Why is 2004 a special year? Because it is a Leap Year (闰年).

What’s so special about that? Well, we have a Leap Year every four years. And it has 366 days, not the usual (通常的) 365. In a Leap Year, we have 29 days in February, while in a usual year we have only 28 days.

Why do we have a Leap Year? We have a Leap Year so we can keep the calendar (日历) in step with the seasons. The calendar is a kind of clock for the year. But how long is a year? A calendar year is 365 days. But a true year is 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds long. That’s the time it takes the earth to go around the sun. So every four years we have one more day, and we put it at the end of February, the shortest month of a year. Then we have a Leap Year.

1.How often can we have a Leap Year?

A. Every year

B. Every February

C. Every four years

2. What is a calendar? It’s a kind of clock _______.

A. for the year

B. for Leap Year

C. for the usual year

3. It takes the earth ________ to go around the sun.

A. a day

B. a year

C. a little longer

D.than 365 days

4.Which is the shortest month of the year?

A. February B. March

C. May D. June

5.Mary was born on February 29,1972. Now she is 32. How many birthdays has she had?

A. 32 B. 16 C. 8 D. 4

配对阅读。下面是五个人在节日期间的活动和七个节日习俗简介，请按他们的节日活动匹配他们所过的节日。

1.My father ______________ (not come) to see me yesterday.

2.My grandmother plays sports _____________ (two) a week.

3.He enjoyed _____________ (he) last week. He had fun with his friend in Beijing

4.Let's go __________ (camp) this afternoon.

5.He gets up __________ (early) than his classmates.

6.Mr. Smith practices ______________ (play) the piano every day.

7.Jim got a bad grade and Tom got a __________ (bad) grade than Jim.

8.I don’t like milk, but my mother wants me ___________(drink) it every morning.

9.How much _______________(chocolate) did you eat?

10.My son is sleeping. Please walk as ______________ (quiet) as I walk.

Henry is a little fatter than he wants to be. He __1.__ to lose weight (减肥). So he is on the diet (节食). He tries not to eat junk food and he eats _2._ meat. Because meat will make him fat. He doesn’t __3._ up late at night now because he keeps getting up early in the morning to play sports. He usually spends an hour __4._ in the river or two hours running in the park. Now he is __5._ than before. Henry’s sister, Susan, is healthier than Henry. __6.__ is younger than he. She does _7._ every day, too. She doesn’t eat much meat. But she eats __8._ of fruit and __9._ because she thinks they are good _10._ her.

信息归纳，请阅读下面这篇短文，根据所提供的信息，完成信息卡。

My name is Li Qiang. My home is eleven kilometers away from school. From Monday to Friday, I get up at 6 and have a quick breakfast. Then I leave home for school at half past six. I walk for five minutes to the bus stop. And the early bus takes me to school. The bus ride usually takes thirty minutes. At school I learn Chinese, English, math and some other subjects. All my teachers work very hard and teach us very well. I have five lessons in the morning, from 7:50 to 12:00. I have lunch in the school dining hall. After lunch I have a rest. There are two classes in the afternoon, from 2:30 to 4:00. Then I play sports for forty minutes. I like sports very much. I usually play basketball with my classmates. We always have a great time.

请参照以上阅读材料中的相关信息， 以李强的班主任(head teacher) 的名义写一篇英语短文。要求：语句连贯，词数70个左右。内容包括：

李强是个好学生，学习很努力。

他戴着眼镜，留着短发，高高的身材。

他虽然住得很远，但从未迟到过。

每天早上他会读半小时的英语或语文，然后上课。

他擅长于每个科目。

放学后，他会做运动， 因此很健康。

他还非常友好，喜欢帮助别人。

大家都非常喜欢他。

My Student Li Qiang

—Good morning, class! —___________.

A. Hello B. Good morning, Tom

C. Good morning, Mr. Li D. Thank you

Cindy is clever. _______hair is black. We all like _______.

A. She’s , her B. Her, hers

C. His, him D. Her, her

— _______ are you from? —I'm from Shanghai.

A. Where B. Who

C. What D. When

I like watching sports__________ TV.

A. in B. under C. on D. at