The Netherlands is a small country on the North Sea. From any place in the country, the farthest point is never more than 350 kilometers away. It takes only a little more than four hours to travel by train from Vlissingen, in the southwest, to Groningen, in the northeast.
More than 16 million people live there. Most of the people in the Netherlands live in the west of the country. The four largest cities, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht, are there. Amsterdam is the capital, but The Hague is the seat of govemment.
The Netherlands is sometimes called Holland, because an area in the west of the Netherlands used to be called Holland. The name lives on in the names of two Dutch provinces: North Holland and South Holland. The language spoken in the Netherlands is Dutch. In the province of Friesland, Frisian is also spoken. That is a separate (独立的 ) language, which is a little bit like English.It takes people_________ hours to travel from Groningen to Vlissingen by train.
| A．less than four | B．over four |
| C．less than 16 | D．over 16 |
The Netherlands is also called____________.
| A．Holland | B．Dutch |
| C．Friesland | D．Utrecht |
Most of the people in the Netherlands __________.
| A．live in the east of the country |
| B．live in the capital of the country |
| C．speak Frisian |
| D．speak Dutch |
Many people like to watch TV. Watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day. TV brings the outside closer to people’s homes. Some people say the world is smaller than before because of TV.
What’s going on the other countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game somewhere?
If you want to answer these and many other questions, just turn on the TV and watch it. You can see a lot and learn a lot. Of course, people can also learn through reading or listening to the radio. With TV, however, they can learn better and more easily. Why? Because they can hear and watch. TV helps us a lot. TV often gives us new ideas. We learn newer and better ways of doing things.Some people say the world is smaller than before because _____.
| A．TV makes the earth smaller and smaller |
| B．all people like watching TV |
| C．watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day |
| D．TV brings the outside world closer to people. |
We can _____ when we watch TV.
| A．go to live in the other countries |
| B．answer many questions |
| C．get a lot of information. |
| D．ask TV some questions |
People learn better through TV than throug h the radio because ______.
| A．TV sets are bigger than radios |
| B．people can hear and they can watch, too |
| C．if people don’t have TV, they can not live happily. |
| D．it’s easier to turn on TV than to turn on the radio |
TV can _____.
| A．teach us a lot of things |
| B．learn a lot of things |
| C．give us what we want |
| D．help us do our homework |
This article (文章) tells us _____.
| A．it’s good to watch TV |
| B．not to watch TV any more |
| C．students should not watch TV at any time. |
| D．to stop reading to watch TV |
Most cities and towns in China have night markets every day. During the day, the streets are quiet. At night, they become crowded（拥挤的） and lively（活跃的）. Usually people arrive at three or four in the afternoon. By 6:00, the streets are like rivers of people.
Night markets are fun places to shop in. You can buy clothes, shoes and many other things. If the price is too high, you can bargain with sellers（卖者）. You can also buy nice food. When you are hungry, you can sit down for a meal. Barbecue is popular, and it really smells nice.
The best thing is everything at night markets is cheap.Where can we find night markets?
| A．In the countryside | B．In the daytime |
| C．In most cities and towns | D．In all the towns |
What’s the meaning of “bargain”?
| A．合同 | B．讨价还价 | C．希望 | D．交易 |
Can people eat nice food at nights markets?
| A．Yes, he can. | B．Yes, they can. |
| C．No, he can’t. | D．No, they can’t. |
Choose the best title（标题）of this article.
| A．Shopping Mall | B．Night Shopping |
| C．Markets | D．Night Markets |
The best advantage(优势) of night markets is
| A．you can eat delicious food |
| B．you can buy different things |
| C．you can walk around |
| D．you can have a good time without paying too much money |
June 6th is National Eye Care Day. It is a good chance for us to improve our eye health. What are common eye problems we have today? How can we protect our eyes? Read on to find out the answer.
Eyes are important in our everyday life. We use them to read books, see colors and view the wonders of the world. But sometimes, we use them too much and it hurts them.
In the past, nearsightedness (近视) was a common eye problem among children. This is mostly because of their bad eye habits, such as watching TV too long and reading books in bed.
However, today’s technology is changing the way we live. Children spend more time working and playing in front of computers, smartphones and iPads. US children spend more than 42 hours a week in front of electronic screens (电子屏幕), US’ ABC news reported.
This has caused a new problem for our eyes: digital (数字的) eyestrain (眼疲劳). People with digital eyestrain may get headaches, dry and red eyes, eye pain, watering and other eye problems.
But don’t worry. The following tips can help you protect your eyes. Try them out.
Screen advice:
1. When you are watching electronic screens, keep them at least 30 cm from your eyes. Try not to use your smartphone in direct sunlight.
2. Blink (眨眼) more often when you are looking at the screen. This can help to stop dry eyes.
3. Remember to take a 20-20-20 break: every 20 minutes, take a 20-second break and look at something 20 feet (about 6 meters) away.
4. Spend less time in front of screens. One to two hours a day is OK for your eyes.People get a good chance to care about their _______________ on June 6th every year.
| A．tooth health | B．physical (心理) health |
| C．eye health | D．heart health |
As people ________________, digital eyestrain has become a new eye problem.
| A．read books in bed and watch TV too long |
| B．spend too much time before electronic screens |
| C．eat too much junk food and smoke a lot |
| D．spend too little time doing sports outside |
According to the 20-20-20 break rule, we’d better take a break ________ if we need to watch the electronic screens for one and a half hours.
| A．once | B．twice |
| C．three times | D．four times |
The main idea of the passage is _______________.
| A．what caused digital eyestrain and how we can protect our eyes |
| B．what people do on Eye Care Day |
| C．what good habits of using eyes |
| D．how today’s technology is changing the way we live |
Yu Qiuyu is a famous writer. Once, he went to Germany to learn more about the life there. He found a room for renting(出租). The owner was an old man. Yu looked around the room and found it very nice, so he decided to rent it.
The old man smiled, saying, “Don’t worry, young man. You haven’t lived here. I think you can try living here for a few days. Then you can decide whether to live for a long time or not.” Yu thought it fair enough, and finally signed a contract(合同) of five days. The room was quite comfortable. The cleaners took away the trash every day. The hallway was always tidy and clean.
On the fifth day, when Yu wanted to talk with the old man about the long-time rent, he broke a glass carelessly. He was very nervous, feeling that the glass was expensive. However, when he told the old man on the phone, the old man said , “Don’t worry. It’s not a big deal. I’ll bring one later.” Yu swept the glass pieces into the trash bag together with other things, and put them outside of the door. A moment later, the old man came. After entering the room, he asked before Yu said anything, “Then where are the glass pieces?”
Yu answered quickly, “I put them outside.” The old man went out at once. After looking at the trash bag, he came back to the room with a gloomy face. He said to Yu, “You can move out tomorrow, because I won’t rent the room to you.”
Yu couldn’t believe his ears and asked, “Is it because I broke your favorite glass that you are upset?”
“No, it’s because you didn’t think of others.”
Just then, the old man went out of the room with a pen and another trash bag. He poured out the trash that Yu had put in the bag. Then the old man picked up every piece of glass very carefully. After a long time, he put all the glass pieces into a trash bag, and wrote with the pen on the bag: “Dangerous! Glass pieces inside”. And other trash was put into another bag, with “Safe” written on it.
Yu was looking at it. He didn’t know what to say. His face burned with shame. Yu Qiuyu went to Germany to ____________.
| A．teach in a school |
| B．volunteer in a hospital |
| C．join a writing club |
| D．learn more about the life there |
The underlined word “gloomy” possibly means _____________ in Chinese.
| A．开心的 | B．有趣的 | C．阴沉的 | D．友善的 |
According to the writer, the old man refused to rent the room because___________.
| A．Yu didn’t know how to throw away trash |
| B．he didn’t think Yu could make the room clean |
| C．he didn’t think Yu cared about others a lot |
| D．Yu didn’t tell him about the broken glass |
The best title of this passage is ________________.
| A．The life in Germany | B．A Comfortable Room |
| C．Safe or Dangerous | D．Think More of Others |
Without going to a movie festival, where can you find famous stars like American actor Johnny Depp and Chinese kung fu star Jachie Chan all in the same place? Madame Tussauds Wax Museum(杜莎夫人蜡像馆)is the place to be. Now you can find all your stars in Beijing! It opened its doors on May31 on Qianmen Street.
French wax sculptor (雕刻家) Marie Tussaud set up the first Madame Tussauds in London, UK over 200 years ago. It shows waxworks of many famous people.There are 16 Madame Tussauds in many big cities around the world, such as New York, Tokyo and Sydney. The newly opened Beijing museum is the fourth Madame Tussauds in China, following Hong Kong, Shanghai and Wuhan.
What’s there in Beijing’s Madame Tussauds? Let’s take a look right now!
Visit well-known film scenes(场景)
Inside Madame Tussauds, you can see scenes of certain films. One of the most popular scenes is one from the 1961 US film Breakfast at Tiffany’s (《蒂凡尼的早餐》). It is about Audrey Hepburn having her breakfast at Tiffany’s. You can sit beside her and take a photo with her.
Find famous people
You can meet famous people from different fields (领域), for example, American singer Michael Jackson, Chinese basketball player Yao Ming and American businessman Steve Jobs. US President Barack Obama is also here to meet you. You can even sit on his chair in his office.
Learn about how to make wax figures
There is a special area in Madame Tussauds to help you learn more about the life of Marie Tussaud. Also, you can see everything from how to measure (测量) a person to finishing a wax figure. It takes nearly four months to finish a figure.Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Beijing is the __________ one opened in China.
| A．first | B．second | C．third | D．fourth |
From the passage, we know that Breakfast at Tiffany’s is a ____________.
| A．movie | B．game | C．restaurant | D．museum |
In Beijing’s Madame Tussauds, you can do many things except(除了) _________.
| A．visiting well-known film scenes |
| B．making a wax figure by yourself |
| C．finding famous people from different fields |
| D．learning about how to make wax figures |
Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
| A．You can only find famous singers and actors in Beijing’s Madame Tussauds. |
| B．French wax sculptor Marie Tussaud set up the first Madame Tussauds in London. |
| C．It takes about four months to finish making a wax figure. |
| D．There is no Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Japan. |