It is not easy for people to sail (航海) around the world in quite small boats. Sometimes the weather gets bad. Accidents(事故) can happen easily and quickly.

One family once had an accident. A big fish swam under their boat and bit holes(洞) in it. Sea water came in and the boat soon went down. Luckily these people had another small boat——a lifeboat, so they all got into the lifeboat. They lived in the boat for many days. They ate and slept, and always hoped. At last people in a ship saved them.

How do people live in a very small lifeboat for a long time? They must be strong in every way. They must have a hope, and they must have a strong desire（愿望）to live. People cannot drink seawater. If they drink a lot of sea water, they will quickly die. They must catch rainwater and drink it. They must also catch fish and birds for food. Lifeboats do not often carry cookers. So people cannot cook their food in the lifeboats. Raw (生的) fish and birds are not very nice but they are their only food. They must eat raw food, or they will die.

1.When the boat sank (下沉), the lifeboat gave the people _______.

A. food????????? ????????????? B. beds????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. rainwater???? ????????????? ????????????? D. hope

2.One family once had an accident at sea, because _______.

A. their boat met bad weather

B. their boat hit a big rock and it was broken

C. none of them knew how to sail

D. a fish bit holes in their boat

3.People can catch _______ for food and drink at sea in a lifeboat.

A. fish and birds??????????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. rainwater

C. both sea water and rainwater??????? ????????????? ????????????? D. both A and B

4.Lifeboats do not often carry cookers. The word "cookers" here means ________.

A. 厨师?????????? B. 食物????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. 炊具????????? ????????????? D. 大盒子

5.From the article (文章) we can know that ______.

A. It’s not interesting to sail around the world

B. Fish in the sea are so dangerous

C. we must have a strong desire（愿望）to live when we are in danger

D. Nobody knows when we will die

Summer holidays are just coming．Have you got any plans? Here are 4 five—star films for you to kill your time．

1._____is the latest film according to(根据)the article．

  A．Ice Age 3         B. Pirates of the Caribbean 4

 C．Sherlock Holmes   D．Toy Story 3

2.Which of the following is RIGHT according to the article?

  A．Johny Depp is the director of Pirates of the Caribbean 4．

  B．Film fans don’t think Sherlock Holmes is a good film．

  C．The two cartoons are produced by the same film studio．

  D．Ice Age 3 is a cartoon suitable for different age groups．

3.From the article，we know _____is a cruel character．

  A．Sid    B．Sherlock Holmes  C．Lotso    D．Jack Sparrow

4.If you want to watch Ice Age 3, you can watch it on______ .

 A. May 2oth, 2008      B .April 12th ,2009

 C. June 18^th,2012       D. Dec. 25^th, 2008

5.What kind of film is Sherlock Holmes ?

 A .Cartoon                 B. Detective

 C. Sitcom                  D. Documentary

It is not easy for people to sail (航海) around the world in quite small boats. Sometimes the weather gets bad. Accidents can happen easily and quickly.
One family once had an accident. A big fish swam under their boat and bit holes in it. Sea water came in and the boat soon went down. Luckily these people had another small boat——a lifeboat, so they all got into the lifeboat. They lived in the boat for many days. They ate and slept, and always hoped. At last people in a ship saved them.
How do people live in a very small lifeboat for a long time? They must be strong in every way, they must have a hope, and they must have a strong desire（愿望）to live. People cannot drink seawater. If they drink a lot of sea water, they will quickly die. They must catch rainwater and drink it. They must also catch fish and birds for food. Lifeboats do not often carry cookers. So people can not cook their food in the lifeboats. Raw (生的) fish and birds are not very nice but they are their only food. They must eat raw food, or they will die.
【小题1】When the boat sank (下沉), the lifeboat gave the people _______.

In America, almost(几乎)every book shop sells(出售)books about food and cooking. Most(大部分)newspapers and magazines talk about Americans' eating habits.(饮食习惯)．Many books write about where to eat. So we can see eating is very important to every American.

    Salads are very popular and they have them all year round(一年到头).Americans enjoy coffee. Most of them drink coffee or tea before or after every(每一)meal. Many Americans have coffee or tea with their meals. The main food in American meals is usually meat, fish or chicken, but people don't eat them together at the same meal. Seafood is something they eat as the first course(第一道菜)．

    Most Americans eat breakfast and lunch quickly, but the evening meal is longer and a time for the family to get together. This is main meal in a day. On Sundays or holidays, Americans like to oversleep. They get up very late in the morning, so they have to eat their brunch(．早中饭)

1.In the USA, people can buy books about food and cooking_______.

A. in a food shop                                         B. everywhere   

C. in most of the book shops                   D. in all the shops

2.Which statement(叙述)do you think is right?

A. To all of Americans eating is very important.

B. All magazines always talk about Americans' eating habits.

C. People in America don't mind（介意）where to eat.

D. Most of Americans like hot food very much.

3.What does the underlined word "oversleep" mean in Chinese?

A．不睡觉                       B．睡懒觉．    C．朝上睡    D．打瞌睡，

4.Most American families_______.

A. spend（花费）a long time eating breakfast.   

B. sometimes get together when they have dinner

C. get up early on holidays   

D. go out for a walk on Sunday morning.

5.From the article(文章),we can know that_______.

A. Americans have quite different eating habits from Chinese.

B. Chinese eating habits are just the same as those in the USA.

C. we must learn from Americans' eating habits.

D. Americans' eating habits are the best of all in the world.

BASEBALL. It’s just a word, but for millions of Americans it brings much more than a word.

Hot dogs. Cold beers. Sunny afternoons. Baseball is the game of fathers and sons. Fathers and sons catch with each other on lawns (草坪) in the US. A father’s favorite team becomes his son’s. Grandfathers talk to their grandsons about games played long ago.

Many American kids collect baseball cards. The cards have pictures of their favorite players on them. In school, friends trade (交换) baseball cards just like they trade their lunches.

Players are known as “the boys of summer” because people often play the sport mostly in warm months. You don’t need to be of a certain size or shape to play baseball. You don’t have to be tall like a basketball player or strong like an American footballer. You just need to want to have fun.

Baseball is not as fast-paced (快节奏的) a game as basketball. But when you go to see a game, there’s time to relax, talk and get to know other people.

Baseball may not be the most popular sport in the US, but it is the most traditional. It’s not just a game any more, but an important part of American culture, like apple pie and grandma’s house.

1.Many American kids like to collect _______________.

   A. baseballs     B. baseball cards    C. lunches      D. apple pies

2.People like to play baseball in _____________.

   A. wet months   B. cool months     C. warm months   D. cold months

3.Most of the Americans play baseball just want to _______________.

   A. enjoy themselves               B. make money 

C. keep warm                    D. make friends

4.Which one is WRONG in the article?

A. We can find many children’s favorite baseball players on their cards.

B. If you are not strong enough, you can’t play baseball.

C. When you go to watch a baseball play, you’ll relax and have time to talk to other people.

D. Baseball is the most traditional sport in the US.