In America，you might go to the emergency room if you are very sick，especially if your doctor or a parent feels that you need medical attention right away．In the emergency room，the doctors and nurses will take care of you and help you feel better．If you need to stay at the hospital at night，nurses will take you and your parents to your hospital room.

    Once you’re in the hospital room，you may have a room all to yourself，but sometimes you will share one with another kid．Your room will have a bed that has buttons to make parts of the bed move up and down．A curtain can be pulled around your bed so that you cannot be seen when you’re resting or changing your clothes．There are usually lights that you can turn on and off．There is a special button to push that will call the nurse if you need anything. You’ll probably have a bathroom in your room too.

    You’ll probably also have a TV and a telephone in your room to help you keep busy while you’re in the hospital．If you’re going to be in the hospital for a longer time，you can always bring things that remind you of home，like pictures of your family，animal dolls，books，or toys，or even put up favorite pictures on the wall around your bed．

1．The word “emergency” means“ _______ ”in Chinese．

      A．手术         B．休息            C．紧急           D．输液

2．Why should you be taken to the emergency room?

      A．Because you often forget things these days．

      B．Because you can’t sleep well these days．

      C．Because you get angry easily．

      D．Because you cannot see anything suddenly．

3．In the hospital room, __________ .

      A．you will have to stay without a roommate

      B．you cannot touch any of the buttons around you

      C．you will have a bedside telephone but no TV

      D．you call decorate it like a home

4．According to the passage，which room looks like a hospital room?

5．From the passage，we know that kids in hospital rooms can easily _______.

A．get angry                           B．make friends

C．miss home                          D．feel excited

There is one language, and people, young and old , men and women, use it very often, in every country in the world. It is everyone’s second language . You can’t hear it, but it is very easy to understand . It is sign （手势 ）language.
When you wave（招手）to a friend in the street, you are using sign language. When you put up your hand in class, you are saying “Please ask me, I think I know the right answer”. When a police officer wants to stop cars or buses, he puts up his hand. He’s using sign language. Churchill’s famous “V  for Victory（胜利）”is also sign language. Sign language is useful（有用的）in quite places full of noise (吵闹声). Even when you are swimming with your friends , you can have a talk under water.
【小题1】      in the world use sign language.

A．Many people	B．Police officers
C．All people	D．Students and teachers

【小题2】 You can’t hear sign language because it’s         language.

A．a difficult

B．not a

C．an easy

D．not a spoken

【小题3】 When you put up your hand in class, you mean       .

A．you can answer the question	B．you want to write a question
C．you can use sign language	D．both A and B

【小题4】In a noisy place the best way to talk is to        .

A．speak louder（大声）	B．use sign language
C．speak in a low voice（小声）	D．stop the noise

【小题5】 Which of the following is TRUE?

A．People often use sign language.

B．Only Churchill used “V for Victory”.

C．Teachers don’t know sign language.

D．To nod one’s head（点头）isn’t sign language.

Time Temp Glasses
Are you a person who wants to know the time and temperature during the day? You might like Temp Glasses. These special glasses show the time above your right eye and the temperature your left eye. It is surely easier than wearing a wristwatch, and you never have to guess the Tature.
Alarm() Fork
Do you eat too quickly? Do you eat too much? How can the Alarm Fork help you? Aren't you is (好奇的)? Well, this special fork has two lights: one green and one red. When the green is on, it's OK to eat a piece of food. The fork "knows" when you eat a piece, and soon the red goes on. Wait for the green light before you eat another piece.
Smell This
Sow do you know if your breath smells nice, or if it smells bad? It's difficult It) know, because it’s very hard to smell the air that comes out of your own mouth. Smell This is useful for this ion. Smell This covers your nose and your mouth. Docs your breath smell nice, or do you need a piece of gum(口香糖)?
Banana Suitcase(手提箱)
Has this ever happened to you? You put a banana in your bag lunch in the morning, and when pen the bag at noon, the banana looks like someone drove a car over it. If you put your banana Banana Suitcase, this will never happen. It keeps a banana safe, delicious, and looking like a m!
【小题1】The writer thinks that the four inventions are_.

A．dangerous

B．useless

C．unusual

D．expensive

【小题2】A person who wants to lose weight may be interested in_.

A．Time Temp Glasses

B．Alarm Fork

C．Smell This

D．Banana Suitcase

【小题3】Which invention is most helpful for someone waiting for a train?

A．Time Temp Glasses.

B．Alarm I ink.

C．Smell This.

D．Banana Suitcase.

【小题4】If you want to know how your breath is. you may buy _.

A．Time Temp Glasses

B．Alarm Fork

C．Smell This

D．Banana Suitcase

【小题5】Who might use the Banana Suitcase?

A．A person who eats bananas only at home.

B．Someone who needs to throw away a banana.

C．A person who has little interest in eating bananas.

D．Someone who loves bananas and brings lunch to school every day.