All the wisdom of the times, all the stories that have delighted mankind for centuries, are easily and cheaply available to all of us in books, but we must know how to make use of this treasure. The unluckiest people in the world are those who have never discovered how satisfying it is to read good books.
I'm very interested in people and finding out something about them. Some of the most amazing people I've met could only be found in a writer's imagination, then in his book, and then, again, in my imagination. I've found in books new friends and new worlds.
Reading is fun, not because the writer is telling you something, but because it makes your mind work. Your own imagination works along with the writer's or even goes beyond his. Your experience, compared with his, brings you to the same or different conclusions (结论), and your ideas develop as you understand his.
Every book stands by itself, like a one-family house, but books in a library are like houses in a city. Although they are separate, in some way they are connected with each other. The same ideas, or related (相关的) ones, appear in different places; the human problems that repeat themselves in life repeat themselves in books, but with different solutions (解决方法) according to different writings at different times. Books influence each other. They connect the past, the present and the future and have their own generations (age groups), like families. Wherever you start reading, you connect yourself with one of the families of ideas, and in the end, you not only find out about the world and the people in it, you find out about yourself, too.
Reading can only be fun if you expect it to be. If you concentrate on (专注于) books somebody tells you "ought" to read, you probably won't have fun. But if you put down a book you don't like and try another till you find one that means something to you, and then relax with it, you will almost certainly have a good time--- and if you become, as a result of reading, better, wiser, kinder, or more gentle, you won't suffer during the process.Which of the following ideas may the writer of this article agree with?
| A．You will never meet amazing people in your life unless you read. |
| B．You think actively instead of getting facts passively (被动地) when reading. |
| C．You will get much delight (欣喜) from any book that you are told to read. |
| D．You can relax yourself by reading because it needs little thinking. |
What can we learn from Paragraph 4?
| A．We can often find something connected with ourselves in books. |
| B．Different writings at different times share the same characteristics. |
| C．The same problems will appear in different books with similar solutions. |
| D．Reading books which are written for your generation is more helpful to you. |
What's the writer's purpose of writing this passage?
| A．To advise us to enjoy ourselves by reading. |
| B．To encourage us to make full use of libraries. |
| C．To encourage us to find out solutions in books. |
| D．To advise us to discuss books with other people. |
Huang Fang
15 years old
Jiangxi
I always dream big. I had planned to get the highest marks during the final exam. But I didn’t make it. And my dream of winning the English Olympic competition also didn’t come true. But I have a new dream now. I want to study abroad when I grow up. So my next year’s plan is to improve my English.
Li Qiang
15 years old
Hunan
My biggest wish is to watch to the end of the Spring Festival Eve Variety Show(春节联欢晚会)without falling asleep this year. Last year, I got bored with program after 11o’clock and went to bed early. This year I will stay awake until the last minute. Why? My favorite star Jay Chou, together with other stars, will be on the program this year. How can I not watch to the end?
Wang Rong
13 years old
Shanghai
I want to be closer to my friend this year. We used to be in the same middle school. Now her school is about half an hour’s ride from mine. We don’t see each other often now but we do miss each other. I will buy her some of her favorite things as presents when her birthday comes. I want to tell her that I hope our friendship lasts the whole life.
Elizabeth
14 years old
US
I have too many ideas. First of all, I want to be a better sister. I always enjoy being with my sister. She is four years younger than me. We make cakes and watch films together. She once told me that my chocolate cookie was her favorite food. But this year I was too busy with my schoolwork. I didn’t make enough time for her Huang Fang wants to _______ when she grows up.
| A．travel all over the world | B．get good marks in exams |
| C．win the English Olympic competition | D．study abroad |
Li Qiang didn’t watch to the end of the Spring Festival Eve Variety Show last year because _______.
| A．he felt the program was boring |
| B．he was not allowed to do so |
| C．he had some homework to do |
| D．something was wrong with the TV set |
How old is Elizabeth’s sister?
| A．14 years old | B．18 years old |
| C．10 years old | D．4 years old |
The four persons in the passage are talking about their _______.
| A．hobbies | B．wishes | C．subjects | D．friends |
John, 11 years old, was in bed in hospital. Several days before, while he was playing in a baseball game, he fell and hit his head. The doctors believed that he might never get well.
“He seems to have given up hope. So medicines alone won’t help. Perhaps he needs something else,” said a doctor. “When I visit him, all he ever says is that he would like to meet Babe Ruth.”In America, Babe Ruth was as important a man as the President himself, and he was the most famous baseball player.
The next day John’s father managed（设法完成）to tell Babe Ruth about the story of his son on the phone. Twenty-four hours later, as the boy lay in his hospital room, Babe Ruth walked in.
The great baseball player sat down at John’s beside, and said, “Now, listen, kid, you’ve got to get well. I’ve brought you a new American League baseball, so you must start throwing it.”
For John, this was the beginning of a new life. He was able to live a healthy life—all because of the present of Babe Ruth.
阅读短文内容，完成下列任务。
任务一：选择恰当的句子，填入文中空格处。
A. Young John could hardly believe his own eyes!
B. To meet Babe Ruth, of course, was not easy.
C. To his doctors’ surprise, the boy walked out of the hospital on his own a few weeks later.
任务二：回答下列问题。What’s wrong with John?
______________________________________________________Who visited John and made him get well?
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Raising pets is a popular online game among teenagers. “More than 20 of my classmates have adopted(领养) pets online.” Said Wang Hui from Beijing.
If you go to some websites, you can adopt virtual(虚拟的) pets like penguins(企鹅), chickens, dogs and elephants. You can feed, wash, talk to and play with your pet.
Dai Yingshuang of Shanghai said, “It’s great fun and I have also learned how to take care of others.” She usually asks her uncle to take care of her pet while she is at school.
If you don’t feed and care for the pet, it will become unhappy and unhealthy. So raising an online pet means spending a lot of time online. This makes many parents worried. They fear it will have a bad influence on the children’s studies.
Wang Zhaotong from Anhui has raised a penguin since last year. She said, “My parents know about the penguin and think it’s okay.”
If the students can keep the balance between studying and playing, it’s not bad for them to “raise” pets online.Over ______ students in Wang Hui’s class have adopted pets online.
| A．10 | B．20. | C．half | D．21 |
What does Dai Yingshuang think of raising pets online?
| A．It isn’t great fun. | B．It wastes time. |
| C．It’s not interesting. | D．It’s very interesting. |
Which of the following is Not Right according to the passage?
| A．Raising an online pet means spending lots of time online. |
| B．If you don’t feed the pet, it will become unhappy and unhealthy. |
| C．Raising pets online makes many parents worried. |
| D．It’s good for students to raise pets online. |
What does the underline “raise” mean?
| A．抬起 | B．筹集 | C．养育 | D．增加 |
What does the passage mainly talk about?
| A．It’s bad to raise pets online. |
| B．How to raise pets online. |
| C．Raising pets online is popular among teenagers. |
| D．Students should adopt pets online. |
It was Mother’s Day. A man stopped his car at a flower shop to order some flowers. He wanted the shopkeeper to send the flowers to his mother, she lived two hundred miles away.
As he got out of his car, he found a young girl sitting on the road crying. He asked her what was wrong and she answered, “I want to buy a red rose for my mother, but I only have seventy-five cents. A rose costs two dollars.”
The man smiled and said, “Come into the shop with me, and I’ll buy you a rose.”
He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother’s flowers. As they were leaving, he wanted to drive the girl home. The girl said, “Yes, please! You can take me to my mother,” She brought him to a cemetery(墓地)and she placed the rose on the grave.
The man was moved. He returned to the flower shop, picked up the flowers he ordered, and drove two hundred miles to his mother’s house. If today is the day for your mother. Send a flower to your kind and beautiful mother.The man went to the shop to ______.
| A．help the girl | B．order some flowers |
| C．buy some food | D．buy a rose |
The man’s mother lived ______ away from him.
| A．2 kilometres | B．200 kilometres |
| C．200 miles | D．not far |
The girl was crying on the road because ______.
| A．she was hungry |
| B．she couldn’t afford a rose |
| C．she couldn’t find her way home |
| D．she missed her mother |
After the man bought the girl a rose, they went to together.
| A．the cemetery | B．the girl’s home. |
| C．his mother’s house | D．his own home |
From the passage we can infer(推断) that ______.
| A．the girl loved flowers very much |
| B．The girl loved her mother very much |
| C．The shopkeeper sent the flowers to the man’s mother |
| D．The man didn’t love his mother |
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Long Beach Hotel Large rooms with color TV City views from every room Air conditioning in every room ＄120 per person a night |
| Holiday Land Hotel Ocean views from every room Large rooms ＄90 per person a night |
The Sands Hotel Best ocean and beach views On paradise Island Air conditioning in every room ＄125 per person a night |
Which hotel is the most expensive ?
| A．Sunset Hotel. | B．The Sands Hotel. |
| C．Long Beach Hotel. | D．Holiday Land Hotel. |
If you want to swim, which hotel should you go to ?
| A．Long Beach Hotel. | B．The Sands Hotel |
| C．Sunset Hotel | D．Holiday Land Hotel. |
Which hotel can you stay at if you only have ＄100 ?
| A．Sunset Hotel | B．Holiday Land Hotel. |
| C．Long Beach Hotel. | D．The Sands Hotel. |
Which is the best way to go to the Sands Hotel ?
| A．By bike. | B．By boat. | C．On foot. | D．By bus. |