21.Cao Chong weighs an elephant Cao Chong was the(1)
of Cao Cao. One day,Sun Quan sent Cao Cao a present.It was a huge elephant.Cao Cao wanted to find out the(2)
of the elephant. "What a(3)
animal it is!Can anyone tell me how to weigh it?" he asked the crowd around him. "Can we get a large scale?"asked a soldier.However,no one could find a scale large enough. "Can we cut it up?" asked another soldier. "No.I don't want to kill it," said Cao Cao. Just then,young Cao Chong had a wonderful idea. "I can weigh the elephant!" he said." Let me have a try." Cao Chong asked some soldiers to lead the elephant onto a boat.As the heavy animal walked onto it,the boat went(4)
into the water.Cao Chong drew a line on the side of the boat(5)
to mark how low it went.The elephant was then taken off the boat and the boat was filled with(6)
until it went down again and water(7)
the line on the boat. Cao Chong then weighed the rocks.He(8)
the weight of all the rocks and said, "This is the weight of the elephant." Cao Cao was very(9)
with his son. "My son is very clever,isn't he? " he said.(10)
22.Alexis is ten years old and lives in a small village on a beautiful Greek island.He has just come to Grade 5.But Alexis is different from other children at his age.He doesn't spend the summer on the beach or playing video games.In the busy summer months,Alexis spends his days in his family's restaurant.In July and August,the restaurant is very popular with tourists from all over the world.Because he is the only person in his family who can speak English,it is his job to look after the tourists when they eat at the restaurant.He explains the menu to tourists and takes their orders. There is no school in Alexis's village,and the only school is in a nearby village.He has to get up very early and travel 12 kilometers by bus every day to get to school.Together with his classmates,he takes English classes two evenings a week at a learning center in the same village.There is no bus service when his classes end,so his mother picks him up and brings him home.Alexis wants to be a journalist and he knows languages will be useful,so he studies very hard.He is very happy to help his family with their business.He's also learned a lot about cooking at the restaurant.
根據材料內容,選擇最佳答案。 (1)In summer,Alexis spends his time
. A.playing on the beach B.playing video games C.helping his family's business D.cooking dishes in a restaurant (2)Where is Alexis's school?
A.In his village. B.In a nearby village. C.Near a restaurant. D.Near the bus station. (3)How often does Alexis go to his English classes?
A.Every morning. B.Every afternoon. C.Twice a week. D.Three times a week (4)What does Alexis want to do in the future?
A.To be a journalist B.To write a cookbook. C.To open his own restaurant. D.To open a learning center. (5)Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Alexis lives in the city with his family. B.Alexis can communicate with tourists in English. C.Alexis usually goes home from school by bus every day. D.Alexis doesn't like working in the restaurant at all.
23.Li Chuang is a 15-year-old boy,but he has been a smoker for three years.His teeth and fingers have turned a bit yellow. "I first tried smoking after watching TV.It makes me feel excited and I think it looks cool,"he said. Not all students smoke as much as Li but there are lots of child smokers. A report says 32% of boys and 13% of girls in middle schools in China have smoked.Some are as young as 11 when they first try! May 31st is World No-Tobacco Day.Health expert(專家) are asking young people not to smoke. Doctors say smoking can make people get illnesses,like lung(肺) cancer. Not only that smoking costs a lot of money,too! Stop smoking,children!It's bad for your health.
(1)Why is Li Chuang's teeth yellow?
A.Eat too much candy. B.Don't brush his teeth. C.Drink lots of juice. D.Smoking. (2)Li Chuang began to smoke when he was
. A.12 B.13 C.15 D.16 (3)More ___ smoke than
in middle schools in China. A.girls,boys B.boys,girls C.students,teachers D.workers,teachers (4)The words"World No-Tobacco Day" means"
"in Chinese. A.世界無癌日 B.世界節能日 C.世界無煙日 D.世界無車日 (5)Which of the following is true?
A.Doctors do not smoke. B.Some kids begin to smoke when they are 11 years old. C.Smoking doesn't cost much money. D.Li Chuang was ill.
24.Sometimes,it is not easy to get your kids to help with chores.Here are some ways to deal with kids who don't want to help with chores. First,let them help with chores.Make it very clear that you need their help,and make sure that there are consequences (后果) for not doing chores. Second,follow the consequences you said to them.For example,your child's chore is to do the dishes each evening after dinner.If they don't do it,they can't watch TV for a week.This will help your child know that you're serious. Third,give some incentives (激勵) to help your child do chores.For example,an incentive could be one day off from doing chores in a month. Fourth,make a chore list.Write down the chores your child did and those he or she is going to do in a notebook.
(1)
ways are mentioned (被提及) in the passage. A.Two B.Four C.Five D.Six (2)The main idea of the passage is how to get kids to
. A.do homework B.watch TV C.help with homework D.help with chores (3)Follow the consequences if your child doesn't do
. A.his or her chores B.the dishes C.homework D.in a notebook (4)Incentives can make
. A.children lazy B.your child do chores C.us happy D.them sad (5)Let your child know what chores he or she
. A.can say B.is going to write C.is going to do D.could watch
35.A Boy's Dream Do you have a dream(夢想)?Different people have different dreams.Do you want to be a football player when you grow up?Most boys love to play football in their free time.The boy in the photo enjoys playing football too.Look!He is in a shirt of Argentina.You can see a number 10 on it.It is his favourite number and it is also his favourite football star Messi's number in his football team.The shirt is from Messi and he writes his name on it.After the boy gets the shirt,he is happy and he wears it every day. The boy likes football very much.Every morning,he practices football for an hour before he goes to school.After school,he plays it with his friends for two hours in the playground.He usually goes to bed at ten.Before it,he usually watches a football match on TV.In his free time,he likes to chat with his friends about football stars.He says he can learn a lot from them about football skills.He wants to be a great football player in the future.And he hopes to play in the World Cup like Messi when he grows up.
(1)What's the boy's favourite number?
(2)Is the shirt from Messi?
(3)How long does he practice football every morning?
36.Once upon a time there were three little pigs.One day their mother said to them, "You are too big to live here.You need to build your own houses.But make sure that the wolf (狼) can't catch you." The first little pig built his house with grass.It was the easiest thing to do.The second little pig built his house with wood.It was a little bit stronger than the grass house.The third little pig built his house with stones (石頭).It was the strongest but took him a lot of time. One day the wolf came and saw the first little pig in his grass house.He pushed (推) down the house and ate the first little pig. Then the wolf came to the wood house and he pushed down that house too and ate the second little pig. The wolf then came to the house of stones,but he could not push down the stone house.The wolf climbed up to the roof and tried to get in through the chimney (煙囪).The smart little pig lit a fire and boiled water under it.When the wolf fell down,he fell into the hot water and died (死).
Three little (1)
The(2)
why they left their mother
They were so big that they couldn't(3)
with their mother.
The materials they (4)
their houses
(5)
,(6)
and stones.
The fate (命運) of the first and the (7)
pigs
They were eaten by the (8)
.
The fate of the wolf
The wolf wanted to get in the(9)
house through the chimney.When the wolf fell down,he fell into the hot water and (10)
37.Home plays an important part in our life.Home is more than a house.It is not just a place we live in,but a place that is(1)
of love.Family commons give their love at any time and any place. What makes our home the(2)
place in the world?It's our family members.Whoever we are,our family members are the most valuable(珍貴的) in our lives.We can feel warm all the time. When we have something happy,we first want to tell our family members.When we get into trouble,home is the first place for us to look(3)
help. So it's important to get on well with our family members.But(4)
can we do that?These ideas may help.Firstly,we can communicate with them about our(5)
and sadness.Always try to tell them how we are going now.Secondly,we can spend time listening to family members. (6)
shows we care about them .A good listener can make people feel good.Finally,we can give our help to our family members as quickly as we can.When they meet difficulties and feel sad,we can cheer them up and help to solve the difficulties.With our help,they can get their confidence(7)
and move on.So,we live happily(8)
we can get strength from our home. In a word,family members can support(支持) each other in many ways.That is just the true love in the world.
38.假如你是劉偉,你在英國的筆友 Tom是一名中文愛好者。他已經學習中文一年了,但他的發音還存在很大的問題,他發現漢字(character)很難寫,句子也寫不好,最讓他為難的是,對中國的傳統文化了解甚少,以至于讀不懂文章的意思。因此,他來信尋求幫助,請你給他回一封郵件,給出至少三條建議。 要求: (1)80 詞左右(郵件的格式及文章的開頭和結尾已給出,不計入總詞數); (2)文中不得出現真實人名和校名。 Dear Tom, I know that you are learning Chinese this term from your e-mail,and ask me for some advice.Here are my suggestions. _______ I hope my advice will be helpful. Yours, Liu Wei