Do you know "World Reading Day"? It is on April 23rd. It is the eighteenth "World Reading Day". As we know books are very important for us.
In Germany, more than 70% of people like reading: They often read. They read in their homes. They read in libraries. They read in parks. They even read in hospitals. Parents often read books for kids.
It is easy to buy books in Germany. There are many bookshops in Germany. They are in big cities and small town. A bookshop can sell many books every day. Germans also like to buy books on the Internet. More and more people buy books on the Internet.
In Germany, people often have reading parties. They are happy at the parties.
Do you love reading? Hope you enjoy it!April 23rd is_______.
| A．World Reading Day. | B．China Reading Day |
| C．Germany Reading Day. | D．Germans Buy Books Day |
Where can Germans buy books?
| A．Bookshops. | B．Small towns. |
| C．On the Internet. | D．Everywhere. |
If there are 10 Germans, _______ like reading according to the passage.
| A．six. | B．five. | C．seven. | D．eight. |
In China , more and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than before. Most students sleep less than nine hours every night, because they have much homework to do. Some homework is given by their teachers, and some by their parents. Also, some students don't know how to save(节省) time. They are not careful enough while they do their homework, so it takes them a lot of time. Some students spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games. They stay up (熬夜) very late. Some students have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school on time by bus or by bike. It can be a long way from home to school.
Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that our children can enjoy more than nine hours of sleep every night for their health. For children, we should make best use of（很好地利用） our time. When we have enough time for sleeping, we will find it much better for both our study and health.What makes most students sleep less than nine hours every night?
| A．Watching TV. | B．Playing computer games. |
| C．Doing their homework. | D．Doing housework. |
Who else gives children some homework to do except their teachers?
| A．Their parents. | B．Other students. |
| C．The children themselves. | D．Nobody else. |
How many hours of sleep is good for students' health?
| A．Less than 9 hours. | B．Over 9 hours. |
| C．Only 9 hours. | D．8 hours. |
What would happen to a student who often goes to bed late and gets up early?
| A．He would fall asleep in class. |
| B．He would do well in study. |
| C．He would finish his homework fast. |
| D．He would have good health. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Some students are so careless that they spend lots of time on their homework. |
| B．All the students stay up late for their homework. |
| C．Children should be given less homework. |
| D．Schools and parents should take care of children |
In England nobody under eighteen years old is allowed (允许) to drink in a bar (酒吧)．
Mr. Thompson often went to a bar near his house．But he never took his son, Tom, because he was too young．Then when Tom had his eighteenth birthday, Mr. Thompson took him to his usual bar for the first time．They drank for an hour．Tom drank a bit．Then Mr. Thompson said to his son, “Now, Tom, I want to teach you a useful（有用的） lesson．How do you know when you’ve had enough（足够的）? Well, I’ll tell you．Do you see those two lights（灯） at the end of the bar? When they seem（好象） to become four, you’ve had enough and should（应该） go home．”
“But, Dad,” said Tom, “I can only see one light at the end of the bar．” Young people ______ allowed to drink in a bar until eighteen．
| A．is not | B．are not | C．many | D．must |
When Tom was a child, his father often went to a nearby bar_____ taking him．
| A．by | B．for | C．with | D．without |
On Tom’s eighteenth birthday, he drank together with his father in that
bar for______.
| A．the first time | B．once | C．many times | D．eighteen times |
Father wanted to tell his son ______．
| A．the time to drink | B．something about the light |
| C．when to stop drinking | D．something about the bar |
In fact (事实上), there ______ at the end of the bar．
| A．was one light | B．were two lights |
| C．were three lights | D．were four lights |
阅读短文，按要求完成短文后的各项任务。
My dear friends, what do you often do at the weekends or on holidays? Do you like going hiking? Most people enjoy hiking, especially in spring or autumn.
Hiking is a healthy activity. But do you know why many people like going hiking? The reason why people go hiking is different from each other. Here are some of the most important reasons for people to hike.
First, hiking is a kind of good _______, and it is good for your _______ and not hurt your body. You can relax(放松) yourself during the hiking. And you can get fresh air, too.
(1)Second, hiking is easy and cheap. All you need to do is to wear a pair of hiking shoes to start.
(2)At last, hiking is the best way to get away from your everyday life. You could hike alone or go with your family or your good friends. And you can have a picnic together during hiking.
So why not plan your hiking day right now? Let’s go hiking together!在（1）句的空白处分别填入一个适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺。
________ _______将（2）句译成中文。
____________________________________________________________回答问题：How many reasons for hiking are there in the passage?
_________________________________________________________________________________在文中找出与You just need to wear a pair of trainers to start your hiking. 意思相近的句子。
___________________________________________________________________在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子。
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Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning; others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what is happening in the world. Sometimes, we do not have enough time to read all the news carefully, so we just take a quick look at the front page. At other times, we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines of the passages.
Newspapers can be found everywhere in the world. We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers. Some newspapers are published once a week, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages, some even published twice a day. You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers. Some like world news and others prefer short stories. They just choose what they are interested in.
Today newspapers in English have the largest numbers of readers in the world. The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 21st Century. Also they bring us more and more information with Internet.People read newspapers in order to _____________.
| A．learn the latest (最新的) news |
| B．meet their own different needs |
| C．read the short stories |
| D．find the morning news |
From the passage we can see that __________ when people get newspapers.
| A．they read them very carefully |
| B．they just read the headlines |
| C．not everyone reads all the pages |
| D．they have no time to read them |
Newspapers have so many pages because _______________.
| A．more and more people like to read them |
| B．people enjoy reading something different |
| C．newspaper become cheaper |
| D．more pages mean more money |
The most popular in the world are newspaper ____________.
| A．in English | B．in Chinese |
| C．in other language | D．with many pages |
According the passage, besides newspapers, people also get information from ___.
| A．magazines | B．advertisements |
| C．e-mail | D．Internet |
The Young Pop King
He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. He doesn't smile very often. However, if you talk to him about music, he'll have a lot to say.
This is Jay Chou, the 33-year-old Taiwanese pop king(天王). His fans are so excited because he will sing songs on November 30, 2012 in Wuhu, Anhui Province. Many pop stars will come, too.
Chou grew up just with his mother. He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects.His mother noticed the boy's special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing.
Chou is not very handsome. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has a lot of fans. "He is really good at music. It makes him attractive(有魅力的) to me, " said Liu Jiajun, a Junior 2 student in No. 101 Middle School in Beijing."He is true to himself. He never follows others, "said Zhang Yujie, a Junior 1 girl at No.23 Middle School in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province.From this passage, we know that Jay Chou_________.
| A．is very handsome | B．has a bright smile |
| C．often makes too much noise | D．is a pop music star |
His fans are so excited because_________.
| A．he is quiet and shy. |
| B．he will sing new songs in Wuhu. |
| C．he can play the piano very well |
| D．Many famous stars will come to Wuhu. |
When he was a little child, he_________.
| A．talked a lot every day |
| B．did well in his study at school |
| C．started to like music |
| D．had a lot of fans |
According to one of his fans, Jay_________.
| A．is a good student |
| B．has long and beautiful hair |
| C．is a well-known pianist |
| D．is very attractive to them |
The sentence "He never follows others" in the last paragraph means_________.
| A．he always has his own style. |
| B．he likes to walk alone |
| C．he doesn't like other people's songs at all |
| D．no one can catch up with him |
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