E-book is short for electronic book. It is usually read on personal computers. Some mobile phones can also be used-to read e-books.

Earlier e-books were written for a special group of readers and were about only a few subjects. With the development(发展)of the Internet, knowledge and answers to a lot of questions mainly come from e-books. This is why the e-book business is increasing quickly.

E-books have many advantages. First, they save time. We don't need to go to a bookstore to buy books. Besides, we can find the topic we want to know about on the Internet, and then we can quickly get many e-books on similar topics. Second, e-books save money. Some e-books cost a little money, and there are millions of e-books on the Internet that we can get for free.Third, more trees are saved because e-books don't need to be printed on paper. Fourth, e-books make reading more convenient. You can carry a whole library of hundreds of books with you in a small computer or any e-book reader(电子阅读器)without worrying about their weight.

But e-books have some problems. They need a personal computer or an e-book reader and the information can be lost if its file format(文件格式)is not supported or changed in the reader's computer.

However, e-books give us a new way of reading. That is wonderful.

1.Why is the e-book business increasing quickly?

A. Because earlier e-books are about only a few subjects.

B. Because people don't like to read any paper books any more.

C. Because most e-books have been written for a special group of readers.

D. Because the development of the Internet makes e-books more useful.

2.How many advantages do e-books have according to this article?

A. Three B. Four C. Five D. Six

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to this article?

A. E-books can't be read on mobile phones.

B. All the e-books on the Internet cost lots of money.

C. E-books can make reading more convenient.

D. You can't read e-books without a personal computer.

4.What is the problem of the e-books?

A. You'll lose the information if its file format is not supported.

B. You can carry hundreds of books in an e-book reader.

C. You can buy cheap e-books anywhere.

D. You can read e-books at any time.

5.What can we infer(推断)from the passage?

A. All the people must read e-books in the future

B. The information can't be lost if an e-book's file format is changed

C. The writer prefers reading paper books

D. The writer prefers reading e-books.

Final exams are just around the comer. Liu Haoxuan,14, who studies at Beijing Dayu School, is quite busy. However, he still had to find time to practice his spoken English. That’s because he had to take a new English listening and speaking test.

Liu is not alone. This is a new test for all students who are taking senior high school entrance exams (中考)in Beijing. Junior 3 students have to take an English listening and speaking test that counts for 40 points on their full English exam. The test is taken on a computer. They can take the test twice---once in December and again in March---to try to get the highest score possible. The test was just introduced last year.

During the 30-minute test, students have to fill in blanks, answer questions and retell stories after listening to different materials. “It pushes us to speak. Though it was hard at the beginning, it's a good thing,” Liu said. He got a low score when he first took it last semester. But he kept working hard in order to improve his pronunciation and other skills. He practiced speaking in front of a mirror every day. Later, he got a score of 39 on the test.

Liu Tianyou,14, from Beijing Yuying Middle School, has his own way to prepare for the spoken English test. He uses apps to take practice tests every day. “The apps will score your performance so that you can improve accordingly,” he said. “Also, the practice tests help me learn to take notes properly. They help me grasp topic sentences and connection words.”

1.The story mainly talks about______.

A. the difficulties students face in learning English

B. the improvement of English education in China

C. an oral English class that students in Beijing have to take

D. a new oral English test for Beijing Junior 3 students

2.What do we know about the online English listening and speaking test?

A. Students have to take it twice

B. The test was introduced many years ago

C. It is worth 40 points on the full English exam.

D. Students hardly get high scores on the test.

3.What do students have to do for the test?

a. Fill in blanks. b. Answer questions.

c. Retell stories. d. Write stories.

A. abc B. abd

C. acd D. bcd

4.What do we know about Liu Tianyou?

A. He got a score of 39 on the test.

B. He prepared for the test by using apps.

C. He used to be nervous about speaking English.

D. He still finds it hard to grasp topic sentences.

5.What does the underlined word “pushes” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. 推开 B. 推 C. 挤进 D. 拉拽

If you go into the forests with friends, stay with them. If you don’t, you may get lost. If you get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Don't try to find your friends---let them find you. You can help them find you by staying in one place. There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you. You can shout or whistle (吹口哨) three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal given three times is a call for help.

Keep up shouting or whistling. Always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making a noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They will give you two shouts or two whistles. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help.

If you don't think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house with branches (树枝). Make yourself a bed with leaves and grass.

When you need some water, you have to leave your little branch house to look for it. Don't just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk in order to go back again easily. When you are lost, the most important thing to do is to stay in one place.

1.If you get lost in the forest, you should__________.

A. try to find your friends B. stay in one place and give signals

C. walk around the forest D. shout as loudly as possible

2.Which signal is a call for help?

A. Shouting here and there. B. Crying twice.

C. Shouting or whistling three times together. D. Whistling everywhere in the forest.

3.When you hear two shouts or two whistles, you know that __________.

A. someone is afraid of an animal B. people will come to help you

C. someone needs help D. something terrible will happen

4.What's the meaning of the underlined sentence?

A. Leave branches to find you way back.

B. Pick off branches to build another house.

C. Use branches to make a bed.

D. Drop branches to look for water.

5.The main idea of the passage is _____________.

A. how to travel in the forest

B. how to spend the night in the forest

C. what you should do if you want to get some water

D. what you should do if you are lost in the forest.

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