Do you know the game "Rock, paper or scissors"? Maybe you think it's just a simple game for children. But in fact, some adults use it to make decisions and solve their problems. It is also popular in many countries.
There are different stories about the history of the game. But many people believe the game  came from Japan, and Japanese have played it for a long time. Later it came to Europe in the middle of the 18th century. In 1842, England founded the Paper Scissors Stone Club and from then on people could get together to play the game for honor (荣誉).
There is even an international club named the World Rock Paper Scissors Club in Toronto. The club makes "Rock, paper or scissors" more and more popular. It holds the world championship (锦标赛) every year. Top players from around the world take part in it and the champion (冠军) can get a lot of money and the honor of all the fans of "Rock, paper or scissors".
【小题1】Who use the game to make decisions and solve problems according to this passage?

A．Children.

B．Some adults.

C．Students.

D．The old.

【小题2】Where do many people think this game came from?
A. Europe.            B. China.          C. Japan.          D. The USA.
【小题3】From when could people get together to play this game for honor?

A．1842.

B．1841.

C．1845.

D．1846.

【小题4】How often does the World Rock Paper Scissors Club hold the world championship?

A．Once a year.	B．Once two years.
C．Once three years.	D．Once four years.

【小题5】What will the champion of this game get?

A．A lot of money.	B．The leader of this club.
C．Honor.	D．A and C

For many young people sport is a popular part of school life. Being in one of the school teams and playing in matches is very important. If someone is in a team it means a lot of extra practice and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away from home, as many matches are played then.
In can also involve travelling to other towns to play against other school teams and then staying on after the match for a meal or a drink. Sometimes parents, friends or the other students will travel with the team to support their own side.
When a school team wins a match it is the whole school. It means the whole school feels proud, not only the players. It also means a school becomes famous for being good at certain sports and students from that school may end up playing for national and international teams, so that the school has some really famous names.
【小题1】 Many matches are played on _________.

A．Saturday

B．Sunday

C．Saturday and Sunday

D．weekdays

【小题2】 Some parents, friends or other students________ when the school team plays against other school team.

A．will play with them	B．will go with the team and support them
C．will train with them	D．will have a meal or a drink with them

【小题3】If the school team win the match _________.

A．their parents will be famous	B．the players will be happy
C．the teachers of the school will be happy	D．everyone of the school will feel proud

【小题4】If a certain school team wins the champion of several matches_________.

A．the players of the school team will be famous	B．the school will be famous
C．their parents will be famous	D．their teachers will be well-known

【小题5】The story mainly tells us ___________.

A．something about school	B．something about a school team
C．something about sports	D．the relationship of sports and school

In America, when people say “man’s best friend”, they don’t mean   1  person. Instead they are talking about a lovely animal: a dog! These words show the friendship between people and   2 . Dogs and other pets can give   3  to people’s lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. And some even leave all their money to their   4  when they die!

Animals can help people, too. Dogs can become the “  5  ” for a blind （瞎的）person or ears for a deaf（聋的）person. Pets can help people live   6 ! They make people  7 , too.

Americans hold “Be   8  to Animals Week”, the first week of May. There are pet shows during the week. Even if you don’t live in America, you, too, can do this. How? If you have a pet, spend   9  time this week playing with it. Remember to give it good   10 .

If you don’t have a pet, be kind to animals around you. If others around you do bad things to an animal, try to   11  them. As people, we must learn to treat animals as our   12  !

1.                A．a              B．the            C．other D．others

 

2.                A．persons        B．people         C．children  D．animals

 

3.                A．sad            B．joy            C．ideas D．information

 

4.                A．family          B．pets           C．children  D．parents

 

5.                A．eyes           B．ears           C．hands    D．feet

 

6.                A．alone          B．together        C．shorter   D．longer

 

7.                A．cooler         B．angry          C．happier   D．sad

 

8.                A．Bad            B．Kind           C．Nice D．Sad

 

9.                A．less            B．more           C．no   D．some

 

10.               A．food           B．rice           C．drink D．milk

 

11.               A．help           B．ask            C．play with  D．stop

 

12.               A．classmates      B．friends         C．enemies   D．hunters

 

 

“Can I learn to play the violin．Daddy?”Ann asks her father．
“That sounds good．But how long can you learn?”
“A month,” Ann says．“After a month，I can play for you．If I don’t play well，I won’t play it．”
“All right．” her father says．
He soon finds a violin teacher and Ann starts her lessons．The fee(费用) isn’t cheap，but her father doesn’t say anything．
A month passes．The time comes for Ann to play for her father．
She says to her father, “I want to play for you，Daddy．”
“OK，Ann，”her father says．“Start”
She starts to play．She doesn’t play well．Her father has a friend with him，and the friend can’t stand(忍受)it．
When Ann stops，her father says, “Great! Ann, you can have more lessons．”
Ann runs out of the room．Her father’s friend says to him, “I don’t think your daughter plays well．”
“Well，you’re right．”her father says．“But she’s very happy, right?”
【小题1】Ann thinks playing the violin is________, so she wants to learn it．

A．tired

B．dangerous(危险的)

C．boring(无聊的)

D．interesting

【小题2】Ann wants to learn to play the violin for _______before she plays it for her father．

A．two weeks

B．six weeks

C．a month

D．six months

【小题3】_______finds a violin teacher to teach her．

A．Ann’s father	B．Ann’s father’s friend
C．Ann’s mother	D．Ann’s uncle

【小题4】Ann’s father wants Ann to have more lessons because_________．

A．Ann plays well	B．the fee is very cheap
C．he loves Ann	D．he 1ikes the violin

【小题5】From this passage we can see that ________．

A．Ann doesn’t 1ike playing the violin

B．Ann can have more 1essons

C．Ann doesn’t want to have more 1essons

D．Ann’s father doesn’t have a friend