WONDERFUL EVENTS

1.Who can NOT go to the horse race?         

      A. A single person.               B. A couple.

C. Children.                        D. Free parents.

2.What can you do if you only have time between 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday?        

A. Go shopping.

B. Go to see the photo show.

C. Go to the dance with your sweet heart.

D. Go to watch the horse race.

3.How much will Mr. and Mrs. Smith pay if they want to go to the dance party?        

A. 15 dollars.                          B. 25 dollars.

C. 20%~40% off.                     D. For free.

4.Where can you see the advertisements above?         

      A. In a book.                         B. In a magazine.

C. In a newspaper.                  D. On TV.

One day, Jack’s parents told him that his grandpa would retire(退休) after working for forty years. Jack said in surprise, “I’m only seven, so it means Grandpa has been…er…. A really long time!” His parents said, “Yes. That’s why we are going to have a surprise party for him.”

Jack loved his Grandpa and wanted to do something special for him. He remembered the business card his grandpa had given him two years before. He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the position (职位) on that card, so he decided to make a new one for his grandpa.

When the big day came, Jack was ready. But he didn’t want to put his gift together with others. He carried it around with him the whole evening. When all the other people left, he took his grandpa’s hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the gift. His grandpa smiled, “Well, it must be a beautiful gift. May I open it now?” “Sure!” Jack said excitedly.

As Grandpa opened the gift, tears came into his eyes. Jack gave him the greatest gift he had ever got! They were business cards with his new position:________! Jack said, “Now your full-time job is my grandpa!”

“Well, how much do I get paid?” his grandpa asked, smiling. “As many hugs(拥抱) as you want!” With these words, Jack gave Grandpa a hug. “Well, I guess that means I’m the richest man in the world!” said Grandpa.

1.Jack remembered _____ his grandpa had given him two years before.

A. the birthday card    B. the business card    C. the book     D. the toy

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Jack’s parents helped him to make the gift for his grandpa.     

B. Jack kept his secret about the gift before giving it to his grandpa.

C. Jack bought the business card for his grandpa.

D. Jack wanted his grandpa to make money for him.

3.What is Jack’s grandpa’s new position?

A. PART-TIME MANAGER                B. FULL-TIME MANAGER

C. PART-TIME GRANDPA                    D. FULL-TIME GRANDPA

4.Why were there tears in Grandpa’s eyes?

A. Because he would lose his position.

B. Because he was not cared for.

C. Because he was moved by Jack’s gift.

D. Because he was unhappy.

Earthquakes happen without warning(前兆). They can happen any time of a day, at any point during the year. When an earthquake is happening, you should know what you should do or not do.

Do NOT go outside. You could get injured from falling glass or parts of buildings. If you are outside, stay away from buildings and power lines(输电线).

Stay under a desk, table, or other strong furniture. Hold on to it. Or stay in a corner of the building. Cover your face and head with your arms and cover your mouth with a towel or clothing. Stay inside until shaking stops and it is safe to go outside.

Keep away from windows, pictures or advertisements on the wall or the building, and anything else that could fall and hurt you. Most people get injured by falling things during an earthquake, not by the shaking itself.

Also keep away from a fire. You could fall down and burn yourself on the fire.

If you are driving when an earthquake happens，stop the car if it’s safe. Stay inside your car until the earthquake stops, and don’t drive near bridges. Try not to stop by power lines or trees. These could fall and hurt you.

1.It isn’t safe for you to ______ while the earthquake is happening.

A. run out of the building

B. stay in a corner of the building

C. cover your head with your arms

D. cover your mouth with a towel

2.From this passage, we know ______ .

A. all people are frightened at earthquakes    

B. earthquakes may happen at any time

C. we can’t save ourselves in an earthquake  

D. people won’t get injured in an earthquakes if they are careful enough.

3.The best title for this passage should be “ _____________ ”

A. How Earthquakes Happen

B. How to Drive a Car

C. What We Should Do in Earthquakes

D. Why Earthquakes Happen

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao promised that the country would take actions to improve school bus safety on Sunday, a day after China saw its second terrible school bus accident in November, 2011.

     “School buses should be safe mobile campuses(校园) for students,” the premier said at a national meeting on women and children, “Society(社会) should remember in mind that children should be the first to enjoy all kinds of social caring and the last ones to suffer from any disaster.”

School buses have become a hot topic in China since the deaths of 21 people, including 19 pre-school students, in a traffic accident between a truck and a school-owned minibus in Gansu province on Nov. 16, 2011. The nine-seat minibus was carrying 64 people at the time of the accident, according to the reports.

The second accident, in which a school bus in the northern province of Liaoning rolled over on Friday, left 35 people injured, according to China Daily.

     “In recent days, a series of big accidents involving school buses has led to great anger among the people. These accidents have also made me uncomfortable,” said Mr Wang, an old teacher from Jiangsu. And he also thought that school bus safety must become a serious problem for schools and the government.

Premier Wen has already asked the government to develop new safety standard (标准) for school buses and made sure to help local government with safe buses for school-age children.

1.How many seats did the minibus in Gansu province have before it was turned into a school bus?

A. 64           B. 21           C. 9            D. 19

2.What does “roll over” mean in Paragraph 4?

A. 倒车         B. 翻车         C. 撞车         D.飞车

3.How did Mr Wang feel when such accidents happened?

A. nervous      B. angry            C. stressed         D. tired

4.Which of the following sentences is Not True?

A. 21 pre-school students died in the school bus traffic accident in Gansu.

B. 35 people were hurt in the school bus accident in Liaoning.

C. Mr Wang thought school bus safety was a serious problem.

D. The government has been asked to develop new safety standard for school buses.

A. 请根据句意或括号中的中文提示、英文释义，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。 

1.My cousin is studying in Beijing, so we _________(not very often) see each other now.

2.—Where's your mother?

   — She is in the ________(厨房) cooking a meal.

3.We should try our best to prevent water ________(the state of being dirty) because people can't live without water.  

4.The weather report said that the temperature would fall _________(在……下面) zero.

5.We all know that _________is between June and August.

 B. 请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。

1.Lucy said that Mr. White offered her some _________ suggestions.

2.Those volunteers always think more of others than of _________  .

3.Mr Yang, I fell ill last night and didn’t finish my homework. I’m ________ sorry about it.

4. —Why do the beautiful birds ________ so fast?

—Because of lack of food.

5.It’s known to us all that ________ need food, water and air to survive.

C. 请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。

1.Don’t be late again, Tom. Otherwise I ________ you.

2.—What do you think of my suggestion?

   —Sorry. What’s that? I _______ to my favourite song. 

3.Lucy ________ to school on her own when she was in the middle school.

4.I feel energetic again because I _________ a rest. I can devote myself to this work now.

5.We are told that sound __________ through air at a speed of about 340 metres per second.

句型转换

1.He often carries heavy things for the lonely old man next to his home.（改为否定句）

He _______ often ________ heavy things for the lonely old man next to his home.

2.The magic performance by Liu Qian is so amazing that people can’t forget it.

(保持句意基本不变)

The magic performance by Liu Qian is ________ amazing for people _____forget.

3.The red car is Mr Green's. (对划线部分提问）

   ______  ______ is Mr Green's? .

4.“It often takes me ten minutes to have lunch.” He said. (改为间接引语)

   He said that it often ________ ________ten minutes to have lunch.

5.The child bought his mother a new hairclip.（改为被动语态）

   A new hairclip _______ bought _______ his mother.

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。

Kitty was a student in a small town. It was going to be her mother’s birthday. She wanted to buy her a present that would be nice and useful but not e   1.   .

She went s   2.   after a quick and simple lunch. After she looked for about forty minutes, she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrellas, and she d   3.   to take a black one. She thought, “Mom can carry it when she is wearing clothes of any c   4.   .” So she bought a lovely black umbrella and took it to school with her until her classes finished.

On her way home on the train she felt h   5.   , so she went to the buffet car (餐车). She left the umbrella on her seat and left. But when she remembered it and r  6.   for it, it was gone. Kitty began to cry. The other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what was the matter. She told them the black umbrella she bought for her mother was gone, and she had to get off at the next station. After the three passengers h   7.   this, they asked her for her mother’s a    8.   so that they could send the umbrella to her if someone took it by mistake (弄错) and brought it b   9.   .

And now a week passed. Kitty got a letter from her mother. It said, “Thank you very much for your lovely g   10.   , but why do you send me three black umbrellas?”

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

We parents like to make sure that our children are eating well and getting all the nutrients（营养）they need. Children need two or three kinds of vegetables every day.

A simple way to get children to eat vegetables is eating them ourselves. Following our habit, they may start eating vegetables. Don’t say things like, “If you eat your vegetables, you can have desserts(餐后甜食).” These methods work for a while but can possibly lead them to disliking vegetables more. Giving your children new varieties(多样性) which will help her or him develop a taste for trying new things.

Sometimes the simple things just don’t work. We have to start becoming a little creative when it comes to make our children eat these vegetables. By doing this in the beginning when they are small, it will hopefully help them learn to love vegetables.

Think of creative ways to make children eat vegetables. For example, cut up vegetables like carrots, tomatoes, and assemble (集合) a creative way on a plate for an afternoon snack. Or try using cheese sauce either by dipping（浸）vegetables or by putting the cheese right on top of the uncooked vegetables.

If you prefer, you can also add a teaspoon of sugar on top of cooked green beans and peas to give them a little sweeter taste. Doing this shouldn’t lead to a sweet tooth as long as you only give them a small amount.

If you have a child that refuses to eat vegetables, some of these suggestions I’ve listed will help to turn that around. In the end, you’re not just getting them to eat vegetables, you are helping them to live a healthier lifestyle.

根据短文内容回答以下问题：

1.How many kinds of vegetables does a child need every day? ______________________

2.What is a simple way to let the children eat vegetables? ____________________________

3.What’s the advantage of thinking of creative ways when it comes to make children eat vegetables? _______________________________

4.Which will children usually prefer, vegetables or desserts? ______________________

5.What is this article mianly talking about? __________________________________