阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

　　Homework is a big part of going to school．Unluckily, homework has to be done outside class－during times when you would probably much rather be doing something else, for example, you like going to a birthday party instead of copying out a whole Chinese text．Luckily, there are several things you can do to make homework less work．

　　First, be sure you understand the task．Write it down in your notebook if you need to, and don’t be afraid to ask questions about what’s expected．If you want, you can also ask how long the special homework task should take to finish, so you can plan your time．

　　Second, use any small pieces of time you have in school to work on your homework．Many schools have study halls that allow students to study or get homework done．The more work you can get done in school means the less you’ll have to do that night．

　　What if you don’t have time in school to get homework done? You’ll need to think about how much homework you have for a given night and what else is going on that day, and then plan your time．Most high school students have more than two hours of homework a night．If it’s a heavy homework day and it seems like you got a task in every subject but gym and lunch, you’ll need to spend more time on homework．It’s a good idea to come up with some kind of homework timetable, especially if you enjoy sports or activities or have an after-school job．

1．Is homework a big part of going to school?

2．What do students like doing outside class?

3．Where can students study or do their homework in school?

4．How long do most high school students spend on their homework a night?

5．What advice does the writer give students on homework in the passage?

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

THE KING'S SPEECH－OSCAR WINNER 2011

　　A lot of stories are about friendship and courage．They have been told in many different ways．It is just something that people need to be told from time to time that perhaps people would grow bored of it．Well, director Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech, a historical movie about the British royal family, won the Oscar on 27^th, February, 2011．The movie tells about the true story of a King George VI and it also tells the story of a friendship between the king and his doctor．They find something special about the word “courage”．

　　Just as the name of the movie, the story was simple but moving．Maybe The King’s Speech is just an ordinary story, though it won the Oscar．Throughout the honored movies in Oscar’s these years, it’s not difficult to find out that they seldom follow a traditional Hollywood way．The traditional way of Hollywood means shiny actors, famous director, a lot of money, 3D technology or something else．

　　With the development of technology, our native movies prefer to follow the traditional Hollywood way．But the results were the decrease of the good comments(评论)．What can we learn from that? The standard(标准)for a good movie is not how well- known the actor is, how famous the director is, or how eye-catching the usage of the special skills are, but the connotation(内涵)or the theme the movie includes!

1．Is The King’s Speech about friendship and courage?

2．When did The King’s Speech win the Oscar?

3．What does the traditional way of Hollywood mean?

4．Which is more important to a good movie, famous actor or the theme the movie includes?

5．What is the passage mainly about?

根据图片信息回答问题。

1．Is it a banana?

2．Can he play soccer ball?

3．What kind of fruit do you like?

4．Where are your books?

5．What time does he eat breakfast?

阅读理解

1．How many kinds of animals does the writer introduce to us?

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2．How much does Mr Smith have to pay if he visits the zoo with his son of three?

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3．When can we visit the zoo on Friday?

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4．What must we do in the zoo?

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5．Are the giraffes tall or short?

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阅读理解

　　A traveller came out of the airport．There were a lot of taxis．He asked every taxi-driver his name．Then he took the third one．It cost 5 dollars from the airport to the hotel．“How much does it cost for the whole day?”the man asked．“100 dollars, ”said the taxi-driver．This was very dear,(昂贵的)but the man said it was OK．

　　The taxi-driver took the man everywhere．He showed him all the parks and museums in the city．In the evening they went back to the hotel．The traveller gave the taxi-driver 100 dollars and said, “What about tomorrow?”The taxi-driver looked at the man and said, “Tomorrow?It’s another 100 dollars．”But the man said, “That‘s OK! see you tomorrow．”The taxi-driver was very pleased．

　　The next day the taxi-driver took the traveller everywhere again．They visited all the parks and museums again．And in the evening they went back to the hotel．The man gave the taxi-driver 100 dollars again and said, “I’m going home tomorrow．”The taxi-driver was sorry because he liked the traveller and, above all, 100 dollars a day was a lot of money．“So you’re going home．Where do you come from?”he asked．“I come from New York．”“New York!”said the taxi-driver, “I have a sister in New York．Her name is Susanna．Do you know her?”“Of course I know her．She gave me 200 dollars for you!”

1．Where did the traveller come from?

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2．Why did the traveller take the third taxi?

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3．How much may the cost of the travelling usually be one day?

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4．Who asked the traveller to give the money to the taxi-driver?

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5．How did the driver feel when he heard the traveller’s last words?

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阅读理解

　　In the time it takes you to read this sentence, the population of the world will have grown by ten people．That may not sound much, but it is 9,000 people in an hour, 1.5 million a week, or 79 million a year．That is the same as adding most of the population of Germany to the world every year．

　　Most of these new people were born in developing countries．These countries are found in much of Africa, South America and parts of Asia．In the developed countries of Europe and North America, the population is growing very slowly．This is because women in these countries have, on average, only one or two children．In the developing countries, many women have five or more children．In 1950, around one quarter of the world's population lived in the developed countries．By 2050, these countries will be home to only around one tenth of the world's people．

　　In the developing countries, more than one billion people already live below the poverty(贫困)line．These people do not have enough food to eat and they live in poor housing; children get little or no time at school and people suffer(遭受痛苦)from many kinds of diseases．

　　At the beginning of the 21st century, the world's population was around six billion people．The UN has said that the world's population will level off at 12.5 billion people by the year 2100．Other groups think the world's population will continue to grow, reaching 14 billion people before it becomes stable(稳定的), or even falls．

1．How many people are added to the world's population an hour?

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2．Developing countries can be found in what areas of the world?

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3．In 1950, what percentage(百分率)of the world's population lived in developing countries?

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4．What are examples that show people are living below the poverty line?

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5．There will be twelve and a half billion people on the earth in 2100 according to the UN, won't there?

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阅读下面的短文，完成文后的任务。

　　Disneyland is the name of the theme parks around the world．There are Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, Disney Orlando in Florida, Disneyland Paris in France, Tokyo Disneyland in Japan, and Hong Kong Disneyland in Hong Kong．But do you know its history?OK!Let me tell you．

　　Walt Disney was born in 1901．The Mickey Mouse created in 1927 made him very famous．He died in 1966, but his work and his dreams did not die．Now people all over the world enjoy his Mickey Mouse and other cartoon characters．

　　Later in his life, Mr．Disney had a dream, that is, to build a new kind of amusement park．It would be clean and beautiful．There would be rides for children and nice hotels for adults．It would be fun for people of all ages．Mr．Disney drew a plan for this park．It was called Disneyland．The engineer told him it was an impossible dream．His family and friends thought he was mad．But Mr．Disney did not give up his idea．In 1955,(90)Disneyland opened to the public and became the most successful amusement park in the USA．Walt Disney's dream came true．

　　The Walt Disney Company confirmed that Disney had been talking to the government in Shanghai about opening a park that would open by 2014．

任务一：根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1．When did Walt Disney create Mickey Mouse?

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2．What was Walt Disney's dream?

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3．Whom would the amusement park be fun for?

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4．Where is the first Disneyland?

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任务二：将文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。

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阅读下面短文，完成有关任务。

　　It was 6∶00 on a Monday morning．With his books in his bag, 13-year-old James Mwangi was on his way to school, the Mcedo-Beijing school in a slum(贫民窟)in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi(肯尼亚首都内罗毕)．This school was built in 2001 with the help of China, for children from poor families．

　　After getting to school, Mwangi went straight to his class to do his class work．It is usual that pupils in this school prepare for their lessons before the teacher comes．

　　To study in the school was once a dream for the poor boy．His mother made a living by washing clothes for others．Some days she took home nothing, and some days she could get about ＄3－it was hardly enough to buy them a full meal for a day．

　　Before joining the Mcedo-Beijing school, Mwangi was at home with his seven brothers, collecting garbage(垃圾)．The school is giving these children hope for the future by providing a chance to get education．

　　“For me, education is the best gift,”said Mwangi．

任务一：根据短文内容，简要回答下列问题。

1．How old was Mwangi?

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2．Which country helped build Mwangi's school?

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3．How did Mwangi's mother make a living?

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任务二：把短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

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任务三：请给短文拟一个恰当的标题。

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