My name is Tom. My best friends are John and Ann. John lives near my house and we are in the same class. He’s tall and thin, he has blonde hair and blue eyes. He is polite and very clever. He is very good at math and sometimes helps me with my homework sometimes. He usually wears jeans and a blue T--shirt. We three often play basketball in a nearby park.
My friend Ann studies at another school.
She’s short and slim(苗条的) with straight brown hair and brown eyes. She’s a little bit shy. We all have Kong fu lessons every Tuesday and Friday afternoon. We love Kung fu very much. Ann is really good at Kung fu. We call her the “Kong fu girl”. Sometimes she practices Kung fu with us. She loves wearing a T—shirts and a hat. The three of us have great fun together.
【小题1】What does John look like?

A．He is short	B．He is fat
C．He is tall and thin	D．He has brown eyes

【小题2】What do three children do together?

A．Play football	B．Play basketball
C．Have English lessons	D．Watch movies.

【小题3】Who is good at math?

A．Ann

B．Tom

C．John

D．All of them

【小题4】When do they have Kung fu lessons?

A．Every Monday	B．Every Tuesday afternoon.
C．Every Saturday afternoon.	D． Every day

【小题5】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Ann is a little bit shy.

B．John usually wears jeans and a T-shirt.

C．They call Ann the “kung fu girl”.

D．Tom dislikes kung fu at all.

Six Chinese Characters
Dear students,  our country has a long history.  Chinese characters usually have more than one meaning and some of them are particularly loved by Chinese people.  Here are the top six lucky ones.  Please note we use "pinyin" here because "pinyin" is the Chinese spelling system for the characters. For example, "fu" is the "pinyin" for good luck in Chinese.  "pinyin" "fu" is only the phonic   (语音的 )  part of the character and if you want to know the meaning of good luck "fu",  you must read the Chinese character福 because "fu" also represents  (代表)  other Chinese characters that sound the same.
1.福  "fu" means blessing,  good fortune,  good luck. Chinese character福 "fu" is one of the most popular ones used during Chinese New Year. It is often displayed upside down on the front door of a house or an apartment.  The upside down福"fu" means good luck comes since the character for upside down in Chinese sounds the same as the character for "come".
2.禄 "Iu" means prosperity.
It is used to mean official's salary(薪水 ) in feudal (封建的 ) China.
3. 寿 "shou" means longevity.
Chinese character寿  "shou" also means life,  age or birthday.
4.喜 "xi" is happiness.
The doubled character喜 "xi" means double happiness. It is usually displayed everywhere at Chinese weddings.
5.财  "cai" is wealth or money.
Chinese often say "money can make a ghost turn a millstone". It is to say money really can do a lot of things. But, still-money can’t buy everything.
6.和  "he" means harmomous.
People's harmony is an important part of Chinese culture. When you have harmomous
relations with others,   things will be a lot easier for you.
【小题1】 What does the word "character" mean in this passage?

A．性格

B．汉字

C．角色

D．特征

【小题2】We use              to show how to read the Chinese characters.

A．"pinyin"	B．spelling
C．Chinese	D．letters

【小题3】 What does the upside down福  "fu" mean?

A． It means coming .

B． It means that good luck comes .

C．It means good fortune.

D．It means that "fu" is upside down.

【小题4】Which sentence is right according to the passage?

A．Money is a ghost.

B．Money can buy everything.

C．Money is everything.

D．Money isn’t everything.

【小题5】 After reading the passage,  can we say that sound "he" only means harmony?

A．No, we can't.	B．Yes, we can.
C．I know several words read as "he".	D．Yes, you can.

I’m Tom. My best friends are John and Ann. We do many things together. John lives near my house and we are in the same class. He’s fifteen years old and he’s tall and slim. He has blond hair and blue eyes. He’s polite(有礼貌的) and very clever. He’s very good at math and he sometimes helps me with my homework. He usually wears jeans and a T-shirt. We also play basketball at a nearby (附近的) park together and sometimes we play video games at my house after school.
Our friend Ann isn’t in our school. She’s short and slim with straight brown hair and brown eyes. She’s a little bit shy. We all have kung fu lesson every Tuesday and Friday afternoon. Ann is really good at kung fu. We call her the “kung fu kid”. She sometimes plays basketball with us, too. She often wears a dress, a T-shirt and a baseball cap. The three of us have great fun together.
【小题1】Where do Tom and John play video games?

A．At John’s house	B．At Tom’s house
C．At Ann’s house	D．At the video house

【小题2】What do the three children do together?

A．Play baseball	B．Play basketball
C．Play video games	D．play soccer

【小题3】 What clothes do John and Ann like to wear?

A．T-shirt	B．Jeans
C．Jackets	D．dress

【小题4】When do the children have kung fu lesson?

A．Every Thursday and Wednesday afternoon.

B．Every Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon.

C．Every Tuesday and Friday afternoon.

D．Every Thursday and Tuesday afternoon.

My name is Tom. My best friends are John and Ann. John lives near my house and we are in the same class. He’s tall and thin, he has blonde hair and blue eyes. He is polite and very clever. He is very good at math and sometimes helps me with my homework sometimes. He usually wears jeans and a blue T--shirt. We three often play basketball in a nearby park.

My friend Ann studies at another school.

She’s short and slim(苗条的) with straight brown hair and brown eyes. She’s a little bit shy. We all have Kong fu lessons every Tuesday and Friday afternoon. We love Kung fu very much. Ann is really good at Kung fu. We call her the “Kong fu girl”. Sometimes she practices Kung fu with us. She loves wearing a T—shirts and a hat. The three of us have great fun together.

1.What does John look like?

A．He is short	B．He is fat
C．He is tall and thin	D．He has brown eyes

2.What do three children do together?

A．Play football	B．Play basketball
C．Have English lessons	D．Watch movies.

3.Who is good at math?

A．Ann

B．Tom

C．John

D．All of them

4.When do they have Kung fu lessons?

A．Every Monday	B．Every Tuesday afternoon.
C．Every Saturday afternoon.	D． Every day

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Ann is a little bit shy.

B．John usually wears jeans and a T-shirt.

C．They call Ann the “kung fu girl”.

D．Tom dislikes kung fu at all.

 

There is an interesting festival in China. On that special day, people in Hunan Province always have a dragon boat match. The dragon boat is quite long, like a dragon. There are pictures of dragons on each side. The front of the boat is like the head of a dragon. During the match, about twenty men in the boat make it move quickly. There is always a man standing in the middle of the boat. He beats a drum to make the other boat in the same rhythm. It’s an interesting match when they are reaching(到达) the end. The audience(观众) along the lake shout for their favourite team. From this match, we have the name of the festival –the Dragon Boat Festival.

   This special day has another name—Duanwu Festival. About it we have a story. Long long ago, there was a famous poet(诗人) called Qu Yuan. He was famous not only for his poems, but also for thinking a lot for the people. After he died, people eat rice dumplings in memory of him on this special day.

1.What’s the name of this special festival? It’s called______.

A. Chinese New Year                          B. Mid-Autumn Festival 

C. the Dragon Boat Festival                    D. Halloween

2.It’s also called Duanwu Festival in memory of ________.

A. a poet called Qu Yuan                          B. a poet called Li Bai 

C. a poet called Du Fu                             D. a poet called Bai Juyi

3.In the match, there is always a man standing in the middle to______.

A. shout for them                                            B. help them shout 

C. carry a dragon for them                                   D. beat a drum for them

4.On that day, people eat__________.

A. pumpkins                      B. moon cakes         C. rice dumplings     D. Candies