For many families, their holiday is a time to spend with relatives（亲戚）or friends. You might stay in a house with people you don’t know very well. Let’s look at some problems that happen in these situations and these ideas can help you solve them.

1. In this passage the writer probably wants to give advice on holiday to ____________.

A. the children       B. the old people     C. the adults        D. the parents

2. If someone who hasn’t seen you for a long time buys you a present that is too young for you, you’d better ____________.

A. talk to your parents ahead of time         B. keep your eyes open

C. get to know him/her                    D. be understanding and polite

3. The sentence “Pay attention and you will be able to know whether things are strict or not.” is from the passage. Which situation may it belong to?

A. Situation 1.                                       B. Situation 2.

C. Situation 3.                                         D. Situation 1 and Situation 3.

Dear Earthmen(地球人)，
I enjoy my stay on your interesting planet(星球).
I think I know the life on Earth now and I would like to tell you my ideas.
First of all you live in boxes. Every morning you leave your boxes and get into smaller boxes on wheels(轮子). All these small boxes run around and around, and finally stop to rest. You leave these boxes on wheels and go to very large tall boxes.
After resting all day, you get back in your little boxes. There you sit and look at very small glowing boxes with moving pictures in them.
There is only one thing I don’t know. Some angry boys fought for a little round (圆的) ball. Everyone shouted(大声喊) but they kept fighting. They were angry, because they had to stay in boxes all day, I think.
Thank you for this chance(机会) to get to know you.
Yours,
The man from Mars(火星)
【小题1】How many kinds of “boxes” does the man from Mars tell us？

If you think you’re too shy and want to be a little braver，try the following．You can do it．

Tell people you’re shy：（A）There’s no need to hide it．When they get to know you are a shy kid，they’ll（B） ______you better．This also helps you feel more relaxed when you talk to someone．

（C） ______to smile more．When you smile，people think you are friendly and easy to talk to．Remember that other people have feelings too and（D）people will stay way from an angry-looking face．

Learn to be a good talker．If you find（E）it hard to start a conversation，say something nice about the people round you．Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you．Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to that person?

Put your attention away from yourself．Think more about ways to enjoy the party or the game．Don’t waste time worrying about your looks or whether people like you or not．

Take one small step at a time．Each time after you say“hi”or smile at someone for the first time，say to yourself“I did it”!Or reward yourself with something bigger，like buying yourself an ice cream．

Keep trying and one day（F）你将不再害羞when you talk to other people．

1．将划线部分（A）译成汉语：______________________________

2．在（B）和（C）的空白处填入一个适当的单词：______；______

3．将划线部分（D）改写为：

People don’t want to talk to a person who______ ______

4．划线部分（E）在文中所指代的是：______

5．将划线部分（F）译成英语：________________________

Dear Earthmen(地球人)，
I enjoy my stay on your interesting planet(星球).
I think I know the life on Earth now and I would like to tell you my ideas.
First of all you live in boxes. Every morning you leave your boxes and get into smaller boxes on wheels(轮子). All these small boxes run around and around, and finally stop to rest. You leave these boxes on wheels and go to very large tall boxes.
After resting all day, you get back in your little boxes. There you sit and look at very small glowing boxes with moving pictures in them.
There is only one thing I don’t know. Some angry boys fought for a little round (圆的) ball. Everyone shouted(大声喊) but they kept fighting. They were angry, because they had to stay in boxes all day, I think.
Thank you for this chance(机会) to get to know you.
Yours,
The man from Mars(火星)

1. 1.

   How many kinds of “boxes” does the man from Mars tell us？

   1. A.
      Two
   2. B.
      Three
   3. C.
      Four
   4. D.
      Five
2. 2.

   What do the boxes on wheels refer to(指的是)?

   1. A.
      Houses
   2. B.
      Buildings
   3. C.
      Cars
   4. D.
      TVs
3. 3.

   What does the word “glowing” mean in Chinese?

   1. A.
      发光的
   2. B.
      开心的
   3. C.
      漂亮的
   4. D.
      黑暗的
4. 4.

   What’s the main(主要的) idea of the letter？

   1. A.
      To say goodbye to the Earthmen
   2. B.
      To tell the Earthmen what the Earth is like.
   3. C.
      To tell the Earthmen he doesn’t like the Earth.
   4. D.
      To tell the Earthmen he is leaving the Earth soon.