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Some people say that today, reading is not as important as it was. These days we have photographs, films, radio and television. Why read a description of something when you can look at a photograph? Why read a newspaper when the latest news is brought to us every hour on radio and TV?
Photography was certainly a wonderful invention. Photographs can give a very clear idea of places and of people that we have never seen. An encyclopedia (百科全书) , for example, is always better when it has good illustrations. But we also need words to explain the photographs and drawings. A photograph of an elephant may give us a very good idea of what an elephant looks like, but it tells us nothing about the different sorts of elephants there are and where they are found, their exact size and weight, how they can be useful to man and so on.
In the same way, a good film has action, movement, color, and maybe music. These are things we do not find on the printed page. But reading a novel has certain advantages over watching even an excellent feature film. Reading a novel requires imagination. Each of us imagines a story differently.
Watching news on television can certainly be exciting. But we need newspapers as well. Some important news stories happen when there are no cameras around. More importantly, a newspaper does not just report the news. It explains why something has been happening. It also contains interesting articles on different subjects. Newspapers are an important part of our lives, if we want to understand what is going on in the places we live as well as in other parts of the world.
Reading is very important for information and pleasure. We need to be good readers to enjoy a full life as human beings. Reading is a skill and like other skills, it needs practice. The more we read, the better readers we become. And the better readers we become, the more we enjoy reading! The secret is to get the reading habit. Read at least a little every day.According to Paragraph 2, photographs can give us __________.
| A．enough information about people and places |
| B．no information about things |
| C．some information about things but not enough |
| D．the wrong information about things |
Newspapers contain __________.
| A．more information than television |
| B．less information than television |
| C．more news from other countries |
| D．less information about important events than TV |
What are the advantages of novel over a feature film?
| A．There are more interesting subjects in novels. |
| B．We do not hear any music in a novel. |
| C．Novels always explain what is happening. |
| D．Novels make us use our imagination. |
What does the author think about reading?
| A．It is a wonderful invention. |
| B．It is an important part of our lives. |
| C．It requires no practices. |
| D．It is not as important as television. |
The friendship between humans and dogs possibly began 14000 years ago．Here are four examples of"a dog's life"in the human world today．
Treated like a queen
Tiffy is one of these dogs．Her owner，Nancy Jane Loewy，treats her like a queen．She patiently prepares Tiffy's meals of meat，fish，chicken and different kinds of fresh vegetables．Tiffy also eats yoghurt and biscuits after dinner．Loewy's husband has a very good job and her two sons are away at university，so she has the time and money to treat Titty very well，and she truly enjoys doing it．"I want to give her the healthiest，most wonderful life as long as possible，"she says．
Food sniffer dogs （嗅探犬）
Food sniffer dogs work at international airports in the United States．Their job is to smell and find illegal （不合法的）fruits，vegetables and other foods in bags and mail．These foods sometimes bring insects and diseases which could be dangerous for plants and animals．The dog calmly sits down next to anything that smells suspicious （可疑的）．The dog's human partner then checks for illegal foods．Sniffer dogs are friendly and cute，so they don't scare people as they sniff through the crowds．More importantly these dogs have an astonishing nose for food．They can find food in bags 84% of the time．
Animal carers
Jessic is a whippet （小灵狗）that visits very sick children in hospital．She shows them her love and when they feel down，Jessie makes them happy．Jessie helps patients to stay strong during their time in hospital．
There are many different kinds of animals that help people．We train"service dogs"to help people with physical disabilities．The best known service dogs are guides for the blind．But they can also learn to _______，turn lights on and off，pick up objects from the floor and even pull wheelchairs．
Doggie detectives （侦探犬）
Search﹣and﹣rescue （SAR） dogs use their amazing noses to find people．They can smell tiny clues （线索）that people leave wherever they go．These include bacteria （细菌），small pieces of clothing and hairs．They may find missing hikers and search through rubble （碎石）after earthquakes and other disasters．
38．What food does Tiffy eat？
A．Only yoghurt and biscuits
B．Anything except vegetables
C．Normal dog food from shops
D．Home﹣cooked meals
39．Which of the following is the best expression to fill in the blank in the passage？
A．look for missing hikers
B．open and close doors
C．do any tasks for people
D．follow people here and there
40．What kind of dogs is the most helpful when a child is lost？
A．SAR dogs
B．Whippet dogs
C．Sniffer dogs
D．Queen dogs
41．What's the purpose of the passage？
A．To introduce different kinds of food sniffer dogs．
B．To tell the readership the importance of protecting animals
C．To show the special relationship between dogs and humans．
D．To share with the readers the pleasure of keeping dogs as pets．
I still remember quite clearly the day when my parents got divorced （离婚）．Dad kissed me goodbye and left．
For a long time Mum and I lived a peaceful life．Then one day，Jim came over for lunch wearing a blue suit with a short brown tie and a green shirt．I couldn't believe this was going to be my new stepfather．It couldn't be true that my beautiful mother would marry someone who dressed like a clown （小丑）．I hated him．
Lunch was terrible．Mother kept trying to start a conversation，but neither Jim nor I would say much．Finally I offered to bring in the dessert just to get away from the clown．
Something unpleasant happened，but I didn't mean （故意）to do it．I guess the plate slipped．But one minute I was handing Jim his blackberry pie，and the next，dark purple berries were oozing （渗出）all over his shirt and tie．
I was mortified．My face turned bright red．Jim looked very much surprised at first，but then he began to laugh．I started to laugh too．Maybe this guy was all right，after all．Then I had a quick look at my mother．She looked happier than I had seen her in a long time．
34．The writer thinks Jim's clothes look ．
A．nice
B．expensive
C．usual
D．funny
35．From the story we might guess that ．
A．Jim didn't seem likeable at first
B．the writer liked Jim from the start
C．Jim was angry with the writer
D．Jim didn't like blackberry pie．
36．In this story the word"mortified"means ．
A．happy
B．bored
C．embarrassed
D．angry
37．The best title for this story would be ．
A．I Love Pie
B．My New Stepfather
C．The World's Worst Lunch
D．Mothers Shouldn't Marry．
If you like peanut butter，you'll love this recipe．The steps are easy，and there's nothing to cook．You can make it all by yourself!
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What you need： 2 cups graham cracker （全麦粉） 2 tablespoons sugar
What you do： First，mix together the graham cracker，sugar，cinnamon，and nutmeg in a bowl． Next，add the peanut butter and corn syrup．Mix well． Then，roll the mixture into balls．Place them on a large plate covered with wax paper． Leave the plate in the fridge for an hour． Finally，take peanut butter balls out of fridge．Put powdered sugar in a small bowl．Roll each ball in the powdered sugar until it is covered． |
31．How much peanut butter shall we prepare？
A.
cup
B.
cup
C.1 cup
D.2 cup
32．To make this recipe，you must use ．
A．a blender
B．a knife
C．an oven
D．a fridge
33．How many steps are mentioned in this recipe？
A．Three
B．Four
C．Five
D．Six．
Tape﹣Measure Murder is a short story by Agatha Christie．In the story，Miss Politt，the dressmaker，finds that Mrs．Spenlow is dead in her house in a small village called St Mary Mead．Everybody，including the police，thinks that Mr．Spenlow is the murderer （凶手） because he is so calm and quiet after discovering his wife's death．But after the police talk to Miss Marple，she finds out the real murderer．
The best part of the story is when Miss Marple explains how she solves the mystery （疑案） by noticing a tiny pin （别针） on a policeman's uniform．Her explanation is very clear and clever．Miss Marple is my favorite character in the story．I think she is very special because she is just an old lady but she is even smarter than the policemen．I never thought that an old lady could be the main character of a detective story!
Can you guess who the murderer is？Read the book to find out!You will enjoy the story very much because the ending is so surprising．
One day，Susie was unhappy when she came home from school．"What's the matter，my dear？"asked her mother，drawing her to her side and smiling．
"All our class must hand in compositions tomorrow．We must write 12lines at least．But I can never write one．I'll have to go to school without a composition，for I won't copy one from a book，or ask you or papa to write one for me．"
"That's right，"said her mother．"You'll be happier with a poor composition，if it's your own，than with a fine one written by somebody else．But cheer up．Run into the garden and play．I'll call you in half an hour．Don't think about your composition now．Just have a good time．"
It seemed just a few minutes to Susie before she heard her mother calling her．She went into the house immediately﹣her hands full of sweet flowers，and her face red with exercise．
Then her mother asked her to sit by the window with a nice piece of paper and a pencil，and write something about what she could see．"Never mind your composition； do this to please me，and we'll talk about that later．"
Although Susie thought her mother's request was strange，she knew she always had a good reason for everything she did．So she did as her mother requested．
As she looked out，she first saw the western sky and some bright，sunset clouds．"Oh，mother，what a sunset!"
"Don't talk．Just write．"
The pencil began moving rapidly across the paper．She wrote about the sunset clouds，the look of the distant hills，the streets，the river，the garden with its flowers，and the birds flying past the window．She forgot all about the terrible composition!
Just as she had reached the bottom of the page，her mother came in and said with a smile，"Well，Susie，how does that composition come on？"
"Composition!You told me not to think about it，and I've never thought of it once．I've had such a nice time writing about what I could see from the window．"
Mrs．Smith took the paper and read what Susie had written．She said，"There，Susie，that's a very nice composition，really．"
"A composition!Is that a composition？"Susie asked in surprise．
"Yes，my dear，and a very good one，too，if we find a title for it，"replied her mother．Then she added，"I'm sure it will please your teacher，as it does me．You see，it's easy enough to write a composition if you have anything interesting to write about．"
42．Susie was unhappy when she came home because ．
A．she was punished by her teacher
B．she couldn't write a composition
C．she forgot to take her composition home
D．she didn't get on well with her classmates
43．From the story we can know Susie's mother ．
A．had never understood her daughter
B．had never talked with Susie's teacher
C．knew how to write a good composition
D．wrote the composition for her daughter
44．The title of Susie's composition might be ．
A．My Helpful Clever Mother
B．The Beautiful Sights at Sunset
C．How to Please Your Teacher
D．How to Have a Pleasant Time
45．What might happen the next morning？
A．Susie's classmates would laugh at her．
B．Susie's teacher would be angry with her．
C．Susie's mother would ask her to stay at home．
D．Susie would hand in her composition happily．
teaspoon nutmeg （豆蔻）