Have you ever seen snow? Many people in the world have not. Some countries never have snow;
some have only a little on the tops of very high mountains. In the north of England, there is quite a lot
of snow every winter, but in the south of England, there is usually little.
    When a student from a warm country comes to England in autumn for the first time, he feels cold
at first. There are often dark clouds, grey sky and cold rain in England in autumn, and most students
from warm countries do not like this.
    But snow is different. Though it is cold, it is also beautiful. Perhaps, after several dark mornings,
the student wakes up one day, and there is a lot of light in his room. He thinks "Is it so late?" and jumps
out of bed. But no, it is not very late. He looks out of the window and there is the snow on the ground
and on the houses and everywhere. The light of his room comes from clean, beautiful snow.

1. In which part of England is there much snow in winter?

A. In the east.
B. In the north.
C. In the west.
D. In the south.

2. In the autumn of England, we can NOT often see ______.

A. grey sky
B. dark clouds
C. strong winds
D. cold rain

3. In England both snow and autumn rain are ______.

A. cold
B. clean
C. beautiful
D. heavy

4. Why does the student ask himself "Is it so late?"

A. Because he has some work to do.
B. Because it is bright in the room.
C. Because it is really late.
D. Because he usually gets up early.

5. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Every country in the world has snow in winter.
B. Foreign students like the weather in England.
C. It is often very warm in the autumn of England.
D. Many people in the world haven't seen snow.

Dear Mary,
      Thanks a lot for your letter and the photos. I like them very much. Here are some of my photos. In
Photo 1, I am swimming in a swimming pool. In Photo 2, I am playing soccer on the playground in my
school. In Photo 3, you can see my family at home. We're having dinner. In the last (最后的) photo, I
am at home with my little sister Beth. She's watching TV and I'm doing my homework.
     Best wishes for you and your family. Please write to me soon. 
                                                                                                                                                Yours,
                                                                                                                                                 David 
1. This letter is from _________ to _________.
2. In the first photo, David is ________ in a swimming _________.
3. In the second (第二) photo, David is _________ _________.
4. David's family are ________ ________ in the third (第三) photo.
5. In the last photo, David's sister is _________ ________.

       Wei Hua is a high school student and he is pretty healthy. He does exercise every day. He does it
usually when he comes home after school. And his eating habits are pretty healthy. He tries to eat more
vegetables, usually ten to eleven times a week. He eats fruit and drink milk every day. Of course, he loves
junk food, too. But he tries to eat it only once a week. He usually keeps eight or nine hours sleep every
day. So you see, he looks very healthy and happy. And his good lifestyle(生活方式) helps him become
clever, too. Eating healthy food and doing exercise help him to study better.

1. How often does Wei Hua do exercise?

A. Once a week        
B. Three times a week
C. Seldom            
D. Every day

2. How often does he eat vegetables?

A. Once a week      
B. Ten to eleven times a week
C. Seldom            
D. Every day

3. Does Wei Hua like junk food?

A. Yes, he does.          
B. No, he doesn't.
C. He likes it very much.    
D. He doesn't like it at all.

4. How long does he sleep every day?

A. 7-8 hours            
B. more than 10 hours
C. Less than 7 hours      
D. 8 or 9 hours

5. What help him to study better?

A. Study hard          
B. Eating healthy food and doing exercise
C. have a good sleep    
D. Eating vegetables

     Baseball is one of the favorite sports in the U.S.A. Children play baseball in sports fields or parks.
     At summer picnic, there is often an informal baseball game. Boys and girls, young and old take turns
to bat. There are nine players on each team.
     The baseball season goes from April to September. During this time, baseball matches are showed
on TV and members of the important baseball teams become America's heroes(英雄). At the end of the
season the two top teams play against each other. Many baseball fans go along to watch the game.
Millions of others listen to the radio or watch the television. People seem to talk only about the game.
Even long after it is over, they still talk about the result and the players.
     American football is perhaps the most popular sport in the U.S.A. The football season begins when
the baseball season ends. More people are interested in football than baseball. When there is an
important game, thousands of people sit beside radios or in front of television sets to get the result.
1. According to the passage, which is wrong?
A. Boys and girls like baseball games.
B. Baseball is played in the open air.
C. A baseball match has nine players.
D. Children sometimes play baseball in parks.
2. American people play baseball in April, _______ and September.
A. May, June, July, August
B. March, May, July, August
C. January, June, October, November
D. February, May, July, December
3. What happens at the end of the baseball season?
A. People talk only about football games.
B. Many baseball fans become members of top teams.
C. A lot of people join in the games.
D. Two top teams play a wonderful baseball game.
4. _______ follows the baseball season in the U.S.A.
A. The baseball season
B. The football season
C. A baseball match
D. A football match
5. This passage mainly tells us something about _______.
A. the football season in the U.S.A.
B. football is more interesting than baseball in the U.S.A.
C. the difference between baseball and football
D. the baseball season in the U.S.A.

     People enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy, happy and to live longer. Many people like
to watch others play games. They buy tickets or sit in front of TV sets. Often they get very excited when
"their player or team" wins.
     People play different games in winter and summer. Swimming is fun in warm weather, but skating is
good in winter.
     Some sports are so interesting that most people like them. Football, for example (例如), is played
around the world. Swimming is very popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers.
How fun it is to jump into a pool or a lake! And for people in cold countries, like Norway or Canada,
they like to skate or ski.
     Some sports go back thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese boxing(拳击), for
example, has a long history. But basketball and volleyball are very new. And new sports or games come
into the world almost all the time.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. Why do people like sports?
    _____________________________
2. What's the meaning of "their player or team" in the first passage?
    _____________________________
3. Which sport is very popular in the countries near the sea?
    _____________________________
4. In what kind of country people like to ski?
    _____________________________
5. What sports have a long history?
    _____________________________