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It’s always said that reading is good for teenagers. Have you ever really thought why that’s true? Here are some advantages of reading.
Improving language skills.
Reading can help you study grammar, vocabulary and so on. It’s very helpful for you to build up the knowledge of the language. Besides, the more you read, the more quickly you’ll find the information you want in the books.
Providing fun and relaxation.
Reading books takes you to a new world where you can forget tiredness and fear. You can give a new ending to the story, or even imagine you’re the main character of the story. That will give you much relaxation and improve your imagination.
Improving computer skills.
Reading through the computer is becoming more and more popular. You can find any kind of information on the Internet. Surfing the Internet can help you develop computer skills that you’ll need at school and in the future life.
Knowing the outside world.
Books can tell you about people from other parts of the world. Through books, you can learn what happened in the past and what is happening around the world.
Increasing social skills.
Books are good teachers, so reading good books can teach you how to be confident and how to deal with bad situations. It’s easier for you to find your ways.
Title: Advantages of _1.__
Improving language skills. | ● Helping you learn _2.__, vocabulary and so on. ● Helping you build up the __3.__ of the language. |
Providing __4._and relaxation. | ●Taking you to a new world where you can forget tiredness and fear. ●Making you _5.__ and imaginative. |
Improving computer skills. | Helping you develop __6.__ skills. |
Knowing The outside world. | ●Helping you learn about __7.__ and the current（当前的） world. ●Increasing your knowledge. |
Increasing social skills. | ●Teaching you how to be __8.__ and how to __9.__ with problems. ● Making you _10.__up with ways to solve problems easily. |
Born into a farmer’s family, life was not easy when I was a kid. We were so poor that we often did not know where our next meal was coming from. I had to sell cabbages at the marketplace to support my family.
A storyteller once came to the marketplace, and I went to listen to him. My mother was unhappy with me for forgetting my job. But that night, while she was making clothes for us under the weak light of an oil lamp, I couldn't help retelling stories I'd heard that day. She listened impatiently at first, since in her eyes professional (职业的) storytellers were smooth-talking men—nothing good ever came out of their mouths. But slowly she was attracted by my retold stories, and from that day on, she never gave me any task on market days, unspoken agreement to enjoy new stories. As a repayment（回报）for Mother's kindness and a way to show off my memory, I'd retell the stories for her in lively detail. Soon, she wasn't the only member of my audience, which later included my elder sisters, my aunts, even my stubborn grandmother.
I knew she was worried about me. Talkative kids are not well thought of in our village, for they can bring trouble to themselves and to their families when they talk too much. Mother often reminded me not to talk so much, wanting me to be a silent and modest teenager. However, my natural desire（渴望）to talk never went away, and that is what makes my name – Mo Yan, which means ‘no speaking’. This strong wish to talk also improved my ability to express myself, which is important for writers who are also considered as storytellers.
1.Mo Yan lived a/an ________ life when he was young.
A. difficult B. colourful C. easy D. rich
2.From the second paragraph, we can learn that ________.
A. little Mo Yan was interested in selling vegetables
B. his mother was attracted by the retold story at first
C. his mother didn’t let him listen to the new stories again
D. little Mo Yan had quite a good memory
3.Why did his mother dislike the professional storytellers?
A. Because she thought they never said anything good.
B. Because she thought they couldn’t make much money.
C. Because she thought they would affect Mo Yan’s schoolwork.
D. Because she thought most people didn’t like listening to stories.
4.In Mo Yan’s opinion, a writer should be a ________ child when they were young.
A. silent B. modest
C. talkative D. trouble-making
5.Which is the best title（标题）of the passage?
A. My Unlucky Childhood
B. A Storyteller’s Childhood
C. My Kind Grandmother
D. More talking leads to success
Once there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.
Time went by …. The little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad, "Come and play with me," the tree asked the boy. "I'm no longer a kid. I wouldn't play around the tree any more." The boy replied. "I want toys. I need money to buy them." "Sorry, I don't have money. But you can pick all my apples and sell them. So you will have money. "The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples.
One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. "Come and play with me," the tree said. "I don't have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help?" "Sorry, I don't have a house. But you can cut off my branches（树枝）to build your house."So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.
One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was pleased. "Come and play with me!" the tree said. "I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me boat?" "Use my trunk（树干）to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy. "So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.
Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. "Sorry, my boy. But I don't have anything for you any more. The only thing left is my dying root (树根).” The tree said with tears①. “I don't need much now, just a place to rest. I'm tired after all these years," the boy replied.
"Good! Old tree root is the best place to lean on and rest. Come and sit down with me and rest. " The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears②.
1.--When did the boy come back to the apple tree?
--He came back______.
A. whenever he was happy
B. if he missed the apple tree
C. when he was in times of difficulty
D. as soon as he was free
2.--What did the boy want at last?
--He wanted ______.
A. to have a house to live in
B. nothing except a place to rest
C. the root of the apple tree
D. anything that the apple tree had
3.--What can we learn from the story?
--We should ______.
A. plant more apple trees
B. learn from the boy
C. always stay at home
D. be thankful to our parents
4.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The phrase "with tears①" means that the apple tree was sad because the boy asked for too much.
B. The phrase "with tears②" means that the apple tree was still happy because she could help the boy for the last time.
C. Each time the boy asked the apple tree for help, the tree tried her best to satisfy him.
D. After reading the passage, we can easily think of the old Chinese saying “Parents’ love is universal!”
“Why does the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side!”
That’s an old joke in the West, but it came to my mind again when I saw people crossing the road at the intersection of Shaanxi Road and Huaihai Road in Shanghai.
When the traffic light was red, a group of people were waiting for the light to change. Suddenly one man began rushing to the other side of the road. Soon others followed him at the crossing and more people did the same. Just like chickens, they didn’t mind the honking horns (喇叭声) and kept crossing the road in a mess.
Every year several thousand people are either killed or hurt on the roads in Shanghai. And at least one third of them were jaywalking (乱穿马路). Jaywalking is very common in Shanghai. It seems that jaywalkers are not afraid of the danger to themselves.
Traffic laws are to keep people safe. So we should obey them, and have good road-crossing habits. When someone starts to jaywalk, we should stop him, and never follow him. That way we can avoid the traffic accidents.
1.The underlined word “intersection” here probably means “ ”.
A. road B. bridge
C. crossing D. traffic
2.The writer saw people_____ in Shanghai that day.
A. crossing the road in a mess
B. waiting for the green light patiently
C. crossing the road with chickens
D. hurting each other in the street
3.How does the writer like what he saw in Shanghai that day?
A. He thinks it’s OK.
B. He thinks it’s wrong.
C. He has no idea of it.
D. He doesn’t mention (提及) it.
1.How much are the musical tickets for two children?
A. 16 pounds, B. 35 pounds.
C. 30 pounds. D. 40 pounds.
2.When will the Teenage Drawing Competition be held?
A. On June 7th. B. On August 6th.
C. On September 20th. D. On April 25th.
3.Where can you watch Adele's performance this Sunday afternoon?
A. At St. James’s Park.
B. At Westfield Theater.
C. At Westfield Shopping Center.
D. At Cambridge Theater.
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Why exercise？
You’ve probably heard countless times how exercise is “good for you”. But did you know that it can ________ help you feel good? Exercise plays a key role in ________ healthy. It can strengthen the bones, heart, lungs and muscles. It can also________ the stress and help you sleep better. Experts suggest that teenagers should get 60 minutes or more of physical ________ each day. Here are some of the reasons:
Exercise benefits（有益）every part of the body, ________the mind. Exercising causes body to produce chemicals that can ________a person feel more peaceful and happier. It can ________ help some people who have mild mental diseases. ________ exercising can help you look better. People who exercise burn more energy and look________ than those who don’t.
In fact, exercise helps people lose ________ and lower the risk of some diseases. Exercising to maintain (保持) a healthy weight decreases a ________ risk of developing certain diseases. These diseases, which ________ found mostly in adults, are becoming more common in teenagers.
Exercise can help a person age well. This ________ not seem important now, but your body will thank you later. Studies have found that weight-bearing exercise, ________ jumping, running and walking, can help people keep their ________ strong.
You may not feel like doing exercise regularly, but why not do it due to the above mentioned reasons from now on?
1.A. quietly B. actually C. recently D. quickly
2.A. staying B. helping C. giving D. looking
3.A. keep B. reply C. refuse D. reduce
4.A. homework B. activity C. experiment D. language
5.A. except B. plus C. during D. including
6.A. help B. ask C. tell D. teach
7.A. already B. also C. afterwards D. almost
8.A. Although B. Because C. Unless D. And
9.A. fatter B. slimmer C. taller D. shorter
10.A. energy B. weight C. happiness D. experience
11.A. people’s B. person’s C. humans’ D. mankind’s
12.A. used to do B. are used to be C. used to be D. are used to being
13.A. should B. must C. may D. need
14.A. such as B. for example C. the same as D. so that
15.A. hands B. bones C. mouths D. feet
