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Some people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes, fewer and fewer people will buy books and newspapers. Why read an article in the newspaper, when the TV news can bring you the information in a few minutes and with pictures? Why read the life story of a famous man, when a short television program can tell you all that you want to know?
Television has not killed reading, however. Today, newspapers sell in very large numbers. And books of every kind are sold more than ever before. Books are still a cheap way to get information and enjoyment. Although some books with hard covers are expensive, many books are printed today as paperbooks (平装本), which are quite cheap. A paperback collection of short stories, for example, is always cheaper than an evening at the cinema or the theater, and you can keep a book for ever and read it many times.
Books are a wonderful provider of knowledge and pleasure and some types of books should be in every home. Every home should have a good dictionary. A good encyclopedia (百科全书), though expensive, is useful, too, because you can find information on any subject. Besides, you can have such books as history books, science textbooks, cookbooks, and collections of stories and poems. Then from time to time you can take a book of poems off your shelves and read the thoughts and feelings of your favorite poets.
小题1:It can be inferred from the passage that ____.
A.Fewer and fewer people will buy books.
B.A good dictionary should be kept in every home.
C.Books with hard covers sell better than paperbooks.
D.More people like TV programs about famous men.
小题2:What does the sentence “Television has not killed reading, however.” underlined in the second paragraph suggest?
A.People only need reading, though.
B.Reading is still necessary today.
C.Reading is more fun than television.
D.Watching television doesn’t help reading.
小题3:What can we learn from the passage?
A.TV programs are a chief provider of knowledge.
B.Cinemas are the best choice in getting information.
C.Reading is cheap way of learning and having fun.
D.Newspapers are an expensive way to enjoy oneself.

答案

小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:C
解析

试题分析:这篇短文主要描述了读书在当今仍旧是人们生活中很重要的一项活动。
小题1:根据Every home should have a good dictionary.及上下文描述可知选B。
小题2:根据however. Today, newspapers sell in very large numbers. And books of every kind are sold more than ever before..及下文描述可知选B,阅读在今天仍旧很必要。
小题3:根据Books are still a cheap way to get information and enjoyment,及上下文描述,可知选C,读书是一个学习和娱乐的好方法。
点评:本文浅显易懂,各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文,注意前后联系,就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找,做题关键是找出原文的根据,认真核查小题和原文的异同。
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试题【Some people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes, 】;主要考察你对科普环保类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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When you read an article you will understand and remember it better if you can work out how the writer has put the ideas together.Sometimes a writer puts ideas together by asking questions and then answering them.For example,if the article is about groundhogs(土拨鼠),the set of questions in the writer’s head might be:
What does a groundhog look like?
Where do groundhogs live?
What do they eat?…
In the article,the author might answer those questions.
Sometimes an author writes out her questions in the article.These questions give you signals.They tell you what the author is going to write next.Often an author has a question in her head but she doesn’t write it out for you.You have to work out her question for yourself.Here’s a sample reading for you to practice this method.
Earthworms
Do you know how many kinds of earthworms there are?There are about 1800 kinds in the world! They can be brown,purple,green.They can be as small as 3 cm long and as large as 3 m long.
The best time to see earthworms is at night,especially a cool,damp night.That’s when they come up from their burrows(地洞)to hunt for food.Earthworms don’t like to be in the sun.That’s because they breathe through their skin,and they can’t breathe if their skin gets too dry.Earthworms must come out of the earth if it rains a lot,because they can"t breathe in their flooded burrows.What a dangerous life!
Earthworms don"t have eyes,so how can they tell when it"s dark? They have special places on their skin that are sensitive to light.These spots tell whether it’s light or dark.If you shine a flashlight on an earthworm at night,it will quickly disappear into the ground.
Earthworms don"t have ears either,but they can hear by feeling movements in the earth.If you want to hear like an earthworm,lie on the ground with your fingers in your ears.Then have a friend stamp his or her feet near you.This is how earthworms feel birds and people walking,and moles digging,near them.
Earthworms are useful.Farmers and gardeners like having lots of earthworms in their land because the worms help to make better soil when they dig.That digging keeps the soil loose and airy(通风的).In one year earthworms can pile up as much as 23,000 kg of castings in an area about the size of a football field.
小题1:What’s the purpose of reading Earthworms?
A.To show the special life facts of earthworms.
B.To explain the differences from the groundhogs.
C.To put the writer’s idea into real use.
D.To make the readers think more clearly.
小题2:Which question CANNOT be answered in the passage?
A.How do earthworms help with gardeners?
B.What life are earthworms living with?
C.When may people observe earthworms?
D.Why can human listen like earthworms?
小题3:How can you understand Earthworms better according to this passage?
A.Read, ask and answer questions in your own head while reading.
B.Read to work out all the questions in the writer’s head while reading.
C.Read and check all the things that are not clear to you again and again.
D.Read for general ideas and discuss or compare with other similar topics.
小题4:What’s the best title for the passage?
A.One way to help with understanding
B.One way to practice with a new idea
C.One way to learn to be a wise writer
D.One way to be clearer about worms

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阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题。(共10分,每小题2分)
There was a story many years ago of a school teacher—Mrs. Thompson.She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same.But that was a lie.There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard.He didn’t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath.She did not like him.
Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother.Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself.She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present, too.It was his mother’s perfume(香水)
Teddy said ,“Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to.”After the children left , she cried for at least an hour.On that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math.Instead, she began to teach children.
Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy.The boy’s mind seemed to come alive.The more she encouraged him, the faster he improved.By the end of the sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.
Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy.He wrote that he had finished high school and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life.He went to college.Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed: Theodore Stoddard ,M.D.(医学博士).
The story doesn’t end there.On his wedding day, Dr.Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson’s ear ,“Thank you, Mrs.Thompson, for believing in me.You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference.”
Mrs.Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back ,“ Teddy, you have it all wrong.You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference.I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”
小题1:Did Mrs. Thompson like Teddy at first?
小题2:When did Teddy give his teacher a present?
小题3:What did Mrs. Thompson do after the children left the classroom?
小题4:Why did Teddy thank Mrs. Thompson at his wedding?
小题5:What does the passage want to say?
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阅读短文, 根据短文内容回答问题。(共10分,每小题2分)

It"s March, 2050.
Frank and Mary Smith wake up in their comfortable house in the morning and switch on the bedroom computer to get the latest news. They used to read the Times, but changed to electronic newspapers many years ago.                                                
There is the usual news about space: another space flight has returned from Mars and scientists have discovered a new planet. Then they turn to business news: the US dollar has risen greatly in Shanghai, one of the world"s leading business centers. Mary tells the computer to buy 5,000 dollars, and there is a quick response that it has been done.
As they watch the screen, Mary orders one of the household robots to make coffee for them. Frank disappears into the study to join a video conference with his partners around the world. He is a computer engineer, working for several companies. This is his third job: he used to be in marketing and then television.
Mary has a quick look at the shopping channels - the usual selection of electric cars, household robots and cheap travel offers - before picking up the video phone to talk to her assistant. She also has a job and she is doing medical research. Both she and Frank used to have an office desk in London, but in 2014 they decided to move to the seaside and work from home.
Frank and Mary have one daughter, Louise, who also has her own workstation at home. She goes to school only one day a week, mainly to play with other students. Classrooms disappeared in 2030 because there was no longer any need for them: communications systems have made it much easier to learn at home.
Louise, now thirteen, is studying Chinese at present, which has become a world language as
important as English. Louise has many Chinese friends. They communicate by computer.
According to the family doctor, Louise will live to at least 130. Her wish is to work for a
few decades (十年) and then spend her time on music and painting.
小题1:Do Frank and Mary get the latest news on the computer in the morning?
小题2:Who makes coffee for Mary and Frank?
小题3:What does Frank do?
小题4:What are the two world languages in 2050?
小题5:What do you think of Louise"s life in 2050? Why?
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Timetables are important. They help you know what your classes are and when your classes are. They help you get to your classes on time. A class timetable has the names and time of all classes. A good timetable has other information(信息) too. You can write your teachers’names on it. In some schools, students have the same class in the same place every day—from Monday to Friday. The following timetable is fit(合适的) for those students.
Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
7:50
Meeting
Meeting
Meeting
Meeting
Meeting
8:20
Chinese
English
Maths
English
Chinese
9:05
Morning Exercises
9:30
Maths
Chinese
English
Chinese
Maths
10:25
 
Maths
Chinese
Maths
PE
11:45
Lunch
12:45
History
Music
PE
Music
English
13:30
PE
Art
History
Art
History
14:15
Biology
Geography
Biology
Geography
Meeting
15:00
 
Chinese : Mr Li       Maths: Ms Feng          English: Mr Black       
History: Mr Ge       Geography: Mr Jiang      Biology: Miss Song        
Art : Mr Xu       Music: Mr Hu       PE :Ms Wang    Meeting: Ms Feng
小题1:Why do we say the timetables are important?
A.Because they can help us do the homework well.
B.Because they can help us know about out subjects.
C.Because they can help us know a lot about our classmates.
D.Because they can help us know a lot about our teachers.
小题2:What does the timetable include(包括)?
a. the names of the subjects
b. the time of all classes
c. the classroom
d. the teachers’ names
e. the workdays of a week
A.a c d e B.a b c e C.a b d e D.a b c d e
小题3:What class are the students having at 10:30 on Wednesday?
A.PEB.MathsC.EnglishD.Chinese
小题4:How many classes does Ms Feng have on Friday?
A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four
小题5:Which of the following is Not right?
A.The students have an hour for lunch.
B.The students have seven lessons a day.
C.The students go to school five days a week.
D.The students do morning exercises and play ball games every day.

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In the 13th century, the famous Italian traveler, Marco Polo, traveled a long way to China. During his stay in China, he saw many wonderful things. One of the things he discovered was that the Chinese used paper money. In Western countries, people did not use paper money until the 15th century. However, people in China began to use paper money in the 7th century.
A Chinese man called Cai Lun invented paper almost 2000 years ago. He made it from wood. He took the wood from trees and made it into paper. He then put these pieces of paper together and made them into a book.
Now paper still comes from trees. We use a lot of paper every day. If we keep on wasting so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth. If there are no trees, there will be no paper. Every day, people throw away about 2,800 tons of paper in our city. It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper. This means that we are cutting nearly 48,000 trees every day. Since it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow, we must start using less paper now. If we don’t, we will not give enough time to grow more trees to take the place of those we use for paper.
So how can we save paper? We can use both sides of every piece of paper, especially then we are making notes. We can choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper packets. We can also use cotton handkerchief and not paper ones. When we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the shop assistant does give us a paper, we can save it and reuse it later.
Everyone can help to save paper. If we all think carefully, we can help protect trees. But we should do it now, before it is too late.
小题1: When he was in China, Marco Polo ________.
A.saw many wonderful things
B.read a lot of books
C.discovered Cai Lun invented paper
D.learned to make paper
小题2:About ________ tons of paper are thrown away every day in our city.
A.48,000B.1,700C.2,000D.2,800
小题3:Which of the following is NOT the way of saving paper?
A.To use cotton handkerchiefs instead of paper ones.
B.To grow more trees.
C.To use both sides of very piece of paper.
D.To use the paper bags from shops more than once.
小题4:Which of the following is NOT true?
A.About 48,000 trees can be used to make 2,800 tons of paper.
B.If we keep on wasting paper, we will have no paper to use.
C.The Chinese used paper money much earlier than the people in western countries.
D.It is never too late to plant trees for paper.
小题5:Which is the best title of the passages?
A.Cotton Handkerchiefs Back Again
B.Cai Lun, the Great Inventor
C.Saving Paper
D.The history of Paper

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