Smartphone ,poor sight
Look around and you’ll see people busy on their smartphones. Smartphones do make our lives easier . But have you ever thought about what they mean to you eyes?
According to a study ,half of British people own smartphones and they spend an average of two hours a day using them . There has been a 35% increase in the number of people in the UK who suffer from shortsightedness since smartphones were introduced there in 1997.
Staring at smartphones for long time gives you dry eyes. When looking at something in the distance ,your eyes automatically blink a certain number of times. However ,when you look at things closer to your face ,the blinking slows down . This reduces the amount of tears and causes discomfort in your eyes. Another bad habit is using smartphones in dark rooms before going to sleep . If you look at a bright screen while your pupils become larger ,too much light enters your eyes. This can do harm to the eyes and cause a disease called glaucoma.
While you’re probably not going to stop using to your smartphone,there are a few things you can do to protect your eyes. Hold your phone at least 30 continues away from your eyes when using it. Take a break every hour and try the following :look at something at least five meters from you and then focus on the tip of your nose. Repeat this several times. It should reduce the discomfort in your eyes.
National parks are large of areas of public land . They give a safe home for local plants and animal . They help keep the air and water clean . They also give us the best trips . Today ,there are nearly 7，000 national parks around the world . Forbes has listed 12 of the most beautiful ones in the world that will surprise you with their amazing landscape ,geographic wonders and colorful plants and animals .
The Grand Canyon National Park of the US is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World . It is best known for its size and depth . It is 446 kilometers long ,up to 29 kilometers wide ,and 1. 6 kilometers deep . The immensity of the canyon makes people think big . Every year ,about 5million people visit here . Taking a tour in the South Rim offers vistors the park’s full views,while the North Rim shows beautiful wild flowers .
If you love animals ,you’ll like the Serrengeti Natinoal Park in Tanzania . The “Big Five ”live here . They are the lion . African elephant ,African leopard ,black rhinoce and African buffalo . The name “Big Five ”came from the five animals that were the hardest to catch . Now they are what people most want to see in the wild . If you visit the park ,you should never miss the migration of over 1. 5million wildebeests and 250，000 zebras every year. This is the most famous site of the park .
1.Which is NOT right about national parks according to Paragraph 1?
A. Anational park is public land that covers a large area.
B. Wild plants and animals are protected in national parks.
C. Forbes has listed twelve of the world’s largest national parks.
D. National parks are attractive because of their natural beauty.
2.The underlined word“immensity”refered to_______.
A. great size B. natural wonder C. colorful view D. unusual beauty
3.______kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage.
A. Five B. Six C. Seven D. Eight
4.The best title for the passage may be “_______”.
A. Taking a tour in the Grand Canyon
B. Travelling to the Serengeti National Park
C. Seven National Wonders of the World
D. Stepping into the wonders of the wildlife
5.If the writer continues the article ,he would most likely write about _______.
A. ways to keep the air and water clean
B. more national parks in the world
C. his wonderful trip to the Grand Canyone
D. famous historic wonders in Africa
Gabriel Garcia Márquez ,who was awared the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982，passed away at the age of 86 on April 17，2014. The world paused to remember the cultural giant .
Garcia Márquez was born in Colombia ,but he spent most of his adult life in Mexico City . As one of the most famous writers ,he was widely regarded as “a giant of 20th-century literature ” . Garcia Márquez wrote in a style called “magical realism ”In such works,people live a daily life in a certain period of time in history . But meanwhile ,magical things happen to them .
Garcia Márquez is best known for his 1967 novel ,One Hundred Years of Solitude ,which has sold about 50 million copies . It tells the tale of the small and isolated town of Macondo which was separated from the outside world –of its founding and its troubled history over a hundred years . The story is a metaphor for the development of Colombia since the 19century . As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santons said , Garcia Márquez wrote about “the very essence of the Latin American beings ” .
1.Garcia Márquez was born in the year _________.
A. 1914 B. 1928 C. 1967 D. 1982
2.We can know from Paragragh 2 that Garcia Márquez______.
A. was born in Mexico City
B. spent most of his adult life in Colombia
C. had a writing style called “magical realism ”
D. was famous but lived a simple daily life
3.The underlined word “isolated”means ________.
A. 隔绝的 B. 安逸的 C. 喧嚣的 D. 繁华的
4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Garcia Márquez?
A. He was the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982
B. His novel One Hundrend Years of Solitude was a great success.
C. He was widely known as “a girl of 20th-century literature ”.
D. Magical things happened to him during his stay in Mexico City.
5.The writer quotes from the President to ______.
A. praise Garcia Márquez for his achievement
B. show the deep sadness of the President
C. explain the writing style of Garcia Márquez
D. describe the character of Garcia Márquez
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Book Description
This isn’t an education children’s picture book with plenty of facts to expand young minds. Sara Myers simply explains all about dogs with easy words or phrases. Children will learn about :
★What dogs are
★Where they can be found
★What they eat
★And much more !
The fantastic photos are sure fire your chid’s imagination ,and keep them interested all the way through .
Publication Date :September 3,2013 Publisher: Hazed Published Language:English
1.You can most probably find the material above ________.
A. in a novel B. on a website C. in a news report D. in a TV program
2.Sara Myers is _______.
A. the mother of a child B. the name of a writer
C. the owner of a pet store D. the name of a publisher
3.The book is written mainly for ________.
A. children B. teenagers C. adults D. old people
4.What is NOT mentioned in the material ?
A. The name of the book. B. The details of publication.
C. The price of the book. D. The advantages of the book
5.According to the material, the book may be chosen for the reasons EXCEPT
A. easy English B. fantastic photos C. plenty facts D. lots of pages
阅读下面短文，从下列各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中、选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
Lesson from Dad
When he was 11years old ,he loved fishing in the lake near his family’s house in New Hampshire.
On the day before bass season began ,he and his father ________in the evening . When his fishing pole bent over ,he knew something _________ was on the other end . The boy skillfully pulled the fish in . It was the largest one he had ever __________，but it was a bass .
The boy and his father looked at the handsome fish . The father looked at his watch . Ithe was 10p. m. .
--two hours __________bass season began . He looked at the fish ,then at the boy .
“You’ll have to __________，soon ,”he said .
“Dad!”cried the boy .
“There will be other fish ,”said his father .
“Not as his as this one ,”cried the boy .
He looked around the lake . ________other fishermen or boats were anywhere around . He looked again at his father’s stem face . He knew that it was __________to change the decision . Slowly ,he lowered the fish back into the water .
That was thirty –four __________ago . Today,the boy is a successful architect in New York City. He has never caught such a large fish , _________he does see that fish again and again –every time he faces a question of right and wrong . His father taught him it is the practice of doing right that is ___________.
Do we do right when no one is looking ?
1.A.went boating B. went fishing C. went swimming
2.A.huge B.light C.small
3.A.eaten B.seen C.bought
4.A.after B.when C.before
5.A.look it over B.put it back C.pick it up
6.A.No B.Any C.Some
7.A.suitable B.impossible C.necessary
8.A.weeks B.months C years
9.A.or B.and C.but
10.A.difficult B.terrible C.dangerous
阅读下面对话，从方框中选择适当的句子补全对话。（其中有两项是多余的）
A: Hi,Li Jun,____1.______
B: Yes,the first National Youth Games will be held in Fuzhou.
A: Great! ____2.______
B: It’ll start in Octobor ,2015. Look,here is a photo of the main stadium .
A: Wow,it Look grand. _____3._______
B: Fuzhun Strait Olympic Games Center.
A: Really nice . What else about the Games?
B: Thirty-one thousand volunteers are wanted. _____4._______
A: Sure!It’s an honor to serve the players and visitor.
B: So it is. _____5._______
A: Let’s look forward to this big event .
