The westerners have more vacation days than us. Some people like to stay at home during their vacation. They work in the garden, visit their friends, read books or watch television. Many families take their lunch to a park or somewhere far from the city. They like to eat under some trees or near a nice lake. If they live near the sea, they often go to the seaside. There they can fish, swim or enjoy the sun.

The westerners like travelling. They think travelling and outdoor activities are the parts of their lives. They work hard to save money, but their main purpose(目的) is to travel.

Most western students often make use of their vacation to camp. There are thousands of camp interesting bases(基地) in western countries. They can swim, go fishing, attend lectures, and take part in many other recreational(娛樂性的) activities there. It can help them wrest from the secrets of nature, train(訓(xùn)練) their viability(生存能力), and teach them how to be self-reliant (自立).

1.Some westerners like to ______ at home during their vacation.

A. clean their rooms                 B. cook their meals

C. work in the garden and watch TV   D. go fishing

2.Many families often take their lunch out and have it ______.

A. under some trees     B. near the city

C. near the sea         D. in the restaurants 

3.______ is very important for the westerners.

A.Working hard         B.Travelling C.Saving moneyD.Going camping 

4.What does the underlined phrase “wrest from” mean here?

A.取得                         B.保守                         C.認(rèn)識                         D.探索   

5.The passage mainly tells us ______.

A.how the westerners spend their vacation

B.the westerners have more vacation days than us

C.different views on vacation between the westerners and the easterners

D. teach the western students how to be self-reliant

 

Blue Water World

A great place for the whole family We have... * a gym * a hot spring bath * swimming pools * a cinema all with activities or lessons for both you and your children Price: ￥80 a person ￥40 for children under 14 Open: 11:00 a.m.～ 11:00 p.m. except Monday The fun never stops at Blue Water World! Telephone: 555-5683/555-5686 Website: www.bluewaterworld.com.cn

【小題1】Mr. Smith wants to go to Blue Water World with his family, so they can go there ________.

A．a(chǎn)t 5:00 pm on Monday	B．a(chǎn)t 10:00 am on Tuesday
C．a(chǎn)t 2:00 pm on Sunday	D．a(chǎn)t 11:00 am on Monday

【小題2】Who would most likely go to Blue Water World often?

A．Mr. Wang; he loves taking a hot spring bath.

B．Miss Gao; she is looking for a place to go fishing.

C．Mr. Chen; he enjoys swimming in the early morning.

D．Mrs. Jin; she needs a quiet place to talk about business.

【小題3】Mr. Lin wants to go to Blue Water World with his eight-year-old twin sons this Saturday. How much will they have to pay?

A．￥80

B．￥240

C．￥160

D．￥40

【小題4】If you go to Blue Water World, you can do all the following things there except _______.

A．watching movies	B．doing exercise
C．taking a bath	D．eating Italian food

五一期間你準(zhǔn)備去海南度假，請你寫一個旅游計劃，所給的提示詞語必須都用上。 （九十詞左右）
During the  May  Day，　on vacation, leave for, on 29th, by plane,
with, stay, on the beach, go fishing,　eat delicious  fruit, go shopping, go sightseeing,　 help…forget….

口語運用 (每題1分,共5分)
(J="John" L="Li" Lei)  
J: Hello, Li Lei!    
L: Hi, Jim. Can you come and play football with us on Sunday?
J: Sorry, I can't.【小題1】  
L: Do you like going out in the car?
J: Yes, I do. We sometimes go out in the car on Saturday.
L: Oh, we usually go and see my uncle on Saturday.【小題2】  .
J: I like fishing. What about you?
L: I like fishing, too. 【小題3】 He always catches a lot of fish. We often take the fish home for supper.  【小題4】.
J:  【小題5】 .  
L: My dad. I help him. We like cooking fish!
J: And eating it, too.

A. What do you like to do in your free time? B. My uncle is very good at fishing. C. I like eating fish. D. We sometimes go fishing. E. Dad is taking us out in the car. F. Who cooks the fish? G. I will go out with my father.

 

Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really looked forward to his holiday. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an ad. in a newspaper “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at William Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing…”
“This sounds like a good idea.”he thought, I’ll spend a month at William Farm. I’ll go horse riding, walking and fishing. It’ll be different from the seaside.” Four days later, he returned home.
“What’s wrong with William Farm?”His friend Jack asked him.“Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was fine,”Alan said.“But there was another problem.”
“Oh, what problem?”
“Well, the first day I was there, a sheep died, and we had roast(烤肉) mutton for dinner.”
“Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don’t understand,”Alan said,“On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different roast every day.”Jack said.
“Let me finish.”Alan said,“On the fourth day a farmer died and I didn’t want to stay there for dinner.”
【小題1】Alan saw ________ in a news paper.

A．a(chǎn)n ad.

B．a(chǎn) letter

C．a(chǎn) story

D．a(chǎn) report

【小題2】Alan usually went to ________ on the vacation.

A．the mountains	B．the countryside
C．the seaside	D．William Farm

【小題3】Alan spent _________ at William Farm.

A．four days

B．three months

C．a(chǎn) month

D．a(chǎn) few weeks

【小題4】Alan had roast _______ for dinner on the third day.

A．mutton

B．pork

C．beef

D．fish

【小題5】 From the passage we know that ________.

A．Alan left the farm because he missed his family

B．Alan left the farm because he had four dinners at the farm

C．Alan left the farm because he couldn’t go fishing at the farm

D．Alan came back home because he was afraid of the fourth dinner