【改编】If you live in the United States, the law(法律) says you can’t have a full-time job until you are 16 years old. At 14 or 15, you can work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer vacations you can work 40 hours each week. Does that mean if you are younger than 14, you can’t make your own money? Of course not! Kids who are between the ages of 10 and 13 can make money by doing lots of things.
Valerie, 11, often makes money by cleaning up other people’s yards. Lana , 13, makes money by knitting（织）sweaters for dogs and selling them to her neighbors, and Lisa said she had started taking art classes and showing her works to people. People have asked her draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. Jasmine, 12, writes articles for different magazines!
Making money is learning. By working to make your own money, you are learning the skills you need to succeed in life. These skills can include things like getting along with others, using technology(技术) and using your time. Some people think that asking for money is a lot easier than earning(挣) it. However, when you make your own money, you don’t have to depend on someone else. The five dollars that you earn will probably make you feel a lot better than the twenty dollars you ask for.
Kids can have part-time jobs at the age of after school or on the weekend.
| A．9 | B．8 | C．15 | D．16 |
If you are 15 years old, you can’t work in the USA
| A．after school | B．at school time |
| C．on weekends | D．during summer vacations |
How does Valerie make money?
| A．By drawing pictures for others |
| B．By cleaning up other people’s yards |
| C．By writing articles for different magazines. |
| D．By knitting sweaters for dogs and selling them to her neighbors. |
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Kids are encouraged to live independently in the USA.
B. American kids are learning how to succeed by working in their teens.
C. American kids don’t need to get along with others when making money.
D. The writer thinks earning one’s money is better than asking for money from others.
What can we learn from the passage?
A. Parents shouldn’t let their children earn their own money.
B. Kids can learn skills if they try to make money on their own.
C. It’s hard for kids under 14 to earn money in the USA.
D. If kids try to make money, they won’t have enough time to study.
Look at this photo! This is my family. My name is Raph. I am 15. I like red. I have three brothers. They are Leo, Mike and Don. Leo is 16.He likes blue. Mike, Don and I are 15.Mike likes yellow. Don likes purple. Our teacher is a rat (老鼠).He is from Japan. He is like a father to us. He is very old. We love each other (彼此).People call us Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(忍者神龟). You can see us in a cinema (电影院)
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。There are ________ people in the family.
A. three B. four C. fiveRaph has ________ brothers.
A. 3 B.2 C. 4 _________ is a rat.
A. Raph B. The teacher C. Leo ________ is the eldest (最大的) brother of the family.
A. Mike B. Leo C. Don Where is their teacher from?
A. China B. America C. Japan
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Hello! I’m Bob. This is Pleasant Goat’s room(喜洋洋的房间). What’s this? It’s a pen. It’s a blue pen. What’s that? It’s a ruler. And it’s blue. This is Pleasant Goat’s quilt. It’s red. What’s that on the quilt(被子上)? It’s a jacket. It’s a green jacket. What’s that on the wall? Oh, it’s a map.What color is the quilt?
A. Red. B. Blue. C. Green.The _______ and the ________ are blue.
A. ruler, jacket
B. pen, map
C. pen, rulerWhat is on the quilt?
A. A pen. B. A ruler. C.A jacket.What’s the meaning of (……的意思) “wall”?
A. 家人 B. 墙、墙壁 C. 地球The passage is about(文章是关于) ____________.
A. Bob’s jacket.
B. Pleasant Goat’s quilt
C. Pleasant Goat’s room
In the 13th century(世纪), the famous Italian traveller, Marco Polo, travelled a long way to China.During his stay in China, he saw many wonderful things. One of the things he discovered was that the Chinese used paper money. In western countries, people did not use paper money until the 15th century. However, people in China began to use paper money in the 7th century(世纪).
A Chinese man called Cai Lun invented(发明) paper almost 2,000 years ago. He made it from wood. He took the wood from trees and made it into paper. He then put these pieces of paper together and made them into a book. Now paper still comes from trees. We use a lot of paper every day. If we keep on wasting（浪费）so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth. If there are no trees, there will be no paper. Every day, people throw away about 2,800 tons(吨) of paper in our city. It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper.This means that we are cutting nearly 48,000 trees every day. Since it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow, we must start using less paper now. If we don't, we will not have enough time to grow more trees to take the place of those we use for paper.
So how can we save paper? We can use both sides of every piece of paper, especially when we are making notes. We can choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper packets. We can also use cotton handkerchiefs (手帕) and not paper ones. When we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the shop assistant gives us a paper bag, we can save it and reuse it later.
Everyone can help to save paper. If we all think carefully, we can help protect(保护) trees. But we should do it now , before it is too late.When he was in China, Marco Polo_________.
| A．discovered Cai Lun invented paper |
| B．learned to make paper |
| C．saw many wonderful things |
| D．read a lot of books |
People in western countries first used paper money in the______ century.
| A．17th | B．15th |
| C．13th | D．7th |
About _____ tons of paper is thrown away every day in our city.
| A．1,700 | B．2,000 |
| C．2,800 | D．48,000 |
Which of the following is NOT the way of saving paper?
| A．To use both sides of every piece of paper. |
| B．To use the paper bags from shops more than once. |
| C．To use cotton handkerchiefs instead of paper ones. |
| D．To grow more trees. |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．Saving Paper |
| B．The History of Paper |
| C．Cotton Handkerchiefs Back Again |
| D．Cai Lun, the Great Inventor |
All schools have their own rules (规则). The rules change from one school to another. Some schools are much stricter（严格） than others. There are also some rules that are strange or funny to us. Here are some funny school rules:
Strict Japanese rules
Most schools ask students to wear uniforms, such as sports suits or skirts. But Japanese schools even have rules about the colour of underwear! They also need that girls' socks should be folded(折叠) in a certain way and boys' heads should be shaved(剃).
Other Japanese schools tell students that they can't go to the movies after sunset.
Different shoes in the USA
At some American schools, students have to change their shoes when they go into the schools every day. This makes sure students won't fall over on the floors and keeps the schools clean.
No strange hair in the UK
Students can’t have strange hairstyles in some British schools. But they can wear certain hairstyles during the World Cup years. There were two students who had special hairstyles during the 2002 World Cup. After the World Cup, their teachers asked them to go to the barber's at once.How many strange or funny school rules are mentioned(提到) in this passage?
| A．Three. | B．Four. |
| C．Five. | D．Six. |
Students in Japanese schools should wear_______.
| A．uniforms | B．indoor shoes |
| C．shirts | D．strange hairstyles |
Why do students in the USA have to wear indoor shoes?
| A．Because in that way they won't hurt if they fight. |
| B．Because in that way they will feel comfortable. |
| C．Because in that way they won't fall and can keep the schools clean. |
| D．Because in that way they won't make any noise when walking. |
Which country's schools have rules about students' hair?
| A．Schools in Japan only. |
| B．Schools in the USA and the UK. |
| C．Schools in Japan and the UK. |
| D．Schools in the UK only. |
What's the best title of the passage?
| A．Different school uniforms | B．Different hairstyles |
| C．Different shoes | D．Different school rules |
Many people like to watch TV. Watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day. TV brings the outside closer to people’s homes. Some people say the world is smaller than before because of TV.
What’s going on in the other countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game somewhere? What’s the life like in the deepest(最深的) part of the sea?
If you want to answer these and other kinds of questions, just turn on the TV. Turn it on and watch. You can see a lot and learn a lot. Of course, people can also learn through reading or listening to the radio. But with TV they can learn better and more easily. Why? Because they can hear and watch, too.
TV helps to open our eyes. TV also helps to open our minds(思想). TV often give us new ideas. We learn newer and better ways of doing something.Some people say the world is smaller than before because .
| A．TV makes the earth smaller and smaller |
| B．all people like to watch TV |
| C．watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day. |
| D．TV brings the outside world closer to people. |
We can when we watch TV.
| A．go to live in the other countries | B．answer TV many questions |
| C．get a lot of information | D．ask TV some questions |
People learn better through TV than through radio because .
| A．TV sets are bigger than radios |
| B．people can not only hear but also watch |
| C．without TV people can’t open their eyes |
| D．it’s easier to turn on TV than to turn on radio |
The sentence “TV also helps to open our minds” means:
| A．our minds can only be opened by TV |
| B．something is wrong with our minds |
| C．it can help us to increase(增长) our knowledge(知识) |
| D．TV is new to us |
This article(文章) tells us .
| A．it’s good to watch TV |
| B．not to watch TV any more |
| C．students shouldn’t watch TV at any time |
| D．to stop reading to watch TV |
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