This year our class went to the zoo as part of our science project．We didn’t do much studying．We just had a good time．We got to school at 8:30 and took the school bus at 9 o’clock．When we arrived there，it was half past nine．We all wanted to see the dolphin show at 10，but before that We went to look at the snakes because they were part of our project．

  The dolphin show lasted 45 minutes．Then We had a 15-minute break for a drink．We ran around the zoo trying to see as many animals as we could before lunch at 1 o’clock．Lunch was fun because we had it with the pandas．My friends said they were my cousins！We only had an hour before we had to get back on the bus．It took us half an hour to get back to school．

任務(wù)一：根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，完成下列表格中所缺的內(nèi)容。

School Zoo Trip
Time	Activity
9:30	1)______________________
10:00	2)______________________
3)____________________	have a break
4)__________________________	leave the zoo
14:30	5)___________________

任務(wù)二：根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和問題，完成下面的句子，詞數(shù)不限。

6．Why did they go to the zoo?

Because it was part of their _____________．

7．How long did it take them to get to the zoo by school bus?

  It took them__________．

8．What did the students do after they watched the dolphin show?

  They did their best to_____________．

任務(wù)三：同義句型轉(zhuǎn)換。

9．The boy spent one hour on his homework that day．

10．The sports meeting began on May 7 and ended on May 10．

My parents divorced when I was 8 years old. Their marriage was a mistake of World War II. And about 50 years ago, I was the only child I knew who didn't have a father at home on Father's Day. Divorce was very uncommon back then.
So when my friends were in town shopping for presents for their fathers, I decided since my mother was both Mother and Father, no one else was like her, who better deserved(be worth) a present on Father's Day than her?
I bought her a little set of tools, just a few things, hammer, pliers(鉗子) and screwdriver(螺絲起子) and a box to put all these things in. I got some ideas from my grandfather and named it Mother's Tool Box. She was excited, more at the thought of being cared for on Father's Day than of the present. She always said she liked her Father's Day memories better than the Mother's Day ones. It made her feel special — and she was. I have noticed in the past few years, greeting cards are even made for "Mother on Father's Day". Ever since then, my mother has got cards on Father’s Day. By the way, she knew just how to use those tools and others she had ever used over the years.
【小題1】Which sentence shows that divorce was very uncommon at that time?

A．My parents divorced when I was 8 years old.

B．My parents’ marriage was a mistake of World War II.

C．My mother has got cards on Father’s Day.

D．I was the only child who didn’t have a father at home on Father’s Day.

【小題2】What did the writer decide to do when he saw friends shopping for Father’s Day presents?

A．Go shopping with his friends.

B．Buy a present for his mother.

C．Help his mother.

D．Ask his grandfather for help.

【小題3】“Hammer, pliers and screwdriver” are probably things __________.

A．more often used by men

B．that cost a lot of money

C．very popular at that time

D．that his mother liked most

【小題4】Mother was excited because __________.

A．she was very interested in the tool box

B．she was deeply loved by her child

C．she saw the name on the tool box

D．she knew how to use the things

【小題5】Why did Mother feel special?

A．She had more Father’s Day memories.

B．She had only one child.

C．She was both Mother and Father.

D．She was the happiest one on Father’s Day

A new school term begins, Is anything new at your school? Sichuan students are getting an extra (額外的)hour to sleep in the morning.
This year, Sichuan schools decided that students should start classes later. This should help them feel less tired, For Junior high schools, the first classes will begin no earlier than 8:30 am.
The changes have made students happy.
Liu Xian, 15, said his class was excited by the news on the first day of school. “It’s so good we can get up later!” said Liu.
Liu studies in Chengdu No.4 Middle School. He used to get up at 6:40 am. Now he can get up at 7:40 am because class doesn’t start until 8:40 am.
Wu Hongli, 15, said the new timetable is good for her health. “I used to drink coffee every night or I would feel to sleepy to finish my homework, ”said Wu. “Now I can finish it without coffee.”She used to get up at 6:30 am. Now she can get up at 7:30 am.
Wu Hongli’s mother was happy, too. She thought more sleep would help her daughter grow taller.
But some parents worried that more sleep would mean less learning. There used to be five classes in the morning. Now there are only four.
Many teachers, though, say the changes will help students learn better.
“Students used to doze(瞌睡)for the first two classes in the morning,”said Wu Zongping, an English teacher at Chendu No.12 Middle School. “But now they look fine and they learn much better than before.”
A.The new school term began.                        B.Their schools took on a new look.
C.They felt a little bit tired.          D.They could get up later.
【小題1】In the new term, the first class in the morning in middle schools started at about          .

A．7:00

B．7:30

C．8:00

D．8:40

【小題2】Why was Liu Xian excited at the news on the first day of school?

A．There were many changes in his school.

B．He could sleep one more hour in the morning.

C．He could study in Chengdu No.4 Middle School.

D．He would have only five classes in the morning.

【小題3】What did the teachers think of the changes of the school timetable?

A．They didn’t like the changes.	B．They could use the timetable more easily.
C．They spoke highly of the changes.	D．They looked fine when they taught.

A new school term begins, Is anything new at your school? Sichuan students are getting an extra (額外的)hour to sleep in the morning.
This year, Sichuan schools decided that students should start classes later. This should help them feel less tired, For Junior high schools, the first classes will begin no earlier than 8:30 am.
The changes have made students happy.
Liu Xian, 15, said his class was excited by the news on the first day of school. “It’s so good we can get up later!” said Liu.
Liu studies in Chengdu No.4 Middle School. He used to get up at 6:40 am. Now he can get up at 7:40 am because class doesn’t start until 8:40 am.
Wu Hongli, 15, said the new timetable is good for her health. “I used to drink coffee every night or I would feel to sleepy to finish my homework, ”said Wu. “Now I can finish it without coffee.”She used to get up at 6:30 am. Now she can get up at 7:30 am.
Wu Hongli’s mother was happy, too. She thought more sleep would help her daughter grow taller.
But some parents worried that more sleep would mean less learning. There used to be five classes in the morning. Now there are only four.
Many teachers, though, say the changes will help students learn better.
“Students used to doze(瞌睡)for the first two classes in the morning,”said Wu Zongping, an English teacher at Chendu No.12 Middle School. “But now they look fine and they learn much better than before.”
【小題1】What made the Sichuan middle school students happy?

A．The new school term began.	B．Their schools took on a new look.
C．They felt a little bit tired.	D．They could get up later.

【小題2】In the new term, the first class in the morning in middle schools started at about          .

A．7:00

B．7:30

C．8:00

D．8:40

【小題3】Why was Liu Xian excited at the news on the first day of school?

A．There were many changes in his school.

B．He could sleep one more hour in the morning.

C．He could study in Chengdu No.4 Middle School.

D．He would have only five classes in the morning.

【小題4】What did the teachers think of the changes of the school timetable?

A．They didn’t like the changes.	B．They could use the timetable more easily.
C．They spoke highly of the changes.	D．They looked fine when they taught.