Sports play an important part in the life of the British. Now let’s get some information about cricket (板球) and tennis because both of them are world-famous.

Cricket

Cricket was first played in southern England in the 16th century. Now it is very popular in England.

Cricket is an outdoor game played with two teams of eleven players each. One team bats (击球) first and tries to score runs (得分), while the other team fields (接球). All eleven members of the fielding team come out to play, but only two members of the batting team are allowed (允许) to be on the field at any given time. After both teams have batted, the team with the most runs wins the game.

Tennis

The world’s most famous tennis tournament (锦标赛) is Wimbledon (温布尔登). It started at a small club in south London in the nineteenth century. It begins on the nearest Monday to June 22, at a time when the English often have the finest weather. Millions of people watch the Championships on TV live. It is traditional for people to eat strawberries and cream while they watch the tennis game.

【1】Was cricket first played in southern England in the 17th century?

【2】How many players are there in cricket?

【3】Which team will win the cricket game?

【4】Why does the world’s most famous tennis tournament begin on the nearest Monday to June 22?

【5】What is the tradition for people to eat while they watch the tennis game?

【6】Would you like to visit England? Why or why not?

It’s important to be a good listener in class. Hearing what your teachers say and listening to what they say are not the s【1】. Then how to be a good listener?

Be ready to listen when you come to class. Make sure you’ve f【2】 all your homework. Also make sure you’ve reviewed (复习) your notes. Then think about what you know about the newlesson.

Listen with a purpose (目的). Find out what you hope to learn from the class. Listen for these things as your teacher talks.

Take notes. Pay attention to (注意) what your teacher is saying. When your teacher says, “The most important...” and “Remember that...”, it’s t【3】 for you to take notes.

Meet the challenge (挑战). What will you do when you can’t follow your teacher? Don’t s【4】 listening. You should listen even more c【5】 at these times and work hard to follow the teacher.

Forget about the environment. The c【6】 may be too noisy, too hot, too cold, too bright, or too dark. Just stay focused (集中) on the big picture — LEARNING.

On Christmas Eve ----- the night _________Christmas Day children are very happy. They put their stockings at the end of their beds before they go to bed. They want Father Christmas to give them some _________.

Mr Green tells his children that Father Christmas is a very __________ man. He comes on Christmas Eve. He lands(着陆) on top of each house and comes down the chimney(烟囱) into the fireplace and_________ a lot of presents to them.

Christmas Day always begins before breakfast. The children wake up very early. They can’t wait to open the presents in their stockings. Then they wake up their parents and call: ________!

Do you know what Christmas means? Christmas Day is the birthday of Jesus Christ（耶稣）. When Christ was________, many people gave him presents. So today, people still do the same thing to each other.

【1】A.onB.afterC.ofD.before

【2】A.sweetsB.presentsC.moneyD.fruit

【3】A.unhappyB.funC.kindD.polite

【4】A.makesB.buysC.letsD.brings

【5】A.Good LuckB.Good morningC.Merry ChristmasD.Happy New Year

【6】A.bornB.deadC.sickD.hurt

（1）农历__（①五月初五②八月十五）是端午节，是我国的传统节日，在那天人们会吃___（①月饼②粽子），据说这是为了纪念__（①屈原②李白）。（只填序号）

（2）乡亲们在井旁边立了一块石碑，上面刻着：“__不忘挖井人，时刻想念__”

A. pupils B. pupil C. /

A. one B. oneth C. first

A: This B: That C: Here’s

1. ①有 ②我 ③小猫 ④一只

2. ①我 ②小学生 ③一名 ④是

A.mine ; your B.my; your C.my; yours

—Yes, _______.

A. Peter does

B. he does

C. he doesn’t

D. she does