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張祥美

（A）

在西方國家，每個人都希望自己年輕。因此，他們的年齡對外人是保密的，尤其是婦女，她們過了24歲就再也不會把自己的真實年齡告訴別人了。而下面短文中的這位女士卻因記不清自己的年齡，鬧出了一段笑話。

A fat lady does not feel very well one evening， and she cannot sleep. The next morning， she goes to see a doctor. The doctor is new in the hospital， and does not know her， so he asks her some questions first. One of them is， “How old are you？”

“Well，” she answers， “I dont remember how old I am， doctor， but I will try hard to think.” She thinks for a while（一會兒） and then says， “Yes， I remember now！ When I got married（結婚）， I was eighteen years old. My husband was thirty. Now my husband is sixty， I know. And that is twice thirty. So I am twice eighteen. That is thirty six， isnt it？”

根據短文內容，回答下列問題。

1. Why does the woman go to see the doctor？

2. Where do you think the story takes place（發生）？

3. Does the doctor work a long time in the hospital？

4. How old is the ladys husband？

5. How old is the lady？

Key： 1. Because she does not feel well.2. In a hospital.3. No.

4. Sixty.5. She is forty-eight.

（B）

對于英美國家的人來說，生日是一件大事。過生日那天，他們一般都會有一些慶祝活動，或一家人聚餐或邀請一些親朋好友一起來聚會。

If a child wants to have a birthday party， he or she will send invitations（邀請） to their friends and relatives（親戚） to ask them to come to his or her party. The party usually starts in the early afternoon.

When other______（A）______（child） come， they will give their presents to the birthday child. The presents may be toys（玩具）， clothes， CDs， books， etc（等等）.

They get lovely food and drinks at the party like pizza（比薩餅）， sweets（甜食） and popcorn（爆玉米花）. They also have a birthday cake with sweets and candles（蠟燭）. （B） The birthday child can make a wish and blow out（吹滅） the candles.

After eating food， they play games and listen to music. The games may be Pass the Parcel， Musical Chairs and Pin the Tail on the Donkey. Sometimes they play outside.

They also take pictures or record（錄像） the occasion（場面） of the party.

根據短文內容，完成下列各題。

1. 根據句意，用（A）處括號內單詞的適當形式填空。

2. 將（B）處畫線句子翻譯成漢語。

3. 從短文中找出符合下列英文釋義的單詞。

（1） b__________（the date of ones birth）

（2） g________（playing with rules， contest）

4. 在下面句子的空白處填上合適的詞，完成句子。

The birthday child will send _________ to their friends or relatives to ask them to come to his or her party.

5. 回答下列問題。

（1） Do you think other children will bring their presents to the birthday child？

（2） What will they do after eating food？

Key： 1. children2. 過生日的孩子可以許愿，吹滅蠟燭。

3. （1） birthday（2） game4. invitations

5. （1） Yes， they will.

（2） They will play games and listen to music.

（C）

今天是朱麗婭的生日，她的父母送給她一輛嶄新的自行車作為生日禮物。你過生日時，父母送你生日禮物了嗎？

Julia is a student and she is thirteen years old. Today is her birthday. This morning her parents give her a nice present——a new bike. Julia is very happy. After breakfast， she goes to school on the bike. Her classmates all say， “What a nice bike！” Julia smiles， “Thank you. The bike can save（節省） me half the time.” One of her friends says， “Thats good. Happy birthday， Julia！ But when you have two bikes one day， they can save you the whole time on the way， is that right？”

根據短文內容，從A，B，C，D中選擇正確答案。

1. How old is Julia？

A. Eleven. B. Twelve. C. Thirteen. D. Fourteen.

2. What do Julias parents give her on her birthday？

A. A new bike. B. A new pen.

C. A new schoolbag. D. Two new bikes.

3. How does Julia go to school？

A. On bikes. B. On the bike.

C. In the bike. D. By the bike.

4. What do Julias classmates think of the bike？

A. A nice bike. B. A cheap bike.

C. An expensive bike. D. A small bike.

5. Can the two bikes save Julia the whole time on the way？

A. Yes， they are. B. No， they arent.

C. Yes， they can. D. No， they cant.

Key： 1-5 CABAD

（D）

同學們，你們喜歡看什么樣的電影呢？故事片、科幻片、恐怖片還是動作片？下面短文中的人物都有自己喜愛的影片及理由，你呢？

Edward is a good student. He is very clever（聰明的）. He often goes to see a movie on weekends with his parents. They like him very much. His favourite movies are comedies because comedies are funny. He doesnt like documentaries. He thinks they are boring.

Jackie is a naughty（調皮的） boy. He likes action movies. He thinks they are very exciting. He says he really likes the action movie Shaolin Temple.

I dont like movies. But I like watching TV. If I go to the cinema， Id like to see childrens movies. I think childrens movies are often instructive（有教育意義的）. My partner， Jennifer， doesnt like going to movies. She is good at reading and writing. I dont think she is right.

What about you？ Do you like movies？

根據短文內容，從A，B，C，D中選擇正確答案。

1.__________likes watching TV.

A. Edward B. Jackie C. The writer D. My partner

2. Whats the English for “去看電影”？

A. go to movies B. go to a movie

C. go to the cinema D. A， B and C

3. What does the writer like？

A. Comedies. B. Documentaries.

C. Reading and writing. D. Childrens movies.

4. —Why doesnt Edward like documentaries？

—Because he thinks they are_________.

A. boring B. exciting C. interesting D. funny

5. Who thinks childrens movies are instructive？

A. Edward. B. The writer. C. Jackie. D. I dont know.

Key： 1-5 CDDAB

（E）

電影是一門神奇的藝術，它會把我們帶進一個全新的境界。這種境界常使我們忘記自我。電影帶給我們歡樂，給我們以啟迪。這要感謝廣大的電影演員，尤其是那些電影明星們。你是電影迷嗎？……