Joan is an American girl. She lives in China now. She is in my class. Her parents work in China, too, but her brother works in the U.S.A. He often writes letters to them. Joan likes Chinese class very much, and likes speaking Chinese with us after class. Her father teaches us English well. We all like his class. On Sundays, Joan goes to the People's Park with her father and mother. Sometimes she goes shopping with her mother. They like the Chinese food very much. It's a happy family.
【小题1】Joan is from ________.
A. China B. Japan  C. the U.S.A. D. Canada
【小题2】Joan likes speaking ________with us after class.

A．Chinese

B．English

C．French

D．Japanese

【小题3】Joan's ________ is an English teacher.

A．father

B．mother

C．brother

D．father and mother

【小题4】How often does Joan go to the shop?

A．Often.

B．Never.

C．Every Sunday.

D．Sometimes.

【小题5】Which is not wrong?

A．Joan's mother is a good doctor.	B．There are three people in her family.
C．They like to eat the Chinese food a lot.	D．The family are all in China.

Joan is an American girl. She lives in China now. She is in my class. Her parents work in China, too, but her brother works in the U.S.A. He often writes letters to them. Joan likes Chinese class very much, and likes speaking Chinese with us after class. Her father teaches us English well. We all like his class. On Sundays, Joan goes to the People's Park with her father and mother. Sometimes she goes shopping with her mother. They like the Chinese food very much. It's a happy family.

1.Joan is from ________.

A. China B. Japan  C. the U.S.A. D. Canada

2.Joan likes speaking ________with us after class.

A．Chinese           B．English            C．French           D．Japanese

3.Joan's ________ is an English teacher.

A．father            B．mother           C．brother           D．father and mother

4.How often does Joan go to the shop?

A．Often.            B．Never.            C．Every Sunday.      D．Sometimes.

5.Which is not wrong?

A．Joan's mother is a good doctor.             B．There are three people in her family.

C．They like to eat the Chinese food a lot.       D．The family are all in China.

 

Joan is an American girl. She lives in China now. She is in my class. Her parents work in China, too, but her brother works in the U.S.A. He often writes letters to them. Joan likes Chinese class very much, and likes speaking Chinese with us after class. Her father teaches us English well. We all like his class. Her mother is a nurse. On Sundays, Joan goes to the People's Park with her father and mother. Sometimes she goes shopping with her mother. They like the Chinese food very much. It's a happy family.

1.Joan is from ______.

A. China             B. Japan

C. the U.S.A.        D. Canada

2.Joan likes speaking ________with us after class.

A．Chinese                               B．English

C．French                               D．Japanese

3.Joan's ________ is an English teacher.

A．father                                B．mother

C．brother                               D．father and mother

4.How often does Joan go to the shop?

A．Often.                                B．Never.

C．Every Sunday.                          D．Sometimes.

5.Which is RIGHT?

A．Joan's mother is a good teacher.

B．There are three people in her family.

C．They like to eat the Chinese food a lot.

D．The family are all in China.

 

People have flown kites in Japan for more than a thousand years．There are many different kinds of kites．Some look like bats，others look like birds．Most have pictures on them．

There are many interesting stories about kites in Japan．One story is about a thief．He wanted to steal the gold from the top of a high tower．

The thief and his friends made a large kite．One dark windy night，he caught hold of the kite．His friends raised it into the air．They moved the kite near the top of the tower．Then the thief was able to steal the gold．Another story is about a father and a son．They were in trouble on an island near Japan．The father made a large kite．His son flew back to Japan with the help of the kite．

The young men of Japan have kite matches．When the kites are．flying，the match starts．The young men try to break each other's kite strings．The last kite left in the sky is the winner．

1．The article mainly tells us _________．

A．how to fly kites     B．kites in Japan        C．a thief and a father

2．Most kites in Japan _________．

A．are very large       B．look like birds        C．have pictures on them

3．In the article，the underlined word “steal” means “_________”．

A．take others' things unlawfully（不正当地）

B．borrow something from others                            C．lend something to others

4．The father made a large kite to help his son to _________．

A．steal gold．                                              B．fly above the island

C．return to their country

5．In the kite match，the young men try to _________．

A． make their kites fly high

B． draw beautiful pictures on their kites

C．break the lines of each other’s kites

Like most teenagers in the world, Joso Montanaro a teen artist in Brazil, likes reading and drawing cartoons. But he is special-his drawings get published(出版).

Montanaro is now drawing cartoons for Folha. Folha is Brazil's largest newspaper and is known for its cartoons. Montanaro has already been working at Folha for two years. Each week he draws two, three or four cartoons and sends them to the paper. From those editors choose one for the next day's page.

Montanaro draws about the news of the day. Recently he worked on The Wave-a drawing of the tsunami(海啸) that hit Japan. Montanaro also likes to draw cartoons about the funny things that happen in Brazilian politics(政治).

    "I like doing political drawings because you can joke about somebody bigger than you." Montanaro says.

Folha's art director ,Mario Kanno, says editors saw something new and different in Montanaro's work. "We brought him in with this idea to show that, yes, young people also read newspapers and can show their ideas on politics," Kanno says.

Montanaro's love for cartoons began when be was only 7 0r 8 year old. His dad bought him comics. Montanaro says these books gave him the ideas that got him drawing. "I think those great works have really helped me," he says. "They remind(提醒) me that I should draw something in my book every day."

58. What is Montanaro doing for Folha now?

         A. He is publishing story books.       B. He is drawing cartoons,

         C. He is sending newspapers.         D. He is writing articles.

59. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

         A. Folha is famous for its cartoons.

         B. Folha is the largest newspaper in Brazil.

         C. Montanaro draws one cartoon for Folha every week.

         D. Montanaro began to work for Folha two years ago.

60. What made Montanaro draw and helped him a lot in his drawings?

         A. The comics his dad bought him.      B. His interest in cartoon films.

         C. The fun of drawing cartoons.        D. His dad's ideas about cartoons.

61. What's the best title for this passage?

         A. Folha's art director.                 B. Brazil's largest newspaper.

         C. Teen artist in Brazil.                D. Montanaro's great father.