题目内容
根据短文内容及首字母提示,填写所缺单词,使短文意思完整。
Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life.
On one hand ,some people read n__1.____ as the first thing to do in the morning. Other people read them w_2.___ they have free time during the day. Sometimes we are busy and take a quick look at the front page.We don’t go further down a__3.___ the bottom of the page.We can find newspapers all over the world. We c__4.____ get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities, b__5._____ in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers.
On the other h_6._, different people enjoy reading different newspapers. Some l__7.__ world news, because it helps them improve their k __【小题8]___ of the present. Others like short stories. Some stories are very moving (感人的) and they really t____8.___ people. Many Chinese students are also reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 21st Century and so o__9.__. They bring us more and more information together with the Internet.
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Charles M. Schulz was born in 1922 in Minneapolis, the only child of a housewife and a barber. His father loved the funny pages and encouraged (鼓励) his interest in comics. Charles M. Schulz sold seventeen cartoons to the Saturday Evening Post from 1948 to 1950 and Li’l Folks to the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Peanuts debuted(首次露面) on October 2, 1950, and ran without interruption(中止) for the next fifty years. Charles M. Schulz died in 2000.
| It’s a Dog’s Life. Snoopy brings all your familiar friends together for great times and fun. |
| Charlie Brown faces some of life’s little challenges with the help of Snoopy, Lucy, Peppermint Patty, Linus, and the rest of the gang (一伙) in It’s a Big World, Charlie Brown. |
| The last one is the special edition Peanuts 2000, which includes all the last year’s Peanuts comic strip and Charles M. Schulz’s famous farewell strip. |
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1.Why did young Charles become interested in comics?
A. He wanted to sell cartoons.
B. His mother encouraged him.
C. Cartoons brought him great times and fun.
D. His father’s love for the funny pages influenced (影响) him.
2.Who doesn’t belong to the Peanuts gang?
A. Snoopy. B. Lucy.
C. Charles M. Schulz. D. Peppermint Patty.
3.Which of the following appeared (出现) last?
A. Peanuts 2000.
B. Li’l Folks.
C. It’s a Dog’s Life, Snoopy.
D. It’s a Big World, Charlie Brown.
4.What do you think the passage is?
A. A novel. B. A menu.
C. A diary. D. An advertisement(广告).
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Our Earth is welcoming a great day soon. April 22 is Earth Day. It’s a day for us to take care of the Earth. So what can we do to help? Around the world, many cities and countries find ways to make themselves green.
Chicago is famous for its green roofs(屋顶). There are plants on these roofs. These plants store(储存) much rainwater. Later, the water goes back to the air to make the city cool and clean.
Singapore is home to the first zero-energy(能量) building in Southeast Asia. Zero energy means a building makes more energy than it uses.
Curitiba, Brazil, has buses called BRT. BRT runs on special lanes(车道) so it will always be on time, even in traffic jams. Thanks to BRT, the air in the city is very clean. Today, many other countries have BRT, such as China and Mexico.
We only have one Earth, so we have to take care of her.
Something about 1. Day
2. | April 22nd | |
Aims (目的) | It’s a day for us to look after it. | |
3. | Chicago | It is 4. for green roofs. The people plant small trees and 5. on the roof to keep the water. And the water makes the city 6. and clean. |
7. | It is home to the first zero-energy building in 8. Asia. | |
Curitiba | They use 9. to make the 10. in the city clean. | |