Reading is an important activity for many Americans. Today, thousands of men, women and children are members of groups to discuss the books they read.

No one knows how many Americans belong to reading groups called book clubs. Yet publishers(发行人) and bookshops report that more and more throughout the United States are joining the clubs.

Most of the clubs work the same way. Members read the same book at the same time. Then they meet to talk about the book. Members may be friends or people who live near each other. Or, they may be people who work together.

Book clubs may be for only women or only men. Or, they can be for husbands and wives together. Some are family groups where parents attend with their children. Children may belong to book clubs of their own.

Some book clubs in the United States are for husbands and wives. One woman says this is a great idea for a book club. She says husbands and wives often talk to each other only about their children, work, or money problems. "Talking about books," she says, "opens a whole new level of communication."

American children belong to book clubs, too. They may be as young as four years old or as old as eighteen. Some children's clubs get help from the Great Book Foundation (基金). This educational organization provides lists of books to read. It also trains people to lead discussions about the books.

1. It is reported that _____ in the United States.

A. reading is important for men

B. a lot of people are joining book clubs

C. all the people are reading their books

D. fewer and fewer people in the USA are joining the clubs

2.Most book clubs want their members ______.

A. to read the same book at the same time

B. to buy a lot of books at the same time

C. to read different books at the same time

D. to read as many books as they can

3.Before joining the book club, husbands and wives often talk about ______.

A. housework and work B. computer games

C. books and writers D. children, money or work

4.The best title of the passage might be _______.

A. An Important Activity in the USA

B. Reading Clubs for Children

C. Book Clubs in the USA

D. All Kinds of Clubs in the USA

Children today would rather (宁愿) read, do housework or even do homework than play outside--- and they get out half as much as their parents did when they were young.

According to a UK study, those growing up during the 1970s and 1980s enjoying more than two hours of outdoor activities each weekday, and nine hours on weekends—whatever the weather is. But their children play outside for just over one hour each weekday and fewer than five hours on Saturdays and Sundays.

So, the UK started an activity to encourage children to give up 30 minutes of screen time a day to play outdoors.

The Wild Network, born on September 25, 2013, is joined by more than 300 organizations large and small. It tries to attract (吸引) children away from television and computer screen and into woods(树林) and parks.

It is the biggest ever activity to reconnect(再连接) children with nature and outdoor activities, and it plans to help improve children's health.

Suggestions on how to get more time in nature including collecting fruits, camping, watching autumn color on trees and so on.

This is not the first time the message of less screen, more play has been brought up. Children in the 1980s were encouraged to do the same by BBC TV show Why Don't You, which encouraged children to "turn off your TV set, and go to do something less boring instead".

1.We can learn from the second paragraph that _______.

A. today's children have more free time

B. today's children spend more time outdoors

C. the parents had more free time when they were young

D. The parents spent more time outdoors when they were young

2.The Wild Network was started to __________.

A. encourage children to spend more time outdoors

B. encourage children to play with their parents outdoors

C. encourage children to spend more time on their studies

D. encourage parents to spend more time with their children

3.Which of the following activities is Not mentioned(提到)?

A. Camping B. Collecting fruits

C. Bird watching D. Autumn color watching

4.The underlined part "do the same" can be replaced by _______.

A. start an activity B. play outdoors

C. do homework D. do housework

We use our smart phones to carry out many tasks every day. Many of us have become so reliant on them. However, it is bad for our eyes and unhealthy to use too much phone.

A study shows that smart phone owners usually start to use their phones early in the morning. They check personal emails and Wechat. And before they get out of bed, many people often check the weather, read the news, and send a message or two to friends. After getting up, they often take photos of food, themselves, and even whatever they can see with their phones. They share their photos with their friends. The research finds that users pick up their phones more than l,500 times to do different tasks in an average(通常的) week. And the smart phone users are on their phone for three hours and sixteen minutes a day. That is to say, people use their phones for almost one full day each week.

Using phones will take much time and it's also bad for our health. Many people stay up late to play phones, and mobile phones will influence our sleep. Without using the phones, many people will feel sad. Many owners also find they use their phones without realizing they're doing so.

How do you think people use their phones too much?

1.The underlined (划线的) word "reliant" means "________" in Chinese.

A．依赖的 B．讨厌的 C．喜欢的 D．感兴趣的

2.Before getting up, many people use their phones to do tasks, not including _______.

A. checking weather B. sending messages

C. reading news D. taking photos

3. How long do people use their phones a week?

A. Almost three hours and sixteen minutes.

B. Almost six hours and thirty-two minutes.

C. Almost twenty-four hours.

D. Almost thirty-six hours.

4. Where can we probably read this text?

A. In a newspaper

B. In a travel magazine.

C. In a story book.

D. In a history book.

单词拼写与运用

1. My father often reads history books, so he has much k__________ of history.

2. It is not p________ to talk loudly in public.

3.At first, I thought my answer was c_________, but in fact it was wrong.

4.Fast food isn't good for our health, so I s__________ go to Macdonald.

5.The drought of 2011 was terrible and had a great ____________( 影响 )on our lives.

6.In China, people like to use___________(筷子) to have meals.

7.I think you need to look smart for your new job i____________(面试).

8.I can't tell w___________ (是否) it is true or not.

动词运用

It was a cold night. The taxi driver didn't take even one passenger all day. When he1.( go ) by the railway station, he saw a young man2.( come ) out with two bags in his hands. So he drove to him and asked, "Where3. you4.( go ), sir? "

"To the Red Hotel­­" the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard this, he didn't feel happy any more. They young man would give him only three dollars because it only took him five minutes 5. (get ) to the hotel ,but suddenly, he had an idea. The young man6.(take) to get to the hotel through many streets of the big city.

After a long time, they arrived at the hotel. "Here we are! You should 7.( pay) me fifteen dollars, please, " the taxi driver said to the young man. "What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I'm a fool? Only last week, I took a taxi from the railway station to this hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much8.( pay ) for the trip. "

阅读表达

Jackie Chan came into this world in 1954, the son of a poor couple who went to Hong Kong from Shandong, China. When he was born, his parents didn't have enough money to pay the hospital and couldn't take him, their only child, home right now. They tried their best to save money and at last they were able to take Jackie home. They named him Chan Kongsang, which means "born in Hong Kong", to celebrate their safe arrival in Hong Kong.

The family lived in the French Embassy (大使馆) where Jackie's father worked as a cook and his mother a housekeeper. Jackie didn't like the school and left after finishing Grade One.

When Jackie was seven years old, his father went to Australia and worked in a restaurant. There he could make more money. Later his father decided that the boy should learn some skills, and sent him to the China Drama Academy.

根据短文内容回答问题。

1. When and where was Jackie Chan born?

2.How many children have Jackie's parents got?

3.What did Jackie's father do in Hong Kong?

4.How old was Jackie when his father went to work in Australia?

5.Why did his parents name him Chan Kongsang?

书面表达

假如你叫李磊，进入九年级后，周末活动发生了很大的变化。请根据表格内所提供的信息，以 "How I've changed!" 为题写一篇80词左右的英语短文。首句已给出，不计入总词数。

How I've changed!

My name is Li Lei. I'm in Grade Nine this year. My life on weekends has changed a lot in the last two months.

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I usually forget _______ the window, but I remember_______ it yesterday.

A. shutting； shutting B. to shut； to shut

C. shutting； to shut D. to shut； shutting

An accident stopped her _______ here on time.

A. from coming B. to come

C. come D. worked

The magazines _______ to the library in two weeks.

A. must return B. must be returned

C. returned D. must be returning