Reader's Digest is a monthly magazine．Before the 1980s, it belonged to a privately held company, which was started in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and Dewitt Wallace．This magazine is small and easy to carry, just half the size of most American magazines, which caused a phrase in 2005,“America in your pocket．”It is the best selling magazine in the USA．At present, its circulation(发行量)in the USA has reached 10 million copies and the number of the readers there is 38 million．Its global circulation outside the USA has reached 40 million people throughout more than 70 countries in 21 languages．
This magazine's focus(焦点)is not news but more of cultural views because the editors think people now can get timely news from somewhere else．They hope this magazine can give readers something that is about special personal experiences, something the readers can share with their families．In different countries, this magazine provides a window to the world for the local readers．Some parts of the magazine are about the local customs and interests of the local readers．The other parts give the local readers information from all over the world．
This magazine actually used to be a family business until the Wallaces died in the 1980s．Because they had no children, there was no one to take over the company．Sixteen years ago, this company went public and became a public company．
(1)
How often does Reader's Digest come out in the USA?
[ ]
A．
Once a year．
B．
Once a month．
C．
Once a week．
D．
Once a day．
(2)
What's the number of the readers of this magazine all over the world?
[ ]
A．
38 million．
B．
40 million．
C．
78 million．
D．
108 million．
(3)
This magazine's focus includes the following topics except．
[ ]
A．
something about the timely news
B．
some special personal experiences
C．
some information from all over the world
D．
the local customs and interests of the local readers
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(1)
If you buy and read Successful Fishermen, you will ________．
[ ]
A．
go to the countryside
B．
know where to buy fishing rods
C．
know how to cook fish
D．
learn how to choose fishing places
(2)
What can you do if you want to know more information about other books according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
call the writer
B．
go to the shop
C．
search the Internet
D．
ask the clerk
(3)
Why did the writer write this passage?
[ ]
A．
increase sales of the books
B．
buy useful and interesting books
C．
tell people how to keep pets
D．
teach students to study easily and fast
(4)
You can most probably(可能)find this passage in ________．
[ ]
A．
a story
B．
a report
C．
a dictionary
D．
a newspaper
(5)
How much should you pay if you want to by three books of The 2010 World Exposition?
[ ]
A．
10＄
B．
20＄
C．
30＄
D．
27＄
阅读理解
Like many people, I have no clear idea about heroes．At some point, we all wonder if we need a hero and what a hero really is．
Although there are a lot of differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics(特点)which give us courage and make us want to learn from them．
A hero does something worth talking about．A hero has a special story to tell and people think highly of it．But a hero is not just the person with great fame(声誉)．
A hero has powers(力量)larger than himself．Some people want to live like a hero, and they have to experience life with new and further meaning．A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom they serve．What do they want to live and die for?If the answer suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes．
A hero has a vision from the mountaintop．He has the power to move people．He creates new possibilities．Without Gandhi, India might still be part of Britain．Without Martin Luther King, Jr．, Americans might take different buses, eat in different restaurants, go for walks in different parks, and shop in different stores because of the different colours of their skin．
There might be changes in society without a hero, but the speed of change would be rather slow．Thanks to heroes in history, they make the society develop so rapidly．
(1)
According to this passage, a hero is a person who always ________．
[ ]
A．
gives us courage
B．
thinks highly of others
C．
shares great fame
D．
stands on the mountaintop
(2)
If you want to live like a hero, you should ________．
[ ]
A．
experience a new and meaningful life
B．
listen to something worth talking about
C．
serve your own fame and try to be famous
D．
know where and how you want to live and die
(3)
The underlined word“vision”in the passage means“________”．
[ ]
A．
风景
B．
想象
C．
远见
D．
形象
(4)
Black people in America used to ________ before Martin Luther King, Jr．．
[ ]
A．
shop at the white's stores
B．
drive buses with the white
C．
take walks in the white's parks
D．
eat in restaurants without the white
(5)
What can we learn from the passage?
[ ]
A．
We don't need heroes anymore at some point now．
B．
Heroes are all the same though different in cultures．
C．
People get power from heroes to move to a new place．
D．
Our society has developed faster because of heroes in history．
阅读理解
The Water World Swimming Pool is open every day from eight o'clock in the morning until half past seven in the evening．It costs two dollars sixty to enter the pool．There is a special cheap price for students with a student card．The price is one dollar forty．But you must bring your student card with you．
On Wednesday morning the pool is only open to mothers and babies．So mothers can enjoy themselves in the water with their babies．Please leave your older children at home on Wednesday morning．
The new Water World Café will be open up on June 22nd．From the café you can watch the swimmers or enjoy a drink after you swim．
Please call 2105369 for more information．We look forward to seeing you at the Water World Swimming Pool．
(1)
How long is the Water World Swimming Pool open every day?
[ ]
A．
Eleven hours．
B．
Seven hours．
C．
Eleven and a half hours．
D．
Seven and a half hours．
(2)
What is the price for students with a student card to enter the pool?
[ ]
A．
Two dollars．
B．
One dollar forty．
C．
Two dollars sixty．
D．
One dollar．
(3)
A ten-year-old boy can't go to the Water World Swimming Pool ________．
[ ]
A．
on Saturday
B．
on Sunday
C．
on Wednesday afternoon
D．
on Wednesday morning
(4)
From the café you can watch the swimmers or enjoy a drink after you swim ________．
[ ]
A．
on May 21st
B．
on May 22nd
C．
on June 23rd
D．
on June 21st
(5)
This passage is a(n)________．
[ ]
A．
advertisement
B．
note
C．
story
D．
slogan
阅读理解：
The population of the Earth is growing faster．It is important that we look after the Earth．We need it!
The Earth gives us a lot of things．We also give the Earth a lot, but some of the things are not good．
In nature, when something dies, other animals and plants get food from it．Every animal or plant gives food for other animals or plants．However, animals can't get food from many of the things that we'give'the Earth．Animals and plants can't eat metal, plastic and glass．These things will stay in the ground for many, many years．
Some rubbish is very dangerous for plants and animals．In some places, many animals live together．One animal makes food for many more animals．If we put rubbish and chemicals in the water, the plankton(浮游生物)can die．If there isn't any plankton, many animals have nothing to eat．
So what can we do?Don't leave any rubbish in the countryside!Don't make so much rubbish!
(1)
The Earth gives us ________．
[ ]
A．
food
B．
rubbish
C．
chemicals
D．
pollution
(2)
When something dies in nature, ________．
[ ]
A．
water and grass are polluted
B．
plastic and wood become food
C．
other animals and plants get food
D．
metal and glass stay in the ground
(3)
We must ________ to look after the Earth．
[ ]
A．
put metal in the ground
B．
use more wood
C．
keep frogs in the water
D．
make less rubbish
阅读理解。
(1)
Justin Young is a ________．
[ ]
A．
TV reporter
B．
popular singer
C．
song writer
D．
radio reporter
(2)
People can listen to the song sung by ________ soon．
[ ]
A．
Stupid Machine
B．
Broken Basket
C．
Stanley Brown
D．
Cindy Bear
(3)
Which song does NOT change its place this week?
[ ]
A．
Are You There?
B．
The Bees．
C．
Say Cheese．
D．
Perhaps．
(4)
How many songs listed above are new this week?
[ ]
A．
One．
B．
Two．
C．
Three．
D．
Four．
(5)
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
You can listen to Music Ground once a week．
B．
Justin Young is talking about popular songs this week．
C．
People can call in to listen to their favorite songs．
D．
Stupid Machine is now in the radio station with OK Band．
阅读理解
Feeling left out？
A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely at break because her best friend wasn't around．Here's our advice to her－and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes．
It's hard when a best friend isn't around－maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class．You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime．You want to have new friends．but how do you make them?Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their friends．But remember, there's always room for more friends．
Start by looking around your classroom－think about which kids you'd like to play with at break．Look for chances to say hi to them, smile, and be friendly．Offer to share something or express your appreciation(欣赏)to them．Invite someone to play with you or say“Do you want to sit here?”in the lunchroom．When you're at break, walk over to kids you want to play with act friendly, and say“Hi, can l play, too?”or just join in．
If you have trouble doing this or if you're feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends．Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends．The best way to make friends is to be a friend．Be kind, be friendly, share, say nice things, offer to help－and pretty soon, you'll have one, or two, or even more new friends．
You might still miss that special best friend．But when you see each other, you can share something you didn't have before she left：You can introduce her to your new friends!
(1)
This text is written for ________．
[ ]
A．
teachers
B．
parents
C．
students
D．
visitors
(2)
According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they ________．
[ ]
A．
have trouble with their studies
B．
don't have their best friends around
C．
need their parents to be with them
D．
are too young to look after themselves
(3)
The underlined word this in Paragraph 4 refers to(指的是)________．
[ ]
A．
sharing your ideas
B．
talking before many people
C．
studying better at school
D．
developing new friendship
(4)
Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because ________．
[ ]
A．
they miss their old friends a lot
B．
they have no time to stay with others
C．
teachers know who wants a new friend
D．
they are shy or not good at making friends
(5)
The expression“feeling left out”means“________”in Chinese．
[ ]
A．
受冷落
B．
被调侃
C．
挨批评
D．
遭攻击
阅读理解
Radio, telephone and television are widely used in the world．When you witch on the radio, you can listen．But when you use a telephone, not only can you listen to others but also you can chat with them; however, you cannot see anything at all．Television is much better than both of them．People can watch TV and listen to it, but they cannot take part in what they see．
Today, some people are using a new type of telephone called visionphone．With it two people who are talking can see each other．
Visionphones can be of great use when you have something to show the person whom you are calling．It may also have other uses in the future．Some day you may be able to call up a library and ask to read a book right over your visionphone．You may be able to do the shopping through it, too．Perhaps in the near future, visionphone will come into wider use in our everyday life．
(1)
According to the passage, we can guess that the ________ was invented last．
[ ]
A．
radio
B．
television
C．
telephone
D．
visionphone
(2)
Maybe the visionphone can take the place of ________ some day．
[ ]
A．
the radio
B．
the telephone
C．
the television
D．
all the above
(3)
Which of the following is NOT correct?
[ ]
A．
Visionphone is more advanced than radio, telephone or television．
B．
People will use visionphone in the future more than now．
C．
Visionphone will be helpful in people’s daily life．
D．
It is impossible to do shopping through visionphone．
阅读理解
Will you be excited when you finally get to relax?Ask all the Junior 3 students．They will be experiencing it soon after the Senior high school entrance(入学)exams in June．What will they do To celebrate?Here, four of them tell us what they plan to do this
Li Junzhe 15, Huaihua, Hunan：
My friends and l will travel to Beijing and the Shanghai Expo right after the big exam．We planned to go by ourselves but our parents refused．They said we were too young to travel alone·Actually．I'm okay with it because I've ever traveled by myself．
Aermu, 17, Tianjin：I am from Xinjiang, but I study at Tianjin NO．5 Middle School with l45 other Xinjiang students．After the big exam, we will go home together．It's my first time away from home and I miss my family very much．1 will bring them the famous Tianjin mahua and other things．
Zhu Hangjian, 15, Dexing, Jiangxi：What am I going to do this summer?Of course I'll go see the Shanghai Expo!But before that, I will watch movies．I will watch whatever is in the cinema!As for the Expo, I can't wait to see the UK Pavilion(场馆)．I won't miss the Little Mermaid(美人鱼)statue at the Denmark Pavilion, either．
DongXu, 14, Dalian, Liaoning：I will play computer games for days after the big exam．My mother never let me do it during the past few years．I can't imagine how exciting it will be now．Also my friends and I will pay a visit to the Shanghai Expo organized by a travel agency．The first must-see on my list is the Liaoning Pavilion, our home pavilion．I really want to know what we are showing to the world there．
(1)
From the passage, we know that Li Junzhe's parents don't allow him ________．
[ ]
A．
to travel to Beijing alone
B．
to take the train
C．
to visit the Shanghai Expo
D．
to have fun with friends
(2)
How many students of the four plan to see the Shanghai Expo?
[ ]
A．
One．
B．
Two．
C．
Three
D．
Four．
(3)
The students will do a lot of things after the big exam except ________．
[ ]
A．
playing computer games
B．
watching movies
C．
going shopping
D．
visiting the farm
(4)
________ is the youngest among the four students．
[ ]
A．
Dong Xu
B．
Zhu Hanjian
C．
Aermu
D．
Li Junzhe
(5)
Which of the followings is Not true?
[ ]
A．
Aermu is studying in Tianjing at the moment．
B．
Dong Xu would most like to see the UK Pavilion．
C．
When he was young, Li Junzhe travelled alone by train．
D．
Zhu Hanjian will see the Little Mermaid statue during the the Shanghai Expo．
