The English love sports.One of the popular games in England is cricket (板球).But cricket doesn’t change(改变) much these years.For some parts of England, the eight months of the football season is more important than the four months of the cricket season.

Most middle schools have sports fields (场地) and boys usually play rugby (橄榄球) or football in winter and cricket in summer.While school girls play tennis or baseball in summer and basketball or hockey (曲棍球) in winter ,boys seldom play basketball.The more popular grown-up (成人的) games are golf and tennis. A lot of people play them.

The British also like watching horse racing, but few show interest in bike racing. Britain is the home of many modern (现代的) popular sports.

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1.In England, there are _____ months in the cricket season.

A.4 B.5

C.6 D.8

2.Middle school boys often play rugby or football in _____.

A.spring B.winter

C.summer D.fall

3.In England, _____ are popular grown-up games.

A.football and basketball B.tennis and football

C.golf and tennis D.tennis and soccer

4.From the passage, we can learn that many modern popular sports are from _____.

A. America B.Britain

C.Japan D.China

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.For most British people, the cricket season is more important than the football season.

B.Cricket changed a lot during the last ten years.

C.Middle school girls seldom play basketball.

D.The British prefer horse racing to bike racing.

Taking care of small children is one of the ways to make money.It is also called babysitting.Most parents do not have relatives living with them.They need someone to watch the children if they want to go out.A babysitter may play games, draw pictures, or read stories to the children, and then put them to bed at the proper time.

Mowing(割)lawns(草坪)for the neighbors is another common job.When people do not have time to mow their lawns in the garden, they are glad to pay somebody to do this.

Boys and girls can also help deliver newspapers in the neighborhood.They can walk or ride bicycles to deliver newspapers from house to house.They must do this every day if they want to make money in this way.

Some old people who live by themselves need help.Let them know if you like to help with the clean-up work, or go out to mail letters or buy things for them.They will perhaps pay you something each time or every week.

There are many ways to make money.American children often look around to see what work they can do to earn their pocket money.

1.What does the word “babysitting” mean?

A.Taking care of small children.

B.A baby sitting at home.

C.A baby making money.

D.A sitting baby.

2.Most American children make money by doing the following EXCEPT(除了) _____________.

A.delivering newspapers

B.doing what they dislike

C.doing the clean-up work

D.helping old people with some chores

3.A young American is more likely(可能的) to find a job if________________.

A.he has no pocket money.

B.he likes studying .

C.his neighbor is a doctor.

D.his neighbor is old and lives alone(独自).

4.The main idea of this passage is that

A.children are good babysitters.

B.children can deliver newspapers.

C.old people living alone need help.

D.American children work to make pocket money

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