April 27 is a special day in Britain. It’s called Take Our Daughter to Work Day. It was brought to Britain in 1994 from America. On that day thousands of girls take a day off school and go with one of their parents to their work places. By doing this, it can teach girls more about the society where they live.
Now the girls can have a close look at what their parents are doing. This may help them to be calmer when they have to choose a job. Mary experienced a day of work at her mother’s office. This helped her understand her mother’s work better. She said that this made her feel more confident about her future.
Schools and many companies support the activity, too. Some schools even make the day a necessary part of school life.
Experts think that girls with more self-confidence are more likely(可能的)to be successful than common girls. If parents can set good examples both at work and at home for them, they will do better than others. Take Our Daughter to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction.
【小题1】Where was Take Our Daughter to Work Day brought?

A．From America.	B．From China.
C．From Canada.	D．From Australia.

【小题2】On Take Our Daughter to Work Day, thousands of girls_______.

A．go on a journey with their parents

B．have a party with their friends at home

C．go to the work places of one of their parents

D．take part in a school activity freely

【小题3】What’s the advantage by doing such an activity?

A．It can help girls understand their parents’work better.

B．It can teach girls more about the society.

C．It can make girls feel more confident about their future.

D．All of the above.

【小题4】 Which of the following is NOT true about Take Our Daughter to Work Day?

A．It is a special activity on April 27 in Britain.

B．Schools and many companies support this activity

C．Many girls like this day because they won’t go to school.

D．Some schools even make the day a necessary part of school life.

【小题5】According to the experts, being______ is the most important to girls in their future.

A．smart and careful	B．confident
C．hard-working	D．friendly

Can plant eat people? Probably not. But there are many plants that eat meat. Some of them are big, and they can eat small animals. One famous meat- eating plant is the Venus flytrap(捕蝇草).
The Venus flytrap is a very strange plant. It grows in dry parts of the United States. Its leaves are like the pages of the book.. They can open and close very quickly. Inside the leaves, there are three small hairs. If a fly(苍蝇) touches one of the hairs, the leaf closes very quickly. Then the fly can’t go out. In about half an hour, the leaf presses the fly until it is dead. Then, the plant covers the fly. Slowly, the plant eats the fly. Why do plants do it? Most plants get what they need from the sun, the air, and the ground. In some places, the ground is very poor. It doesn’t have all the important things, especially nitrogen(氮). Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen. So some plants eat meat to get what they need. Let’s hope that some of the bigger plants don’t get the same idea.
根据短文内容判断。
1. The Venus flytrap grows in wet parts of the United States.
2. The Venus flytrap is a kind of plant.
3. The underlined word “presses” probably means（挤、压） in Chinese.
4. In the world, many animals eat plants but plants never eat animals.
5. From the passage, we know that not only animals eat plants, but also some plants eat animals.

This is Jim’s room. It’s a nice room. Some pictures are on the wall (墙). There’s a desk and a chair in his room. There is a sofa and a bookcase, too. The desk is between (在……之间) the bed and the bookcase. His backpack and pencil case are on the desk. His pencils, pen and ruler are in the pencil case. His sofa is near the desk. His baseball is under the bed.
【小题1】 There is ______ in Jim’s room.
A. a desk and a sofa           
B. a desk and some chairs
C. a chair and some desks
【小题2】The desk is between the _______ and the _______.
A. sofa; bookcase            
B. bed; bookcase
C. bed; sofa
【小题3】Jim’s pencil case is _______.
A. on the desk                
B. under the desk
C. under the bed
【小题4】 Jim’s _______ isn’t in his pencil case.
A. pencil       B. pen      C. eraser
【小题5】 Jim’s _______ is under the bed.
A. pen       B. baseball     C. ruler

Jane is a good English teacher in M. T. School．The students like her and her  36 very much．Now，summer is coming．The weather is very  37 ．The students are often sleepy（困倦的），and don’t like to listen to  38 classes．
“  39 can I make the students listen to my classes?”Jane asks herself．One day，she  40 some riddles（谜语）in a book．“It can be a  41 way．The students may like to answer riddles．”Jane thinks．
Next afternoon，she asks a riddle  42 class，“It has got two hands and a face， 43 no feet．What is it?”
The students are happy about the riddle．One of the students  44 and says，“It’s a clock（时钟）．”
“Yes，you’re   45 ．”Jane says．She’s happy that the students are not sleepy now．

【小题1】

A．family B．classes C．name D．parents

【小题2】

A．cool B．cold C．warm D．hot

【小题3】

A．his B．her C．its D．our

【小题4】

A．What B．who C．Where D．How

【小题5】

A．reads B．writes C．matches D．practices

【小题6】

A．bad B．good C．last D．large

【小题7】

A．at B．on C．in D．under

【小题8】

A．and B．but C．so D．or

【小题9】

A．looks at B．sits down C．listens to D．stands up

【小题10】

A．right B．fine C．fat D．sorry

A group of people asked this question to a group 4-to-8-year-old children. “What does love mean?” The answers were surprising. The children would answer like they did below.
“When my grandmother hurt her knees (膝盖), she couldn’t bent (弯腰) over and paint her toenails (脚指甲) any more. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands hurt too. That’s love.”
Rebecca–age 8
“Love is when someone hurts you. And you get so mad but you don’t shout at them because you know it would hurt her feelings.”
Samantha–age 6
“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.”
Terri–age 4
“I let my big sister pick on (捉弄) me because my mum says she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her.”
Bethany–age 4
“I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new clothes.”
Lauren–age 4
“Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.”
Elaine–age 5
“My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.”
Clear–age 5
“You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.”
Jessica–age 8
【小题1】 The passage mainly tells us about ______.

A．what “life” means to children	B．what “family” means to children
C．what “friends” means to children	D．what “love” means to children

【小题2】Who told us the love between mum and dad?

A．Clear.

B．Elaine.

C．Rebecca.

D．Lauren.

【小题3】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Rebecca’s grandmother ever couldn’t bend over.

B．Bethany is willing to be picked on by any other person.

C．If Samantha becomes angry, she will not shout at others.

D．Lauren prefers to wear her sister’s old clothes.

【小题4】What does Jessica mean about love?

A．Too much love is no love.	B．You should say love more often.
C．You mean what you think.	D．Say love more often if you have it.

【小题5】What is love according to Terri?

A．Love is the care between husband and wife.

B．Love is a rest when you are tired.

C．Love is what cheers you up when you are tired.

D．Love is a kiss from parents.