Rules in the reading room

Hello, everyone. Welcome to the school reading room. We hope you have a good time here. Before you go into the reading room, there are some rules you need to keep.

1.The reading room is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday.

2. Don’t take your bag into the reading room.

3. Don’t talk loudly in the reading room.

4. Don’t take any food or drink into the reading room.

5. Take only one book at a time. After you finish reading the book, you must put it back and then you can take another one. Don’t take many books to your seat.

6. Before you leave, you must return the book to the bookshelf. You can’t take any book out of the reading room.

1.How long is the reading room open every day?

A．Ten hours.         B．Nine hours.        C．Seven hours.       D．Eight hours.

2.What can you take into the reading room?

A．The bag.          B．The student card.    C．Sandwiches.       D．Orange juice.

3.How many books can you take from the bookshelf at a time?

A．One             B．Two              C．Three            D．Four

4.What does the underlined word “return” mean in Chinese?

A．放置             B．带走             C．整理             D．归还

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．You can drink in the reading room.

B．You can take all your favorite books to your seat.

C．You can read in the reading room at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

D．You can take only one book home at a time.

Everything has a name．All people，places，and things have names．For example，Jenny is the name of a student from England．England is the name of a country．Cities and towns have names，too．Schools and office buildings also have names．For example，tomato，potato and bean are names of vegetables．Apple，orange，and banana are names of fruit．Names are important．We use names every day．When we meet a new person，we usually ask，“What’s your name?”It’s important to learn a person’s name．Most people have two names．Some people have more names．Names are different all over the world．In Jenny’s class．Jenny must learn the names of the students from all over the world．This is very difficult because the names are very different．

In the United States，most people have a first name，a middle name and a last name．Parents choose the first and middle names for their babies．There are names for boys and names for girls．The last name is the family name．Usually it is the father’s family name．In a family，the mother, the father, and the children usually have the same last name．

Sometimes a person has a nickname，too．A nickname is a special（特有的）name．It’s not a person’s real name．Abraham Lincoln’s nickname was“Honest Abe”．An honest person（一个诚实的人）always tells the truth，and Abe is short for Abraham．Because he was an honest person．his nickname was Honest Abe．Pele（贝利）is a nickname，too．The football player’s real name is Edison Aeraesde Nascimento，but everyone calls him Pele．Do you have a nickname?

Names are different all over the world．They can be long or short．but they are always very important

1.What is Jenny?

A．A student         B．A teacher          C．An American       D．A nickname

2.What does the underlined(划线的) word “nickname” mean in Chinese?

A．乳名             B．真名             C．绰号             D．别名

3.What is Pele’s real name?

A．Honest Abe．

B．Abraham Lincoln．

C．Edison Aeraesde Nascimento．

D．We don’t know．

4.Usually the last name is________ family name．

A．the father’s                          B．the mother’s

C．the grandmother’s                     D．The teacher’s

5.Why is it difficult to learn names all over the world?

A．Some people have nicknames．

B．There are many names all over the world．

C．Some names are very long，and some are very short．

D．The names in different countries are different．

The first English week at our school started on May 4th, 2010. The whole school was filled with an English learning atmosphere(氛围). A lot of activities were held. There were handwriting activities, story writing, English songs, role playing in English, and so on. All the teachers and students were very happy. They spoke English, sang English songs and enjoyed all the activities.
Handwriting was for the students in lower grades. Although most of them couldn’t write so well, they were all very careful about it. In the show window, there were a lot of colorful handwritten papers. They copied some articles from books or newspapers. And then they decorated（装饰）them with pictures in different colors, and some even put their own photos on them. How cute and lovely they looked!
Story writing was for students in Grade 7 and Grade 8. These students always like cartoons, so they got interested in this activity. Reading the stories they made up, all the visitors couldn’t help speaking highly of them.
The most important event was the English show on the last day. The students and teachers performed a lot of English songs and English operas. Each program won a lot of applause.
One week is not very long, but all the students and teachers learned a lot. Just as the headmaster said, “It is a helpful week. It will certainly lead us to enjoy and learn more from our English studies.”

1. 1.

   In this passage, the English week is described as__________.

   1. A.
      surprising
   2. B.
      boring
   3. C.
      enjoyable
   4. D.
      serious
2. 2.

   Which of the following is NOT true?

   1. A.
      All the students took part in the handwriting contest.
   2. B.
      The story writing contest was for students in Grade 7 and Grade 8.
   3. C.
      The English show was the most important event.
   4. D.
      Teachers also took part in the English week.
3. 3.

   What does the underlined word “applause” probably mean?

   1. A.
      Noise
   2. B.
      Cheer
   3. C.
      Sound
   4. D.
      Music
4. 4.

   What does the writer probably want to tell us at the end of the passage?

   1. A.
      Students usually don’t like English.
   2. B.
      Learning English in the classroom is useless.
   3. C.
      The activities should last longer.
   4. D.
      The activities are a good way to learn English.

A mother and her young son get into a bus in a small city and sit down. The bus conductor comes to them for their money. The mother says ,“I want one ticket (票) to the zoo.” and gives her one yuan.

The conductor looks at the small boy for a few seconds then says to him, “How old are you, young man?”

The mother begins speaking, but the conductor stops her, and the boy says, “I’m four years old at home, and two in buses .”

The mother takes fifty fen out of her bag and gives the money to the conductor. The conductor gives her one and a half tickets.

1.One day the mother takes a bus ______.

A．to a small city                          B．to get some money

C．with her son                           D．to get a ticket

2.The mother gives the conductor ______ fen in all(总共) that day?

A．120.             B．150.              C．180.             D．200.

3.What does the word “conductor”mean?

A．司机             B．售票员           C．乘客             D．警察

4.The conductor asks ______ how old he is?

A．the mother                            B．the little boy

C．the bus driver                          D．the mother and the son

5.The boy is ______ years old.

A．four             B．two              C．two and a half      D．six

Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned（禁止）students from carrying mobile phones during school hours.

Mobile phone use among (在….之间)children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts， and more students will want them.

Mary Bluett，an official，said mobile phone use is a distraction（分心） to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.

She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children.

Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school， but if there was a good reason， they could leave their phones at school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school：they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.

Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones， but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.

1.Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones______。

A. because they are students

B. when they are free

C. when they are at school

2.We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from_______。

A. the makers and sellers

B. the passers-by（路人） and strangers

C. their parents and friends

3. What does the underlined word cheat mean in the passage？

A．聊天            B．作弊           C．查询

4.Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t_______ during school hours.

A. use their mobile phones

B. leave their mobile phones at school office

C. get in touch with their children

5.The passage tells us that _______。

A. students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons

B. it is impossible to ban students from using mobile phone at school

C. some parents felt unhappy because they couldn‘t use their phones at school