When the lazy days of summer arrive and the schedule is packed with swimming，camp，and family vacations，it can be a challenge to find time for learning. But kids’ reading skills don’t have to grow cold once school’s out. Here are some ways to make reading a natural part of their summer fun.
Explore your library. Visit your local library to check out books and magazines that your kids haven’t seen before. Many libraries have summer reading programs，book clubs，and reading contests for even the youngest borrowers. With a new library card，a child will feel extra grown­up checking out books.
Read on the road. Going on a long car trip？Make sure the back seat is stocked with favorite reads. When you’re not at the wheel，read the books aloud. Get some audiobooks (many libraries have large selections)and listen to them together during driving time.
Make your own books. Pick one of your family’s favorite parts of summer—whether it’s baseball，ice cream，or the pool—and have your child draw pictures of it or cut out pictures from magazines. Stick the pictures onto paper to make a booklet and write text for it. When you’re done，read the book together. Reread it whenever you like!
Keep in touch. Kids don’t have to go away to write about summer vacation. Even if your family stays home，they can send postcards to tell friends and relatives about their adventures. Ask a relative to be your child’s pen pal and encourage them to write each week.
Keep up the reading habits. Even if everything else changes during the summer，keep up the reading routines around your house. Read with your kids every day—whether it’s just before bedtime or under a shady tree on a lazy afternoon. And don’t forget to take a book to the beach！Just　brush　the sand off the pages—it’s no sweat!
【小题1】The purpose of the passage is to________.

A．encourage parents to read

B．give advice on raising kids

C．raise a good summer reader

D．suggest places for vacations

【小题2】If you drive on a long trip in summer，you can ________.

A．visit the local library and join book clubs

B．borrow some audiobooks to listen to

C．keep in touch with friends by sending postcards

D．read your own picture books with your son

【小题3】By saying “Just brush the sand off the pages—it’s no sweat”，the author means ________.

A．taking away the sand on the book is very difficult

B．a special book is needed when you’re reading on the beach

C．one can remove the sand on the book with a brush easily

D．there’s no trouble reading even on the beach

【小题4】Who are the intended readers of the passage?

A．Parents.	B．Students.
C．Teachers.	D．Editors.

—We really enjoy ourselves at the party.Thanks again,Mr.and Mrs.White.?

—___________.Just drop in whenever you feel like it.?

A.With pleasure                   B.Our great honor　?

C.Nice having you here         D.Nice you are here?

 

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A．Virtua Striker 3ver．2013         B．Racing Car Kiddy Ride

C．Happy Doctor Monkey           D．Happy Zoo DX

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B．Virtua Striker 3 ver．2013 is a latest version of software．

C．Virtua Striker 3 ver．2013 may be popular among basketball fans．

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B．greatly improve your football skill

C．change players’ data whenever you want

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Directions：Read the following three passages．Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are 4 choices marked A，B，C and D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage．
A
Hi, dear boys and girls! Do you know how to be a healthy kid? Here are some rules you should follow.
　First, eat different foods, especially fruit and vegetables. You may have a favorite food, but you'd better eat something different, if you eat different foods, you will probably get more nutrients your body needs.
　Second, drink water and milk as often as possible. When you're really thirsty, cold water is the No.l choice. Milk is a great drink that can give you more calcium your body needs to grow strong bones.
Third, listen to your body. How do you feel when you are full? When you are eating, notice how your body feels and when your stomach feels comfortably full. Eating too much will not make you feel comfortable and make you fat.
　Fourth, limit screen time. Screen time is the time you watch TV, DVDs and videos, or using computers. It is good to take more exercise such as basketball, bike riding and swimming. You can't watch TV for more than two hours a day.
　Fifth, be active. One thing you'd like to do as a kid is to find out which activity you like best. Find ways to be active every day.
　Follow these rules and you can be a healthy kid.
【小题1】 You should eat different foods especially ___.

A．meat

B．hamburgers

C．sweets

D．fruit and vegetables

【小题2】 Which kind of drinks can give you more calcium?

A．Juice

B．Milk

C．Cold water

D．Tea

【小题3】 According to the passage, you should follow　＿＿rules if you want to be healthy.

A．five

B．nine

C．fifteen

D．thirteen

【小题4】 According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．When you're eating, you don't have to notice how your body feels.

B．You can eat your favorite food as much as possible.

C．You can watch TV whenever you like to get more information.

D．We should try to live in an active way in our life.

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

A．How to make yourself important

B．How to be a healthy kid

C．How to be a popular kid

D．How to make your parents healthy

Mrs. White was a wealthy lady. She lived 　36　 in a large comfortable house where her children and grandchildren came to visit her frequently. However, she was　37　. She spent a lot of time thinking about her  38  and about her dead husband. Her children   39 about her and asked Dr. Green to see her.

Mrs. Green was an experienced doctor. She knew old people became upset in their ways and didn’t like to   40  what to do. She decided to get to know Mrs. White before she said anything. During the visit, Dr. Green asked Mrs White to give her a   41  of the house. Mrs. White was  42   her house and happily agreed. As they walked from room to room, Dr. Green   43  that there were a lot of violets (紫罗兰) in every window. She asked, “__44 _ do you have so many violets?” Mrs White replied, “ I love these   45  and they  46  so fast that I have more and more. When the tour of the house was over, Dr. Green said, “I have one suggestion to make. Whenever you   47 a friend or a neighbor that is   48 in bed or getting married, give 49  one of your violets.”

Mrs White said   50   about the doctor’s advice and for a few months    51 her visit, she didn’t give away any of her violets. Then one day she was invited to the   52  of her neighbor's daughter. She put a ribbon(丝带) on one of her potted plants and took it to the party. Later one of her friends was sick so she took a violet plant and took it to the hospital.  53    she began to give more and more of her potted violets to her neighbors. Over the years she  54 so many that she became known as the “  55  lady”.

1.                A．well           B．alone          C．quietly   D．happily

 

2.                A．cheerful        B．delighted       C．unhappy  D．disappointed

 

3.                A．money         B．children        C．big house D．old age

 

4.                A．talked          B．thought         C．worried  D．learned

 

5.                A．be told         B．be ordered      C．be wanted D．be invited

 

6.                A．tour           B．view           C．sight D．picture

 

7.                A．proud of        B．familiar with     C．interested in   D．anxious about

 

8.                A．looked         B．showed         C．noticed   D．watched

 

9.                A．How           B．Why           C．When    D．Where

 

10.               A．rooms         B．windows        C．children   D．flowers

 

11.A grow       B. make             C. become          D. produce

12.               A．ask            B．get            C．hear  D．want

 

13.               A．ill             B．sad            C．excited    D．pleased

 

14.               A．it             B．me            C．you  D．them

 

15.               A．nothing        B．anything        C．something D．everything

 

16.               A．before         B．after           C．during D．until

 

17.               A．lecture         B．graduation      C．celebration D．wedding

 

18.               A．Usually         B．Continuously    C．Gradually  D．Regularly

 

19.               A．sold out        B．gave away       C．grew D．kept on

 

20.               A．old            B．violet          C．rich  D．famous