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World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It was set up by the UNESCO(联合国教科文组织) in 1995 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading. It is also the day to honor great writer, for example, William Shakespeare, born or dead on that day.
Many countries celebrate World Book Day. Take UK as an example. On that day, millions of school children can buy books of special price, a much lower price than usual, in any bookstore. It has been done every year since 1998. World Book Day is also celebrated in China. Premier Wen Jiabao does lots of reading every day. Wen has called on people to do more reading. He suggested that young people should spend more time reading. “Book cannot change the world, but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading,” he said.
Why do people like reading? One big advantage is that reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent. Also, reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology. Besides, reading gives us information about other cultures and places of the world. When we read, we may find many things that are unfamiliar to us. We would have to use our brain to think about them or do more reading to find out the answers. The more we read, the more we know. What’s more, reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English.
“Reading makes a full man”. Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of materials can help us to know more about the outside world and perfect us. So it is necessary for us to spend time on reading every day.When is World Book Day?
In UK, what can school children do on World Book Day?
What did Premier Wen Jiabao suggest young people do?
How many advantages of reading are mentioned in the passage?
What does the passage mainly talk about?
Healthy eating doesn’t just mean what you eat, but how you eat. Here is some advice(建议) on healthy eating.
Eat with others. It can help you to see others’ healthy eating habits. If you usually eat with your parents, you can find that the food you eat is more delicious
Listen to your body. Ask yourself if you are really hungry. Have a glass of water to see if you are thirsty---sometimes you are just thirsty, you need no food. Stop eating before you feel full.
Eat breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. After you don’t eat for the past ten hours, your body needs food to get you going. You can be cleverer after eating breakfast.
Eat healthy snacks like fruits, yogurt or cheese. We all need snacks sometimes. In fact, it’s a good idea to eat two healthy snacks between your three meals. This doesn’t mean that you can eat a bag of chips instead of (代替) a meal.
Don’t eat dinner late. With our busy life, we always put off(推迟) eating dinner time. Try to eat dinner at least 3 hours before you go to bed. This will give your body a chance(机会) to digest most of the food before you sleep.The writer gives us ________ pieces of advice on healthy eating.
| A．4 | B．5 | C．6 | D．7 |
Which snack is NOT mentioned(提到) in the passage ?
| A．Fruits | B．Yogurt | C．Chips | D．Ice cream |
Which is TRUE ?
| A．Snacks are bad for our health. |
| B．We should keeping eating until(直到) we are full. |
| C．Dinner is the most important meal of the day. |
| D．We should have dinner at least 3 hours before going to bed. |
The word “digest” means _____________.
| A．消化 | B．享用 | C．储存 | D．循环 |
The passage tells us __________________.
| A．where to eat | B．how to eat |
| C．what to eat | D．when to eat |
There is an old English saying. It tells us that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. Then we can be healthy. We can be rich and clever.
This is true. The body must have enough sleep to be healthy. Children of young age should have ten hours sleep every night. If children don’t have enough sleep, they can not do their work well and they may not be healthy.
The body also needs exercise. Walking, running, jumping and playing games are all helps the blood(血液) to move around in the body. It is very important. Our blood moves to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood. Exercise helps us to think better.If we want to be healthy, we must ________.
| A．eat more | B．sleep more |
| C．play more | D．go to bed early and get up early |
Children of young age should have ____________ hours sleep every day.
| A．ten | B．nine | C．eleven | D．twelve |
If children don’t have sleep, they can not _________.
| A．work well | B．be clever and healthy |
| C．eat well | D．A and B |
The body also needs ____________.
| A．walking | B．running |
| C．exercise | D．jumping |
Does exercise help us think better ?
| A．Yes, it does. |
| B．No, it doesn’t |
| C．It helps us think better. |
| D．It doesn’t help us think better. |
Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unluckily, I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.
When I was a little girl, I never dared(敢于) to ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk around in circles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.
Now, I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere, I would say, “Sorry, I am a stranger here.”
Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps. I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn’t want to keep him waiting.
When I just got to my office, the secretary(秘书) showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight.
The writer always refuses to give people directions because _____________.
| A．she hates to help others |
| B．she doesn’t know the people |
| C．she has no time to help others |
| D．she’s afraid of giving wrong direction |
A man stopped the writer on the way to _____________.
| A．sell her something | B．ask her the time |
| C．make friends with her | D．ask for the direction |
The Friendship Building is the place where the writer ______________.
| A．lives | B．studies |
| C．works | D．teaches |
The words “embarrassed” in the paragraph means “___________”.
| A．尴尬 | B．困惑 | C．激动 | D．拮据 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The writer is too shy to give others directions. |
| B．The writer has a very poor sense(感觉) of direction. |
| C．The writer never got lost when she was young. |
| D．The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer. |
“Today my dream comes true. I have always wanted to be a Grand Slam (全胜) champion.”
These are the words of Chinese tennis player Li Na after she became the first Asian woman to win a Grand Slam final in the French Open on June 4. Li Na’s birthday was February 26, 1982. She is 172cm tall and weighs 65kg. She’s from Wuhan, Hubei.
“Some people say I’m getting old. So this is a great success for such an old woman,” she joked.
This is the way that Li usually says — by being funny. She is a girl who never gives up.
Li started to play tennis at the age of 6. She once said, “As a child, I felt sad because every day I had to get up early to practise. After school, I had to practise. I didn’t have time to play.”
Luckily, the tough girl didn’t give up. Today she makes history for Chinese tennis time after time.
“When you have one title, naturally you will think about another,” she said, not hiding her ambition (雄心).
“Chinese people are so lacking (缺乏) in confidence on the tennis court. If there is a person like me who can show that we can do it, the other young players in China will feel the same,” she said.
How old is Li Na ?
| A．29. | B．30. | C．31. | D．32. |
Why did she feel sad when she was young?
| A．Because she was poor. |
| B．Because she had to practise tennis early every day. |
| C．Because she didn’t like tennis. |
| D．Because she only had one title in her life. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Li Na comes from Hubei. |
| B．Li Na is 172cm tall. |
| C．Li Na began to play tennis in 1988. |
| D．Li Na won a Grand Slam final in Australia. |
According to the passage, we know Li Na is .
| A．funny | B．tough | C．confident | D．all of the above |
The Dragon Boat Festival is a folk festival which has a history of more than two thousand years. It is also named Chongwu Festival. There are many activities on the day.
 Dragon boat race |
The dragon boat race is an important competition during the festival. People held dragon boat races in the river to remember the poet, Qu Yuan. Now, the dragon boat race is a traditional activity for Chinese people. |
 Wearing sweet-smelling bags |
During the Dragon Boat Festival, children usually wear sweet-smelling bags to avoid(避免) bad things. In some areas of China, a sweet-smelling bag is also used as a symbol of love between lovers. |
 Girls’ Day |
A long time ago, a married daughter would return to her parents’ home during the Dragon Boat Festival. So the Dragon Boat Festival is also called Girls’ Day. |
 Eating rice dumplings |
Eating rice dumplings is also a custom for Chinese people. The rice dumpling is a kind of food with different designs and styles. For thousands of years, the custom of eating rice dumplings has been popular in China and has spread to Korea, Japan and countries in Southeast Asia. |
What do Chinese do during the Dragon Boat Festival?
| A．Take part in a dragon boat race. |
| B．Wear bags that have terrible smells. |
| C．Eat delicious noodles. |
| D．Throw water at each other. |
In order to_____, people hold dragon boat races.
| A．admire a famous scientist |
| B．have good luck |
| C．remember Qu Yuan |
| D．celebrate the harvest(收获) |
Rice dumplings_________.
| A．can express love between lovers. |
| B．are eaten to avoid bad things. |
| C．have different designs and styles. |
| D．are only eaten in China. |