读写新天地讲义 - 五年级

The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is the longest wall in the world．It is about 6，000 kilometers long，7 meters high and 5 meters wide．The Great Wall was built more than twenty centuries ago．It was very difficult to build such a great wall without any modern machines．Thousands of men died while they were building the wall．
Have you ever been to the Great Wall? It is very famous in the world．Many foreigners come to visit it every year．They like it very much．
1、Read the passage and write "T" for true and "F" for false.
( ) 1．The longest wall in the world is the Great Wall of China．
( ) 2．The Great Wall has a history of over 2，000 years．
( ) 3．There were no modern machines when the Great Wall was being built．
( ) 4．The Great Wall is not only famous in China but also in the world．
( ) 5．Most foreigners don’t like visiting the Great Wall．
2、According to the passage, choose the best answer: A, B, C, D.
( ) 1．No other walls in the world are than the Great Wall．
A．1onger B．shorter C．1ongest D. shortest ( ) 2．“It is about 6，000 kilometers long…”．here“it’’ refers to.
A．China B．the Great Wall C．modern machine D．the people ( ) 3．It was not to built such a great wall without any modern machines．
A．difficult B．easy C．hard D．so difficult ( ) 4．What happened to thousands of men who built the wall?
A．They died．
B．They learned how to use modern machines when the Great Wall was finished．
C．They went home after the Great wall was finished．
D．They went to school to learn how to work with machines．
( ) 5．Which of the following statements is true?
A．The foreigners who visit the Great Wall like it very much．
B．Everyone must visit the Great Wall．
C．People all over the world like the Great Wall very much．
D．The Great Wall is well-known to everyone in the world．
3、Answer the questions about the story .
1、Have you ever been to the Great Wall?
，I ．
2、Where is the most famous part of the Great Wall?
It's in ，the capital of ．
3、Describe (描述) the Great Wall，please．
4、How famous is the Great Wall?
Every year，a lot of from all over the world come to it．
5、Do you know other great things in China besides (除了) the Great Wall? What are they?
A Barber's Joke
Once there are some boys who think they are already men and go to the barber's to be shaved．
A boy came into a barbershop and asked the barber to shave him．The barber asked him to sit down and soaped his face．Then he left the boy alone．He stood at the door laughing and talking with another barber．The young gentleman waited for some minutes and then shouted：“Why are you leaving me here all this time?”
The barber replied,“I am waiting until your beard grows．’’
1、Read the passage and write "T" for true and "F" for false.
( ) 1．The boys think they are men．
( ) 2．Once a boy came to the barber's to have his hair cut.
( ) 3．The barber let the boy go without doing anything．
( ) 4．The boy asked the barber to shave him．
( ) 5．The barber played a joke on the boy．
2、According to the passage, choose the best answer: A, B, C, or D.
( ) 1.Those boys think themselves ．
A．adults B．children C．barbers D．schoolboys
( ) 2．The boy came to the barber's to ．
A．have hair cut B．help the barbers
C．clean the barber's shop D．ask the barber to shave him
( ) 3．The barber asked the boy to sit down and
A．1eft him alone B．soaped his face
C．cut his hair D．shaved his beard
( ) 4．The barber left the boy alone，he ．
A. talked with other barbers B．began to prepare the shaving tools
C．talked with the boy D．1aughed at the boy
( ) 5．The barber didn't shave the boy because ．
A．he thought the boy has no money B．the boy had no beard
C．he wanted to talk with other barbers D．he was very busy
3、Answer the question about the story.
1. Why do the boys go to the barber's to be shaved?
They think they are already .
2. What did the barber do when the boy came into the barber’s?
He asked the boy to and his face．
3. The barber left the boy alone，then what did the barber do?
He stood at the door and with another barber．
4. Was the young gentleman angry?
，he ．
5．What did the barber replied?
The barber said：“I am until your__________ __________ ."
Fall
In the fall，leaves drop to the ground．Many trees have nuts or fruits．Animals may begin to store food．Some birds collect nuts and acorns(橡果) to store．Other birds fly to a warmer place for the winter．They won't return until the spring．Days become shorter．Cold weather is coming．The fur of many animals gets thicker because they need a thick coat to protect them. People also wear warmer clothing and prepare for winter．In some areas there may be rain or even snow．but in many southern areas it is still warm．Fall is also the time when farmers harvest their crops．People look forward to fall for many reasons．The most important one is that fall is the harvest season．
1、Read the passage and write "T" for true and "F" for false.
( )1．In the fall，leaves begin to grow and turn green．
( )2．A1l the birds collect nuts and acorns to store．
( )3．Days become shorter and nights become longer in fall．
( )4．The fur of many animals gets thicker．
( )5．Fall is a harvest season．
2、According to the passage, choose the best answer: A, B ,C or D.
( )1．Which months do you think belong to the fall season?
A．June，July and August
B. December，January and February
C．March，April．and May
D．September，October and November
( )2．Animals begin to in fall.
A．collect and store food
B．go to a warmer place
C．change fur into thicker one
D．all the above
( )3．In the fall，the weather becomes .
A．colder B．warmer C．wet D．dry
( )4．Fall is also the time．
A．harvest B．working C．sleeping D．rest
( )5．Fall is also called ．
A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
3、Fill in the blanks according to the passage.
In the fall，days become ，and leaves to the ground. Animals begin to store food．Some birds fly to a place for the winter．The of many animals gets thicker because weather is coming, and the fur can them．People also wear warmer clothing and prepare for winter．People look to fall for many reasons．The most one is that falls the season.
A warmhearted man
Mr. White went into his usual teashop one morning，and sat on one of the seats at the counter．Many other people came in also. but none of them stayed long．
About fifteen minutes later，a young man and a young woman came in．There were only two empty seats at the counter，one on Mr. White's left，and the other on his right．The woman sat on one seat，and the young man sat on the other，but Mr. White immediately asked to change places with the young man so that he and the young woman could be together．
"Oh，that isn’t necessary，"the young man said，but Mr. White insisted．When the young man and the young woman were side by side，he said to her，"Well, this old man is very kind, he wanted us to sit together．May I introduce myself? My name is John. What's your name?"
1、Read the passage and write "T" for true and "F" for false.
( )1．Mr. White always went to the teashop．
( )2．Many other people came into the teashop and stayed long．
( )3．The young man and the young woman sat together．
( )4．Mr. White asked to change places with the young man because he wanted to see the things out of the window．
( )5．The young woman and the young man are couple．
2、According to the passage, choose the best answer: A, B,C or D.
( )1．Mr. White sat of the teashop one morning．
A．in the middle B．in the centre C．at the counter D. in the front
( )2．There were at the counter．
A. two tables B．two young men C．some waiters D．two empty seats
( )3·Mr．White immediately asked to change places．Why?
A．Because the young man asked him to．
B．Because the young woman asked him to.
C．Because Mr. White wanted the young man and young woman to sit together·
D．Because there was something wrong with the seat.
( )4．At last the young man .
A．changed seats with Mr. White
B．didn’t change seats with Mr. White
C．went away
D．went away with the young woman
( )5．The young man and the young woman were
A．friends B．couple C．brother and sister D．strangers
3、Fill in the blanks according to the story.
Mr. White went to a __________ one morning，and took a __________ at the __________．Some time later，a young man and a young woman came in and took two seats．Mr. White's seat was __________ the two persons’ seats．Mr. White immediately asked to __________ places with the young man so that he and the young woman could be __________.When the young man and the young woman sat together, he said to her, " Well this old man is very , he wanted us to sit __________by __________. May I __________ myself? “My name is John. What's your name?"
A man was walking through a forest. He had a few caps in his hands. In the forest there were a lot of monkeys. The day was hot, so he decided to have a rest under a tree. He put one cap on his head and lay down to sleep(躺下睡觉).
When he woke up, he couldn’t find his caps. “Where are my caps?” he cried and looked up. He saw some monkeys in the trees. Each had a cap on its head.
“Give me back my caps!” shouted the man to the monkeys. But the monkeys didn’t understand him. They only jumped, laughed and danced.
“How can I get back my caps?” he thought hard. In the end he had an idea. He took off his cap and threw it on the ground. The little animals did the same thing. Happily the man picked up all the caps and went on his way.
( )1.One day a man was going __________.
A. to the forest
B. through the forest
C. to a village
D. through the city
( )2.The man decided to have a rest because _________.
A. he was hungry
B. he was tired
C. the day was hot
D. he was ill
( )3.When the man woke up____________.
A. he found his caps were gone
B. he saw a fox
C. he had a fever
D. he found many monkeys
( )4.The man wanted to get his caps back, and he shouted to the monkeys, but it didn’t work. Why?
A. Because the monkeys wanted to laugh at him.
B. Because the monkeys wanted to wear the caps.
C. Because the monkeys didn’t understand him.
D. Because the monkeys didn’t hear what he shouted.
( )5.The man was ______when he got all his caps back.
A. angry
B. surprised
C. sad
D. pleased
Passage 6
Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal the bell on his neighbor’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.
Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbor, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbor came running out.
“Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson(教训),” the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.
The foolish thief did not know how the neighbor found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered (感到疑惑).
( ) 1. The thief was trying to get ________________.
A. his neighbor
B. his neighbor’s doorbell
C. some cotton
D. a door with a bell on it
( ) 2. The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be _________for him to steal the doorbell.
A. safe
B. difficult
C. dangerous
D. easy
( ) 3.The neighbor ran out probably(很可能) because ________________.
A. he knew his doorbell was being stolen
B. he thought someone was eager (渴望的) to visit him
C. he realized (意识到) something strange happened
D. Both B and C
( ) 4. The neighbor hit the thief to ________________.
A. give him lessons
B. punish (惩罚) him for stealing
C. help him with the bell
D. be his teacher
( ) 5. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The thief understood why he was hit on the nose.
B. The thief knew why the neighbor came out.
C. The thief thought the neighbor couldn’t hear the noise the bell made.
D. The thief didn’t want to know why the neighbor ran out.
Passage 7
Mrs. White lived in a town of England．Her husband died three years ago and one of her children worked in the capital and the other three lived in another town．Her husband didn't leave her much money and she had to live a simple life．Sometimes her children went to see her during their holidays，but they stayed with her for only two or three days．
One winter morning the old woman got up early．She was going to buy some food in a shop．And when she came out, she found there was much snow in the street．She had to sweep it away．And suddenly she found a dying dog at the corner of the house．She picked it up and took it into the house quickly．She put it near the fire and gave it some milk and bread．At first the poor dog ate nothing and that afternoon it drank some milk and three days later it was all right．Now the old woman found it was a beautiful dog．And she liked it very mach and took it everywhere she went．A week later she went shopping with her dog．At a bus stop a young man was eating fish and chips．The little dog became very excited at the smell of the man's lunch and began jumping up at him．"Do you mind if I throw it a bit?" asked the young man．
"Not at all，"answered Mrs. White．
Having heard this，he picked up the dog and threw it over the wall．
1.One of the old woman's children worked in___________．
A. Moscow B．Paris C．London D. New York
2.Mrs White lived a simple life because ____________.
A．she wasn't rich enough B．she hoped to save money for her children
C．she had four children D．her children hated her
3.The old woman liked the dog very much because__________．
A．it was beautiful B．it was little C．she saved it D．she felt excited
4.The dog hoped ________ , so it was excited．
A．to be given some food B．to leave the bus stop soon
C．to bite the young man D．to go home as soon as possible
5. Mrs White agreed with the young man because ________.
A. she knew him well
B．her dog was hungry
C．she didn't like the dog any 1onger
D．she thought he would throw some food to her dog．
Passage 8
One day a rich man wanted to sell some goods(物品) in another town and buy some things there. He ___1___ to take ten servants(仆人) with him. They would carry the goods and also some ___2___ to eat on their way. The rich man said to ___3___ of his servants, "Ali, you are the ___4___ and the weakest one. You may ___5___ the lightest load(担子) to carry." Ali thanked him and chose the ___6___ load. It was their food bread. The rich man said, "How foolish(愚蠢) you are! That's the heaviest one." But Ali was ___7___ to lift it up. And so they set off. Four hours ___8___, they stopped for a rest. They all ___9___ some of the bread. Then there was ___10___ bread for Ali to carry. Each time they ate some, the load became smaller and lighter. At last the clever servant had nothing to carry.
( ) 1. A. agreed B. liked C. decided D. refused
( ) 2. A. food B. goods C. water D. meat
( ) 3. A. all B. both C. none D. one
( ) 4. A. tallest B. smallest C. busiest D. fastest
( ) 5. A. find B. give C. choose D. carry
( ) 6. A. lightest B. smallest C. best D. biggest
( ) 7. A. glad B. worried C. sorry D. tired
( ) 8. A. early B. later C. past D. last
( ) 9. A. loved B. put C. called D. ate
( ) 10. A. more B. little C. less D. no
Passage 9
A farmer was put in prison(监狱). One day, he got a letter from his wife.
“I am worried about our farm,” she wrote. “It’s time to plant potatoes , but I can’t do all the digging(挖) by myself.”
The farmer thought over and then had an idea. He wrote to his wife,“ Don’t dig the fields. This field where my gold(金子) i s. Don’t plant potatoes until I come home.”
A few days later, the farmer got another letter from his wife. It said, “Two days ago, about ten prison guards(监狱看守) came to our fields. It looked as if they were looking for something. They have dug our field.”
The farmer wrote to his wife at once. “Now you can plant our potatoes.”
( ) 1.The farmer was put in prison ________.
A. because he had done something wrong
B. because he had a lot of gold in the fields
C. The writer didn’t say anything about why the farmer was put in prison
D. For nothing
( ) 2.The farmer’s wife was much worried about __________ .
A. her husband
B. their farm
C. planting tomatoes
D. herself
( ) 3.The farmer told his wife _________ first.
A. not to dig the fields
B. to ask the prison guards for help
C. to dig the fields
D. to find the gold in the fields
( ) 4.Why did the prison guards dig the farmer’s fields? ________.
A. They wanted to help the farmer
B. Their leader ordered them to do so
C. The farmer asked them to do so
D. They wanted to find out the gold
( ) 5.Why did the farmer ask his wife to plant potatoes at once? Because _____.
A. their fields had been dug
B. the prison guards asked him to do so
C. the gold was found out
D. the prison guards were digging the fields
Passage 10
Mrs. Brown had a small garden behind her house, and in the spring she planted some vegetables in it. She looked after them very carefully, and when the summer came, they looked very nice.
One evening, Mrs. Brown looked at her vegetables and said, “Tomorrow I am going to pick them, and we can eat them.” But early the next morning, her son ran into the kitchen and shouted, “Mother, Mother! Come quickly! Our neighbo r’s ducks are in the garden, and they are eating our vegetables!”
Mrs. Brown ran out, but it was too late. All the vegetables were finished! Mrs. Brown cried, and her neighbor was very sorry, but that was the end of the vegetables. Then, a few days before Christmas, the neighbor brought Mrs. Brown a parcel (包裹). In it was a beautiful, fat duck, and on it was a piece of paper with the words, “ENJOY YOUR VEGETABLES!”
( )1. There was a _______ behind her house.
A. small hill
B. small lake
C. small house
D. small garden
( )2. In _____, she planted some vegetables in the garden.
A. the spring
B. the summer
C. the autumn
D. the winter
( )3. Early the next _____, her son ran into the kitchen and shouted.
A. morning
B. afternoon
C. evening
D. night
( )4. One morning, _____ were eating vegetables in the garden.
A. sheep
B. ducks
C. pigs
D. chickens
( )5. A few days before Christmas, the neighbors’ gave Mrs. Brown a parcel with _____.
A. a fat duck inside(在……里面) and a piece of paper on it
B. some vegetables
C. a fat duck and some vegetables
D. only a piece of paper
Passage 11
When Mary Smith was a ___1___, she wanted to be a teacher, ___2___ she liked children. When she was twenty, she began teaching in a small school. She was a good teacher, and she ___3___ a lot with the children in her class. They ___4___ her teaching.
One day ___5___ of the girls in her class said to her, "Miss Smith, ___6___ does a man's hair become grey before his beard(胡子) does?"
Mary laughed and answered, "I don't know. Helen, do you know?"
"I don't know ___7___, Miss Smith," said Helen, "but it happened to my father." The ___8___ children in the class laughed when they heard this.
Then a boy said, "I ___9___, Miss Smith! A man's hair becomes grey ___10___ because it's sixteen years older than his beard."
( ) 1. A. woman B. student C. teacher D. wife
( ) 2. A. so B. but C. that D. because
( ) 3. A. cried B. shouted C. learned D. laughed
( ) 4. A. refused B. enjoyed C. thought D. wanted
( ) 5. A. one B. a C. an D. two
( ) 6. A. when B. how C. why D. whether
( ) 7. A. too B. either C. also D. neither
( ) 8. A. some B. few C. other D. another
( ) 9. A. think B. know C. guess D. sure
( ) 10. A. fast B. slowly C. first D. quickly
Passage 12
Long long ago , the wind and the sun had a quarrel (争吵).The wind said he was stronger than the sun and the sun said he was stronger than the wind .Soon a man came along the road.
"See that man, I can make him take off his coat.”said the wind .But the sun said " No , you can't , but last they both said ,"Let's try ."
The wind said lie would try first .He blew and blew. The weather became cold. The man said," It is very cold ."So he didn't take off his coat. At last the wind was tired and he said:"I can't make the man take off his coat ".
Then the sun tried. He shone hotter and hotter.
“It is warm now ", said the man ," I must take off my coat ." Then he takes off his coat.
“See! I 'm stronger than you.”said the sun to the wind .
1.Who had a quarrel one day ?
_____________________________________________________________________
2.Did the wind think he was stronger than the sun ?
_____________________________________________________________________
3.Did the weather became colder when the wind blew and blew ?
_____________________________________________________________________
4.What did the sun do to the man ?
_____________________________________________________________________
5.Who could make the man take off his coat ,the wind or the sun ?
_____________________________________________________________________
Passage 13
根据日记内容，用所给词的适当形式填空，并回答问题。

Friday, October 20
It was sunny today, and everyone in my class ______ (be) busy .We went to the Guangming farm and worked with our teachers. We ________ (get) to the farm at about half past eight . Then we began _______ (work) hard there. All the girls ________ (pick) apples. All the boys ________ (put) the apples into the baskets and ________ (carry) them to the trucks.
We ______ (be) tired after we finished _______ (do ) the work . But we were very happy .We ______ (stay ) on the farm for three hours .Then we _______(go ) back home by bus .
1. What’s the weather like today?
_____________________________________________________________________
2. Where did they go?
_____________________________________________________________________
3. What did the girls do?
_____________________________________________________________________
4. What did the boys do?
_____________________________________________________________________
5. How long did they stay on the farm?
_____________________________________________________________________
Passage 14
There are s__________ days in a week. They are Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, W__________, T__________, Friday, and Saturday. Most children go to school from Monday to Friday. Most people don’t w__________ on Saturday or Sunday and most shops are closed in England on Saturday afternoon and Sunday. But in China, shops are o__________ every day. Sunday is always a h__________. It’s the f__________ day of the week. Some people go to church on that day. The time between Friday evening a__________ Monday morning is the w__________. It is the time for r__________. We can’t work all the time. We have to rest from time to time.
Passage 15
Some people say that the Internet or Net is bad for people. They t__________ that “surfing the Net” makes people lazy. They always s__________ at home and don’t go out.
Other people believe that the Internet is a g_________ thing, just like the telephone. They think it h_______ people to make more friends.
So, is it good o__________ bad to surf the Net? There is no right or w__________ answer. Experts say we should use the Internet to get to know people from other places and to m__________ friends.
We shouldn’t s__________ too much time at our computers and we should spend time with our family and friends.
Passage 16
Why do so many people learn English? It's d_________ to answer the question. Boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their s_________. Many people learn it because it is very u_________ in their work. With the help of English, they can r_________ lots of books which are written in English. They can e_________ watching foreign films and TV plays. Or they can communicate with foreigners freely.
Passage 17
The Farmer and the Snake
It was a cold winter day. A farmer found a snake on the ground. It was n dead by cold. The farmer was a k man. He picked up the snake c and put it under the coat. S the snake began to move and it raised its mouth and bit the farmer. “Oh, My god!” said the farmer, “I s your life, but you thank me in that way. You must die.” Then he killed the snake with a stick. At last he died, too.。