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.

1.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

2.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

3.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

4.The most popular in the world are newspaper ____________.

A．in English                             B．in Chinese

C．in other language                       D．with many pages

5.According the passage, besides newspapers, people also get information from ___.

A．magazines                             B．a(chǎn)dvertisements

C．e-mail                                D．Internet

 

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.
【小題1】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

【小題2】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

【小題3】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

【小題4】The most popular in the world are newspaper ____________.

A．in English	B．in Chinese
C．in other language	D．with many pages

【小題5】According the passage, besides newspapers, people also get information from ___.

A．magazines	B．a(chǎn)dvertisements
C．e-mail	D．Internet

For most people, the word "fashion (時尚)" means "clothes". But people may ask the question, "What clothes are in fashion?" And they use the word "fashionable" in the same way:

"She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable color. "

But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs ... and in languages.

Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.

Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours.

New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.

1.Most people think that "fashion" means __________.

A．subjects          B．holidays           C．books            D．clothes

2.By          we can see that fashions change as time goes.

A．finding a job

B．looking at pictures

C．eating in a restaurant

D．wearing a fashionable coat

3.In the 5th paragraph the writer mentions            kinds of ways to send information.

A．three            B．four              C．five              D．six

4."There is money in fashion" means

A．people like fashion and money

B．fashionable things are expensive

C．one can make money through fashion

D．a(chǎn) fashionable man makes much money

5.The passage is mainly about              .

A．the changes of fashions

B．the kinds of colors

C．the money in fashion

D．the differences between houses

 

All over the world, people enjoy sports. Sports are good for people’s health. Many people like to watch others play games. They buy tickets or turn on their TV sets or may be online to watch.

Sports change with the seasons. People play different games in different seasons. Sometimes they play inside the room. Sometimes they play outside. We can find sports here and there. Some sports are rather interesting and people everywhere like them. Football, for example, is very popular in the world. People from different countries cannot understand each other, but after a game they often become very friendly to each other.

(    )6.Sports are good for _______.

        A.the players                         B.people’s health

        C.the coaches                         D.people who like sports

(    )7.If you like sports, you can _______.

        A.buy tickets to watch the games      B. watch the games on TV

        C. watch the games on the Internet    D.A、B and C

(    )8.People play _______ in different seasons.

        A.the same game                       B.different games

        C.any games                           D.all kinds of games

(    )9._______ is very popular in the world.

        A.Table tennis    B.Baseball         C.Football            D.Skating

(    )10.From this passage we can see that _______ can become very friendly.

        A.people from different countries all

        B.people from the same country

        C.people who do the same sports

    D.after a game, people from different countries

 

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Thursday, April 24th

We got to the clean, lovely city of Yangzhou early in the morning. This is our first trip to China. All the different smells attract our attention to the local food. We are going to try something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is not expensive but very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to the Great Wall in the north.  

Sunday, April 27th

We visited the famous Slender West Lake (瘦西湖) which was crowded with visitors from all over the world, and bought a lot of toys for our friends outside the gate of the park. Everything is so colourful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will do the famous foot massage (按摩) and then leave for the Great Wall. We will take the night train north, stay in Beijing for two days, and then catch a bus to the Great Wall.

Wednesday, April 30th

Our trip to the Great Wall was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. People in the village love the quiet life. They are the kindest people I had ever met. They always smile and say “Hello”. Ralph and I can speak only a few words in Chinese, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness.

1.From the passage we can see that the writer had a ____ stay in Yangzhou.

A．four-day

B．five-day

C．six-day

D．seven-day

2.The writer didn’t ____ in Yangzhou.

A．taste delicious food	B．visit places of interest
C．do foot massage	D．climb mountains

3.The writer left Beijing for the Great Wall _______.

A．by train

B．by car

C．by bus

D．on foot

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The writer left Yangzhou for Beijing by train at night.

B．It took them a long time to get to the Great Wall from Beijing.

C．People in the village live a quiet but happy life.

D．The writer was travelling alone but happily.

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A．My First Visit to Yangzhou	B．My Travelling in China
C．Delicious Food and Beautiful Places	D．A Trip to the Great Wall