London Zoo

Regents Park,London,England NWl London Zoo has over 650 kinds of animals(around 8,000 animals)and is special in keeping many endangered animals.It lies at the northern end of

Regents Park.It takes a full day to visit…

More information:www.londonzoo.org.cn

You Are wanted

Do you want a pleasant and exciting job?

Are you good at writing stories and reports? Do you want to work for a daily newspaper? If your answer is “YES”,then you are wanted.Please call Daivd at 8669912-1418.

Useful link:www.jobwanted.cn

 

Studying in Italy

Italy is getting a lot of attention this year in China with the China-Italy Year.Its art,culture and fashion are attractive to many.

Good news:China and Italy will recognize each other's educational certificates(互相承认学历)soon.Its universities are partly free to international students.

Attention:The language is a problem.Most classes are taught in Italian.

Useful link:www.studyinitaly.cn

What the U.S.Fears

The public was asked whether they have fears of the following events in 2007.

1.Which of the following is NOT an advertisement?

A.London Zoo.                                         B.You Are Wanted.

C.What the U.S.Fears.                                   D.Studying in Italy.

2.From “You Are Wanted”, we can know they want a              

A.doctor                 B.news reporter       C.teacher                  D.singer

3.What the U.S.fears most is                 

A.bird flu                                                   B.withdrawing its troops from Iraq

C.a war with Iran                                          D.a terrorist attack

4.Why is Italy getting a lot of attention this year in China?

A.China and Italy have recognized each other's educational certificates.

B.Many Chinese people are attracted by Italy's art, culture and fashion.

C.Its universities are all free to international students.

D.Most of the classes are taught in Italian.

    The idea for the book Harry Potter and the philosopher’s Stone came to Joanne Kathleen Rowling in 1990.It took her seven years to finish writing it.During those seven years she had a number of jobs.including one job as an English teacher in Portugal.

    Rowling sent the book to four publishers before one of them bought it.She was very happy to sell her book because it was her life’s dream to be a published writer.Before she sold her book,Rowling was living in a small apartment with her daughter and was so poor that she could not afford heat in the winter.

    Harry Potter became very successful with children and adults in England.The book also really took off in the United States.After her second and third books were published,the there Harry Potter books filled the top three places on many newspapers’ lists of best-sellers.Then the books were made into popular movies.Without question.Rowling’s life had completely changed,in just three years.

    Harry Potter books have now sold more than 30 million books around the world and have been translated into more than thirty-five languages.In 1997,Rowling was earning £70(about US$110) a week.By the end of 2001,she had earned over £150 million($250 million),making her one of the most successful female writers of all time.

    根据短文内容,选择正确的答案,

1.This reading is about _________.

  A.Harry Potter’s life                               B.the writer’s life

  C.how the book became a movie      D.why Harry Potter is popular

2.Which sentence is true about the first Harry Potter book.

   A.Four publishers bought it.    B.It took the writer several years to finish it.

   C.It was first published in Portugal   D.Rowling got the idea from her daughter

3.Rowling’s dream was __________.

  A.to be a magician    B.to make a movie

  C.to have her books published    D.to be an English teacher

4.How many languages has Harry Potter been translated into?

  A.more than 35    B.about 135    C.about 90    D.more than 150

5.Which sentence is true about Rowling?

   A.Many other writers have been much more successful than she.

  B.Not many writers are as successful as she is

   C.She is more successful than other writers

   D.She became successful because of a movie

In America,you might go to the emergency room if you are very sick,especially if your doctor or a parent feels that you need medical attention right away.In the emergency room,the doctors and nurses will take care of you and help you feel better.If you need to stay at the hospital at night,nurses will take you and your parents to your hospital room.

    Once you’re in the hospital room,you may have a room all to yourself,but sometimes you will share one with another kid.Your room will have a bed that has buttons to make parts of the bed move up and down.A curtain can be pulled around your bed so that you cannot be seen when you’re resting or changing your clothes.There are usually lights that you can turn on and off.There is a special button to push that will call the nurse if you need anything. You’ll probably have a bathroom in your room too.

    You’ll probably also have a TV and a telephone in your room to help you keep busy while you’re in the hospital.If you’re going to be in the hospital for a longer time,you can always bring things that remind you of home,like pictures of your family,animal dolls,books,or toys,or even put up favorite pictures on the wall around your bed.

1.The word “emergency” means“ _______ ”in Chinese.

      A.手术         B.休息            C.紧急           D.输液

2.Why should you be taken to the emergency room?

      A.Because you often forget things these days.

      B.Because you can’t sleep well these days.

      C.Because you get angry easily.

      D.Because you cannot see anything suddenly.

3.In the hospital room, __________ .

      A.you will have to stay without a roommate

      B.you cannot touch any of the buttons around you

      C.you will have a bedside telephone but no TV

      D.you call decorate it like a home

4.According to the passage,which room looks like a hospital room?

5.From the passage,we know that kids in hospital rooms can easily _______.

A.get angry                           B.make friends

C.miss home                          D.feel excited

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