Once upon a time,there was an old king. He wanted Jack, his little son, to be the next king. But the other sons were unhappy and tried to kill Jack. The old king asked Jack to leave with a servant (仆人) . Jack and his servant hurried out of the capital and traveled to the grassland. When they looked around, they saw a small house far away. They went there quickly and found the door open. They went inside without knocking on the door. There was a golden lion sleeping in the house. The servant was afraid of the lion and began to cry. The lion woke up and said angrily,“Why did you wake me up? I was having a wonderful dream. You must die.”It jumped at Jack and the servant. But Jack wasn’t afraid. He hit the lion. Then the lion changed into a lovely boy. Jack asked ,“Can we be friends?”The boy agreed. He asked Jack,“Why are you in the grassland?”Jack told him about his brothers and the lion boy was very angry. He said ,“Let’s go back. I’ll help you stop them.”They returned to the capital. The other sons were trying to kill the king. They stopped them and saved the king.

Our skin is like a bag that we live in. Inside the bag our bodies are mostly water. Our water is like the water in the sea. It is very salty. Also, like the ocean, we can lose our water. The wind and the sun could take it away. Our bag of skin keeps our body’s ocean from drying up.

Our skin keeps out sunshine. Too much sunshine can hurt us. Skin also keeps out dirt. That’s important because some kinds of dirt can make us sick. Our skin feels things. It feels warm things, cold things, things it touches, and things that hurt it. A campfire feels warm. A snowball thrown in our face feels cold and hurts us. A hug is the touch of another person’s skin on our own.

Our hair is a special kind of covering. It helps us keep things out of our eyes, ears and nose. Hair is also good for keeping us warm. When we get goose bumps (鸡皮疙瘩), our body hairs stand up. Then the hairs hold air close to our skin like a thick blanket (毯子). Hair keeps animals warm, too. Some animals have more hair than others, so they have a better blanket for cold weather.

Our nails (指甲) are another special skin which are very hard. They help keep our fingers from getting hurt. Our nails aren’t as strong as the nails that animals have. But they are good for picking up coins.

I am Dave. Some of my classmates are talking in the classroom.

Jill：My grandparents live on a farm. I went there with my sister last month. We stayed for seven days. The weather was usually sunny，so most of the time I played outside with my sister. On the farm，I milked cows，fed chickens and rode horses. I had a lot of fun. I think my trip was great.

Mark：I went to Shanghai with my parents. I wanted to visit some museums，but my parents wanted to go shopping. I didn't like going shopping. So I stayed in the hotel and watched TV all day. It was really a boring trip.

Anna：I think the best place for a holiday is the beach. I went to Sanya with my brother last year. The sand there was white，and it looked very beautiful. We built a big house with it. We swam and enjoyed the sunshine. We ate many kinds of seafood. They were delicious. The trip was great. I hope I can visit there again one day.

①rode horses　②took photos　③milked cows　④fed chickens

“Come on, Dad! It’s 7:20 a.m. now,” said Harry.

“Today I can’t drive you and Jane to school, because I need to wash the car now,” Mr. Smith said. “You have to walk to school this morning, OK?”

“But the school is a little far,” said Jane.

“Walking is good. Now get your schoolbags and go!”

Then Jane and Harry walked to school. It took 30 minutes. When they got to school, they were very tired.

In the evening, Jane and Harry had dinner with their grandpa. They told him they were not happy to walk to school. Grandpa said, “That’s good for you. I used to (过去常常) walk two kilometers to school every day.”

“Really?” Jane said. “But I don’t like walking.”

Grandpa said, “Kids need to walk or run every day. It’s good for your health. Remember it’s very important to be healthy for kids. ”

“Oh, I’ll start walking every day,” Harry said. “I want to keep fit.”

“I will join you, Harry,” said Jane.

Everyone knows that exercise is important. We all need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It makes your heart and body strong. Children who often exercise are more alert(灵活).   

There are many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, swim, skate, or play ball games. Make sure you exercise in the following ways: you have to like what you’re doing. Exercise enough but not too much. It’s best to exercise twice each week. Thirty minutes each time is enough. Try all kinds of things until you find one, two or even three sports that feel right for you. You can exercise at fitness centers.

They have a lot of equipment（装备）there. The equipment will help exercise your arms, legs and other parts of your body to make you fit. Some people buy equipment for their homes. But it is very expensive.

Exercising can be fun. Friends can exercise together at a fitness center, or they can play s ports together. How do you exercise?

Imagine this. You come back from school and your robot housekeeper is already waiting for you at the door. He turns on the lights, air-conditioner and television. While you are having dinner, he cleans the floor. Before you go to sleep, he tells you the weather report, then reads you a bedtime story.

Such thoughts are not just for stories. Now they can happen in the real world, as long as you have the robot Alpha 2. Alpha 2 was a star at the 2017 World Robot Conference(大会), which was held from August 23^rd to 27^th in Beijing. More than 150 universities and companies from across the world brought their robots to the event for show and sale. Some robots work in factories. Some robots go to outer space or under water forexploration. But the highlights(亮点)of the event were service robots.

This kind of robot is the closest to our daily lives. From cleaning to teaching, music to sports, service robots have been used to do many kinds of jobs.

Teo is a popular service robot, as well as an artist and music teacher. His 53 fingers help him play the piano well. He played John Lennon’s song Imagineat the conference.

There is another service robot called Bestic. It acts as a human arm to feed people with a spoon. It can be a good helper for little kids, the elderly and those with difficulties using their hands.

The scientists believe that it may not be far when every family has at least one service robot.

Waste can be seen everywhere in the school. Some students ask for more food than they can eat and others often forget to turn off the lights when they leave the classroom. They say they can afford these things. But I don’t agree with them.

Waste can bring a lot of problems. Although China is rich in some resources(资源), we are short of others, for example, fresh water. It is reported that we will have no coal(煤) or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on wasting our resources, what can we use in the future and where can we move? Think about it. I think we should say no to the students who waste things every day. Everybody should stop wasting as soon as possible.

In our everyday life, we can do many things to prevent waste from happening, for example, turn off the water taps when we finish washing, turn off the lights when we leave the classroom, try not to order more food than we need, and so on. Little by little, everything will be changed. Waste can be stopped one day, if we do our best.

（2016年贵州毕节）What do you think of celebrating Christmas Day in China? Christmas Day is very popular in China, especially for young people. Should Chinese people celebrate Christmas Day? 60% people think that we should not take Christmas so seriously, 10% think everyone should celebrate Christmas.

Some people think celebrating Christmas Day can help them understand western culture better. Some people think it is a great holiday to have a good time with their families and friends. During Christmas Day, they can meet friends, go shopping, watch movies and go to different parties.

But I have different ideas. Most of us celebrate Christmas just because we see many people around us do it.

China has its own holidays, such as the Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Day, so we don't have to celebrate holidays from other countries. Some people spend a lot of money celebrating Christmas Day. People buy lots of gifts for their friends and families, but this is not the best way to show their love.

______ like Christmas Day better in China.

How many people think everyone should celebrate Christmas Day?

The second paragraph mainly tells us _______.

The writer thinks it’s not good for some people to celebrate Christmas Day by _______.

What's the best title（标题）of the passage?

It's Tuesday today. The students are having music. It's their favorite subject. The music teacher is Miss Zhao. She's very funny. She sings some relaxing songs with the students. Then she writes the word "smile" on the blackboard. She says, "This is one of the longest words in English." All the students laugh and a boy stands up and asks, "Why?" Miss Zhao says with a smile, "Because there is a mile in the word."