In the United States, people like going camping for vacation. They do everything for themselves to relax in the woods instead of staying at a modern hotel or a restaurant. They enjoy themselves far away from the noisy cities for a few days.

What should you prepare if you want to go camping like them? When you are camping, you make all of your own food. Barbeques(烤肉架) are very necessary while camping. You can bring bread, drinks, meat and vegetables to the camp. You’d better bring some wood and a lighter(打火机) to make a fire. Remember to put stones around the fire to make sure it won’t get too big and dangerous. When the fire is ready, you can cook food over it.

Children really like this activity at night. The whole family sit around the fire, eat their favorite food. Certainly they can sing songs and dance together. What a pleasant and exciting moment.

Camping is a fun activity for the family to do. Vacation does not have to mean going to visit a place far away. It could be as simple as setting up a tent in the nearby woods.

1.Where do people in the United States like to go camping according to the passage?

A．In big cities.                            B．In a place of interest.

C．In a modern hotel or a restaurant.           D．In the woods.

2.What are NOT necessary if you are camping?

A．Sunglasses.        B．Barbeques.        C．Some wood.       D．Tents.

3.What does the phrase “make a fire” mean in Chinese?

A．烧烤             B．生火             C．煮饭             D．搭桥

4.What should you do while using fire?

A．Put stones around the fire.

B．Cover（盖） the fire with grass.

C．Cook food under the fire.

D．Keep far away from the fire.

5.What can we know from the passage?

A．Camping is popular in China.

B．You needn’t prepare the food for yourselves while camping.

C．Children like camping very much at night.

D．We shouldn’t go camping for it’s dangerous.

 

People in different countries have different ways of doing things. Something that is polite in one country may be quite impolite in another. In Britain, you mustn’t lift (举起) your bowl to your mouth when you are having some soup. But it’s different in China. And in Japan you even needn’t worry about making a noise when you have it. It shows that you are enjoying it. Making a noise is considered as (被认为) bad manners (举止，礼仪) in Britain. If you are a visitor in Mongolia, what manners do they wish you to have? They wish you to give a loud “burp” (打嗝) after you finish eating. Burping shows that you like the food.
In Britain, you should try not to put your hands on the table when you’re having a meal. In Mexico, however, they hope you keep the hands on the table during a meal. But Arabians consider you must be very careful with your hands. You mustn’t eat with your left hand. Arabians consider it very bad manners eating with left hands. So, what should you do if you are on a visit in another country? Well, you can ask the local people to help you or just watch carefully and follow them if you are on a visit in another country.
【小题1】It is impolite to lift your bowl to your mouth when you are having some soup in _________.

A．Britain

B．China

C．Japan

D． Mexico

【小题2】In Mongolia, burping after eating shows that _________.

A．you are rude

B．you are hungry

C．you dislike the food

D．you like the food

【小题3】What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．People in different countries have different ways of doing things.

B．British people are very polite.

C．You mustn’t eat with your left hand.

D．Don’t worry about making a noise when you have soup.

Every day in China, about 200 million children go to school. Many of them take school buses. What should we do to keep these students safe on the road?
On April 5, the State Council (国务院) published new rules about school bus safety. These new rules are much stricter than the old ones.
Under the new rules, local governments must make sure that students attend nearby schools or boarding (寄宿的) schools to reduce traffic risks. Also, local governments must help kids in the countryside reach their school buses.
From now on, school buses have a speed limit of 80km per hour on highways and 60km per hour on normal roads. While on the road, other cars must let school buses go first.
The new rules also say that school buses must never be overloaded (超载的). They have a speed limit of 80 km per hour on highways and 60 km per hour on normal roads.
There are many other rules as well. A school bus must have more than seven seats. On each bus, there must be at least one adult to keep an eye on the kids. Each school bus must have a fire extinguisher (灭火器), a first aid kit (急救箱) and a GPS.
Last year, a series of school bus accidents happened in China. To stop such accidents, the Central Government decided to strengthen the rules for school buses.
The most serious accident happened in November in Gansu, when a nine-seat minibus crashed. There were 62 children inside, and 21 of them died.
【小题1】Under the new rules, which of the following is NOT true?

A．School buses must not be overloaded.

B．School buses must drive 80 km/h or less on normal roads.

C．School buses can go first when there are other cars.

D．School buses must drive 80 km/h or less on highways.

【小题2】The phrase “keep an eye on” in Paragraph 6 has a similar meaning to “__________”.

A．look after

B．play with

C．look for

D．chat with

【小题3】According to the new rule, a school bus must have the following EXCEPT __________.

A．a GPS

B．more than seven seats

C．a parent of one of the students

D．a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

【小题4】The government made new rules for school buses because __________.

A．21 students died in school bus accidents last year

B．the government encourages all students to take school buses

C．200 million children in China go to school by bus every day

D．school buses in China were not safe enough before

根据句子中所给的单词首字母或中文提示，填写正确的单词。

1.–I often a        with my mother. What should I do? –Maybe you should say you’re sorry.

2.It is not p         to laugh at others when they make mistakes.

3.–What do your parents do?

–They are b       doctors. They work in the same hospital.

4.Some students feel s        in class because they stay up to search the Internet at night.

5.–What would you do if you had a lot of money?

–I would buy a big house with a beautiful g          for my parents.

6.–Which pair of shoes do you want, the black one or the ___________ (棕色的) one?

–I’d like the black one.

7.–What do you think of the advertising today?

–Some of the advertisements don’t tell the __________ (真相).

8.–How do you feel when you see the national flag of China?–It makes me feel ______ (自豪的) .

9.–Where would you like to travel?

–I’d like to go to the countryside because I love __________ (大自然).

10.–How much are the pants? –They are only __________ (二十) dollars.

 

Reading is very important. World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It encourages people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading. It is also the day to honor (尊敬) great writers.
Many countries celebrate (庆祝) World Book Day. On that day, millions of school children can buy books at a much lower price than usual in any bookstore in England. It has been done every year since 1998. World Book Day is also celebrated in China. Wen Jiabao, Premier of China, is an avid reader. He does lots of reading every day though he is very busy. On World Book Day 2009, he called on (号召) people to do more reading. Wen suggested that young people should spend more time reading. “Books can not change the world, but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading,” he said.
Reading helps us become more knowledgeable and smarter. Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology (技术). Reading gives us information about other cultures and places in the world. Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English. We all know that it is difficult to learn everything in the classroom, for example, the ways English people are living and working today can be learnt by reading.
Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the outside world. Therefore, it is necessary for us to spend time reading every day.
【小题1】When is World Book Day?   

A．August 8 every year.	B．March 12 every year.
C．April 23 every year.	D．June 6 every year.

【小题2】An avid reader is a person who __________.

A．loves reading

B．never reads

C．does some reading

D．hates reading

【小题3】World Book Day was set up in order to encourage people to __________.

A．learn foreign languages	B．do more reading
C．buy more books	D．know more about science

【小题4】According to the passage, reading can help people in many ways EXCEPT _____.

A．learning English better	B．knowing more about cultures
C．improving your health	D．knowing more about the outside world

【小题5】What’s the best title for the article?

A．World Book Day in England.

B．Suggestions on Reading.

C．World Book Day in China.

D．World Book Day and the Advantages of Reading.