A Football under the Bench

Kevin and his friend Mike loved to play football and they often met at the old bench after school. They had no money to _____ a real football, but Mike made a ball out of old clothes and plastic (塑料的) tape. It was not beautiful, but it worked well. Although Mike was not a good player, the two fiends still kicked (踢) and ran until the sun turned the sky pale _____.

bench

One afternoon, the home-made ball was running across the grass when someone ____ stopped it. It was Steven, a strong footballer. “Look at you two with your stupid (愚蠢的) ball and ____ trainers,” Steven laughed and said.

trainers

The nest day was Kevin’s birthday, and his uncle bought him a pair of new trainers and a new football.

That afternoon, Steven invited (邀请) Kevin to play football. Kevin did not want Mike to go with them. Mike’s trainers were old and he was bad at playing football. When the game was ____ , Kevin walked past the old bench where Mike was sitting. He walked on and did not look back.

One afternoon as Kevin walked past the old bench, he saw something ____ under it. He looked closer and found that it was the home-made ball. Kevin felt sad. As his sadness turned to anger (愤怒) , he kicked his new football into the ____ . Up it flew, higher and higher, until it was a small dot (点) in the sky. Kevin walked to the bench and ____ the home-made ball.

Holding it in his hands, he sat down on the old bench and waited.

1.A. offer B. collect C. buy D. borrow

2.A. blue B. orange C. white D. green

3.A. suddenly B. slowly C. finally D. carefully

4.A. new B. old C. big D. small

5.A. on B. off C. over D. down

6.A. lying B. jumping C. sleeping D. shaking

7.A. river B. grass C. hole D. air

8.A. knocked on B. thought of C. gave up D. picked up

1.How much does the book The Trouble with Teachers cost you?

A. 8.8 yuan. B. 15 yuan. C. 30 yuan. D. 33 yuan.

2.Which look should you buy if you want to know about a girl named Michelle?

A. I’ve Got a Secret. B. The Trouble with Teachers.

C. Miss Nobody. D. Uncle Al Goes Camping with Us.

3.Cathy West’s book is ________ yuan cheaper than Tomek Tryzna’s.

A. four B. three C. two D. one

Hey, I’m Simon. I am a l4-year-old boy from America. My favourite animal is dogs. At home, I have a big and tall dog. His name is Bruce. He is my good friend. He likes playing with me. Sometimes he also follows my father to work in the field.

Here, I’d like to tell a story to show how faithful Bruce is.

One morning when my father worked in the field, he took off his coat and put it under a big tree. Then he turned to the dog and said, “Watch my coat, Bruce!”

Bruce understood what my father asked him to do and sat down on the coat. Later, my father remembered he had to buy some food. So he hurried to the shop. After shopping, he went home immediately and forgot completely about his coat and the dog.

In the evening, I looked for my dog everywhere in the house, but I couldn’t find him. At this time, my father suddenly remembered his coat and the dog. So we went back to the tree at once. As a result, e found that Bruce was still sitting on the coat!

1.Simon is from ________ .

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

2.Where did Simon’s father leave his coat?

A. In the tree. B. Under the tree C. At the shop D. In the house.

3.What does the underlined word faithful mean in Chinese?

A. 友好的 B. 有帮助的 C. 忠城的 D. 善良的

4.What did Simon’s father do as soon as he finished shopping？

A. He picked Simon up at the school gate.

B. He remembered his dog and found it.

C. He went back to work in the field.

D. He went back home immediately.

Hello and welcome to “Words and Their Stories”. We will research into some commonly used words and expressions. Compared to other languages, American English is rich in expressions that come from animals. Wolves are important animals in the traditions and stories of America. Today we will talk about the wolf.

To begin with, there is an expression lone wolf. If we call somebody a lone wolf, he isn’t a bad person, but he may like to do things by himself. In fact, he sometimes make you think he doesn’t want to be around people because he dislikes them.

Now, let’s move on to the home. When having a meal, parents always tell their children not to wolf down their food. The expression “wolf down food” shows the child eats too quickly and without care. It can be bad for health.

A wolf call is the noise made by a man to show that he likes the way a woman looks. But a wolf call is not a nice thing. These men sound rude. And in fact, most women don’t like wolf calls at all.

By the way, there is a popular expression about wolf from a very old story: a wolf in sheep’s clothing. A wolf in sheep’ s clothing describes someone who acts and looks nice on the outside but is bad on the inside. It tells us that appearances can lie to people.

1.How many expressions can we read about wolf in the passage?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.

2.If a person is called a lone wolf, what is he probably going to do?

A. Help classmates to finish homework.

B. Make many friends with people around.

C. Break the window if nobody is watching.

D. Co to see a movie by himself after school.

3.Which of the following in NOT true?

A. wolf call is really popular to women.

B. Appearances don’t always tell the truth to us.

C. Children had better not wolf down food at meal time.

D. American English has a lot of expressions with animals.

4.Where is it possible for us to find the passage above?

A. A science report. B. A story about American history.

C. A book for travel guide. D. A program for English learning.

Mr. Guo is a teacher from Xi’ an. He asked his students to hand in their homework through a QR code. “We spent about an hour in class learning how to generate (使产生) the codes, and in the end everything gets easier.” Said Guo, “When students finish the homework, they keep it on WeChat. Then, each student makes his QR code and gives it to me. So I can check their work anywhere using my computer or telephone.”

The students can send the QR codes to Mr. Guo by email, QQ and WeChat. When Goo scans (扫描) his students’ QR codes, their homework appears on his home.ie finds that their homework becomes more creative (有创新性的) , with many pictures, music and even videos.

Guo’s students like the new way and think it is interesting. “We are living in the information age. Many students like to work with computers, which makes learning more fun. “Said Tingting, a student of Cuo’s. “The paper is not easy to keep, but the code is easy to keep and share.” Guo said, “It is good to try to use something new in education (教育). Education itself is a kind of creation. I don’t want my students to fall behind the times.”

However, some parents are worried. They are afraid that their children will spend too much time on computers and less time communicating (交流) with teachers. But in fact, it’s unnecessary. Students still need to look up information in books and write it down when they do their homework. They only use the codes when they hand in their work, which doesn’t take them too much time. Also for teachers, it allows them to check to students’ work at any time. And it’s also an easy way to share homework with other students.

1.How long did Mr. Guo’s students spend learning how to generate the codes?

_________________________________________________________

2.How can the students send the QR codes to Mr. Guo?

_________________________________________________________

3.Do the students like the new way of handing in homework?

_________________________________________________________

4.Why are some parents worried about the way?

_________________________________________________________

5.Do you think it is a good way to hand in the homework? Why or why not?

_________________________________________________________

题目①

假如你是李华，你班里的英国交换生Peter非常喜欢中国传统文化，所以你打算本周末请他一起参观老舍茶馆，请你通过微信告诉他：你们在老舍茶馆能做什么以及见面的时间和地点。提示词语仅供选用。

提示词语：tea, delicious food, the Bejng Opera, excellent, the school gate

问题：●What will you do at Lao She Teahouse?

●When and where will you meet?

Hi, Peter!

I know you are interested in Chinese traditional culture. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

假如你是李华，为了树立北京的国际形象，你的学校正在组织“我在北京，我爱北京”的英文征文活动，请你写一篇英文短文参赛。主要内容包括：北京的人口和名胜古迹，以及北京未来的发展。

提示词语：more than 20 million, the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, fresher

提示问题：●What’s the population of Beijing?

●What are the famous places in Beijing?

●What will Beijing be like in the future?

Beijing is the capital city of China. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I have a sister. ________ name is Lingling.

A. His B. Her C. Its D. Your

The People’s Republic of China was founded ________ October 1st, 1949.

A. in B. at C. on D. to

We should protect the environment, ________ everyone will lose homes.

A. or B. and C. but D. so