If you travel in the city of Kunming, you can’t miss the Kingdom of Little People. It opened in the summer of 2009 in the mountains in Kunming.
There are tiny(微小的) animals, little beautiful cottages (小屋) and small furniture in the park. The big attraction of the park is the performances by little people. Many little people work in the park. Twice a day, they perform for visitors. They sing, dance and give a magic show. People who want to work in the park should be between eighteen and forty years old from any part of the country. And they should be under 130 cm in height.
The creator of the park is a rich businessman. He wants the park to be like a fairyland. And he wants to do something good for dwarfs in China. This theme park has brought together people of unusual stature (身高). They enjoy being part of the community and impressing tourists with (给……深刻印象) their courage and skills.
Are you interested in this fairyland? How about having a visit in the Kingdom of Little People?
1.What is the big attraction of the park?
A. It is very huge.
B. It is in the mountains.
C.The performances by little people.
D. It looks like a fairyland.
2. What can we find in the park?
①Some small animals
②Some big animals.
③Some big castles.
④Some giants.
⑤Some small cottages..
⑥. Some small furniture
A. ①⑤⑥ B. ①②⑤ C. ②③④ D. ③④⑥
3.The underlined word “dwarfs” means “________” in Chinese.
A. 残疾人 B. 智力障碍者
C. 盲人 D. 侏儒
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. You can watch the performance only once a day.
B. A dwarf think of an idea to create the park.
C. Dwarfs have a chance to show their talent in the park.
D. The Kingdom of Little People is a theme park for children.
Bob was a gardener and he had no work for a few months. One day he went out to look for a job. While he was walking in the street, he saw a poster at the gate of a big restaurant. It said the restaurant needed to hire（雇佣） a man who could grow flowers and trees well. Bob was so pleased that he went straight to answer it. There Bob was told to go back and get his old working clothes to the office. Bob did so.
The boss looked over his working clothes carefully and then decided to let Bob have the job. Bob asked the boss why his working clothes were so important. The boss answered with a smile, "Oh, young man, your working clothes are all with patches(补丁) on the knees. You know, I have dismissed（解雇） two men these days. They had working clothes with patches on the buttocks(臀部). They were too lazy."
1.When the boss saw Bob, he ________.
A. gave him the job at once
B. liked Bob at once
C. asked Bob to go home to get his working clothes
D. liked Bob's clothes
2.Bob's new job was________.
A. to wash dishes B. to clean the restaurant
C. to cook dishes D. to grow flowers and trees
3.We may learn that the boss was ________.
A. very clever B. foolish
C. very kind D. Hardworking
Hong Kong has about forty public beaches. Some of the beaches are among the best in the world. People can go there for a swim. You can go to most of them by bus. But to go to some beaches you must take a boat. There are toilets, dressing rooms and places to buy food and drinks on most of the beaches.
You will swim there without danger if you remember these instructions(说明):
1. Never swim alone.
2. Never swim after a meal or when you feel hungry or tired.
3. Don’t stay in the water too long.
4. Never go out in a boat if you can’t swim.
Remember: A red flag means that it is dangerous for anyone to go into the water. A blue flag means that it is dangerous for children.
1.There are _________public beaches in Hong Kong.
A. forty B. a little more or less than forty
C. less than forty D. more than forty
2.We can reach __________by bus.
A. all the public beaches
B. no public beach
C. only a few public beaches
D. most of the public beaches
3.When you see a blue flag, you know that _________there.
A. women should not swim
B. children should not swim
C. nobody can swim
D. men should not swim
Learning how to play the piano is not the only way for children to have a bright future. Storytelling can also take them on the road to become excellent students. The in Shanghai have paid much attention to storytelling. They many storytelling contests every year. And the children have great interest and taken an active part in this. Some students who were too shy to speak in public have been now very good .
One leader from Shanghai said: “ Now many parents their children to learn how to play the piano or violin. the money and energy they spend can’t ensure that their children will much in a short period of time. However, training children to tell stories is quite . Although it costs little, it’s a good and easy way for children to .
1.A. like B. learn C. become D. help
2.A. schools B. libraries C. children D. lessons
3.A. read B. have C. listen D. look
4.A. shown B. stopped C. happened D. refused
5.A. teachers B. listeners C. students D. speakers
6.A. keep B. send C. help D. let
7.A. But B. So C. And D. Even
8.A. play B. rest C. learn D. use
9.A. new B. different C. difficult D. expensive
10.A. think B. develop C. know D. Sing
----Remember to turn off the lights when you leave.
---- .
A. OK, I will B. No, I won’t
C. Yes, I do D. No, I don’t
There ______________ in spring in Suzhou, but the weather there is usually nice at this time of year.
A. may have rain B. may be rainy
C. may be rain D. must have rain
