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 paperbacks (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 textbook, 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.
1.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
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A．TV programs are a chief provider of knowledge |
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B．cinemas are the best choice in getting information |
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C．reading is a cheap way of learning and having fun |
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D．newspapers are an expensive way to enjoy oneself |
2. What does the sentences “Television has not killed reading, however ” underlined in the second paragraph suggest?
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A．People only need reading, though. |
B．Reading is still necessary today. |
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C．Reading is more fun than television. |
D．Watching television doesn’t help reading. |
3.What can we learn from the passage?
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A．Fewer and fewer people will buy books. |
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B．A good dictionary should be kept in every home. |
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C．Books with hard covers sell better than paperbooks. |
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D．More people like TV programs about famous men. |
What a pity! Considering his ability and experience, he ____ better.
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A．need have done |
B．must have done |
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C．can have done |
D．might have done |
春节燃放烟花爆竹是普遍的欢庆方式，但是对这种方式的利弊一直争论不休。请你根据下列提示写一篇英语短文谈谈你的看法：
1、可以燃放的理由；
2、禁放的理由；
3、建议。
注意：1、词数 120 – 150
2、参考词汇：firecracker (鞭炮)；firework (焰火)。
With rapid increase of economic rate in western countries, more and more married young couples tend to have no child or only one. At the meantime, many developing nations adopt family planning policy to get rid of poverty. All these facts result in a world with population growth rate declining. But I myself would like to grow up in a big family.
Of course, a small family has its advantages. Firstly, small family makes it easier for parents to bring up and educate their children. Parents could spend more time and money educating one child than several. The child could grow up in an influential environment. Secondly, the child could learn more survival skills for future success.
However, . The only child becomes the little emperor. It would make the one child ask more for him and think less of others. Besides, after the child grows up and gets married, the new couple has to take care of four old parents. That means the two children must work hard to support the old parents. At present, many nations are facing the problem of becoming aged society. China will face this situation in a short time to come.
On the contrary, a big family weighs over a small family in many aspects. Firstly, parents could educate several children with almost the same time as they spend with one. Moreover, the old brothers or sisters also could help their parents bring up little children. Secondly, if one of the children turns out to be successful, it may mean he or she is becoming a model for other children to learn from.
Despite the fact that parents have to spend more time and money bringing up several children, it is not as difficult as people think it to be. With the help of good educational system and modern technology, it is becoming easier to afford several children.
1.What is the writer's attitude whether it is good to grow up in a big family? （no more than 10 words.）
2.Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese.
3.What's the main idea of the second paragraph? （no more than 10 words.）
4. Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases. （no more than 10 words.）
5.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
Although parents need more time and money to raise several children, it’s easier than it’s thought to be.
A report by the Consumer Electronics Association says electronics are among the most popular gifts being bought this holiday season.
Jim Barry is a spokesman for the Consumer Electronics Association. He says the CEA study found that electronics represent three of the top five things on its "holiday gift wish list" this year.
JIM BARRY: "Notebook computers are at the top, followed by iPads and then e-readers. IPad is a touch-screen tablet computer and that's really the big player in that category."
The computer company Apple began selling its small, touch-screen computers in April. People use the touch-screen computers to surf the Web, write e-mails, watch movies and read books. Since the iPad's release earlier this year, several other companies have come out with their own tablet computers just in time for Christmas.
A report from the e-Marketer research group predicts that worldwide, tablet sales will reach more than eighty-one million in two thousand twelve. Still, Jim Barry says these devices are facing tough competition this year from another Christmas favorite.
JIM BARRY: "Another hot category right behind that are the e-readers. So you can read on an iPad or a touch-screen tablet, but the e-book readers are less expensive. The Kindle is the market leader there, from Amazon. But you also have the Nook from Barnes and Noble and the e-reader from Sony. And you have more and more of those e-readers coming into the market as well."
The Consumer Electronics Association report found that iPod music players are also in high demand this holiday season.
But not all of the things on the holiday gift wish list involved electronics. Clothes, cars and motorcycles also made the list. So did family togetherness and good health. And the one thing that people wanted most?
JIM BARRY: "At the top of the list was peace and happiness."
That is also our wish for you this holiday season.
1.The best title of the passage is .
A. How to choose a suitable gift for Christmas
B. iPads, E-Readers, Notebook Computers top wish lists
C. What we should buy for our kids this holiday season
D. How modern technology is changing the way people relate
2.People use the touch-screen computers to do all the following things except .
A. surf the Web and write e-mails
B. watch movies and read books
C. surf the Web and contact others on phone
D. surf the internet and use it as an e-reader
3. Which of the following sentences is TURE?
A. iPads are the most popular gift among all the electronics.
B. Only the computer company Apple releases a touch-screen tablet computer.
C. All of the things on the holiday gift wish list are electronics.
D. There are more and more kinds of e-readers in the market.
4. You don't have enough money for an iPad, but you can buy for a friend who enjoys reading.
A. notebook computers B. iPod music players
C. touch-screen tablet computer D. e-book readers
5.We can infer from the last paragraph that .
A. people value peace and happiness more than anything else
B. clothes, cars and motorcycles are also popular gifts for Christmas
C. family togetherness and good health don't make the list
D. JIM BARRY also sends their wish for us this holiday season
A pair of pandas being lent by China to Japan was set to arrive in Tokyo's Ueno Zoo in the Japanese capital and raising hopes that the animals may help improve bilateral (双边的)ties.
Bi Li and his female partner, Xian Nu, both 5, were due to touch down at Narita international Airport in Tokyo on a flight from Shanghai.
Together with their keeper, the pair were transferred from Chengdu, to Shanghai on Monday morning, said Li Desheng, deputy chief of the Wolong Nature Reserve.
The pair, which are young adults, will be the first pandas at Ueno Zoo since April 2008, when the institution's beloved Ling Ling died.
Ueno Zoo had spent 90 million yen ($1.1 million) installing under-floor heating, a playground with a sandbox and landscaping.
The pair will dine on rare bamboo from the central Japanese mountain of Izu that is similar to what they are used to at home in China.
The zoo's first pair of pandas arrived in 1972, marking the normalization of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
Expectations are running high that the pandas that will stay in Japan for 10 years will boost the local economy and improve troubled relations between Tokyo and Beijing.
Business and tourism officials expect them to bring in around 20 billion yen a year, or 10 percent of the local economy.
In 1993, a year after Ling Ling arrived in the zoo, an additional 1 million people visited the attraction. Visitors have fallen to around 3 million a year from 3.5 million since Ling Ling's death.
Since a boat collision near the Diaoyu Islands in September, Sino-Japanese relations have been at a low point. The media outlets expressed hope that bilateral relations will improve with the arrival of the pandas.
1.The passage mainly tells us .
A. a pair of pandas was lent to Japan by China
B. the pair of pandas from China brought hope of improving Sino-Japanese relations
C. the normalization of diplomatic ties between China and Japan
D. sino-Japanese relations have been at a low point since the Diaoyu Island incident
2.en the pair of pandas arrives in Japan, .
A. an additional 1 million people will visit the zoo
B. they will eat what they are used to from China
C. they will stay there for 10 years
D. they will be the first pandas at Ueno Zoo
3.According to the passage, we know that Ling Ling stayed in Japan for about .
A. 5 years B. 10 years C. 15 years D. 20 years
4.What does the underlined phrase "touch down" probably mean ?
A. take off B. land C. come up D. meet
5. The arriving of the pandas is expected to bring several positive effects except .
A. boosting the local economy
B. improving the troubled relations between China and Japan
C. bringing in around 20 billion yen a year
D. attracting 3.5 million visitors from China
