What do you usually do in your free time? Play sports? Watch TV? How about reading books? You must know the Chinese saying: "Read thousands of books; travel thousands of miles" .Books are important in our life. Reading books is good for us. It can help us know and understand the world better. It can help us get a lot of knowledge(知识). It brings us a new and different world that we have never been before. Almost all the great men like reading. like Chairman Mao and Madame Curie.
In a word. books are treasure(财宝) and we must love them. But before you read，remember to choose a good one. Ask your parents or teachers about what books to read. Be sure you are interested in them. There are many different kinds of books. I like biography(传记) because I can learn something from the characters.
What about you? Young friends. please love books and read them.They are very helpful to you. Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Madame Curie doesn't like reading at all. |
| B．We shouldn't ask teachers about what books to read. |
| C．Reading books can give us little knowledge. |
| D．We have to choose a good book before we start to read. |
What does the underlined part "Read thousands of books; travel thousands of miles." mean in Chinese?
| A．读书百遍，其义自见 | B．读万卷书，行万里路 |
| C．滚石不生苔 | D．读数千本书就能行数千里路 |
Reading books can help people_________.
| A．to get more sleep | B．to know little about themselves |
| C．to get money from others | D．to understand the world better |
What kind of books does the writer like?
| A．Story-books. | B．Comic books. | C．Biography. | D．Novels |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Only reading books can make people succeed. |
| B．Chairman Mao likes reading very much. |
| C．Books are helpful to human. |
| D．Young people should read more books. |
You've been learning words since you were a tiny baby.At first，you learned them only by hearing other people talk.Now that you're a reader，you have another way to learn words.What should you do when you come to a word and you think you don't know what it means？（1） .
Say it
First sound it out.Then say it to yourself.（2） .Sometimes you know a word in your head but you don't know what it looks like in print.So if you match up what you know and what you read ﹣ you have the word!
Use context
If this doesn't work，take the next step：look at the context the other words and sentences around it.Read this sentence：When it rained，the dog looked for shelter in the doorway.（3） .Rain and in the doorway might give you helpful information.
（4）
If the context doesn't help，look at the parts of the word.Does it have any parts you know？These can help you understand what it means.If you don't know the meaning of miner，try looking at parts of the word.You might know that a mine is a place underground where people get coal and other valuable things.A lot of times， ﹣er at the end of a word means "a person who does something".So a miner might be someone who works in a mine.
Look it up
If the three steps above don't work，you can look it up.（5） ，either a book or online.
Nobody knows the meaning of every word，but good readers know how to understand words they don't know.
Choose five sentences out of the six in the box to complete the passage.Each choice should be used only once.
A.Use word parts
B.Look at the words
C.It might sound like a word you know
D.You can find the word in a dictionary
E.Following some easy steps can help you
F.If the word shelter doesn't look familiar，look at the words around it
Vicuna，a small town in the north of Chile，is a great place for watching stars all year round.Although it is near the sea，the cold，wet air from the coast does not bring clouds.Instead，dry winds from the desert keep the clouds away at night.In fact，the sky is so clear in Vicuna that it is possible to see many stars that can be seen only with advanced（先进的）instruments in other parts of the world.
In Vicuna，distant（遥远的）star systems such as Magellanic Clouds can be seen without the help of an instrument.That is why the town was chosen as the home of a number of sky observatories（天文台）.One of them，the Mamalluca，is quite different from the typical observatories used by scientists.This observatory was built for tourists who like to look at the stars.During the year，Vicuna's hotels accommodatethousands of tourists who come from all over the world to see the night sky as they have only seen it in books.The cloudless sky is clearly a moneymaker for the town，which plans to set up even more observatories.It was recently decided that building observatories would go on for another few years.
At one point，however，the town faced a serious problem.As the town grew，more streetlights were added，making it more and more difficult to see the stars at night.The town saved the night sky by building a new system of lights that lit up the streets without influencing the view of the sky.
Choose the best choice from A，B or C according to the passage.
（1）What can we learn from Paragraph 1 ？
| A． |
Vicuna is a small town far from the ocean. |
| B． |
We can see wonderful clouds in the sky over Vicuna. |
| C． |
The sky in Vicuna is clear all year round. |
（2）What makes the Mamalluca a special observatory in Vicuna？
| A． |
Its size. |
| B． |
Its location. |
| C． |
It serves tourists. |
（3）What does the underlined word "accommodate" most probably mean in Chinese？
| A． |
容纳. |
| B． |
建议. |
| C． |
控制. |
（4）Why did Vicuna spend money on a new streetlight system？
| A． |
The old streetlights used lots of electricity. |
| B． |
The old streetlights made it hard to see the stars at night. |
| C． |
The new streetlights would make streetlights more beautiful. |
（5）What is the best title for the passage？
| A． |
Vicuna Has a Problem |
| B． |
A Town to Watch the Stars |
| C． |
Pictures of a Cloudless Sky |
Huang Shengen tied a small blackboard to his motorbike，together with all his teaching things and an alarm clock around his neck，and then started his ride.
53﹣year﹣old Huang has worked as a primary school teacher for 35 years in Yichun，Jiangxi Province.As the only teacher in Shaniping Primary School，which was closed because of COVID﹣19，Huang went to 7﹣year﹣old Zeng Yufen's home.In the school，the girl is the only student living with her grandmother in a mountain village.
All primary school students were having online classes at home.However，Huang found that the network signal was poor at Zeng's home when he took books to the girl at the end of February.
In order not to disappoint her，Huang thought of the idea of a mobile classroom.He showed up at Zeng's home the next day with a blackboard，a ruler and a box of chalks.
Every morning，Huang rode about 15 kilometers up the mountain road to Zeng's home.After class，he played games with his student，and he also taught the student to draw flowers and the beautiful mountain village.
"I'm a teacher from a village，and my job is to teach her so that she might leave the mountain and live a better life in the future，" Huang said.
Judge the following sentences true （T） or false （F） according to the passage.
（1）Huang was 18 years old when he started teaching at the school.
（2）Huang found it was hard for the girl to take online classes when he took books to Zeng Yufen.
（3）There were many teachers in Shaniping Primary School.
（4）Huang thought of the idea of a mobile classroom for Zeng Yufen.
（5）This passage is about a great teacher from village.
A.Talk to your parents and let them know you want to have other activities.A healthy mind and body will be good for your study.
B.Try to make friends with your classmates.Be friendly to others.Don't look down upon others even though they are not as good as you in study.
C.You don't need to do any exercises if you get high marks in your exercises.
D.Go to bed earlier at night.Concentrate on（聚精会神） what the teacher says.If you have any questions，ask the teacher at once.
E.Don't worry.Just take it easy.You will certainly make progress if you can keep on.
F.You can have a talk with your teacher.Tell him how you are feeling.And make up your mind to study harder.
Match the advice according to what you read.
（1） I often feel sleepy in class.I don't know what the teacher is saying and I don't know how to do homework，either.
（2） I am not a good student in my teachers' eyes.It seems that the teacher cares little about such students like me.I feel sad about this.
（3） My parents are very strict with me.I am not allowed to have any fun even listening to music.I get sick of sitting there and doing exercises again and again.
（4） I know I am not talented.Even though I work hard on my study，I make no progress.I feel sad.
（5） I do very well in my study.My teachers and parents are proud of me.But I am not happy at all.I don't know how to get on well with others.
A Pioneer for all People
Though he was one of China's most famous scientists，Yuan Longping considered himself a farmer，because he worked the land to do his research.
Known as "Father of Hybrid Rice （杂交水稻）"，Dr Yuan graduated from Southwest Agricultural （农业的） College in 1953.From then on，finding ways to grow more rice was his life goal.As a young man，he saw the great need for increasing the rice production.At that time，hunger was a serious problem in many parts of the countryside.Dr Yuan searched for a way to get more rice with the same size of the fields.In 1974，he became an agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has high production and that is called super hybrid rice.In the 1980s，he went around the world and gave advice about growing rice to farmers in other countries.In 2004，he won the World Food Prize for his work.
Dr Yuan was quite satisfied with his life.He would much rather keep time for his hobbies.He enjoyed playing the violin，swimming and reading.Spending money on himself meant very little to him，so he gave millions of yuan to help some researchers with their research in farming.
Long ago Dr Yuan had a dream about rice plants as tall as sorghum （高粱） .With his hard work，he grew the rice that could feed more people.President Xi Jinping praised him for his great contributions （贡献） to China's food safety and world corn development.
Answer the questions according to the passage. （必须使用完整语句作答）
（1）Why did Dr Yuan consider himself a farmer？
（2）What is Dr Yuan known as？
（3）When did Dr Yuan win the World Food Prize？
（4）How did Dr Yuan help other researchers？
（5）What did Dr Yuan make contributions to according to President Xi Jinping？