The new book Harry Potter and the Half-Blood is warmly welcomed by the children in China. It sells well across China. You can see and hear the advertisements about the book here and there.
Why is the book so attractive (吸引人的) to children? After reading it, I was attracted by the magic world. I can not help asking: where is our own Harry Potter?
China has a long history and colorful culture. With a large market of teenagers, China published (出版) many popular books among children. However, why are the present books not as good as those foreign ones?
Firstly, quiet a number of children’s are of strong sense of teaching, and they have little interest. Reading them, children often have a feeling of being “educated”. Certainly, they don’t like them. Secondly, fewer children like the same stories, but most Chinese books are usually much the same. One knows the ending as early as in the beginning. Finally, the writers seldom think about children’s needs.
First-class Reading for children should be interesting, and written in their language.
【小題1】About the present Chinese children’s books, which is NOT right?

A．They have little interest.

B．Our writers seldom know children’s needs.

C．Most of them are the same

D．They are better than foreign ones.

【小題2】Harry Potter is so popular, because __________.

A．it’s the same as Chinese books

B．it can lead children into a wonderful world

C．it’s not written in children’s language

D．it’s advertised more often on TV or posters

【小題3】The Chinese meaning of the underlined phrase “First-class Reading” is _______.

A．第一批讀物

B．一節(jié)課的閱讀

C．一流的讀物

D．基礎(chǔ)的閱讀

【小題4】“Where is our own Harry Potter?” means __________.

A．the writer can’t find any books for children

B．Chinese presents should buy Harry Potter for their children

C．our children should learn from Harry Potter

D．Chinese writers should write better books for children

【小題5】Which is the best title (標(biāo)題) of the passage?

A．Ways to read books.	B．A magic boy, Harry Potter.
C．Books and advertisements.	D．Our children need better books.

Hello, my dear friends, today here’s a funny cartoon for you! It is a Chinese cartoon. Its name is Happy Sheep(綿羊) and Big Big Wolf(狼).
In this cartoon, there are some sheep and three wolves. Happy Sheep is the leading role(主角). He likes playing football and running. He runs faster than(比) the other sheep. Pretty Sheep likes making clothes and growing flowers. She is very beautiful. Lazy Sheep( 懶羊羊) is clever. But he doesn’t like doing sports. He likes sleeping best. Force Sheep(沸羊羊) is stronger than the other sheep. Warm Sheep is the class monitor（班長(zhǎng)）at school. Slow Sheep is 68 years old. He is old. He is the village head. Every sheep has a lovely pet(寵物). Big Big Wolf wants to eat sheep. Red Wolf is Big Big Wolf’s wife. She is very bad. Banana Wolf is nice. He is the friend of the sheep. He likes eating bananas very much.
【小題1】________ doesn’t like sports.

A．Lazy Sheep

B．Force Sheep

C．Warm Sheep

D．Happy Sheep

【小題2】Pretty Sheep likes ________.

A．playing football

B．sleeping

C．making clothes

D．eating bananas

【小題3】 ________ is the sheep’s friend.

A．Big Big Wolf

B．Banana Wolf

C．Red Wolf

D．Little Wolf

【小題4】 There are ________ sheep in the passage(短文).

A．four

B．five

C．six

D．seven

【小題5】 Which is NOT right?

A．Happy Sheep runs slower than the other sheep.

B．Slow Sheep is old.

C．Warm Sheep has a lovely pet.

D．Red Wolf is Big Big Wolf’s wife.

I like reading. I often go to     . Which is NOT RIGHT?

A．the Reading Club                        B．the library

C．the bookshop                          D．the school hall

 

It is 1965，a 1ittle boy is on the beach (海灘) with his parents. He is four years old. The boy plays near the water. He walks into the water. His parents aren’t watching him．
The water is over the boy’s head! A woman sees the boy. She picks up the boy and carries him to his parents. The woman’s name is Mrs Blaise．
It is 1975,ten years 1ater.The boy is on the same beach. He is 14 years old now. He is big and strong. He is a good swimmer. A man is in the water. The man can’t swim. ‘Help! Help!’ the man cries．
The boy runs into the water. He swims to the man and pulls the man to the beach. ‘Thank you. Thank you.’ says the man. Who is the man? His name is Mr Blaise. He is Mrs Blaise’s husband．
【小題1】The boy was born in             . 

A．1965

B．1961

C．1969

D．1975

【小題2】Where is the boy when Mrs Blaise sees him?

A．He is in a park．	B．He is near his home．
C．He is with his parents．	D．He is in the water．

【小題3】The underlined phrase‘picks up’means‘             ’.

A．拾起

B．揀起

C．救起

D．接送

【小題4】What can the boy do when he is 14 years old?

A．He can swim．	B．He can run．
C．He can pull．	D．He can play near the water．

【小題5】Which is NOT right?  

A．The boy is very strong．

B．The boy saves Mr Blaise．

C．The man is Mrs Blaise’s husband．

D．The boy’s parents don’t want to save Mr Blaise．