Why play games? Because they are fun, and a 1ot more besides. Following the rules…planning your next move...acting as a team member…these are all “game” ideas that you will come across throughout your life.
Think about some off the games you played as a young child, such as rope-jumping and hide-and-seek. Such games are entertaining and fun. But perhaps more importantly, they translate life into exciting dramas that teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives, such as taking turns and cooperating (合作) .   
Many children’s games have a practical side Children around the world play games that prepare them for work they will do as grown-ups. For instance, some Saudi Arabian children play a game called bones. Which sharpens the hand-eye coordination（協(xié)調(diào)）needed in hunting.
Many sports encourage national or local pride. The most famous games of all, the Olympic Games, bring athletes from around the world together to take part in friendly competition. People who watch the event wave flags, knowing that a gold medal is a win for an entire country, not just the athlete who earned it. For countries experiencing natural disasters or war, an Olympic win can mean so much.
Sports are also an event that unites people. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. People on all continents play it—some for fun and some for a living. Nicolette Iribarne, a Californian soccer player, has discovered a way to spread hope through soccer. He created a foundation to provide poor children with not only soccer balls but also a promising future.
Next time you play your favorite game or sport, think about why you enjoy it, what skills are needed, and whether these skills will help you in other aspects of your life.
1. Through playing hide-and-seek, children are expected to learn to ________.
A. be a team leader             B. obey the basic rules
C. act as a grown-up            D. predict possible danger
2. The underlined part in Paragraph 2 most probably means that games can________.
A. describe life in an exciting way
B. turn real-life experiences into a play
C. make learning life skills more interesting
D. change people’s views of sporting events
3. According to the passage, why is winning Olympic medals so encouraging?
A. It inspires people’s deep love for the country.
B. It proves the exceptional skills of the winners.
C. It helps the country out of natural disasters.
D. It earns the winners fame and fortune.
4. Iribarne’s goal of forming the foundation is to _______.
A. bring fun to poor kids
B. provide soccer balls for children
C. give poor kids a chance for a better life
D. appeal to soccer players to help poor kids
5．What can be inferred from the passage?
A．Gamed benefit people all their lives.
B．Sports can get all athletes together.
C．People are advised to play games for fun.
D．Sports increase a country’s competitiveness.

假如你是安陽一中的學(xué)生李華，你的美國筆友Jane給你來信想了解中國人過春節(jié)的情況。請你給他寫一封回信，簡單介紹中國人過春節(jié)的情況，內(nèi)容須包括以下要點：字?jǐn)?shù)120字左右。書信的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出

春節(jié)是中國人最重要的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，春節(jié)往往在陰歷元月或二月份進(jìn)行，春節(jié)往往持續(xù)半個月的時間。在春節(jié)來臨之前，為了有個新面貌，各家都進(jìn)行大掃除。然后在門上張貼對聯(lián)以便能帶來好運氣。提前一個月人們就開始忙著采購過年的物品。尤其孩子們都盼望著過春節(jié)，因為能穿上新衣服，還能得到很多零花錢（pocket money）。各家都準(zhǔn)備了豐富的食物來招待朋友，親戚。盡管火車票、飛機票很難買，為了能和家人團圓，在外工作的人都會設(shè)法回家過年。在春節(jié)這一天，燃放鞭炮來增加過年的氣氛。在春節(jié)期間，人們彼此都很友好，相互探訪。在元宵節(jié)來臨時，春節(jié)就結(jié)束了，新的一年又開始了。

Dear Jane,

I’ m glad to know that you want to know something about the Spring Festival.                         

Yours sincerely

Li Hua

小剛是上海的一名高中生，他想在2010的上海世博會上當(dāng)一名志愿者，最近他參加了一些培訓(xùn)，在培訓(xùn)中他了解到：要當(dāng)好志愿者，除了要學(xué)好外語外，還要了解不同國家的身勢語，只有這樣才能更好地幫助外國朋友，當(dāng)好東道主. 小剛覺得很有趣，他想把他所了解的知識寫信告訴他在外地的筆友――小明�，F(xiàn)在請你以小剛的名義寫這封信，信要包括下面的要點：

不同文化有不同的身勢語。

法國人熱情，見到熟人互相握手，親吻彼此的臉。

中東國家特別是穆斯林國家的男人間說話是站得較近，但對婦女只是點頭，   

從不與婦女有身體接觸。

一般來說，全世界的見面都握手，但日本人更喜歡鞠躬。

身勢語的意義。

注意：

注意書信的格式

2. 不要逐字逐句的翻譯要點，可根據(jù)需要適當(dāng)增加。

3. 詞數(shù)100-120單詞 (文章開頭和結(jié)尾已給, 不計入詞數(shù))

Dear Xiao Ming

    Glad to write to you! Last time I told you that I wanted to be a volunteer in the 2010 Shanghai Expo. These days I am attending some training courses and learn that in order to be a good volunteer, we should learn about body language as well as foreign languages. I find it interesting. I’d like to share it with you.

So much for these, I must stop now. Looking forward to your letter.

                                                      Yours,

                                                       Xiao Gang

Why play games? Because they are fun, and a lot more besides. Following the rules… planning your next move…acting as a team member… these are all “game” ideas that you will come across throughout your life.
Think about some of the games you played as a young child, such as rope-jumping and hide-and-seek. Such games are entertaining and fun. But perhaps more importantly, they translate life into exciting dramas that teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives, such as taking turns and cooperating.
Many children’s games have a practical side. Children around the world play games that prepare them for work they will do as grown-ups. For instance, some Saudi Arabian children play a game called bones, which sharpens the hand-eye coordination (協(xié)調(diào)) needed in hunting.
Many sports encourage national or local pride. The most famous games of all, the Olympic Games, bring athletes from around the world together to take part in friendly competition. People who watch the event wave flags, knowing that a gold medal is a win for an entire country, not just the athlete who earned it. For countries experiencing natural disasters or war, an Olympic win can mean so much.
Sports are also an event that unites people. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. People on all continents play it — some for fun and some for a living. Nicolette Iribarne, a Californian soccer player, has discovered a way to spread hope through soccer. He created a foundation to provide poor children with not only soccer balls but also a promising future.
Next time you play your favorite game or sport, think about why you enjoy it, what skills are needed, and whether these skills will help you in other aspects of your life.
【小題1】Through playing hide-and-seek, children are expected to learn to ________.

In many African countries, the care of orphans has been mainly led by foreign donor organizations. However, Sister Florence has changed all that. Using her own resources, Sister Florence is leading the work of raising orphans from different backgrounds. Sister Florence Wanjala’s biggest motivation to start the orphan program was when she saw a little boy whose parents had died. The boy was living with a cruel grandparent and he would visit the grave of his mother, crying for support. Sister Wanjala wanted to give a helping hand and give him hope. From that time, she started feeling the call to help a larger number of orphans.

She opened an office with a few friends and coordinated (協(xié)調(diào)）a program to help the orphans. All the registrations were done in the office and the program so far has 8000 children. Sister Wanjala said, “My dream is to help the orphan to live a holistic (完整)life and be a good Kenyan citizen to help this country. Many people think that the way to support orphans is to put them in an institution（孤兒院）. Others support them up to the age of eighteen, but here, we do it very differently.” For Sister Wanjala, putting a child in an institution is normally her last choice. She prefers the orphans to live in a foster(寄宿的) home.

She said, “I’m so encouraged and happy to see the orphans succeeding. When they come first or second in class, it shows how the program has helped them, and that’s encouraging to me as I continue to coordinate the program.”Through her charity work, more than 1000 orphans have been able to find a home. Sister Wanjala, as a mother, takes care of her own family.

1.What inspired Sister Wanjala to start the orphan program?

A．Her preference for kids.                  B．Her own similar experience.

C． A sad story about an orphan.              D．Her successful charity work.

2.Sister Wanjala opened an office mainly to ______.

A. set up as many institutions as possible for orphans

B start a program to offer orphans a foster family

C.  provide school education for those orphans

D.  raise more money for the homeless kids

3.What does the underlined sentence probably mean?

A． She didn’t want orphans to live in an institution.

B． She preferred to put orphans into an institution.

C． She had no choice but to put orphans in institutions.

D． She sent orphans into an institution in the end.

4.What can we learn from the text?

A． Sister Wanjala finally adopted the little boy.

B． Sister Wanjala found foster homes for 8000 orphans.

C． Sister Wanjala was too busy to care for her own family.

D． Sister Wanjala was not alone in helping orphans.