Summer is a great time to improve your child’s reading! Reading over the summer can help your child keep up his reading gains during the past school year AND also help prepare him for the next year!

How to sign up:

We are inviting you to sign up for free to help your child be an active reader this summer!

Go to www. readfun org

*Select “Parent”(NOT “Teacher”)

*Click on the blue “Sign Up”

What we provide:

We provide you with thousands of free, high-quality articles with questions and activities. To make summer reading easy, we have selected interesting and knowledge-filled articles of different levels. You can go to www. Readfun.org/summer-reading to download and print the articles for free.

How to use:

TIP 1: Articles for summer reading should be accessible, so be sure to choose articles at your child's reading level. Don’t be afraid to star with articles of lower grade levels. The important thing is that he reads, reads, reads!

TIP 2: It’s also important to help your kid develop good reading habits Help him keep a good record of his summer reading. Besides, encourage him to discuss what he has read with family members. That way, you will all have a good time.

We wish you and your family a great summer

1.The first two sentences of the text above are about________.

A.different types of books B.the coming school year

C.the importance of summer reading D.good places for summer reading

2.One of the steps for parents to sign up on www. readfun.org is to________.

A.select “Parent” B.finish a test

C.choose a tip D.print an article

3.What does www. readfun.org provide?

A.Online teachers. B.Pen friends' information.

C.Interesting videos D.Articles of different levels

4.According to TIP 2, parents should help their kids develop________good reading habit(s).

A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4

5.The text above is written to________.

A.introduce a reading programme B.sell books to school kids

C.encourage parents to read more D.share reading experience

What do people do with their old, out of date but still useful computers? Most people don’t know what to do with them. Many old computers are put away in homes. Many more are simply thrown away as the rubbish.

Finally, some companies are thinking of ways to bring down the number of old computers. Sony has agreed to help recycle old Sony products(產(chǎn)品). Dell, Hewlett Packard and other companies now also take back some old computers.

In some countries, laws have been passed, too. Computer companies have to pay for collecting and recycling their used products. And 70% of computer waste must be recycled. The idea behind the laws is that computer companies themselves should pay for the cost. That will encourage them to make computers that are easier and cheaper to repair and upgrade(升級).

Yet while many people are throwing away good computers, others cannot afford them at all. Hundreds of organizations are working to solve this problem. They collect and repair old computers. Some also teach others how to repair computers. The computers then go to schools, charities(慈善團(tuán)體) and people who need them. Giving a used computer to one of these organizations can turn one person’s rubbish into someone else’s useful things and cut down waste, too.

1.What do many people do with old computers?

A.They repair them. B.They sell them.

C.They send them to others. D.They stop using them.

2.How many computer companies are mentioned in the second paragraph？

A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.

3.According to the laws in some countries, computer companies must .

A.recycle most of their products

B.collect all their used products

C.repair and upgrade old computers

D.make more cheaper computers

4.What do the organizations do to solve the problem of old computers?

A.Help the computer companies to collect them.

B.Repair and send them to those who need them.

C.Help people to learn to use them.

D.Turn rubbish into useful things.

5.What is the main idea of this passage?

A.Repairing old computers.

B.Encouraging to make cheap computers.

C.Recycling old computers.

D.Helping those who need computers.

Experts believe that there are more than 8 million restaurants in the world today. So it might surprise you to learn that restaurants, as we know them, have only existed for a few centuries. Before 1765, there were no restaurants. That is, there were no places that provided the restaurant experience. There was nowhere in which a waiter brought you food and drink that you picked from a menu. In fact, there were no menus anywhere.

There were eating places travellers could go to centuries before that. The countryside was full of inns that would serve food. And there were taverns where one could get drinks. The rich could also eat special meals prepared by private cooks. But none of them could be called a “restaurant”.

A man called Boulanger changed that. In 1765, he opened a place in Paris that sold soups(湯). On his sign he used the word "restaurant" to describe what he was selling. At that time, soups were considered something that could help "restore"(恢復(fù))your health — in French the word "restore" is “restaurer” — so he called the soups "restaurants". Soon, people started buying Boulanger's soups even when they were not ill. And over time, people began to use the word "restaurant" to refer to a place selling soup rather than the soup itself. More "restaurants" opened in France, and people began to buy soups more often.

Later, restaurants in Paris began to serve other food besides soup. In the 1790s, menus started to appear. By the mid-1800s, there were many types of restaurants throughout the world. The United States offered coffee shops. Tea houses became popular throughout China. Paris created beautiful restaurants for the rich. The British began to copy the French, and the restaurant idea spread throughout the British Empire.

Today cities are filled with all types of restaurants. Diners have millions of options from which to choose.

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A.How restaurants developed.

B.What made a good restaurant.

C.Who created the first restaurant.

D.Why restaurants became popular.

2.According to the first paragraph, what made restaurants different from earlier eating places?

A.Restaurants only served food.

B.Restaurants were more expensive.

C.Restaurants were mainly in cities.

D.Restaurants had a list of meal choices.

3.Who did Boulanger expect to come and eat at his restaurant?

A.Rich people.

B.Sick people.

C.Travellers.

D.Workers.

4.When it was first used. what did the word "restaurant" refer to?

A.A person.

B.A place.

C.Illness.

D.Soup.

5.When did restaurants begin to grow internationally?

A.In the 1600s.

B.In the 1700s.

C.In the 1800s.

D.In the 1900s.

Whether it’s one day off or a week, you don’t need to be among people to have a great time. 1. You can spend your holiday on your own doing something you have no time to do in your everyday life.

Eat your favorite foods. They can bring you much pleasure for sure. You can make a healthy meal at home. Cook something you love but usually don’t have time to make. Instead of having meals at home, you can also go to a local restaurant for something special. Eat it there, or bring it home. 2.

Stay away from technology. You may have a chance to find the real beauty of life. Maybe you can’t help playing with your smart phones all day while you are on holiday alone. Why not create more time to go hiking, fly kites or do some other outdoor activities? 3.

4.You can go shopping, see a film, or take a class. Take your time to search for something even small that you want. Going to see a movie or a show alone can be a fun experience. Use your holiday as a chance to try something new like dancing or painting.

5.Leave your worries behind and try to be a master of your own, but remember that nothing is more important than safety.

閱讀短文，把A-E五個句子填入文中空缺處，使短文內(nèi)容完整。

A. Try to find something new and fun to do.

B. Whether you eat our or cook at home, enjoy!

C. Being alone can also be relaxing and amazing.

D. All in all, relax and have a wonderful holiday.

E. In this way, you will have chances to be close to nature.

根據(jù)情景提示，完成下列各題。

1.你想告訴同學(xué)們不管做什么事情都要落實到行動上，行動勝過話語，你會這樣說:

___________________________________________________________________________.

2.你想倡議不要在公共場合隨地吐痰，你會這樣說:

___________________________________________________________________________.

3.當(dāng)你看到家鄉(xiāng)的青山綠水不見了,你想知道究竟發(fā)生了什么，可以這樣說:

___________________________________________________________________________?

4.你的老師建議你要努力學(xué)習(xí)，否則你會考試不及格，他可能會這樣說:

___________________________________________________________________________.

5.你想知道你的朋友是否曾去過北京，你可以這樣問:

___________________________________________________________________________?

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)語境.音標(biāo)或所給單詞的提示，在每個空格內(nèi)填人一個恰當(dāng)?shù)脑~，要求所填的詞意義準(zhǔn)確.形式正確，使短文意思完整.行文連貫。

Animals are our friends, but1.['hju:m?n] beings often kill them for meat, fur and money. What should we do to protect them?

Our2. ['g?v?nm?nt] has done something to protect animals. Under the law, we mustn’t hunt3.kill these animals. And we mustn’t destroy their4.(nature) living environments. On the other hand, we shouldn’t eat wild animals. We should ask more people to keep them 5.from our dinner. As a result, there will not be wild animals on sale and the hunters and killers will become6..Last, we should not pollute our environment so that animals can have a good living7.[k?n'd??(?)n]. We should stop people from8.(cut) down trees. Wild animals will lose their homes9. (with) trees. And we’ll lose our animal friends.

All of us should do our10.(good) to protect animals.

保護(hù)環(huán)境，從我們身邊小事做起，請你以“l(fā)ower Carbon(低碳)，happier life”為題寫一篇英語短文。

內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)：

1.做作業(yè)時，用紙的兩面；

2.購物時帶布袋而不是塑料袋；

3.騎自行車或是走路上學(xué)；

4.將用過的課本留給下屆學(xué)生；

5.你的2-3點(diǎn)看法。

注意:

1.文章必須包括所給內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)，要求語句通順，意思連貫；

2.不要逐詞翻譯；

3.詞數(shù)80左右。.

參考詞匯：1. 用過的used . 2.下屆lower grades

Lower Carbon, Happier Life

It’s our duty to save the environment.

—Is your name Jim Green?

—________.

A.Yes, I am B.Yes, it is

C.No, I am D.Yes, I’m

I have _____________uncle and _____________aunt.

A.a, a B.an, an C.a, an D.an, a

_____name is Jim ____is my brother.

A.His; He B.Her;He C.He;His D.His; Him