Reading comprehension
Chinese calligraphy is an important part of traditional Chinese culture. Calligraphy started in China and spread to other parts of Asia with Chinese culture. It has a history of 4,000 to 5,000 years. Calligraphy is the art of writing Chinese characters（汉字）and rules of writing with a brush. When you practice calligraphy, it is important to pay attention to the changes of the strokes（笔画）and the spaces between characters.
There are many famous calligraphers in history, such as Wang Xizhi and Yan Zhenqing. Different calligraphy works can show different calligraphers’ feelings and personalities. Today, they can be seen on the walls of offices, shops, hotels and many other places.
“If I live in China, I will become a calligrapher rather than a painter for sure,” the world-famous master of art, Picasso said. He fell in love with Chinese calligraphy as soon as he saw Zhang Daqian’s works.
The tool for practicing calligraphy is calligraphy brushes. They are usually made from the hair of different animals. Practicing calligraphy takes a lot of time and many people take lessons to learn it. During the lessons, they can learn how to write different strokes of Chinese characters. If you’re interested in it, you may start practicing with a teacher right away.
Calligraphy, an amazing traditional art form, shows the love that all Chinese people have for culture and beauty. Chinese people of all ages practice calligraphy often, not to be a calligrapher, but to enjoy the peaceful mind.
（1）How long is the history of Chinese calligraphy?
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（2）What do we need to pay attention to when we practice calligraphy?
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（3）What does the underlined word “they” refer to?
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（4）When did Picasso fall in love with Chinese calligraphy?
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（5）Why do Chinese people of all ages practice calligraphy often?
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I have a happy family. It’s not very big. There are three people in my family. They are my father, my mother and I. My father is tall with big eyes. He is a bus driver. My mother is short with long hair. She is a teacher. She teaches Chinese in my school. I’m a boy with black hair and big eyes. I’m a student. My parents love me very much. My family is happy.
根据短文内容判断正（A）误（B）。
Many young people use computers, but few of them know how to look after them. Remember the following notice when you use your computer.
·Keep your computer in a cool, dry room. Moisture (潮湿) is also bad for them. Most computers work best at a temperature of 5℃—30℃.
· Smoke of all kinds is very bad for many parts of a computer and can cause many problems.
· Pieces of food and even a little water in the keyboard can also cause many problems.
·Make sure that the keyboard and screen (屏幕) are the correct height (高度) for you.
·Make sure the screen is the correct distance (距离) from your eyes. If you wear glasses, make sure these glasses are correct for using the computer.
·Keep you screen clean and don’t make it too bright. A dirty screen can hurt your eyes. A very bright screen can also be bad for your eyes.
将下列句子的序号填在横线上，使短文完整。
| A．Some people use a different pair of glasses when they use a computer. |
| B．Too much or too little heat (热量) is bad for computers. |
| C．Don’t eat or drink when you are near your computer. |
| D．If they are not the correct height, you will get a backache. |
E. Don’t let people smoke near your computer.
In the world, soccer (or football) is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years.
To remember the 2002 FIFA World Cup, children from different countries and more than 60 children from different Japanese schools came together and spent three weeks drawing a big picture called“Dream (梦幻) World Cup”in Japan. The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under bright blue sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags (旗帜) of all countries that would take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama.
Are you a football fan? The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football. Teenagers like playing and watching football. Many of them love some football stars so much that they get pictures of their favorite players such as, Figo, Oven and Pauleta. And they put the pictures up on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。If a country wants to take part in the World Cup, it must have _______.
| A．many football fans | B．a very good football team |
| C．many football players | D．a big playground |
The next World Cup will be held in _______, after 2006.
| A．2007 | B．2008 |
| C．2009 | D．2010 |
From the passage, in the picture children drew many things except _______.
| A．some football stars | B．people playing football |
| C．a sunny sky | D．flowers |
In “Dream World Cup”, the children drew the flags of some countries _______.
| A．to show their love for their own countries |
| B．to tell the people their stories |
| C．to show their good wishes for the football teams |
| D．to show their new ideas about football |
Many teenagers (青少年) own pictures of some football stars because _______.
| A．they are interested in football |
| B．they are football fans |
| C．they think their favorite players are great |
| D．A, B and C |
The giraffe is the tallest modern land animal. It can be over 5. 5 meters tall. Its neck alone may be 1. 9 meters long. Yet the giraffe has only seven bones in its neck, the same number as in the humans’. Even a small bird has many more bones in its neck than a tall giraffe. Each bone in a giraffe’s neck is very long, while the bones in a human’s neck are short. That makes the difference. A female giraffe gives birth to one baby at a time. The baby, called a calf, is about 1. 9 meters tall at birth. By the age of eight it is full-grown. The giraffe eats mostly leaves. Because it has a long neck, it can reach the high leaves on the trees.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。In this passage the underlined word giraffe means _______.
| A．鲸鱼 | B．长颈鹿 | C．大象 | D．河马 |
The bones in a bird’s neck are _______.
| A．as big as in a human’s neck |
| B．as big as in a giraffe’s neck |
| C．many more than in a human’s neck |
| D．much smaller than in a giraffe’s neck |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．A giraffe has only seven bones. |
| B．The giraffe is the largest animal on the land. |
| C．It takes eight years for a giraffe to grow up. |
| D．Most of the leaves on the trees are eaten up by giraffes. |
When a giraffe is born, it is about _______.
| A．5. 5 meters long | B．5. 5 meters tall |
| C．1. 9 meters long | D．1. 9 meters tall |
We can guess when a giraffe sees a tiger _______.
| A．it will run away as fast as possible |
| B．it will run to eat the tiger |
| C．it will make the tiger bring it something to eat |
| D．it will make one of the smallest animals bring the tiger something to eat |
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
This is an old English saying (谚语). It means that we should go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning. If we do, we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich and clever.
Is this true? Perhaps it is. The body must have enough sleep. Children of your age need ten hours’ sleep every night. If you go to bed late, you can’t have enough sleep. Then you can’t think carefully and your homework will be wrong. You will not be wise and you may not become wealthy!
Some people go to bed late at night and get up late in the morning. This is not good for them. We should sleep at night when it is dark. The dark helps us sleep well. When the daylight comes, we should get up. This is the time for exercise. If the body is not used, it will become weak. Exercise keeps it strong.
Exercise helps the blood (血液) to move around inside the body. Blood takes nutrition (营养) to all parts of our bodies. The brains (大脑) in our heads also need blood. We think with our brains. If we keep our bodies healthy, and take exercise, we can think better!
Our bodies also need air to breathe (呼吸). Without air we will die. Get up early in the morning and we can have plenty of clean, fresh air. That will keep us healthy and happy.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。The old English saying tells us _______.
| A．how to make more money |
| B．when we should get up |
| C．it is important to go to bed and get up early |
| D．to stay up late |
A child needs at least _______ hours’ sleep every night.
| A．7 | B．8 | C．9 | D．10 |
If you want to make your body strong, you should _______.
| A．exercise often | B．have enough sleep |
| C．go to bed early | D．get up early |
_______ provides nutrition for our brains.
| A．Air | B．Blood | C．Exercise | D．Sleep |
Which of the following statements is Not true?
| A．Enough sleep makes you think carefully. |
| B．The more sleep you have, the cleverer you are. |
| C．Dark is good for sleeping. |
| D．People will die without air. |
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