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Unit 5 Talk about products.
The weekend schedule
The Smith family is a busy family. They always have things to do. This weekend, they have some special plans. They will help Grandma celebrate her 80th birthday.
FRIDAYSATURDAYSUNDAYMorning:
●Mum-pick up gift and card for GrandmaMorning:
●Mum- make breakfast
●Dad - clean the kitchen and bedrooms
●Mum and Dad-buy groceries① at a supermarket
●Jenny - work on science
project
●Kelly-do English homeworkMorning:
●Sign Grandmas card
●Jenny and Kelly -wrap②
Grandmas present
●Birthday brunch③ with
Grandma
Afternoon:
●Dad - mail lettersAfternoon:
●Cheer Dad on in bike raceAfternoon:
●Jenny and Kelly -study mathEvening:
●Jenny - swimming lessons
●Kelly - dance lessonsEvening:
●Jenny and Kelly - out with friends(at Sarahs house)Evening:
●Go to the movies
Notes:① groceries n.食品 ② wrap v.包装，包裹 ③ brunch n.早午餐
（ ）1. What is this reading about?
A．A meeting B. A festival
C. Dads bike race. D. A birthday celebration.
（ ）2. Why do the Smiths have special plans this weekend?
A. They will go on a trip to Beijing.
B. They will watch a basketball match.
C. They will go to the beautiful beach.
D. They will celebrate Grandmas birthday.
（ ）3. What does Dad have to do on Friday?
A. Write a letter.B. Clean the house.
C. Go to the post office.D. Ride a bicycle.
（ ）4. What will the family NOT do together?
A. Watch a movie.B. Shop at the supermarket.
C. Eat brunch with grandma.D. Sign grandmas card.
（ ）5. Jerry and Kelly will on Saturday evening.
A. go out with friends B. go swimming
C. have dinner with grandma D. watch TV at home

Do you like chocolate?Maybe most people do.A box of it can be a great gift.Buy one for a friend and give it as a surprise.See how happy that person gets.
Say you just got a box of chocolate.Which piece do you pick first?A man hasstudied people's choices.He says they tell something about the person gets.Did you choose a round piece?You are a person who likes to party.Did you choosean oval(椭圆形的）shape?You are a person who likes to make things.Picking a square shape shows something else The person is honest and truthful You can depend on him or her
What kand of chocolate do you pick?Maybe you like milk chocolate.This shows you have warm feelings about the past.Dark chocolate means something else A person Who choose it?If so,you may find it hard to make up your mind.Some people like chocolate with nuts(果仁）。These are people who like to help others.
Do you believe these things?Can candy tell all these things?It doesn't really matter.There is one sure thing about eaters of chocolate.They eat it because they like it.
( )1.This passage mainly tells us
A.why people like chocolate
B.almost everyone likes chocolate
C about different kinds of chocolate
D different choices may show different characters
( )2.Picking a round shape of chocolate shows that a person
A.likes singing dancing and drinking
B.likes to do something for othes
C.is good at making things
D.can be depended on
( )3.If you enjoy eating milk chocolate you may
A look forward to the future
B like to think of the past
C enjoy parties and fun
D have trouble making decisions
( )4.From this passage we can say that a helpful man may
choose chocolate
A in oval shape
B in square shape
C with nuts
D with coffee
( )5.The last paragraph suggests that the writer
A believes all the information about chocolate
B does not believe the information about candy
C is trying to get you to believe false information
D doesn't think it important whether you believe the ideas

Afternoon Tea in England
In England, afternoon tea is the most informal① meal of a day. It is between four oclock and five oclock. If you are a friend of the family, you may come for tea at any time. They usually dont have it in the dining room. The members of the family and visitors take tea in the sitting room. Each person has a cup and saucer②, a spoon and a small plate for bread-and-butter first, and then cake. By the way, do not help yourself to cakes first: bread-and-butter and cake. Do remember: Though you can eat as much as you want, do not put more than one piece of bread or cake on your plate each time.

Notes:
① informal adj.非正式的,非正规的
② saucer n. 茶托;浅碟

根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。

() 1. In England, afternoon tea is the most formal meal of a day.
() 2. A friend of the family may come for tea at any time.
() 3. The members of the family and visitors take tea in the dining room.
() 4. Help yourself to cakes first.
() 5. Put more than one piece of bread or cake on your plate each time.

词数 367词 建议阅读时间5分钟
2011年武汉市中考英语模拟试题
There were two McDonalds—Mac and Dick—and they were brothers. In 1948, they owned a restaurant in California, they liked working in the restaurant, but they got tired of the customers ordering so many different things to eat.“ If we gave customers a smaller menu, we could make some of the food before they came, and they wouldn’t have to wait so long for their meals,” said one of the brothers. The other brother agreed and said, “ And if we made the customers come to the counter, we wouldn’t need any waiters or waitresses. We could also use plastic plates so there wouldn’t be any washing-up.”
These were such good ideas that McDonald brothers used them, and the customers were very pleased. They got their meals very quickly—in less than a minute—and they paid only 15 cents for hamburgers and 10 cents for fries. The first McDonald’s restaurant had no seats for customers to sit on. This meant that people had to take their food away, and that no one had to clean up any tables after them.
Then a man called Ray Kroc came to the brothers and asked to buy their business. They agreed to sell it to him for＄27 million. After that, people paid Ray Kroc to open their own restaurants using the McDonald’s name and menu. Before long, there were McDonald’s restaurants all over the United States, and nowadays, they are all over the world—even in China and Russia. The most successful McDonald’s business is in Hong Kong of China. The Hong Kong McDonald’s sells more hamburgers every day than any other McDonald’s anywhere else in the world.McDonald’s restaurants are so successful because children love going to them. They like the food, and they like the toys and games they can get at McDonald’s.

( ) 76. The McDonald brothers offered customers fewer kinds of foods so that _____.
A. they didn’t need waiters or waitresses B. they could use plastic plates
C. customers could get their meals quickly D. customers would pay less.
( ) 77. Customers “paid only 15 cents for hamburgers” means the hamburgers were___.
A expensive B. new C. cheap D. worth a lot less
( ) 78. The first McDonald’s customers took their food away because_____.
A. They wanted to eat it quickly B. they did not want a large menu
C. There were no seats in the restaurant D. they wanted to eat at home
( ) 79. Nowadays, the owners of McDonald’s restaurants pay for ____.
A. the McDonald’s name and menu B. children to play games
C. people to take the food away D. customers to eat quickly
( ) 80.This story mainly tells us ____.
A. a restaurant in California in 1948
B. how Ray Kroc made money for the McDonald brothers
C. where McDonald’s restaurants are in the world.
D. how the McDonald’s business started and grew

答案

Passage 1 题中的图表向我们展示了史密斯一家人周末的活动安排。
1. A
【解析】由文章的题目“The weekend schedule”得知，本文的主题是 “周末时间表”。因此选A。
2. D
【解析】 由文章的第三行句子 “They have some special plans. They will help Grandma celebrate her 80th birthday.”得知，他们将有一些特殊的计划来帮助奶奶庆祝她的80岁生日。因此选D。
3. C
【解析】 表中Friday一栏中写到爸爸下午要寄信。因此选C。
4. B
【解析】 由表中内容可知购物这项活动是由史密斯夫妇一起做的，他们的两个孩子都有学习任务。其余的活动是全家人一起做的。因此选B。
5. A
【解析】表中Saturday一栏中关于晚上的活动写到两个孩子要与朋友出去。因此选A。
Passage 2
1. D
【解析】有文章内容可知，文章主要讲的是不同的选择表现出不同的性格，故选D.
2. A
【解析】由文章第二段的第三句和第四句可知，选择圆形巧克力的人喜欢唱歌，跳舞喝酒，故选A
3. B
【解析】由第三段第二句和第三句可知，如果你喜欢吃牛奶巧克力，你也许会喜欢回忆过去，故选B
4. C
【解析】由第三段最后两句可知，乐于助人的人可能会选择坚果仁巧克力，故选C
5.D
【解析】有文章最后一段内容可知，不管是否相信，这都不是最重要的，故选D。

Passage 3
本文讲述了英国下午茶的一些风俗习惯。
1. T由第一段第一句“In England, afternoon tea is the most informal meal of a day.”得知，在英国下午茶是一天之中最不正式的一餐。因此本题正确。
2. T由第一段第三句“If you are a friend of the family, you may come for tea at any time.” 得知，如果你是这家人的朋友，你可以随时来喝下午茶。因此本题正确。
3. F由第一段第三行“The members of the family and visitors take tea in the sitting room.”得知，家庭成员和客人在客厅里喝茶，而不是在餐厅里喝茶。因此本题错误。
4. F由第一段第四行“By the way, do not help yourself to cakes first.”得知，不要自己先去吃蛋糕。因此本题错误。
5. F与第一段倒数第二行“Though you can eat as much as you want, do not put more than one piece of bread or cake on your plate each time.”尽管你可以随便吃，但不要一次取多片面包或蛋糕，不相符合。因此本题错误。
Passage 4
1. C 【解析】文章第二段第二行有明确的答案。
2 C【解析】文章第二段第三行有明确的答案。
3 C【解析】文章第二段第四行有明确的答案。
4 A【解析】文章第三段第三行有明确的答案。
5 D 【解析】纵观文章全文可知。

Unit 6 Talk about inventions and technology .
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词数 124词建议阅读时间 2分钟

Some inventions①
In your school bags, most of you may have a pencil, some kinds of pens, a ruler and some books, these things dont grow in the fields②. They were all made in factories and invented by someone. There are pencils and pens, rulers and books. Thousands of years ago, no one knew about these things.Who invented them? We dont always know. There have been many inventions, large and small, in the human history③. But sometimes we have forgotten the names of most inventions .Who invented the clock, or the lock to the door? We dont know. There have been thousands of inventions and we should thank them for their clever ideas. Will you be one of them when you grow up?

Notes：
① invention n.发明
② fields n.田地
③ human history人类历史

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
( ) 1. where are most of the things in your school bag made?.
A. In your school bagsB. In factories
C. In the fieldsD. In the inventors heads
() 2. People didnt have such things as pens and rulers.
A. millions of years agoB. thousands of years ago
C. hundreds of years agoD. centuries ago
() 3. What do inventors have?.
A. ComputersB. Many booksC. Clever ideasD. Some pens
() 4. Which of the following is an invention?.
A. A womanB. A manC. An ideaD.A TV set
( ) 5. We dont know.
A. the names of most inventors
B. the name of the inventor of radio
C. the name of the inventor of paper
D. the name of the inventor of printing

词数 170词建议阅读时间 3分钟

Henry Ford was the eldest son of a farmer. He grew up on a farm in Michigan. Like most farmers at that time, his father William hoped his eldest son would help him on the farm, but Henry was not interested in farm work at all. He did everything he could to avoid it. Once he wrote: “What a waste it is for a man to spend hours behind a slowly moving horse.”
However, Henry was not a lazy boy. He liked to do mechanical① work very much. When he was twelve, he became quite interested in clocks and watches. He mended clocks and watches for his friends in his bedroom. Later he took a job as a mechanic in Detroit. He began to show great interest in steam engines②. In 1892, he built his first car. In 1908, he built the famous“Model T”. This car was so popular at that time that it was unchanged for twenty years. Five years after that he stared the Ford Motor Company.

Notes：
① mechanical adj. 机械的
② steam engine 蒸汽机

根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。
( ) 1. Henry Ford grew up in a city.
( ) 2. Henry was not interested in farm work at all.
( ) 3. Henry liked clocks and watches.
( ) 4. In 1892, he built the famous“Model T”.
( ) 5. In 1913, he stared the Ford Motor Company.

词数 202词建议阅读时间 5分钟

How to apply① for a free mailbox?
First you have to connect② to the Internet and go to the home pages of the ICP providing free ③ mailboxes. Then you will find an icon④ showing“apply for a free mailbox”. Click the icon, an agreement about the rules for using the free mailbox will appear. If you want to go on, click the icon“I agree”. Then you have to fill in a form about your basic personal data⑤, and the name and pin of the mailbox. The pin is the key to the mailbox. After finishing these, you will get a mailbox like this: your name@ mail server (For example: tvguide@mail, , “tvguide” is the name of the mailbox, and “” is the name of the mail server). The mailbox is separated into two parts by a separator @, which is read as “at”. The former part is the name of the mailbox. The latter is the domain name⑥ of the mail server. A mail to you will be received by the server and put into your mailbox. You can read this mail on any computer in the world, as long as you have the name and pin of the mailbox.

Notes：
①apply v.申请
②connect v.连接
③free adj.免费的
④icon n.图标
⑤personal data 个人信息
⑥domain name 域名

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1. What should you do first if you want to send or receive an e-mail?
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2. Do you need to pay for the mailbox?
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3. What is the key to the mailbox?
.
4. Here is an e-mail address johnbrown @ . What is the mailboxs name?
.
5. Can you receive mails from the USA if you have a free mailbox?

词数 182词建议阅读时间 4 分钟

2013陕西省中考模拟题

The first robots were invented in the 1920s．Robots have appeared in many American films．In some films，they are stronger，faster and cleverer than people．
In real life，robots are mainly used in factories．They do some dangerous and difficult jobs for humans．
    Robots also help  disabled  people，for example，blind people．Today many blind people have a guide(向导)dog to help them．In the future, guide dogs might be robot dogs．
    One kind of robot guide dog has wheels． It moves in front of the owner．It is very clever．It knows the speed of its owner’s walk．The owner wears a special belt(带子)．This belt sends instructions to the owner from the dog，such as“Stop here”, “Turn left’’or“Turn right”．
    In the United States，another kind of robot helps disabled people to take care of themselves in their daily life．The robot hears the sound of its owner's voice．It follows instructions such as“Tum the page’’or“Make a cup of coffee”．
    Robots are also used in American hospitals．They can do simple jobs．At one hospital，for example，a robot takes meals from the kitchen to patients’rooms．It never gets lost because this robot has a map of the hospital in its computer memory．
    Though robots can help people in many different ways，they will never take the place of humans
1．From the passage，we know robots cannot be                        ．
    A．dangerous animals      B．factory workers
    C．guide dogs            D．hospital helpers
2．A robot guide dog                      ．
    A．goes in front of blind people    B．walks side by side with blind people
    C．has