For many people of Norway(挪威)，skiing(滑雪) is the best way to have fun in winter. Almost everyone can ski. Children learn to ski after they learn to walk. Long long ago in Norway, there were no buses, trains or cars. People had to find a way to walk over the deep snow. Skis were the right answer!

Although they love winter, the people of Norway are also happy to see summer come. They enjoy the out-door activities at any time of the year. In summer they swim and sunbathe near the beach. Some people go cycling and go mountain climbing. Sail-boating is also very popular during the warm sunny summer months.

The Norwegians(挪威人), like people everywhere, find many in-door ways to have a good time. During the long winter they also enjoy movies. They like to read books from the libraries in all seasons. Family life is very important to the people of Norway.

1.In winter, _______ is the most popular sport for Norwegians to have a good time.

A. skiing                                  B. skating                          C. climbing

2. Long long time ago, Norwegians skied to ________.

A. have fun                             B. keep fit           C. cross the deep snow

3.We can find _________ kinds of outdoor activities in the passage.

A. 5                                         B. 6                                           C. 7

4.From the passage we know __________.

A. Norwegians like winter, but they don’t like summer.

B. Norwegians don’t think family life is very important.

C. Norwegians also like indoor activities.

5. The writer wants to tell us about Norwegians’ _________.

A. sports                                 B. life                                            C. habits

 

Dear Mr Zhu,

I am writing to your magazine’s “Teenagers Now” column(专栏) to ask for some help with my 16-year-old son. At the moment, he refuses to do almost everything his mother and I ask him to do. He is our only child and we treat him very well. His grandparents buy him many things, and yet he is still rude to us. He refuses to spend time with us or do as we tell him. Sometimes he acts as if he doesn’t even love us at all.

Now he refuses to do his homework, and instead insists on wasting his time watching DVDs and listening to foreign music. I cannot understand this music, but I don’t like it. He also spends too much time in Internet cafes, where he either plays games or chats online. He is wasting valuable time during this important period in his life!

What am I to do? At present, to prevent making his mother unhappy with an argument, I am allowing him his freedom. However, I am worried that if I keep allowing him to do what he wants, he may fail at school, or worse.

How can I help my son without harming our relationship?

Yours,

Liu Zhenhua

1.What’s Mr. Zhu’s job?

A．A teacher.                             B．A magazine columnist.

C．A youth worker.                        D．A doctor.

2.From the passage, we can know that Mr. Liu’s son is _______ to his parents.

A．friendly           B．thankful           C．polite            D．rude

3.What does Liu Zhenhua write to Mr. Zhu for?

A．To blame his son.

B．To ask for help with his son.

C．To say something about his son.

D．To complain to him about his son.

4.Mr. Liu’s son always spends his time _______.

A．doing his homework

B．playing games online

C．chatting with his parents

D．doing everything his parents ask him to do

5.What do you think is the possible answer for the father?

A．The father should let the son alone.

B．The father should give his son a beating.

C．The father should allow his son his freedom.

D．The father should be patient enough to have communication with the son.

 

One morning, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet .He held a sign which said,“I am blind. Please help me.”
There were only a few coins（硬币） in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat .He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words on it. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and ask,“Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you write?”
The man said,“I only wrote the truth. I said what you said, but in a different way.”
What he had written was,“Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.
The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.
There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.
The first is: Treasure(珍惜)what you have. Someone else has less. Try your best to help those who need your help.
The second is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way.
【小题1】 From the passage we know that______.

A．the boy is the man’s son.	B．the man is one of his neighbors.
C．the boy is blind and needs help.	D．the boy works for the man.

【小题2】 On the sign what the man wrote was,“_______.”

A．Treasure what we have already had.

B．Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.

C．We are so lucky that we are not blind.

D．Try your best to help those who need your help.

【小题3】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．The hat began to fill up after the man wrote some words on the sign.

B．The man took away all the few coins from the hat.

C．The boy wanted to get enough money to go to school.

D．Nobody wanted to give any coins to the blind boy.

【小题4】The word“recognized”here in Chinese means______.

A．承认	B．接受
C．表扬	D．认出

【小题5】“____”is the best title for this story.

A．Be careful.

B．Be creative. There is always a better way!

C．Be kind to the blind!

D．Do not always get, but offer!

I love to tell the story about how I met my best friend---- Tiger. We met at the school fair. Each year, all the fourth-grade classes hold a school fair. Everyone in the fourth-grade works at the fair. Some sell ice cream, drinks and snacks. Others take care of the little children who ride the rides.

I got the second job and I’ve never regretted it, because that’s where I met Tiger.

My job was to help little children get on the back of a little horse. I kept telling the children to wait their turn and holding ice cream for them while they rode about. One thing was clear to me. I was growing older and should be more responsible.

Suddenly, a boy came to the horse. He took the little horse’s reins! The horse stopped, and the girl on its back started to fall. I was trying to reach the girl when I saw Tiger go by my legs. It held the horse’s reins and pulled the horse away from my legs. I caught the girl just before we both hit the ground. The girl sat on top of me. She was laughing at the ice cream on my face. The horse’s reins were in Tiger’s mouth!

Thanks to Tiger’s fast action, I saved the little girl. We were both heroes. And Tiger, the fastest dog I’ve even known became my new best friend.

1.According to the passage, __________ work at the fair.    

A．ice cream sellers	B．all the school children
C．little boys and girls	D．the fourth-grade students

2.The writer’s job was to __________.

A．take the little horse’s reins

B．look after the children

C．get on the back of the horse

D．ride with little children

3.As soon as the little horse stopped, the girl __________.

A．started to fall	B．laughed at the writer
C．hit the ground	D．sat on top of the writer

4.Tiger helped to save the little girl on the horse by __________.

A．going fast by the writer’s legs

B．trying to catch the little girl

C．holding the reins with its mouth

D．riding the little horse around

5.From the passage, we know that __________.

A．Tiger was a actually a brave dog

B．Tiger wanted to become a hero

C．the writer didn’t want to grow up

D．the writer regretted working at the fair

 

Last Monday we asked our students about how often they do the housework in Beishan Middle School. Here are the results.

Most students do the housework twice or three times a week. They often clean their rooms. Some students do the housework five times a week. They often clean the floor(地板). Some students help their parents on the farm. They think their parents are too busy, so they help them.

The results for “wash clothes” are interesting. Some students wash clothes once or twice a week. They often wash clothes on Saturdays or Sundays. Some students wash clothes three to four times a week. They only wash their own（自己的） clothes. But most students wash their clothes once a week. And they wash clothes on Sundays.

Liu Ying, a girl in Class 6, Grade 8 has lots of housework to do. She washes the dishes and cleans the floor every day. She often cooks. Sometimes three times a day. She says, “My mother isn’t healthy. My father works in another city. So I have to do most of the housework at home.”

1.Some students help their parents on the farm because        .

A. they think they are old enough

B. they think their parents are too busy

C. they don’t have too much homework

D. it is fun

2. How often do most students wash their clothes?       

A. Once a week.                                               B. Twice a week.                       

C. Three to four times a week.              D. never

3.From the passage we know that            .

A. Liu Ying is not a healthy student                               

B. Liu Ying is good at housework

C. Liu Ying doesn’t want to do housework.

D. Liu Ying has to do much housework.

4.Which of the following is NOT true?      

A. Most students don’t do the housework.                 

B. Liu Ying is a student from Class 6, Grade 8.

C. Liu Ying cooks three times a day sometimes.

D. Liu Ying washes the dishes and cleans the floor every day.