Maybe everyone in China knows June 1st is the Children’s Day, but do you know Boy’s Day? May
5th is Japanese Children’s Day. But since the festival is mainly celebrated by boys, it is usually called Boy’s Day. The celebration of Boy’s Day has a long history. It is said that the festival comes from the Dragon
Boat Festival (端午節(jié)) in China.
      On this day, Japanese boys eat a special kind of rice cake. It is covered with a leaf and filled with
bean paste (豆醬). Children love to eat it. Every boy can get presents from their parents. Some parents
are very valuable, such as computers, Mobil phones, even cars and so on.
    On Boy’s Day, children don’t have to go to school. Each family with a boy hangs up huge carp-shaped flags (鯉魚旗). The flags are usually three colors: black (standing for the father), red (standing for the mother) and blue (standing for the son). Japanese parents believe that the flags will bring their boys good luck
and give them courage and power.

(     ) 1. Japanese Boy’s Day is the same as the Dragon Boat Festival in China.
(     ) 2. On Boy’s Day, boys eat a kind of rice cake with leaves in it in Japan.
(     ) 3. The boys celebrate the Boy’s Day in order to show they have grown up.
(     ) 4. Not all the family hang up huge carp-shaped flags on Boy’s Day.
(     ) 5. Many people think hugging carp-shaped flags can bring them good luck and give them courage and power.

       Early in the morning, at noon, or in the evening, in big cities and in the countryside, all across the
United States, you can see Americans running. Men and women, young people and old people are
running. People run everywhere -along thet beaches, throughthe park, down quiet streets or at the gym
(體育館). Some people even run in their living room.
       Running didn't use to be so popular.  In the 1960s,  runners were mostly athletes and healthy strange
people. In those days, when people saw a runner, they used to say, "Hey, what's the hurry for?" Or they
might say to themselves,  "Is he crazy?" Women almost never ran.  If they did, they might hear a man
shout,  "If I catch you, can you buy me a drink?" But today all this has changed. Men and women of all
ages enjoy running.
       Doctors say many of the health problems in the United States come from these bad habits: eating
too much, smoking cigarettes, and not exercising enough.  Doctors tell us. "Eat less, don't smoke,  and
exercise more. " Running is good exercise because it helps get strong hearts andlungs (肺).  It also helps
most people lose weight.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,判斷句子正 (T)誤 (F)。 

(     )1. Many Americans like running in the morning, at noon, or in the evening.

(     )2. Young people run outside and old people run in their living room.

(     )3. In the l960s9 running was not very popular. Only athletes and healthy strange people ran.

(     )4. Eating too much, smoking cigarettes and exercising caused many health problems.

(     )5. Running helps people get strong hearts and lungs and lose weight.

                                                    
       The Eiffel Tower is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the River Seine in Paris. It's a
famous building in the world. The tower is the second-highest structure in France. It is the tallest structure
in Paris and among the most recognized (公認(rèn)的) symbols of France. It was designed and built by the
French civil engineer Alexander- Gustavo Eiffel for the Paris World's Fair of 1889. Named after its
designer, engineer Alexander- Gustavo Eiffel. The tower stands 300 m (986 ft) high, which is about 75
stories. It is made of iron and it is about 700 tons in weight. There're 1665 steps to the top. It took 300
workers 2 years to complete it. It was finished in 1889. it is a premier(首要的) tourist destination, with
over 5.5 million visitors per year. Nobody will miss the chance to visit it when he arrives in Paris.

1. From the passage, we learn that ________.

A. The Eiffel Tower is the tallest structure in the world.
B. The Eiffel Tower is the most recognized symbols of France.
C. The Eiffel Tower was designed and built by an actor.

2. The Eiffel Tower was built for _________.

A. the Paris World's Fair of 1889.
B. celebrating the National Day.
C. a President's birthday.

3. According to the passage, the workers started to build the Eiffel Tower in ________.

A. 1887  
B. 1889
C. 1891

4. The Eiffel Tower named after      ______

A. its designer, engineer Alexander- Gustavo Eiffel
B. a President's name.
C. a national hero's name

5. What's the means of the sentence "Nobody will miss the chance to visit it when he arrives in Paris."

A. Most people will visit the Eiffel Tower when they arrive in Paris.
B. Anybody will visit the Eiffel Tower when they arrive in Paris.
C. If they have chances to visit the Eiffel Tower nobody will miss it.

              Modern glasses were 1.        around 1,000 years ago.  They were more than just aconvenient way 2.        _ with. Before glasses, writers. scientists or 3.        _whocould not see properly had to 4.           everything.  After about ten years of poor eyesight,they could not remember well 5.           and could not work. Glasses 6.          thatpeople could work into their old age.  People 7.           wanted to remember 8.        _
could write it clown and read it.  Glasses arc one of the world's greatest 9.           and wereprobably
10.           by the people who need them.

       Do you know there are two kinds of football games? One is American football, the other is soccer. In China many young men like playing soccer. It is very popular in China. But the Chinese don't call it soccer. They call it football. There are eleven players in a team. And the ball is round. Only the goal-keeper ( 守門員 ) can play the ball with hands. The other players must play the ball with feet.
       In America soccer is not very popular. I like playing American football more than playing soccer. There are also eleven players in a team. The ball is not round. All the players play the ball with hands and feet. American football is quite different from soccer.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成句子

1. The Chinese call soccer            .

2. There are            players in a team of soccer and also in a team of American football.

3. In USA, people play football with hands and _____.

4. Only the             can play football hands in England.

5. American football is                from soccer.

     Barbie Doll is very famous in the world. After more than 50 years, Barbie is still popular among
(在......中) girls all over the world: But now the makers of Barbie show their first black dolls to people.
These new black Barbie Dolls are different from the old ones.  They have fuller lips(更豐滿的嘴唇)
and a wider nose. They look like black girls very much. So people call them the real black Barbie Dolls.
     The designer(設(shè)計(jì)師) of the black Barbie Dolls is also black.”I want my daughter and other black
children to know that black is beautiful," she said.

1. Barbie Doll is very __________ in the world.                
2. Barbie Doll is popular among __________ around the world.    
3. The black Barbie Dolls look like __________ very much.            
4. The new Barbie Dolls have __________ lips and a __________ nose.
5. The designer of the black Barbie Dolls is a__________ woman.

     York has a rich and long history of more than l,900 years. Its history makes York one of the most
popular cities for visitors in England. People can hear a lot about England's history and  they see it and
walk in it. Thousands of people from different countries take a walk through l,900 years of history on
York's city walls. "York is a great city with many special buildings like old city walls. And it has
interesting shops and many fine restaurants. It's both old and modern. I really love it." said Jack Smith,
a visitor from the U S A .It's really easy to come to York. York is between London and Edinburgh, the
capital of Scotland (蘇格蘭). You can take a train from London to York. You can also take a bus from
London to go through Cambridge (劍橋) to York. Come and find out more about York's history!
1. York is _______ years old.
A. less than l,900    
B. about 71
C. less than 71      
D. over l ,900
2. Where is York? It's in _______.
A. Cambridge    
B. Scotland
C. England    
D. the USA
3. What did Jack Smith think of York?
A. Very interesting.    
B. Very rich.
C. Very boring.      
D. Nothing to see.
4. York has very old _______.
A. restaurants    
B. shops
C. city walls    
D. trains
5. From the passage, we know that _______ is the right map.

     Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700 London had no policemen at all. Only a few old
men protected (保護(hù)) the city streets at night.
     About 300 years ago, London started to get bigger. The city was very dirty and many people were
poor.  There were many thieves (小偷) in the streets. People had to stay in their homes as much as
possible.
     In 1750, Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen.
Fifty years later, there was a police force with 3,000 0fficers in London.  Most of them worked on foot,
but a few rode horses.
     Today, some policemen still ride horses. And the pay for them is even better than it is for other
policemen.
(     )1. People could find a policeman in London in 1700.
(     )2. About 300 years ago, London became a bigger city.       .
(     )3. People had to stay at home as much as possible because they were poor.
(     )4. In 1800, there were 3,000 policemen in London.
(     )5. The passage tells us the history of the London police.