Reading is very important. World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It encourages people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading. It is also the day to honor (尊敬) great writers.
Many countries celebrate (庆祝) World Book Day. On that day, millions of school children can buy books at a much lower price than usual in any bookstore in England. It has been done every year since 1998. World Book Day is also celebrated in China. Wen Jiabao, Premier of China, is an avid reader. He does lots of reading every day though he is very busy. On World Book Day 2009, he called on (号召) people to do more reading. Wen suggested that young people should spend more time reading. “Books can not change the world, but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading,” he said.
Reading helps us become more knowledgeable and smarter. Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology (技术). Reading gives us information about other cultures and places in the world. Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English. We all know that it is difficult to learn everything in the classroom, for example, the ways English people are living and working today can be learnt by reading.
Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the outside world. Therefore, it is necessary for us to spend time reading every day.When is World Book Day?
| A．August 8 every year. | B．March 12 every year. |
| C．April 23 every year. | D．June 6 every year. |
An avid reader is a person who __________.
| A．loves reading | B．never reads | C．does some reading | D．hates reading |
World Book Day was set up in order to encourage people to __________.
| A．learn foreign languages | B．do more reading |
| C．buy more books | D．know more about science |
According to the passage, reading can help people in many ways EXCEPT _____.
| A．learning English better | B．knowing more about cultures |
| C．improving your health | D．knowing more about the outside world |
What’s the best title for the article?
| A．World Book Day in England. |
| B．Suggestions on Reading. |
| C．World Book Day in China. |
| D．World Book Day and the Advantages of Reading. |
Mr. and Mrs. Black want to go to Beijing. But their dog Bobby can’t go there with them. So they leave him in a dog shop.
It is Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Black get back home from Beijing very late at night. So they don’t get Bobby back. On Monday morning, Mr. Black brings the dog back in his car. When he gets home, he says to his wife, “Bobby barks all the time. I think he wants to tell me something. He doesn’t like the shop?”
Mrs. Black looks at the dog carefully (仔细地) and then says, “You’re quite right. He wants to tell you something. He wants to tell you that you bring the wrong (错误的) dog home.”
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。Mr. and Mrs. Black want to go to ______.
| A．Japan | B．China | C．Canada | D．the US |
Mr. and Mrs. Black leave Bobby in a dog shop because ______.
| A．they can’t take him |
| B．they want to sell him |
| C．the shop is not far |
| D．the shop is very good |
The dog gets back home on ______.
| A．Sunday evening | B．Sunday morning |
| C．Monday evening | D．Monday morning |
Mr. Black thinks the dog doesn’t like the shop because ______.
| A．his son tells him that |
| B．the dog barks all the time |
| C．his wife tells him that |
| D．the dog is quiet all the time |
下列哪项陈述是正确的？
| A．Mr. and Mrs. Black work in a shop. |
| B．Mr. Black brings the dog back by bike. |
| C．Mr. Black brings the wrong dog home. |
| D．Mr. and Mrs. Black get back home on Saturday. |
How do you go to school? Do you take a bus or ride a bike? For many students, it is easy to get to school. But for some children in one small village in Hunan, it is very difficult. There is no road (路) between the village and the school. The children have to climb down ladders (爬下梯子) to get to school.
Yu Xinxin is an 8-year-old girl. She climbs the ladders every day. “My parents are good at it and they tell me how to do it, and now I don’t think too much about how high it is,” she says.
It is hard for the villagers to get in and out of the village, too. Their dream is to have a road.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。For the students in the small village, it is ______ to get to school.
| A．fun | B．boring |
| C．easy | D．difficult |
The students in the small village ______ to get to school.
| A．cross a river | B．cross a bridge |
| C．go on a ropeway | D．climb down ladders |
划线单词“they”指代的是“______”。
| A．Yu Xinxin’s teachers | B．Yu Xinxin’s classmates |
| C．Yu Xinxin’s parents | D．Yu Xinxin’s sisters |
划线单词“high”的中文意思是“_______”。
| A．重的 | B．高的 | C．宽的 | D．直的 |
下列哪项陈述是正确的？
| A．Yu Xinxin is seven years old. |
| B．Yu Xinxin’s parents can climb ladders. |
| C．The villagers don’t want to have a road. |
| D．It is easy for the villagers to get out of the village. |
◆ Hello, I’m Zhang Hai and I’m 14 years old. I go to school at 7：30 in the morning. I like P.E best at school. It is exciting. I want to join the sports club.
◆ My name is Lisa. I’m 13 years old. I go to school at 7：40 in the morning. I like music best. It is relaxing. I can sing and dance well. I want to join the music club.
◆ I’m Mark. I’m 13 years old. I go to school at 8：00 in the morning. I like art and I think it is interesting. I can’t draw but I want to learn. I want to join the art club.
根据材料内容判断正(T)误(F)。Zhang Hai thinks P.E. is very relaxing.
Lisa sings well, but she can’t dance.
Mark can draw very well.
Zhang Hai goes to school earlier than (比……早) Lisa and Mark.
Lisa and Mark are the same age (年龄).
It was the last day of the winter vacation. Li Xin went to bed early in the evening. He wanted to go to school early the next morning because he couldn’t wait to see his teachers and classmates. The next morning, Li Xin got up at 6:00.He looked “Wow, how beautiful !” said Li Xin.There were many trees in front of his house.They were really beautiful with the white snow. He went out of his house and was going to school.
How did Li Xin go to school? There was much snow on the street. He decided to walk to school. Twenty minutes later,Li Xin got to school. Some teachers and students were cleaning the snow outside the classrooms Li Xin did it,too.He was tired ,but he felt happy on the first day back to school.判断正误(F或T) Li Xin went to bed early on the evening of the first school day.( )
补全句子Li Xin wanted to go to school early because_________________________
What were in front of Li Xin ‘s house.?（回答问题）___________________________
How did Li Xin go to school? （回答问题）________________________________
把画线的句子译成汉语 __________________________________________________________
There are 45 students in our class. I have made a survey, 36 students say they like to exercise. Most boys play basketball together twice a week. But girls think basketball is difficult for them, they’d like to play volleyball together twice a week. My friend, Tony, is good at running. He runs fastest in our class. He runs for 30 minutes on the playground every evening before he goes to bed. Is it interesting? Gray is good at swimming. He goes to the swimming club three times a month in winter, and three times a week in summer. So he is pretty healthy. Some of my classmates have good eating habits. They eat both meat and vegetables. 70% of them drink milk every day. 15 students say they drink milk three or four times a week. But some students like to eat junk food, especially Sally. What’s worse(更糟糕的) is that she doesn’t like to exercise, so she is very fat. She always says “ I’m going to lose weight(减肥) tomorrow.”How often do most boys play basketball?
| A．Every day | B．Twice a day |
| C．Twice a wee | D．Twice a month. |
Why do the girls dislike to play basketball?
| A．Because they have no time. |
| B．Because they think it is not easy. |
| C．Because they don’t like to play with the boys. |
| D．Because they don’t like to exercise. |
When does Tony often run for 30 minutes?
| A．Every morning. |
| B．Every afternoon |
| C．Every evening before he goes to bed. |
| D．Every evening before supper |
How often does Gray swim in winter?
| A．Three times a month. |
| B．Three times a week. |
| C．It isn’t mentioned in the passage |
| D．Hardly ever. |
Why is Sally so fat?
| A．Because she doesn’t like to exercise. |
| B．Because she likes to eat junk food very much. |
| C．Because she eats too much meat, but doesn’t exercise. |
| D．Because she doesn’t like to exercise, and she likes to eat junk food . |