If you live in the United States, the law says you can't have a full-time job until you are 16 year old. At
14 or 15, you can work part-time after school or on weekend, and during summer you can work 40 hours
each week. Does all that mean that if you are younger than 14, you can't make your own money? Of course
not! Kids who are between the ages of 10 and 13 can earn money by doing lots of things.
     Valerie, 11, told us that she made money by cleaning up other people's yards. Lena, 13, makes money by
knitting (织) dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbours, and Reisa said she had started taking art classes
and showing her work to people. People have asked her to draw pictures for them and they pay her for them.
Jasmine, 13, writes articles for different magazines!
     Earning is learning. By working to earn your own money, you are learning the skills you will need to
succeed in life. These skills can include things like getting along with others, using technology and using your
time. Some people think that asking for money is a lot easier than earning it; however, when you make your
own money, you don't have to depend on someone else. The five dollars that you earn will probably make you
feel a lot better in your hand than the twenty dollars you ask for.

1. Kids can have full-time jobs at the age of _______ in the USA.

A. 16
B. 14
C. 13
D. 10

2. Reisa makes money by ________.

A. cleaning up other people's yards
B. drawing pictures for others
C. writing articles for different magazines
D. Knitting dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbours

3. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. You are learning how to succeed by working in your teens.
B. Kids are encouraged to live independently in the USA.
C. Earning one's money is better than asking for money from others.
D. Kids don't need to get along with others when making money.

4. From the passage we know that ________.

A. parents won't let their children earn their own money
B. it is hard for kids under 14 years old to earn money in the USA
C. kids can learn skills if they try to earn money on their own
D. if kids try to earn money, they won't have enough time to study

     Many people are interested in traveling. Here are three of the greatest benefits (益处) of traveling
abroad.
     1. Expands (扩大) your view of yourself and the world
     Traveling opens your eyes to the world. Traveling increases your knowledge. Different cultures have
different ideas of the world. This is expressed (表达)i n their food,t heir clothes, their homes and so many of the other details of their lives, Traveling to a new country makes you face a lot of new things. (A) It
also helps you to see that people in other countries that look and sound different are real.
     2. Allows you to relax
     Our normal lives are filled with pressure at times. Pressure is bad for our health.A good trip abroad
helps us collect our thoughts and relax. We can see some more positive things and forget our problems
at least for a while. This often gives us the chance to clear our minds.
     3. Provides you with greater creativity (创造力)
     Getting out. f our old rules gives us the opportunity to use our minds in new ways. We get confidence (自信) by facing the small challenges during the traveling. This cheers us up! It makes us feel more alive
and better able to deal with whatever life throws at us next.
     (B) Being in new places gives us the chance to exercise our creativity. It opens up our minds to see
new solutions.
任务一：根据短文内容,回答下列问题。
1. What can tell you that different cultures have different views of the world?
    __________________________________________________________________
2. How do we get confidence during the traveling?
    __________________________________________________________________
任务二：将划线句子翻译成汉语。
3. (A)_______________________________________________________________
4. (B)_______________________________________________________________
任务三：请为短文拟一个适当的标题。
5. __________________________________________________________________

     Many US kids get part-time jobs while they are in middle school or high school.  Students usually
work on weekends.  They also work in the aftemoons after school is over.  They take these jobs as a
way to make a little pocket money.
     When I was in high school, many of my friends worked at McDonald's or KFC.  It is not difficult to
learn how to cook fast food.  You can even leam to use a cash register(牧银机).  However, these jobs
are not very fun.
     Some kids are lucky to get jobs they like. A friend of mine loved animals and he got to work at an
animal shelter. My classmate Alice is good at singing and dancing. She works as a dancing teacher in an
art club.
     American parents want their kids to have work experience. But in China middle school students hardly ever get part-time jobs. They think getting good grades is always more important.

1. Students can make ____________by taking these part time jobs.
2 Students can learn ____________and____________when they work at Mc Donald's or KFC.
3..A friend of mine loved animals and he got to work at ____________.
4.  My classmate Alice____________so that she works as a dancing teacher in an art club.
5. American parents want their kids to ____________.

     The Smiths are from Paris(巴黎). Now they are in Beijing. This is their
first visit to China. They are going to stay in China for over two weeks. They want to visit some big cities. They want to learn some Chinese,too.
     Mr. Smith is a driver. He likes driving in Beijing very much. Mrs. Smith is a teacher. She often visits middle schools in Beijing. She likes to speak
French with the students there.
     They take many photos in China. When they go back to France,they are
going to show the photos to their friends. They want the French people to
know more about China.   

1. The Smiths are from           .

A. America      
B. England
C. Canada        
D. France

2. The Smiths are staying in           now.

A. England                
B. China
C. Shanghai                
D. France

3. Mr. Smith is a         .

A. driver              
B. teacher
C. farmer              
D. student      

4. Mrs. Smith likes talking with Chinese students in          .

A. Chinese              
B. English
C. French              
D. Japanese

5. The Smiths take a lot of photos in China because they          .

A. like taking photos
B. want to sell the photos for money
C. want to take the photos to England
D. want the French people to know more about China

     Today people can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on earth. But when you use the
phone,you don 't see the person you aretalking with. That may change in the near future.
     Today some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or vision phone. With it, two people who are talking can see each other.Picture phones can be useful when you have something to show the person you're calling. They may have other uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring up a
library and ask to see a book. Then you'll be able to read the book right over your picture phone. Or you may be able to go shopping through your picture phone. If you see something in the newspaper that you
think you want to buy,you'll go to your phone and call the shop. People at the shop will show you the thing you are interested in right over the phone. You will be able to shop all over the town and never even leave your home.

1. Today people can use the phone to talk with others
A. in all the town
B. in some places in the world
C. only in big cities
D. almost anywhere on earth
2. The underlined word "it" in the text means
A. the picture phone
B. any phone
C. the use
D. the change
3.We can through the picture phone according to(依据)the text
A. Write a book
B. do the shopping
C. play games
D. have c1asses
4. Picture phones are very
A. useful
B. impossible
C. bad
D. badly
5. Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Today some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or vision phone.
B. With the picture phone, two people can't see each other.
C. The phone is very useful.
D. Today people can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on earth.

Dear Alice,
        Thanks for your birthday present(礼物) . I like the storybook very much. I often read it after dinner.
        There is a zoo near my home. It opens at 8 :00 in the morning every day. There are fifty kinds of
animals in it. I often go to the zoo on weekends because I like animals. I like  pandas, koalas , monkeys,
dolphins, and so on. But my favourite animals are pandas. They are lovely and beautiful. They have big
eyes and small ears. They like the bamboo very much.
        Do you like animals? What do you often do on weekends in London?
        I hope you can come to China this winter holiday.
        Please write to me soon.
        Best wishes.
                                                                                                                                               Yours ,
                                                                                                                                               Chen Jie

l. What present does Chen Jie get from Alice?   

A. An English book.    
B. A storybook.    
C. A pencil case.        
D. A hat.

2. What time does the zoo open every day?  

A. At 7:00 a. m.        
B. At 8:00 a. m.
C. At 7:00 p. m.        
D. At 8:00 p. m.

3. How many kinds of animals are there in the zoo?      

A. 50.        
B. 15.        
C. 40.        
D. 35.

4. What is Chen Jie's favourite animal? 

A. Pandas.                
B. Tigers.
C. Monkeys.            
D. Dolphins.

5. Where is Alice?       

A. Australia.              
B. Japan.
C. Canada.              
D. England.

       It's very cold outside in winter. The houses are white and the trees are white, too. Mike and Kate
are going to play in the snow. They want to make a big snowman.
      How are we going to dress up the snowman?" Kate asks. Mike runs to their house and takes their
dad's old coat, old hat and old scarf(围巾)to Kate.
      "Dad's going to get a surprise(惊喜)when  he gets home."says Mike.
      "Yes,he is going to think he becomes(变成)a snowman!"says Kate.
      They make a big snowman and they dress it up in their dad's old coat,old hat and old scarf. Then
they wait behind the door for their dad. Suddenly their snowman opens the door and shouts(大声说),
"Boo!"
      Oh,it's their dad!He's wearing the snowman's old coat, old hat and old scarf !

1. What's the weather like?

A. It's cold.
B. It's warm.
C. It's cool.

2. what are Mike and Kate going to do?

A. Visit their friends.
B. Play in the snow.
C. Stay at home and watch TV

3. What does the word"snowman" mean in Chinese?

A. 雪花  
B. 雪人  
C. 冰雕

4. Where do Kate and Mike wait for their dad?

A. Under the bed.
B. Behind the snowman.
C. Behind the door.

5. Which of the following is TURE?

A. Kate takes her dad's old clothes to Mike.
B. This story happens in autumn.
C. Mike and Kate want to give a surprise to their dad.