You eat to stay fit and keep your body working, right? Then reading is food for your mind and soul. Reading informs you of what’s happening around. Reading encourages you to think and imagine, think out of the box and imagine the impossible.
In the past, people just read books, only books. Today, we have books online, which makes reading easy. The web, our new storehouse of information is just a click away.But this in no way has stolen the magic of reading books ,the sound of their pages’ flutter（翻页） and their smell…… .You can lie in bed with a book, but with a computer you possibly can’t. No matter how you read, reading is important.
Remember those bedtime stories? We read fun facts about animals, plants and the universe. We ask “whys” and “hows”. In books, we find their answers. Children who are introduced to reading at an early age are seen to have a better understanding of phonics (语音学). They master language skills easily, have a richer vocabulary and have greater reading abilities. Children, who grow up reading good books, mostly stand out. The way they think and act is very different from those who have never been introduced to reading. Reading not only adds to their knowledge but also shapes their personalities. Reading has a great influence on one’s life. Teenagers are easily influenced by whatever they read. If inspirational stories and life experiences are read in one’s teens, they can change a person for the better. They stay with him and keep encouraging him to achieve his goals and choose the right against the wrong.
The more you read, the more creative and imaginative you will become. Reading develops vocabulary, improves language skills and sharpens your problem-solving abilities. It leads to a better understanding of self. Reading gives you knowledge, it makes you more confident. The more you read about others’ lives and experiences, a better decision-maker you will become.
Reading about the importance of reading should lead you to read more, and more, and more. So choose a book you like and don’t stop reading until you reach the end. And even after that read as much as you can.Which of the following is true?
| A．Children should start reading at a young age. |
| B．Parents should tell their children stories every day. |
| C．Teenagers should think and act differently from others. |
| D．Students should find answers to their questions in books. |
The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means ______.
| A．reading books is no longer a pleasure to people |
| B．reading books is less interesting than reading online |
| C．reading online can’t take the place of reading books |
| D．reading online can’t be difficult for people |
What can we infer from the passage?
| A．More teenagers read online now. |
| B．What teenagers read builds their future. |
| C．What children should learn first is phonics. |
| D．More practice makes reading easier. |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．Why Is Reading Important? |
| B．What Should Teenagers Read? |
| C．How Is Reading Ability Improved? |
| D．When Should Children Start Reading? |
| Name |
Country |
Age |
Looks |
Clothes |
Favorite food |
Favorite animals |
Susan |
Canada |
13 |
blond hair, big eyes, small mouth |
a pink shirt, a red skirt, purple shoes |
fish |
pandas |
John |
England |
14 |
brown hair, small eyes, wide mouth |
a red shirt, white pants, black shoes |
chicken |
tigers |
Nick |
America |
12 |
black hair, big eyes, small nose |
a green T-shirt, blue pants, yellow shoes |
hamburgers |
monkeys |
根据表格内容，选择最佳答案。Susan is ______ years old.
A. twelve B. thirteen C. fourteen_______ and ______ have big eyes.
A. Susan; John B. John; Nick C. Susan; NickJohn’s pants are _____ and Nick’s pants are _______.
A. pink; yellow B. white; blue C. red; purpleSusan’s favorite food is _______ and John’s is _______.
A. fish; chickenB. fish; hamburgersC. chicken; hamburgers We know _________ from the form(表格).
A. Susan, John and Nick all come from the same country(国家).
B. Susan is in a red skirt and black shoes.
C. Nick’s favorite animals are monkeys.
Everyone likes living in a clean and comfortable environment. If the envionment(环境) is bad, it will affect（影响）our bodies, and make us not feel well. Sometimes we may be terribly ill. At that time we don’t want to work, and we have to stay in bed and rest at home. So the envrionment is very important to us.
It’s germ that makes us ill. There are germs everywhere, They are very small and you can’t find them with your own eyes, but you can see them with a microscope（显微镜）. They are very small and there may be hundreds of them on a very small thing, Germs can always be found in the dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope, we shall see them in it. Germs can also be found in air and dust（灰尘）. If you cut your finger, some of the dust from the floor may go into it, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs will go into all of your boby, and you will have pain everywhere.
To keep us healthy, we should try to our best to make our environment become cleaner and tidier. This needs us to act together.The writer tell us that________.
| A．we like working when we are ill |
| B．germs can’t live in the water. |
| C．we can’t feel ill if the environment is bad. |
| D．we feel well when the environment is good. |
Germs are________.
| A．very small things that you can’t see with your eyes. |
| B．the things that don’t effect people. |
| C．the things that you can find with your eyes. |
| D．the things that are very big. |
Where can germs be found? They can be found_________.
| A．on the small thing | B．in air and dust |
| C．only in dirty water | D．everywhere |
How will you feel if germs go into the finger that is cut?
| A．I will feel nothing. | B．I won’t mind. |
| C．I will feel tense. | D．I will feel painful. |
From the passage we know that________
| A．environment doesn’t affect our life. |
| B．we don’t need to improve our environment. |
| C．germs may make us ill. |
| D．if the environment is better, germs will be more. |
Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.
One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take good care of them. ” With these words, he went out.
But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished（惩罚）, so he drank the poison to kill himself.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.
| A．the rich man | B．the servant | C．both A and B | D．neither A and B |
The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.
| A．the cat | B．himself | C．nobody | D．the servant |
The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.
| A．there was in fact poison in the bottles |
| B．he did not want the servant to drink his wine |
| C．he wanted to kill the cat |
| D．he wanted to kill the servant |
In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.
| A．the servant | B．cat | C．the rich man | D．nobody |
From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.
| A．lazy | B．bad | C．clever | D．kind |
A woman saw three o1d men sitting in her front yard. She said,“I don’t think I know you, but you must be very hungry. Please come in and have something to eat. ”
“We don’t go into a house together,”they replied．
“Why is that?” she asked.
One of the old men answered. “His name is Wealth，this is Success, and I am Love. ” Then he said,“Now go in and discuss with your family which one of us you want in your house. ”
Then the woman went in and told her family what was said. She said “Let’s invite Wealth.
Let him come in and bring us nice things. We have been so poor. ”His husband disagreed,“My dear,why don't we invite Success? Don’t you want me to be a successful man?. ”
Then the daughter asked,“Would it be better to invite Love? Our life will then be filled with 1ove!” “Let’s take our daughter's advice(建议)s,” said the father and mother.
So the woman went out and asked, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our Guest. ”Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two also got up and followed Him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love. Why are you coming along?” The two o1d men answered,“If you had invited Wealth or Success, two of us would have stayed out, but since you have invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. Where there is Love, there is Wealth and Success. ”
根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误。你认为正确的在题前括号内写“T”，错误的写“F"。This is a true story that happened a 1ong time ago．
Wealth could make the family very rich．
The family had different ideas and didn't know whom to invite．
The three o1d men all went into the house to get something to eat.
The story tells us that 1ove is the most important of al1．
Steven Jobs, the designer of Apple Computer, was not clever when he was in school. At that time, he was not a good student and he always made troubles with his schoolmates. When he went into college, he didn't change a lot. Then he dropped out. But he was full of new ideas.
After he left college, Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer. He worked there for only several months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in life.
Steven Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India.
In 1975, he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the Apple Computer with his friend in his garage. He chose the name “Apple” just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden.
His Apple Computer was such a great success that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world.Steven Jobs was not a good student in school because he ________.
| A．never did his lessons | B．always made troubles with his schoolmates |
| C．was full of new ideas | D．dropped out |
Did Steven Jobs finish college?
| A．No, he didn't. | B．No,he didn't go into college. |
| C．Yes, he did. | D．We don't know. |
Steven Jobs designed his new computer ______.
| A．in India | B．with his friend |
| C．in a pear tree garden | D．by himself |
Steven Jobs is famous for his ________ all over the world.
| A．new ideas | B．apple | C．video games | D．Apple Computer |
From this passage we know ________.
| A．Steven Jobs didn't finish his studies in the college because he hated his schoolmates |
| B．Steven Jobs liked traveling in India and California |
| C．Steven Jobs liked trying new things and making new ideas become true |
| D．Steven Jobs could only design video games |