Mike Robinson is a 15-year-old English schoolboy．His sister Clare is l4．At the moment，Mike and Clare are at a school in Sydney, one of the biggest cities in Australia. They have been there for two years．They like the school，but they know that soon they will leave and return to England with their parents．

    Mike and Clare have also been to schools in America, Germany，F(xiàn)rance and China．This is because their father, Peter, works for a very big international company．The company has offices in many different countries．The company has sent Peter to work in many different countries．Peter usually stays in one country for about two years Then the company moves him again．His family always goes with him．

    The Robinsons are a happy family and love seeing the world．Mike and Clare have learnt to speak French，German and a little Chinese. The two children have friends all over  the world But they are glad that they are going to return to England．Recently，the children told their parents．”We want to stay in England. We don't want to move again．”Their father agrees and has asked his company to keep him in England．The company has agreed．Mike and Clare are very happy about this．

1．What countries have the Robinson family lived in?

2．Where does the company have offices?

3．How long does Peter stay in one country?

4．Why are Mike and Clare very happy?

用所給單詞的適當形式完成短文。

The Nature of an Autumn Day

豐富多彩的秋日戶外活動

Autumn is a good time for children to go outside and see the changing colors of nature. What outdoor activities do 1. like? What do children in other countries like to do in autumn? Follow Teens 2. let’s have a look.

The wind is cool, the days are 3. and the leaves are changing colors. Autumn is a great season for kids to 4. outside.

In China, students often have an autumn picnic held by their school 5., they will to an amusement park or to places that are 6. to nature.

What kinds of autumn activities are there for children in 7. countries?

Japanese students often go hiking. It is a perfect mountain climbing in such nice 8. to get exercise while enjoying the outdoors. Weather is also a good choice.(選擇)

Children in the U.S. 9. to go for bike rides in autumn. Take a mountain bike ride and you can explore new trails(小路). Playing in a leaf pile is popular, too. Kids jump into the leaf pile to 10.the colorful leaves fly all around. They also make leaf rain and leaf beds- all a lot of fun.

In the UK, school kids like to camp outside with their parents. They make snacks over the fire and tell ghost stories.

 

Li Ruyan, 13 and his classmates in Shanghai did something special last summer. They worked in groups with traffic police at different crossroads in the city. Holding small red flags, the students helped keep order and stopped people from jaywalking(亂穿馬路).
As part of the school project. Li’s school has encouraged its students to do more community(社區(qū))work.
After the half day of exhausting work Li told himself not to jaywalk anymore.
“I think through community work we get to help others and, more importantly, we grow a sense of responsibility(責任感),” he said.
Community service is an important part of education for teenagers around the world. In the US and Canada, high school students need to finish 40 hours of community service before graduation. For those Americans who have finished 1,400 hours of community work, they can be awarded nearly $ 5, 000(33, 000 yuan).
Chinese students today do more community work, too. For example, starting from 2010, Sichuan high school students have been asked to do 10 days of community work. It will become part of their school grade.
Qian Lijun, 16, and her classmates in Suzhou, Jiangsu went to a local elder care home this winter. They put Spring Festival couplets (對聯(lián)) on the walls and cheered up the people living there.
Li Xiaotian, 15, of Anshan said he used to clear flyers (小廣告) from telephone poles (電線桿) with his classmates. They brought tools, towels and buckets and worked for three hours under the summer sun. “It was tiring, but seeing the clean poles without ugly ads — we really felt proud,” he said.
【小題1】What was the special thing Li Ruyan did last summer?

A．He joined a special group of Class13.

B．He become a policeman.

C．He helped the traffic police at a crossroad.

D．He stopped people from talking.

【小題2】From this passage we know that _______.

A．Li Ruyan’s school is in the middle of a big city.

B．Li Ruyan and his classmates do some community work every day.

C．Ruyan and his classmates often hold small flags when they cross the roads.

D．Ruyan and his classmates think it is good for them to do some community work.

【小題3】Community service _______.

A．has become a very important part of education only in China.

B．is very important in school education in some foreign countries.

C．is the only part of the school project for teenagers around the world.

D．needs students to finish at least 1,000 hours of community work.

【小題4】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The students in Shanghai helped people to keep the traffic rules.

B．The students in Suzhou visited the old people’s home.

C．The students in Anshan cleaned the walls under the summer sun.

D．The students in Sichuan sent Spring Festival couplets to the old people.

【小題5】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Community service helps students grow a sense of responsibility.

B．Through community work students get to help others and learn something.

C．Students are now encouraged to do more community work in many school in China.

D．Students will be awarded much money for doing more community work in Canada and the US.

Almost every Chinese person can recite(背誦) the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work ”. But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.
A CCTV program reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. Do we have too much food? Absolutely not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2011, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.
Chinese people are well-known for being friendly and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table. Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food?
1. Don’t order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
2. Don’t leave any food in your bowls while having meals.
3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.
【小題1】What’s the real meaning of the underlined sentence?

A．春種一粒粟，秋收萬顆籽	B．誰知盤中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。
C．吏祿三百石，歲晏有余糧	D．足蒸暑土氣，背灼炎天光。

【小題2】According to the UN report, how many hungry people were there in 2011?

A．6 million.

B．925 million.

C．200 million.

D．725 million.

【小題3】What should we do to waste less food?

A．Order more food in a restaurant.

B．Every time you eat, leave some food in your bowls.

C．Take all the food you ordered home.

D．Don’t store too much food like vegetables and fruit.

【小題4】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．A number of people have realized the importance of saving food.

B．The food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.

C．200 million children die of hunger every year.

D．Many Chinese feel that they lose face if guests have eaten all the food on the table.

【小題5】What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．Don’t waste food.

B．Chinese people are friendly and generous.

C．We can’t die of hunger.

D．Every grain is grown by farmers.

Everything has a name．All people，places，and things have names．For example，Jenny is the name of a student from England．England is the name of a country．Cities and towns have names，too．Schools and office buildings also have names．For example，tomato，potato and bean are names of vegetables．Apple，orange，and banana are names of fruit．Names are important．We use names every day．When we meet a new person，we usually ask，“What’s your name?”It’s important to learn a person’s name．Most people have two names．Some people have more names．Names are different all over the world．In Jenny’s class．Jenny must learn the names of the students from all over the world．This is very difficult because the names are very different．
In the United States，most people have a first name，a middle name and a last name．Parents choose the first and middle names for their babies．There are names for boys and names for girls．The last name is the family name．Usually it is the father’s family name．In a family，the mother, the father, and the children usually have the same last name．
Sometimes a person has a nickname，too．A nickname is a special（特有的）name．It’s not a person’s real name．Abraham Lincoln’s nickname was“Honest Abe”．An honest person（一個誠實的人）always tells the truth，and Abe is short for Abraham．Because he was an honest person．his nickname was Honest Abe．Pele（貝利）is a nickname，too．The football player’s real name is Edison Aeraesde Nascimento，but everyone calls him Pele．Do you have a nickname?
Names are different all over the world．They can be long or short．but they are always very important
【小題1】What is Jenny?

A．A student

B．A teacher

C．An American

D．A nickname

【小題2】What does the underlined(劃線的) word “nickname” mean in Chinese?

A．乳名

B．真名

C．綽號

D．別名

【小題3】What is Pele’s real name?

A．Honest Abe．

B．Abraham Lincoln．

C．Edison Aeraesde Nascimento．

D．We don’t know．

【小題4】Usually the last name is________ family name．

A．the father’s	B．the mother’s
C．the grandmother’s	D．The teacher’s

【小題5】Why is it difficult to learn names all over the world?

A．Some people have nicknames．

B．There are many names all over the world．

C．Some names are very long，and some are very short．

D．The names in different countries are different．