Aswim Sinha is an American student in Des Moines, Iowa. He is nine years old and he is in Grade Four this year. Now he and his friends are pen pals of the students in India.

In their letters, Aswin learns that life of Indian children is difficult. And they don’t have money to buy desks for school. He is surprised and wants to help them.

He and his friends collect ＄711. A charity(慈善) group helps them buy 75 desks. “We have many good things in our country,” said Aswin. “We should help others.” He also hopes to raise(募捐) money to build a well for them. Then the students can get clean water from it. It may be a good gift for the Indian children.

1.Where are Aswin Sinha’s pen pals from?

A. America B. India. C. England. D. China.

2.How is the students’ life in India?

A. It’s hard. B. It’s boring.

C. It’s happy. D. It’s rich.

3. How much is each(每一) of the desks according to the passage?

A. ＄711. B. ＄75. C. ＄9.48. D. ＄6.36.

4.What does “well” mean in the last paragraph in Chinese?

A.玩具 B. 房子 C.好 D.水井

5.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Aswin is an Indian boy.

B.The Indian children will be happy to get Aswin’s gift.

C.Aswin buys 75 desks for his pen pals.

D.The Indian children want to help others.

It’s Sunday. There are many people in the bus. And an old man is looking here and there. He wants to find an empty seat(空座位). Then he finds one. He goes to it. A small bag is on the seat. And a young man is sitting by it.

“Is this seat empty?” asks the old man.

“No, it’s for a woman. She goes to buy some bananas.” Says the young man.

“Well,” says the old man, “Let me sit here please. When she comes back, I will leave here.” The bus starts(启动). “She doesn’t come, but her bag is here. Let me give her the bag.” Then the old man throws(扔) the bag out of the bus window.

The young man jumps up and shouts, “Don’t throw! It’s my bag!”

1.The old man wants to find an empty seat _____.

A. in the room B. in the bus

C. beside the driver D. in a car

2.The old man finds an empty seat. He goes there and finds there is ____ on it.

A. a man B. woman C. a bag D. a coat

3.The young man says the seat is for ________.

A. a man B. a woman C. a boy D. a girl

4.The bus starts. The old man ______.

A. asks the woman to sit on the seat

B. takes the bag to the woman

C. throws the bag to the young man

D. throws the bag out of the window

5.The bag is _____. The young man doesn’t want the old man to throw it away.

A. the woman’s B. the old man’s

C. the driver’s D. the young man’s

New York City’s Chinatown is in the east of Manhattan. About 150,000 people live there. There are many things to do and many places to visit.

Shopping in Chinatown

You can find all kinds of Chinese things there just like you are in China: food, clothes, jewelry(珠宝), and so on. On the north side of the Canal Street there are many jewelry shops while on the south side of the Canal Street there are small present shops, handbag shops, watch shops and some big supermarkets.

Eating in Chinatown

Chinatown has more than 200 restaurants. You can find many Chinese foods there. The foods come from all over China: Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, etc.

Sightseeing(观光) in Chinatown

You should visit Chinatown when you are travelling in New York City. Thousands of people visit Chinatown every day. It is the largest Chinatown in the United States. It is famous for its restaurants, jewelry shops, food markets, and busy streets, such as Canal, Mott, Pell and Doyers Streets. Among them, Canal Street is famous for its handbags.

1.New York City’s Chinatown is ________.

A. in the west of Manhattan

B. a famous restaurant

C. the largest Chinatown in the USA

D.a name of a Chinese man in America

2. If you want to buy your mother a handbag, you’d better go to ________.

A. Pell Street B. Doyers Street

C. Canal Street D. Mott Street

3.How many restaurants are there in New York’s Chinatown?

A. About 150,000 B. More than 200

C. Less than 200 D. About 2,000

4. Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A. You can buy many Chinese things in New York City’s Chinatown.

B. People can eat Beijing Duck in the restaurants in New York City’s Chinatown.

C. You can buy some small presents in Chinatown.

D. Only a few people from other countries visit Chinatown every day.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Shopping in Chinatown

B. Eating in Chinatown

C. Sightseeing in Chinatown

D. New York City’s Chinatown

词汇。

1.We can see ten new_____________( [p?'?n??]) in the music club.

2.Ten and thirty is f____________.

3.I have to wash my clothes on Sunday. They’re too d____________.

4.—Why do you like dogs? — _____________ they are smart.

5.I usually spend 15 minutes ______________(go) to school every day.

6.The work isn’t difficult. I can finish it ________(easy).

7.Xu Peidong and Qiao Yu are Chinese ____________(音乐家).

8.—Can I play with Tom, Mrs. Green?

—Sorry, he_____________(do) his homework in his room.

完成句子，每空一词。

1. A week has seven days. (改为同义句)

________ ________ seven days in a week.

2.It’s hot in your country now. (改为反意疑问句)

It’s hot in your country now, _______ ________?

3.Steve wants to go to the movies.(改为一般疑问句)

_________ Steve _________ to go to the movies?

4.The girl is shopping. (对划线部分提问)

________ the girl _________ ?

短文填词。

lose make forget with symbol

The elephant is one of Thailand’s __1.____. They are smart animals. They can play soccer or music. People say that “an elephant never __2.____”. Elephant can walk for a long time and never get lost. They can also remember places ___3.___ food and water. But elephant are in great danger. People cut down many trees so elephants are ___4.___ their homes. People also ___5.___ elephants for their ivory. We must save the trees and not buy things _6._ of ivory.

任务型阅读。

Many people think if you turn off your TV, your life will be colorful. They also suggest children should watch less TV. TV can give children big problems. First, it’s bad for your studies, you spend too long on TV. You can’t do well in school. Second, it’s bad for your health, because you watch too much TV, you are getting overweight. Your eyesight is getting worse. Third, it’s bad for your family life. When your families are watching TV, they don’t talk too much. Also it has too much fighting. Some children always follow the fighting in real life. If you turn off your TV for a week, maybe you can find something fun to do. Maybe you can read books, learn to swim or paint pictures. What do you think? Would you want to have a try?

1.How many TV problems are there?

____________________________________________________________________.

2.What other things can we do if we turn off TV?

______________________________________________________________________.

3. 请把划线句子翻译成汉语。

_____________________________________________________________________

4. According to the passage, how can we make our life more colorful?

___________________________________________________________________________

书面表达

最近你结识了一位新笔友，请根据以下信息，简单介绍一下你的新笔友。要求不少于60词。

Fresh food is good for you. But you have to __ it first because sometimes it is a little dirty.

A. taste B. cut C. small D. Wash

The students have to __a lot of rules in school.

A. follows B. following C. follow D. Followed