Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning; others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what is happening in the world. Sometimes, we do not have enough time to read all the news carefully, so we just take a quick look at the front page. At other times, we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines of the passages.
Newspapers can be found everywhere in the world. We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers. Some newspapers are published once a week, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages, some even published twice a day. You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers. Some like world news and others prefer short stories. They just choose what they are interested in.
Today newspapers in English have the largest numbers of readers in the world. The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 21st Century. Also they bring us more and more information with Internet.People read newspapers in order to _____________.
| A．learn the latest (最新的) news |
| B．meet their own different needs |
| C．read the short stories |
| D．find the morning news |
From the passage we can see that __________ when people get newspapers.
| A．they read them very carefully |
| B．they just read the headlines |
| C．not everyone reads all the pages |
| D．they have no time to read them |
Newspapers have so many pages because _______________.
| A．more and more people like to read them |
| B．people enjoy reading something different |
| C．newspaper become cheaper |
| D．more pages mean more money |
The most popular in the world are newspaper ____________.
| A．in English | B．in Chinese |
| C．in other language | D．with many pages |
According the passage, besides newspapers, people also get information from ___.
| A．magazines | B．advertisements |
| C．e-mail | D．Internet |
I have had thousands of classes since I started school nine years ago. But only one 36 was the most important.
It happened last term just after I had got a 37 result in an exam. I was sad and had lost my confidence. I decided to go to a class which can tell me how to be 38 .
The speaker walked into the room. But he did not start talking 39 a teacher. Instead, he held up a twenty yuan note(钞票) !
“Who wants this?” he asked. Unsurprisingly, 40 of us in the class held up our hands.
The speaker smiled. Then he put up the note on the blackboard and asked the same question. Again, we all put up our hands. The speaker smiled again, but 41 nothing. Suddenly, he threw the note onto the floor! Then he asked the same 42 a third time.
I didn’t 43 what the speaker was doing. Why was he asking the same question again and again? I didn't know what to do. I wanted the note, 44 I put my hand up again. After a while, he 45 the note and started to laugh. “You have all just told me how to become successful,” 46 said to us with the note in his hand.
“The note is worth twenty yuan. It is 47 worth twenty yuan, even though I throw it on the floor. You are like the note. No matter 48 happens to you, you still have your worth.”
When I heard those words, I was deeply moved. Suddenly, I 49 I was worth a lot. I may have done badly in an exam, but it doesn't 50 I can’ t do well in the future. If I believe in myself, I will be successful!
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A bus stops at a small bus stop. A man is hungry and he wants to buy some cakes. It’s raining hard, he doesn’t want to go out in the rain. He sees a boy. “Come here, boy!” he cries. “Do you know how much the cakes are?” The boy says yes. The man gives the boy four dollars(美元) and asks him to buy two cakes. “One is for you and one is for me.” Three minutes later, the boy comes back. He’s eating a cake. He gives the man two dollars and says: “Sorry, there is only one cake left.” Where is the man?
| A．He’s near the bus. | B．He is at home. |
| C．He’s on the bus. | D．He is in the car. |
The man doesn’t want to go out because.
| A．he is tired | B．he doesn’t like rain |
| C．he is hungry | D．it’s raining hard |
How many cakes does the boy get?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
How much are they if（假如）we buy five cakes?
| A．Five dollars. | B．Four dollars. | C．Ten dollars. | D．Fifteen dollars. |
What’s the result (结果)?
| A．The man eats the cake. |
| B．The boy eats the cake. |
| C．The boy doesn’t eat the cake. |
| D．The boy and the man both eat the cakes. |
The Black family often do housework together at the weekend. Pam often cleans bedrooms. Her father buys groceries for the next week. Her mother washes the clothes. John, Pam’s brother, helps to cut the grass in the garden.
The Blacks often ride bikes to the park nearby. In the park, they can play basketball and football. They always have a good time there.
They say they like working and playing together.How many people are there in the Black family?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
Who always works in the garden at the weekend?
| A．John. | B．Pam’s father. | C．Pam’s mother. | D．Pam. |
What does the underlined（下划线的）word “groceries” mean in Chinese?
| A．商店 | B．食品杂货 | C．家具 | D．药品 |
The Blacks like to .
| A．go on a picnic | B．go shopping | C．have a rest | D．go to the park |
When all the family members work together, they feel .
| A．happy | B．tired | C．angry | D．sad |
My name is Linda. I’m a girl. I live in Canada .I have two big eyes. My eyes are green. I have long, red hair. I am 1.6 meters tall. I have long arms and long legs. I like black .Black is my favourite colour.
I have a friend in China. Her name is Lin Na. She has two big eyes ,too. But her eyes are black. Lin Na is short. She is only 1.5 meters tall. She has long hair, too. But her hair is black. She likes yellow. She has many yellow clothes. Yellow is her favourite colour.
Lin Na an d I look different, but we are good friends .Lin Na lives in ________
| A．China | B．England | C．American | D．Canada |
Lin Na and I are good friends, but we look __________.
| A．nice | B．different | C．like | D．same |
Lin Na has black eyes, but Linda has _______eyes.
| A．black | B．blue | C．green | D．yellow |
Linda’s friend likes _______
| A．blue | B．yellow | C．black | D．green. |
Lin Na is ________,but Linda is tall.
| A．short | B．nice | C．long | D．tall |
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John is twelve years old. He had a bad cold and coughed day and night. He went to see a doctor .The doctor gave him some cough medicine:
Shake it well before use. Take it three times each day before meal. Not right for children below the age of four. Put it in a cold place. Use it before December1st,2012
Did John have a cough?
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How many times need John take the medicine every day ?
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Can John take the medicine on January 1st,2013?
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