If you want to do a school project on children’s rights, you can look on the Internet for some information. A United Nations website can show you plenty of useful information for the project.
The United Nations lists the rights of children. Most countries agree all of them, but some countries do not. The following are some of the most important rights of children:
Children have the right to be properly fed, clothed and sheltered by their family. If their family can’t do so, the government should take responsibility.
Children have the right to an education and medical care, which should be provided by the government.
Children must not be cruelly punished by their parents or any others.
Children have the right to expect the government to protect them from all kinds of abuse and neglect(虐待和忽略).
No child under fifteen should be made to fight in an army.
Children have the right to be protected from being made to work too hard to make money for other people.
In some countries children do not have these rights. Many young children are made to work long hours in factories and on farms. In some countries there are so few schools that only rich children get an education. There are not enough doctors or nurses to help many children when they are sick.
The rights of children are, therefore, the rights people think children should have. They are not always the rights children really have.
小题1:______ agree with the United Nations’ list of children’s rights.

A．All countries

B．A few countries

C．No countries

D．Most countries

小题2:The underlined word “responsibility” in the passage means ______.

A．something people have to do	B．something people want to do
C．something people know how to do	D．something people love to do

小题3:Some children can’t get an education because ______.

A．there aren’t enough schools	B．there are no schools
C．they come from rich families	D．they want to work in factories

小题4:What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．Children are made to work long hours on farms.

B．The United Nations website is useful for the school project.

C．Children have the right to be properly fed, clothed and sheltered.

D．The United Nations has listed the rights it thinks children should have.

You may feel curious (好奇的) about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their spare time? On April 8, a report came out on the lives of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report.
Who studies hardest?
Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That’s much more than students of the US (26.4%), Japan (8.2%) and South Korea (5.2%).
Who sleeps most often in class?
Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off (打瞌睡) in class. In South Korea, it’s 32%; in the US, 21%; and 5% in China. South Korean students don’t like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, many fewer than in Japan (93%), China (90%) and the US (89%).
Who is the most distracted (分心的)?
American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2% said they chat with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated (无关的) books in class.
What do they do after school?
In their spare time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercises. Most Korean students watch TV.
小题1:Who spent the most time studying according to the passage?

A．Chinese students	B．American students
C．Japanese students	D．Korean students

小题2:American students fall asleep in class most often, don’t they?

A．No, they aren’t.

B．Yes, they are.

C．Yes, they do

D．No, they don’t.

小题3:Who like taking notes most according to the passage?

A．Chinese students	B．American students
C．Japanese students	D．Korean students

小题4:Which of the following sentences is wrong?

A．In their spare time , most Chinese students surf or study the Internet.

B．American students sometimes chat with friends in class.

C．A few Japanese students do physical exercises.

D．It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year.

阅读短文，按要求完成短文后的各项任务。
The holiday’s upon us．After months of study, you have some time to yourself．So, why not read a book? Well, some people will say, “Why trouble with books? We have the Internet and other media（媒体）that offer a lot more colorful programs．Books are history!”
But don’t be fooled．There’s still a lot to be said for reading-and reading as widely as possible．
One clear reason is that a well-chosen _________is a wonderful collection of _______ and expressions, so long as you have a good dictionary, of course．Believe me, it’s far easier to get new English words and expressions from a book or article than it is from the TV or the Internet．
But an even more important point is that books give you something that modern media simply can not. The webpage（网页）is always full of pictures and the text is often designed（设计） to make it as easy to read as possible．Though “easy” may be welcome, unluckily it’s of little use for any long-time development of reading skills and the general language level．For that, there’s still no substitute（替代品）for a book．
But perhaps the best single reason is that simply choosing what you read and doing it by yourself means that it’s something you do by and for yourself．You can choose what you want to read．It’s hard work, but while you are reading, you’ll find that what once seemed like a duty is now a pleasure．Reading can bring us great pleasure.
小题1:在(1)处空白处填上适当的词使句义完整、上下文通顺。_______  _________
小题2:将（2）句译成中文 ________________________________________________
小题3:回答问题：How many reasons for reading books does the text mention?_________________
小题4:在文中找出You can enjoy yourself after studying for months.同意句。__________________
小题5:在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子。______________________________

Many students in China are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English language over the radio, on television, or in films. One must work hard to learn another language.Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language and maths and English ... Some people learn English because it is useful for their work. Many people often learn English for their higher sutdies, because at college or university(大学) some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspaper and magazines in English.
小题1:Many students in China are learning English, aren't they? ____.

A．No, they aren't

B．No, they are

C．Yes, they are

D．Yes, they aren't

小题2:If one wants to learn another language well, he must ____.

A．learn at school

B．study by himself

C．work hard

D．study easily

小题3:The sentence "It is difficult to answer that question" means ____.

A．that question is not difficult to answer

B．that question is difficult to answer it

C．it is difficultly to answer that question

D．it is hard to answer that question

小题4:"Their own language" means ____.

A．Chinese

B．English

C．French

D．Japanese

小题5:What's the Chinese of "study by themselves"?

A．和他们一起学习

B．自学

C．向他们学习

D．通过学习

Art Festival
Name	Act	Time	Place
Ben	Play the violin	Monday 9:00 a.m	In the music room
Martin	Paint	Tuesday 3:20 p.m	In the drawing room
Cindy	Sing	Wednesday 2:20 p.m	In the music room
Selina	Beijing Opera	Thursday 3:40 p.m	In the hall
Jet	Chinese KungFu	Saturday 8:30 a.m	In Class Four

小题1:______ can sing for us.

A．Ben

B．Martin

C．Cindy

D．Selina

小题2:We can see the violin show in ______.

A．the drawing room	B．Class Five
C．the hall	D．the music room

小题3:You can watch Beijing Opera _______.

A．at 3:50 a.m on Wednesday	B．at 2:00 a.m on Tuesday
C．at 3:40 p.m on Wednesday	D．at 3:40 p.m on Thursday

小题4:On the weekend, we can watch _____ in Class Four.

A．Chinese KungFu	B．Beijing Opera
C．Paint	D．Dance

小题5:_______ can paint for us ______.

A．Ben, in the music room	B．Martin, in the drawing room
C．Cindy, at 3:40 p.m on Thursday	D．Jet, at 3:20 p.m on Tuesday

Many young people want to be famous players like Yao Ming. They think they will own (拥有) everything when they are famous. And then they will do what they want. For example, when you are famous, you can do something good for schools and charities (慈善机构). You can also do some work to help others. However, as a famous person, it is not easy. You will meet many problems.① If you are famous, people will         you everywhere. They are around you every day, but you’ll never know who your real (真正的) friends are. You’ll lose your own (自己的) life. In fact, many famous people are not happy. They feel that the life before was more interesting.
根据短文内容，完成任务。
任务一：判断正（T）误（F）。
小题1:Many young people dream about being famous.
小题2:Many famous people wouldn’t like to help others.
任务二：完成句子①。
小题3:If you are famous, people will         you everywhere.
任务三：回答问题。
小题4:Are the famous people happy all the time?
                                                      
小题5:将划线句子译成汉语。
                                                        

Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning. Others read them as soon as they have free time during the day so that they learn what is         （发生）in the world. Sometimes we are so busy that we don't have any time to read all the news. So we just take a quick look at the front page. At other times, we may be in such a hurry that we often have a few minutes to look at the names of the passages.
(1) 我们在世界各地都能找到报纸。 We can get many          kinds of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers.
Some newspapers are published（出版）once a week, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages, some even published twice a day. You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers, some like world news, and others prefer short stories. They only choose what they like.(2) Everyday newspapers in English have the largest number of readers in the world. The English page is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 21st Century. They bring us more and more messages together with the Internet.
小题1:将(1)句译成英语。
                                                                     
小题2:将(2)句译成汉语。
                                                                     
小题3:根据上下文，在文中空白处各填入一个适当的词语，使之完整。            、           
小题4:在文中找出此句的同义句：we are too busy to have time to read all the news at times．
                                                                     
小题5:找出全文的主题句。
                                                                     

阅读短文，从文后所给A—F六个句子中选出填入文中空缺处，使短文完整正确。
If you have a brother or sister, you already know you are different from each other．You live together in the same house and have the same parents．小题1:________ Why is this? One possible reason is the way your parents treat you．
First-born children receive all the attention from their parents． Most families have twice as many photos of a first-born as any other child． Parents tend to give them more responsibility．小题2:_______ As a result, first-borns are often responsible, hard-working and serious． They often want to do well at school and work小题3:_______ For example, George W. Bush, George Washington, and Lyndon Baines Johnson are all first-borns．
When a second child arrives, parents are more relaxed． The second child is allowed to be more independent． But he also has to compete with the first-born for the parents’ attention and love． These children often choose different sports and hobbies to show independence．小题4:______ They are often adventurous, fun-loving, and outgoing, but can be jealous and get angry easily．
The youngest child tends to be the happiest． He has fewer responsibilities and more freedom． These children do not feel pressure to do well at school and work, but have to be creative to get their family’s attention．小题5:_______ So, many famous talk-show hosts and comedians were born last．

A．There are more first-born American Presidents than second or last-born children． B．They are often friendly， humorous and calm． C．But you have different personalities． D．Their parents may probably love them more． E．And they develop different personalities． F．They depend on the first-borns to take care of younger brothers and sisters．

If you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in the railway station, you don’t need to feel surprised. They are flash mobbers (快闪族). Who are they? Are they mobs(犯罪团伙)? Don’t feel afraid hearing their name. In fact, like a mob, they are a large group of people, but they have a good purpose. They usually get together in a place, do some simple actions, and then quickly disappear.
Flash mob is now becoming more and more popular. People use it to do many things. For example, in 2009, Michael Jackson’s fans took part in a flash mob to remember him. Hundreds of his fans organized through Internet and got together outside the railway station in Liverpool. They were singing and dancing Michael’s famous song “Beat It” together. And in another example, some people took part in a flash mob to tell more people not to use negative words (消极语言).
Flash mobs give different people a chance to come together to create a good memory.
小题1:Where may you see a flash mob?

A．In schools.	B．In villages.
C．In the railway stations.	D．On the playground.

小题2:In 2009, hundreds of people took part in a flash mob in Liverpool railway station to ________

A．to show themselves

B．to remember Michael Jackson

C．tell people not to use negative words

D．to make a film

小题3:Which of the following ideas about flash mobbers is NOT right?

A．They are usually a large group of people.

B．They usually do simple actions like singing and dancing.

C．They usually get together for a good purpose.

D．After simple actions they usually go away slowly.

In China，a lot of food is wasted every year and the waste food is enough for       people．The food is wasted in restaurants，at home and in schools，etc．
In restaurants or at home，people often order or cook        food．But they can’t eat it up．When they go out of a restaurant，full and happy，they never look back           the uneaten food on the table again．Should Chinese consumers（消费者）feel         for the terrible waste?
In schools．we can often see a lot of students         food away after meals and they only eat the food they like．
Everyone is supposed to have enough food to eat．However, in some places, the food is so little          a lot of people died from hunger．Although China has tried hard to solve          of hunger over the past thirty years，the job is not finished yet．Food is important to us all．We         live without food．So        is necessary for us to love food and try to eat up everything on our plates．When we eat in restaurants，we should pack up the leftovers（剩菜剩饭）．we also need to tell other people to stop        food as soon as possible．

小题1:	A．200 million B．200 millions C．200 million of D．200 millions of

小题2:	A．too many B．many too C．too much D．much too

小题3:	A．in B．at C．on D．up

小题4:	A．interested B．excited C．happy D．sorry

小题5:	A．throw B．threw C．thrown D．to throw

小题6:	A．which B．when C．where D．that

小题7:	A．the problem B．the question C．the danger D．the mistake

小题8:	A．can B．can’t C．mustn’t D．may

小题9:	A．it B．he C．she D．they

小题10:

A．waste B．to waste C．wasting D．to be wasted