My Favorite Sweater
by Bonnie Highswith Taylor
My favorite sweater grew too small.
I love that sweater best of all.
My grandma made it when I was three.
She made that sweater just for me.
I picked the yarn(纱线)， a special blue.
The color of bluebells, wet with dew (露珠).
When I was three I was very small.
But now I’m five and much too tall.
I have a new jacket now that’s green.
So I gave my sweater to our cat Queen.
Queen just had kittens out in the shed (小屋)。
My favorite sweater is now their bed. Who is the writer of the poem?
| A．The grandma. | B．Miss Taylor. |
| C．Mrs. Taylor. | D．Queen |
The girl in this poem is_______ years old now.
| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 | D．6 |
What color is the girl's new jacket?
| A．Green. | B．Blue. |
| C．Red. | D．Purple. |
The word "kitten" in this poem most probably means_______.
| A．a baby cat | B．a kind of food |
| C．a kind of drink | D．a bed for a baby |
Usually we students are not fond of doing homework in vacations. But the following students have different feelings. Let’s have a look!
| Lu Haobo, 15: My homework for physics was recycling used batteries! It was tired but happy. I realized there were still lots of used batteries affecting our environment. |
| Sun Yuqing, 14 I felt so stressed when I cooked noodles for my parents, but that was my homework. My parents ate the noodles and praised my cooking skills. In fact, the noodles were not quite as delicious as they said. I understood what family love really is! |
| Zeng Chen, 13 The most interesting homework I’ve done is planting green beans. I planted five seeds and watered them twice a day. A week later, they all grew into beans. I learned that a good result always comes from great care. |
| Zhou Zihan,15 Our history teacher asked us to watch the film China 1911 during the vacation. I felt very happy about this. Not only did I feel relaxed, but also it was much more interesting than learning from books. |
What do the four students think of their homework?
| A．boring | B．unfair | C．dull | D．useful and interesting |
Which of the two students are of the same age?
| A．Lu Haobo and Zhou Zihan | B．Sun Yuqing and Zhou Zihan |
| C．Zeng Chen and Lu Haobo | D．Sun Yuqing and Zeng Chen |
Whose homework is to cook noodles?
| A．Lu Haobo | B．Sun Yuqing | C．Zeng Chen | D．Zhou zihan |
Which of the following statement is TRUE?
| A．Lu Haobo felt tired and bored to collect the used batteries. |
| B．Sun Yuqing’s parents didn’t eat the noodles he made. |
| C．Zengchen didn’t finish planting the green beans. |
| D．Zhou Zihan thinks that it is really more interesting to learn from a film than from books. |
Which is the best title for this passage?
| A．Exciting housework | B．Exciting homework |
| C．Boring housework | D．Boring homework |
Here is a piece of news from China Daily on 2013-03-23, Saturday.
China’s Li Na made a winning return to WTA action on 2013-03-21, beating Kiki Bertens of the Netherland.
Li Na had stopped playing for seven weeks after hurting her left ankle and failing in the final of the Australian Open.
“I wasn’t nervous today before the match, but I was excited,” Li Na said. “For the last six or seven weeks I haven’t played any games so I was happy with the result and to win my first match after such a long time.”
She was supported by fans. “There were a lot of fans today, and they greatly cheered me up.” she said. “My game was pretty good. I followed the plan of what I should do. I just had to believe in myself that I could do it.”When did Li Na beat Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands?
| A．Wednesday | B．Thursday | C．Friday | D．Saturday |
What happened to Li Na in the final of the Australian Open?
| A．She hurt her ankle. | B．She stopped playing. |
| C．She fell down and lost the game. | D．She got hurt and lost the game. |
How did Li Na feel before the game?
| A．excited | B．nervous | C．happy | D．calm |
From the fourth paragraph, we know that Li Na played well because .
| A．she did as she planned | B．she had confidence that she could do it |
| C．a lot of fans were for her | D．all of the above |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．Li Na makes winning return | B．Li Na fell to Kiki Bertens |
| C．Li Na won the game | D．Li Na has a lot of fans |
Jim is from New York(纽约). His home is near the school. So he often goes to school by bike. Every day it takes him about fifteen minutes to get there. He always gets to school on time(准时).
Mary is a student of a middle school in Tokyo（东京）. The school is far from her home. Every day she has to go to school by subway. It takes her about forty minutes, she often gets up very early because she doesn’t want to be late for school. She is a good student.
Jenny’s home is in London. It is far from her school. She usually goes to school by bus. This kind of bus has two floors. It takes her an hour every day. She must get up very early every morning. She often gets there early.
Tom is a student of a middle school in Iceland（冰岛）. There is snow all year around. So he usually goes to school by sledge（雪橇）. It takes about twenty minutes to get there. He is sometimes late for school.How does Jenny go to school every day?
| A．By bike. | B．By bus. |
| C．By subway. | D．By car. |
Sometimes ______ is late for school?
| A．John | B．Mary | C．Jenny | D．Tom |
Why does Tom usually go to school by sledge?
| A．Because his home is near the school. |
| B．Because there is no bus in Iceland. |
| C．Because there is snow all year round in Iceland. |
| D．Because he can’t ride a bike. |
The text（文章）tells us ______
| A．how students can get to school on time. |
| B．how students in other countries（其它国家）go to school. |
| C．students should get up early. |
| D．students should study hard. |
Jenny gets up early in the morning.She has her breakfast and goes to school.She walks to the bus stop and takes a bus.She gets to school at about half past seven.
Jenny is never late for school.She likes school and works hard.Classes begin at 8:00.She has six classes every day.Jenny is good at all her lessons,and she likes English best.
Usually Jenny has lunch at school．She goes home at five in the afternoon．Sometimes，she helps her friends with their lessons．After dinner she usually watches TV news．Then she does her homework．She goes to bed at about 9:30．Jenny is a good girl． Where does Jenny have her breakfast?
| A．She has her breakfast at home． |
| B．She has her breakfast at school． |
| C．She has her breakfast at the bus stop． |
| D．She has her breakfast on the bus． |
How does Jenny do in her lessons?
| A．She doesn’t like going to school． |
| B．She can’t do her lessons． |
| C．She does very well in her lessons． |
| D．She doesn’t know her lessons at all． |
What does Jenny sometimes do after school?
| A． She has dinner with her classmates at school． |
| B．She helps her friends with their lessons |
| C．She does some shopping for her mother． |
| D．She goes home with her friends． |
What does Jenny do after dinner?
| A．She watches TV and then goes to bed． |
| B．she watches TV and does some housework． |
| C．She watches TV and does her homework． |
| D．She reads her English and does some sports． |
Musicians wanted
We want four good musicians for our rock band. Are you a musician? Can you sing? Can you play the piano, the guitar or the drums? Do you want to be the best musician? If you want to join us, please send(发送)an e-mail. Our e-mail address is rockband2009@pep. corn.cn. Or you can call Mr. Liu at 790 -4566.
Teachers needed
Are you an art teacher? Can you paint(绘画 ) or draw well? Are you good with children? We need two teachers for our art club. Please find Mrs. Wang for more information (信息) or call 628 -1183.How many musicians do they want?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
What should you do if you want to join the rock band?
| A．Send an e-mail. | B．Find Mrs. Wang |
| C．Call 628 -1183. | D．Sing a song. |
What can we know from the two ads(广告)?
| A．The art club has an e-mail address. |
| B．Mrs. Wang is in the rock band. |
| C．There are many children in the art club. |
| D．The rock band needs three teachers. |
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