Born in Ghana，West Africa，in 1989，Freddy Adu has become one of the most promising young soccer players in the world.Soccer fans have been crazy about him since 2003，when he became the youngest player to join a professional sports team in the United States.The next year，he became the youngest athlete ever to play in an allstar game，a match in which the best players from many professional teams compete.
As a child，Adu did what many children in Ghana love to do—play soccer.His mother recognized her son's talentand encouraged it by providing soccer balls，which were expensive for them.Since he had soccer balls，other children always came looking for him and played together.
Education was very important to Adu's mother，and she wasn't sure that her son could receive a good education in Ghana.So she tried hard and moved to Maryland，U.S. in 1997，when he was eight years old.His new school friends soon noticed his talent for soccer，and the parents of one friend encouraged him to join a soccer club.This was his first time playing organized soccer，and he helped his team from the Potomac Soccer Association win a tournament in Italy in 2000.One professional Italian team was so impressed by Adu that they offered him $750，000 to play for them.Adu's mother refused the offer and thought that her eleven-year-old son needed to finish school first.
Adu did finish high school at the age of 14.Nowadays，he is playing professional soccer and living with his mother in a house he bought for her.His salary with the D．C. United team is $500，000 a year，and Adu is also paid to advertise products such as sports shoes and drinks.Adu is happy that his mother no longer has to work at two jobs，and his fans are happy that they can watch him play their favourite sport for many years to come.
Freddy Adu was ____ years old when he became the youngest ever allstar team player.
| A．eight | B．ten | C．thirteen | D．fifteen |
Adu's mother helped him develop his talent by ____．
| A．making him play soccer every day |
| B．finding him a soccer coach |
| C．offering him soccer balls |
| D．making him join the school team |
Which is the correct order of the following events？____
a．Adu became the youngest professional soccer player in the USA.
b．Adu's family moved to the United States.
c．Adu's mother noticed his special ability to play soccer.
d．Adu is paid to advertise sports shoes and drinks.
A．b—c—d—a. B．a—c—b—d.
C．d—c—a—b. D．c—b—a—d.
What can we learn from the passage？____
| A．As a child，Adu taught other children to play soccer in his hometown. |
| B．Adu moved to the USA because there were no soccer teams in Ghana. |
| C．Adu helped his team win a tournament and got $750，000 in Italy in 2000. |
| D．Adu gets more than $500，000 a year and lives happily with his mother now. |
What is the secret of the success of Adu according to the passage?
| A．His mother noticed his talent and encouraged him all the time. |
| B．He received a good education in the United States. |
| C．The parents of his friend encouraged him to join a soccer club. |
| D．All of the above |
Helping your children to read and write at home will improve your children’s skills and confidence — it will also make them learn better in the classroom environment.
Reading and writing skills are needed by every child in every subject in every year of their school life and outside school. As parents, you can play an important role in improving your children’s literacy (读写能力) by practicing reading, writing, spelling and speaking with them outside school.
By listening, asking questions, giving information, and reading with your children outside school — you can make a difference. Students who improve their reading and writing will increase their vocabulary and their ability to use English correctly.
Here’s some advice on how to help your children to read, write and spell:
● reading aloud each night
● letting children take part in everyday conversations
● listening to your children read
● reading your children’s writing
● using a dictionary
● encouraging your children to talk about funny things
● trying not to ask questions that require “yes” or “no” answers
● Practicing reading and writing by filling in forms, writing letters, sending cards or e-mails.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。 This passage is mainly written for .
| A．children | B．parents |
| C．students | D．teachers |
is NOT mentioned in the passage.
| A．Reading aloud each night |
| B．Joining an English club |
| C．Practicing children’s speaking |
| D．Using a dictionary |
Parents can help children to write by encouraging them to .
write letters or send e-mails
talk about funny things
answer questions
listen to musicHow many pieces of advice are mentioned to help children,write and spell in the passage?
| A．Five | B．Six |
| C．Seven | D．Eight |
Which is the BEST title for the passage?
| A．How to teach young children |
| B．How to read and write |
| C．Helping children read and write |
| D．Practicing reading and speaking |
Tina’s town offers two projects in summer. Both of them will be fun. Tina is athletic. She plays softball and soccer well. She likes to swim, too. Tina also likes to draw, and she wants to learn how to paint. She is reading about what activities the two projects will offer.
| Art Week |
| Come to ART WEEK and meet some artists who have fun ideas. You will learn lots of different ways to create art. You can also work on a new project of your own. You can choose your own idea or one of ours. You will be amazed at what you can do. You will learn how to make — ★action figures from cans and bottles ★pictures from straws ★puppets from paper bags And more! |
| On the last day of the week, there will be a big art show. All your friends and family can come. |
| Camp Pine Lake |
| CAMP PINE LAKE invites you to have fun in the sun! Spend four days with us. Our teachers will help you safely enjoy new activities. Learn how to paddle a canoe (用浆划独木舟). Learn how to swim. Enjoy food in a whole new way. Explore the woods while listening to birds’ singing. CAMP PINE LAKE also offers — ★campfires ★riding horses ★songbooks |
| We will end the project with a picnic. Invite your family to meet your new friends at CAMP PINE LAKE! |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。When could Tina go to Art Week?
| A．In autumn. | B．In spring. |
| C．In summer. | D．In winter. |
Tina might choose Art Week because she likes to .
| A．draw | B．cook |
| C．canoe | D．swim |
People can do the following EXCEPT at Camp Pine Lake.
| A．paddle a canoe | B．learn to swim |
| C．enjoy food | D．set birds free |
People who go to Camp Pine Lake will in the end.
| A．sing some songs | B．have a picnic |
| C．get a nice puppet | D．play fun games |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Some artists with fun ideas will go to Art Week. |
| B．You can have fun in the sun at Camp Pine Lake. |
| C．Everyone can visit the art show at Art Week. |
| D．You can spend seven days at Camp Pine Lake. |
Success is a key goal for most people. We are always trying to find the way to success, which means power, pride and glory (荣誉). There have been many stories of success I was told since I was a child. From then on, I have been hoping to be successful.
What is success? Different people have different opinions. To start with, some people, such as workers and waiters / waitresses, are looking forward to becoming rich, which allows them to buy what they want. They treat it as success. What’s more, some contestants, such as players, sportsmen and singers, are always trying their best to win. As long as they win, they believe that they are stronger than others. Last but not least, there are some other people who enjoy helping others. As the saying goes, the roses in her hand, the flavor (香味) in mine. Through helping others, we can also feel happy and successful.
In my opinion, success is quite simple. It means you can live the life you want and you can feel happy very often. Sometimes, money cannot bring you happiness, and you can’t have the feeling of success, because money is just the tool (工具) to achieve your goal but never the goal. Therefore, look for what you really want and then work hard for it. Then you are close to success.
根据短文内容，将下面表格中的信息补充完整。
| What is success? |
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| What success is |
Success is |
| Different people’s ideas about success |
Workers and waiters / waitresses hope to become Contestants do their best to Other people enjoy |
| The author’s idea |
Success means one can |
| Our 4th-grade class is studying how things have changed over time. To get more information, I spoke with my great-grandmother to find out what her school was like when she was my age. The following is what she told me. |
My school was called Algoe School. It was built in 1902 and was a one-room school. There was only one teacher, but the students were from different grades. Algoe School sometimes had as many as 18 students, but once there were only two.
We all had jobs to do every day. The teacher rang the school bell every morning. There was a flagpole (旗杆) in front of our school. We raised the flag every morning. At noon break, one student cleaned the blackboard. Some students swept the floor. And two students had the job of walking to a nearby farm to bring back a big bag of drinking water.
In winter, our school was heated by a wood-burning stove (炉子). On very cold mornings, we all sat around the stove and the teacher gave us lessons. Although it was very cold, we all felt happy.
| Daily Schedule 9:00 am-9:10 am raising the flag 9:20 am-9:30 am singing 9:30 am-10:20 am math 10:20 am-10:50 am break time 10:50 am-11:40 am history 11:40 am-2:30 pm noon break 2:30 pm-2:55 pm spelling ● Low-grade students go home! 3:10 pm-3:50 pm geography 4:00 pm-4:20 pm singing ● High-grade students go home! |
My favorite subject was spelling because I was good at spelling bees (拼字比赛). Every time I won the spelling bee, the teacher would give me some candy. I once won first prize in National Spelling Bee. My prize was a famous children’s novel from the local newspaper.
I will always remember Algoe School and the good times there.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。 How did the writer learn about Algoe School?
| A．By taking a field trip there. |
| B．By watching a movie about it. |
| C．By reading a newspaper article about it. |
| D．By talking with a person who once studied there. |
How long did the teacher give the singing lesson every day?
| A．For ten minutes. | B．For twenty minutes. |
| C．For thirty minutes. | D．For forty minutes. |
. Which subject was only taught to high-grade students?
| A．Math. | B．Singing. |
| C．Spelling. | D．Geography. |
What did the writer’s great-grandmother get from the local newspaper after winning National Spelling Bee?
| A．Some candy. | B．A children’s novel. |
| C．Much money. | D．A wood-burning stove. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．There were a lot of classrooms in Algoe School. |
| B．Students in Algoe School raised the flag every morning. |
| C．The history lesson lasted for 50 minutes every day. |
| D．The writer’s great-grandmother once studied in Algoe School. |
Firefighter Regina Wilson works in Brooklyn, New York. A reporter is asking Regina questions about how she does her job.
Reporter: How long have you been a firefighter?
Wilson: Eight years.
Reporter: How did you get started?
Wilson: First, I had to take a lot of tests. Then, I went to firefighting school for 13 weeks. I learned how to put out fires and how to use equipment (设备).
Reporter: How do you stay safe on the job?
Wilson: I wear special clothing called bunker gear. It helps keep me safe from fire. I also carry an oxygen tank (氧气罐) and a mask (面罩).
They help me to breathe in a smoke-filled building.
Reporter: Are there any new tools that firefighters use?
Wilson: We have a special camera that can see in the dark. It can find heat. That way, we can tell where a fire is located.
Reporter: Do you save pets?
Wilson: I recently helped save some kittens. They were hiding under the beds. Pets usually hide during a fire because they are scared.
Reporter: Do you ever get afraid?
Wilson: There is no time to be afraid. I think about what I have to do to put out the fire safely.
Reporter: What do you like best about being a firefighter?
Wilson: Helping people!
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。 What is this article mostly about?
| A．What a firefighter does. |
| B．How a firefighter is trained. |
| C．What a firefighter wears. |
| D．How a firefighter helps animals. |
What did Regina Wilson do first to become a firefighter?
| A．She saved some kittens. |
| B．She used fire equipment. |
| C．She learned to put out fires. |
| D．She took a lot of tests. |
Why does Regina Wilson say she does not afraid?
| A．She has an oxygen tank. |
| B．She enjoys her job too much. |
| C．She knows how to fight fires. |
| D．She is too busy putting out fires. |
What does Regina Wilson like most about being a firefighter?
| A．Working out. | B．Saving animals. |
| C．Helping people . | D．Using equipment. |
Why did the author most probably write this article?
| A．To teach readers how to fight fires. |
| B．To make readers want to be firefighters . |
| C．To give readers information about firefighters . |
| D．To show readers how to use fire equipment. |
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