It's 8：00 am on Saturday.My ______ are taking a trip.We are on the seaside.My grandparents are ______ in the sea.They do some exercise every day，and they are very ______.I'm playing with my ______ on the beach(沙滩)．She enjoys the sun a lot.My little brother is making a ______ on the beach.He wants a big house very much.My father is drawing a nice picture.He is good at drawing because he is a(n)______ teacher.My mother is lying on the beach and enjoying listening to ______.She likes country music.She is very ______ and relaxed(放松的)．Look at those women.They are ______ beach volleyball.That's very interesting.I also like it.What about those men？They are enjoying a boat game.It's also very ______.Everyone is happy on the beach now.

1.A.friends B.family C.classmates D.cousins

2.A.running B.singing C.working D.swimming

3.A.afraid B.busy C.healthy D.fat

4.A.father B.sister C.uncle D.mother

5.A.car B.dog C.house D.cake

6.A.art B.maths C.English D.music

7.A.stories B.birds C.music D.movies

8.A.sad B.happy C.busy D.cute

9.A.reading B.calling C.playing D.sending

10.A.interesting B.important C.difficult D.special

New York，London，Paris and other big cities are exciting(使人兴奋的)places to live in.There are many interesting things to see and to do.You can go to different kinds of museums(博物馆)，theatres and cinemas.You can also buy things from all over the world.

But there are serious(严重的)problems in big cities，too.The cost of living is high，and there are too many people in some big cities.Every year many people move to the cities because there are some chances to find jobs，to study，and to have good medical care(医疗)．But sometimes these people cannot find work or a good place to live in.Also，too many people in a small space makes it hard to keep the cities safe and clean(干净的)．

Some people enjoy living in big cities.Others do not.Before people move to big cities，they should think about the problems of living there.

1.Which is the best title for this passage?

A.Living in Big Cities B.New York，London and Paris

C.Exciting Places to Live in D.Serious Problems in Big Cities

2.In big cities people can ______.

A.go to different kinds of museums B.see all kinds of plays and films

C.buy things from all over the world D.A，B and C.

3.Which is NOT talked about in this passage?

A.New York，Paris and London are big cities. B.Big cities are better than(比……更好)small cities.

C.Big cities are exciting places to live in. D.Big cities have a lot of serious problems.

1.What is Helen doing?

A.She is having dinner with Wang Mei. B.She is watching a basketball match.

C.She is taking a photo. D.She is watching Liu Qian's magic shows on TV.

2.What animal does Sam like?

A.Pandas. B.Kangaroos. C.Monkeys. D.Dogs.

3.Who is(are)visiting Hangzhou Zoo with Sam?

A.His mother. B.His friend. C.His father. D.His parents.

4.Where are Zhang Li and her mother?

A.In England. B.In America. C.In France. D.In China.

Kate is not a good student.Her head is in the clouds most of the time.She wants to listen in class，but other things seem to be more important: her clothes，her hairstyle，new movies and soap operas.Many times she tries to work hard at her lessons，but soon she gives up.

One day，her maths teacher gives the class an important lesson and tells her students that there will be a test the next week.She helps them review all the week.Kate seems to listen in class，but her mind(注意力)goes away again.

The day of the test arrives(到达)．Kate can't answer(回答)many of the questions(问题)in the exam.Tom，a very hardworking student，sits in front of Kate.So Kate decides to copy his.Tom is very angry when he finds(发现)Kate is copying his answers.He changes(改变)all his answers into wrong ones.Before the bell rings，Tom quickly changes his answers back into right ones.After the test，Tom turns to Kate and says，“All the answers you copied from my paper are wrong.”

1.Kate thinks less(更少)about ______ than other things.

A.her clothes B.her study C.films and television D.her hairstyle

2.Kate can't answer many of the questions in the exam because ______.

A.her mind is not in the study most of the time B.she is not clever

C.she always sleeps in class D.she doesn't know how to study

3.What does the underlined word “copy” mean in Chinese?

A.学习 B.计划 C.练习 D.抄袭

4.Tom is angry when he ______.

A.is changing all his answers B.fails the maths test

C.finds Kate is copying his answers D.finds Kate is copying the wrong answers

Most people work or study from Monday to Friday.The weekend is usually a time of rest(休息)．But today's Chinese teenagers can hardly(几乎不)rest during the weekends.

According to a survey(调查)，24% of the Grade 7 students in Beijing have classes at the weekend.Over 40% of the middle school students have less than eight hours' sleep each night because of study.

And this doesn't happen only in Beijing.Ji Chunying is a Grade 8 student in Guangzhou.The 14?year?old girl has to get up at 6：45 am on Saturday.Then she has classes all the day.On Sunday，she goes to extra(额外)classes for maths and science.But she doesn't complain(抱怨)．She says her classmates all work very hard.

Some students are finding time to have fun.Zhao Ming，13，is from Zhejiang.Zhao's weekend is not very busy.But he still studies in his school on Saturday.On Sunday，after finishing homework，he plays basketball.“I feel happy because I still have time to do the things I like，” he says.

Some students are lucky.Ding Yi，a Grade 8 student from Shandong，is one of them.During the weekend，Ding usually gets up at 8：00 am.Then she spends some time doing homework.After that she is free to go shopping or watch TV.“My teacher says learning well at school is enough，” Ding said.“I feel very lucky.”

1.Over 40% of the middle school students have less than eight hours' sleep each night because of ______．

A.playing computer games B.playing with friends

C.watching TV D.busy study

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Some middle school students can enjoy their weekend.

B.All the students in China are busy studying at the weekend.

C.Ding Yi has to go to extra classes at the weekend.

D.Ji Chunying always complains about her busy weekend.

3.The passage mainly tells(告诉)us that ______.

A.students should do more(更多的)homework at the weekend

B.all the students must have extra classes at the weekend

C.students should have more time to take a rest at the weekend

D.no student can play with his friends out of classes

4.Where can we read the passage?

A.In a storybook. B.In a photo.

C.In a magazine about sports. D.In a newspaper(报纸)．

任务型阅读

Dear grandfather，

I am writing to tell you about what I am doing in China.I am learning in an international(国际的)school in Beijing.We are having Chinese lessons at school.And I'm doing a lot of homework in the evening.I make many new friends and I visit interesting places at weekends.Dad is working today and Mum is doing some shopping in town.It is a fine day today.I hope you and grandma are having a nice day，too.

Write back soon.

Love，

Betty

根据短文内容，完成表格。每空一词。

根据短文内容和所给的中文提示，在空白处写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

Nancy is an 1.(美国的)girl.She is 2.(学习)in a middle school.She 3.(有)a little brother.4. (他的)name is John.John is only four.Nancy 5.(喜欢)him very much.

Today is Sunday.Nancy is doing her 6.(家庭作业)．She 7.(拿出)out her pencil box and opens it.“Oh，dear！Where's my pen？” She can't find her pen.She 8.(跑)to ask her brother in his bedroom.

“John！I can't find my pen.Can you see … Oh，what are you 9.(做)with my pen？” “I'm writing to my 10.(朋友)，Peter，” John answers.“But you don't know how to write！” “It doesn't matter.Peter can't read，” John says.

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空白处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Mr King goes to 1. dinner party.He is wearing old clothes.He comes into the room.But people in the room 2.(not)look at him.They don't ask him 3.(sit)at the table.

Mr King goes home and puts 4. his good clothes.He is back to the party.Everyone in the room 5.(stand)up.They are smiling at him and they give him very good food to eat.

Mr King takes off his clothes 6. puts them in the food and says，“Eat，clothes！” The other people ask，“What are you 7.(do)？” He answers，“I'm asking 8.(I)coat to eat food.I wear my old clothes.You don't look at me.You don't ask me to sit 9..Now I'm in these clothes.And you give me very good food.Now I see，you give the food to my clothes，10. not me！”

书面表达

请你以Lily的名义给美国的朋友Linda写一张明信片。假设现在是星期六上午10点，你和父母在杭州的一个公园，妈妈正在看书，爸爸正在和他的好友打乒乓球。50词左右(开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)。

Dear Linda，

Love，

Lily

单词辨音

1.A.about B.festival C.chocolate D.Geography

2.A.match B.cheap C.chicken D.school

3.A.really B.idea C.reason D.near

4.A.also B.salt C.walk D.always

5.A.watches B.finishes C.oranges D.studies

6.A.autumn B.what C.important D.door

7.A.watermelon B.women C.o’clock D.second

8.A.cost B.knock C.bottle D.most

9.A.English B.sing C.think D.song

10.A.juice B.music C.usually D.museum