题目内容
teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading. It is also the day to honor (尊敬) great writers.
Many countries celebrate (庆祝) 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 (号召) 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 (技术). 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.
B. March 12 every year.
C. April 23 every year.
D. June 6 every year.
B. never reads
C. does some reading
D. hates reading
B. do more reading
C. buy more books
D. know more about science
B. knowing more about cultures
C. improving your health
D. knowing more about the outside world
B. Suggestions on Reading.
C. World Book Day in China.
D. World Book Day and the Advantages of Reading.
阅读理解
“Life is speeding up(加快速度). Everyone is getting unwell.” This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown person wrote it.
Inventions can change our lives. But have all these things really improved our lives? Imagine this. You’re doing your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings and the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer is turned off and you lose all your work. How do you feel? Inventions have speeded up our lives, but they often leave us feeling tired.
One family in England went “back in time” to see what life was like without these inventions. The grandparents, with their daughter and grandsons Ben 10 and Tom 7, spent nine weeks in an old house. They had no computers or mobile phones. The grandmother, Linda, said, “The more things you have, the harder life becomes.” And Ben also noticed that his grandmother had changed. She cooked delicious food for them!
根据短文内容,选择正确答案。
1.The writer uses the quotation(引语) at the beginning to _____.
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A.tell us a truth about our lives |
B.tell us what life was like before |
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C.show why such a thing happened |
D.show that we face big problems |
2.In the passage the writer describes a picture to show that new inventions _____.
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A.have speeded up our lives |
B.have improved our lives |
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C.may make people feel happy |
D.may bring people some trouble |
3.The family chose to spend some time in an old house because _____.
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A.they loved to live simple lives |
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B.they wanted to know how people lived without modern inventions |
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C.they were troubled by modern inventions |
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D.living in a different way would be fun for them |
4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
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A.With the improvement of our lives, we often feel tired. |
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B.An unknown man was sure that life would get better. |
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C.The family had some changes when they lived in an old house. |
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D.The grandson Ben was ten when the family went “back in time”. |
5.The passage is mainly about _____.
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A.problems with technology |
B.improvements of our lives with technology |
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C.changes happening to technology |
D.the importance of technology |