In the world , football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years.

To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup, children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and drew a big picture called “Dream World Cups ”for a few days in Japan .The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a blue bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags of all the countries that would take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama .Some football teams would have games there.

Are you a football fan？The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football Teenagers like playing and watching football .Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favourite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan.

1.If a country wants to take part in the World Cup ,she must have______

A．many football fans	B．a very good team
C．many football player	D．a big playground

2.The next World Cup will be held in_______.

A．2006

B．2007

C．2005

D．2004

3.From the passage ,in the picture children drew many things except_________.

A．people playing football

B．pictures of some football stars

C．a sunny sky

D．flowers

4.In “Dream World Cup”, the children drew the flags of some countries______.

A．to show their love for their owe country

B．to tell the people their stories

C．to show their good wishes for the football teams

D．to show their new ideas about football

5.Many teenagers own the pictures of some football stars because______.

A．they are interested in football

B．they are football fans

C．they think their favourite players are great

D．all of A, B and C

 

A large number of people in the world eat fast food. Whenever you go into a fast food restaurant, you can see lots of people enjoying their meals there. How do you know in which country people like fast food best?

 The English people are the world’s biggest fans of fast food, while the French(法国人) are the least interested in quick meals, according to a survey done last year.

 The survey of thirteen countries shows 45% of the English people say they can’t give up fast food because it’s delicious. And 44% of Americans and 37% of Canadians say the same.

 The French, proud of their delicious and high-class cuisine, don’t like fast food. 81% of them think it is unhealthy, followed by 75% of the Japanese.

 How about the Chinese? How often do you have hamburgers or fried chicken? It doesn’t matter whether you like Western fast food or Chinese food. The most important thing is to keep a balanced diet.

1.From the survey we know _____ like fast food best.

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

2.The survey shows _____ of Americans like fast food.

A. 37%        B. 44%        C. 75%          D. 81%

3.According to the survey, some people can’t give up fast food because _____.

A. it’s cheap   B. it’s safe    C. it’s delicious    D. it’s healthy

4.The word “cuisine ” in the passage means _______.

A. food     B. house      C. water       D. country

5.The survey is about _______.

A. Western countries   B. fast food   C. restaurants in the world   D. Chinese food

 

Classes resumed (恢复) Thursday for the students of a school in Newtown, Conn, where a gunman last month killed 20 children and 6 adults in the second-largest school shooting in U.S. history.
With their school still being treated as a crime scene, more than 400 students of Sandy Hook Primary School attended classes in neighbouring Monroe.
Returning students, teachers and administrators were met by a large police presence outside their new school. Several officers guarded the entrance and checked IDs of parents dropping off children.
Law-enforcement officers guarding the new school called it “the safest school in America.”
Students found the same chairs and desks, when possible. Their classroom walls were painted the same colours and hung with the same pictures. Other details, such as the location of bookshelves and cubby holes, were replicated (复制) as much as possible.
The school district said parents who wanted to be close to their children were welcome to visit and stay in classrooms or an auditorium.
Newtown superintendent Janet Robinson said officials would do their best to make the students feel at ease.
“We will be doing a normal day.” She said.
【小题1】The students of Sandy Hook Elementary School resumed classes in a new school in Monroe because       .

A．their school fell down because of a natural disaster

B．the government needs to use the land of their school

C．their school is too small to hold more than 400 students

D．a shooting crime happened in their school and it was still treated as a crime scene

【小题2】Why do the law-enforcement officers call the new school “the safest school in America?
A. There are few policemen outside the new school.
B. The school has the newest classrooms and buildings.
C. Any adult who is near the new school needn’t be checked his ID.
D. There are some officers who guarded the entrance of the new school.
【小题3】A lot of things in the new school were replicated as much as possible except       .

A．chairs and desks

B．classroom walls

C．the location of the fans and air conditioners

D．the location of bookshelves and cubby holes

【小题4】“… to make the students feel at ease.” The phrase “feel at ease” most likely means       .

A．feel at home	B．feel fresh and curious
C．feel happy and lucky	D．feel safe and relaxed

【小题5】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The students have resumed classes in a new school.

B．A shooting crime happened in an American primary school.

C．The officials will do their best to make the students feel at ease.

D．The school children’s parents are not allowed to stay with their children in school.