What do you do at weekends? Some people like to __11__ at home, but others like to go for a walk __12__ have a picnic. My friend Jack works hard in a factory during the __13__. At weekends he always _14__ the same thing. On Saturday he __15__ his car and on _16_ he takes his family to a nearby village. His uncle and aunt have a farm there. It isn’t a __17__ one, but there's always __18__ to do. The children help with the animals and give them their _19__, Jack and his wife help in the fields. At the end of the day, they are all __20__ and Jack's aunt gives them a big meal.

1.A. play　　　　 B. live　　　 C. stay 　　　　D. like

2.A. and　　　　　B. or 　　　　C. but　　　　　D. so

3.A. day　　　　　B. time　　　 C. autumn　　　 D. week

4.A. does　　　　 B. makes　　　C. borrows　　　D. has

5.A. watches　　　B. drives　　 C. sells　　　　D. washes

6. A. Monday　　　 B. Sunday　　 C. Saturday　　 D. Wednesday

7.A. small　　　　B. big　　　　C. hard　　　　 D. short

8.A. much　　　　 B. little　　 C. fast　　　　 D. far

9.A. clothes　　　B. places　　 C. food　　　　 D. water

10.A. clean　　　 B. late　　　 C. happy　　　　D. kind

 

In ancient languages, the seven days of the week were named after the sun, the moon, and the five planets that ancient people knew about (luckily, they only knew about five planets then, or our weeks would be much longer). There is a good reason that in English “Sunday” has the word “sun” in it. Sunday seems to be everyone’s favorite day of the week. It makes sense that it’s named after everyone’s favorite thing in the sky! Do any other weekday names sound like astrological (占星的) words? How about “Monday” and “Moon”, or “Saturday” and “Saturn”?

If you learn French or Spanish, you will see even more planets in the names of the days of the week. These languages are rooted in Latin(拉丁文) and the Latin names match the planet names for all seven days.

English is a strange language. It is very confusing. The days of the week are a perfect example of this confusion. A few are from Latin, and a few are from German. “Tuesday” is named after a German God: Tiw (Tiw’s day). Friday is named after a German Goddess(女神): Freya. English words change spelling, meaning and roots that are based on wars and kings. That’s why English is so hard to learn! Learning the names of the week can be like a history lesson in itself!

46. Which day of the week was named after the moon?

A. Sunday　　　 　　 B. Monday　 　　 C. Saturday　 　　 　　D. Tuesday

47. We can tell from the story that “Saturn” is _______.

A. a planet’s name　 B. a strange language C. a God’s name　 D. a Goddess’ name

48. The underlined words “everyone’s favorite thing” in Paragraph 2 refers to _______.

A. Monday　　　　 B. Sunday　　　 C. the moon 　　　　D. the sun

49. Which day is from German?　 A. Sunday B. Monday　 C. Tuesday　　 D. Saturday

50. The story mainly tells us ________.

A. what the seven days of the week are named after

B. how the English language changes　　　 　

C. Why there are seven days in a week　

D. Which day of the week is people’s favorite

The chart is about what Fred does from Monday to Sunday.

Monday	Go to see Joy in Children’s Hospital 3:00—5:00 p.m.
Tuesday	Dancing class 8:30—10:30 a.m.
Wednesday	Part-time job (兼职工作) 12:00—6:00 p.m.
Thursday	See Dr Brown 10:30—11:30 a.m. Part-time job 12:00—5:00 p.m.
Friday	Go to the station（车站） to meet Ann 9:00 a.m.
Saturday	Meet Tom to study for the test 2:00—4:00 p.m.
Sunday	Birthday party for Kay 5:00—8:00 p.m.

(　　 　 )6. Where does Fred meet Ann?

　　　 A. At Brown’s house.　　 B. In the hospital.

C. At the station. D. At Kay’s house.

(　　 　 )7. How many hours a week does Fred do his part-time job?

　　　 A. Five hours. B. Six hours.　 C. Ten hours.　　　　 D. Eleven hours.

(　　 　 )8. ______ is ill in hospital.

　　　 A. Brown. 　　　　　　　　　 B. Joy　　　 　　　 C. Tom　　　　　　　　 D. Kay

(　　 　 )9. Kay’s birthday is on ______.

　　　 A. Tuesday　　 　　　　 B. Friday　　　 C. Sunday　　　　　　 D. Thursday

(　　 　 )10. What does Fred do on Saturday afternoon?

　　　 A. Play football.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Study with Tom.

　　　 C. Have a dancing class.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Do his part-time job.

It is Monday today. It's time to clean the classroom.

Look!There are the twins. What are they doing? They're sweeping the floor.

Who is that boy? He's Bill. What is he doing? He's cleaning the blackboard.

Look at the girls near the windows. They are cleaning the windows. What are the boys on the chairs doing? They are cleaning the lights.

All the students are working. They are all working very hard.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案

1. The students clean their classroom on________.

A. Monday　　　　　　　　　B. Sunday　　　　　　　　C. Friday

2. The twins are________.

A. cleaning the blackboard

B. cleaning the door

C. sweeping the floor

3. Bill is________.

A. standing near the window

B. sitting on the chair

C. cleaning the blackboard

4. ________are cleaning the windows.

A. The boys　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The girls　　　　　　　　   C. The children

5. The boys are cleaning________.

A. the desks and chairs

B. the doors

C. the lights