In 1638, John Harvard donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The gift was so important that the university was named for John Harvard.
Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 libraries in the American colonies. However, the idea for this kind of free library ended when Bray died in 1730. In 1731, Benjamin Franklin and some friends started the first subscription library in the United States. In a subscription library people pay money to become members, but they may borrow the books without paying again.
In the United States, every child had a free education. This idea soon led to free libraries. One of the first libraries that used tax money to buy books was a library in Peterborough, New Hampshire. This library was set up in 1833.The main idea of the second paragraph is________.
| A．Franklin started the first subscription library |
| B．Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public libraries |
| C．in a subscription library people pay money to become members |
| D．Bray died in 1730 and Franklin died in 1833 |
The underlined word “borrow” means_______.
| A．use for a short time and then return |
| B．read and write with no help from another person |
| C．like very much |
| D．lend |
The passage does not say it, but we can guess that_______.
| A．free schools and free libraries in the United States began at about the same time |
| B．there were free schools in the United States before there were free libraries |
| C．the library in New Hampshire also had a free school in it |
| D．there were free libraries in the United States before there were free schools |
Harvard University began_______.
| A．in 1731 | B．in 1730 | C．in 1638 | D．in 1833 |
At the library that Franklin started, ________.
| A．people could use books for no money at all |
| B．people paid a little money in the beginning but none after that |
| C．people paid a lot of money in the beginning but none after that |
| D．both A and B |
How old is Rose？-___
| A．She is 10 | B．She is eleven | C．She is twelve | D．He is 13. |
— Where is Rose from? — She is from _________.
A. JapanB. England C. the U.S.A. D. English— What’s the boy’s name? — His name is _________.
| A．Fred | B．Keiko | C．Rose | D．Maria |
— What’s Fred’s telephone number? — _________
| A．(010)7233-7569. | B．(010)2639-7567. |
| C．(010)112-8973. | D．(010)7355-4231. |
Keiko is in _________.
| A．Class 2, Grade 2 | B．Class 5, Grade 1 |
| C．Class 3, Grade 3 | D．Class 1, Grade 3 |
Today is Sunday. All of us go to school early. Our teachers are going to take us to Binhai Park. The park is near our school. We can go to the park on foot.
Binhai Park is very beautiful. There are many trees, a football field, a big playground and a small lake in it. It’s a sunny day today, but there are not many people in the park. Li Lei is sitting under the tree. Han Mei and Lu Lu are playing on the playground. A bird in the tree is watching them. Look at me. I am playing football with other boys. How happy we are! Where are Miss Fang and Mr. Wu? They are boating on the lake. All of us have a good time in the park. We want to visit it again.It’s today.
| A．Sunday | B．Monday | C．Friday | D．Saturday |
We to the park.
| A．swim | B．ride | C．walk | D．drive |
Han Mei and Lu Lu are playing .
| A．in the tree | B．in the football field |
| C．under the tree | D．on the playground |
The boys are in Binhai Park.
| A．playing volleyball | B．playing football |
| C．playing basketball | D．playing ping-pong |
Miss Fang and Mr. Wu are .
| A．near the river |
| B．under the tree |
| C．on the playground |
| D．in the boat on the lake |
Hello! My name is Joy. I’m a girl. I’m eleven. I’m in Class Eight, Grade Seven. This is my friend, Joan. She is twelve. She is in a Middle school. She is in Class Seven, Grade Eight. My English teacher is Miss White, but her English teacher is Miss Green. Look！Who’s that? Oh, she’s my mum. She’s a Chinese teacher.____ is in Class Eight, Grade Seven.
| A．Joan | B．John | C．Joy | D．Joe |
Joan is Joy’s ____.
| A．teacher | B．friend | C．student | D．mom |
Joan is ____.
| A．eleven | B．twelve | C．thirteen | D．fourteen |
Joy’s English teacher is ____.
| A．Miss White | B．Miss Green | C．Joy’s mum | D．Joan |
Joy’s mother is ____.
| A．an English teacher | B．a friend |
| C．a student | D．a Chinese teacher |
Share and Read
Do you have any books on your bookshelf for many years? Instead of throwing them away，here is another way for you to consider. If you have books that you do not read anymore，you can share them with others.
You can take the books to Share and Read. Share and Read offers used books in different categories(类别)，such as storybooks, children books，language books，cook books and computer books，etc. All the books are sold at low prices. Share and Read also aims to help poor children in China. The money raised will be given to help build schools in the rural area.
We welcome all quality books. We do not want textbooks，magazines and dictionaries. Just make sure that your books are in good condition before giving them to us.
Address:201 Riverside Main Street
Working hours:Saturdays to Sundays from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Hotline: 7654-4321
We look forward to seeing you at Share and Read！What is this piece of writing?
| A．A postcard. | B．A poem. |
| C．A diary. | D．An advertisement. |
What do we know about Share and Read from this piece of writing?
| A．It buys and sells books like other bookstores. |
| B．It collects old books and uses them to help others. |
| C．It buys books and gives them to schools in the countryside. |
| D．It invites parents to read books together with their children. |
What does Share and Read want us to do?
| A．To buy new books for them. |
| B．To give our used books to them. |
| C．To sell our old books to them. |
| D．choose good books for them. |
Which of the following will be accepted by Share and Read?
| A．Textbooks. | B．Magazines. |
| C．Dictionaries. | D．Storybooks. |
If you don't have used books but still want to help，you can ____.
| A．buy books from them |
| B．get in touch with them online |
| C．visit them on weekdays |
| D．collect broken books for them |
No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22,1998. It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.
The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. Other cities, including Taipei, Shanghai and Wuhan, also support the day.
In Beijing, more and more people are joining the campaign. It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5 (World Environment Day). The slogan for the day is, " If we drive for one less day , we can have one more nice day. "
So far, more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support. "We can't control the weather, but we can choose not to drive, "said Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman. Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of 2012, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period the year before. Much of the dust comes from the desert, but cars cause most of the air pollution. We must do more for No Car Day.The first No Car Day fell on _______.
| A．February 2nd | B．June 5th |
| C．July 5th | D．September 22nd |
______ was the first city to have No Car Day in China.
| A．Beijing | B．Chengdu |
| C．Shanghai | D．Wuhan |
What does the underlined word" slogan" in Paragraph 3 mean?
| A．目的 | B．原因 |
| C．意义 | D．口号 |
How many blue sky days did Beijing have in the first quarter of 2011?
| A．63. | B．52. |
| C．41. | D．238. |
Which of the following statements is true?
| A．China is the first to start No Car Day |
| B．No Car Day is World Environment Day. |
| C．No Car Day has been supported by over 1,000 cities around the world so far. |
| D．Much of the dust in the air comes from cars. |
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