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 number 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 newspapers ____________.
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. advertisements
C. e-mail D. Internet
Look at the cat on the left. Find anything strange?
In 1961, a man found a strange cat on his farm in Scotland. The cat’s ears were folded（折着的）, bent（弯曲）forward, on its head. In fact, this was a new kind of cat. People named it the “Scottish Fold”.
The Scottish Fold has a round head and big eyes. Its neck and legs are short. They make it look very lovely. Interestingly（有趣地）, all the Scottish Folds are born with straight and unfolded ears. And when they are growing up day by day, some cats’ ears will begin to fold. So, the Scottish Fold comes in two types: folded ears and straight ears.
There is a nickname（昵称）for the Scottish Fold. It is the “Messenger（信使）of Peace”. Why? Because the Folds are sweet and friendly animals. They can get along well with other cats. And unlike some other cats, they can even get along well with dogs! In many different places, for example, at a noisy house or in a cat show, you can see them playing with other animals happily.
Well, when you come to a new school, do you think it’s difficult to feel comfortable in the new place? Perhaps you can learn from the Scottish Fold, which is always sweet and friendly to others.
1.The Scottish Fold .
A. is born with folded ears
B. is born with straight ears
C. always has folded ears
D. always has straight ears
2.What does the Scottish Fold look like?
A. It has no ears.
B. Its neck and legs are long.
C. It doesn’t look very lovely.
D. It has a round head and big eyes.
3.Why do people name the Folds “Messenger of Peace”?
A. Because their ears are folded.
B. Because they look very cute.
C. Because they can get on well with other animals.
D. Because they can stay at a noisy house or in a cat show.
4.What does get along well mean in Chinese?
A. 友好相处 B. 互相打击 C. 互相促进 D. 进展顺利
5.According（根据）to the passage, what is the writer’s advice to us when we are in a new environment（环境）?
A. We should have a nickname.
B. We should not learn from the cats.
C. We should get along well with dogs.
D. We should always be sweet and friendly to others.
It was getting late. There was no noise in the forest. We could only hear the birds singing. And then, a bear—a big brown bear—came into the forest. The bear stopped under a tall tree. He was very hungry. He looked up into the tree. There in the nut tree was his supper—a supper of nice nuts. But the nuts were high up in the tree. The hungry bear could not reach them. But he knew how to get his supper. He climbed up the tree.
Up and up he climbed. He climbed onto a big branch of the tree. He sat there and then shook (摇) the branch again and again. At last the branch broke. The brown bear fell down with the branch and nuts.
The bear sat up and looked around. With his big paws he picked up the nuts and ate them up.
1.How did the brown bear get his supper?
A. He climbed up the tree and ate the nuts there.
B. He shook the nuts off a tree and ate them.
C. He picked up the nuts on the ground and ate them.
D. He fell down with the branch of the tree. Then he took the nuts and ate them.
2.The story took place .
A. in the morning B. at noon
C. before evening came D. at midnight
3.The word “branch” in this passage means in Chinese.
A. 树干 B. 树叶 C. 树枝 D. 树桩
4.Where did the bear eat the nuts?
A.In a forest. B. Outside the forest
C. Near a forest. D. In front of the forest.
5.From this passage we can see the bear was .
A. small but heavy B. big but light
C. big and heavy D. small and light
完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was evening. Two travellers were riding their horses through the fields. Suddenly they found they had lost their way. They began ________ a house to stay in. They also tried to find a person to show them the ________ way the next morning.
They saw a farm house at last. When they came into the house, they found a farmer and his wife were having supper. The farmer asked them to sit down and eat together with them. As they were very hungry, they did so ________ .
While eating, the farmer watched the plate without saying a word. This made the travellers feel ________ frightened. They thought he was ________ because he had not asked them to come.
After supper the farmer’s wife asked them to go upstairs (上楼) to sleep. They were so tired that they didn’t take off their clothes and went to bed. But the younger one was too frightened to sleep. He heard the farmer and his wife talking in the room below. At first he could not hear ________ . But then he clearly ________ the man say, “Must we kill them ________ ?” The woman answered, “Yes, of course.” A moment later he again heard a man coming up into the room. He quickly went into the washroom. The door slowly opened and the farmer came in with a light in one hand and a long knife in ________ . He went to the meat hanging (挂) on the wall, cut off a piece, and returned ________ as possible.
The next morning when they came down for breakfast, they found on the table some meat and chicken. Everything was clear.
1.A. to look at B. to look for C. to look up D. to look after
2.A. right B. left C. wrong D. same
3.A. pleased B. a pleasure C.with pleasure D. with a pleasure
4.A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
5.A. happy B. unhappy C. polite D. surprised
6.A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything
7.A. listened B. heard C. hear D. listen to
8.A. anybody B. every C. both D. everyone
9.A. other B. the other C. others D. Another
10.A. so quick B. as quick C. so quickly D. as quickly
It’s comfortable to get close to nature_______ the beauty of nature.
A. to enjoy B. enjoy
C. enjoying D. Enjoyed
There will be ______ red-crowned cranes in the world if we don’t protect them.
A. less and less B. a little
C. more and more D. fewer and fewer
