Every year, we celebrate many special days─Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and New Year’s Day. In some countries, there is a special day for playing tricks on others. In North America and parts of Europe, this day is known as April Fool’s Day, and is celebrated on April 1.
Many people believe that the French started April Fool’s Day. Centuries ago, New Year’s Day in Europe was April 1. In 1582, the calendar changed and King Charles IX of France moved it to January 1.
Some people did not like this, and chose to keep April 1 as New Year’s Day. Many called these people ‘April fools’ and played jokes and tricks on them. Over time, April 1 became a day to have fun in France. It then spread to England and Scotland, and later, to North America.
On April Fool’s Day, jokes are common. In the United States, for example, a person may move a friend’s clock ahead one hour, or change the sugar and salt. In Scotland, April Fool’s Day lasts for two days. The second day is called ‘Taily Day’─for one’s ‘tail’. On this day, people might secretly put a sign saying ‘kick me’ on a person’s back or behind. Other countries have their own ‘Fool’s Day’. In Spain and Mexico, people play tricks on each other on December 28. In India, it happens on March 31.
In many countries around the world, April 1 is a day of fun. Jokes bring about a lot of laughter, and many shouts of ‘April Fool’!It is said that people first celebrated ‘Fool’s Day’ in .
| A．the United States | B．France | C．Scotland | D．Spain |
In North America, ‘Fool’s Day’ is celebrated on .
| A．April 1 | B．April 2 | C．December 28 | D．March 31 |
People are allowed to while celebrating ‘Fool’s Day’.
| A．kick your friends in the behind |
| B．move a friend’s clock ahead one hour |
| C．play jokes and tricks on your friends |
| D．take a holiday from work for two days |
Which country is NOT mentioned (提到) in the passage as celebrating ‘Fool’s Day’?
| A．England. | B．India. | C．Mexico. | D．Japan. |
Over time, April 1 became a day to have fun in France. It then spread to England …. Here “spread” means .
| A．盛行 | B．流传 | C．接受 | D．发展[来 |
Do you know the girl in a hat with flowers on it? Her name is Yinzi. She is a nice Japanese girl, my new friend. She is in our class, studying Chinese.
I like Yinzi. I don’t know Japanese, and Yinzi doesn’t know Chinese. We know some English. We are the same age. In the same class we have the same interests (兴趣). We like to sing Chinese, Japanese and English songs. I help her to ride a bike and fly a kite. She helps me to swim and jump. We like playing football, but we can’t play in the school because the playground is small. Yinzi and the other girls in our class will go to the swimming pool on Monday, and I want to go with them.Yinzi likes to _________.
| A．wear a hat with flowers on it | B．play on the playground |
| C．speak Chinese | D．pick flowers in the garden |
Yinzi _________.
| A．is from England | B．comes from China |
| C．is from Japan | D．comes from America |
The Japanese girl knows _________.
| A．some Chinese | B．some English | C．little Japanese | D．A and B |
Yinzi is good at _________.
| A．swimming and jumping | B．riding a bike |
| C．flying a kite | D．Chinese |
Yinzi and the other girls want _________ on Monday.
| A．to play yo-yos | B．to swim | C．to play football | D．to fly kites |
Summer holidays are just coming．Have you got any plans? Here are 4 five—star films for you to kill your time．
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Pirates of the Caribbean 4(加勒比海盗4) Type：Adventure；Action Film Studio：Walt Disney Pictures Date：May 20th，2011 Captain(船长)Jack Sparrow of the Caribbean has come back．This has made fans of Pirates of the Caribbean very excited．Johnny Depp ，a famous actor，works together with a new director，Rob Marshall to bring a new wave of pirate craze．Johnny Depp is also known for Walt Disney’s film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory． |
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Sherlock Holmes Type：Action；Detective Film Studio：Warner Bros．Pictures Date：Dec．25th,2009 Do you like detective stories and want to solve mysteries like well—known Detective Sherlock Holmes? This one you certainly don’t want to miss．It is quite different from the earlier Holmes stories and has received much praise(赞誉)from film fans. |
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Toy Story 3 Type：Cartoon Film Studio：Walt Disney Pictures Date：June l8th 2010 Do you still remember Woody and Buzz? Woody is brave，like a cowboy should tie．He knows how to lead other toys．And this time Woody’s friends have another big problem． They are trapped by a selfish and cruel bear named Lotso and his men in Sunnyside．Woody goes to help them．How can they find a way out? |
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Ice Age 3 Type：Cartoon Film Studio：Dream Works Pictures Date：July lst，2009 Ice Age 3 is a whole new adventure that everyone at any age can enjoy．All our old friends are back．Sid the sloth finds three dinosaur babies and adopts(收养)them as his own．Then the mother dinosaur comes for her babies and takes Sid away．The adventure begins when Sid’s best friends try to find him and get him back．Do they succeed in the end? |
_____is the latest film according to(根据)the article．
| A．Ice Age 3 | B．Pirates of the Caribbean 4 |
| C．Sherlock Holmes | D．Toy Story 3 |
Which of the following is RIGHT according to the article?
| A．Johny Depp is the director of Pirates of the Caribbean 4． |
| B．Film fans don’t think Sherlock Holmes is a good film． |
| C．The two cartoons are produced by the same film studio． |
| D．Ice Age 3 is a cartoon suitable for different age groups． |
From the article，we know _____is a cruel character．
| A．Sid | B．Sherlock Holmes | C．Lotso | D．Jack Sparrow |
If you want to watch Ice Age 3, you can watch it on______ .
| A．May 2oth, 2008 | B．April 12th ,2009 |
| C．June 18th,2012 | D．Dec. 25th, 2008 |
What kind of film is Sherlock Holmes ?
| A．Cartoon | B．Detective |
| C．Sitcom | D．Documentary |
“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning and I surf the net．”
“I often check my e-mail forty times a day．”
“1 often spend more than three hours during one time on the net．’’
“I spend more time in chat rooms(聊天室)than with my‘real—life’friends．”
Do you know who like these? They are part of a new addiction(瘾)called Internet addiction. Internet addicts spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week．The use of the Internet can be an addiction like drug(毒品)use．People lose control(控制)of the time they spend on the Internet．
For example, one college student was missing for several days．His friends were worried．and they called the po1ice．The police found the student in the computer lab：he was surfing the net for several days straight．
Studies show that about 6％to 10％of Internet users become addicted．And people worry about the teens because the Internet is changing the playing field for some of them．They spend more time in cyber—space than in the real world of friends and family．
Is“surfing the net”a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have these symptoms(症状)
●You do not go to important family activities or you do not do school work because you like to spend hours on the Internet．
●You can’t wait for your next online time．
●You plan to spend a short time online，but then you spend several hours．
●You go out with your friends less and less．What does the beginning of the passage tell us______ .
| A．How to become an Internet addict? | B．What an Internet addict usually does? |
| C．Where to find an Internet addict? | D．Why to write this passage? |
How does the writer describe the addicts’ use of Internet?
| A．It is something like keeping drugs． | B．It is a way of producing drugs． |
| C．It is like taking drugs． | D．It is terrible to imagine． |
Why do people worry about the teens?
| A．The teens are wasting too much money． |
| B．They used to work on the Internet． |
| C．The playing field will disappear． |
| D．More and more teens will become addicted to the Internet． |
The example in the passage shows that
| A．Internet problems are more serious among college students |
| B．Internet addicts usually stay in the computer lab without sleep |
| C．Some of the Internet users have already been seriously addicted |
| D．The police often help to find those Internet addicts |
What is the writer trying to tell us in the passage?
A．Don’t be addicted to the Internet． B．Go to family activities more often．
C．Do things as you have planned． D .Stay with your parents as often as possible
The widespread number of food scandals(丑闻)in China is making many people pause before they put their chopsticks in their mouths．They are wondering if the food they are eating is clean，healthy and nutritious(营养) or does it contain（包含） something harmful that will cause disease?
Most of the food we eat today is processed food(加工食品)．That means the foods we buy in stores and supermarkets，especially packaged foods，are prepared in factories．Chemicals are added to the foods in these factories to make them look better，taste better and last longer on the shelf．The chemicals are supposed to be harmless and there are laws that regulate(控制) which chemicals can and cannot be used．Unfortunately，some producers do not obey the laws．
A producer of steamed buns(馒头)in Zhejiang Province was recently discovered to be breaking the law．He was adding yellow dye and other banned chemicals to the buns．He was also taking old buns and using them to make new buns．Most of the buns were sold to schools and eaten by students…like you!
Why did he do it? Why did he break the law and endanger people’s health? The answer is simple：he wanted to make more money．It was a moral failing，and this is at the heart of the food scandals in China．Too many people focus on making money and not on the effects their actions can have on others．Chemicals are added to the foods in the factories because
| A．they want to make the foods look better，taste better and last longer | |
| B．they want to make the foods contain something harmful | |
| C．chemicals will cause disease | D．chemicals are harmless |
According to the passage，which is NOT true?
| A．Most of the food we eat today is prepared in factories． |
| B．There are laws that regulate which chemicals can and cannot be used． |
| C．The food scandals in China are making many people worry about the food safety． |
| D．Most of the buns were sold to schools and eaten by students in Zhejiang Province． |
It was a moral failing，and this is at the heart of the foodscandals in China．Here what’s the Chinese meaning of“moral failing”?
| A．精神崩溃 | B．道德滑坡 | C．质量下降 | D．心理失衡 |
What is the main reason of the food scandals in China ?
| A．Some products do not obey the laws. |
| B．The processed food is clean, healthy and nutritious. |
| C．Too many people pay attention to making money. |
| D．The chemicals are supposed to be harmless and can be used. |
According to the passage, most of the buns were sold to_______ .
| A．factories | B．schools | C．hospitals | D．companies |
Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying ,‘Friends are God’s way of taking care of us.” But how do you find real friend and keep it?
A Chinese writer Bai Xun tells young students some smart ways to find friends. She says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow.
First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks .A good friend should be kind and patient .For example , if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complaints and do his or her best to help you. To make a friend, you can not be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives.
But things cannot always be happy. Even the best friends have fights. What should they do when you have a fight with your friend ? You have to talk to him or her .When there is no one around , have an honest talk. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you could write a letter.
There are three steps to being friends again: Tell him or her how you are feeling, say what your friend has done wrongly, and explain why you did this or that . Remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life.Bai Xue wants to tell students the ways to ______ .
| A．find friends | B．plant trees | C．get happy | D．keep fit |
What makes a good friend ?A good friend should ________ .
| A．be lovely and cool | B．be kind and patient |
| C．have lots of money | D．have good looks |
According to the text, you can ______ your friend after a fight.
| A．buy a present for | B．never say a word to |
| C．have a dinner with | D．write a letter to |
. Which of the following is NOT told in the text?
| A．Tell your friend how you are feeling. | B．Say what your friend has done wrongly. |
| C．You will make new friends soon in a new place. | |
| D．Explain why you did this or that. |
.What is the best title for the text?
| A．Teenagers and friendship. | B．The good friends around you. |
| C．The trouble of growing up. | D．The care and keeping of friendship. |
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