Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his  holidays. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper.

“Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at west hill farm. good food., fresh air, horse riding,Walking,fishing, cheap and interesting.”

“This sounds a good idea,” He thought. “I’ll spend a month at west hill farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.” He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for west hill farm.But four days later, he returned home.

“What was wrong with west hill farm?” His best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”

“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”

“Oh. what?”

“Well,” he said, “The first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”

“What's wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”

“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”

“Lucky you!”

“You don't understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”

“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “ And you are complaining!”

“Let me finish,” Henry said. “On the fourth day the farmer died, and i didn't dare (敢)  stay for dinner!”

1.How did henry find out about the farm?

A．He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.

B．His best friend told him.

C．He wrote to the farmer.

D．Maybe he learned it from the radio.

2.Henry came back home several days later because ________.

A．He didn't like the country life at all

B．The farmer wasn’t friendly to him

C．His holiday was over

D．He thought he might have to eat the farmer

3.“…and you are complaining!”, the word “complain” means ______.

A．夸奖             B．解释             C．抱怨             D．故弄玄虚

4.Which of the following sentences is true?

A．Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.

B．Henry thought he could enjoy a change.

C．Henry couldn't think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.

D．The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A．What a beautiful farm!                   B．Have a good time.

C．A short holiday                         D．Henry and the farmer.

选择下列句子完成下面对话，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共5分，每小题1分）

A. I have to give one of them up.

B. What’s that?

C. I hate doing homework, but school’s OK.

D. I really love swimming..

E. But now you do five hours every day.

F. I usually watch TV.

G. Yes, but it’s not impossible.

Tom is interviewing Jane, a famous swimmer.

Jane: I started training（训练） when I was about nine. At first, only for about an hour every day.

Tom: __________1.

Jane: That’s right.

Tom: Do you enjoy training?

Jane: Yes. I love it. _________2.

Tom: What about school?

Jane: ___________3.

Tom: Is it difficult to train so much and do your school work?

Jane: _________4.I stop going out with my friends so much. Now I have more time to train.

Tom: What do you do in your free time?

Jane: Free time? _________5.

阅读下面短文，并借助上下文和插图补充所缺信息。每空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词，并将答案写在答题卷相应题号的横线上。

Another 1.__ is coming. My classmates are talking about how to spend the weekend. Some of them are going to have a good sleep and 2.___ up late. Some are going to watch TV. 3.__ are going to enjoy themselves in the park.

On weekends, I usually 4.___ at home doing my homework or reading some books. Sometimes I watch TV or play computer games. But this weekend, I have my 5.___ plan, however. On Saturday morning, I’m going to practice English more, 6.___ there will be an English test next week. I want to do 7.__ in the test, so I must get ready for it. I’ll watch the news report in the evening. I like watching the news because I can know what’s 8.___ on around the world. On Sunday, I will go to 9.___ my grandmother with my parents. She 10.___ ill last week. We want to know if she is better now.

Maybe I’ll be very busy but I think I’ll be very happy, too.

Hi! My name is Robert and I live in Chicago. My school is called Parkside Elementary.  It is Jake and Elizabeth's school too.  Michael and Trevor's school is called Lincoln Middle School.  In the USA many students go to elementary school between the ages of 5-10, then middle school between the ages of 11-13, and then a four year high school, and last but not least, many people go to college or vocational school. Our elementary school starts at 8:30 am and ends at 3:20 pm. We go to school on Monday through Fridays and have the weekends off.

Some of the favorite sports here in America are basketball, baseball, football, soccer, hockey, and more. But, my favorite sport is football. My favorite player in the NFL (National Football League) is Brian Urlacher of the Chicago Bears ( the Bears are my favorite team too).

Americans wear jeans, a shirt, socks, shoes, and sometimes a hat. I usually wear a baseball hat, my favorite pants, and my favorite shirt. My pants have 4 pockets on it, and my shirt has red and black stripes on it.

There is no common agreement in the west about the best method of education. Many views can be found among parents, teachers, and students.

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http://www.cfl.cqu.edu.cn/jpkc/kj/xb/xb2/2-1/culturalnotes.htm

1.Students in elementary school stay at school for about ________days.

A. four         B. five            C. six         D. seven

2. The writer’s favorite sport is __________.

A. basketball    B. baseball         C. hockey      D. football

3.The third passage mainly tells us __________.

A. the writer’s favorite sports         B. the writer’s favorite food

C. the writer’s favorite clothes        D. the writer’s favorite color

4.“views”in the last passage means _________ in Chinese.

A. 视野       B. 风景            C. 见解      D. 检查

I go to the cinema a lot. I often go alone, b      1. sometimes my friend Rose comes, too. My husband n       2. comes with me because he is always too busy! I buy chocolates to e      3.   during the film. I usually e       4.  these night films very much. I don't want to see the s    5.  film twice, but sometimes I do if it's really good.