October 21^st,2011
Dear Vincent,
I’m a middle school student in Zhejiang , China. My English teacher , Ms.Li gave me your name and address. I want to be your pen friend.
English is my favourite subject.That’s why I want to practise English with an American student. I also like art. It’s so interesting and useful.I like history, too. Our history teacher always tells us a lot of interesting historical stories. We all have a good time in history classes.
In my free time, I enjoy playing computer games . It’s exciting and fun. Do you like it ? I also like to go to the movies. I saw Harry Potter and the DeathlyHallows:Part 1 yesterday. It was a great film.But I don’t like sports, so I never enjoy P.E.classes.
How about you? What subjects do you like? What do you look like? What do you want to do when you get older? I hope I can get your letter soon!
Yours,
Zhao Gang
【小题1】Zhao Gang wants to have a pen friend , so he can               .

A．improve his writing	B．practise English
C．know more historical stories	D．make Ms.Li happy

【小题2】What subject doesn’t Zhao Gang like?

A．P.E.

B．English

C．History

D．Art

【小题3】Who is Vincent?

A．Zhao Gang’s classmate	B．A middle school student in Zhejiang.
C．An American student	D．Ms Li’s student

【小题4】What did Zhao Gang do on October 20 ,2011?
A.He played computer games                B.He wrote a letter to Vincent   
C.He talked to Ms. Li about his pen friend     D.He went to the cinema.
【小题5】What does Zhao Gang do in his free time?

A．He plays computer games and watches films	B．He does sports
C．He reads books	D．He sings and dances

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Rose is one of the funniest girls in her class. She looks like a boy, and she is good at (1)________ (perform). So she(2) __________(choose) to play Harry Potter by her classmates last week. She said happily, “I’m sure that I (3)_______ ( do )the job well because I(4) __________(see) the movie many times already.”

Dick, one of Rose’s best classmates, is also an actor in the play. He (5)__________(like) to perform the play with Rose. He said, “We are confident that we (6)__________(do) well in our school art festival next week.”

Mrs. Smith, their teacher, pays much attention to their play. She often (7)________(encourage) them. Yesterday afternoon when she(8) __________(watch) their performance, she took photos of them. And the photos (9)_______ (send) to their headteacher next month. They hope their performance (10)_______ (be) the best.

 

Tomorrow is August fourth. It is Peter’s grandfather’s birthday. It is his 73rd  birthday. Peter and his two sisters, Sally and Tina buy some things for their grandfather this afternoon. Sally buys a nice birthday card. And she writes “Happy birthday” on it. Tina buys a blue shirt from a clothes store. It is $29. Peter buys some fruit and a set of books. They are $39 .The name of the books is Harry Potter. His grandfather likes reading a lot. Peter hopes he will like the books.

1.How old is Peter’s grandfather?

A．70 years old                           B．73 years old

C．74 years old                           D．75 years old

2.What does Sally buy for her grandfather?

A．some fruit                             B．A blue shirt

C．A birthday card                         D．A set of books

3.How much is the blue shirt?

A．It’s twenty-nine yuan

B．It’s twenty-nine dollars

C．It’s thirty-nine yuan

D．It’s thirty-nine dollars

 

The new book Harry Potter and the Half-Blood is warmly welcomed by the children in China. It sells well across China. You can see and hear the advertisements about the book here and there.
Why is the book so attractive (吸引人的) to children? After reading it, I was attracted by the magic world. I can not help asking: where is our own Harry Potter?
China has a long history and colorful culture. With a large market of teenagers, China published (出版) many popular books among children. However, why are the present books not as good as those foreign ones?
Firstly, quiet a number of children’s are of strong sense of teaching, and they have little interest. Reading them, children often have a feeling of being “educated”. Certainly, they don’t like them. Secondly, fewer children like the same stories, but most Chinese books are usually much the same. One knows the ending as early as in the beginning. Finally, the writers seldom think about children’s needs.
First-class Reading for children should be interesting, and written in their language.
【小题1】About the present Chinese children’s books, which is NOT right?

A．They have little interest.	B．Our writers seldom know children’s needs.
C．Most of them are the same.	D．They are better than foreign ones.

【小题2】Harry Potter is so popular, because __________.

A．it’s the same as Chinese books	B．it can lead children into a wonderful world
C．it’s not written in children’s language	D．it’s advertised more often on TV or posters

【小题3】The Chinese meaning of the underlined phrase “First-class Reading” is _______.

A．第一批读物

B．一节课的阅读

C．一流的读物

D．基础的阅读

【小题4】“Where is our own Harry Potter?” means __________.

A．the writer can’t find any books for children

B．Chinese presents should buy Harry Potter for their children

C．our children should learn from Harry Potter

D．Chinese writers should write better books for children

【小题5】 Which is the best title (标题) of the passage?

A．Ways to read books.	B．A magic boy, Harry Potter.
C．Books and advertisements.	D．Our children need better books.