Do you know World Book Day？It falls on April 23every year．It was set up by the UNESCO（联合国教科文组织）in 1995to encourage people，especially teenagers，to discover the pleasure of reading．It is also the day to show respect for great authors（作家）．
Many countries celebrate World Book Day in the world．On that day，millions of school children can buy books at a much lower price than usual in any bookstore in England．It has been done every year since 1998．World Book Day is also celebrate in China．Li Keqiang，Premier of China，is an avid reader．He often talks about reading．He called on（号召）all the Chinese people do more reading just before World Book Day in 2015and wrote it in the government work report．He said no matterhow busy you are，you should read more，"Books can not change the world，but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading，"he said．
Reading helps us have more knowledge and become smarter．Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology．Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreigh language like English．We all know that learning everything in the classroom is difficult．For example，the ways English people are living and working today can be learnt by reading．
Books，magazines，newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the outside world．Therefore，it is necessary for us to read more books every day．
41．World Book Day is ．
| A． |
on April 23every year |
| B． |
on March 12every year |
| C． |
celebrated just in China |
| D． |
a festival for young people |
42．In England，the books in bookstore are usual on World Book Day．
| A． |
more expensive than |
| B． |
cheaper than |
| C． |
as expensive as |
| D． |
as cheap as |
43．The underlined phrase"no matter"means" "in Chinese．
| A． |
没事情 |
| B． |
不麻烦 |
| C． |
无论 |
| D． |
即使 |
44．According to the passage，reading can help people in many ways except ．
| A． |
learning English better |
| B． |
knowing more about cultures |
| C． |
improving your health |
| D． |
knowing more about the ourside world |
45．What's the best title for the article？
| A． |
World Book Day in England |
| B． |
Suggestions on Reading |
| C． |
World Book Day in China |
| D． |
World Book Day and the Advantage of Reading． |
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| Train number X500(D) X501(R,D) X502(D,W) X503(D) X504 X505(D) |
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| Washington8:309:009:3010:0010:3011:30 |
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| BWI Airport8:559:2510:0010:2510:55 --:-- |
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| Baltimore9:109:4010:2010:4011: 1012: 10 |
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| Philadelphia10:1010:4011:20 11:4012:2013: 10 |
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| Princeton Junction *11:0011:3012: 1012:3013: 1014:00 |
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| Metropark *11: 10 --:-- -12:2012:4013:2014: 10 |
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| Neward lnt'1 Airport --:-- -11:5012:3013:0513:4514:25 |
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| New York11:4012:1012:5013:2514:0514:45 |
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| R: Reservations (预订) required D: Dining car W: Weekdays only |
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| Important notice; please note that Princeton Junction and Metropark are closed on Sunday. January 30 due to work on the line. There will be a special bus service between these stations. Call (801) 555-2345 for more information about buses. We apologize for any inconvenience. |
When does the train X504 leave Washington?
| A．9:00. | B．9="30." | C．10:00. | D．10=30. |
If you have to get to New York before 12="00," you'd better take______.
| A．X500 | B．X501 | C．X502 | D．X503 |
Which of the following trains does not stop at BWI Airport?
| A．X502. | B．X503. | C．X504. | D．X505. |
If you want to go on weekends, you can NOT choose ______.
| A．X501 | B．X502 | C．X503 | D．X504 |
Which of the following is true according to the timetable?
| A．You can have meals on most of the trains. |
| B．Most of the trains do not stop at Neward Int'l Airport. |
| C．You can't buy a ticket at the stations without reservation. |
| D．Nobody can get from Princeton Junction to Metropark on January 30. |
Laura Brent is a manager in an important company. She has three children—the eldest is 10, and youngest is three. “My job was only possible because my husband David was prepared to take my place and become a house husband,” she says.
More and more couples are finding this arrangement suits them better in today’s world, where women are rising to the top of their careers faster and more easily than they did in the past. Many men, on the other hand, like the idea of staying at home and looking after the children. “My children see a lot more of me than I saw of my father when I was young, and I think it’s better for them, especially for the boys,” says David. “It works just as well for Laura.”
“Now I can come home from a hard day at work, and immediately relax with the children, instead of having to do the housework and the cooking,” she says.
Is there anything David misses about going out to work?
“Not really. I suppose the worst thing about looking after children and doing the housework is not having a lunch break! It’s a lot harder than most men think.”How many people are there in Laura’s family?
| A．2． | B．3． | C．4． | D．5 |
Who does most of the housework in the family?
| A．Laura． | B．David． |
| C．The children． | D．David’s parents． |
What does Laura usually do after coming back from work?
| A．Cook for the family． |
| B．Take children from school． |
| C．Take a good rest with the children． |
| D．Wash dishes and sweep the floor． |
What does David think of his job at home?
| A．Hard． | B．Easy． | C．Boring． | D．Fun |
One of the reasons why men choose to stay at home is that______.
| A．children hate to stay with their mothers |
| B．men are better at looking after the children |
| C．women do better at work than they did before |
| D．children want their fathers to help them with the homework |
Imagine this: your parents go away on business, but you have to stay at home alone. Would life be as easy as when your parents are around? Would it be a perfect holiday for you?
“I can fill an empty stomach with tomato and egg soup, but that's all. I think many of my classmates are the same. We wouldn't know what to do, or how to look after ourselves," said Zheng Chenyu. "And I'd forget something important. I'd probably watch television and burn the soup. "
“As soon as I leave home, I'll learn to cook. But now parents do almost everything for us. We’re very lazy, "she said.
Most teenagers have only time for their homework. They don't learn any life skills until they go to college.
However, Sima Yige doesn't think so.
“I think I'd be all right. I wouldn't just eat sandwiches or fruit. I know how to cook, some simple dishes because my mum showed me," the 13 - year - old boy said. In his opinion, many teenagers depend too much on their parents, and there is much more to learn than cooking, like "tidying up your room or even dressing yourself properly."
For most teenagers it wouldn't be a holiday at all.Why would Zheng Chenyu probably burn the soup?
________________________________________When will Zheng Chenyu learn to cook?
________________________________________Translate the underlined sentence "They don't learn any life skills until they go to college. " in this passage.
________________________________________The underlined phrase "depend too much" on in the passage means __________ in Chinese.
Would life be as easy for teenagers living alone as when their parents are around?
________________________________________
Good morning. I’m Chen Hua. Here’s my culture report for today, Monday:
A new film starts tonight at the student cinema at eight o’clock. The film is Pirates of the Caribbean. It’s a fantastic adventure film. Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom are the stars. They are both very popular and famous, and they both act well in this film, and make their characters believable.
The story is about an old ship. It sails around the Caribbean islands. Depp and Bloom try to find some lost gold. Then they come face to face with some terrible men, and have to fight them. There's lots of action, and the fighting looks really dangerous. They also saves Keira Knightley. She plays Elisabeth, the daughter of a rich man. The scenes with Knightly and Bloom are beautiful and romantic.
The film isn't true to life, but it' s very exciting, and some of it is very funny. It' s an enjoyable film, although in my opinion there's too much fighting. But except for that, it's an excellent film. U you didn't see it when it first came out, I advise you to go and see it now. I' m sure you' 11 enjoy it. It' s showing all week. Pirates of the Caribbean is__________.
| A．a tragedy | B．a comedy |
| C．an action film | D．an adventure film |
Depp and Bloom sails around the Caribbean islands because__________.
| A．they try to find some lost gold |
| B．they try to find some gold |
| C．they try to find some lost iron |
| D．they try to find some lost iron |
They meet __________.
| A．some terrible men | B．some terrible women |
| C．some smiling men | D．some smiling men |
There's lots of action in the film because they have to__.
| A．fight the frightening people | B．fight the terrible women |
| C．make the film interesting | D．make the film exciting |
Keira Knightley plays
| A．Depp and Bloom | B．Elisabeth |
| C．Orlando Bloom | D．Johnny Depp |
What Chen Hua doesn't like about the film is
| A．untruth to life | B．the adventure |
| C．too much fighting | D．the stars |
Chen Hua advises people to see the film because___.
A. it's funny
B. it's true
C. it' s believable
D, it' s excellentThe general idea of paragraph 3 is_ .
| A．self introduction |
| B．where the film is on |
| C．Chen Hua's opinions about the film |
| D．the main idea of the film |
I like to get up late, so my ideal school starts at 9 a.m. It finished at 3 P.m., so we will have lots of time for after-school activities. There is a big dining hall.
We have an hour for lunch. We eat lunch and chat there. We can also listen to pop music in the hall. We eat fruit and vegetables every day.
We have Maths every day because I think Maths is very interesting to us. I love computers, so we have Computer Studies every day. We wear school uniforms, but we do not wear ties. The classes are quite small. There are 15 students in each class.
There is a park on one side of our school and a shopping mall on the other. We have a big library with lots of useful books. We also have a tennis court and a swimming pool.
There are lots of clubs and after-school activities. We only have half an hour of homework every day, and we do not do homework at weekends. Every month, we go on a school trip to a museum or a theater.How many hours for lessons are there in my school?
| A．Five hours. | B．Six hours. |
| C．Four hours. | D．Three hours. |
How many hours for lunch are there in my school?
| A．Half an hours. | B．One hours. |
| C．One and a half hours. | D．Two hours. |
Why do we have Maths every day?
| A．Because it is useful. |
| B．Because it is the main subject. |
| C．Because we’re interested in it. |
| D．Because I’m going to be a Maths teacher. |
How many students are there in my class?
| A．Ten. | B．Sixteen. |
| C．Fourteen. | D．Fifteen. |
The underlined word “with” means_______.
| A．用 | B．在……下 |
| C．和……一起 | D．有 |
How often do we go on a school trip to a museum or a theater?
| A．Every week. | B．Every day. |
| C．Every month. | D．Every two months. |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．My school. | B．My ideal subject. |
| C．My ideal school. | D．My ideal park. |