Do you like reading？ Today let me share something about reading in China． With rapid development of technology and the Internet， new methods and ecological （生态的） ideas provide more possibilities for the Chinese to read． The newly national reading report shows that 80 percent of Chinese adults read books， newspapers or magazines in 2018， a year﹣on﹣year increase．
Prevailing（盛行的） digital（数字的） reading
The growth of digital reading has made reading more popular among the Chinese． According to a survey， about 76 percent said they had accessed （访问） content through digital channels． Chen Chengpei， an office worker in Xiamen City loves reading on his mobile phone app in his spare time． He thinks it's so easy to kill the spare minutes．Mobile phone reading has become the main channel for him to get information． He has downloaded seven news apps， through which he reads for one or two hours a day．
Listening to audiobooks has become a new growth point in terms of reading habits． ZhangJin from Beijing likes reading 40 minutes on his mobile while going to work on the bus in the morning， and listening to audiobooks on the way home． According to Ximalaya， 16.9 percent of its total users listen to its audiobooks． To attract more users， the mobile app allows users to vote for the book they hope to listen to most． The audio app tries to meet their needs．
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Li Yang， a student in Beijing， used to be worried by piles of books as her house is too small． The problem was solved when she started to sell the used books on an online second﹣hand bookstore Deja Vu．"By selling them， most of my books which used to gather dust in the corner can come to life again． "she said．
According to a survey by giant Alibaba in 2018， the market for the second﹣hand book was booming last year as more Chinese tend to trade or exchange their used books online．
The rise of online second﹣hand book platforms and sharing ideas also contributed to the booming book recycling．
Users are able to sell their books by scanning the barcode（扫条形码） of books and then wait for the courier（快递员） to collect them． The collected books will be cleaned， disinfected（消毒）and packed before selling to other readers at a lower price．
According to Deja Vu， its total users hit 1.4 million in 2018， with 2 million used books being sold． It has a daily business of 20，000 books． "When I see my books being read by others，I can feel a pleasure of sharing， which is really amazing． Li Yang said．
（1）From the first paragraph， we know that ．
A． most Chinese adults read books， newspapers or magazines on the Internet
B． the number of Chinese readers is becoming larger and larger year by year
C． the writer tells us some different new methods of reading all over the world
D． Chinese people have more time to read because of technology and the Internet
（2）From the passage，we know ．
A．mobile phones have become the main reading tool for Chinese．
B． the audio app can meet whatever the users need to attract more users
C． listening to audiobooks is the most popular reading habit for Chinese
D． Chinese like reading better because of the growth of digital reading
（3）Which of the following is suitable for ① ？
A． Recycling digital reading
B． Selling books at a low price
C． Booming book recycling
D． Collecting second﹣hand books
（4）Which of the following is true according to the passage？
A． The writer wishes more people to download mobile phone apps to read．
B． People can sell or exchange their books on second﹣hand book platforms．
C． The used books will be posted directly from the sellers to the new users．
D． Two million used books were sold on the online platform Deja Vu in 2018．
Look in the bedrooms of young people around the world. You’ll probably find a pair of blue jeans in each room. Jeans are very popular all over the world.
Jeans give you the feeling of comfort, youth and energy. Every person enjoys them.
Levi Strauss is an American company. It first made blue jeans. The young man called Levi Strauss set up the company when he was 24 in 1853. Twenty years later, he made the first blue jeans in world. The jeans were used as working trousers for cowboys(牛仔) of the American West. During the Second World War, American soldiers brought blue jeans to Europe and Asia. People there began to wear jeans. They became cool very soon.
People from different countries like different styles of jeans. Americans like to wear simple and single-colored jeans, but many Chinese like to wear jeans with lots of different colors.
People can see jeans everywhere. However, in many places, it’s not always good to wear jeans. Though they look very good, it’s often not right to wear jeans in formal places. But, when you’re out, relaxing and having fun, jeans are the best choice.The story is talking about _______.
| A．Levi Strauss | B．young people |
| C．jeans | D．American cowboys |
Jeans can be popular for nearly 150 years because ________.
| A．they’re working trousers |
| B．they have different colors and styles |
| C．they make us feel young, comfortable and active |
| D．they’re cheap |
Levi Strauss made the first blue jeans _______.
| A．when he was 44 | B．when he was 24 |
| C．in 1863 | D．in 1853 |
_______ wore jeans after the first ones were made.
| A．American soldiers | B．American cowboys |
| C．Levi Strauss | D．Young people around the world |
When you _____, you’d better not wear a pair of jeans.
| A．have a class |
| B．go to an important meeting |
| C．go to a birthday party |
| D．are having fun or go on a trip |
People all around the world drink tea. But people have very different ideas about drinking tea in different countries.
In China, for example, people always drink tea when they are getting together. They usually serve the guests with tea. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in teahouses. They prefer their tea with nothing else in it.
Tea is also important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called tea ceremony(仪式). It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.
Another tea-drinking country is England. In England, the late afternoon is “tea time”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and sandwiches at tea time. This is the so-called “Afternoon Tea” in Britain.
In the United States, people drink tea mostly at breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. Making tea with the bags is faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In summer, many Americans drink cold tea—“iced tea”. Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans, like soda.
阅读短文，判断下列句子的正（T）误（F）。The Chinese drink tea at the same time of the day.
The Japanese like to drink tea with milk and sugar in it.
In Britain, most people enjoy “Afternoon Tea”.
Americans usually make their tea with tea bags.
The passage is mainly about the history of tea.
Every country has its favorite food. Italians like to eat pizza. Indians like to eat hot food. Japanese like to eat fish and they usually don’t cook it.
In England, one of the most popular kinds of food is fish and chips. People usually buy it in a fish and chips shop. They put it in paper bags, and take it home or to their workplaces. Sometimes they eat it in the park or on the road. The world’s favorite food is American fast food. If you go to some important cities in the world, you can find people eating hamburgers and chips.
Fish and chips, and Chinese take-away food are very popular in England. But they are less popular in the USA. Americans eat take-away food, too, like chicken.
But the most popular kind of take-away food is the hamburger. The hamburger is two pieces of bread with meat in it. Hamburgers are delicious. They’re also popular in England and Australia.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Italians like to eat ______.
| A．dumplings | B．pizza | C．hot food | D．fish |
Fish and chips are very popular in ______.
| A．England | B．Australia | C．the USA | D．Canada |
The _______ is the most popular kind of take-away food in the USA.
A. pizza B. hamburger C. fish and chips D. chickenWhich of the following is NOT true?
| A．American fast food is popular in the world. |
| B．Hamburger is a kind of food. |
| C．Both Italians and Indians like eating hot food. |
| D．Japanese like eating fish. |
You can most probably find this passage in a ______.
| A．story | B．dictionary | C．newspaper | D．letter |
根据短文内容回答短文后面的问题,并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置。
Mr Smith is a musician. He is living in New York now. There is a beautiful park near his home. People like going to the park after work. Some of them go to the park every day.
Look! This is Mr. Smith. He is sitting on one of the chairs and watching the children. Some children are playing the game of hide-and-seek(捉迷藏). Some boys are playing yo-yo. Lucy and Lily are standing under a tree. They are talking. There is a small river in the park. We can see some boats in the river. Some children are sitting in the boats with their parents. Listen! A lot of birds are singing in the trees. It is really a nice park.Where is the park?
What do people like doing after work?
What are Lucy and Lily doing?
Who are the children boating with?
Is it a nice park or a boring park?
Susan is a 14-year-old girl. She lives in New York with her parents. Her father works in a horse-riding school. She also likes riding a horse(马). Susan goes horse-riding every Saturday and she can ride very well now. At the horse-riding school, she helps to give the horse food and water when the classes are over. She also cleans them.
Susan writes something about horse-riding in her blog (博客).
When you ride a horse for the first time, it’s very difficult! The first thing you learn is to get onto a horse. Then you learn to move(移动) up and down like the horse. If you don’t do that, it is very uncomfortable(不舒服) for you and the horse! At first you learn to walk the horse around. Then you learn to run slowly. When your teacher thinks you ride well, you can learn to jump(跳跃).Not everyone has to learn to jump, but I like jumping. It is exciting!Susan comes from ______.
| A．America | B．Thailand |
| C．Australia | D．China |
Susan doesn’t ______on Saturdays.
| A．ride a horse |
| B．give food to the horses |
| C．teach others how to ride a horse |
| D．clean the horses |
In the first paragraph(段落) them 指代______.
| A．horses | B．classes |
| C．schools | D．foods |
From Susan’s blog, we know that it is ______to ride a horse.
| A．interesting | B．boring |
| C．scary | D．not good |
Which is the following is TRUE? _____.
| A．Susan’s father works in a middle school |
| B．Susan goes to the horse-riding school every day |
| C．Susan can’t use a computer |
| D．Susan likes jumping on the horse |
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