Wang Bing is a 12-year-old boy. He likes sports very much and does well in sports.

One afternoon, he comes out of the classroom and sees his father waiting for him at the school gate. He is very glad and he runs to his father. “Dad, please don’t wait for me after school next time. I can go home by myself. I have grown up,” says Wang Bing.

“Let’s go,” says the father, “I’ll cook supper and you can do your homework at home. Mum is still at work.”

On their way home, Wang Bing sees some boys skating in a park. “Can I go and learn skating, Dad?” asks Wang Bing. “I’m sorry, my boy. You must go home and do your homework,” answers his father, “but I can buy you an ice cream.”

Then his father buys an ice cream for him. When Wang Bing wants to eat it, a fly(苍蝇) flies to the ice-cream.

“Drive off(赶走) the fly,” says his father, “it’s very dirty(脏).” But Wang Bing says with a smile, “You don’t let me skate, but can you let him skate for a while(一会儿)?”

(    )71.       There are ________ people in Wang Bing’s family.

A. 8                             B. 5                      C. 3                      D. 2

(    )72.       Wang Bing is good at _______.

A. making puppets         B. skating              C. singing              D. sports

(    )73.       What’s the meaning of the sentence “I have grown up.”?

A.我已经长高了                                     B.我已经种了一棵树.

C.我已经长大了                                     D.我认识路.

(    )74.       On the way home, Wang Bing wants to ___________.

A. eat an ice cream                                    B. play basketball   

C. go swimming                                        D. learn skating

(    )75.       Which one is RIGHT?

A. Wang Bing wants the fly to go away.        B. Wang Bing is not very happy.

C. Wang Bing likes the fly on the ice-cream.         D. Wang Bing is very happy

Wang Bing is a 12-year-old boy. He likes sports very much and does well in sports.

One afternoon, he comes out of the classroom and sees his father waiting for him at the school gate. He is very glad and he runs to his father. “Dad, please don’t wait for me after school next time. I can go home by myself. I have grown up,” says Wang Bing.

“Let’s go,” says the father, “I’ll cook supper and you can do your homework at home. Mum is still at work.”

On their way home, Wang Bing sees some boys skating in a park. “Can I go and learn skating, Dad?” asks Wang Bing. “I’m sorry, my boy. You must go home and do your homework,” answers his father, “but I can buy you an ice cream.”

Then his father buys an ice cream for him. When Wang Bing wants to eat it, a fly(苍蝇) flies to the ice-cream.

“Drive off(赶走) the fly,” says his father, “it’s very dirty(脏).” But Wang Bing says with a smile, “You don’t let me skate, but can you let him skate for a while(一会儿)?”

(    )71.       There are ________ people in Wang Bing’s family.

A. 8                             B. 5                      C. 3                      D. 2

(    )72.       Wang Bing is good at _______.

A. making puppets         B. skating              C. singing              D. sports

(    )73.       What’s the meaning of the sentence “I have grown up.”?

A.我已经长高了                                     B.我已经种了一棵树.

C.我已经长大了                                     D.我认识路.

(    )74.       On the way home, Wang Bing wants to ___________.

A. eat an ice cream                                    B. play basketball   

C. go swimming                                        D. learn skating

(    )75.       Which one is RIGHT?

A. Wang Bing wants the fly to go away.        B. Wang Bing is not very happy.

C. Wang Bing likes the fly on the ice-cream.         D. Wang Bing is very happy

   

More than forty years ago, a group of artists gathered to develop a television program. They planned to make a television show that would teach young children about subjects like reading and math in a fun way.

Sesame Street was first shown on TV on November 10th, 1969. It was produced by a group called The Children’s Television Workshop, and today it was called The Sesame Workshop. The show combines animation (动画), music, large puppets (布偶) and human actors to create funny and creative lessons. Some of the most famous characters on the show are Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, and Bert and Ernie. Puppet maker Jim Henson created these lovely characters.

Research is an important part of what made Sesame Street special. The show’s creators studied children very carefully to understand how to best keep them having fun and learning. When the show was first introduced to children, some of its creators were not sure whether it would last one season. But forty years later, Sesame Street is the longest running children’s television program in the United States.

As part of its fortieth anniversary (周年纪念日),  Sesame Street had a special guest on its show. First Lady Michelle Obama showed a group of children and Big Bird how to plant. She explained that the seeds would grow into vegetables, which are healthy and good to eat. She also had a message to the parents who watch the show with their children. She said parents can help their children do things to have healthy lives, like getting enough exercise.

56. Sesame Street is a program shown ________.

  A. in the cinema                B. on the radio              C. on TV   D. on the Internet

57. The characters in the program were created by ________. 

  A. The Sesame Workshop                       B. Jim Henson              

C. Big Bird                                            D. Michelle Obama

58. Sesame Street was produced mainly________.

  A. to make money

  B. to introduce the United States

  C. to teach parents

  D. to help children learn

59. On the program’s fortieth anniversary, First Lady tried to help parents learn ________.

  A. how to grow and eat vegetables correctly                        

B. to watch the show with their children                             

C. to teach children to do enough exercise                    

D. the importance of a healthy life for their children

60. Sesame Street is a successful children’s program because ________.

  A. it was developed by a group of artist

  B. it is the longest running children’s program

  C. it has invited many famous actors and actresses

  D. it knows very well what children really want

An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you might simply say something like this, “I’m afraid I’ll have to find a cheap place because I don’t have 1) _______ ________.” The other person may say, "OK., I'll meet you at McDonald's. "This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say, "Oh, no. I want to take you to lunch at Johnson's ", or "I want you to try the steak(牛排) there. It's great. "This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him, and you needn’t pay for the meal. You may simply say, "Thank you. That would be very nice."
American customs(习俗) about who pays for a date(约会) are much the same as those in other parts of the world.3) In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a woman who is a university(大学) student or is working in the business world will usually pay her own way during the date. If a man asks her to dinner, outside the normal working hours ,it means "come as my guest(客人). " So you can see it is better for you to make the question clear at the very beginning. 
1． 将1)处填上适当的词,使句意完整：______________ ______________
2． 回答问题： What does ‘to go Dutch’ mean ? __________________________________________________________.
3． 将划线的句子译成中文：__________________________________________________________
4． 找出文中与下列句子意思相近的句子
So you can see you’d better make the question clear at the start.
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5．找出文中最能表达短文主题的句子______________________________________________________________________________

The kids are doing some experiment ______ the farm in the country.

A．in

B．at

C．on

D．for