Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning. Others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what is happening in the world.

Sometimes, we do not have enough time to read all the news carefully, so we just take a quick look at the front page. At other times, we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines (标题) of the passage.

Newspapers can be found everywhere in the world. We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers.

Some newspapers are published (出版) once a week, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages, some even published twice a day! You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers. Some like world news, and others prefer short stories. They just choose what they are interested in.

Today newspapers in English have the largest numbers of readers in the world. The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 21st Century. Also they bring us more and more information with Internet.

1. People read newspapers in order to ________________ .

A.learn the latest news

B.meet their own different needs

C.read the short stories

D.find the morning news

2.From the passage we can see that           when people get newspapers.

A.they read them very carefully

B.they just read the headlines

C.not everyone reads all the pages

D.they have no time to read them

3. Newspapers have so many pages because __________ .

A.more and more people like to read them

B.people enjoy reading something different

C.newspapers become cheaper

D.more pages mean more money

4. Newspapers ______________ are the most popular in the world.

A.in English                             B.in Chinese

C.in other language                       D.with many pages

5.According to the passage, besides newspapers, people also get information from _______.

A.magazines                             B.Advertisements

C.e-mails                               D.Internet

 

Did you visit the Shanghai World Expo last summer? What impressed (给……留下印象)  you? 21st Century Kids invites four kids to talk about their experiences. They are back from the Expo. What did they bring us? Let’s see what they have to say.

I went to the SAIC-GM Pavilion (上汽集团通用汽车馆). I found my dream car there. It is a green car. Its name is “Leaf”. Chinese engineers made the car. Its roof is in the shape of a leaf. The roof takes in CO2 and changes it into electricity for the car.

The Japan Pavilion is full of high technology. The “Wonder Camera” is cool. It can find a smiling face in a crowd. When you’re smiling, it takes a photo of you. I want to invent something like that in the future.

My favorite pavilion is the Germany Pavilion. I watched the Energy Source show. Visitors made a ball swing back and forth (来回摇摆) by using only their voices. It’s amazing! Although we had waited for quite a long time before we entered the hall, I think it is well worth seeing with your own eyes.

I like painting, so my parents took me to the France Pavilion to see the famous paintings. But the French cooks caught my eye. I saw them cook. My mom told me that they are some of the best cooks in the world. The dish they cooked looked like a painting. So, being a cook is my second dream job.

1. The 21st Century Kids seems to be _____.

   A. a travel service                                     B. a newspaper 

   C. a group of tourists                D. four children

2. What does the underlined word “electricity” mean in the passage?

   A. 电            B. 汽油             C. 灯光            D. 指示

3. What activity did the writer experience in the France Pavilion?

   A. Using the “Wonder Camera”        B. Driving the green car “Leaf”.

   C. To have delicious French dishes.   D. To see cooks painting.

4. What made the ball in the Germany Pavilion swing?

   A. Visitors’ smiling faces           B. CO2 from cars

   C. Some secret power                  D. Noise made by visitors

5. The trip to the Shanghai World Expo made the four kids _____.

   A. hardworking and polite             B. amazed and frightened

   C. patient and cheerful  D. excited and curious

 

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