Hello, my dear friends, today here’s a funny cartoon for you! It is a Chinese cartoon. Its name is Happy Sheep(绵羊) and Big Big Wolf(狼).
In this cartoon, there are some sheep and three wolves. Happy Sheep is the leading role(主角). He likes playing football and running. He runs faster than(比) the other sheep. Pretty Sheep likes making clothes and growing flowers. She is very beautiful. Lazy Sheep( 懒羊羊) is clever. But he doesn’t like doing sports. He likes sleeping best. Force Sheep(沸羊羊) is stronger than the other sheep. Warm Sheep is the class monitor（班长）at school. Slow Sheep is 68 years old. He is old. He is the village head. Every sheep has a lovely pet(宠物). Big Big Wolf wants to eat sheep. Red Wolf is Big Big Wolf’s wife. She is very bad. Banana Wolf is nice. He is the friend of the sheep. He likes eating bananas very much.
【小题1】________ doesn’t like sports.

A．Lazy Sheep

B．Force Sheep

C．Warm Sheep

D．Happy Sheep

【小题2】Pretty Sheep likes ________.

A．playing football

B．sleeping

C．making clothes

D．eating bananas

【小题3】 ________ is the sheep’s friend.

A．Big Big Wolf

B．Banana Wolf

C．Red Wolf

D．Little Wolf

【小题4】 There are ________ sheep in the passage(短文).

A．four

B．five

C．six

D．seven

【小题5】 Which is NOT right?
Happy Sheep runs slower than the other sheep.
Slow Sheep is old.
Warm Sheep has a lovely pet.
Red Wolf is Big Big Wolf’s wife.

Many people think it is very exciting and admirable(令人羡慕的) to be an actor. The actors often wear the most beautiful and fashionable clothes and they can make a lot of money. Many people like them and they have so many fans. But in fact, the job of an actor can be very tiring and hard. To make good movies, for example, action movies, the actors need to go to some remote(偏远的) places. There they don't have good places to stay or nice food to eat. They often have to get up early and go to bed very late. When they are too busy, they don’t have time to sleep or relax. It's very hard.

1.Why do so many people think it is admirable to be an actor?

A．They think actors are fashionable.

B．They think actors are rich.

C．They think their clothes are beautiful.

D．All of the above.

2.The author(作者) thinks actors’ life is ________.

A．fashionable

B．exciting

C．tiring and hard

D．good

3.The actors find it difficult to sleep well or relax because________.

A．They don't like sleeping.

B．They are too hungry to sleep well

C．They sleep in clod rooms

D．Their job is too busy

4.Which is NOT true?

A. Sometimes, the life（生活）of actors is not so exciting.

B. Actors often have nothing to eat.  

C Actors often work late at night.

D. Many people think it is good to be an actor.

 

The following is some children’s wish for the New Year.

Mark: I wish I could get more money to fix our house.	Kate: My wish is to change my school as there’s too much to study in this school.
Ann: I wish I could spend more time with Mom. She should stop working at the bank and take up a job at our neighborhood toy shop.	Peter: I wish someone would find a way to help me walk with my only leg, so I can take part in activities and sports that I can’t do now.
Mary: I wish that I could save all my money, so I could buy presents for my mother, father and sister on their birthdays.	Bob: I wish for good health though I’m badly ill. I want to finish high school and take an IT course after.
John: I wish to be a better boy to Mom and listen to her more. I also want to get better grades in school.

根据表格信息选择正确答案。（每小题2分，满分10分）
【小题1】 _______ children have mentioned(提过) their parents.
A. 3                  B. 4                          C. 5
【小题2】________ is badly ill among the children.
A. Kate               B. Bob                   C. Mary
【小题3】 Mark’s wish is __________.
A. to get better grades    B. to change his school     C. to fix his house
【小题4】 Ann’s mother works _________.
A. in a school           B. at a bank              C. at a toy shop
【小题5】 Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A. There is something wrong with Peter’s study.
B. There are four people in Mary’s home.
C. Bob hopes he can take an IT course after high school.

Joan is an American girl. She lives in China now. She is in my class. Her parents work in China, too, but her brother works in the U.S.A. He often writes letters to them. Joan likes Chinese class very much, and likes speaking Chinese with us after class. Her father teaches us English well. We all like his class. On Sundays, Joan goes to the People's Park with her father and mother. Sometimes she goes shopping with her mother. They like the Chinese food very much. It's a happy family.
【小题1】Joan is from ________.
A. China B. Japan  C. the U.S.A. D. Canada
【小题2】Joan likes speaking ________with us after class.

A．Chinese

B．English

C．French

D．Japanese

【小题3】Joan's ________ is an English teacher.

A．father

B．mother

C．brother

D．father and mother

【小题4】How often does Joan go to the shop?

A．Often.

B．Never.

C．Every Sunday.

D．Sometimes.

【小题5】Which is not wrong?

A．Joan's mother is a good doctor.	B．There are three people in her family.
C．They like to eat the Chinese food a lot.	D．The family are all in China.

Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. It took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news. Now it is possible to send words and pictures around the world in seconds. Billions of people learn about news of their country and all over the world every day, either by watching TV or reading newspapers.

Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life since 18th century. Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers. How do newspaper editors decide which news to print？ Why do they print some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?

Firstly, it’s important to report news. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give more about the story. They may also look at the story in another way, or they may print completely different stories from those on TV.

Secondly, a new story has to be interesting and unusual. People don’t want to read stories of everyday life. As a result, many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be “bad” news. For example, newspapers never print stories about planes landing safely, instead they print stories about plane accidents.

Another factor(因素) is also very important. Many people are interested in news in foreign countries, but more prefer to read stories about people, places and events in their own country. So the stories on the front page in Chinese newspapers are usually very different from the ones in British, French and American newspapers.

1.According to the passage, how do people learn about news in the world now?

A．They carry news stories and tell others from place to place on foot or by horse.

B．They tell each other what they have seen with their eyes.

C．They watch TV or read newspapers.

D．They listen to the radio every day.

2.Newspapers have been an important part of the daily life since ______.

A．19th century       B．18th century       C．16th century       D．17th century

3.The difference between newspaper stories and TV news reports is that ____.

A．people can learn more about the same news from a newspaper

B．people can read the news story more quickly in a newspaper

C．people can read news stories in other countries

D．people can read news stories about their own country

4.To make a good newspaper story, how many factors does the passage talk about?

A．Two.             B．Three.            C．Five.             D．Six.

5.Which is NOT TRUE in the passage?

A．Newspapers may print different stories from those on TV.

B．People like to read interesting and unusual news like plane accidents.

C．Many Chinese people have no interest in news in their own countries.

D．Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life for more than three hundred years.