Reading is _________.

A．a fun                                 B．very fun

C．great fun                              D．many funs

A neighborhood party is a great way to have fun and get to know the people in your neighborhood. And it’s also the best way to bring the community(社区) together.
Before you begin to do this, you first need to decide where to have the party. The community center is a good place for a neighborhood party. If the weather is nice, many people like to have the party outside. It could be at a park or on a street.
Next, ask your friends and neighbors(邻居) to help. Get（让）them to tell others about the party, set up(策划) the party and clean up after the party.
During the party, be sure to have lots of things to do. Many parties have activities for kids, such as face painting. Most parties have food and drinks. The best parties are when everyone brings something to share. That’s also the special part(地区) of a neighborhood party!
【小题1】What is Paragraph 1（第一段）about?

Rivers are one of our most important resources． Many of the world’s great cities are __1_ on rivers, and almost every country has __2__ one river flowing __3__it that plays an important part in the lives of _4__people．

    Since the beginning of history, people have used rivers __5__transportation．Some great _6___ are the Mississippi, the Nile, the Gongo etc．The _7_ of all for navigations(水路航行), however, is the Amazon in Brazil．It is so wide and so deep__8__ large ships and ocean liners can go about two thousand miles __9__it． Besides __10__, rivers __11__food, water to drink, water for crops, and opportunities(机会) __12_ fun．However, large cities and industries that are located upon rivers often make __13__, __14_the cities grow in __15__and the industries _16__ in number, the water in the rivers becomes ___17__with chemicals and other materials．People are __18__ the importance, however, of doing more to keep their rivers __19__if they want to __20__the benefits of this natural resource(供应的来源)

1．A．stood               B．located              C．lived                 D．arisen

2．A．at best              B．at last               C．at most              D．at least

3．A．through             B．cross               C．over                 D．under

4．A．their                B．it’s                 C．its                   D．theirs

5．A．with                 B．off                 C．of                   D．for

6．A．streams             B．seas                C．ocean                D．rivers

7．A．shortest             B．fastest              C．longest                D．smallest

8．A．and                B．that                 C．for                  D．where

9．A．upon               B．above               C．under                 D．below

10．A．voyage(航海)     B．making fun           C．touring                D．transportation

11．A．produce           B．explore(探索)        C．provide               D．plant

12．A．by              B．in                  C．for                  D．over

13．A．problems          B．questions            C．matters               D．affairs

14．A．If               B．As                 C．Until                  D．Unless

15．A．large              B．style                C．range                D．size

16．A．raise               B．produce            C．increase              D．expect

17．A．polluted            B．polluting            C．pollution              D．poison

18．A．seeking            B．learning             C．predicting            D．describing

19．A．dirty              B．clean               C．polluted               D．flowing

20．A．enjoy              B．refuse             C．like                  D．hate

Does handwriting have a practical use today? Do we really need it? Many educators say yes．

Handwriting is important because research shows that when children are taught how to do it，they are also being taught how to learn and how to express themselves．Students with fluent（流畅的）handwriting produce better homework and get higher grades，a new study by Professor Steve Graham shows．

Handwriting is a basic skill of learning，expert Emily Knapton says．She believes，“When kids have trouble with handwriting，it affects all their subjects．Spelling becomes a problem；maths becomes a problem，too．Both of the subjects will be much easier for these kids to learn if their handwriting is improved．”

Fluency and speed of handwriting are very important．Graham's study has also shown that from kindergarten（幼儿园）through the fourth grade，kids think and write at the same time．If they have to struggle to remember how to spell the words，their ability to express themselves will suffer．Stephen Pevely，a professor of education says，“From the writing speed of primary school students，we can know the quality and quantity of their writing in middle school．”

Predictions of handwriting's end didn't begin with the computer；they date back to the introduction of the Remington typewriter in 1873．But for at least a generation（一代人），handwriting has seemed much less important．Now，supported by new research，educators are trying to bring back its special importance into the classroom．

1．Many educators agree that handwriting ________ today．

A．is not necessary                       B．is unimportant

C．has a practical use                       D．is useless

2．Graham's study shows that students with fluent handwriting probably have ________．

A．lower grades                           B．worse homework and grades

C．good reading skills                        D．better homework and grades

3．When a student has good handwriting，his spelling and maths will be ________．

A．much easier        B．much harder      C．great fun          D．a problem

4．The underlined word "suffer" in the passage means “________”．

A．be strongly influenced                        B．be deeply moved

C．be badly affected                         D．be seriously hurt

5．Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．Kids' handwriting has a good effect on their learning．

B．Handwriting helps improve kids' performance in all their subjects．

C．Students should try to improve the fluency of their handwriting．

D．Handwriting came to an end after the typewriter appeared．