Friday. The students in our class are from many countries. We're all working hard and friendly to each other. The Chinese students are ready to help us with our Chinese. We also help them a lot with their English. We are getting along very well.

That's all for today. Please write to me soon.

               Yours

                    Susan

  1.People drive on_________ in London.

       A. the same side in Beijing as               B. the right side of the road

       C. the left side of the road                  D. both sides of the road

 2.The rush hours of a day in Beijing are usually_________.

       A. two hours                             B. three hours

       C. more than five hours                     D. about four hours

   3.The letter is from _________.

       A. a Chinese student to an English student

       B. an English student to a Chinese student

       C. a Chinese student to an American student

       D. an English student to another English student

There are many unusual hotels around the world. In Greenland, there is a hotel made out of ice, open between April and December every year. In Turkey, there is a cave hotel with a television, furniture, and a bathroom in each room. And in Bolivia, there is the Salt Palace Hotel.
Thousands of years ago, the area around the Salt Palace Hotel was a large lake. But over time, all the water disappeared. Today, the area has only two small lakes and two salt deserts.
The larger of the two deserts, the Uyuni salt desert, is 12,000 square kilometers. During the day, the desert is bright white because of the salt. There are no roads across the Uyuni desert, so local people must show guests the way to the hotel.
In the early 1990s, a man named Juan Quesada built the hotel. He cut big blocks (块) of salt from the desert and used the blocks to build it. Everything in the hotel is made out of salt: the walls, the roof, the tables, the chairs, the beds, and the hotel’s bar.
The sun heats the walls and roof during the day. At night the desert is very cold, but the rooms stay warm. The hotel has 12 rooms. A single room costs＄40 a night, and a double room costs＄60.
A sign on the hotel’s wall tells guests, “ Please don’t lick the walls-it doesn’t taste good!”

1. 1.

   People can go to __________ to visit the ice hotel in April.
   

   1. A.
      Greenland            
   2. B.
      Turkey              
   3. C.
      Bolivia
2. 2.

   The Salt Palace Hotel is unusual because __________.
   

   1. A.
      it has a long history        
   2. B.
      it’s made out of salt      
   3. C.
      the rooms stay cold all day
3. 3.

   Where did the salt used for the hotel come from?
   

   1. A.
      A salt factory.          
   2. B.
      The desert.             
   3. C.
      The lakes.
4. 4.

   The underlined word “lick” means __________ in Chinese.
   

   1. A.
      摸                       
   2. B.
      踢                  
   3. C.
      舔
5. 5.

   The best title for the passage is _________.

   1. A.
      Unusual Hotels          
   2. B.
      Salt Desert             
   3. C.
      A Story of Juan Quesad

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People from all over the world make friends_____66____writing letters. One way to find a pen friend is to _____67____a club. International Pen Friends started in 1967 and has over 300,000members(成员) in different countries. Their____68___member is eight years old, and their oldest member is over 80. Some people write to find out about life in another country, ___69___want to practice their English, or enjoy their hobbies. Stamp collectors, for example, write to people in different countries ___70__that they can collect the stamps on the letters they receive. Most people just enjoy making friends, and they invite their pen friends to visit them.

Helping others is easier than you think. You don’t need to wait to become a rich man like Bill Gates to help poor. You can become a volunteer, you can donate(捐献) your time, you can donate your old clothes and so on. And in doing so, you can become a better and happier person.
Choose some people to support. for example, homeless people, poor children and so on. All of these are suitable(合适的).
Decide what you are able to give. Yes! Sometimes it isn’t only money—you can donate your time as a volunteer, you can donate your knowledge teaching poor children, you can donate your old clothes, you can donate food or you can share a meal with a hungry child.
Tell people about it. Tell your friends or your children. Put it in your blog or on your website. In this way, the good work you do will be multiplied(增加)!
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。
1. People usually think helping others is ________.
A. difficult          B. easy        C. interesting             D. exciting
2. How can you help others of you are poor according the passage?
A. Donate your money.  B. Talk to them.  C. Donate your time.  D. Play with them.
3. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “homeless”?
A.家境贫寒的            B.无家可归的       C.无依无靠的      D.没有父母的
4. How many ways does the passage tell us to do if we want to help others?
A. One.                   B. Two.           C. Three.            D. Four.
5. What’s the best title of this passage?
A. Help those who need help                      B. It is not easy to help others
C. How to be a happy person                         D. Donate your time