October is getting closer and it also means that the year of 2014 is coming to an end. “Hooray! It’s a holiday!” While you are thinking of putting textbooks aside and playing video games, let’s take a look at what children in other continents usually do during their holidays.
Children in America don’t have much homework to do. They keep themselves busy by playing camp games. A parent says, “My daughter Shirley usually attends different camps. We don’t ask her to spend plenty of time on maths problems or spelling tests.”
Children in Australia take partin activities on over twenty different themes (主题). They learn painting, dancing, singing, history, culture and so on. Parents can accompany their kids to enjoy the learning process and to build a closer relationship with them.
These are what African kids do: build a boat, have a camel race, make a drum and make a rag (碎布) football. Don’t you think it is interesting that kids in other places have no idea how to make a drum, but kids in Africa do?
Plan your holiday well and try what you want to try. Make a good plan and you will have a lot of fun.Where does Shirley come from?
| A．Asia. | B．America. |
| C．Australia. | D．Africa. |
What does the underlined word “accompany” mean in Chinese?
| A．提醒 | B．监视 | C．陪伴 | D．排斥 |
According to the passage, only kids in Africa know how to ______.
| A．play camp games | B．do spelling tests | C．build a boat | D．make a drum |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The passage was written before October. |
| B．Kids in America are good at maths. |
| C．Kids in Australia spend much time on homework. |
| D．Kids in Africa don’t play football. |
What is the purpose of this passage?
| A．To advise kids to make holiday plans. |
| B．To introduce some good holiday camps. |
| C．To encourage kids to make friends with parents. |
| D．To show the importance of doing homework during holidays. |
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March 24th
This morning, we had a school trip to the Dashan Collection House, a building of two floors. It is open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. We took the school bus and arrived at 9:00. When we entered the collection house, our eyes were caught by a collection of old photos of the town on the walls of the front hall. Those photos told us something about the history of the town. And then in the Art Room, we saw many pictures of the countryside. Some famous local artists drew them. The colors of the flowers and the trees were rich and bright. All at once, I lost myself in the beauty of nature.
Then we went upstairs（楼上）. On the left, there were over one hundred different clocks. The oldest clock was already more than two hundred years old. To my surprise, the clocks all worked well and they could tell the right time. It was then ten o’clock, and some clocks made different beautiful sounds. It seemed to be a concert. How amazing!
On the right there was also a stone（石头）collection. The stones were from all over the country. They were in different sizes, colors and shapes. Some looked like different kinds of animals. I really liked one stone that looked like a little monkey. It looked very nice.
The collections there were wonderful. So we stayed there until 11:30 in the morning. I had a great time and really liked the school trip.
Answer the following questions within 6 words.Where did the writer and his classmates go for the school trip?
What did they see in the Art Room?
How many kinds of collections are there in the passage?
How long did they stay there?
What do you think of their trip?
任务型阅读（共10分，每格1分）
阅读下面的材料，根据其内容填空，完成后面的表格。（每空一词）
Vanilla is my best friend. She is a lovely girl with two big, beautiful eyes. But she always hides them behind a pair of glasses.
One day, though, I nearly ended our friendship. I remember that day clearly. We were sitting in the classroom. The teacher was giving us our results of a Chinese test. I had done badly. I felt so sad that I wouldn’t talk to anyone. At lunchtime, I even stayed in the classroom alone. Suddenly, I heard a voice. It was Vanilla. “You look very unhappy,” she said. “What’s wrong?” I looked up at her, but said nothing. I knew Vanilla had got a good mark in the test. I thought she was making fun of me. I kept quiet, but Vanilla didn’t go away. She kept asking me questions, “Is it because of the exam? Do you want me to show you the right answers?” I looked away from her. When I looked up again, Vanilla had gone. And so had my exam paper! I looked everywhere for my paper, but couldn’t find it.
In the afternoon, Vanilla came up to my desk and gave me my exam paper back. I looked at it and got a big surprise. Vanilla had written the right answers next to every one of my mistakes. My face went red. Vanilla had been trying to help me all along. How nice she was! I wanted to hug (拥抱) her, but all I did was to hold her hands and say, “Thank you.” That afternoon, Vanilla and I went home on foot together. I felt so happy that we were still best friends.
| Who is Vanilla? |
Vanilla is my She wears a pair of |
| What happened one day? |
I did very I felt very sad and I wouldn’t talk to anyone. I stayed in the classroom by |
| What did Vanilla do? |
She kept She She wrote the right answers next to my |
| What did I do then? |
I held her hands and We |
Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don't have enough time to have a rest or to stay with their family.
Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.
Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don't pay overtime. Their workers don't get more pay for more work. Some people think it's their duty (责任) to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don't work more hours.
Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the USA, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy." If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.A Japanese worker works ________ more hours a year than a French one.
| A．513 | B．1,646 |
| C．2,159 | D．3,805 |
The word "extra" in Paragraph 3 means ________.
| A．正常的 | B．额外的 |
| C．有用的 | D．少量的 |
People in ________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.
| A．France | B．Germany |
| C．the USA | D．Great Britain |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．No companies offer vacations to their workers. |
| B．Many people say they have enough time to have a rest. |
| C．Not all companies pay their workers for more work. |
| D．More than half of workers use all their vacation days. |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Many workers have to work long hours. |
| B．Many people have vacations long enough. |
| C．Work hours are the same around the world. |
| D．There are a lot of dull people in the world. |
Lucy Li is only an 11-year-old girl, but she’s the youngest person to qualify for (取得资格) a US Women’s Open Golf Tournament (锦标赛).
She qualified for the US Women’s Open in May 2014. And today she is playing with some of the best female golfers in the world. Earlier this week Li said that she wasn’t nervous (紧张). “I just want to have fun and play the best I can and I really don’t care about the result. I can learn a lot from these great players.”
Li doesn’t spend all her time golfing. Her favourite subjects are Maths, History, and Science and she loves to read. She also loves medicine, diving, badminton, dancing and table tennis. But golf is her favourite sport. “I like golf because it’s different from other sports. Anybody can play it,” she said.
Some golfers are worried that Li isn’t quite ready. “When I found out she qualified, I said, where does she go from here? You qualify for an Open at 11, and what do you do next? If it was my daughter, I wouldn’t let her play in the US Open at 11, but that’s just me,” said world champion Stacy Lewis.Lucy Li qualified for a US Women’s Open Golf Tournament .
| A．in May 2014 | B．in June 2014 |
| C．this week | D．last May |
Lucy Li said she played in the US Women’s Open .
| A．for good results | B．to have fun |
| C．to make friends with great players | D．to make money |
According to（根据）Lucy Li, golf .
| A．is easy to learn | B．is suitable (适宜的) for anyone |
| C．takes lots of time | D．is a usual sport |
We can infer (推断) from the report that .
| A．Stacy doesn’t feel surprised that the 11-year-old player can play in the US Open |
| B．Stacy thinks Lucy Li can have a bright future |
| C．Stacy doesn’t support Lucy Li to play in the US Open |
| D．Stacy wants to play with Lucy Li in the US Open |
Which of the following sentences is TRUE about Lucy Li?
| A．She likes many subjects. |
| B．She loves no sport but golf. |
| C．She cares much about winning or losing. |
| D．She is sure she can win. |
| Name |
Jim Green |
| School |
Hilltop High School Gradeg |
| Term ending |
8th, July |
| Maths |
He is a little weak in this subject, but he has tried his best to catch up with others. |
| Science |
He can work out many difficulties. Well done. |
| English |
He is the best in the class. Keep it up. |
| French |
His reading is very good. He can remember many words. |
| History |
He is not so good at this, but has done better than before. |
| Geography |
He is familiar（熟悉） with the names of many places in the world. |
| Music |
He doesn’t like pop songs, though he sings very well. |
| Conduct (行为) |
Better |
| Absence (缺席) |
2 |
| Remark (评语) |
Jim has the ability to do a lot better. |
| Head teacher |
Sue Read |
| Principle (校长) |
Andrew Robinson |
| School reports |
18th, July |
根据表格内容，选择正确答案。After reading the form, we know this is ________.
| A．a studying plan of Jim Green |
| B．a teaching report of Sue Read |
| C．a school report about Jim Green |
| D．a working plan of Andrew Robinson |
Which of the following is Not mentioned (提到) in the form? ________.
| A．P.E | B．Music |
| C．Maths | D．History |
From this from, we know that Jim’s best subject is ________.
| A．science | B．French |
| C．geography | D．English |
From this form, we know Jim is not so good at ________.
| A．science and geography |
| B．maths and history |
| C．history and French |
| D．music and English |
According to（根据）the form, which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Jim doesn’t like pop music at all. |
| B．Jim doesn’t do well in science. |
| C．Jim can do better if he works harder next term. |
| D．Jim learns two foreign languages in school. |
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