News books _________ to our school last week.

A. sends B. sent C. are sent D. were sent

--- What ________ the number of the students in your school?

--- About two thousand. A number of them __________ from England.

A. is; is B. are; is

C. is; are D. are; are

Since last year, Where Are We Going, Dad? has become the most popular TV shows. On the show, the five fathers and their children traveled around China. riding camels through the western deserts, fishing on the east coast, and selling vegetables for their bus fare(费用) home in southwestern Yunnan province.

One dad doesn’t know how to do his daughter’s hair, so some people try to help him. Another one must survive(生存)with his son for three days in the desert. Because the father can’t cook ,they only eat instant noodles(方便面).

Why is Where Are We Going, Dad? So popular? Because it is about how Chinese parents look after their kids. The show makes modern parents think about what they should do with their kids.” In traditional Chinese culture, the father is strict and the mother is kind. But on the show, we see fathers who are much gentle on their kids and more involved(参与)in their upbringing(成长).”said Li Minyi, a professor of early childhood education.

In the past, children were taught their parents’ wishes and look after them in their old age. But today Chinese parents increasingly realize that respecting their children ’s choices may be a better way to prepare them for modern society. As they raise their children, parents are growing up at the same time.

1. According to the passage, what didn’t the fathers and their children do on the show?

A. Rode camels. B. Sold vegetables.

C. Climbed the mountains. D. Fished on the east coast.

2.One father and his son only eat instant noodles because .

A. there aren’t ant vegetables in the desert.

B. the father can’t cook.

C. they think instant noodles are the most delicious.

D. they have no money to buy something to eat.

3.In the forth paragraph, the underlined word “them” refers to (指的是) .

A. modern parents

B. the five fathers on the show

C. the parents in the past

D. the children in the old days

4.Why is Where Are We Going, Dad? So popular?

A. Because it’s about how Chinese parents raise their children.

B. Because there are many famous stars on the show.

C. Because it’s about how to help the poor.

D. Because it’s about how to sell vegetables.

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Fathers are much gentle on their kids on the show.

B. Children were told to obey their parents’ wishes in the past.

C. Parents can also learn something when they raise their children.

D. In traditional Chinese culture, parents are both strict with their kids.

根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词。(5分)

1. If you want to look after the children well, you should be p . The children today are very naughty(淘气的).

2.—What do you often do during the Spring Festival?

—I often visit my r and friends.

3.—Hi, Wang Mei. Here’s your letter. The s on it is very great. Can you give it to me? You know I have collected them for two years.

—Of course. Here you are.

4.Five ________(邮递员) are very kind in the company.

5.I give my mother a pair of ________ (手套)．

书面表达(20分)

根据下面的表格提示, 以Chinese Spring Festival为题目写一篇短文, 介绍自己喜欢的节日。

要求: 1. 要点齐全, 可适当发挥; 2. 80个词左右。

— ___________ do you use the Internet?

— Not often, twice a month.

A. How long B. How

C. How often D. How much

— Would you like to have ______ apple?

— No, thanks. I’m full.

A. other B. another

C. the other D. others

— How many students are going to the party?

—________, they are all going to the movies.

A. None B. All C. Both D. Neither

Once an old man was walking in a street with his horse. It was raining hard. The old man was cold because he was walking in the rain. He wanted to go a restaurant. It was a quarter past three in the afternoon. The old man got to a small restaurant. There were lots of people in it. The old man couldn’t come near the fire. He thought and thought. At last he got an idea. He said to the waiter, “ Take some fish to my horse.” The waiter and the people were very surprised. The waiter said, “ A horse doesn’t eat fish.” The old man told the waiter, “This horse is very interesting. It can sing, dance and does all kinds of things. It can eat fish, too.” So the waiter brought the horse some fish.

All the people in the restaurant ran out to see the horse eat except(除…之外) the old man. So the old man sat beside the fire. After a moment the waiter came back and said, “ Your horse didn’t eat any fish.” The old man said, “ All right. Take the fish back and put it on the table. I’ll eat it.”

1.The old man felt very cold because ___________.

A. it was a windy day

B. it was snowing heavily

C. he was walking in the heavy rain

D. he was hungry

2. All the people in the restaurant ran out except the old man because ________.

A. they wanted to see the old man

B. they wanted to see the horse eat the fish

C. they wanted to see the horse

D. there was no fire over the stove

3.In fact, the horse couldn’t _________.

A. walk or eat B. sing or sleep

C. sing or eat fish D. talk or drink

4.Why did the old man ask the waiter to take some fish to his horse?

A. Because he was cold.

B. Because his horse liked eating fish.

C. Because he wanted to sit by the fire.

D. Because he also liked eating fish.

5.What’ s the best title of the passage?

A. A horse that can eat fish B. A good idea

C. An old man and a horse D. An old man

先阅读短文，在其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式，单词的第一个字母已给出。

Mr. King taught English in a middle school. He was very b 1. all the time and couldn’t do some r 2. . So he left the school and opened a book shop in the c 3. of the town. It wasn’t big e 4. but all the books were nice and most people liked to buy some books there. When the shop wasn’t open, he could read at home. He k 5. a lot and the learned(有学问的) people were glad to make f 6. with him.

It was Sunday and it was cold outside. Mr. King was very busy. At nine in the evening all the buyers left except a girl. She was dressed up and she waited for s 7. there. Standing by the shelves(架子), she looked over the books one after a 8. . It made them in a fearful mess(凌乱不堪). Mr. King came up to her and asked, “Excuse me, madam. What can I do for you?” “Your books are all boring, I want a d 9. one.” said the girl. “That’s easy.” Mr. King smiled. He t 10. out a cookbook(烹调书) and said, “Here you are, madam.”