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张祥美

（A）

在西方国家，每个人都希望自己年轻。因此，他们的年龄对外人是保密的，尤其是妇女，她们过了24岁就再也不会把自己的真实年龄告诉别人了。而下面短文中的这位女士却因记不清自己的年龄，闹出了一段笑话。

A fat lady does not feel very well one evening， and she cannot sleep. The next morning， she goes to see a doctor. The doctor is new in the hospital， and does not know her， so he asks her some questions first. One of them is， “How old are you？”

“Well，” she answers， “I dont remember how old I am， doctor， but I will try hard to think.” She thinks for a while（一会儿） and then says， “Yes， I remember now！ When I got married（结婚）， I was eighteen years old. My husband was thirty. Now my husband is sixty， I know. And that is twice thirty. So I am twice eighteen. That is thirty six， isnt it？”

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1. Why does the woman go to see the doctor？

2. Where do you think the story takes place（发生）？

3. Does the doctor work a long time in the hospital？

4. How old is the ladys husband？

5. How old is the lady？

Key： 1. Because she does not feel well.2. In a hospital.3. No.

4. Sixty.5. She is forty-eight.

（B）

对于英美国家的人来说，生日是一件大事。过生日那天，他们一般都会有一些庆祝活动，或一家人聚餐或邀请一些亲朋好友一起来聚会。

If a child wants to have a birthday party， he or she will send invitations（邀请） to their friends and relatives（亲戚） to ask them to come to his or her party. The party usually starts in the early afternoon.

When other______（A）______（child） come， they will give their presents to the birthday child. The presents may be toys（玩具）， clothes， CDs， books， etc（等等）.

They get lovely food and drinks at the party like pizza（比萨饼）， sweets（甜食） and popcorn（爆玉米花）. They also have a birthday cake with sweets and candles（蜡烛）. （B） The birthday child can make a wish and blow out（吹灭） the candles.

After eating food， they play games and listen to music. The games may be Pass the Parcel， Musical Chairs and Pin the Tail on the Donkey. Sometimes they play outside.

They also take pictures or record（录像） the occasion（场面） of the party.

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

1. 根据句意，用（A）处括号内单词的适当形式填空。

2. 将（B）处画线句子翻译成汉语。

3. 从短文中找出符合下列英文释义的单词。

（1） b__________（the date of ones birth）

（2） g________（playing with rules， contest）

4. 在下面句子的空白处填上合适的词，完成句子。

The birthday child will send _________ to their friends or relatives to ask them to come to his or her party.

5. 回答下列问题。

（1） Do you think other children will bring their presents to the birthday child？

（2） What will they do after eating food？

Key： 1. children2. 过生日的孩子可以许愿，吹灭蜡烛。

3. （1） birthday（2） game4. invitations

5. （1） Yes， they will.

（2） They will play games and listen to music.

（C）

今天是朱丽娅的生日，她的父母送给她一辆崭新的自行车作为生日礼物。你过生日时，父母送你生日礼物了吗？

Julia is a student and she is thirteen years old. Today is her birthday. This morning her parents give her a nice present——a new bike. Julia is very happy. After breakfast， she goes to school on the bike. Her classmates all say， “What a nice bike！” Julia smiles， “Thank you. The bike can save（节省） me half the time.” One of her friends says， “Thats good. Happy birthday， Julia！ But when you have two bikes one day， they can save you the whole time on the way， is that right？”

根据短文内容，从A，B，C，D中选择正确答案。

1. How old is Julia？

A. Eleven. B. Twelve. C. Thirteen. D. Fourteen.

2. What do Julias parents give her on her birthday？

A. A new bike. B. A new pen.

C. A new schoolbag. D. Two new bikes.

3. How does Julia go to school？

A. On bikes. B. On the bike.

C. In the bike. D. By the bike.

4. What do Julias classmates think of the bike？

A. A nice bike. B. A cheap bike.

C. An expensive bike. D. A small bike.

5. Can the two bikes save Julia the whole time on the way？

A. Yes， they are. B. No， they arent.

C. Yes， they can. D. No， they cant.

Key： 1-5 CABAD

（D）

同学们，你们喜欢看什么样的电影呢？故事片、科幻片、恐怖片还是动作片？下面短文中的人物都有自己喜爱的影片及理由，你呢？

Edward is a good student. He is very clever（聪明的）. He often goes to see a movie on weekends with his parents. They like him very much. His favourite movies are comedies because comedies are funny. He doesnt like documentaries. He thinks they are boring.

Jackie is a naughty（调皮的） boy. He likes action movies. He thinks they are very exciting. He says he really likes the action movie Shaolin Temple.

I dont like movies. But I like watching TV. If I go to the cinema， Id like to see childrens movies. I think childrens movies are often instructive（有教育意义的）. My partner， Jennifer， doesnt like going to movies. She is good at reading and writing. I dont think she is right.

What about you？ Do you like movies？

根据短文内容，从A，B，C，D中选择正确答案。

1.__________likes watching TV.

A. Edward B. Jackie C. The writer D. My partner

2. Whats the English for “去看电影”？

A. go to movies B. go to a movie

C. go to the cinema D. A， B and C

3. What does the writer like？

A. Comedies. B. Documentaries.

C. Reading and writing. D. Childrens movies.

4. —Why doesnt Edward like documentaries？

—Because he thinks they are_________.

A. boring B. exciting C. interesting D. funny

5. Who thinks childrens movies are instructive？

A. Edward. B. The writer. C. Jackie. D. I dont know.

Key： 1-5 CDDAB

（E）

电影是一门神奇的艺术，它会把我们带进一个全新的境界。这种境界常使我们忘记自我。电影带给我们欢乐，给我们以启迪。这要感谢广大的电影演员，尤其是那些电影明星们。你是电影迷吗？你最崇拜的明星是谁呢？

Hello， Im Wang Ming. Im a Chinese boy. My English name is Peter. Im twelve. My birthday is October 1. Oh， it is National Day. Im a movie fan. I like action movies. My favourite actor is Tse Ting Fung. His English name is Nicholas Tse. He is a great action actor. His birthday is August the twenty-ninth. Nicholas has many great movies， for example， The Promise（《无极》）， Dragon Tiger Gate（《龙虎门》）， and Invisible Target（《男儿本色》）. These movies are very exciting. He likes swimming， playing tennis and playing the guitar. He likes milk.

Oh， Nicholas Tses wife is Zhang Bozhi. Her English name is Cecilia Cheung. She is a great actress. I like her movie King of Comedy（《喜剧之王》）. Its a comedy. Cecilia likes swimming， too. She likes red. But she doesnt like milk or bananas. Nicholas loves Cecilia very much. They have a lovely baby.

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

1. 判断下列句子的正（T）或误（F）。

（1） King of Comedy is a comedy.

（2） Peters Chinese name is Tse Ting Fung.

2. 从A、B、C、D中选择最佳答案。

（1） Nicholas birthday is________.

A. September tenth B. August twenty-ninth

C. October 1 D. A， B or C

（2） Wang Ming is a（n）_______.

A. actor B. actress C. movie fan D. musician

3. 回答下列问题。

（1） Do Nicholas and Cecilia like swimming？

（2） Who likes milk， Nicholass wife or Nicholas？

Key： 1. （1） T（2） F2. （1） B（2） C

3. （1） Yes， they do.（2） Nicholas.

（F）

大多数美国人，尤其是青年人，往往在周末外出逛商店、跳舞、参加音乐会、和朋友约会或参加其他聚会。有些人趁周末去参加学习班。也有不少人呆在家里过周末。还有一些人则是在家料理家务。那么， Michael一家人是怎样过周末的呢？

Its half past nine now. Michael is still in bed. He thinks its Sunday today. His father works behind the house. His mother cleans the rooms. Little Sandra， his sister， watches their grandma milk the cow（挤奶） under the tree. Their grandma asks Michael to take the basin（桶） of milk into the room. The boy hears her， but he doesnt answer. So Sandra comes into his bedroom and says， “Get up， Michael. Grandma wants your help.”

“Why dont you help her？” asks the boy.

“She says Im too young.”

Michael gets up. But he finds a math book and reads， “Six times（乘以） six is thirty-six； six times seven is thirty-seven ...”

His mother is angry（生气） and says， “What are you reading， Michael？”

“I dont know.”

“Arent you reading？”

“Yes. But Im not listening.”

根据短文内容，从A，B，C，D中选择正确答案。

1. Why doesnt Michael go to school？

A. Because he isnt a student.

B. Because he feels tired.

C. Because its Sunday today.

D. Because he waits for his father.

2. How many people are there in Michaels family？

A. Four. B. Five. C. Six. D. Seven.

3. Grandma wants Michael to__________.

A. help her B. drink the milk

C. milk the cow D. do his homework

4. Michael doesnt _________， so he begins to read a book.

A. well in math B. have breakfast

C. hear his grandma D. want to work

5. Michaels mother is angry because her son__________.

A. is still in bed B. reads wrongly（错误地）

C. only likes playing D. does not listen to her

Key： 1-5 CBADB