The Internet, mobile phones and iPads are parts of our lives now. Technology is greatly affecting all ways of our lives, from the ways we work to the ways we play. And it even causes a number of social problems such as cloning (克隆) humans.
We have had lots of technology and it has changed our lives a lot. We are sure that humans will continue to use more and more technology. Here are some examples of modern technology that will change our ideas and will affect our lives greatly.
Global Positioning System (GPS) (全球定位系统)
It's a system that uses radio signals from satellites to show exact (精确的) information.   It tells you where the user is on the earth in all weather conditions.  It's made up of three parts: satellites, control equipments (设备) on land and receivers.
Space Technology
Russian and American scientists have worked together for the International Space Station, (ISS) for a long time. They hope the ISS will provide a long-lasting lab. Such a lab will bring humans limitless (无限的) advantages. It's even hoped that one day space technology will take humans to their new houses in space.
Underwater Robot
Hercules is a kind of underwater robot with some high technology equipments. It will be used to search for ancient ships which were destroyed into the deep sea during their journey long ago.
The world is changing so quickly that it's hard for us to catch up with all the new inventions because they seem to come out every month. It's important for us to learn about new technology and the role that it plays in our lives. So we should be willing to accept modem technology, or we will fall behind the times.
小题1: _______ can tell you where the user is on the earth exactly.

A．Satellites	B．Receivers
C．Global Positioning System	D．Underwater Robot

小题2: According to the passage, which is NOT true about the ISS?

A．It has carried people to other planets.

B．It will provide a long-lasting lab for us.

C．Russia and America are working for it.

D．Humans will get a lot of advantages from it.

小题3: Hercules is used to_______.

A．save lives in the sea

B．take pictures in the sea

C．repair the broken ships

D．look for the ancient ships in the sea

小题4: What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To help us study some new technology.

B．To tell us technology is changing the world.

C．To help solve the problems that technology causes.

D．To remind us the advantages of technology are limitless.

What do you usually do after school? Playing football? Watching TV? Come on, we need something new! Let’s see how kids in foreign countries spend their free time!
Mess Around with Dress-up
Do your parents have any old clothes? See if you get an old box and start collecting hats, shoes and clothes now! Then, when your friends come over after school,  you can play dress-up.  See if you  can make yourself into a doctor，or a cowboy,  or even a spaceman! Use glitter paint and old material to decorate the clothes the way you like them.
If you are really clever, you could even put on a show for your family!  Let your imagination run wild!
Want to learn new things after school? Want to make new friends who aren’t in your class? You can get both of them in clubs.  In other countries, schools, there are usually all kinds of clubs for kids to join.  There is French club，student government, theater, choir (合唱队）and photography club.
Take photography club as an example.  One may learn all the necessary skills about taking photos.  For example, you will learn how to choose a camera，how to use the light and how to develop pictures.  Sounds cool, right?
But that’s not all.  One can also make a lot of friends in clubs.  It’s always good to enjoy your spare time with friends，isn’t it?
小题1:What is the best title for _____？

A．Start a Club	B．Learn a Club
C．An Important Club	D．A Photography Club

小题2:From the first paragraph we know________.

A．foreign kids don’t like watching TV

B．Chinese kids like playing football with foreign kids

C．playing football is not popular with foreign kids

D．foreign kids have some different ways to spend their free time

小题3:When you join a photography club，you cannot________.

A．enjoy your free time	B．get a camera for free
C．make some new friends	D．learn to take pictures

小题4:The text mainly talks about________.

A．how to take a good picture

B．how to join a photography club

C．after-class activities in foreign countries

D．putting on a show in foreign schools

Christmas Day, the birthday of Jesus Christ(耶稣)，is the most important festival in Britain and some other countries. On Christmas Eve, people usually tell their children to put their stockings at the end of their beds before they go to sleep. Children believe Santa Claus, with the other name of Father Christmas, will come during the night and fill(装满)their stockings with Christmas presents.
Actually(实际上), Father Christmas is children’s father. He dresses up(打扮)in a red coat and waits until children fall asleep. Then he goes into children’s bedrooms, and puts small presents in their stockings. When children are no longer(不再)young, they know who Father Christmas really is.
Not only children but also their parents enjoy Christmas stockings. They also have stockings. Early on the morning of Christmas Day, Children wake their parents up and say ＂Merry Christmas”. Then they help their parents open their stockings. Everybody likes presents, but it is better to give than to receive(收到).
根据短文内容，判断正(T) 误 (F)。
小题1:Christmas Day is the birthday of Jesus Christ.
小题2:On Christmas Eve, children put the hats on the beds.
小题3:In fact, Father Christmas is children’s father.
小题4:Only children enjoy Christmas stockings.
小题5:It’s better to receive than to give.

There is an interesting festival in China. On that special day, people in Hunan Province always have a dragon boat match. The dragon boat is quite long, like a dragon. There are pictures of dragons on each side. The front of the boat is like the head of a dragon. During the match, about twenty men in the boat make it move quickly. There is always a man standing in the middle of the boat. He beats a drum to make the other boat in the same rhythm. It’s an interesting match when they are reaching(到达) the end. The audience(观众) along the lake shout for their favourite team. From this match, we have the name of the festival –the Dragon Boat Festival.
This special day has another name—Duanwu Festival. About it we have a story. Long long ago, there was a famous poet(诗人) called Qu Yuan. He was famous not only for his poems, but also for thinking a lot for the people. After he died, people eat rice dumplings in memory of him on this special day.
小题1:What’s the name of this special festival? It’s called______.

A．Chinese New Year	B．Mid-Autumn Festival
C．the Dragon Boat Festival	D．Halloween

小题2:It’s also called Duanwu Festival in memory of ________.

A．a poet called Qu Yuan	B．a poet called Li Bai
C．a poet called Du Fu	D．a poet called Bai Juyi

小题3:In the match, there is always a man standing in the middle to______.

A．shout for them	B．help them shout
C．carry a dragon for them	D．beat a drum for them

小题4:On that day, people eat__________.

A．pumpkins

B．moon cakes

C．rice dumplings

D．Candies

Father’s Day is the third Sunday in June. It is a day to thank fathers. On that day, fathers usually receive greeting gifts and cards. On the cards, children will write, “Thanks, father.” “Best wishes for Father’s Day” and so on. Father’s Day is also a day families get together at home as well as in the restaurants.
Where does the idea for the holiday come from? We should thank an American. In 1909 she wrote letters to some important persons. In her letter she advised to make Father’s Day on the third Sunday in June. In June in 1910, people celebrated（庆祝） the first Father’s Day in Washington. People whose parents are dead often decorated(装饰) their graves(坟墓) with flowers on these days. These are days of family fun and creating good feelings and memories（记忆，回忆）.
小题1:When is Father’s Day?                     
A. The second Sunday in May.   
B. The third Sunday in June.
C. The third Saturday in June.    
小题2:On Father’s Day           usually receive gifts and cards.
A. fathers   B. mothers    C. father
小题3:Where does the idea for the holiday come from?             
A. China.   B. England.    C. America.   
小题4:When did the people celebrate the first Father’s Day?           
A. In June in 1900.            B. In July in 1910.       C. In June in 1910.
小题5:Which sentence is not TRUE?               
A. On the cards, children will write “Thanks father.”
B. Father’s Day is also a day students get together at school.
C. In 1909 an American wrote letters to some important persons.

Here are four poems written by some students named Owen, Angela, Roger and Kevin.

小题1:Which of the following is mentioned in both Owen’s and Roger’s poems?

A．Smiles and flowers.	B．Bees and flowers.
C．Birds and flowers.	D．Leaves and flowers.

小题2:Roger enjoys spring by _______ it.

A．smelling

B．playing

C．listening

D．watching

小题3:All the poems describe the spring except ______.

A．Owen’s

B．Roger’s

C．Angela’s

D．Kevin’s

Hi, Louis!
I’m writing to tell you something about the customs(风俗) and festivals.
Everyone loves holidays since one doesn’t need to go to school or work. Although all holidays mean no school and work, but not all of them are the same. On some of them you go out with friends; on others you stay home to eat, talk, and have fun with your family. For example in the USA, everyone thinks New Year’s Eve and New Year are both for playing with friends. Christmas is the time to stay home and exchange gifts with family members. The opposite (相反) is true in Japan though. For example, in Japan, New Year is for spending time with the family to eat, talk, have fun, and go to the temples. But Christmas is for boy and girl friends to go out and exchange gifts. Originally Christmas should be to celebrate(庆祝) the birth of Christ.
I have been interested in foreign customs since I was little. If you learn these different holiday customs, you will learn about different histories and cultures. This is much more interesting than learning them at the library from morning to evening.
Loves,
Judge the following sentence true(T) or (F)
小题1:Usually, nobody goes to school or works during holidays.
小题2:Christmas is the time to stay home to eat, talk and have fun with the family.
小题3:All the countries have the same way to celebrate the holidays.
小题4:Being interested in foreign customs means being interested in different histories and cultures.
小题5:This passage is about the customs and holidays in Japan.

Your lucky Day
This is a fortune-telling song, It is popular among English Children. Parents use it to teach their young children the days of the week. The song uses the day of the week a child was born on to tell the child's future.
Monday's child has a beautiful face.
Tuesday's child is full of grace.
Wednesday's child fears no foe.
Thursday's child has a long way to go.
Friday's child is happy and loving
Saturday's child works hard to make a living.
But the child is born on Sunday is
Beautiful, happy and good in every day.
Some people think that the year or the month or the day on which we were born is important. They think that these things tell us about our futures, Some people think that we all make our luck in life.
What do you think?
小题1:Who likes the song?

A．Teachers and students.	B．Old people.
C．Parents and children.	D．Young people.

小题2:Which day's child is beautiful？

A．Monday's.

B．Wednesday's.

C．Tuesday's.

D．Friday's.

小题3:The child born on Saturday is_______.

A．hard-working.

B．strong.

C．happy.

D．beautiful.

小题4:The parents use the song to teach their children to_______.

A．speak.	B．make friends.
C．learn the days of the week.	D．make their own luck.

You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABCs? Do you know there is such a thing as “a banana person”? How strange! ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside. So, when a person is a “banana”, he or she is white inside—thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside—looking like a Chinese.
Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are overseas（海外的）Chinese. These people may be citizens（公民）of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair.
But they are not Chinese citizens. They are people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang（杨振宁）. He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.
小题1:“ABCs” in this passage means               .

A．three English letters

B．a kind of banana

C．Chinese born in America

D．Americans born in China

小题2:Chinese in Western countries are called “banana persons” because               .

A．their bodies are white inside but yellow outside

B．they think like Westerners but look like Chinese

C．they were born in China but go to study in America

D．they like to eat bananas

小题3:The underlined word “blood” may probably mean               .

A．洪水

B．祖先

C．血统

D．身份

小题4:Which of the sentences is WRONG about ABCs?

A．ABCs may know little about China.

B．They are overseas Chinese.

C．They may speak little Chinese.

D．They are Chinese citizens.

小题5:This passage mainly talks about               .
A. different kinds of bananas                   B. overseas Chinese
C. the Nobel Prize                          D. the story of C.N. Yang

 

Name	Country	Date	How to celebrate
Remembrance Day	England	November 11th	People wear red flowers to remember people who died in the two World Wars.
Easter Day	America	March or April	This festival is a symbol of new life. People eat Easter eggs and chickens, and wear new clothes. Children often look for Easter eggs in the grass.
Bank Holiday	England	May	Workers in banks will have a holiday. They can spend their free time with their families and friends. They can do some shopping have a trip and enjoy themselves.
Girls’s Day	Japan	March 3rd	People put dolls into a boat and let the boat down the river to the sea. People also eat a special food — sweet rice cakes.

小题1:People celebrate Remembrance Day in _________ every year.

A．December

B．March

C．May

D．November

小题2:People _______ to celebrate Easter Day in America.

A．eat Easter eggs and wear new clothes

B．go boating with their family

C．wear red flowers

D．go shopping in different countries

小题3:People in ______ celebrated Bank Holiday first.

A．America

B．England

C．Japan

D．Germany

小题4: Tony’s family can have a chance to enjoy sweet rice cakes on _______. 

A．Bank Holiday	B．Easter Day
C．Girls’ Day	D．Remembrance Day

小题5:We can know from the passage _______.

A．people may celebrate Easter Day and Girls’ Day in the same month

B．people put dolls into a boat on Remembrance Day

C．English people celebrate Bank Holiday in March

D．we can see children look for Easter eggs in the grass on Girls’ Day