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¡¡¡¡Reading is very important£®World Book Day falls on April 23 every year£®It encourages people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading£®It is also the day to honor(×ð¾´)great writers£®

¡¡¡¡Many countries celebrate(Çì×£)World Book Day£®On that day, millions of school children can buy books at a much lower price than usual in any bookstore in England£®It has been done every year since 1998£®World Book Day is also celebrated in China£®Wen Jiabao, Premier of China, is an avid reader£®He does lots of reading every day though he is very busy£®On World Book Day 2009, he called on(ºÅÕÙ)people to do more reading£®Wen suggested that young people should spend more time reading£®¡°Books can not change the world, but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading,¡± he said£®

¡¡¡¡Reading helps us become more knowledgeable and smarter£®Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology(¼¼Êõ)£®Reading gives us information about other cultures and places in the world£®Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English£®We all know that it is difficult to learn everything in the classroom, for example, the ways English people are living and working today can be learnt by reading£®

¡¡¡¡Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the outside world£®Therefore, it is necessary for us to spend time reading every day£®

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When is World Book Day?

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August 8 every year£®

B£®

March 12 every year£®

C£®

April 23 every year£®

D£®

June 6 every year£®

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An avid reader is a person who _________£®

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loves reading

B£®

never reads

C£®

does some reading

D£®

hates reading

(3)

World Book Day was set up in order to encourage people to _________£®

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learn foreign languages

B£®

do more reading

C£®

buy more books

D£®

know more about science

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According to the passage, reading can help people in many ways EXCEPT _________£®

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learning English better

B£®

knowing more about cultures

C£®

improving your health

D£®

knowing more about the outside world

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What¡¯s the best title for the article?

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World Book Day in England£®

B£®

Suggestions on Reading£®

C£®

World Book Day in China£®

D£®

World Book Day and the Advantages of Reading£®

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¡¡¡¡ARLES, FRANCE£­Andre Raffay has a problem£®He needs a nice, large flat in the city of Arles, but he doesn¡¯t have enough money to buy one£®Every morning Andre sits in his neighborhood caf¨¦(¸½½ü¾Æ°É)and reads the flat ads in the newspaper£®He draws a circle around each ad for a flat that looks good£®Then he goes to the telephone to call the owner£®

¡¡¡¡¡°Hello£®I¡¯m interested in the flat near the park that is in today¡¯s paper,¡± he says£®¡°How much is it?¡± When he hears the answer, he says, ¡°Oh, my goodness! That¡¯s too much!¡± The same thing happens every day£®

¡¡¡¡One morning Andre sees a friend in the caf¨¦£®He tells him about his problem£®¡°I have a good idea, Andre£®I know a 90-year-old woman who has a beautiful flat£®You can pay her something every month until she dies£®Then you can move into the flat£®It will be yours!¡±

¡¡¡¡Andre is excited£®He thinks to himself, ¡°How much longer can such an old lady live? We can probably have the flat in a few years£®¡± He and his wife, Marie, go to visit Mrs£®Calment£®The flat is just what they want£®It is large and sunny, and it is near the centre of town£®It even has a view of the park£®

¡¡¡¡Andre tells Mrs£®Calment, ¡°We will pay you ¡ç500 a month, and you can stay here for the rest of your life£®¡± She is very happy£®She says, ¡°I really want to stay here£®This is my home£®Now I don¡¯t have to move to my niece¡¯s(ֶŮ)house in the country£®¡±

¡¡¡¡They sign a contract(Ç©ÁË·ÝЭÒé)that says that Andre and his wife will pay Mrs£®Calment ¡ç500 every month£®When she dies, the flat will belong to Andre and his wife£®

¡¡¡¡More than thirty years go by£®Jeanne Calment is still alive£®She is 121 years old, the oldest person in the world£®Poor Andre isn¡¯t alive any more, but his widow(¹Ñ¸¾)still sends Mrs£®Calment ¡ç500 every month£®Their dream flat is a nightmare(¶ñÃÎ)£®

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They have paid the old woman __________ dollars since they first met her£®

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only¡ç500

B£®

more than ¡ç45,000

C£®

over¡ç120,000

D£®

about ¡ç180,000

(2)

Mr£®Raffay never thought __________£®

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A£®

his dream would come true

B£®

he could buy what he wanted

C£®

his dream would become a nightmare

D£®

he would live until he got a good house

(3)

From the passage we can learn __________£®

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Mr£®Raffay failed his plan

B£®

his friend fooled(ÓÞŪ)him with the old lady

C£®

his wife would get the flat at last

D£®

he was very kind and generous to the old

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¡¡¡¡Many students ask for advice about improving their English£®There are three basic questions£®

¡¡¡¡The first question is about real English£®Li Hao from Hubei wrote, ¡°I enjoy watching English films and listening to real English songs£®But it takes a long time£®What do you think?¡±

¡¡¡¡This is a great way to learn English! Talk about the film or song with your friends, and guess the meaning of the new words£®Just enjoy yourself!

¡¡¡¡The second question is about speaking£®Sam, from Suzhou wrote, ¡°Our school has a foreign teacher£®But I¡¯m shy and can¡¯t speak to her£®What should I do?¡±

¡¡¡¡When I visit China, lots of people in the street say, ¡°Hello! How are you? Where are you from? Do you like China?¡± These are good questions to start a conversation£®Many people are shy when they speak English, so before you begin, take a deep breath and smile! Smiling always helps£®

¡¡¡¡The third question is about vocabulary£®Olive, from Anhui wrote, ¡°I want to remember all the new words£®I wrote them down, but I forget them quickly£®What should I do?¡±

¡¡¡¡Try to remember eight or nine words a day£®Write them on pieces of paper and place them in your bedroom£®Say the words when you see them, and change them every day£®And when you¡¯re shopping, how about counting the English words, or saying the English names for everything you see?

(1)

How many basic questions do the students often ask?

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Two£®

B£®

Three£®

C£®

Four£®

D£®

Five£®

(2)

What should you do if you are shy to speak English?

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Watch English films£®

B£®

Write down the words first£®

C£®

Listen to real English songs£®

D£®

Take a deep breath and smile before you begin?

(3)

What is Oliver¡¯s problem?

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He¡¯s too shy to talk with others£®

B£®

He¡¯s not able to count English words£®

C£®

He can¡¯t remember new words£®

D£®

He doesn¡¯t know what real English is£®

(4)

What¡¯s the best title of this passage?

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How to learn English

B£®

Talking about English films

C£®

Advice about English writing

D£®

The way of beginning an English conversation

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¡¡¡¡I went home one Saturday afternoon in the autumn of 1993 to get some work done in the garden£®While sweeping leaves on the ground, my five-year-old son Nick came over and asked me to write something on a piece of paper to make a sign for him£®

¡¡¡¡"What for?" I asked£®

¡¡¡¡"I'm going to sell some of my stones," he answered£®

¡¡¡¡Nick was fascinated with stones and had collected many stones from all over£®

¡¡¡¡"I'm too busy to do that for you£®Go and ask your mum for help," I said£®

¡¡¡¡A short time later, Nick, returned with a sign, reading, " Stones, One Dollar Each"£®He took the sign, a small chair and 4 of his best stones and walked to the road in front of our garden£®There he put the stones in a line and sat down on the chair£®

¡¡¡¡After half an hour, nobody passed by£®I walked to him and asked him to go back, but he didn't£®

¡¡¡¡Another half hour later, a small car came down the road£®I watched as Nick stood up, holding his sign up£®A woman rolled down a window and read the sign£®I couldn't hear their talk, but I saw the woman turn to the driver and the man reach for his pocket£®

¡¡¡¡I sat in the yard, as Nick ran to me£®Waving the dollar, he shouted, "I told you I could sell one stone for a dollar£­if you believe in yourself, you can do anything£®"

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Why didn't the writer help his son?

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Because his wife is better at making a sign£®

B£®

Because he didn't know what to write£®

C£®

Because he was busy sweeping leaves£®

D£®

Because he didn't want his son to sell the stones£®

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The underlined words "was fascinated with" mean ________£®

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A£®

was far from

B£®

was afraid of

C£®

was famous for

D£®

was interested in

(3)

Nick was a boy ________£®

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A£®

who was kind

B£®

who had a strong mind

C£®

who was honest

D£®

who had many hobbies

(4)

Which is the best title(ÌâÄ¿)of the story?

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My son's first sale£®

B£®

Let's collect stones£®

C£®

How to sell a stone£®

D£®

A hobby that can make you rich£®

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From the passage we know ________£®

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A£®

the story happened in spring

B£®

the car was driven by a woman

C£®

Nick spent half an hour selling one stone

D£®

the writer might be moved(¸Ð¶¯)by his son

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¡¡¡¡The most enjoyable way to discover Liverpool is by boat£®The first thing to do is to take a ferry across the River Mersey£®It¡¯s the best way to find out about this city¡¯s long and interesting history£®The Liverpool Ferry£¬which is the oldest ferry service in Europe£¬started more than 800 years ago£®

¡¡¡¡In the l8th century Liverpool became an important city for international business across the Atlantic Ocean£®Ships sailed from Liverpool to the United States and Africa£®The place to learn more about Liverpool¡¯s importance is the Maritime Museum£®

¡¡¡¡Liverpool was important because of its industry and trade in the 18th century£®In the 20th century it became famous for music£®The boys in the rock group£¬the Beatles£¬all came from Liverpool£®The city is very proud of them£®It named its airport John Lennon International Airport¡£after one of the Beatles£®Tourists can take a bus tour to visit some of the places the Beatles mention in their songs, 1ike Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields£®They can also visit the Cavern Club£­the group first played there in 1961£®The Beatles Story is a museum and gallery£®Here you can find out more about these world£­famous musicians£®

¡¡¡¡But there¡¯s more to see and do in Liverpoo1£®At the Walker Art Gallery you can see the best art in the North of England£®If you like modern art£¬the place to visit is the Tate Gallery£®But above all£¬it¡¯s the friendly and welcoming people of Liverpool who make this a city you should visit when you come to Great Britain£®

(1)

This passage is mainly for _________£®

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A£®

people who live in Liverpool

B£®

students who want to study in UK

C£®

foreigners who want to visit Great Britain

D£®

people who are interested in history

(2)

The word ferry in the first paragraph is most likely to be a kink of _________£®

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A£®

bus

B£®

boat

C£®

train

D£®

bicycle

(3)

Liverpool first became famous for _________£®

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A£®

its important in international business£®

B£®

a group of pop singers

C£®

a beautiful river called River Mersey

D£®

a big museum in the town

(4)

For people who are interested in music£¬the place they want to visit most would be _________

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A£®

the Maritime Museum

B£®

the Tate Gallery

C£®

the Beatles Story

D£®

the Walker Art Gallery

(5)

Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

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A good place to visit in UK

B£®

The history of Liverpool

C£®

The most famous and of the world

D£®

The most friendly people in UK

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¡¡¡¡Stephen Hawking was one of the most famous scientists in this century£®He was born in 1942£®he¡¯s a world well-known on space and time£®Stephen is researching some very big questions, such as£ºHow did the universe begin? How will it end?

¡¡¡¡Stephen was a student at Oxford University£®He studied math and science£®Then, at the age of twenty, he became sick£®He was so young, but the doctors said to his family, ¡°He has only two more years to live£®¡± As a matter of fact, the doctors were wrong£­he didn¡¯t die£®He can¡¯t walk now but he uses a wheelchair(ÂÖÒÎ)£®He can¡¯t feed himself and get in or out of bed himself£®But he refused to give in to the condition£®He talks with the help of a computer£®After Oxford, Stephen went to Cambridge University£®Three years later, in 1965, he became a doctor of philosophy(ÕÜѧ)£®

¡¡¡¡Because of his serious health problems, it was difficult for him to draw diagrams(ͼ±í)or to write£®So he started to think in pictures£®With this new way of thinking, he became one of the most famous scientists in the world£®In 1891, he met the Pope(½Ì»Ê)in Rome£®They talked about his ideas£®Then in 1988, he wrote his first important book, A Brief History of Time£®It sold more than 5.5 million copies in 33 different languages£®He was once invited to China, he impressed us with his self-confidence, humorous and witty(·çȤµÄ)conversation£®

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Which of the following is NOT true?

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Stephen is good at thinking£®

B£®

Stephen cannot walk£®

C£®

Stephen has had the answers to some very big questions£®

D£®

Stephen had once studied math and science at Oxford University£®

(2)

How old was Stephen when he became a doctor of philosophy?

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21

B£®

23

C£®

27

D£®

25

(3)

A Brief History of Time is _________£®

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A£®

a book which is well-known all over the word

B£®

a book about Rome¡¯s history

C£®

Stephen¡¯s talk collection with the Pope in Rome

D£®

Stephen¡¯s talk collection with me in China

(4)

Stephen¡¯s studies DO NOT relate(Éæ¼°)to _________ according to the passage£®

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A£®

science

B£®

math

C£®

philosophy

D£®

art

(5)

The right order of Stephen¡¯s main experiences in _________£®

a£®He went to Cambridge University£®

b£®He became very ill£®

c£®He wrote his first import book£®

d£®He met the Pope in Rome£®

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A£®

c-a-b-e-d

B£®

a-b-c-d-e

C£®

c-b-a¨Ce¨Cd

D£®

a-c-b-e-d

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¡¡¡¡John and Bobby worked in the same company£®Both of them worked very hard£®However, several years later, Mr£®Ted, the boss of the company, asked Bobby to be market manager£®John could not accept the fact£®He thought the boss only liked those who flattered(·î³Ð)him£®So he decided not to work there£®

¡¡¡¡The boss knew John well and asked John to do one thing before he left£®He asked John to go and find out anyone selling watermelon in the market£®Soon John returned and said that he found a man selling watermelon£®The boss asked him how much the watermelon was£®John shook his head£®

¡¡¡¡The boss asked John to wait a moment£®Then he called Bobby to come to his office£®He asked Bobby to do the same thing£®When Bobby returned, he told the boss that only one person was selling watermelon£®It was ¡ç1£®2 a kilo and ¡ç10 for 10 kilos£®Each watermelon weighed about 2 kilos£®All came from the South two days ago£®

¡¡¡¡John was much moved and realized the difference between himself and Bobby£®Chances are in the daily details(ϸ½Ú)and a more successful person sees more and father£®

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Who was the market manager?

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John£®

B£®

Bobby£®

C£®

Ted£®

(2)

How did John feel about Ted¡¯s choice first?

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A£®

Moved£®

B£®

Annoyed£®

C£®

Accepted£®

(3)

Why did Ted ask John and Bobby to do the same thing?

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A£®

To buy some fresh watermelons for the workers£®

B£®

To find the price of watermelon in the market£®

C£®

To help John know the difference between himself and Bobby£®

(4)

What can be the best title(±êÌâ)for the passage?

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A£®

More, Details, More Chances£®

B£®

More Practice, More Success£®

C£®

Better Luck, Better Jobs£®

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¡¡¡¡Mobile phone(ÊÖ»ú)has become a problem for middle schools£®Some middle schools in Australia have banned(½ûÖ¹)students from carrying mobile phones during school hours£®

¡¡¡¡Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the schools this year£®Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas presents, and more students want them£®

¡¡¡¡Mary Bluett, an official(¹ÙÔ±), said mobile phone use is a distraction(·ÖÐÄ)to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms£®Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams£®

¡¡¡¡She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones£®Some parents felt unhappy, because they couldn't get in touch with their children£®

¡¡¡¡Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school office£®They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school; they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies£®

¡¡¡¡Many people say that they understand why parents would like their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones£®

(1)

Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones _________£®

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A£®

because they are students

B£®

when they are free

C£®

when they are at school

D£®

because they are children

(2)

We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from _________£®

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A£®

the makers and sellers

B£®

the passers-by and strangers

C£®

their parents and friends

D£®

some mobile phone users

(3)

The passage tells us that _________£®

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A£®

students shouldn't have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons

B£®

it is impossible to ban students from using mobile phone at school

C£®

some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't Use their phones at school

D£®

parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours

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