题目内容
News One: 29 October, 2015
The government of China plans to end its one-child per family policy(政策) and instead let families have two children. The plan was announced on Thursday after high-level meetings in Beijing. China，which has the largest population，made the one-child policy in 1980. The government allowed only a small number of couples to have two children for so many years. For example, some couples in the countryside could have two children.
News Two: 05 October, 2015
The first of the 2015 Nobel Prizes has been announced. Sweden’s Nobel Prize committee (委员会) says the Nobel Prize for medicine will go to scientists from Ireland, Japan and China.
William Campbell from Ireland and Satoshi Omura from Japan share the prize for their discovery of the medicine avermectin. The Nobel committee praised their work on what it calls a “novel therapy.” The treatment fights disease caused by parasites（寄生虫）.
The prize for medicine is also going to Chinese researcher Tu Youyou. She discovered artemisinin. Artemisinin is a drug that has greatly made the number of people who die from malaria(疟疾) smaller.
News Three: 09 December, 2015
Oil prices have fallen to their lowest levels since 2009.
Brent crude oil, one of several kinds of oil on the world market, dropped below $40 a barrel(桶) on Tuesday. However, the main group of oil producing countries has been unable to reduce the oil production.
1.How long did China’s one-child policy last?
A. 38 years. B. 36 years.
C. 25 years. D. 65 years.
2.Who got the Nobel Prize for medicine?
A. Tu Youyou from China.
B. William Campbell from Ireland.
C. William Campbell from Ireland and Satoshi Omura from Japan.
D. William Campbell from Ireland, Satoshi Omura from Japan and Tu Youyou from China.
3.What is the price of Brent crude oil on Tuesday?
A. $40 a barrel.
B. Over $40 a barrel.
C. Less than $40 a barrel.
D. Less than￥40 a barrel.
4.What can we know from News Three?
A. There is only one kind oil on the world market.
B. Main oil producing countries will produce less oil.
C. Oil prices on Tuesday are the lowest in history.
D. Main oil producing countries will still produce as much oil as before.
5.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. The oil prices are the lowest in 2009.
B. The artemisinin has saved lots of lives.
C. There are the most people in China in the world.
D. Only a small number of Chinese couples can have two children in China in the past few years.
任务型阅读
阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
It’s always said that reading is good for teenagers. Have you ever really thought why that’s true? Here are some good points of reading.
Improving language skills.
Reading can help you study grammar, vocabulary and so on. It’s very helpful for you to build up the knowledge of the language. Besides, the more you read, the more quickly you’ll find the information you want in the books.
Providing fun and relaxation.
Reading books takes you to a new world where you can forget tiredness and fear. You can give a new ending to the story, or even imagine you’re the main character of the story. That will give you much relaxation and improve your imagination.
Improving computer skills.
Reading through the computer is becoming more and more popular. You can find any kind of information on the Internet. Surfing the Internet can help you develop computer skills that you’ll need at school and in the future life.
Knowing the outside world.
Books can tell you about people from other parts of the world. Through books, you can learn what happened in the past and what is happening around the world.
Increasing social skills.
Books are good teachers, so reading good books can teach you how to be successful and how to deal with bad situations. It’s easier for you to find your ways.
Title： 1. of Reading
Improving language skills. | ● Helping you learn 2. , vocabulary and so on. ● Helping you build up the 3. of the language. |
Providing 4. and relaxation. | ●Taking you to a new world where you can forget tiredness and fear. ●Making you feel 5. and imaginative. |
Improving computer skills. | ●Finding any kind of information on the Internet helps you to 6. necessary computer skills. |
Knowing the outside world. | ●Helping you learn about 7. and the current（现在的）world. ●Increasing your knowledge. |
8.social skills. | ●Teaching you how to 9. and how to deal with problems. ● Making you 10. up with ways to solve problems easily. |
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根据对话内容，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成对话，并将所选句子前的字母代号写在相应题号后。
W: You look worried, David. What’s wrong?
M: 1. .
W: You said you liked English. 2. .
M: I find it difficult to do English reading, especially reading a longer passage.
W: That doesn’t sound too bad.
M: 3. . What should I do?
W: Just read quickly to get the main idea at first. Don’t read word by word. Read word groups.
M: 4. .
W: Guess a word’s meaning by reading the sentences before and after it. You probably understand more than you think.
M: That sounds difficult.
W: 5. . You can improve your English reading by more practice. The more you read, the faster you’ll be.
M: I’ll try. Thank you, Mrs. Black.
A. But how do I deal with the words I don’t understand? B. I hope I can. C. I’m having trouble learning English. D. I failed my math test. E. Well, be patient. It takes time. F. What’s your problem? G. But I’m a very slow reader. |