Jake is 9 years old. He lives in an orphanage(孤儿院) with nine other orphans. The orphanage has very little money, so the children have very little food to eat. But on Christmas Day, the children can get an orange. It is the best present of the festival for each child. But Jake can't have his Christmas orange this year because he breaks(打坏) a cup at breakfast on December 23. Jake is very sad. He cries in his bed all the night before Christmas.

Jake spends Christmas Day alone. Nobody is around him. The light is off. Jake climbs back to his bed, but he can't sleep. After a while, someone touches Jake, puts something in his hand and then goes away.

Jake doesn't know what's in his hand. He climbs down the bed. By the moonlight, he sees an orange in his hand. It has nine orange segments (橘瓣)!

1.How many orphans are there in the orphanage?

A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10

2.Why doesn’t Jake get an orange?

A. Because there aren’t enough oranges.

B. Because Jake didn’t want to eat oranges.

C. Because Jake breaks a cup at breakfast.

D. Because Jake feels very sad.

3.What does the underlined word "alone" mean in Chinese?

A. 独自 B. 懊悔 C. 恼怒 D. 失望

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Who Does Wrong B. Jake's Wonderful Dream

C. A Sad Christmas D. Nine Segments of Love

In China, most students go to school by bike or by bus. If the school is not far, they usually walk to school every day. Few students are late for class. But things are different in other countries.

In many Western countries, students live far from their schools and they have different ways to get to school. Many students go to school by car. If there is an underground system(系统) in the city, they can go by underground(地铁). In some countries, there are double-deckers. The double-decker has two floors and it can carry more people. So some students can take a double-decker to school. Scooters(踏板车) are popular with students in some Western countries. If you don't need to take a bus to school, you can go by scooter. It makes your trip more interesting and exciting. In some cold countries, such as Finland and Iceland, it often snows. The students in towns may take a bus, but the students in villages far from the school have to go by sledge(雪橇) because there is snow everywhere. It takes a little longer. Sometimes, the students may be late for school. If it snows heavily, the students have to teach themselves at home.

1.In China, if the students live near the school, how do they usually go to school every day?

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2.In some Western countries, which way to go to school is more interesting and exciting?

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3.Why do some students in Iceland go to school by sledge?

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词汇检测

1.This skirt is only 50 yuan . Don’t you think it’s ________ (便宜的)?

2.---What do you think of the __________ /’ h?mb?:g?z / in this restaurant?

---They are very delicious.

3.I think your hair clip _________ (相配) your pink coat.

4.Millie is different from others and she is a very __________(特别的) girl.

5.The girl ____________（操练）dancing for half an hour every day.

6.Her mother is___________(很少)late for work．

7.T'hat black___________[sk?: t] fits my sister well.

8.—Are you ready to start?

—Just give me________five minutes．

9.—The children in that area can't go to schoo1．

—What________children! Let's help them．

10.—Can I have more sweets，Mum?

—No，_________they are bad for your teeth．

句型转换

1.It takes my brother two hours to make the pumpkin lantern.(改为同义句)

My brother ________ two hours ________ the pumpkin lantern.

2.Let me take you to visit our school library. (改为同义句)

Let me ________ you ________ our school library.

3.Is there any knife on the table?（改复数句子）

_______ there any ______ on the table?

4.The girl buys a carton of milk in the supermarket.（对划线部分提问）

_______ _______ milk does the girl buy in the supermarket?

5.She has some money in her pocket.（改为否定句）

She_______ have_______ money in her pocket.

翻译句子

1.我每天花一小时读英语。

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2.这家餐厅里有各种各样的食物。

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3.孩子们现在正在看电视上的一场篮球赛。

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4.你穿这件外套很漂亮。

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5.我认为蔬菜和水果对我们的健康有益。

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书面表达

假如你是Kitty，请给你的e-friend Helen发一封e-mail，告诉她有关你的情况，要点必须包括：

1．我现在就读于一所比较大的学校，有2，000多名学生；

2．我喜欢跳舞，想成为舞蹈家；

3．我很少吃零食，因为……；

4．我喜欢穿蓝色牛仔裤和软底运动鞋；

5．周末，我喜欢和我妈妈一起去我家附近的购物中心购物。

注意：1．文中不得出现真实的校名；

2．词数70左右。

Dear Helen，

How is everything with you now? I'd like to tell you something about myself．

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What is Mark’s favorite animal?

A. B. C.

How is Daniel going to Xiamen?

A. B. C.

Where would Sam like to go?

A. B. C.

What is Tom most interested in?

A. B. C.