Lots of young people like reading magazines in their free time for fun. Of so many different magazines, Reader’s Digest is famous and popular.
Reader’s Digest is a monthly magazine. Before the 1980s, it belonged to a privately held company, which was started in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and Dewitt Wallace. This magazine is small and easy to carry, it’s just half the size of most American magazines, which caused a phrase in 2005, “America in your pocket”. It is the best selling magazine in the USA. At present, its circulation in the USA has reached 10 million copies and the number of the readers there is 38 million. Outside the USA, another 40 million people throughout more than 70 countries also read this magazine in 21 languages.
This magazine’s focus is not news but more of cultural views because the editors think people now can get timely news from somewhere else such as TV and newspaper. They hope this magazine can give readers something that is about special personal experiences, or something the readers can share with their families. In different countries, this magazine provides a window to the world for the local readers. Some parts of the magazine are about the local customs and interests of the local readers. The other parts give the local readers information from all over the world.
This magazine actually used to be a public business until the Wallaces died in the 1980s. Because they had no children, there was no one to take over the company. Sixteen years ago, this company went public and became a public company.How often does Reader’s Digest come out in the USA?
| A．Once a year. | B．Once a month. |
| C．Once a week. | D．Once a day. |
How many people all over the world read this magazine?
| A．38 million. | B．40 million. | C．78 million. | D．108 million. |
Which of the following is NOT the focus of Reader’s Digest?.
| A．Timely news . | B．Personal experiences |
| C．Cultural views | D．Local customs |
Which of the following is true?
| A．Reader’s Digest is the name of a newspaper. |
| B．Reader’s Digest is big and not easy to carry. |
| C．Reader’s Digest can open people’s eyes. |
| D．Reader’s Digest is still a family business today. |
My name is Bill. I’m an English boy. I’m in a high school. Sam is my good friend. He comes from Canada. He is thirteen. I’m thirteen, too. But we don’t look the same. Miss Zhang is my English teacher. But she is not Sam’ s teacher. We don’t know her age. But she looks young. She looks like Sam’s Chinese teacher, Miss Zhou. Please look at my photo. In the photo, Sam, Miss Zhang and I are next to a car.
| A．Bill’s teacher | B．Sam’s mom |
| C．old | D．Sam’s teacher |
| A．student | B．friend | C．teacher | D．classmate |
| A．are in the same class |
| B．look the same |
| C．have different looks(外貌) |
| D．are not students |
| A．four | B．eight | C．thirteen | D．fourteen |
| A．Miss Zhang’s | B．Miss Zhou’s |
| C．Bill’s | D．Sam’s |
I have a friend. His name is James. He’s an English boy. He is thirteen years old. He is tall(高的). He has a round face, big eyes and a big nose. His mouth is wide, but his ears are small. His hair is short.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
| A．short | B．long | C．big | D．small |
| A．12 | B．13 | C．14 | D．15 |
| A．Canada | B．Japan | C．China | D．England |
| A．student | B．teacher | C．friend | D．sister |
Most American families are smaller than those in other countries. Usually there is one or two parents and one or two children in each American family.
Children in the USA will leave their parents when they grow up. They want to find better jobs, so they usually live far away from their parents. They often write or telephone their parents. And they go to visit their parents during their holidays.
Parents will ask their children to do some work around their house. In many families children will get money for doing some housework so that they can learn to make money for their own. Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think that for young people it is important to decide on their lives by themselves. In most families in the USA there are usually ______.
| A．no parents | B．no children |
| C．over 5 people | D．less than 5 people |
When they are old enough, American children will ______.
| A．go to other countries |
| B．decide on their lives themselves |
| C．find jobs for their parents |
| D．do better jobs around their houses |
Why do most American children live far away from their parents?
| A．They are old enough to live all by themselves. |
| B．The parents are too busy to look after their children. |
| C．They want to have more chances (机会) to look for better jobs. |
| D．They can keep in touch (联系) with their parents by writing and telephoning. |
Parents will give their children some money if the children do some housework. What do the American parents think of it?
| A．Useful | B．Strange | C．Dangerous | D．Funny |
From the passage we can know that children in America _____.
| A．leave their parents when they are still young |
| B．often spend holidays at their parents’ house |
| C．sometimes look for jobs for their own patents |
| D．often call or write to their parents for money |
Last month I had a health problem and had to see a doctor. After examining(检查) me,
The doctor said to me, “The result isn’t too bad .” But you must excise often and have healthy food every day. In fact, I’m a lazy person. I never get up early to exercise. And I often have junk food because I like it. In order to be healthy, I decided to change（改变）my lifestyle. Now I get up at 6:00 am every day. Then I go out to run for about an hour. I go to a gym on Wednesday and Saturday afternoon. And I hardly have junk food. I have healthy food, like milk and fish. I often eat vegetables and I have an apple every day. You know, “ An apple a day keeps the doctor away(离开)” I also have about eight glasses of water. And I usually go to bed by ten. All these things make me healthy. Where did I go last month?
| A． A post office. | B．A hospital. |
| C．A bank. | D．A hotel. |
Why was I ill?
| A．Because the weather was cold. |
| B．Because I was too hungry. |
| C．Because I didn’t do exercise or have healthy food. |
| D．Because I go to bed too late every day. |
How often do I go to a gym?
| A．Once a week. | B．Twice a week. |
| C．Twice a month. | D．Three times a month. |
What does “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” mean(意思是)？
| A．The doctor goes away when he sees an apple. |
| B．The doctor runs away when you give him an apple. |
| C．If you eat an apple every day, you’ll be healthy. |
| D．The doctor gives you an apple every day and then you don’t need to see him. |
We can use_________instead of (代替)“about”.
| A．on | B．with | C．maybe | D．Around |
The moon looks bigger than stars at night. But in fact, it is smaller than any stars. The moon looks big to us, because it is closer to us than the stars. The moon goes round the earth. It makes one trip about four weeks. The moon is round and looks beautiful. Now people know quite a lot about the moon. There is no air or water on the moon, so there are not any trees or animals or people on it. The moon gets its light from the sun, but some places on the moon are quite dark. It’s very cold at night. People know quite________about the moon now.
| A．a lot | B．a few | C．many | D．some |
The moon is_________to the earth than the sun.
| A．farther | B．far | C．near | D．closer |
The moon makes one trip around the earth in about_________.
| A．a week | B．a month |
| C．a year | D．24 hours |
There is(are)_______on the moon.
| A．no air | B．no trees |
| C．no water | D．all the above |
The sun______to the moon.
| A．gets light | B．gives light |
| C．gives air | D．gets air |
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