Reader’s Digest is a monthly magazine. Before the 1980s, it belonged to a privately held company, which was started in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and Dewitt Wallace. This magazine is small and easy to carry, just half the size of most American magazines, which caused a phrase in 2005, “America in your pocket.” It is the best selling magazine in the USA. At present, its circulation(发行量)in the USA has reached 10 million copies and the number of the readers there is 38 million. It also has 40 million overseas readers in more than another 70 countries.
This magazines focus(焦点) is not news but more of cultural views because the editors think people now can get timely news from somewhere else. They hope this magazine can give readers something that is about special personal experiences, something the readers can share with their families. In different countries, this magazine provides a window to the world for the local(当地的) readers. Some parts of the magazine are about the local customs and interests of the local readers. The other parts give the local readers information from all over the world.
1.How often does Reader’s Digest come out in the USA?
A. Once a year.B. Once a month.
C. Once a week.D. Once a day.
2.How many people all over the world read this magazine?
A. 38 millionB. 40 million.C. 78 million.D. 108 million.
3.This magazine’s focus includes the following topics EXCEPT(除了) ___________.
A. something about the timely news
B. some special personal experiences
C. some information from all over the world
D. the local customs and interests of the local readers
We went into a secondhand shop to get out of the rain. I took my 6-year-old daughter’s hand and we started to walk around. Suddenly she reached out her hand to touch a pair of shiny black shoes.
“Buy for me?” she asked.
“Oh, Sweetie, they are tap dancing (踢踏舞) shoes. You aren’t taking tap dance.”
“Buy for me?” she repeated.
“Well, let’s try them on.”
She sat on the floor and took off her bright pink rain boots. When she stood up we heard “click”. She took a step, “click, click, click.”
The sun came out and we went on our way. Our next stop was the grocery store. “Click, click, click…” people turned to look as we entered the store. People would never allow their daughter to wear tap dancing shoes to the grocery store.
“Excuse me, dear. Why would you allow(允许) your daughter to wear tap dancing shoes here? They make such a noise.”
“Isn’t it wonderful?”
“Wonderful? My dear, this is not the place to wear those shoes.”
“You don’t understand. When she was a baby, doctors told us that she would never walk or talk. It has taken a lot of hard work and patience, but she asked for the shoes and the ‘click, click, click’ says that she can walk,” I said.
My daughter is 18 now and will graduate from grade 12 in June. It has not always been easy, but it has all been worthwhile (值得的). She has taught me that it doesn’t matter what others think. They don’t walk in your shoes.
1.Why did the mother and daughter go to the secondhand shop?
A. Because the daughter loved the place.
B. Because they liked walking there so much.
C. Because they tried to keep themselves from the rain.
D. Because the mother wanted to buy cheap shoes for her daughter.
2.People would never allow their daughter to wear tap dancing shoes to the grocery store because _________.
A. they are noisyB. they are expensive
C. they are dirtyD. it is not allowed
3.What does the sentence “They don’t walk in your shoes” mean?
A. They don’t know how you feel.
B. They don’t walk the same way as you.
C. They don’t know the size of your shoes.
D. They don’t have the same shoes as yours.
4.The story tells us ______.
A. the love between mother and daughter is strong
B. you should wear the wrong shoes for your feet
C. wearing your own shoes helps you walk faster
D. sometimes you shouldn’t care about what others say
Joe, an outgoing girl, is from a rich family. Therefore she can afford almost everything. But Joe’s parents are too busy to spend enough time with her, which makes Joe more than lonely. So, she always goes to WeChat. On WeChat, she can do a lot of things like buying things, reading articles, and making friends with those she either knows or not.
She uses the name Linda on WeChat and has made a lot of friends there. Last year Joe made a foreign friend on WeChat. Her name was Catherine and she lived in Sydney. Catherine once sent a picture of “herself”: a tall, good-looking young woman with big eyes. Catherine and Joe were both interested in rock music and modern dance. So, they liked each other very much.
When Joe’s father told her that he was meeting a client in Sydney this summer, she went with him to give Catherine a surprise for her birthday. When Joe came to Catherine’s house in Sydney, she found that her foreign “girlfriend” was a ten-year-old boy named Jim! What a surprise!
1.Joe spends time on WeChat to .
A. make friendsB. kill timeC. read articles D. buy things
2.What is the real name of Joe’s “girlfriend”?
A. CatherineB. JoeC. JimD. Linda
3.From this article, we can say .
A. Everyone uses his real name on WeChat
B. On WeChat, we can only talk with Chinese people.
C. On WeChat, we can talk with Chinese people in Australia.
D. Joe’s father went to Sydney to meet Joe’s friend Catherine.
4.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. A Sad GirlB. A Real Surprise
C. A Special Foreigner D. A Boy Called Jim
A school for stars
In this school, most students come from rich families and some of them have famous parents. People from Hollywood sometimes go to Beverly Hills High School to look for future actors.
School life
There are lots of good things about going to this school: There are two theatres, a television studio and a radio station. The students make TV programs and films in their drama classes. The biggest activity of the school year is the school dance.
Traveling to school
In California, children can learn to drive three months before their sixteenth birthday. Lots of students in Beverly Hills High School have their own cars, but they have to pay a lot of money to park their cars in the school parking area.
What the children think
Most children enjoy going to Beverly Hills High School because it is fun and there is a lot to do. But some children do not like the school if their parents don’t have enough money to buy them a fast car or expensive clothes.
1.The first paragraph(段落) tells us that _________.
A. none of the students in Beverly Hills High School are poor
B. most students in Beverly Hills High School come from the USA
C. some students in Beverly Hills High School may become actors in the future
D. the parents of the students in Beverly Hills High School always want to be stars
2.The students make TV programs and films ___________.
A. in a theatreB. in a television studio
C. in a radio stationD. in their drama classes
3.Lots of students in this school come to school ___________.
A. by bikeB. by car C. by planeD. on foot
4.Why do most children enjoy going to Beverly Hills High School?
A. Because they will be actors in the school.
B. Because it is fun and there is much to do in the school.
C. Because they will have a fast car and expensive clothes
D. Because they can learn to drive three months before their fifteenth birthday.
An old woman lived in a house with a large garden. She took care of her flowers all the . One day a young man went by the garden. He saw the beautiful flowers and thought he could be very happy he lived in a beautiful place. his surprise, the old gardener was blind. He asked, “You can’t these flowers. Why are you busy _them every day?” The old woman said, “Let me tell you four . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, though I am blind, I can touch them as well. , I can smell the sweetness of them. As for the last one, that’s for .” “Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man. “Yeah, it’s true that I don’t know you. But I know that everybody loves flowers. We all enjoy the these flowers have brought us.”
1.A. day B. night C. weekendD. time
2.A. sinceB. asC. whileD. if
3.A. so B. such C. very D. really
4.A. In B. To C. WithD. As
5.A. hearB. see C. touch D. feel
6.A. take after B. look afterC. taking after D. looking after
7.A. ideas B. problemsC. reasonsD. matter
8.A. FinallyB. FineC. Fourth D. Third
9.A. youB. meC. my motherD. my son
10.A. fairness B. sadnessC. happinessD. kindness
I _______ in London, but now I live in New Yorker.
A. used to living
B. am used to living
C. used to live
D. am used to live
