Be careful on April 1st! When your classmates say "Your shoes untied（解开的）!", it may not be true. And if you find your alarm clock is set back an hour, this may be a joke too.
April Fool's Day（愚人节）is a traditional festival. On that day people play harmless（无害的） jokes on others and then shout, "April Fool!" It's a "for-fun-only" day, so people don't buy gifts or get the day off work or school.
April Fool's Day started in France in the 16th century（世纪）. At that time, New Year's Day was between March 25th and April 1st. When New Year's Day changed to January 1st in the mid-1560s, some people still celebrate it on April 1st. Others played jokes on them and called them "April Fools".
Each country celebrates April Fool's Day differently. In France, it is called "April Fish". The Frenchmen fool their friends by sticking (粘) paper fish to their friends' backs. When someone finds out this joke, they shout, "April Fish!" In England, it is bad luck to play an April Fool's joke on someone in the afternoon. Americans play small tricks on friends and strangers alike.April Fool's Day started in ___________ in the sixteenth century.
| A．the USA | B．England | C．China | D．France |
When was New Year's Day about five hundred years ago in France?
| A．On March 25th. |
| B．Between April 1st and April 25th. |
| C．Between March 25th and April 1st. |
| D．On April 1st. |
“April Fool's Day” is called “April Fish” because the French ___________.
| A．must eat fish for dinner on that day |
| B．like eating fish very much |
| C．fool their friends by sticking paper fish to their friend's backs |
| D．like to give their friends fish as a treat |
More than seven hundred years ago, the Prince（王子）of Wales had a very big and brave dog called Gelert.
One day the Prince wanted to go hunting with his men. He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son. The baby was in a small wooden bed.
When the Prince came back from hunting, Gelert ran out to meet him. He wagged his tail and jumped up to put his paws on the Prince's chest. Then the Prince saw the blood on his head. He rushed into his house and found the bed lying on its side on the floor. The clothes were torn and there was blood on them.
The prince thought the dog had killed his son and took out his sword, killing the dog. Just as Gelert was dying, he managed to bark. Then the Prince heard a baby call to the dog. The Prince ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt. Near him was a dead wolf.
The Prince ran back into the house but it was too late. Gelert was dead. The Prince was very sad indeed. Tears ran down his face when he realized he had killed his faithful friend. The Prince carried the body of his brave dog to the top of a mountain and buried him there. After this, the Prince never smiled again.
If you go to Mount Snowdon in Wales, people will show you where Gelert is buried. There is a sign by his grave. It reminds people of a brave and faithful dog. The Prince told the dog to when he was leaving.
| A．watch the door | B．take care of his baby at home |
| C．welcome his friends | D．stop the strangers |
. The dog was very when his master came back from hunting.
| A．glad | B．sorry |
| C．afraid | D．upset |
. The underlined word “faithful” in Paragraph 5 most probably means .
| A．友好的 | B．温顺的 |
| C．忠诚的 | D．聪明的 |
The Prince never smiled again because .
| A．the wolf was killed by Gelert |
| B．he had buried the dog on the top of mountain |
| C．Gelert had killed his baby son |
| D．he had killed his faithful friend Gelert |
| Hello! I’m Ella! Let’s meet these famous pig stars! They come from stories and movies. |
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Hello, I’m McDull. I have a birthmark on my right eye. I have a kind heart. I’m not clever but happy, not rich but have many dreams. I want to visit Disneyland, and eat chicken at Christmas. I have a happy family and many good friends. |
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Happy New Year, everyone! I’m Piglet! I like going on exciting experiences with Teddy Bear. I’m a small but lovely pig. I live in the Hundred Wood with my friends. I wish my friends happiness and health. |
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We’re Pig Brothers! We are good at building houses. We like to be called “Pig Engineers”. We help others build houses in the countryside. Have you ever read our story? In the story, we build a stone house and drive the wolf out. |
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Long time no see! I’m Zhu Bajie, a very famous pig in a Chinese story Journey to the West. I’m good at kungfu(功夫), but I don’t like working. In my spare time, I like eating and sleeping. |
. What does Piglet like doing?
| A．Eating and sleeping. | B．Building houses. |
| C．Doing Chinese kungfu. | D．Going on exciting experiences. |
. Which of the following can we use to describe “Pig brothers”?
| A．Shy. | B．Lazy. |
| C．Helpful. | D．Dangerous. |
Which of the following about Zhu Bajie is true?
| A．He is from a Chinese story. | B．He has no free time. |
| C．He likes working. | D．He is poor in kungfu. |
The koala is small and cute. It spends most of its lifecycle (生命周期) in the trees. It eats, sleeps and nurses (养育) its baby there, and it only comes down to the ground if necessary. The koala is loved by many people for its small size and cartoon-like feature.
A mother gives birth and raises only one baby koala at a time. During the mother’s lifecycle, she will produce up to six baby koalas. A newborn baby koala does not look like an adult because it is born blind with undeveloped features.
After the baby koala is born, it makes its way to the mother’s pouch (育儿袋) and lives inside. Then it develops its eyes, legs and fur. In fact it lives in the mother’s pouch for about six months.
At last the baby koala gets out of its mother’s pouch, and the mother carries her baby on her back. Some baby koalas want to use the safety of the pouch longer than necessary, but their size is too big for them to climb back inside. When the next baby koala is born, it is time for last season’s baby to say goodbye.
根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）、误（F）。The koala spends most of its lifecycle on the ground.
A mother koala gives birth and raises six baby koalas at a time.
A baby koala lives in its mother’s pouch for about half a year.
Baby koalas can’t get back to their mothers’ pouches again if they are too big.
This passage mainly tells us how baby koalas are born.
Everyone worries. But how do you deal with your worries? Whether your worries are big or small, you can take these three steps to deal with your worries:
1. Try to find out what you're worried about
Sometimes, you will know what you're worried about. Other times, you might not. Try to find it out first; if you can't, you can ask for help.
2. Think of ways to make it better
There is always something you can do to help you feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problem.
Grades at school are often top worries for kids. If you're worried about grades, ask yourself these questions:
★ Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?
★How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test?
★ Do I have a good place to do my homework?
★ Have I tried different ways of studying?
If your worry is about a fight you had, you might write down all the things you could do: write a note to him or her, invite him or her to a basketball game, say sorry to him or her, etc. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose the one that gets your friend back.
3. Ask for help
When you're worried, it can help to find someone to talk to. You can ask your parents, friends, or teachers for help.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。How should you deal with the worry first if you don't know what we're worried about?
| A．We should try to find it out. | B．We should ask others. |
| C．We should help others first. | D．We should sit there worrying. |
When can you ask “What do grades mean to me”?
| A．When my friends don’t like me. |
| B．When I don’t try different ways of studying. |
| C．When I finish my homework. |
| D．When we're worried about grades. |
Which is the meaning of the underlined phrase “go over” in the passage?
| A．翻滚 | B．复习 |
| C．转向 | D．越过 |
According to the passage, what will you do if you have a fight?
| A．I will make a new friend. |
| B．I don’t want to talk to him or her any more. |
| C．I will have another fight |
| D．I will invite him or her to a basketball game. |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．who is often worried | B．when people are worried |
| C．how to deal with our worries | D．what kind of worries people have |
Henry was a carpenter（木匠）of our village. Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I arrived home that evening, Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing his bill for his work. .
My wife said to me，quietly，“That’s his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said loudly, "It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it?"
"I won't decide about that until I see that bill.” I said.
Henry laughed and gave me his bill for the work. It said：
| BILL One dining table June 10，2013 Cost of wood $ 17.00 Paint（油漆） $ 1.50 Work，8 hours（1 an hour) $ 8.00 Total（总计） $ 36.50 |
When I was looking at the bill，Henry said，"it’s been a fine day，hasn’t it? Quite sunny.”
"Yes,” I said. "I’m glad it is only the 10th of June.”
"Me too” , said Henry. "If you wait, it'll be a bit hotter by the end of the month.”
"Yes. Hotter and more expensive. Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th, won't they，Henry?”
Henry looked hard at me for half a minute. There was a little embarrassed smile in his two blue eyes. It seemed that he had done wrong. I gave his bill back to him.
"If it isn't too much trouble, Henry, ” I said，"Please add it up again. You can forget the date.”
I paid him $26. 50 and he ran away in a hurry.When the writer got home, Henry _______.
| A．was talking with the writer’s wife | B．was waiting for him |
| C．had finished the dinning table | D．had drunk ten cups of tea |
Henry talked about weather when the writer was looking at the bill because _______.
| A．he didn’t know how to say except weather |
| B．he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully |
| C．he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like |
| D．he didn't want the writer to go through the bill carefully |
The writer thought Henry would ask for ______dollars if he made a dining table on the last day of June.
| A．26.50 | B．56. 50 |
| C．46.50 | D．20.00 |
When the writer gave him the money, Henry was _______．
| A．embarrassed | B．angry |
| C．surprised | D．sad |
From the story we know that Henry _______．
| A．didn’t make a mistake in the bill |
| B．got $36. 50 for his work in the end |
| C．had written out the bill before the writer got home |
| D．wanted to try to get more money for his work |
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