【小题1】This is one of the ________(big) rabbits in the world. He eats 12 carrots, six apples and two cabbages every day.
【小题2】My neighbor Helen never talks to me. She is so ______（friendly）
【小题3】As we know, Zhang Jiajie is famous for the different _______ (shape) of mountains.
【小题4】 David is good at drawing and he’s going to be an _______(art) when he grows up.
【小题5】The ______(wonder) ocean is the largest habitat in the world.
【小题6】 If people don’t have breakfast in the morning, they will feel tired and get angry ______(easy)

Live Music -----Jazz Enjoy real American jazz, one of the most famous trumpet shows. Place: Rainbow Jazz Club Date: April 8----April 22 Time: 7:30 a.m. -------5:00 p.m. Price: $ 80 Telephone:88656662	Waltz Do you like dance? Do you want to learn waltz? Come here! Place: Blue Sky Theater Date: May 16---May 28 Time: 9:00 a.m.---8:00 p.m. Price: $60 Telephone: 88655468
An Exciting Trip Have your wonderful trip! You will enjoy the pleasure of the ferry and see the fantastic city nights. Place: Hong Kong Date: May 1—May 6 Price: $170 a day Telephone: 88564822	Something about Shenzhou VII Do you want to learn about Shenzhou VII? A good chance for you! Something interesting about Shenzhou VII is on show. Place: Hebei Museum Time:8:30a.m.---5:30 p.m.(Weekends) 9:00a.m.--- 5:00 p.m. (Monday—Friday) Price: $150 Telephone: 88656886

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
【小题1】If you want to enjoy jazz, you should call _________.

A．88564822

B．88656662

C．88655468

D．88656886

【小题2】Hebei Museum opens _______ hours a week.

A．18

B．40

C．58

D．68

【小题3】If Jack wants to be an excellent dancer when he grows up, he should go to ___.

A．Rainbow Jazz Club	B．Blue Sky Theater
C．Hebei Museum	D．Hong Kong

【小题4】What can visitors do in Hong Kong according to the material?

A．They can enjoy real American jazz and the pleasure of the ferry.

B．They can see something about Shenzhou VII and enjoy real American jazz.

C．They can enjoy the pleasure of the ferry and see the fantastic city nights.

D．They can enjoy waltz in Hong Kong.

【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE according to the material?

A．You need to spend $60 learning waltz.

B．You can enjoy American jazz at Rainbow Jazz Club in the morning.

C．You can go to Heibei Museum to look at the show every day except weekends.

D．You can watch good movies in Hong Kong.

Chinese are very generous(慷慨的) when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the  money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States and Australia. They also want their children to take extra-course activities where they will either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes which will give them a head in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education. Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter. However, what most parents fail to see is that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap.
Parents can see that their children are very skilled in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today’s children are short of self-respect and self-confidence.
The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills that they need to be confident, happy and clever.
Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework. Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking requires patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and finish his job successfully step by step. His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and lots of self-confidence.
Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse(激发) his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. These activities are not only teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind. And that is more important.
【小题1】. Most Chinese parents don’t realize __________.

A．how much the best education is worth

B．when children should be educated

C．what children really need in later life

D．why school tests don’t satisfy children

【小题2】. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．Fixing old machines is very important.

B．Interest is necessary for everything.

C．Broken things are useful for children.

D．Using hands helps improve thinking ability.

【小题3】. The writer’s attitude(看法) to children’s education is that __________.

A．the cheaper an education is, the better it is

B．children today should learn different skills

C．practical skills are useful to children's growth

D．school education can’t meet parents’ expectation

Dear Abby,
I'm a helpless mother. My son Tom is 15 years old. I find that the older he grows, the less we talk. I feel very sad and I really need help.
My first problem is about his hobbies. He spends almost all his spare time on computer games. When he gets home, he always turns on the computer and closes the door. I'm getting worried about him, especially when his English teacher tells me he always gets low marks in the English exams.
Second, he likes new technology, but I don't have enough money and I can't afford all the things he wants.
Recently, I've found that he is always alone. I've never seen him talking to his friends on the phone or going out with anyone on weekends. That is the last problem I have.
What should I do to help him? Please give me some advice.
A helpless mother
【小题1】The helpless mother has         problems.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

【小题2】Tom           for almost all his spare time at home.

A．plays computer games

B．talks with his mother

C．does his homework

D．practises typing (打字)

【小题3】From the passage we know that Tom's mother           .

A．is not worried about Tom

B．feels very happy

C．is not rich

D．likes new technology

【小题4】The helpless mother asks Abby to             

A．play with Tom

B．talk to Tom

C．buy what Tom wants

D．give her some advice

【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE about Tom？

A．He is 14 years old.

B．He is not good at English.

C．He often phones to his friends.

D．He likes going out on weekends.

The Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Some parents send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the US or Australia, regardless of how much this costs. Many also want their children to take extra-curriculum activities (课外活动) where they either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes that will give them a better start in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is, so parents often spend a large amount of money on education. Even poor parents manage to buy a computer for their son or daughter.
In fact, most parents fail to see that the best education they can give their children is usually very cheap. Parents can see that their children’s skills are different; they will usually be skilled in some areas while poor in others. However, they fail to realize that today's children are lack (缺乏) of self-respect and self-confidence.
The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take exams and how to study effectively. They are not teaching them the most important skills they need. They do not teach them to be confident, happy and clever.
Parents can help achieve this by teaching their children practical skills like cooking, sewing and other housework.
Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and finish his job step by step. The result, a well--cooked dinner, will give a child a lot of satisfaction and confidence. All these will help the children step to success in the future.
An old machine such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child as a toy may make him curious and arouse(唤醒) his interest. If he will spend hours looking at it, and try to mend it; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. Such activities do more than teaching a child to read a book. They teach them to think and to use their minds. This is much more important than learning by reading a book.
1．Is the writer satisfied with the Chinese parents’ ideas of educating their children?
2. Put the underlined sentence “the more expensive an education is, the better it is” into Chinese.
3.What are the children lack of today?
4. How is the experience of cooking according to the fifth paragraph?
5.What does the underlined word “They” refer to(所指的是) in the last paragraph?