In Singapore， many school students spend a lot of time on their studies. People always think that good schooling(学业) is the key to success(成功). So， many of these students try their best to get good grades in their tests. They have a lot of homework every day and tests are usually a big problem to them. Sometimes， a few students even have to go to evening classes after school because of the pressure(压力) of the tests.

Students have many after-school activities to do at school， such as sports games， dance groups， swimming and rock-climbing. On weekends， they have enough time to do what they like. Most students like to listen to pop music. Hollywood films， Hong Kong and Singapore films are very popular， too. Some of them also spend free time surfing the Internet， e-mailing their friends， playing computer games. They sometimes go to cafes， fast food restaurants， shopping centers and big bookstores. They also join in community service(社区服务).

So life for students in Singapore is not easy but rich and colorful.

1.Many students think that good schooling can help them________.

A. enjoy their free time

B. have less homework

C. be good at playing games

D. be successful in the future.

2.A few students go to evening classes after school because__________.

A. they can’t learn anything at school

B. they have many tests at school

C. they have nothing to do after school

D. they want to get good grades in their tests.

3.Which of the following is the after-school activity at school for the students in Singapore?

A. Surfing the Internet

B. Watching movies

C. Dancing

D. Listening to pop music

4.What does the underlined word “rich” mean in Chinese?

A. 富有的B. 丰富的 C.单调的D. 紧张的

5. Which of the following is the best title(标题) of the passage ?.

A. Life of students in Singapore

B. School rules in Singapore

C. Tests in Singapore

D. Students’ problems in Singapore.

Toby’s best friend is Jake. They are similar to each other in some ways.Both of them are friendly.They like exercising in the morning.And they often play basketball together on the weekend.But they are different from each other，too.Toby is serious and he studies harder than Jake，but Jake is more outgoing than Toby.Toby is a little quieter，but Jake often makes others laugh and he often speaks more loudly.

Nelly is Sue’s best friend.They look similar because they are both tall with long straight hair. But Nelly is quieter and smarter. She is a good listener. Sue is more outgoing and is always talking.

根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）

1. Toby is as friendly as Jake.

2.Toby likes exercising in the morning， but Jake doesn’t.

3.Toby studies harder than Jake.

4.Nelly and Sue look different.

5.Sue is a good listener.

根据对话情景，在空白处填上一个适当的话语补全对话

A： Hi， Alice! You were not at school yesterday. What did you do?

B： I didn’t feel well yesterday. I went to see the doctor.

A： 1._________________________?

B：Much better.Thanks.You are always healthy. Do you often exercise?

A： 2.________________________.

B： 3.________________________?

A： I exercise every day.

B： Wow! 4.____________________?

A：It’s swimming.

B： 5._______________________?

A： No， I never eat junk food. I eat a lot of fruits. I sleep about eight hours every night.

B：You are great. I should learn from you and try to keep healthy.

根据所给中文完成句子

1.我们每周至少打一次篮球。

We play basketball __________once a week.

2. 他高到能够到那个树上的风筝。

He is __________ reach the kite in the tree.

3.到目前为止这只是他的梦想。

This is only his dream ____________.

4.他的智能手机和我的差不多。

His smart phone is ___________.

5.去哪吃饭由你定。

_______________ to decide where to eat.

6.她和她妹妹没有共同之处。

_____________________________________.

7. 在这次活动中每个人都起了作用。

________________________________________

8. 他没有把这次数学测试当回事。

_____________________________________

阅读短文，将文中画线句子译成汉语

Many people do the same things on their birthday： They have a big cake with lots of candles (蜡烛)， and listen to their friends and family sing “Happy Birthday to You”. But would you like to pay money to sing that song?

Jennifer Nelson is a filmmaker. And she used the song “Happy Birthday to You” in her film. (64)But she had to pay $1，500 for this .A company named Warner Music Group said it had the copyright (版权) on the song.

“I never thought the song was owned (拥有) by anyone，” Nelson said in the e-mail to the New York Times.

Some experts (专家) said that nobody knew who wrote “Happy Birthday to You”.

They also said (65)there was no way to know when people began to sing the song. But they believed (相信) people started to sing it long before the company began to own it.

1. __________________________________________________________

2. __________________________________________________________

完型填空

根据短文内容，从方框中选择合适的单词并用其适当形式填空，使短文内容完整（每词限用一次，有两个词多余）

Carol’s Cafeteria has the most delicious food， but the food there is also the most ___1._____ in town. Lenny’s Lunch Bar is not 2.___ from our school. It only___3.__ about fifteen minutes _4. there. My friends and I usually go there. And the food there isn’t 5._ bad.

The people at Lenny’s are also _6.than those at Carol’s. In fact，Lenny’s is the friendliest 7. in town. It has the 8.____ hamburgers and the best salad. But their pizza is_9.__ than salad. You should ____10.___ have pizza at Lenny’s.

Basketball stars are usually tall. The stars of other sports are sometimes short. Some of the best football players are not very tall.

Short people often have better balance than tall people， so they do not fall over(摔倒) very often. In some sports the players must have good balance， for example， table tennis and running.

You do not need long legs to run fast! Some are tall and some people are short. There is no medicine(药) to make people grow taller or make people shorter.

The tallest woman is Sandy Allen. She is 2.317 meters tall and lives in the United States. The shortest person in the world is Gul Mohammed from India.He is only 57 centimetres tall.

Today young people in many countries grow taller than their parents. This is because they eat better food today. Good food can help children grow.

1.How many different sports do we talk about in this passage? What are they?

______________________________________________________

2.Is there any medicine to make people grow taller or to make people shorter?

______________________________________________________

3.Who is the tallest woman in the world? How tall is she?

______________________________________________________

4.How tall is Gul Mohammed?

______________________________________________________

5.Why are some young people galler than their parents today?

_______________________________________________

书面表达

根据表格中提供的信息，写一篇短文介绍一下你和你的好朋友林达的相同和不同之处。不少于70词。 不要出现真实校名和姓名。

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