Some cities are popular with children. Sydney...

Some cities are popular with children. Sydney, Copenhagen, Los Angeles and London are four of them.

Sydney, Australia

Sydney has many great beaches. You can swim and surf along the beaches. Centennial Park is another fantastic place to hang out. You can play football or have a picnic there.

Copenhagen, Denmark

Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark. In Copenhagen, there are the two oldest theme parks in the world, the Bakken Amusement Park -and the Tivoli Amusement Park.

Los Angeles, America

Los Angeles is the movie capital of the world. Hollywood is part of it. There are many famous film companies. Maybe you can meet some of the movie stars you love.

London, England

London has a Natural History Museum. It is just like a zoo. It has many kinds of animal specimens. The dinosaur skeletons(骨架)are always popular.

1. ______ is the movie capital of the world.

A. Copenhagen       B. London        C. Sydney        D. Los Angeles

2.The underlined word "specimen" means "______" in Chinese.

A. 标本            B.玩具           C. 食物          D. 药品

3.The writer wrote this passage to ______.

A. teach geography

B. give some suggestions about holiday

C. talk about four cities children like

D. tell some stories about four cities

4. This passage is probably from ______.

A. an interesting film                   B. a travel magazine

C. a sports report                       D. a personal letter

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As we know, some children live in the countryside , and some live in the city. Their lives are a little different. Please look at the following table.

1.The survey was done among the _____ between the countryside and the city.

A. teachers　　 B. students　　 C. parents　　 D. adults

2.About _____ of children in the countryside have good eyesight, but only ____ of children in the city have good eyesight.

A. 45%; 75 %　　 B. 55%; 75%　　 C. 55%; 25%　　 D. 45%; 25 %

3.Which of the following is not included in the survey?

A. Ideal jobs　　 B. After-class activities　　 C. Ways of learning　　 D. Results of tests

4.A classroom in the countryside often has____ according to the survey.

A. recorders　　 B. DVD　　 C. TV sets　　 D. loud-speakers

5.Which if the following is not true according to the survey?

A. Children in the countryside often go to school on foot.

B. Children in the city often have too much homework to do.

C. Children in the countryside often have lots of chores to do

D. Children in the city don’t want to be computer programmers.

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As we know, some children live in the countryside, and some live in the city. Their lives are a little different, but they also have many of the same dreams.

In the countryside    In the city

Ways of going to school    On foot or by bike    By bus or car

Teaching tools    Recorders(录音机) and radios    DVD, TVs, recorders, radios, loud-speakers, CAI

Eyesight    Less than 45% are near-sighted(近视)    About 75% are near-sighted

After-class activities    Playing with balls    English corners and other school clubs

Homework    Homework can usually be finished at school　　　　　　　　　 Homework never ends

Chores(杂事) to do    Washing, cleaning, farming, looking after younger sisters or brothers, cooking　　　　　　　　　 Usually no chores

Family    Big families    Small families

Dream jobs    Teachers, drivers, scientists, nurses…    Scientists, doctors, computer programmers, managers …

1.The survey was done among the ______ between the countryside and the city.

A. parents            B. students        C. teachers         D. drivers

2.The children in the city usually do ________ according to the survey.

A. cooking    B. cleaning        C. washing        D. no housework

3.About ________ of children in the countryside have good eyesight, while ________ of children in the city have good eyesight.

A. 55%; 25%            B. 45%; 25%        C. 45%; 75%        D. 55%; 75%

4.Which is NOT mentioned in the survey?

A. Homework.    B. Subjects.    C. Dream jobs.    D. After-class activities.

5.Which of the following is RIGHT according to the survey?

A. A classroom in the countryside often has TV sets.

B. Children in the countryside often join the school clubs.

C. Children in the city often have much homework to do.

D. Children in the city often have big families.

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The two girls ________ like children.They are good ________ children.

A. both，with　　 B. all，to　　 C. some，for　　 D. any，at

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When our children were younger, it was popular for city people to buy a small farm in the country and _____ a few animals there.

One of our new neighbors ____ some ducks. They seemed very lovely. However, they were ____ to run around in their yard and the neighbors’ yards -- ____ ours. Our vegetables were their favorite food. Often we would “shoo” the ducks home and wonder ____ there wasn’t a fence to keep them.

One day, I asked her if she ____her ducks were bringing trouble to my garden. She told me that they were her ____ and he was away traveling. My attitude (态度) to her was bad.

We realized that our neighbors were not planning to build a ____, so our son built one. The ducks now stayed in their own yard. I didn’t see my neighbor again ____ months later.

A women’s church group asked me to ___ at their mother and daughter’s party. The topic was “Love”. Much to my ____, the first woman I saw when I walked into the church was my neighbor. I knew I could not speak about love to them when I hadn’t been ____with my neighbor. So I walked ____to her and said sorry for my attitude. She forgave me and then we talked a lot.

Do you have anybody like that in your life? Let me ____ you, if at all possible, to clear the ____between you.

1.A. put　　　　　　 B. keep　　　　　　 C. send　　　　　　 D. take

2.A. bought　　　　 B. sold　　　　　　　 C. dropped　　　　 D. showed

3.A. made　　　　　 B. allowed　　　　　 C. forced　　　　　 D. chosen

4.A. except　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　 C. without　　　　 D. including

5.A. what　　　　　 B. why　　　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　　 D. when

6.A. saw　　　　　　 B. understood　　　　 C. thought　　　　 D. realized

7.A. husband’s　　 B. daughter’s　　　　 C. wife’s　　　　　 D. grandma’s

8.A. fence　　　　　 B. house　　　　　　　 C. nest　　　　　　 D. room

9.A. after　　　　　　 B. before　　　　　　 C. until　　　　　　 D. while

10.A. speak　　　　　 B. talk　　　　　　　　 C. say　　　　　　　 D. tell

11.A. excitement　　 B. joy　　　　　　　　 C. glad　　　　　　 D. surprise

12.A. nice　　　　　　 B. patient　　　　　　 C. friendly　　　　 D. annoyed

13.A. up　　　　　　 B. along　　　　　　　　 C. towards　　　　 D. down

14.A. offer　　　　　 B. lift　　　　　　　　　 C. encourage　　　 D. afford

15.A. air　　　　　　 B. difficulty　　　　　　 C. pleasure　　　　 D. trash

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从方框中选择正确的词，补全句子。（满分5分）

1.I often see some children_____ kites in the park at weekend.

2.Yao Ming is _____ with young people.

3.We________the world with plants and animals.

4.The bookshop is _____ at this time everyday.

5.My uncle keeps many_____ on his farm.

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1.1f you like to cook your own food, you can find ________________.

A.the Lion Hotel B.rooms in family house

C.Students Flats D.a single room

2.The best place for you to meet people is _________________.

A.the Lion Hotel B.rooms in family house

C.Students Flats D.the city centre

3.The most expensive way is to live in ___________________.

A.the Lion Hotel B.rooms in family house

C.Students Flats D.a bedroom with twin beds

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These days shared bikes are becoming more and more popular in many cities. In my WeChat friend circle, many of my friends are sharing photos of themselves riding bikes, especially during the weekend in natural parks.

I'm very happy that there are shared bikes on the road. They have saved

us a lot of time during special situations, and on beautiful, clear days,

people enjoy riding them outside the city.

I tried shared bikes last week, and I didn't like it very much. I think shared bikes without baskets,　　 are for sportsmen. They are hard to ride, and the seats are not comfortable. It makes me wonder whether people really like riding shared bikes or are just saying this to agree with others.

A friend secretly told me she tried the bikes to take exercise. She doesn't like bikes and finds Beijing's roads too hard for bike riding. But these days, the only way to hang out with her friends is riding out of town together. To join them, she had to pick up bike riding again.

Another friend told me that he started talking about and sharing photos on shared bikes just to appear modern and fashionable(时尚的) to friends. He started paying attention when shared bikes were first used.

These views(看法) will give me something new to think about when I ride these bikes again.

1.What does the writer think of shared bikes?

A. Their seats are comfortable.　　 B. Shared bikes are for all people.

C. They can save us a lot of money.　　 D. They are difficult to ride.

2.From the passage we know that ________.

A. the writer's friends never share photos of riding bikes

B. the writer isn't happy because we can only use the bikes on clear days

C. some people share photos of riding bikes just to agree with others

D. riding bikes doesn't seem to be fashionable in some people's eyes

3.The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 3 refers to(指) ________.

A. they like sharing photos on shared bikes

B. they like riding shared bikes

C. they like talking about shared bikes

D. they like sharing photos of themselves riding bikes

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. How to Use Shared Bikes　　 B. Different Views on Shared Bikes

C. When to Use Shared Bikes　　 D. Shared Bikes Are Popular

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Some children in the villages must look after ________ because their parents work in the cities.

A. them　　 B. their

C. theirs　　 D. themselves

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Jack is the name of a game. It is quite popular with children. To play jacks, you will need a small ball and ten small metal objects (物体) called jacks.

The rules for this game are quite easy. To begin with, put the ten jacks on the floor or ground in front of you. Toss the ball high, pick up one jack and then catch the ball. Keep the jack in your hand and go on to pick up the other jack one at a time. You lose your turn if you do not catch the ball, or if you do not pick up a jack, or if you drop (掉) any of the jacks from your hand.

When you finish all the ten jacks, you now try to do the same thing again but with two jacks at one time. This is more difficult, of course. You lose your turn if you make any of the above three mistakes (错误) or if you do not pick up two jacks each time.

1.To play jacks is ___________.

A. difficult for boys     B. interesting for children

C. difficult for girls      D. interesting for old people

2.The word “toss” here means __________.

A. drop    B. catch   C. throw    D. pick

3.If you want to finish the first and second parts of the game, you have to pick up jacks __________.

A. ten times  B. fifteen times  C. twenty times  D. thirty times

4.The jacks are made of _________.

A. paper    B. glass     C. metal     D. water

5.After you pick up the first ten jacks, the game becomes more difficult because you must pick up _________ at a time.

A. two jacks  B. four jacks   C. three jacks   D. only one

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