Have you heard about “Survival Holidays”? It is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities. Now about 1,100 companies are allowed to take children into the great outdoors without their parents.

The reason why people like “Survival Holidays” is that they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games. “Survival Holidays” gives them an important change.

Is “Survival Holidays” a wonderful idea? Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play. They need to be left on their own, without adults disturbing (干扰) them. Parents care too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with activities that are controlled (控制) by adults, which causes many problems. Children don’t know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge. Children are not comfortable with danger. Even slight danger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems very terrible to them.

Many people think the survival activities are good for children. Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay calm in dangerous times. Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how to work in a team. All these skills will help them a lot in their lives.

1.What is “Survival Holidays” according to the passage?

A. It is summer holidays.             

B. It is winter holidays.

C. It is a kind of holidays to escape from danger.

D. It is a holiday to go into the lonely place for exciting activities.

2.Which children may take part in “Survival Holidays”?

A. Poor children.                      

B. Rich children.

C. Children from cities.                   

D. Children from the countryside.

3.What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. The reasons people dislike “Survival Holidays”.

B. The advantages of “Survival Holidays”.

C. The disadvantages of “Survival Holidays”.

D. The suggestions of taking part in “Survival Holidays”.

4.In a “Survival Holidays” children can learn the following except ________.

A. how to get good grades              

B. how to stay calm in different times

C. how to keep safe when they meet danger  

D. how to work in a team

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. No companies can hold “Survival Holidays”.

B. Parents can take part in “Survival Holidays” with their children.

C. Parents like to keep their children busy with activities controlled by adults.

D. Children don’t listen to their parents any more after “Survival Holidays”.

 

Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language（语音） and some of the customs（风俗）of the country.

When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “How do you do?” and shake hands(握手). Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands when they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.

Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly ever shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.

1.It is _____ if you know the language and some of the customs of a country before you pay a visit to that country.

A．not useful

B．not helpful

C．very helpful

D．very bad

2.English people usually shake hands when they ______.

A．meet every time	B．meet for the first time
C．say goodbye to each other	D．say hello to each other

3.Usually, English people don’t shake hands _____.

A．when they will be away for a long time

B．when they say “How do you do?”

C．when they just meet or say goodbye

D．when they haven’t met for a long time

4.Which is right?

A．German people shake hands as often as possible.

B．English people like shaking hands very much

C．German people hardly ever shake hands.

D．Both English people and Germans don’t like shaking hands.

5.This story is about _____.

A．shaking hands

B．languages

C．customs

D．languages and customs

 

阅读短文，从方框中选择行当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文意思通顺、完整。请将答案写在短文后相应题号的横线上。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。

dirty   with  have   always   time   they  large   want  speak  lesson  first  drop

After a quick breakfast, I went into the lecture hall in a hurry．A famous teacher was 1. to the students．He was holding up a $100 bill．Then he said to the three hundred students，“Who would like this $1 00 bill?” The students put up 2.hands at once．Then he said，“I am going to give this $100 bill to one of you，but 3.，let me do this．”He made the bill into a ball．Then he said. “Who4. it now?” The hands went back into the air．“Well,” he said，“what if I do this?” and he 5. it on the floor and stepped on it．He picked up the 6.bill and said．“Who still wants it?” Hands went back again into the air．

“My friends,” he said，“you have learned a valuable(有价值的)7. today．No matter what I did to the $100 bill! Many  8. in our life，we are dropped and stepped on．We feel as if we are worth nothing．But remember, no matter what 9.  happened to you，you will never lose your value：You are 10. valuable to those people who love you．Your value doesn’t come from what you do or whom you know, but who you are．’’

 

根据短文内容，用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、完整。（每词限用一次）

ask,  answer,  for,  and,  large,  learn,  mean,  question,  why,  smile

 Long ago, there lived a learned man in Greece. He was well-known               (76) his wide knowledge. And lots of people from all over the country came to               (77) things from him. The great man taught his students with all his heart and               (78) their questions with great patience.

One day a student               (79) him, “My dear teacher, didn’t you say you have many more questions than we do? But we think we students have a lot more than you.” With a               (80), the teacher drew two circles — one is as               (81) as a big plate (盘子), and the other smaller.

“Of course, I’ve learned much more. But I don’t think I know all you know. Now, look at these two circles. Inside the big one is my knowledge of things,               (82) inside the smaller one yours. Out of the circles is what we don’t know. My circle is larger, so its line is longer. That               (83) I have more opportunities to meet with what we don’t know. And that’s               (84) I myself have more questions than you do. The more you learn, the more               (85) you’ll have. You will never learn enough, you know.”

 

按括号中的要求完成句子，每个空格填一个单词。

1.We will have a class meeting this afternoon.  (改为否定句)

   We ___________ ___________ have a class meeting this afternoon.

2.He has learned to play the guitar for five years.  (对划线部分提问)

   ___________ ___________ has he learned to play the guitar ?

3.My pen pal asked me, “ Do you wear school uniforms to school every day?”

   (改写句子，句意不变)

   My pen pal asked me __________ I ____________ school uniforms to school every day.

4.It’s best to make a telephone call in a lower voice in public places. (改写句子，句意不变)

   You’d better ___________ _____________ your voice when you talk on the phone in public places.

5.Divide the students into groups so that they can discuss the questions more easily.

(改写句子，句意不变)

   If the students are ___________ into groups, it’ll be ___________ for them to discuss the questions.