What’s your favorite online magazine for kids? Here are four that are worth a look and a read.
National Geographic Kids
Parents, students, and teachers can take the help of this quality resource to learn about people, places, science, space, history, nature, and various fun activities. The magazine aims for the age group of 8-14. Interactive content includes videos, games, photos, blogs, etc. This is one online magazine that parents and teachers will always choose without hesitation (犹豫).
TIME For Kids
TIME magazine for adults might be too serious. The version for kids isn’t but it does go deep with a lot of educational content and teaching resources that are helpfully arranged around grades. The weekly classroom news magazine covers world news and aims to develop the reading and analyzing (分析) habit in kids.
Weekly Reader
An offline and online magazine for elementary school students features a lot of educational tools for teachers and students alike. All of its magazines are arranged around grades from pre-kindergarten to grade 12. Lots of the tools are interactive and based around nicely designed stories that make learning fun. Some sections are open to only subscribers (注册人) though.
Highlights
Highlights, com brings out magazines for kids of ages 2-12. The publication group’s purpose is to help children become their best selves. The homepage also gives you further websites to explore like Puzzlemaniakids.com and Highlightskids.com. Play free online puzzles, solve riddles, go creative with fun activities, and even learn a little about nature and science at these two sites. For instance, you can go into a story adventure or create your own stories at The Timbertoes.
1.In order to browse all the sections on Weekly Reader, you need to ________.
A. download the contents B. ask for permission
C. subscribe to it D. use some tools
2.Which magazine may list kids’ creativity as one of its focuses?
A. National Geographic Kids. B. TIME For Kids.
C. Weekly Reader. D. Highlights.
3.What can we infer about the magazines mentioned in the text?
A. They are accessible through the Internet. B. They are arranged around grades.
C. They are interactive with story-telling. D. They are encourged by teachers.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.Who brought silk to Europe in the thirteenth century?
A. Napoleon.
B. Marco Polo.
C. Leonardo da Vinci.
2.What do we know about silk today?
A. It is used by famous dress designers.
B. It is much cheaper than in the past.
C. It is very popular among painters.
3.Why does the speaker give the talk?
A. To encourage people to learn designing.
B. To persuade people to buy silk clothes.
C. To introduce the history of silk trade.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.Why does David go to Professor Smith for help?
A. He had trouble with today’s lecture.
B. He missed all the classes last week.
C. He wanted to learn how to take notes.
2.What should David do at the start of each class?
A. Have a short talk with the professor.
B. Look through the notes from last class.
C. Take down the main points of the lecture.
3.How can David find the most important information to write down?
A. By remember all the details of the lecture.
B. By reading the notes taken by his classmates.
C. By focusing on the organization of the lecture.
4.How many suggestions has Professor Smith given to David?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What are the speakers talking about?
A. New films.
B. Popular cinemas.
C. Film-seeing habits.
2.What seems to bother the woman at the cinema?
A. The uncomfortable seat.
B. The noisy people.
C. The long waiting time.
3.What do we know about the man?
A. He prefers seeing new films at the cinema.
B. He enjoys seeing films with friends.
C. He likes talking about new films.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Husband and wife.
B. Doctor and patient.
C. Customer and waiter.
2.What must have caused the speakers’ stomach aches?
A. The fish.
B. The soup.
C. The apples.
3.Where will the speakers go?
A. To the market.
B. To the hospital.
C. To the restaurant.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What is The Western Teacher?
A. A story.
B. A book.
C. A magazine.
2.When did the man start writing books?
A. When he was at school.
B. After he came to Paris.
C. Since the year of 2004.
