I usually get up at 5:00. I make coffee, go to my desk and work. When my boys get up, I’m theirs. I follow the min to the kitchen and make them breakfast. While they’re eating, I make their lunch, pick out their school clothes and get the little one dressed.

    My wife takes them to school. I bring them home. I am not the only father at the school gate. The boys and I walk the 12 blocks home unless the weather is terrible. Then we take the subway. I remind them of looking out, like an animal looking after their babies.

    At home, they play on the computer and the little one will draw, sometimes for hours. When their mother comes home, they run to her. She has been in the official day and tired, but her attention is all on them.

    I have made dinner. We sit down and eat together. After they do their homework, Karen takes them to bed. I listen to the noise of the boys’ and their mother’s voice.

    One afternoon when we were on the way home from school, the boys and I stopped at the clothing store. The saleswoman looked at the boys and said to me in a low voice, “You’re Mr. Mom, aren’t you?” I felt very angry. I’m not Mr. Mom. That’s not how I look at myself. The boys have a mother, a wonderful mother. She works outside the home, I work in the home. We are parents together. I’m a father!

    1.The first paragraph talks about_____________.

    A. what the children have for breakfast    B. how busy the man is in the morning

    C. why the man cooks lunch    D. when the children go to school

    2.We know from the second paragraph that_____________.

    A. they take the subway to school when the weather is bad

    B. the man drives a car and his wife walks to work

    C. the man goes to meet the boys before school is over

    D. it doesn’t take them long to arrive home

   3.Paragraph 3 tells us that __________.

    A. the children’s mother is very strict with them

    B. the man’s wife works in an office very near the school

    C. the children’s mother used to be back hours later than them.

    D. the man has three or more children and the youngest loves drawing

   4.We learn from the last two paragraphs________________.

    A. what the saleswoman said has hurt the man a lot

    B. before the children get to sleep, the man’s wife tells stories

    C. what the man hast o do from morning to night everyday

    D. the man’s wife is Karen and she talks a lot

   5.This passage tells us_____________.

    A. never to call a man Mr. Mom

    B. the man doesn’t enjoy working at home

    C. something about the children’s school life

    D. what kind of people the man and his wife are

 

If you travel in the city of Kunming, you can’t miss the Kingdom of Little People. It opened in the summer of 2009 in the mountains in Kunming.

There are tiny(微小的) animals, little beautiful cottages (小屋) and small furniture in the park. The big attraction of the park is the performances by little people. Many little people work in the park. Twice a day, they perform for visitors. They sing, dance and give a magic show. People who want to work in the park should be between eighteen and forty years old from any part of the country. And they should be under 130 cm in height.

The creator of the park is a rich businessman. He wants the park to be like a fairyland. And he wants to do something good for dwarfs in China. This theme park has brought together people of unusual stature (身高). They enjoy being part of the community and impressing tourists with (给……深刻印象) their courage and skills.

Are you interested in this fairyland? How about having a visit in the Kingdom of Little People?

1.What is the big attraction of the park?

A．It is very huge.                         B．It is in the mountains.

C．The performances by little people.          D．It looks like a fairyland.

2.What can we find in the park?

①Some small animals

②Some big animals.

③Some big castles.

④Some giants.

⑤Some small cottages.

⑥. Some small furniture

A．①⑤⑥           B．①②⑤           C．②③④           D．③④⑥

3.The underlined word “dwarfs” means “________” in Chinese.

A．残疾人           B．智力障碍者        C．盲人             D．侏儒

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．You can watch the performance only once a day.

B．A dwarf think of an idea to create the park.

C．Dwarfs have a chance to show their talent in the park.

D．The Kingdom of Little People is a theme park for children.

 

Happy Time Park

Location	west of the city
Getting there	No.16 bus
Opening hours	8:30-16:00 on weekdays,8:00-18:00 on Saturday and Sunday
Attractions	Plant Garden: thousands of kinds of plants to see Sports Center: ball games, rock climbing, swimming and many other fun games to enjoy
Facilities	parking places, public toilets, public telephones, barbecue places, medical care station and shopping centre at your service

   根据文章信息，选择正确的答案。（5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
【小题1】The park is in the ______ of the city.
A. north             B. east             C. west
【小题2】 You can take a ______ bus to get to the park.
A.No.16              B.No.6              C.No.4
【小题3】 There is ______ in the park.
A. a zoo                B. a cinema         C. a plant garden
【小题4】If you visit the park on Wednesday, you must leave the park ______.
A. before six o’clock in the afternoon
B. between 16:00 and 18:00
C. before four o’clock in the afternoon
【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE according to the advertisement?
A. You can do sports in the park except swimming.
B. If you feel ill or get hurt in the park, you can find doctors for help there.
C. You can have a barbecue in the park if you buy something in the shopping centre.

If you travel in the city of Kunming, you can’t miss the Kingdom of Little People. It opened in the summer of 2009 in the mountains in Kunming.
There are tiny(微小的) animals, little beautiful cottages (小屋) and small furniture in the park. The big attraction of the park is the performances by little people. Many little people work in the park. Twice a day, they perform for visitors. They sing, dance and give a magic show. People who want to work in the park should be between eighteen and forty years old from any part of the country. And they should be under 130 cm in height.
The creator of the park is a rich businessman. He wants the park to be like a fairyland. And he wants to do something good for dwarfs in China. This theme park has brought together people of unusual stature (身高). They enjoy being part of the community and impressing tourists with (给……深刻印象) their courage and skills.
Are you interested in this fairyland? How about having a visit in the Kingdom of Little People?
【小题1】What is the big attraction of the park?

A．It is very huge.	B．It is in the mountains.
C．The performances by little people.	D．It looks like a fairyland.

【小题2】What can we find in the park?
①Some small animals
②Some big animals.
③Some big castles.
④Some giants.
⑤Some small cottages.
⑥. Some small furniture

A．①⑤⑥

B．①②⑤

C．②③④

D．③④⑥

【小题3】The underlined word “dwarfs” means “________” in Chinese.

A．残疾人

B．智力障碍者

C．盲人

D．侏儒

【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．You can watch the performance only once a day.

B．A dwarf think of an idea to create the park.

C．Dwarfs have a chance to show their talent in the park.

D．The Kingdom of Little People is a theme park for children.