—Please say something about Zheng He.

????????????? —Oh! He is the Ming dynasty explorer of ______ all the Chinese are proud.

A. who????????????? B. whom????????????? C. whose????????????? D. that

Roger, a young man from China, has taught Chinese in a primary school in England for 3 years. A lot of children like his class and he enjoys teaching them very much. All the pupils are quite interested in what Roger teaches them. They learn quickly and do everything carefully.

One day he said to the children, “People in a lot of Asian countries wear white clothes at funerals(葬礼), but people in America and in Europe wear white in the weddings because white means purity and happiness. What colour does an English woman wear when she gets married?”

Mary said, “White, sir, because she is happy.” “That is good, Mary,” Roger said. “You are quite right. She wears white because she is happy.”

But then one boy in the class put up his hand. “Yes, Dick?” Roger said, “Do you have a question?” “Yes,” Dick said. “Why do men wear black in our country when they get married, sir?”

1.What does Roger do?

A. He teaches English in China

B. He is a Chinese teacher in China

C. He teaches Chinese in England

D. He teaches English in England

2.Roger enjoys teaching his pupils because_________.

A. they are his own children               B. they are clever and careful

C. they are lovely                        D. they are polite and helpful

3.An English woman wears white clothes________.

A. when she gets married                  B. when she is worried

C. when she is sad                        D. when she is at a funeral

4.What colour do men in England wear when they get married?

A. White            B. Black            C. Red            D. Green

5.Which of the following is true?

A. Roger dislikes teaching the children.

B. Dick, a clever boy, liked asking questions.

C. Dick was a slow girl.

D. People in England wear white when they get married.

用所给单词的适当形式填空。每个单词限用一次。

1.There are three              in a year in the school in the USA.

2.My            English is a little poor. I want to improve it.

3.Confucius is a great thinker who is the             of all the Chinese.

4.When Chang’e Ⅰlanded ________ on the earth, all Chinese were cheerful.

5.The dustbins in the streets should be        every day.

The Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Some parents send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the US or Australia, regardless of how much this costs. Many also want their children to take extra-curriculum activities (课外活动) where they either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes that will give them a better start in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is, so parents often spend a large amount of money on education. Even poor parents manage to buy a computer for their son or daughter.

In fact, most parents fail to see that the best education they can give their children is usually very cheap. Parents can see that their children’s skills are different; they will usually be skilled in some areas while poor in others. However, they fail to realize that today's children are lack (缺乏) of self-respect and self-confidence.

The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take exams and how to study effectively. They are not teaching them the most important skills they need. They do not teach them to be confident, happy and clever.

Parents can help achieve this by teaching their children practical skills like cooking, sewing and other housework.

Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and finish his job step by step. The result, a well--cooked dinner, will give a child a lot of satisfaction and confidence. All these will help the children step to success in the future.

An old machine such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child as a toy may make him curious and arouse(唤醒) his interest. If he will spend hours looking at it, and try to mend it; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. Such activities do more than teaching a child to read a book. They teach them to think and to use their minds. This is much more important than learning by reading a book.

1. Is the writer satisfied with the Chinese parents’ ideas of educating their children?

2. Put the underlined sentence “the more expensive an education is, the better it is” into Chinese.

3.What are the children lack of today?

4. How is the experience of cooking according to the fifth paragraph?

5.What does the underlined word “They” refer to(所指的是) in the last paragraph?

Most people like watching TV. So does Mary. She doesn't mind soap operas or talk shows. But she can't stand sitcoms，for(因为)they are too boring. Sports shows are her favorite program. She likes sports very much，and she likes watching football matches on TV.

Mary likes women's volleyball，too. She often watches matches on TV，sometimes on the Internet. Her favorite team is the Chinese team. She thinks all the members are fantastic.

Mary enjoys volleyball，but she isn't good at it. She is good at table tennis. She often plays it with her best friend after school. They are both on the school table tennis team. Sometimes they play with teams from other schools. They have a lot of fun with it.

1.Mary thinks sitcoms are ______.

A．interesting                                                        B．boring

C．exciting                                                             D．surprising

2.______ are Mary's favorite program.

A．Talk shows                                                        B．Soap operas

C．Beijing opera                                              D．Sports shows

3.How many kinds of shows are mentioned(提及)in the passage?

A．Two                     B．Three                    C．Four                    D．Five

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Mary often plays table tennis after school.

B．Mary is good at playing volleyball.

C．Mary only watches volleyball matches on TV.

D．Mary's favorite team is the Japanese team.