American boys and girls like watching TV. Some children spend six hours a day at school and four to six hours a day in front of the TV sets. Some children even watch TV for eight hours or more on Saturday.
Television（电视）is like books and films . A child can learn good things and bad things from it. Some TV programs help children to understand the news, the people and places from other countries. With TV, children do not have to go out to see films, they can hear interesting music or watch a game at home. But some programs are bad for children, so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting and useful things to do.
【小题1】In America, some children spend eight hours or more _____ on Saturday .

A．studying	B．playing games
C．watching TV	D．helping their parents

【小题2】 With TV, children can ________ at home.

A．play football	B．hold a sports meeting
C．see some films	D．have a swim

【小题3】 What does the underlined word “programs” mean?

A．频道

B．节目

C．新闻

D．小品

Big schoolbags have been a big problem for students for a long time. Maybe your schoolbag is too 31 to carry, and it troubles you a lot 32you want to find out a book to read. Now e -textbooks will 33you.

 It is said that many Chinese middle schools are going to use e - textbooks. An e - textbook, in fact, is a small 34for students. It is much lighter than a usual schoolbag and 35to carry. Though it is as 36 as a book, it can hold (容纳) everything for study. The students can read the text page by page on the 37 , take notes 38the pointer (屏写笔) ,or even "hand in" their 39to their teachers by sending e - mails. All they have to do is to press a button ( 按开关).

Some people say e- textbooks are good, but some say they may be40for the students' eyes. What do you think of it.?

1.A. expensive   B. heavy   C. light

2.A. till   B. after  C. when

3.A. trouble   B. help   C. solve

4.A. TV  B. radio  C. computer

5.A. easy   B. difficult  C. hard

6.A. smaller   B. small  C. harmful

7.A. paper   B. keyboard   C. screen

8.A. with  B. in   C. by

9.A. computer  B. homework  C. e - textbooks

10.A. bad   B. dangerous  C. good

 

用括号中所给词的正确形式填空。
1．Lucia _______________(win) the first prize in last week’s speech competition.
2．We _______________(hold) a sports meeting last weekend.
3．Bruce _______________(visit) his grandparents next Sunday.
4．Did you have fun _______________(play) tennis yesterday?
5．He learned _______________(ride) a bike when he was nine years old.

When you look at the sky at night, the moon looks bigger than the stars. Actually, the moon is much smaller than the stars and the sun. It’s much smaller than the earth. But the moon is much closer to us than any star. That is why it looks so big. If you hold a coin close to your eye, it looks big. If you look at it across the moon, it looks small.
The moon moves around the earth. It makes one trip in about four weeks. The moon looks flat to us. But it is a round ball, like the earth.
People once thought the moon had fire on it. They thought the fire made it bright. Now we know the moon is like a mirror. It gets its light from the sun.
Our sunlight comes from the sun, too. What is the sun? The sun is a star. The stars we can see have their own light. There are many big stars we cannot see. Their light had burned out. Others are still bright, but they are so far away that we cannot see them. The sun looks bigger and much brighter than other stars because it is the nearest of all stars. The sun and the other stars we see are very hot, but the air around us saves us from the heat of the sun.
The sun gives us light and warmth. It makes plants grow and turns leaves green. It makes life possible on our earth. It is a life giving star.
【小题1】 It takes _______ for the moon to go around the earth.

A．more than a week

B．nearly a month

C．half a year

D．more than a year

【小题2】 The moon is bright because _______.

A．there is some fire on it	B．it is near the sun, too
C．there is a big mirror on it	D．it can get light from the sun

【小题3】 The passage tells us _______.

A．the sun is not the biggest star	B．the sun is bigger than any other star
C．only the sun can shine	D．the sun is one of the farthest stars to us

【小题4】 Why do we call the sun "a life giving star"?

A．Because it gives us warmth.

B．Because there are some living things on it.

C．Because plants and animals can’t live without it.

D．Because people have to live in the dark without it.

Last Saturday, our school organized a talent show to raise money for charity. It was a great success. Students took an active part in it and we raised 20,000 yuan in all.
After the show I interviewed three students. First, I talked with Liu Li. In the talent show, she danced the ballet（芭蕾舞）. “How long have you been dancing the ballet?” I asked. “For about six years.” she answered. “Why do you learn it?” “I think it’s beautiful and I want to be a professional dancer when I grow up.”
Next I had a talk with Zhao Qiang. He played a piece of Mozart’s music. He played wonderfully. I asked, “When did you start playing the piano?” “Um, I’m twelve now and I have been doing it since I was five.” he said. “Are you going to play the piano after you finish high school?” “Sure. My dream is to be a pianist.”
Finally, I asked Chen Yun, an 11-year-old girl. She sang us some folk songs（民歌）. Her voice is very sweet. “Why are you interested in folk music?” I asked. “I admire Song Zuying and I want to be a singer like her. I have been singing folk songs since five years ago. I hope I can hold a singing concert in the future.” she said.
根据短文内容，完成表格。

	Talent	How many years	Dream
Liu Li	【小题1】________	six	【小题2】________
Zhao Qiang	【小题3】________	【小题4】_______	to be a pianist
Chen Yun	Singing folk songs	since five years ago	【小题5】________