Katy Marsh is seventy years old now. She stopped working five years ago. Last year she decided to make her dream come true.
When she was young, she hoped to travel along a river of Scotland(苏格兰) in a small boat. She took her small CD player, her hot water bottle and a bag of books to make her life in the boat wasn't too uncomfortable. We asked her if she was afraid of(害怕) being on the river for so long. She said, "Well, I'm going to take a good compass. When I'm losing my way during my trip, it can help me a lot. Anyway I'm not afraid of death(死亡) because I love rivers－I just hope it loves me too. " Katy certainly had lots of energy (精力). In her free time, she enjoyed playing the piano, swimming, hiking, and dancing. She had a wonderful trip in the small boat last year.
She is seventy, but she doesn't want to have a quiet and peaceful life. She hopes to have fun in the rest(剩余部分) of her life.
1.Katy Marsh stopped working at the age of ____________.
A. 60 B. 65 C. 69 D. 70
2.What's Katy's dream?
A. To have a trip along a river of Scotland in a boat.
B. To travel to Scotland by boat.
C. To have a trip at sea in a boat.
D. To have a great dream at night.
3.What does the underlined word "compass" mean in Chinese?
A. 字典 B. 绳子 C. 指南针 D. 钟表
4.What kind of life does Katy want to have?
A. Quiet. B. Exciting. C. Rich. D. Peaceful.
5.What did Katy mean by the sentence (句子)"I just hope it loves me. "?
A. She knew the river very well and they were good friends.
B. She hoped to play with the river.
C. She hoped the river would be very kind to people.
D. She hoped she would be safe(安全的) during her trip on the river.
Bob, Jim and Alice are good friends. They all study in the same class in Red Star Middle School. The weekend is coming and the weather is going to be sunny and warm. Now they are talking about their plans.
Bob is going to the hospital on Saturday. It is not far from his house, so he wants to go there by bike. He is going to visit a sick(生病的) boy called Ben in the hospital. He wants to make Ben happy and give him some interesting storybooks. He is going to stay there for the whole day.
Jim is going to ride to Great Zoo with his father on Sunday. He wants to see the pandas, tigers, lions and elephants. He wants to stay there for the whole day.
On Saturday, Alice is going to the Green Park with her friends on foot. She is going fishing by the lake, going boating on the river and playing on the slide(滑道). She plans to stay there for the whole afternoon.
1. The weather will be _________ this weekend.
A. sunny but cold B. rainy and windy
C. sunny and warm D. snowy and cold
2.Who is going to the hospital?
A. Bob B. Jim C. Alice D. Ben
3.How is Jim going to the zoo?
A. By bus. B. On foot C. By car. D. By bike.
4.Alice will not _________ on Saturday.
A. go fishing
B. play on the slide
C. read some interesting storybooks
D. go boating
5.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Jim wants to see many kinds of animals in the zoo.
B. Alice will go to the zoo with her father this weekend.
C. Bob, Jim and Alice are classmates.
D. Ben is sick in hospital.
Some parents say their kids don't like sports. Why?
Some kids don't like sports because they don't know how to play them. If the kids know how to play a new sport, maybe they will like it. Taking P.E. classes at school is a good way to learn new sports. Another way is to watch videos about sports. Kids can also read some books to learn new sports.
Some kids don't like playing sports because they were once on a team and didn't have fun. For those kids, it's a good idea to talk with their teachers or parents. With their help, maybe the kids will like playing sports again.
There are many kinds of sports, so a kid should find the sports that suit him or her. If a kid doesn't like team sports, parents can ask him or her to try individual(个人的) sports, such as swimming and running.
Playing sports is a good form of exercise, and it can help kids keep active(活跃的)and healthy. Of course, non－sport (非体育) activities can also keep kids fit, such as walking a dog, cleaning the room and watering the garden.
1.The passage tells us _________ ways to learn new sports.
A. two B. three C. four D. five
2. If kids don't have a great time on a team, maybe _________.
A. they will play sports with their parents.
B. they won't like studying
C. they will play sports alone
D. they won't like playing sports
3.What does the underlined word "suit" mean in Chinese?
A. 适合 B. 属于 C. 平衡 D. 套装
4.Which activity is NOT mentioned(被提到)in the passage?
A. Watering the garden. B. Walking a dog.
C. Playing basketball. D. Cleaning the room.
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Kids should only play team sports.
B. Playing sports can help kids keep active and healthy.
C. Most parents don't let their kids play team sports.
D. Non－sport activities can't keep kids active and healthy.
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。
Soap operas are a kind of popular culture in America. Every weekday, lots of fans from all over the world are waiting to see their favorite soap operas.
Soap operas were first on TV in 1952. The soap opera is not about soap, and it is not an opera. It gets this name because soap companies(公司) paid for the shows, and they tell stories just like operas do. What makes the soap operas special is that the story never ends.
There are daytime and nighttime soaps. Daytime soaps usually have more information. Nighttime soaps are usually once a week, and each lasts for about an hour.
Soap operas are having a difficult time in today's TV market, but they are here to stay. Big fans will never give them up easily!
1.TV soaps have a history of about __________ years.
A. 80 B. 64 C. 52 D. 40
2.Soap operas have the word "soap" in the name because __________.
A. they were popular like soaps.
B. they only told stories about soaps
C. the TV station was near soap companies
D. soap companies paid for the shows
3.How often are nighttime soaps?
A. Once a night. B. Twice a week.
C. Once a week. D. Three times a week.
4.The underlined word "last" means __________ in Chinese.
A. 过去的 B. 近来 C. 上一个 D. 持续
5.Why are soaps operas special?
A. Because fans can only watch them on weekday.
B. Because their fans come from around the world.
C. Because the story in them never comes to an end.
D. Because they are having a difficult time in the market.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能填入短文相应空白处的最佳选项。
What about your future? Listen to five students talking about their future.
Fang Ming: I want to be a when I grow up. I will need good eyesight and I will have to take flying lessons. I really traveling and I hope to see the world in the future.
Jiang Hui: I want to be engineer when I grow up. I'm going to study design (设计) and engineering at . My dream is to the longest bridge in the world.
Gao Cong: I want to be an actor when I grow up. I'm going to take acting lessons, and maybe singing and dancing lessons, too. I hope I can one day.
Zhang Wen: I want to be a player when I grow up. I know that I have to train hard every day. It isn't easy, I will keep on doing it. I want to be just my hero, Yao Ming, in the future.
Guo Xiaoyi: I want to be a cook. I'm going to a cookery school in Europe. I hope I can work in a five－star hotel in Beijing when I'm .
1. A. pilot B. doctor C. policeman D. teacher
2. A. want B. ask C. enjoy D. get
3. A. a B. the C. an D. /
4. A. the hotel B. the bank C. the shop D. university
5. A. walk B. build C. see D. buy
6. A. famous B. be famous C. rich D. rich and famous
7. A. baseball B. volleyball C. basketball D. soccer
8. A. but B. if C. or D. and
9. A. like B. at C. from D. with
10.A. bigger B. younger C. higher D. older
－I think it's easy to make promises but difficult to keep.
－ ____________. So I hardly make promises.
A. Sorry to hear that. B. That's quite right.
C. I don't think so. D. I'm afraid not.
