Amy's family has fun. They mail a diary(日记簿、日记) to each other. Everyone writes something in it. Amy's brother is open. He tells many things about his life. Amy's sister is Lazy. She doesn't write much. Amy's dad writes stories. Her mom is talkative. She writes a lot. Everyone enjoys the diary.

Hello, dear family! I am having a fun week here at The Mall. I had lunch with Pan and Jack on Monday. On Tuesday, I designed a new dress. Yesterday, Tom told me a funny joke. He always makes me laugh!	Hi, everyone! I made a chocolate cake yesterday. That’s Amy's favorite. I wish I could mail you a piece, Amy! It's really delicious. Today was warm and sunny. Your father and I went for a walk in the park. We also waited your Aunt Betty. She told us some good news. Your cousin John got a new Job! Oh, I'm writing too much, aren't I? We really miss you all. Take care!
Hi, all! Last week I was feeling sad. I had a bad day at work. My boss was angry at me. But the next day was better. I did a good job and my boss was very happy, so I felt better. Sometimes my work is hard. But I am really thankful for my job.
	Dear ones, let me tell you a story. A long, long time ago, A man lived a house on a hill. He had a candle. He lit the candle every night. Everyone could see the light. Then one night, something wonderful happened…
Hello! I miss you all. However, I don't have much time to write this week. I'll write more next time. Bye, everyone!

【小题1】Where do Amy's family members write their diaries?

A．On the same family diary.	B．On their own diaries.
C．On Amy's diary.	D．On Mother's diary.

【小题2】When did Amy design a new dress?

A．On Monday.

B．On Tuesday.

C．Yesterday.

D．Today.

【小题3】What does the brother think of his job?

A．The job makes him sad.	B．The job always gives him pleasure
C．The job is too easy.	D．The job is a challenge.

【小题4】What did the mother do today?

A．She made a chocolate cake.	B．She did nothing but walk in the park.
C．She got a new job.	D．She went for a walk and visited Aunt Betty.

【小题5】What's the best title for the passage?

A．Amy and her family.	B．Amy and her diary.
C．A family's diary.	D．Amy's father writes stories.

Amy's family has fun. They mail a diary(日记簿、日记) to each other. Everyone writes something in it. Amy's brother is open. He tells many things about his life. Amy's sister is Lazy. She doesn't write much. Amy's dad writes stories. Her mom is talkative. She writes a lot. Everyone enjoys the diary.

Hello, dear family! I am having a fun week here at The Mall. I had lunch with Pan and Jack on Monday. On Tuesday, I designed a new dress. Yesterday, Tom told me a funny joke. He always makes me laugh!	Hi, everyone! I made a chocolate cake yesterday. That’s Amy's favorite. I wish I could mail you a piece, Amy! It's really delicious. Today was warm and sunny. Your father and I went for a walk in the park. We also waited your Aunt Betty. She told us some good news. Your cousin John got a new Job! Oh, I'm writing too much, aren't I? We really miss you all. Take care!
Hi, all! Last week I was feeling sad. I had a bad day at work. My boss was angry at me. But the next day was better. I did a good job and my boss was very happy, so I felt better. Sometimes my work is hard. But I am really thankful for my job.
	Dear ones, let me tell you a story. A long, long time ago, A man lived a house on a hill. He had a candle. He lit the candle every night. Everyone could see the light. Then one night, something wonderful happened…
Hello! I miss you all. However, I don't have much time to write this week. I'll write more next time. Bye, everyone!

【小题1】Where do Amy's family members write their diaries?

A．On the same family diary.	B．On their own diaries.
C．On Amy's diary.	D．On Mother's diary.

【小题2】When did Amy design a new dress?

A．On Monday.

B．On Tuesday.

C．Yesterday.

D．Today.

【小题3】What does the brother think of his job?

A．The job makes him sad.	B．The job always gives him pleasure
C．The job is too easy.	D．The job is a challenge.

【小题4】What did the mother do today?

A．She made a chocolate cake.	B．She did nothing but walk in the park.
C．She got a new job.	D．She went for a walk and visited Aunt Betty.

【小题5】What's the best title for the passage?

A．Amy and her family.	B．Amy and her diary.
C．A family's diary.	D．Amy's father writes stories.

Amy's family has fun. They mail a diary(日记簿、日记) to each other. Everyone writes something in it. Amy's brother is open. He tells many things about his life. Amy's sister is Lazy. She doesn't write much. Amy's dad writes stories. Her mom is talkative. She writes a lot. Everyone enjoys the diary.

Hello, dear family! I am having a fun week here at The Mall. I had lunch with Pan and Jack on Monday. On Tuesday, I designed a new dress. Yesterday, Tom told me a funny joke. He always makes me laugh!	Hi, everyone! I made a chocolate cake yesterday. That’s Amy's favorite. I wish I could mail you a piece, Amy! It's really delicious. Today was warm and sunny. Your father and I went for a walk in the park. We also waited your Aunt Betty. She told us some good news. Your cousin John got a new Job! Oh, I'm writing too much, aren't I? We really miss you all. Take care!
Hi, all! Last week I was feeling sad. I had a bad day at work. My boss was angry at me. But the next day was better. I did a good job and my boss was very happy, so I felt better. Sometimes my work is hard. But I am really thankful for my job.
Dear ones, let me tell you a story. A long, long time ago, A man lived a house on a hill. He had a candle. He lit the candle every night. Everyone could see the light. Then one night, something wonderful happened…
Hello! I miss you all. However, I don't have much time to write this week. I'll write more next time. Bye, everyone!

1.Where do Amy's family members write their diaries?

A. On the same family diary.  B. On their own diaries.

C. On Amy's diary.            D. On Mother's diary.

2.When did Amy design a new dress?

A. On Monday.   B. On Tuesday.    C. Yesterday. D. Today.

3.What does the brother think of his job?

A. The job makes him sad.  B. The job always gives him pleasure

C. The job is too easy.    D. The job is a challenge.

4.What did the mother do today?

A. She made a chocolate cake.   B. She did nothing but walk in the park.

C. She got a new job.    D. She went for a walk and visited Aunt Betty.

5.What's the best title for the passage?

A. Amy and her family.   B. Amy and her diary.

C.A family's diary.      D. Amy's father writes stories.

 

       Donald Duck was born on June 9, 1934. Now he is 71 years old. He is the oldest duck in the world. He is very funny. He makes a lot of people laugh again and again. Children around the world all like him.

       He first appears （出现） in the cartoon The Wise Little Hen. The little hen works very hard. But Donald Duck and his friend Peter Pig do not want to work. Then the little her gives them a lesson. She tells them that work is important.

       Donald is like a little man in a big world. He has a good heart. He wants to help others. But things always go wrong for him. He doesn’t like it. He gets angry easily. Then his girl friend Daisy comes to help him. So he tries it again. He thinks there must be a better way to do things. But he does not know another way. It does not matter what other people think of him.

（    ）49. Children like Donald Duck because he is ___________.

       A. old                    B. funny                C. friendly                    D. little

（    ）50. The underlined word “them” refers to （指的是） ___________.

       A. children                    B. Donald Duck and Daisy

       C. people                      D. Donald Duck and Peter Pig

（    ）51. Which sentence about Donald Duck is NOT true?

       A. He doesn’t want to work.

       B. He doesn’t have any friends.

       C. He makes people laugh again and again.

       D. He is angry when he does something wrong.

Making sense of how the US shows humor
Living in a new country gives me many surprises. The first surprise was the way that the US people speak
One day I saw someone was having a public speech in a square. I thought it would be a serious speech. But I soon found it became a kind of entertainment show.
The speaker told the audience to protect the environment with humorous words. Later he said some people’s behavior didn’t go with their words. He took the example of Taylor Swift’s song We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.[
He said that since Swift doesn’t want to be with the boy any more, she doesn’t need to speak it aloud, she doesn’t need to sing unless she still keeps in touch with that guy. It sounds like she is a hypocrite.
Then he sang the song in a funny way. The audience laughed out loudly. I felt a little angry because Swift is my favourite star. I couldn’t understand why they laughed at Swift.
As time goes on, I find many US people make fun of others. But they don’t mean to hurt them. They do that to show closeness and humour. And people who are laughed at seldom get angry. Now I understand the speaker at the square. Now I’ve got used to the way the US people speak.
It’s easy to find culture shock when you’re in a new place. But everyone should learn to understand different cultures and customs. 
【小题1】The man in the square was _______________.

A．teaching people how to give a speech

B．calling on people to protect the environment

C．giving a singing show in public

D．criticizing the US government

【小题2】What does the underlined word “hypocrite” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．会唱歌的人

B．真诚的人

C．虚伪的人

D．爱护环境的人

【小题3】From Paragraph 6, we learn that_________________.

A．many US people like to laugh at others

B．many US people are friendly and humorous

C．the US people get angry at others easily

D．the writer doesn’t like the way the US people speak

【小题4】Which is Not suitable for the passage?

A．The writer went to America and protect the environment.

B．Americans show humour in a different way from China.

C．It’s easy to find culture shock when you are in a new place.

D．Tailor Swift is an American famous singer.

【小题5】What does the article mainly talk about?

A．Differences between the Chinese and the US people.

B．In what way the US people speak in public.

C．How to get used to life in the US.

D．A Chinese girl’s culture shock experience in the US.