Hello, my dear friends, today here’s a funny cartoon for you! It is a Chinese cartoon. Its name is Happy Sheep（喜羊羊）and Big Big Wolf（灰太狼）.
In this cartoon, there are some sheep and three wolves. Happy Sheep is the leading role（主角）.He likes playing football and running. He runs faster than（比）the other sheep. Pretty Sheep（美羊羊）likes making clothes and growing flowers. She is very beautiful. Lazy Sheep（懒羊羊） is clever. But he doesn’t like doing sports. He likes sleeping best. Force Sheep（沸羊羊）is stronger than the other sheep. Warm Sheep is the class monitor（班长）at school. Slow Sheep is 68 years old. He is old. He is the village head. Every sheep has a lovely pet（宠物.Big Big Wolf wants to eat sheep. Red Wolf is Big Big Wolf’s wife（妻子）. She is very bad. Banana Wolf is nice. He is the friend of the sheep. He likes eating bananas very much.________ doesn’t like sports.
| A．Happy Sheep | B．Force Sheep |
| C．Warm Sheep | D．Lazy Sheep |
Pretty Sheep likes ________.
| A．playing football | B．sleeping |
| C．making clothes | D．eating bananas |
_______ is the sheep’s friend.
| A．Big Big Wolf | B．Banana Wolf |
| C．Red Wolf | D．Little Wolf |
There are ________ sheep in the passage（短文）.
| A．four | B．five |
| C．six | D．seven |
Which is NOT right?
| A．Happy Sheep runs slower than the other sheep. |
| B．Slow Sheep is old. |
| C．Warm Sheep has a lovely pet. |
| D．Red Wolf is Big Big Wolf’s wife. |
It was a wet, rainy day during the school holidays. Lily looked out of the window and thought about her parents. They were on a long holiday. They said Lily was too young to go. So Lily was staying with her Aunt Bella. Today Lily was unhappy. She was all alone —Aunt Bella was out shopping.
Lily decided to go to the top floor. Maybe there was something interesting. She arrived at the top. There was an old door. Lily opened the door and walked in. The walls were changing colours. A sofa wasn’t on the floor! It was in the air. Suddenly she heard a sound “Whoooosh” and after a minute she saw a boy appear(出现).
“Hi,” he said. “I am the genie(精灵). Who are you?”
“I’m Lily,” she answered, “but you don’t look like a genie.”
The boy looked at her. He said, “Hocuspocusinversus!” And then suddenly Lily was in the air. “OK! I believe you,” she shouted. “Get me down!”
“So, how many wishes do you want?” the boy said.
Then she told the cool genie she was lonely. She told him about having no friends. The cool genie just nodded his head(点头). When Lily finished her story, she felt better.
The genie said, “Well, I must go now!” Then suddenly he was gone. Lily went downstairs(下楼) and found a postcard from her parents. It said, “Dear Lily. Miss you, back next week, love Mom and Dad.” Then the front door opened and she heard Aunt Bella arriving with her shopping.
The next day Lily decided to say “Thank you” to the genie. She went to the top floor and opened the door. But there was nothing there except a dark old room with a few boxes. Why was Lily unhappy?
| A．Because it was a rainy day in the school holidays. |
| B．Because her parents were on a holiday. |
| C．Because her Aunt Bella was at home. |
| D．Because she was lonely. |
Where did Lily see the genie?
| A．On the walls. |
| B．In the sofa. |
| C．In the room on the top floor. |
| D．In the air. |
How did the genie make Lily believe that he was a true genie?
| A．He said, “Hocuspocusinversus”. |
| B．He appeared in the room strangely. |
| C．Lily saw a sofa stay in the air. |
| D．He made Lily in the air. |
What did Lily do when she believed the boy was a true genie?
| A．She said she wanted some wishes. |
| B．She laughed happily when she saw the boy. |
| C．She ran downstairs. |
| D．She told the boy she was lonely and unhappy. |
When would Lily’s parents come back?
| A．Next week. | B．That afternoon. |
| C．Next year. | D．That week. |
China is a nation with a rich culture in handwriting. “Even though the computer is widely used today, Chinese people should not forget the skill of writing with hands,” said a Chinese government official（官员）.
Nowadays, the computer has become a very useful tool to help people to write. As people use computers more often than before, many people have forgotten how to write Chinese characters （字）. People often make a lot of mistakes in writing.
At present, China is trying to help pupils and teachers to improve their writing with the help of information technology. With the technology, it is hoped that teachers can write their teaching contents （内容） on the blackboard and students can respond by writing, too.
The Chinese character test shows that nowadays, many college students’ handwriting has become worse. Many college students do not know how to compose （组成） words or sentences in Chinese character in the right way. Not only kids, many adults also have met the same problem. They might be able to tell the general form of a certain character. However, if you ask them to spell out the character in detail （详细地）, they can’t. On the other hand, they can easily type out the character on a computer.
In the national language teaching course, we can solve this problem with the use of certain technologies. Actually, apart from（除了）technology, there is a lot that we can do. For example, we may ask students to finish their homework by writing with hands instead of typing.People often make a lot of mistakes in writing Chinese characters because ________.
| A．they use computers too often and many people have forgotten how to write them |
| B．Chinese characters are too difficult to write |
| C．they are using too much English |
| D．the country forgets to stress the importance of the Chinese writing |
The problem of college students’ handwriting is that _________.
| A．they don’t know how to write a Chinese character in the right way |
| B．they only know how to type out the character on a computer |
| C．they can write correctly with the help of information technology |
| D．they don’t know how to make up words or sentences in Chinese characters correctly |
How is China trying to help students and teachers to improve their writing?
| A．By punishing people who can’t write correctly. |
| B．By controlling people’s use of computers. |
| C．By using information technology. |
| D．By asking them to write everything with hands. |
What does the underlined word “respond” in the third paragraph mean?
| A．抄写 | B．应答 | C．修改 | D．反对 |
What’s the main idea of this passage?
| A．Computers are harmful（对……有害的） to our handwriting. |
| B．How we can write good Chinese characters. |
| C．Chinese people should not forget the skill of writing with hands. |
| D．Don’t forget our mother language. |
| IMPROVE ON SLEEP Good health needs good sleep. Going to bed before you’re tired. Not eating or reading in bed. Go to bed at the same time before midnight and get up at the same time. Your body likes routine （常规） for a good night’s sleep. |
STAY FREE OF FLU Studies show that a cold or flu virus （病毒） can live on our hands for long. So wash all parts of your hands often with soap and water. For more ways to prevent （阻止） the spread of flu, please call Health Line at 1800 848 1313. |
| ORAL （口腔） HEALTH Brush your teeth twice daily and visit the dentist at least once a year. The mouth is a mirror of disease（疾病）. The oral examination is not only for the health of teeth, but the whole body. For more of it, please visit www. mydr. com. au. |
FIT FOR LIFE Studies have shown that many diseases have something to do with less or no physical （身体） activity. Try to do it for 30 minutes a day, 5 days or more a week. For more information, please call Health Line at 1800 438 2000. |
If you want to get a good sleep, you’d better _________.
| A．go to bed after you’re tired |
| B．go to sleep at midnight |
| C．follow the bedtime routine |
| D．eat something or read in bed |
To prevent from catching a cold or flu, it’s good for you _________.
| A．to clean your fingers often |
| B．to brush your teeth twice daily |
| C．to get up early every morning |
| D．to wash all parts of your hands |
You should visit the dentist at least once a year, because _________.
| A．the oral examination is necessary |
| B．you don’t often brush your teeth |
| C．some diseases may be in the mirror |
| D．you don’t have a good night’s sleep |
Studies have shown that many diseases have something to do with _________.
| A．having no oral examination |
| B．washing hands with cold water |
| C．sleeping too late sometimes |
| D．doing little physical activity |
When you want to learn more about the flu, you can _________.
| A．visit www. mydr. com. Au |
| B．call Health Line at 1800 848 1313 |
| C．visit the dentist near your home |
| D．call Health Line at 1800 438 2000 |
"How are you?" is a nice question. It's a friendly way that people in the USA greet each other. But "How are you?" is also a very unusual question. It's a question that often doesn't need an answer. The person who asks "How are you?" hopes to hear the answer "Fine", even if the person's friend isn't fine. The reason is that "How are you?" isn't really a question and "Fine" isn't really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying "Hello" or "Hi".
Sometimes, people don't say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone asks "Do you agree?", the other person might think, "No, I disagree. I think you're wrong..."But it isn't very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say "I'm not sure." It's a nicer way to say that you don't agree with someone.
People don't say exactly what they are thinking when they want to finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person says "I've to go now." Often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse: "Someone's at the door." "Something is burning on the stove. "The excuses might be real, or not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person.
Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk, people don't say exactly what they are thinking. It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's part of the game of language.When a person in America asks "How are you?", he or she wants to hear" ________ "
| A．How are you? | B．Hello. |
| C．I don't know. | D．Fine. |
When a person disagrees with someone, it is polite to say"_________ "
| A．You are wrong. I disagree. | B．I'm not sure. |
| C．I'm sure I disagree. | D．I don’t agree with you. |
A polite way to finish a talk is to say"__________"
| A．You have to go now. |
| B．I want to hang up. |
| C．I have to go now. |
| D．I don't want to talk any more. |
When a person says "I've got to go now. Someone's at the door.", the person may be_______.
| A．giving an excuse |
| B．hurting someone's feelings |
| C．talking to a person at the door |
| D．going to another place |
The rule of the game of language is probably____________ .
| A．"Always say what you mean" |
| B．"Don't disagree with people." |
| C．"Never say exactly what you're thinking." |
| D．"Be polite." |
Celebrating New Year’s Day is one of the oldest and most exciting traditions around the world. Since this festival marks the beginning of the year, New Year’s Day is thought of as a perfect time for a “clean start”. People in the world decide to act better in the year just beginning than the year just ended.
No day has ever been celebrated in so many different ways. All over the world, countries have their own special beliefs about what the New Year means to them.
In Scotland, the New Year is called Hogmanay. In the villages of Scotland, barrels of tar (沥青) are set on fire. It represents that the old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter.
New Year’s Day is also the Festival of Saint Basil in Canada. Children leave their shoes by the fireside on New Year’s Day with the hope that Saint Basil, who is famous for his kindness, will come and fill their shoes with gifts.
The Jewish New Year is called Rosh Hashanah. It is an important time when Jews promise to do better in the future. Special services are held in the church, children are given new clothes and New Year bread is cooked to remind people of harvest time.
On New Year’s Day in Japan, everyone gets dressed in their new clothes and homes are decorated (装饰) with bamboos—symbols of long life.
In European countries such as Germany, France and Belgium, families start the New Year by first attending church services. Afterwards, they visit friends and relatives. In France, boys and girls receive gifts of money on New Year’s Day.
New Year celebrations around the
| Country/people |
Celebration activities |
Special beliefs |
| Scotland |
People |
The old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter. |
| Canada |
Children leave their |
Their shoes will be |
| Jews |
It is a time for people to People |
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| Japan |
People Homes are decorated with bamboos. |
Symbols of |
| European |
People attend church services visiting friends and relatives. |
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