A primary school in Wuhan has used new desks and chairs to prevent students from getting short sight.The desks and chairs make students have the correct posture(座姿), especially when reading and writing. Each desk has an adjustable(可调节的)steel bar(铁架). The bar can help students keep their eyes at least 30cm from books.
Zhang Jianming is headmaster of the primary school. She said the new desks and chairs were provided by an eye care centre in the city. The school carried out a survey last September. It showed that about 7 per cent of its 1,093 students said they suffered from short sight.
The new desks and chairs have already improved the students’ posture, but both teachers and students might need more time to get used to them.
Yang Lihua is head of the Wuhan Youth Eye Care Center. She said the desks and chairs were introduced to 19 schools on a trial basis(试行). “During our research into short sight, we noticed that the number of students with short sight was increasing. This is because parents are teaching their children to read and write at a very early age without paying enough attention to their posture,” she said.
Feng Junying is a doctor at Beijing Jingshan School. “I think the new desks and chairs in Wuhan will certainly be helpful,” she said. “But bad reading habits at school are not the only reason for short sight. Children are using mobile phones and iPads when they are very young. This can be another reason for short sight at a young age.”
1.According to the passage, the adjustable steel bar can help the students keep their eyes ________ from books.
A. 20cm B. 25cm C. 29cm D. 32cm
2.The schools in Wuhan introduced the desks with bars to the primary school students in order to ________.
A. make students grow tall
B. help students have the correct posture
C. help students love reading
D. not allow students to use mobile
3.Feng Junjing’s words mean ________.
A. the number of students with short sight is increasing
B. the students don’t get used to the new desks and chairs
C. bad reading habits are not the only reason of the students’ short sight
D. the new desks and chairs are useless for the students to improve their eye sight
4.From the passage, a good way to protect our eyesight is to________.
A. buy an adjustable steel bar
B. go to the Youth Eye Care Centre often
C. have a correct posture when we are studying
D. read less and use mobile phones and iPads less
5.We can infer( 推断)the passage is probably from ________part of a newspaper.
A. Education B. Culture C.Technology D. Medicine
Jack was a carpenter(木匠). He was living in a village. His mother died a long time ago. His aged father, Ken, lived with him. Ken could not even walk well. He was so weak. It was because Jack did not give him enough food. He only gave his father a small bowl made from earth. Even a little rice in the bowl appeared to be much.
Jack had a son. His name is Mike. He was a very good boy. He loved his grandfather. He had great respect for the old man. He did not like his father’s attitude to his grandfather.
One day Ken was eating his food out of the earthen(土制的) bowl. The bowl fell down and broke into pieces. The food also fell on the floor. Jack saw the broken bowl. He was very angry with his father. The old man felt bad about what happened. He was sorry for his mistake.
Mike saw this. He did not like what his father did, but he was afraid to speak against his father. The next day, Mike took some of his father’s tools and a piece of wood. He worked with the tools to make a wooden bowl. His father saw him working.
“What are you making, Mike?”he asked.
“I am making a wooden bowl! ”replied Mike. “I am making it for you, father. When you grow old, like my grandfather, you will need a bowl for food. A bowl made from earth may break very easily. So I want to give you a wooden bowl”
After hearing this, Jack felt sorry and regretted having treated his father badly.
1.What kind of bowl did Jack’s father own?
A. A wooden bowl. B. An earthen bowl.
C. A golden bowl. D. A plastic bowl.
2.Why did Jack give his father a small bowl to have dinner?
A. Because it was expensive.
B. Because it wasn’t easy to break.
C. Because his father liked the bowl.
D. Because the food in it appeared to be much.
3.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “attitude”?
A. 策略 B. 思想 C. 态度 D. 好心
4.What’s the true reason of Mike’s making a wooden bowl?
A. To make a better bowl for his grandfather.
B. To learn the skills of a carpenter.
C. To prepare a bowl for his father.
D. To teach his father a lesson.
5.What’s the title of the passage?
A. Two broken bowls B. A wooden bowl
C. A little grandson D. A poor old man
Mr Wang is travelling abroad. Now he is staying in a hotel.Here is the information of his room card on both sides.
(response zone:感应区; check out:办理退房手续)
1. Mr Wang’s hotel is ________.
A. at the corner of King Street
B. next to a park
C. near a bank on King Street
D. between a park and a bank
2.If you want to know more about Hotel Eiffel, you can ________.
A. call the police
B. go to the bank
C. visit the hotel’s website
D. return the card to the Service Centre
3.Mr Wang can take________ buses to the hotel.
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
4.If Mr Wang gets lost, he can _______.
A. take Bus 74 to the hotel
B. wait until the light is green
C. search the Internet at the response zone
D. call the hotel at the phone number on the card
5.The card can be used ________.
A. to open the door
B. to close the door
C. to take a bus for free
D. to find the way back home
A hungry wolf was walking around in the evening. He met a dog. The dog was fat and looked happy. The wolf made with the dog.
“You are looking better. It seems you are happy and satisfied. Your skin is so nice. You have been fed with nice food,” said the wolf.
“Well, my friend, my life is simple. I my master’s house. He feeds me four times a day. I have been given a small house where I sleep well. I don’t have any .”
“Then your life is good. I also wish the same. But you see I am always hungry. You see my bones. I am fed very .”
“OK, then.Come with me. Live with me. You will also be happy,” said the dog.
The wolf .Both of them reached the house where the dog lived. Both were happy. the wolf entered the house, he happened to see the top of the dog’s . He found no fur there.
“Why is there no fur on your neck?” The wolf asked the dog.
“Oh, my dear friend. do you ask it? My master puts a belt(皮带) around my neck. The belt the neck while the belt is tied to a chain(链子). My master pulls it and pushes me my house,” said the dog.
“What?”the wolf said and didn’t enter further. He was to hear what the dog said.
“Friend, let me . I am not jealous(羡慕的) about you. You eat good food. But you are here.My bones are thin, but I am in my world. I can go anywhere I like. Thank you. I shall return to my forest.”
1.A.money B.friends C.progress D.faces
2.A.badly B.carelessly C.properly D.cleverly
3.A.watch B.own C.build D.fix
4.A.dreams B.difficulties C.goals D.thoughts
5.A.much B.well C.often D.little
6.A.succeeded B.won C. agreed D.wondered
7.A.If B.Since C. As D.Though
8.A.neck B.back C. leg D.head
9.A.How B.When C.Where D.Why
10.A.moves B.rubs C.cuts D.burns
11.A.on B.in C.onto D.into
12.A.surprised B.pleased C.worried D.interested
13.A.look up B.come in C.go back D.break down
14.A.hit B.tied C.killed D.fed
15.A.alone B.poor C.famous D.free
—Could you tell me ______? —With my teacher’s help.
A. when you did so well B. when did you do it so well
C. how you did so well D. how did you do it so well
—Someone is singing next door. Is it Amy?
—It ______ be her. She is giving a performance at the theatre now.
A. can’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. won’t
