Are you a TV lover? Can you imagine living without TV? Well, you could give it a try.
A group of Americans, TV-Turnoff Networks(网络), have an idea. From April 19 to 25, they are asking children all over the world to turn off their TVs for one week. They hope children will find more interesting things to do. Maybe they can read some books, or learn to swim, or paint a picture. Since 1995, about 24 million people in America have taken part in TV-Turnoff Week.
TV-Turnoff Network says watching TV too much can bring children big problems; with school, health and family. They want kids to watch less TV. What do you think?
Bad for your studies
American scientists did a study of 1300 children .They watched the children for four years .They say that if children watch lots of TV, they don’t do well in school.
Bad for your health
Studies show that when children watch lots of TV , they eat more unhealthy food . Most children are getting overweight (超重的) .overweight children become ill more easily .Watching too much TV is also bad for their eyes .
Bad for family life
About 40%of America families watch TV at dinner time .That means that they don’t talk very much when they eat together .
Also ,too many violent (暴力的) things
An American study says that before a child turns 18 years old ,the child will see 20 000 violent things on TV .Some kids become violent in real life .
If you want to learn more about this unusual week ,you can go to this Website, www.tvturnoff. org .
根据短文内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。When is TV-Turnoff week?
| A．Any week in April. | B．It doesn’t tell us. |
| C．The first week in April. | D．From April 19 to 25. |
What do children do during that week?
A. They watch TV much less.
B. They go to this Website, www.tvturnoff.org.
C. They read some books, or learn to swim, or paint a picture.
D. Both A and C.The passage tells people if children watch too much TV, they may______________.
①be overweight ②know more about the world
③be weak in study ④become violent in real life.
| A．①②④ | B．①②③ |
| C．①③④ | D．①②③④ |
A group of Americans have the idea about TV-Turnoff Week because they____________.
| A．think watching TV too much is bad. |
| B．think watching TV is a waste of time. |
| C．think the children should study harder. |
| D．want to know what else children will do if they don’t watch TV. |
Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
| A．Millions of people have taken part in TV-Turnoff Week since 1995. |
| B．The Website www.tvturnoff.org can tell you more about TV-Turnoff Week. |
| C．Children in American aren’t allowed to see violent things on TV until they are 18. |
| D．About three fifths of American families don’t watch TV when they have dinner. |
Many Chinese students may want to study abroad after high school．But at the same time，more and more foreign students are coming to China．
According to a report www ． theStudents．com.397，63 International students came to China in 2015．China is now the third most popular country for international students，behind the United States and the United Kingdom．
In the summer of 2016，55 students and teachers from Germany came to China and joined a summer camp，they were interested in traditional Chinese culture．
They visited several schools in Beijing．They learned to make dumplings， play Chinese kung fu and do paper cutting． If they like Chinese handing，they can learn calligraphy． By communicating with Chinese people，they could have a close relationship with their new friends，they could know more about China．
In 2018， especially yung people in Germany，have become more interested in learning Chinese．There are more cultural exchanges between Germany and China．German students have had chances to learn more about Chinese culture， history and its life today．Almost 400 German school have Chinese classes．Over 8，000 German students study in China．
（1）According to a report， is the third most popular country for international students in 2015．
| A． |
Germany |
| B． |
the United Kingdom |
| C． |
China |
| D． |
the United States |
（2）The German students learned to do the following things in China EXCEPT ．
| A． |
playing ping﹣pong |
| B． |
making dumplings |
| C． |
paying chinese kung fu |
| D． |
doing paper cutting |
（3）What does the underlined word calligraphymean in Chinese？
| A． |
豫剧 |
| B． |
书法 |
| C． |
太极 |
| D． |
油画 |
（4）How many German schools have Chinese classes in 2018？
| A． |
40 |
| B． |
55 |
| C． |
Almost 400 |
| D． |
Over 8000 |
（5）Which of the following is TRUE？
| A． |
55 students and teachers from Germany came to China and joined a summer camp in 2015． |
| B． |
German students have become interested in learning modern Chinese cuture． |
| C． |
There are fewer cultureal exchanges between China and Germany． |
| D． |
More and more foreign students come to study in China now． |
A man was fishing on the bank of a river． A boy came to see him fishing． The man was really good at fishing and he could catch a full basket of fish in a short time． The man saw that the boy was very cute， and he wanted to give him a whole basket of fish． But the boy shook his head． The man was surprised and asked， "Why don't you want the fish？"
The boy replied，" I want the fishing rod（竿）in your hands． "
The man asked，" Why do you want the rod？"
"I will eat up all the fish in the basket soon，but if I have the fishing rod，I can use it to catch a lot of fish by myself．"
Many people will certainly say the boy is very smart…wrong! If he doesn't know fishing skills． He can't catch fish without a fishing rod．It's useless to only have a fishing rod， fishing skills are more important than having a fishing rod．
Many people want to have a "fishing rod" in their life． They are just like the boy， they thought that if they had a fishing rod， they would have fish to eat．Life is full of exciting things，we should try to learn fishing skills instead of having a fishing rod．
（1）The man was fishing on the bank of ．
| A． |
a river |
| B． |
a lake |
| C． |
a pool |
| D． |
a sea |
（2）Why did the boy refuse the man's fish？
| A． |
Because he didn't like fish． |
| B． |
Because he wanted his fishing rod． |
| C． |
Because he wanted some big fish． |
| D． |
Because he wanted to have fishing skills． |
（3）Many people thought the boy was after he explained why he didn't want the fish．
| A． |
smart |
| B． |
silly |
| C． |
wrong |
| D． |
hardworking |
（4）Life is full exciting things，we should try to ．
| A． |
fish |
| B． |
eat fish |
| C． |
learn fishing skils |
| D． |
have a fishing rod |
（5）What is the best tide（标题）for the article？
| A． |
the Fishing Rod |
B． | |
| C． |
the Fishing Man |
D． | |
| E． |
the Fishing Boy |
F． | |
| G． | H． |
the Fishing skills |
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NOTICES |
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DANCE & MUSIC Jazz and hip﹣hop music Time ： 6﹣8p．m． Every Tuesday and Saturday． Place： Sally's Dance club， 32Admiral Road All ages welcome ￥ 15ech class |
A GREEN CITY Help make the big city greener by planting trees Time：10﹣11：30a．m． every Saturday． Place：Foxdale Park． All ages welcome． |
SWEETING THINGS Learn to make cakes with Anne． Time：3﹣5p．m． every Sunday． Place：Sunnyside Kitchen， 3A Baker Street（Behind Sunny side Hall） All ages welcome． ￥ 5for ingredients（原材料） |
（1）If Harry only has 4dance classes，he should pay dollars．
| A． |
15 |
| B． |
30 |
| C． |
45 |
| D． |
60 |
（2）On Saturday morning， people in Foxdale Park can ．
| A． |
take a dance class |
B． | |
| C． |
plant ttrees |
D． | |
| E． |
learn to make cakes |
F． | |
| G． |
do exercise |
H． |
（3）Where can people make cakes？
| A． |
At Sally's Dance Club |
| B． |
In Foxdale Park |
| C． |
At Sunnyside Kitchen |
| D． |
On 32Admiral Road |
（4）Which of the following is TRUE？
| A． |
All ages are welcomed to exercise at Sally's Dance Club． |
| B． |
Ingredients are free for people at Sunnyside Kitchen． |
| C． |
People can make the city greener every Saturday in Foxdale Park． |
| D． |
Teengers can dance with music for about 3hours at Sally's Dance Club |
（5）You may see these notices ．
| A． |
in a newspaper |
| B． |
in a book |
| C． |
on a magzine |
| D． |
on a bus |
In the 13th century． Marco Polo the world known Italian travelled， saw many wonderful things in China． One of the things he discovered was money made of paper． People in the West did not have such kind of money until the I5th century． However ，the Chinese began to use it in the 7th century．
Paper was invented by a Chinese man called Cai Lun almost 2，000years ago． But it was not made in Europe until the year 1100． Four hundred years later， a German discovered that he could make the best paper from trees． After that countries rich in forests， such as Canada ，Sweden， America， Finland became the most important ones in paper making．
Paper can be used in many ways． The common uses include newspapers magazines and books． But do you know that paper can be used for keeping warm？ In Finland． the farmers wear paper boots to keep their feet warm in the snow． And even houses can be insulated（使绝缘）from heat or cold with paper．
However． we have to understand that paper still comes from trees now． If we keep on wasting so much paper， there will not be any trees left on the earth some day in the near future． Every day people throw away about 2， 800tons of paper in our city． It takes 17trees to make one ton of paper． This means that we are cutting down nearly 48.000trees every day． The fact is that it takes more than 10years for a tree to grow．
So we must start saving paper right now． We can use both sides of every piece of paper． We can make useful things out of used paper． We can use china cups instead of paper ones． When shopping， we can use fewer paper bags and reuse them if we have some
In short， we should keep a balance （平衡）between using paper and protecting trees， and do it now before it is too late．
（1）When did the Chinese begin to use paper money ？
| A． |
In the 5th century |
| B． |
In the 6th century |
| C． |
In the 7ih century |
| D． |
In the 15th century |
（2）Why did Canada become an important country in paper making ？
| A． |
Because it was a large country |
| B． |
Because it had lots of forests |
| C． |
Because it was a very rich country |
| D． |
Because the inventor was from Canada |
（3）In Finland． paper is used for ．
| A． |
making beds |
| B． |
reducing waste |
| C． |
making umbrellas |
| D． |
keeping warm |
（4）According to the passage． how many trees are needed to make one ton of paper ？
| A． |
10 |
| B． |
17． |
| C． |
2，800 |
| D． |
48，000 |
（5）Paragraph 5 mainly talks about
| A． |
how paper boots are made |
| B． |
how paper was invented |
| C． |
how we can save paper |
| D． |
how we can make useful things |
I did something wrong today．
While at the beach this afternoon． I met a boy called Bob．We talked a lot． He said that it was fun playing on the cliffs （悬崖）． I told him that I was not allowed to go near that place（ Mum and Dad had always told me it was dangerous to play there）． He called me a coward． I wanted to prove to him that I was just as brave， so I agreed to go with him．
We wanted to make our way down to explore （探索）the area， so Bob started to climb down and I followed him． Unluckily， some rocks came down after us． One of them nearly hit my head． We could not get back up． We shouted and shouted for help． but for a long time no help came． I was really scared． I wanted to cry． Then， we heard some sounds． Someone had heard us． A woman tied （系 ）a rope around herself while a man at the cliff top held the rope． She made her way down to save us．
My parents were relieved （宽慰的）that I was unhurt， but they were angry that I had done such a risky thing． I apologized and promised that I would not do anything like that again．
（1）Where did the writer meet Bob ？
| A． |
At school． |
| B． |
In the park． |
| C． |
At the beach． |
| D． |
On the cliffs． |
（2）In Paragraph 2． "a coward" means
| A． |
a person who is not brave |
| B． |
a person who is not clever |
| C． |
a person who is not strong |
| D． |
a person who is not polite |
（3）What had the writer's parents always warned him about ？
| A． |
The wind was very strong． |
| B． |
The beach was too far away． |
| C． |
The cliffs were not a safe place． |
| D． |
Bob was difficult to get on with． |
（4）Put the sentences in the right order according to the passage ．
a． Some rocks came down．
b． The writer followed Bob．
c． The writer wanted to cry．
d． A man and a woman saved them．
e． The writer and Bob heard some sounds．
| A． |
a﹣b﹣c﹣d﹣e |
| B． |
b﹣a﹣c﹣e﹣d |
| C． |
a﹣c﹣b﹣e﹣d |
| D． |
b﹣c﹣a﹣c﹣d |
（5）How did the writer feel about what he had done ？
A． Surprised．
| A． |
Excited． |
| B． |
Glad． |
| C． |
Sorry． |