Understanding Graphics （图表）
When we are reading，we often see one or two graphics in a text． Have you ever thought about these questions ： Why are they there？ What information do they give？ Do they help with our reading and understanding？
Graphics are things like pictures， maps， charts and tables． They give information to readers． Very often，we can see different kinds of graphics in books， magazines and newspapers． Writers use graphics to get the readers' attention and give them some particular （特别的） information． Graphics help to understand the given information in a text． And graphics put the information in a particular order so that it's easy to understand when we take a quick look．
It is not always true that a picture is worth a thousand words． But many things are easier to show than to tell and they may also be easier to understand． Graphics are just the right things that give a great deal of information but it doesn't take much time to read and understand．
The right way to read and understand a graphic is to look at the picture and the words together． In a graphic， only a few words are used to explain what the picture shows you． Sometimes， numbers and percentages （百分比） are also given to go with the words to explain things．
Now look at the graphic on the right． It is how a researcher used a graphic to show the number of hours spent sleeping by British teenagers each day．Can you understand it？
（1）Which of the following is mentioned as a graphic ？
A． A letter．
B． A poem．
C． A map．
D．A name card．
（2）The writer thinks graphics are important because ．
A． less space is taken on a page
B．a picture is worth a thousand words
C．a lot of time can be saved for writers
D．many things are easier to show than to tell
（3）When we read a graphic，we should ．
A． find out if there are any tables in it
B．put the information in the right order
C． count how many words there are in it
D． look at the picture and the words together
（4）The graphic given in the passage tells us that ．
A． 5 British teenagers sleep for 8～9 hours every day
B． Chinese 18﹣year﹣olds spend 5～6 hours sleeping every day
C． 17% of the British teenagers sleep for 3～4 hours each day
D． 42% of the Chinese teenagers spend 6～7 hours sleeping each day
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Chinese Climbers Reached the Top of Qomolangma Again． The time of setting out： May 6th， 2020 The time of reaching the top： May 27th， 2020 Members of the Chinese survey team： 35 members and 8 of them reached the top Purpose： To measure （测量） the new height of Qomolangma |
（1）What's the purpose of climbing Qomolangma again？
A． Have fun．
B． Take risk．
C． Measure the new height of it．
（2）When did the climbers reach the top of Qomolangma？
A． On May 6th， 2020
B． On May 27th， 2020
C． On May 8th， 2020
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Most successful persons have one thing in common： They try to be a super star in their own sages（舞台）． |
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Dr． Zhang Wenhong is one of the most famous medical experts in the 21stcentury． He has worked in the medical field for almost 27 years． In early 2020， Zhang worked as a medical worker in Shanghai to save lives and make wonderful achievements on the front line． He advised people to stay at home and not to go to crowded places． He was called "Dad Zhang for Shanghai" for his direct and humorous words， which explain to the public on how to keep themselves away from the novel coronavirus（新型冠状病毒）． As Zhang Wenhong is a hero in the fight against the disease， every Chinese is proud of him． |
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Yang Jiang is a Chinese writer and translator （翻译家）． Yang Jiang and her husband Qian Zhongshu have impressed（留下印象） Chinese readers deeply． Many readers admire Yang Jiang because she has written several valuable comedies． We Three that is about Yang Jiang's family stories has been widely praised by the readers． In 1960， she started to translate Don Quixote（《堂吉词德》）． The Chines version of Don Quixote came out in 1978． Yang Jiang had a great influence on Chinese culture． |
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In the past few years， Li Ziqi has turned from a village girl in Sichuan Province into an Internet celebrity（网红）． The post﹣90s vlogger（90后视频博主）has 21 million fans on Sina Weibo and 7 million followers on You Tube． Her videos show the slow countryside life and the beauty of traditional art． On Dec 14th． 2019， she won the Person of the Year in the category of cultural influence（2019年度文化传播人物） awarded by China Newsweek． Her handmade life is fantastic for many modern people． |
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（1）Zhang Wenhong worked in Shanghai to fight against the novel coronavirus in 2020．
（2）Zhang Wenhong told people to go to crowded places．
（3）Yang Jiang was married to Qian Zhongshu．
（4）We Three is known by the readers．
（5）Li Ziqi is from Hunan Province．
In China， the 12th month of the lunar calendar（阴历） is called Layue． The month is full of interesting festivals and customs．
Laba Festival， which is on the 8th day of Layue， is the first festival in this month． From this day on， people begin to get ready for the Chinese New Year．
On Laba Festival， people eat hot Laba porridge． There are usually eight things in the porridge： rice， red beans， peas， dried lotus seeds， dates， and three different kinds of fruits and nuts． The porridge is not just good for your health， but a blessing for the coming of Chinese New Year．
Laba porridge is not the only tasty food in Layue． Laba garlic（腊八蒜） is popular in the north． People begin to soak garlic in vinegar from that day on， and eat it with dumplings during the Chinese New Year． While in the south， people like making sausages．
Another major celebration before Spring Festival is Xiaonian． It is usually on the 23rd or 24th day of the last lunar month． Traditionally it is an important day when people offer sacrifices to the Kitchen God who looks after the family．
Don't forget to clean your home． This is also an important thing to do to prepare for the Chinese New Year． It means sweeping away the dust of the old year and welcoming a fresh start． Now， the last thing for you to do is to wait for the coming Spring Festival．
（1）When is Laba festival？
（2）What do people often eat on Laba Festival？
（3）Is Laba garlic popular in the south？
（4）What do people do on Xiaonian？
（5）Why do people clean their homes before the Spring Festival？
Seventy percent of our planet is covered by one huge body of seawater﹣the ocean． In 2008， the United Nations recognized（确立） June 8 as World Oceans Day． It's a day to think about the important role that the oceans play in our lives， the dangers that our oceans are facing and the action we can take to protect them．
The ocean is home to the most of plants and animals on Earth． Plants in the sea provide us with 70 percent of O2 we breathe． The ocean controls our climate （气候）， providing heat in winter and cool air in summer． It also provides us with food and medicine． No matter where you live on the planet， no matter how far from the sea， your life is dependent on the ocean．
The biggest problem facing the ocean at the moment is plastic pollution． Reducing single﹣use plastic， including plastic bags and plastic bottles， has been an important theme for World Oceans Day for a number of years．
Climate change and rising sea temperatures are also a huge problem． Rising sea temperatures have a direct influence on weather patterns and are seen as partly responsible for an increase in extreme （极端的） weather．
The day is celebrated in all kinds of ways， including special events on the beach， river clean﹣ups， school activities， art contests and film festivals． You can join in to remind people about the importance of our oceans and to make a difference．
（1）What percent of our planet is covered with seawater？
A． 30%
B． 40%
C． 70%
（2）What is the main idea of Paragraph 2？
A． The ocean provides us with heat and cool air．
B． Our life is dependent on the ocean．
C． The ocean provides us with food and medicine
（3）What is the biggest problem facing the ocean？
A． Plastic pollution．
B． Reducing single﹣use plastic．
C． Air pollution．
（4）What is partly responsible for an increase of extreme weather？
A． Climate change．
B． Rising sea temperatures．
C． Weather patterns．
（5）How do people celebrate World Oceans Day？
A． Eating out together．
B． Having a meeting．
C． Holding special events．
Karachi， Pakistan， is one of the hottest cities on Earth． In June 2015， more than 1，000 people died there during heat wave（热浪）． "It was a terrible time，" Shahzad Qureshi said． "We needed to do something about it．" After the heat wave， Qureshi took action． He started Urban（都市的） Forest． The group plants trees in cities in Pakistan．
Trees help cool the air by providing shade（阴凉） and moisture（水分） through their leaves． Trees can help lower summer temperatures in cities by 2 to 5℃． Trees also provide a place for all kinds of animals． And they create a shady place where people can relax．
Urban Forest planted about 1，300 trees in a park in Karachi． The group uses a method that helps them grow quickly． In just three years， the trees were 30 feet tall． Qureshi hopes that one day， this park will become a forest of 50，000 trees． Since 2015， Qureshi and his team have helped cool the air by planting 14 urban forests in Pakistan． Twelve are in Karachi．
In 2017， Qureshi helped plant an urban forest at Karachi Grammar School． First， he met with students there． He taught them about how trees help the environment． Then the students planted trees in the schoolyard． "They were excited about the project，" Muneeza Shaikhali says． She's a headteacher at Karachi Grammar School． "They themselves had been experiencing the high temperatures in the summer months．"
There are many birds and colorful butterflies in the school． Students go outside during science class to study the forest． "It's like a library of trees in front of the kids，" Qureshi says． "They can learn the species（物种） and insects that are around． It's a beautiful thing to see．"
（1）What happened to Karachi in June 2015？
A． A wave hit this city．
B． A heat wave killed over 1，000 people．
C． Karachi became the hottest city．
（2）Who started Urban Forest？
A． Munecza Shaikhali．
B． Shahzad Qureshi．
C． The students at Karachi Grammar School．
（3）How did the students feel about the project？
A． Surprised．
B． Terrible．
C． Excited．
（4）During the science class， students go outside to ．
A． study the forest
B． climb the trees
C． catch birds and butterflies
（5）What's the best title for the text？
A． Urban Forest
B． City of Trees
C． Education on Environment