Most children like to watch TV. It’s very interesting. By watching TV they can see and learn a lot and know many things about their country and the world. Of course, they can also learn over the radio(收音机). But they can learn better and more easily with TV. Why? Because they can hear and watch at the same time. But they can’t see anything over the radio.

　　TV helps to open children’s eyes. TV helps to open their minds, too. They learn better and better ways of doing things. They can find the world is now smaller than before.

　　Many children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening. They are always busy with their lessons. But a few children watch TV every night. They go to bed very late. They can’t have a good rest. How about you, my young friend?

　　1. According to the passage, a few children go to bed late because they________.

　　A. are busy with their lessons B. do their homework

　　C. listen to the radio D. watch TV every night

　　2. Children can’t see anything ________.

　　A. in the country B. over the radio C. on TV D. by watching TV

　　3. TV helps to open children’s ________.

　　A. eyes and minds B. minds C. eyes or minds D. eyes

　　4. ________children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening.

　　A. No B. Hundreds of C. A lot of D. Few

　　There are forty-eight students in our class. There are twenty-three boys and twenty-five girls. Some students live near the school, and some others live very far from the school. More than half of the students come to school by bike .They often get to school very early. About ten students often come to school by bus. They often go to school very early, too. Another ten students come to school on foot. Their homes are near the school, but they are often late for school, because they get up very late.

　　1.More than half of the students usually come to school ________.

　　A. very late B. very early C. by bus D. on foot

　　2.Some students are often late for school because________.

　　A. their homes are far from the school B. they go to school on foot

　　C. they get up very late D. they don’t like going to school

　　3.About ________ students go to school by bus.

　　A. ten B. twenty C. twenty-four D. forty-eight

　　4.Another ten students often come to school on foot because________.

　　A. their homes are near the school B. they don’t have any bikes

　　C. they can’t ride bike D. they want to go to school very early

　　For Children

　　Museum: Children’s Museum, Sundays, 89 North Main Street, 67641235

　　Story time: Children’s Library, 106 Green Street, Wednesdays during 9:30

　　a. m. – 5:00 p. m. , 66599624

　　Sports: Soccer Club, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 16 Yangtze Road, 96725643

　　Basketball Club, Wednesdays and Fridays, 79071632

　　Cinema: New films for children, 99 Brick Road, 69001354

　　Useful Phone Numbers

　　Fast Food Restaurant: 66387901

　　Hospital: 68787451

　　Visitor Information Center: 800 – 120 – 9847

　　Taxi: 79210583

　　Visitor Hotel Information: 800 – 739 – 7302

　　1. It’s Friday afternoon, you can go to ______.

　　A. play basketball B. play soccer C. visit the museum D. read children’s stories

　　2. If children want to watch new films, they should go to ______.

　　A. 16 Yangtze Road B. 89 North Main Street

　　C. 106 Green Street D. 99 Brick Road

　　3. If you dial(拨号)66387901, you can ______.

　　A. ask for some hotel information B. do some shopping

　　C. have a good story time D. order fast food in a restaurant

　　4. Lily’s father is ill. She should dial ______.

　　A. 800 – 120 – 9847 B. 79210583 C. 68787451 D. 96725643

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　　Once there was a baby eagle (鹰) living in a nest (巢) on a cliff(山崖). The baby eagle loved his nest. It was warm, soft and comfortable. And even better, his mother gave all the food and love to him. Whenever the baby eagle was hungry, his mother would always come just in time with the delicious food.

　　He was growing happily day after day. But suddenly his world changed. His mother stopped coming to the nest. He was sad. He thought he would die soon. He cried, but nobody heard him.

　　Two days later his mother appeared with some nice food. The baby eagle was very happy. But his mother put the food at the top of the mountain and then looked down at her baby. The baby eagle cried out, “Mum, why did you do this to me? I’m hungry. Don’t you know I will die if I have nothing to eat?”

　　“Here is the last meal I give you. Come and get it by yourself.”his mother said. Then she flew down and pushed(推) the baby eagle out of the nest.

　　The baby eagle fell down, faster and faster. He looked up at his mum,“Why do you abandon(抛弃) me?”He looked down at the earth. The ground was much closer. Then something strange happened. The air caught behind his arms and he began to fly! He wasn’t moving to the ground any more. Instead, his eyes were pointed up at the sun.

　　“You are flying! You can make it!”His mother smiled.

　　1. The baby eagle felt________ as soon as he saw his mother coming again.

　　A. sad B. happy C. afraid D. angry

　　2. The baby eagle’s mother ________ when she came the last time.

　　A. put some food in the nest B. just came to see him again

　　C. shouted at her baby eagle and flew away D. pushed her baby eagle out of the nest

　　3. We can infer (推断) from the story that ________.

　　A. the baby eagle lost his mother

　　B. the baby eagle fell down and died

　　C. the baby eagle could get food himself

　　D. the baby eagle was still angry with his mother

完形填空

　　When you go to the seaside, maybe you will notice(注意) that the wind very often comes from the sea to the land in the 1 part of the day, but in the evening, the wind blows in the opposite direction(方向).Why does this happen?

　　In the morning, when the sun 2 it begins to warm the land 3 the sea. The land 4 warm faster than the sea. So while the air above the sea is cool the air over the land 5 warmer. The air 6 the land rises and the cool air from the sea moves 7 the land.

　　When evening comes, 8 the sea and the land become cool, but the land cools more 9 than the sea. The wind now changes 10 direction.

　　1.A.big B. small C. early D. late

　　2.A.rises B. rise C. to rise D. rose

　　3.A.but B. and C. or D. also

　　4.A.change B. keeps C. feels D. gets

　　5.A.grows B. to grow C. growing D. grew

　　6.A.on B. in C. into D. onto

　　7.A.into B. in C. on D. towards

　　8.A.both B. neither C. either D. all

　　9.A.slowly B. quickly C. fastest D. fast

　　10.A.it's B. it C. its D. itself

—Do you like country music or jazz?

　　—________ I don’t mind them.

　　A. I don’t like them at all. B. I think so.

　　C. You’re welcome. D. It’s hard to say.

I often see the old man ________the flowers in his garden.

　　A. watering B. to water C. water D. watered

I’m sorry to hear that her brother has ________ cough and she has ________ flu.

　　A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D. the; the

—May I ________ your sport shoes?

　　—Sure, but you couldn’t ________them to others.

　　A. lend; borrow B. borrow; lend C. lend; lend D. borrow; borrow

In summer, there is ________ rain in my hometown.

　　A. many B. lot of C. plenty of D. a few