英语课外阅读 一. The People in Christmas Day December 25th is Christmas day. In most countries it is the most important day in the year. All the people come back to their homes. On Christmas day, bells ring everywhere. The ringing bell tell people Christmas is coming. People sing and dance day and night. They have a good time.Most family buy a Christmas tree for their children. And there are some presents in the tree here and there. People also put presents in children’s stockings. In many places, Father Christmas himself brings presents to them. He is a kind man and in red clothes. There is a big bag on his back. In it there are a lot of presents. On Christmas Day, people enjoy all kinds of food. But some poor people have no food. But some poor people have no houses to live, and have no food to eat. They die of cold and hunger on Christmas Day.注解:country 国家 bell 钟,铃 stocking 长袜present 礼物 hunger 饥饿 Christmas day圣诞节 根据上文,给下面各题选择正确的答案.( )1. In most countries, -------------is the most important day in the year. A. Christmas Day B.New Year C.Children’s Day D.Teacher’s Day ( )2.which sentence is not true?----------------A. On Christmas Day all the people come back to their homes.B. On Christmas Day bells ring everywhere.C. People sing and dance day and night.D. Only children have a good time.( )3. What do most family buy for their children?--------------------A. a Christmas tree B. some presents C. new clothes D. both Aand B( )4. In Father Christmas’s bag there are a lot of -----------. A.food B.books C.presents D. bells This is our class. There are fifty students in our class. There are twenty-five boys and twenty-five girls. There is an American student in our class. Her name is Mary. Her English is very good. We all like her. She likes eating bread and cakes. She likes drinking milk and orange juice. We like eating rice and drinking tea. We are very happy together.I. Read carefully and write “T” for True and “F” for False beside the statements. 仔细阅读，在下列句子前标上T（对）或F（不对）。
10分 ) ( )1. There is an American boy in our class. ( )2 .Mary is an English girl. ( )3. She likes rice, tea, and bread. ( )4. We are good friends. ( )5. There are twenty-four girls in our class.II. Choose the best answer, A, B, C or D, to these questions. 在A, B, C, D中选出一个最佳答案 ( )1. How many students are there in the class? A. Twenty-five. B. Fifty-five. C. Fifty. D. Seventy-five. ( )2. What does the American girl like eating? A. Bread B. Cakes C. Cakes and bread D. Oranges ( )3. What does she like drinking? A. Orange juice. B. Milk. C. Orange juice and milk. D. Apple juice. ( )4. What do the Chinese students like eating and drinking? A. Rice and tea. B. Bread and milk. C. Cakes and orange juice. D. Bread and tea. B. In the ClassroomThis is a classroom. You can see some girls, a boy and a teacher in it. The boy is Tom. He has golden hair and blue eyes. He is from America. He is a new pupil. The girls are Chinese. They can speak a little English. They are talking with Tom in English. Miss Li is writing something on the blackboard.I. Read carefully and write “ ” for True and “ ” for False beside the statements. ( )1. There are some boys in the classroom. ( )2. Tom’s hair is black. ( )3. Tom is an American boy. ( )4.Miss Li is talking with her students.II. Choose the best answer, A, B, C, or D, to these questions. 在A, B, C, D 中选出一个最佳答案。
( )1. What are the girls doing? They are ＿＿＿ . A. talking with the teacher B. speaking English with Tom C. writing on the blackboard D. reading some books ( )2.What colour are Tom’s eyes? A. Blue B. Golden. C. Brown. D. Black. ( )3. Can the girls speak English very well? A. Yes, they can. B. They can speak Chinese. C. No, they can’t. D. He can speak English. ( )4. Who is talking with the girls? A. Miss Li B. Tom. C . Tom and Miss Li. D. Nobody. John usually goes to school by bus. He leaves his house at seven and arrives at his school at about seven twenty. His school is on a hill From Monday to Friday John usually has four classes every day. He is very fond of English. He wants to become an English teacher. He hopes that he will go to the United states to study English. a. Fill in the blanks: 1. John usually goes to school by ＿＿＿＿＿ . 2. His school is on a ＿＿＿＿ . 3. He is very fond of ＿＿＿＿＿ . 4. He wants to become an ＿＿＿＿＿ . b. Comprehension Questions : ( ) 1. How does John usually go to school?A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By airplane. D. By taxi( ) 2. John is very fond of A. English B. Japanese C. French D. Spanish( ) 3. What does John want to be? A. A pilot. B. A merchant.C. An English teacher D. A salesman.( ) 4. Where does John hope he will go? A. Rome. B. Egypt. C. India. D. The United States.( ) 5. How many classes does John usually have every day? A. Four. B. Three. C. Six. D. Seven. One day a crow finds a piece of meat. She picks it up in her mouth and flies to a tall tree. She is just going to eat the meat when a fox sees her. He comes and stands under the tree and says, “How pretty you are! You must be the prettiest bird in the world.”The crow is very pleased by these words. Then the fox speaks again, “I can see your pretty face, but I have not heard your voice. Why don’t you sing a song?”This makes the crow very happy. She opens her mouth and begins to sing. As she opens her mouth, she drops the meat. The fox picks up the meat at once and goes away with it.Kind words are not always as king as they seem.I. Read carefully and write “√” for Right and “×” for Wrong beside the statements. 仔细阅读，在下列句子前标上T( 对 ) 或F（不对）。
)1. One day a crow finds a piece of meat.( )2. Before the crow eats the meat, she meets a fox.( )3. The fox asks the crow to dance.( )4. The crow is very clever.( )5. She is happy and flies to a tall house. 。