Friends are important to the children. Research shows that children who have no friends can suffer from difficulties later in life. Friendship provides children with more than just fun. In making friends, children learn how to get in touch with the others and solve problems. Having friends even does good to children’s study for they can help each other during the class.
If the parents care about their children whether they made many friends，what matters is that the child is comfortable and happy with his friends. Parents need to understand the steps children take in building friendships. First of all, be a friend to your child. Good friendships start at home. Children begin to develop the necessary ability to go out and meet others through getting with their parents. Greet the child warmly and let him know you are glad to see him. Children learn a lot from how their parents stay with them and other people.
Teach children how to solve conflicts(争端). Being able to work out conflicts is an important skill in getting along with others. If parents know the children have a conflict, let them work it out on their own. Only step in if it is really necessary, for example, an argument is getting physical.
Give children chances to practice staying together. Have children play games that require team work and group problem solving skills. For example, races are fun and provide plenty of practice in teamwork. “In what ways didn’t you work well together? What might you do differently next time?” For these ideas, see books such as Games Book by Terry Orlick, Energizers by Carol Apacki, and Team-Building Activities for Every Group by Alanna Jones.
Encourage children to show thanks to the others. The parents can encourage children to do this by setting the example for them. According to the article, if one child has no friend, he will .
| A．have some troubles in the future | B．worry about everything in the future |
| C．not know the importance of making friends | D．not find anybody to help him |
Friendship can be helpful to the children EXCEPT .
| A．providing a lot of fun | B．getting in touch with others |
| C．solving the problems | D．helping to trick in the exams |
The writer’s purpose of writing the article is to .
| A．tell what parents should do to help the children make friends |
| B．show friends even does good to children’s study during the class |
| C．tell the parents need to understand the steps of children’s friendship |
| D．show how important the friendship is to the children |
When the children disagree with each other, the parents should .
| A．let them fight with each other until they find who is the winner |
| B．do nothing to the children and believe in their abilities |
| C．let them work it out by themselves and help if necessary |
| D．talk with them and try to find good ways to stay together |
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（1）The purpose of Almanac Challenge is to ．
A． tell us the importance of lions
B． raise ﹩500 for a party
C． encourage us to help save lions
D． sell Nat Geo Kids magazines
（2）If you want to join in Almanac Challenge， you must ．
A． call Nat Geo Kids magazine
B． be at least six years old
C． have a talent for drawing
D． hand in a poster after Dec.3
（3）Almanac Challenge is most probably a ．
A． competition
B． meeting
C． survey
D． test
任务A：补全（1）﹣（4）题的信息．每空限填一词．
任务B：根据对话内容提出一个问题，完成第（5）题．不超过10个词．
（David will go on a study tour to England． Wendy is from Welcome Travel Agency． Now she is calling Mr. Chow， David's father， to check the information of David's study tour． ）
Wendy： Hello． May I speak to Mr. Chow， please?
Mr. Chow： Speaking．
Wendy： This is Wendy from Welecome Travel Agency， I'd like to check the information with you．
Mr. Chow： OK．
Wendy： Is it a tour for fifteen days?
Mr. Chow： Yes， that's right．
Wendy： Where would he like to stay， in a hotel or with an English family?
Mr. Chow： He'd like to stay with an English family．
Wendy：Well，what would he like to do in the a afternoons? He can have extra lessons or do activities．
Mr. Chow： He'd love to play football or swim．
Wendy： OK． I've noted that． Does David like Chinese food or Western food?
Mr. Chow： He prefers Western food．
Wendy： All right． Hmm…Do you have any questions about the tour?
Mr. Chow： Yes．（5） ?
Wendy： …
Mr. Chow： Thank you， Wendy． Goodbye．
Wendy： Goodbye．
Welcome Travel Agency BOOKING FORM Name： David Chow Tour： study tour to England （London） Duration： for（1） days Accommodation： stay with an（2） family Activities： play football or（3） in the afternoons Food：（4） food |
On a June afternoon in 1752， the sky began to get dark over the city． As the storm broke， most people surely hurried inside， but not Benjamin． Franklin． He decided it was the perfect time to fly a kite． Franklin had been waiting for a chance like this． He wanted to show the connection between lightning（闪电） and electricity，and to do so， he needed a storm．
He walked into field， and flew a kite with a piece of rope tied to it． A key was tied to the rope． The lightning hit the kite， and electricity passed through the rope to the key． Franklin then touched the key with his finger and got an electric shock（电击）． This， he said， proved（证明） the electrical nature of lightning．
For many years， schools have taught the story of Franklin's experiment． Millions of schoolchildren have been amazed by his courage and his scientific spirit of looking for the truth． However， new research suggests that the story may be fiction instead of fact． Although Franklin's experiment took place， more than one scientist has questioned what really happened．It's true that he did the experiment with the rope and the key． But scientists all agree that if Franklin had actually touched the key， he would certainly have died from the electric shock．
Scientists often question accepted ideas because they want to find out the facts． Some have even questioned the story about the apple that fell on Newton's head． Many reports suggest that although the falling apple certainly provided ideas，there is nothing to show that the apple actually hit him on the head，
In fact， fiction is often more interesting than the truth．People have been more encouraged by Franklin's spirit than by the facts themselves． But in science， facts should be tested by experiments and research， and we should not always believe everything we read or hear even if it is a great story．
（1）Franklin did the experiment in order to prove ．
A． he was an excellent scientist
B． flying a kite in the storm was safe
C． he was not afraid of lightning
D． lightning was a form of electricity
（2）The underlined word "fiction" probably means something ．
A． not true
B． quite different
C． not safe
D． quite necessary
（3）Some scientists questioned whether Franklin in the experiment．
A． flew a kite
B． touched the key
C． was present
D． discovered electricity
（4）The purpose of the passage is to tell us ．
A． Franklin's spirit is encouraging
B． fiction is more interesting than the truth
C． Franklin's experiment is not real
D． we shouldn't always believe accepted ideas
My father， who was always drunk and angry， beat me more and more every day． He always locked the door when he went away and kept the key in this pocket． One day I found an old saw（锯子） that he hid in the roof． When I was alone in the house，I started to make a hole on the floor under the big table．
The next day my father said，"Huck， go to the river and catch some fish for breakfast． Quickly! And don't try anything． Remember， I'm watching you!"
While I was fishing by the river， I saw an empty boat nearby．
"A boat!" I thought happily，"This is my chance to escape． I'll hide the boat near some trees and use it tonight!"
When my father went to town that afternoon， I got my saw and started to work on the hole． It was late afternoon when I finished making the hole．
"I did a good job，"I thought， looking at the hole． "Now I'll get my father's gun．
I looked outside the window and there was nobody there． I quickly escaped through the hole． Then I ran into the woods to hunt a wild pig． Luckily， I found one． I shot it and took it back to the house and let the pig's blood fall on the wooden floor of the house． Then I pulled some of my hair out and put it on my father's axe（斧子） with some of the pig's blood． I took the pig's body outside and put it in a big bag with some rocks， and threw it into the river．
"This way people will think__▲__ !"I thought． "They'll come and look for my body in the river．"This idea made me smile．
I waited until it was dark and got into the boat and went to Jackson's Island． I knew about Jackson's Island because Tom， Ben， Joe and I had a lot of fun adventures there．
（Adapted from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain）
（1）What's the correct order of the following？
①Huck hid a boat．
②Huck found a saw．
③Huck went fishing．
④Huck killed a wild pig．
A．①④②③
B．③②①④
C．②①③④
D．②③①④
（2）Which of the following is the best to fill in the blank"__▲__"？
A． my father went away and I'm sad
B． the pig's blood is mine and I'm dead
C． I killed the wild pig and I'm brave
D． my friends helped me and I'm lucky
（3）Huck went to Jackson's Island because he wanted to ．
A． meet his friends
B． look for the treasure
C． take an adventure
D． escape from his father
（4）According to the passage， what is Huck like？
A． Brave and clever．
B． Funny and helpful．
C． Lazy and careless．
D． Boring and stupid．
Tomatoes taste great． With a lot of vitamins， they are good for you， too! People all over the world enjoy this amazing fruit．
Not all tomatoes are red． They can be yellow ， orange， pink， or white． All tomatoes are green before they are ready to be picked． Then the tomatoes turn their true color． That's when they're ready to eat!
Tomatoes first grew in the Americas． The Incas grew them over 1 ，000 years ago． They were introduced to Europe by the Spanish in the early 16th century． The Spanish and Italians seem to have been the first Europeans to accept them as food， In France， people grew． Tomatoes in the garden just to enjoy their beauty． Many people there thought tomatoes would make them sick． It was years before some of them would eat tomatoes．
Tomatoes are fruits． They grow from seeds． They won't grow in cold weather． But with water， sunlight and warmth， tomatoes grow fast． They can grow in pots or in the ground． As the plant grows taller，people may tie it to a stick． Next is the blooming stage． Flowers appear． The flowers turn into fruit．Some kinds of tomatoes can be picked in about six more weeks． Some tomatoes are large．One kind of tomato can weigh as much as two pounds．
You can eat raw tomatoes． First， wash them． Then，cut them up for， salads or sandwiches． Tomatoes can be cooked， too． They can be grilled， boiled， or even fried． Do you use ketchup？ It is made from tomatoes．Tomatoes don't have a smell． But they taste great in foods around the world． Many dishes from India use tomatoes． Spaghetti sauce and pizza from Italy use them， too． Raw tomatoes are in Mexican salsa．
（1）From the passage， we know that tomatoes ．
A． come in different colors
B． grew in Europe first
C． can grow in all Weathers
D． have a special smell
（2）The underlined phrase "some of them" in Paragraph 3 refers to ．
A． some people in Inca
B． some people in Italy
C． some people in France
D． some people in Spain
（3）Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage？
（4）Which of the following is the best title of the passage？
A． Value of Tomatoes
B． All about Tomatoes
C． Incas and Tomatoes
D． Growing Great Tomatoes
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