All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have very different ideas about drinking tea.
In China, for example, tea is always served when people get together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in teahouses. They prefer their tea plain, with nothing else in it.
Tea is also important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called a tea ceremony（仪式）. It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.
Another tea-drinking country is England. In England, the late afternoon is “teatime”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and little sandwiches at teatime.
In the United States people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. Tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In summer, many Americans drink cold tea — “iced tea”. Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans, like soda.
阅读短文，选择正确答案。Iced tea is popular _______.
| A．in winter | B．for breakfast |
| C．in England | D．in the USA |
The English like to _______.
| A．drink their tea plain |
| B．eat cakes and cookies with their tea |
| C．have tea with dinner |
| D．drink their tea in a special room |
The Chinese drink tea _______.
| A．in a special ceremony | B．only in teahouses |
| C．when they get together | D．for breakfast |
Tea is popular _______.
| A．in Asian countries | B．only in English-speaking countries |
| C．only in the USA | D．all around the world |
The passage is about _______.
| A．Chinese tea | B．different ways of drinking tea |
| C．the teatime in England | D．why tea is important |
Many students have hobbies, such as reading, painting, growing vegetables and looking after animals. Some hobbies are relaxing and others are active．Hobbies can make you grow as a person, develop your interests and help you learn new skills．
David Smith is a student，and one of his hobbies is writing．During the summer of 2010，he spent four weeks at a summer camp．Besides the usual activities，such as sailing and climbing , there was a writing class．"The teacher was a writer, and she asked us to talk about our lives and tell interesting stories. Then she envouraged us to write about our experiences at the camp,” says David.
Back at school, David wrote a story about the life of a sixteen-year-old boy, and it came out as a book in 2012. Mang young people love his book, and as a result, David has become a successful young writer.
David has been very lucky because his hobby has brought him pleasure and success. But writing is not his only hobby. He is also interested in many other things. "I like playing volleyball，too，"says David．"I spend some of my free time playing volleyball for my school team．Maybe I'll write about my volleyball team in my future books.”
Choose the best answer from A、B or C according to what you read.
David Smith went to a summer camp ______________.
A.in 2010 B.in 2012 C. at the age of 16
What summer camp activities are mentioned in the passage?
①writing ②swimming ③sailing ④climbing
A. ①②④ B.①③④ C.②③④
David has become successful because of ______________.
A.his teacher B.his book C.his experience
David plans to write about ________ in the future.
A.his school B.his friend C.his volleyball team
The passage mainly tells us _____________.
A.David is a writer
B.David has many hobbies
C.hobbies can bring us a lot
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Choose the best answer from A、B or C according to what you read.
Volunteers are going to set up _______ for street children from Salvador.
A.houses B.schools C.hotels
If you sigh the contract(签署合同) and work as a volunteer, you will stay in Salvador for_________.
A.three months B.half a year C.three weeks
The underlined word "workload" probably means "_______" in Chinese.
A.工作经验 B.工作能力 C.工作负担
If you want to get more information, you can __________ .
A.call 0721-6994531
B.send an e-mail
C.write a letter
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A,Volunteers will work in cold weather.
B.Volunteers need to pay nothing.
C.Volunteers have to work for long hours.
Once upon a time there was a boy who liked drawing, but he was too poor to buy a brush. One night he said to himself,"If only I had a brush, I could draw pictures for the poor people in my village."
Suddenly an old man with a long white beard(胡须）appeared. He said, "Here is a brush for you. But you must only draw prictures for poor people with it."
Ma Liang began to draw a hen, and as he did so, it changed into a real hen. "Wow!"he said, "this brush must be magic!" Then he drew an axe（斧头) for a poor woman and it changed into a real one.
Soon the king heard about Ma Liang's magic brush. He asked Ma Liang to draw him a tree with gold coins hanging on it, but Ma Liang refused. The king was so angry that he threw Ma Liang in prison（监牢）."If I had a key, I could unlock the door,"Ma Liang said. So he drew a key and it changed into a real key. He opened the door quietly and escaped(逃跑). When the king got on his horse and chased him with his guards, Ma Liang drew a horse and it changed into a real horse. He rode the horse and ran away.
Judge the following sentences true(T) or false (F) according to what you read.
Ma Liang didn't have a brush because he didn't like drawing at all.
Ma Liang did as the old man told him.
The King was friendly to Ma Liang all the time.
The underlined word "chased" in the passage means "ran after".
The story tells us Ma Liang was a kind, clever and brave boy.
Can dolphins talk ? They can’t talk with words, but they talk with sounds. They show their feelings with sounds.
Dolphinp travel in a group. We call a group of fish a“school”. They don't study, but they travel together Dolphins are mammals, not fish, but they swim together in a school.
Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the school. They give information. They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid .They say “Welcome” when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play.
They make a few sounds above water They make many more sounds under water. People cannot hear these sounds because the sounds are very, very high. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them.
Sometimes people catch dolphins for a large aquarium. People can watch the dolplains in a show Dolphins don't like to be away from their school in an aquarium. They are sad.
There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they save somebody’s life. Dolphin meat is good, but people don't like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this.
Answer the following questions according to what you read.Can dolphins talk with words?
What do we call a group of fish?
When do they say “Welcome” ?
Do they make more sounds above water or under water?
In fact, do dolphins really bring good luck? Why?
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