February 29th comes up on the calendar only every four years．A year with a February 29th might be good news if you are paid by the day or the week．But it might be bad news if you were born on a February 29th．You have to wait three years in between birthdays!
American English has an expression for the unusual situation． February 29th is called a leap day． And the year with a February 29th in it is called a leap year． This year， 2020， is such a year．
As a verb，the word "leap" means to jump， or to move quickly．"Leap" can also be a noun，meaning a jump， or a sudden move．
In a leap year， the dates jump over one day of the week． Let me explain． In 2017，the last day of the year， December 31st ， fell on a Sunday． In 2018， it fell on a Monday． In 2019， it fell on a Tuesday． But in 2020， December 31st will fall on a Thursday． It jumps right over Wednesday．
The reason for a leap day or a leap year is because our calendar does not follow the earth's orbit（轨道）around the sun exactly． Each year， we have a little time left over． So every four years，we put all that time together into an extra（额外的） day．
Some people choose to marry on February 29th because it is an unusual date．But some ancient peoples would likely tell couples not to do it． Leap years were believed to be difficult， and leap days were unlucky．To be honest， these have no scientific basis（依据）．
（1）A 20﹣year﹣old person has birthdays if he/she was born on a February 29th．
A．20
B．15
C．10
D．5
（2）A leap year means on more is added in the calendar of the year．
A． month
B． year
C．day
D． week
（3）The last day of 2021 will fall on according to this article．
A． Saturday
B． Friday
C． Sunday
D． Monday
（4）Some people choose to marry on February 29th because ．
A． it's quite a special date
B． it's quite an unlucky day
C． it can save more money
D． it's a traditional custom
（5）Which of the following sentences is not true according to this article？
A． Scientists tell couples not to marry on a leap day．
B． The leap year or leap day comes once every four years．
C． Some ancient peoples believed that leap days were unlucky．
D． We have a little time left each year before a leap year comes．
Michael is an English boy. He is a good student. He is twelve years old. Now he is in a red coat. Linda is Michael’s sister. She is a nice girl. She is fourteen years old. Now she is in a green dress. Lucy and Lily are from the USA. They are students, too. They are in yellow coats. They look the same. Michael, Linda, Lucy and Lily are good friends. Michael, Lucy and Lily are in the same school. But Linda is not in the school. They like China. Michael is from ____.
A. the USA. B. England C. China D. JapanLinda is ____.
| A．Lucy’s sister | B．Lily’s sister | C．Michael’s sister | D．Michael’s mom |
Linda is in ____.
| A．a red dress | B．a red coat | C．a green dress | D．a green coat |
Lucy and Lily are ____.
| A．in the same school | B．in the same class |
| C．in different schools | D．in different colors |
Michael, Linda, Lucy and Lily are ____.
| A．good teachers | B．good sisters | C．good classmates | D．good friends |
Lost and Found Board(布告板)
| Found Is the blue schoolbag yours? Some books and a red pencil-box are in it. Call John at 3988-3860. |
Found Is that your hat? It’s brown. Call me at 3455-6866. Mary |
| Lost I lost my black watch. I must find it. Call Kate at 3556-7990. |
Found A set of keys is in Classroom2. Come to the classroom after school(放学后). You can call Lily at 3675-4663,too. |
| Lost A school ID card. In the school library. Please call 3455-6866. My name is Mary |
Lisa lost her keys. She can call _________.
| A．3988-3860 | B．3675-4663 | C．3556-7990 | D．3455-6866 |
________ lost a watch.
| A．Kate | B．John | C．Mary | D．Lily |
Mary found __________.
| A．a schoolbag | B．a hat | C．a set of keys | D．a school ID card |
The pencil-box is _________.
| A．red | B．blue | C．black | D．brown |
We can see _________ Founds on the board.
| A．five | B．four | C．three | D．two |
Dear Eric,
How are you? This is a picture of my room. You can see a nice computer on my desk. It is my birthday present(生日礼物) from my uncle. A tape player is next to (紧按着) the computer, and some tapes are on the computer. My school-bag is on the chair. My pencil-box and two books are in the schoolbag. And you can see a set of keys in the schoolbag, too. My bed is blue, and my green quilt is on it. Under the bed, you can see a baseball, and I can play it well. My books are in the bookcase, and my white model plane is in it, too. My room is tidy, isn’t it?
Do you have a room? Can I have a picture of your room?
Yours,
Liu PengWho is the computer from?
| A．Liu Peng’s father | B．Liu Peng’s uncle | C．Eric’s uncle | D．Eric’s father |
What is on the computer?
| A．A tape player. | B．A computer game | C．Some tapes | D．Some books |
What isn’t in the schoolbag?
| A．A notebook | B．A pencil-box | C．Two books | D．A set of keys |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The tape player is on the computer. | B．The schoolbag is under the chair. |
| C．The bed is green | D．A baseball is under the bed. |
What is the article (文章) about?
| A．A picture of Eric’s room. | B．A picture of Liu Ping’s room |
| C．A picture of Eric | D．A picture of Liu Peng. |
任务型阅读：配对阅读，从A—E选项中找到解决问题的方法，填入71-75 题的空格中。（本题有5小题, 每小题1分，共计5分）
E.You can make some rules and be prepared to stop Internet privileges (网络使用权) if your child has broken your rules. |
Students learn their lessons in class. In class teachers teach them. Students sit in the classroom listening to the teacher. This is a way of learning. Is this the only way for students to learn something? Of course not. There is another way to learn. That is students can teach themselves. For example ,if you can’t remember something when you are doing your homework, you can look at your book to find the answer .This is a way to teach yourself. And it is not a difficult thing. We can do this at any place and at any time.
How do you teach yourself? The first thing you must do is reading. Read something you are interested in, or you have to read .The second is that you must ask yourself questions. The question is something you don’t understand, or you want to know more about .You can write down these questions. A clever student is usually good at asking questions. The third is to answer the question yourself by thinking hard ,by reading the text of other books, and sometimes by asking other people .This is the way of teaching yourself .And you must do this all by yourself. If you keep doing like this for a long time, you are sure to succeed in your study.Listening to the teacher is ____for the students to learn something.
| A．not a way | B．the best way |
| C．the only way | D．not the only way |
Which of the following is right?
| A．Students can teach himself only in class. |
| B．It’s a bad way to learn from the teacher . |
| C．A student can learn to teach himself if he wants to. |
| D．Students know very well how to teach themselves. |
In teaching yourself, the first thing you must do is_____.
| A．writing | B．reading | C．asking | D．answering |
A clever student usually likes ____.
| A．asking questions | B．answering questions |
| C．finding questions | D．teaching others |
If you want to succeed,you’d better learn_______.
| A．how to teach others | B．how to teach yourself |
| C．to read and write carefully | D．how to ask questions |
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