阅读理解

　　Weather report for the next twenty-four hours: Most of North and South China will have a cold wet day. It will be cloudy tomorrow. There will be a strong wind to the north of the Yangtze River. The day after tomorrow it will be sunny.

　　In the north, there will be snow in the night. The snow will be very heavy in some places.

　　Shanghai will be rainy. The temperature will be 4 to 12. Suzhou will be cloudy. The temperature will be 5 to 12.

　　True or False

1．Most of North and South China will have a cold dry day.

2．There will be a strong wind to the north of the Yangtze River.

3．In the North there will be snowy in the night.

4．It will be cloudy in Shanghai.

5．It will rain in Suzhou.

　　Read the passages and do the following exercises(阅读并做题)

　　I wasn't in school yesterday. I was visiting my grandparents. They have a beautiful farm in the country. Their house is beautiful, too. It's not very big, but it's very nice. My mother was born there. My grandfather was born there, too.

　　My grandparents are getting old now, but they're still working. My grandmother takes care of the house. She's a very good cook. I always have a good time there. I always like to see my grandparents and I enjoy my grandmother's food very much, too.

　　True or False

1．I went to school yesterday.

2．My grandparents live in the city.

3．My grandfather takes care of the house.

4．My mother was born in the country.

5．I like to eat the food prepared by my grandmother.

　　阅读理解

　　Mrs Brown's mother was ill in bed two days ago. So she had to go and look after her. Before she left, she said to her husband, “I must tell you where everything is, or you won't know what to do. But my train is leaving in half an hour's time and I must go now. ”

　　“Don't worry,” Mr Brown said, “I can look after myself.” In fact, he could not do things without his wife. But when his wife came back the next day, she didn't have to wash any plates because he had his meals in restaurants.

　　True or False

1．Mr Brown's mother was ill in bed two days ago.

2．Mrs Brown went to look after her sick mother.

3．Before she left, Mrs Brown didn't tell her husband where everything was.

4．Mr Brown had his meals in restaurants.

5．Mrs Brown didn't have to wash any plates because Mr Brown was going to wash them.

　　Read the passages and do the following exercises (阅读并做题)

　　Napoleon liked to read newspapers. “I must read the news,” he said. “I have to know more about the world.”

　　Napoleon read both English and German newspapers. He read these papers when he was having breakfast. But he didn't read French newspapers very often.

　　One day an editor(编辑) of a French newspaper came to the palace. He gave a well printed newspaper to Napoleon and said, “Please have a look at our paper and see if there is anything wrong.”

　　Napoleon was not interested. He put the beautiful newspaper on the table and said, “No, I do not read French newspapers. Take it away.”

　　The editor was surprised.

　　“But, but why?” he asked in surprise.

　　“Because everything in French newspapers is written according to what I say!”

　　True or False

1．Napoleon liked to read newspapers in order to know more about the world.

2．Napoleon often read both French and German newspapers.

3．One day an editor of a French newspaper came to see him and asked for help.

4．Napoleon was not interested in their paper because there was something wrong in it.

5．The editor knew it better that their paper was written by Napoleon.

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　　John was going out shopping. He waited a short time before he got on the bus. There were many people on the bus. He stood for about five minutes until the bus came to the next stop and some of the people got off. He took a seat beside a very fat woman with several shopping bags. As John saw there was not much space for her seat, he wanted to change his seat with her, but she didn't agree. Finally the bus came to the town and the people started to get off. John was so polite that he went over and tried to help her, but she refused again. It took her a long time to get all her heavy bags to the door. While the bus was slowly moving away, John found the fat woman was left alone on the bus and was shouting for his help.

　　True or False

1．John stood for about five minutes until there were no people on the bus.

2．A fat woman sat there with several shopping bags.

3．The woman didn't agree to change her seat with John because she wanted to get off.

4．When John went over and tried to help her, the woman refused again.

5．While the bus was slowly moving away, John found the fat woman was left alone on the bus.

　　Read the passages and do the following exercises. (阅读并做题)

　　Li Hua is a middle school student. She's a League Member (共青团员). She's monitress of her class. Liu Ling is in her class. She's a League Member, too.

　　They go to school at half past seven. They go by bike. They do their homework at home. They like to play basketball or watch TV after school.

　　True or False

1．Liu Ling is monitress of her class.

2．Liu Ling is Li Hua's classmate.

3．They go to school at 7:00.

4．They walk to school.

5．They do their homework at school.

　　阅读理解

　　A few years ago, a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies (公司) in the world and the third owned many highrises in the center of New York.

　　The reporter was talking to them about being important.

　　“How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.

　　The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “I think anyone who is invited to the White House to meet the President (总统) of the United States is really important. ”

　　The reporter turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that?” she asked.

　　The owner of the very large company shook her head. “No,” she said, “I don't. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You'll only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the President of another great country, and the President of the United States said he was too busy to answer it. ”

　　The reporter turned to the person who owned many highrises. “Do you agree with that?”

　　“No, I don't,” he said. “I don't think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important. ”

　　“Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter asked. “Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked it up, listened and then said, ‘it's for you. ’ That's really important. ”

True or False?

1．A reporter of a newspaper was talking to three of the most important people in America.

2．They were talking about who was the most important among them.

3．The banker thought he himself was really important.

4．The owner of a large company thought that the President of the U. S. would not answer the phone if he had a really important visitor.

5．The owner of many large highrises thought an important person would phone many important people at the White House.

6．All the three persons agreed that important persons should have something to do with the President.

　　A large shop was having its spring sale on shoes. It was the first day of the sale, and the shop department was full of women who were eagerly trying to buy them. There were all kinds of shoes in different colors, and the prices had been reduced a lot, because the shop wanted to sell as many as possible to make room (空间) for their new stock.

　　The cashiers (出纳) were kept busy, and at the moment Mrs. Chong came to one of them with her money in her hand and said, “I don't need a bag, thank you. I'm wearing the shoes I bought. ” She pointed to them on her feet.

　　“Would you like a bag to put your old shoes in, then?” the cashier asked politely as she took Mrs. Chong's money.

　　“No, thank you,” she answered quickly. “I've just sold those to someone else. ”

True or False? (判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)

1．It was spring when Mrs. Chong bought the shoes.

2．Many women were doing shopping that day because they could buy cheaper shoes.

3．Here “their new stock” means their new customers.

4．One of the women bought Mrs. Chong's old shoes in the shop.

　　Read and choose (阅读理解)

　　The Dead Sea is really a large lake. The Jordan River runs into it. Its surface has an area (面积) of over a thousand square (平方) kilometres. Because there is no outlet (出水口) and the climate is very hot, the water is slowly dried up.

　　The water in the sea has an unpleasant smell and a very salty bitter taste. It is full of salt and other minerals. Human body will not sink (下沉) in it. Man can sit up there and read newspapers without sinking, but it is not a good place for swimming, because the water is bad for the skin.

　　No living things can live in it. That is why it is called Dead Sea.

True or False? (判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)

1．The Jordan River's surface has an area of over, 1, 000.

2．Two causes (原因) make the water of the Dead Sea dry (干) up.

3．There is much salt and other minerals in the water of the Dead Sea.

4．Only men can sit up in the water of the Dead Sea. Women can't do so.

5．The water there is not good for the skin, so we call it Dead Sea.

　　阅读理解

　　Do you know anything about a computer? A computer has a keyboard(键盘) similar to that of a typewriter. It is possible to give the computer commands(指令) by means of(由……方式) the function(功能) keys above the letter keys. The machine has a plug(电插头) at the back so that you can connect(连接) it to a monitor, which has a screen like a television. All the information is stored on discs(磁盘), and at the side of the computer there is a mouse. A printer is used to copy the information on to paper. More than 10 years ago, computers were large and expensive as well. Business managers and rich people ordered computers, but didn't know how to use them. In many countries, however, the situation has now completely changed. Lots of people not only own computers but also know how to use them.

　　Nowadays computers are widely used in all areas. People use it for study or research (学术研究) , for business or management. In daily life, people use computers to do shopping, to book tickets, to order goods and to exchange(交换) information. Computers are no longer something luxurious (奢侈的) for rich people but something common that comes into every family.

True or False?

1．We can give the computer commands by means of the function keys above the letter keys.

2．A mouse is at the side of the computer.

3．We use a printer to copy the information on to paper.

4．Business managers and rich people not only own computers but also know how to use them many years ago.

5．Nowadays computers are common for lots of people.