Do you want to know something about chil­dren in Africa? What to they do for fun every day? Find out here:
Education
School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can't afford school uniforms or ex­ercise books even though they don't have to pay for school.
For those lucky enough to go to school , they have a lot to learn. Some take two language clas­ses: English or French, and their first language. There is also math, science, history, social studies and geography. Chores take up much of children's time after school. They have to get water and fire­wood for the family every day. Also there's clean­ing , washing and helping Mum with the meal.
Daily fun
It's not all work and no play. Sports are very popular. Children can make goals with twigs ( 嫩树枝)and their own footballs with plastic and bits of string ( 绳子 ). They play in the country and the streets of old towns. There're many football teams for teenagers in Africa.
Internet
It's really expensive to get on the Internet. To surf the net for 20 hours costs over 600 yuan. This is more than the average (平均的) monthly pay per person.
Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa. All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet.
Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home.
【小题1】 The underlined word "Chores" probably means

A．网上冲浪

B．家务杂活

C．体育活动

D．家庭作业

【小题2】 Sports are very popular in Africa because chil­dren _________.

A．do not need money to play

B．can play all kinds of ball games

C．don't like to go to school

D．don't like to do their homework

【小题3】The passage is mainly about_________.

A．education in Africa

B．children's school life in Africa

C．the Internet in Africa

D．children's daily life in Africa

【小题4】From the passage, we can infer (推断) that in Africa_________.

A．basketball is popular among children

B．children in Africa have to pay for school

C．some children in Africa have to take two for­eign language classes

D．people in Egypt and South Africa may get higher pay than people in the other countries

The Turners are American. They are now in Beijing. This is their first visit to China.

They are going to stay in China for three months.  They want to visit some big cities and villages. They hope to learn some Chinese, too.

Mr Turner is a driver. He likes to drive in Beijing. Mrs Turner is a school teacher. She is visiting a city school and a village school. Their daughter is a middle-school student. She meets some Chinese students.

They take a lot of pictures in China. When they are back in America, they are going to show the pictures to their friends. They want the American people to know more about China.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.Where are the Turners from?

2.What is Mr. Turner?

3.Is Mrs. Turner's daughter a middle-school student?

4.How many people are there in Mr. Turner's family?

5.Why do they take a lot of pictures in China?

 

Mr. Smith is an English teacher. He comes from America. He has a daughter. Her name is Amy, and she is a good engineer in New York. Mr. Smith likes traveling very much, and he can speak Spanish very well. Now, he is in China, so he wants to learn some Chinese. He works very hard at his Chinese, and goes to Chinese classes every evening. He has a lot of friends in China and they often help him. He likes to talk with them. He tells his daughter that he can speak good Chinese, and he doesn’t have any trouble（麻烦） with his Chinese, but the Chinese have a lot.
【小题1】 Mr. Smith works in ______.
　　   

A．a hospital

B．a police station

C．a school

D．a restaurant

【小题2】 Mr. Smith is good at ______.
　　   

A．Chinese

B．Japanese

C．Spanish

D．French

【小题3】 He learns Chinese ______.
　　   

A．very well	B．not very well
C．we don’t know	D．very good

【小题4】Where does he learn Chinese?
　　   

A．In an evening school.

B．At home.

C．In his friend’s home.

D．In a park.

【小题5】 Does he study very hard?
　　   

A．Yes, he doesn’t.

B．No, he doesn’t.

C．Yes, he does.

D．No, he don’t.

完形填空（共10题， 每小题1 分，计10分）

My online friend is a kind and friendly girl. She is in America. Her   1   is Sophia. I meet Sophia   2   the Internet. She is twelve years old, and I am   3  years old, too.

First, I   4   a letter to her and introduce my hobbies, my school and my everyday life. A few days later, I get Sophia’s   5  . She   6   me a lot about herself. I learn that she loves study, sports and movies. She likes China and Chinese food very much. She tells me something about America too. Sophia is good at English, French, and Spanish(西班牙语), so I ask her to   __7   me with English. Sophia wants to learn some   8  , but it’s very hard for her.

From Sophia, I know   9   about the world outside. I would like to  10  Sophia some day in America.

1.                A．hobby          B．name          C．age  D．job

 

2.                A．on            B．for            C．at   D．in

 

3.                A．thirteen        B．eleven          C．twelve   D．fourteen

 

4.                A．read           B．see            C．write D．draw

 

5.                A．book           B．letter          C．call  D．photo

 

6.                A．asks           B．says            C．talks D．tells

 

7.                A．teach          B．help           C．give D．answer

 

8.                A．English         B．French         C．Chinese  D．Spanish

 

9.                A．more          B．less            C．few  D．little

 

10.               A．call            B．write          C．visit  D．help

 

 

Do you want to know something about chil­dren in Africa? What to they do for fun every day? Find out here:

Education

School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can't afford school uniforms or ex­ercise books even though they don't have to pay for school.

For those lucky enough to go to school , they have a lot to learn. Some take two language clas­ses: English or French, and their first language. There is also math, science, history, social studies and geography. Chores take up much of children's time after school. They have to get water and fire­wood for the family every day. Also there's clean­ing , washing and helping Mum with the meal.

Daily fun

It's not all work and no play. Sports are very popular. Children can make goals with twigs ( 嫩树枝)and their own footballs with plastic and bits of string ( 绳子 ). They play in the country and the streets of old towns. There're many football teams for teenagers in Africa.

Internet

It's really expensive to get on the Internet. To surf the net for 20 hours costs over 600 yuan. This is more than the average (平均 的) monthly pay per person.

Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa. All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet.

Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home.

1. The underlined word "Chores" probably means

A．网上冲浪B．家务杂活C．体育活动D．家庭作业

2. Sports are very popular in Africa because chil­dren _________.

A. do not need money to play

B. can play all kinds of ball games

C. don't like to go to school

D. don't like to do their homework

3.The passage is mainly about_________.

A. education in Africa

B. children's school life in Africa

C. the Internet in Africa

D. children's daily life in Africa

4.From the passage, we can infer (推断) that in Africa_________.

A. basketball is popular among children

B. children in Africa have to pay for school

C. some children in Africa have to take two for­eign language classes

D. people in Egypt and South Africa may get higher pay than people in the other countries