Helping your children to read and write at home will improve their skills and confidence—it will also make them get ready for learning in the classroom environment.
　    　 are needed by every child in every subject in every year of their life in or outside school. Students who improve their reading and writing skills will increase their vocabulary and their ability（能力）to use the English language correctly. As parents, you can play an important role in improving your children’s literacy（读写能力）. You can make a difference by listening, asking questions, giving information, and reading with your children outside school hours.
Here are 8 tips on how to help your children to read and write:
²  having everyday conversations with your children
²  trying to ask more “wh-” questions instead of easy “yes” or “no” questions
²  encouraging your children to talk about events you don’t know
²  reading to your children each night
²  listening to your children read
²  teaching your children how to use dictionaries
²  talking about your children’s writings
²  practicing filling in forms, writing letters, sending cards or emails
You can also encourage your children to join the Reading Challenge Club and discuss the books they are reading together. In the club, children must read 15 books from the Challenge book list and 5 more books chosen by themselves. There are over 1,000 books on the list. The reading must be done in one year. What’s more, it is a wonderful way to help your children to write. For example, you can encourage them to write diaries or book reviews. Remember to make positive comments as much as possible.
【小题1】This passage is mainly written for __________.

The Chinese New Year is the most important festival for the Chinese people. It usually comes in January or February. It takes about 15 days to prepare for it.

On the eve of the festival, people close the shops and stay at home. They all get together for a big dinner. They stay up late and enjoy dumplings at midnight for good luck.

In the morning, people dress in their best clothes, and usually the old stay at home, the young go out to pay a New Year Call(拜年). It is an important time for the young. The young people bow(鞠躬）to the old people. The Chinese call this “Ke Tou”. This means “touching the ground with the forehead(额头)”. Then the young people give their best wishes to the old people. The old people give children gifts or lucky money.    

They are very polite(礼貌）and do not use bad words on the Spring Festival Day. It，s the most important day of the year.

1.‘The Chinese New Year” in the passage means “      ” .

A. Mid-autumn Festival      B. the Spring Festival

C. Christmas Day        D. the Dragon Boat Festival

2.It takes about to get ready for the Chinese New Year.

A. a few days B. twelve days C. half a month       D. three weeks

3.On the eve of lunar New Year, Chinese people stay up late and eat dumplings because

A. they’re hungry      B. they want to get good luck

C. they like Chinese food very much            D. they want to read books

4.From this passage we can know that       give children gifts or lucky money.

A.the teachers B. their friends C. the old people D. their brothers

5.On the Spring Festival Day, what do people usually say to each other when they meet?

A. How are you?        B. Merry Christmas.

C.Good morning.       D. Happy the Spring Festival.

I want to know if they _____ the spring sports meeting next month. I must get ready for it if they ___ it.

Here is an examination notice（考试通知）. Mrs. Dickson gave it to her students last week.

To the students of Class 3

◇  Examinations start on January 22 and end on June 23.

◇  The time for each of the subject is:

English       June 22        9:30 A.M.- 10:30 A.M.

Math           June 22           11:00 A.M.- 12:00 A.M.

History           June 22        2:30 P.M.-3:30 P.M.

PE           June 23           8:00 A.M.-10:00 A.M.

Music          June 23        1:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M.

◇  For the PE test? go to the playground. For the music test, go to the Piano Room. All else are written（书面）tests. They will be held in Classroom 3.

◇  No student can get into the examination room more than 15 minutes after the exam starts.

◇  No food or drink during ANY test.

◇  No dictionaries during the English exam.

◇  Wear pants and sports shoes for the PE exam.

◇  If you have questions, go to the Teacher's Office before the tests.

1.Who could not take the English exam?

A．Nancy. She wore her sports shoes on June 22.

B．Richard. He did not have breakfast before the exam.

C．Wendy. She forgot to take an English dictionary with her.

D．Tony. He went to school at 9:50 0n the morning of June 22.

2.Where were the students of Class 3 at 8:30 A.M., June 23?

A. In the playground.   B. In their classroom

C. In the Piano Room.   D. At the Teacher's Office.

3.When were the written test held ?

A．Only on the morning of June 22.

B．Only on the morning of June 23.

C．On the morning and afternoon of June 22.

D．On the morning and afternoon of June 23.

4.On the morning of June 23, what should Helen, a student of Class 3 get ready for?

A．Food and drinks. Because there is no food and drinks during any test.

B．Dictionary. Because she isn't good at English.

C．Pants and sports shoes. Because there will be a PE exam.

D．Nothing. Because all the exams are over.

5.Tom still has some questions about the exams, he can ________.

A．ask his teacher any time

B．find his teacher in the playground.

C．ask his teacher on June 22 or June 23.

D．go to the Teacher's office on June 21

左栏是五个人的情况简介，右栏是七条关于旅游的一些注意事项。请将这五个人与适合他们的信息匹配。

1.Kin is packing her suitcase. Her mother laughs at her and says that she doesn’t need to take so many things.

2.Sonia felt unhappy. She wanted to travel with her classmates. But her parents didn’t agree. They wanted to take her to visit her grandparents.

3.Kelsey argued with her boyfriend yesterday. Kelsey wanted to travel by air but her boyfriend oreferref to take the train. They had no idea about that.

4.Tim was excited because it was his first time to travel abroad. His parents were not so worried because the travel agency would take good care of their don.

5.Jane feels a little worried. She wants to drive her car to visit Tibet. She taked a map, a GPS and a laptop. She thinks they are all useful things.   A．Some students want to travel with their parents. But some would like to travel with their friends. Different pareners can bring you different enjoyment.

B．If you want to go on a trip, you need to get ready for your trip before you go. You must pack. When you pack, the less you take, the more freedom you’ll enjoy.

C．If you want a relaxing trip, if you don’t know more about the places you will visit, if you know nothing about the hotel, you’d better find a travel agency. The guide can help you solve all the problems.

D．When you go for a trip, you need to prepare some comfortable clothes or shoes. Of course, sneakers and sports shoes are popular.leather shoes are not your good choice.

E.In winter, Sanya is the best place for travelling. In summer, Kunming is the best place for traveling. In different seasons, people may want to visit different places.

F.When you go on a trip. It is necessary to take a map. Nowadays, some young people usually take their laptopso that they can easily find the information they need.

G.There are sevel different transportation means. If you want to save time for a long travel, airplanes may be your first choice.