Americans love sports very much. Do you know NBA? That’s one of the popular sports in the USA .But today I would like to tell you something about another sport in the USA. That's baseball( 棒球).
Baseball is one of the favourite sports in the USA. People play the game with a bat ( 球拍 )and ball by
two opposing(相反的 )teams of nine players. Boys and girls, young and old, take turns at bat. Each team has nine players. Children often play baseball in sports fields or in parks. In summer, there are often
informal( 非正式的 )baseball games.
       The baseball season goes from April to September. During this time, people can watch baseball matches 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 and watch TV. People talk only about the game .Even after it is over,
they still talk about the result ( 结果 )and players.
       American football( 美式足球 )is perhaps more popular than baseball in the USA.The football season begins when the baseball season ends. When there is an important game, thousands of people sit beside
the radio or in front of the TV sets to hear the result.

1. This passage is mainly ( 主要地 ) about _____.

A. NBA
B. American sports
C. American football
D. American baseball

2. Like NBA, football, a baseball match has _____.

A. a round ball
B. a bat
C. two teams
D. nine players in each team

3. We can know the result of the matches from _____.

A. the radio
B. the TV
C. the Internet
D. all of the above

4. When there is an important game, what do people do?

A. Thousands of people sit beside the radio.
B. Thousands of people sit in front of the TV sets.
C. Many fans go to watch the game.
D. All the above

5. Which is not right?

A. American football is different from English football.
B. Thousands of people are interested in NBA, baseball and American football.
C. The football seasons goes before the baseball seasons.
D. Members of the important baseball teams become American heroes.

       It is simple and easy to make a cheese and salad sandwich. First, go to the supermarket and buy all
the necessary ingredients(配料),such as bread, butter, cheese and salad vegetables like lettuce, tomatoes
and cucumbers. You are now ready to make your sandwich.
       First, put some butter on one slice of bread. Then cut the cheese into slices and put them onto the
buttered slice of bread.
       Next, wash the salad vegetables and cut the tomato and cucumber into thin slices.  Place them on top of the cheese together with a few lettuce leaves.
       Finally, place a second slice of bread over the top and cut your sandwich into two halves to form
triangles(三角形). Your sandwich is ready.

(     )1. We should cut tomatoes into slices to make a sandwich.

(     )2. Butter is put only on one side of the bread.

(     )3. We must use lettuce leaves to cover the salad.

(     )4. We should put two halves of bread together to make a sandwich.

(     )5. It's not difficult to make a cheese and salad sandwich.

       "Honk, honk, honk," cried the wild geese as they flew over Grandma's garden, "honk, honk." The
wild geese flew in prefect "V" shape. Grandma looked up.  She saw the wild geese in the sky.
       "Spring is here," said Grandma. "The wild geese are coming back. It's time to get the garden ready."
       Grandma got her garden with rake(耙子)and hoe(锄头). Grandma put on her gloves. She began
digging(挖)in the ground. She dug up the ground in nice straight rows. Grandma began to put seeds in the
ground.
       Grandma planted corn, beans, lettuce and peas. She planted pumpkins for her grandson, Glen. She
was glad when she did all the work. Grandma had a great garden.

1. The wild geese were____.

A. in the garden    
B. in the house    
C. on the ground    
D. in the sky

2. What was Grandma doing in the garden?

A. Doing some planting.    
B. Doing some reading.
C. Buying some gloves.    
D. Planting pumpkins.

3. Grandma planted_________ for her grandson, Glen.

A. corn    
B. beans    
C. lettuce    
D. pumpkins

4. When is the best time to plant vegetables?

A. In summer.    
B. In spring.    
C. In autumn.    
D. In winter.

5. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Grandma did well in planting vegetables.
B. Grandma planted the vegetables in a "V" shape.
C. Grandma loved her grandson very much.
D. There were many kinds of vegetables in the garden.

       I asked Mom to let me cook dinner for the family last night. I told her I'd cook something simple so
she agreed.
       We usually eat Asian food like Chinese or Japanese, but I decided to make something different. I
chose an Italian food-Spaghetti with meat sauce(肉羹).Spaghetti is easy to cook.
       I put enough Spaghetti for everyone in my family into a pot of boiling, salted water. I let it cook for
about ten minutes. But before this, I made the meat sauce.
       I want the meat sauce to be really delicious. I chopped(剁碎)an onion into small pieces. I fried the
onion in the oil for a few minutes.
       When the onion was soft, I put some beef into the pot with the onions, and fried them together for a
few minutes. Then I added some tomatoes. Finally, I added some tomato juice and let it cook on a low
heat for about an hour.
       When the Spaghetti was ready, I put it into a large bowl. Then l poured the meat sauce over it.
       There was enough for everyone and we all put some cheese on top of it.  Everyone enjoyed it and
Mom said she would let me cook something else another day.
       I'm going to read a cook book and find something really interesting to cook.

1. I want to cook something ________for my family.

2. We usually eat _________food, but I decided to choose an _________food-Spaghetti.

3. I add some _________,beef into the meat sauce and it must be_________.

4. After frying beef with the onions together for a few minutes, I again added some_________.

5. Everyone in my family enjoyed the meal and I'm going to read a ________to find something
really ________to cook.

     Sheffield(设菲尔德 ) is  Britain's  fifth  largest  city with a population of more than half a million
people. It is built on eight rivers and many hills. Sheffield is a very green city. It has more parks and
woods than any othercity in Britain.      
     Sheffield is a working city. For many years ,its facto- ries sent knives and forks to countries all
over the world. Now many of the old factories are closed, but new shopsand offices are open every
day.      
     Sheffield has a lot to offer(提供) its visitors. Here you can see the world's oldest football club. You
canwatch  ice  hockey(冰球) , rugby (橄榄球) and , in  April,the World Snooker Championship
(世界斯诺克锦标赛) .      
     Sheffield is a friendly city. Many people come here to work or  study and they find that they do not want to leave .

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

1. Sheffield is the fifth largest city in     __    .
2. Of all the famous cities in England, Sheffield has the  most   __  _ and   ___   .
3. People are building     __   and    __    in Sheffield now.
4.   __     is one of the popular sports in Sheffield.
5. What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined sen-tence?

     Fred is a sports fan(迷). He likes all kinds of sports games. He never plays football, but he knows
much about it. When there is a football game on TV, he watches it. Sometimes he does not go to school.
    One day, there are two games on TV. One is at 8:00 in the morning, and the other begins at two in the
afternoon. Fred decides to stay at home for the whole day.
    At 7:30, Fred's mother comes to Fred. She sees him still in bed.
    "Is there anything wrong with you?"she asks.
    "I am not feeling well,"Fred answers.
    "Shall I take you to the doctor?" she asks.
    "No. Don't worry, Mum. I will be OK soon,"says Fred.
    "Then I'll go to work. My students are waiting for me,"she says, "If you really feel bad, do call me.
OK?"
     Fred's mother hurries out of the room. Now Fred gets out of his bed quickly.
     He turns on the TV and sits in front of it. How exciting (激动人心的) the game is! He forgets all about his lessons.
     To his surprise, his mother comes back for the key to her office.
     "Are you really ill?" she asks.
     "Well, er… I'm all right now. Sports is good medicine (药),"Fred says.

1. Fred is ______.
A. a school-boy
B. a school-girl
C. a young worker
D. a teacher
2. Fred ______.
A .is an excellent football player ( 运动员 )
B. is good at playing football
C. likes football, but doesn't play it
D. doesn't like football
3. Fred's mother is ______.
A. an office worker
B. a teacher
C. a doctor
D .a football fan
4. Fred doesn't go to school one day because ______
A. he is ill
B. he is afraid of all the lessons
C. he wants to watch TV
D. he is tired
5. That day Fred takes ______
A. no medicine at all
B. some good medicine
C. little medicine
D. much water