books about politics and current (现在的) events. Farther back, there was a big shelf full of novels.
At the Chinese store, at the Beijing airport, there were very few books on history, and books on politics and current events were even harder to find. There were a few biographies, but they seemed to be of an instructive (教育性的) nature; almost all of them were about rich people, and how they got rich. What the store did have was lots and lots of books on how to learn English.
As a Westerner, I found this surprising. The kinds of books I’m used to seeing people read– the kinds that were at the first store–are the kinds people read to escape (逃脱) their daily lives. But here most of the books were on how to get rich and how to study English–how to work better and how to study better.
These Chinese books offered no escape from daily life – only ways to improve it. Perhaps this is another area where Westerners and Chinese people can learn from each other. We Westerners could certainly read a bit more for practical purposes (目的). But I also think Chinese people might benefit (受益) from more of something my teachers always encouraged: Reading for fun. Two different bookstores Location Customers Books Sanlitun 63 biographies books about history，politics and current 64 ； a shelf of 65 …… Beijing 62 Chinese people biographies about rich people and the 66 to their success； about how to learn English …… It’s not 67 to find the books which are popular in Sanlitun’s bookstore. to 70 daily life The purposes of 68 to be 69 from daily life The writer’s attitude The western readers should Chinese readers should learn how read a bit more for 71 to read for fun. purposes. 62. airport 63. Westerners 64. events 65. novels 66. way(s) 67. easy 68. reading 69. away 70. improve 71. practical 阅读短文，根据所读内容在短文后图表中的空格里填入一个恰当的单词。每小题1分，注意：每空限填一个单词 表格填词练习十八
In the United States, each farm family lives on its own fields, and often can’t see any neighbour. Instead of travelling from a village to the fields every morning, American farmers stay on their land all the week. They travel to the nearest town on Saturdays for shopping or on Sundays for church. The children ride on buses to large schools which serve all of the farm families living in the area. In some areas, there are small schools serving a few families, and the children walk to school. Of course life keeps changing for everyone, including farmers. Today there are cars, good roads, radios, and television set. And of course there are modern machines for farming. All of these have changed farm life. For many year s, farmers had to deal with their own problems,
instead of getting help from others. They learned to try new methods (方法) and to believe their own ideas instead of following old ways. Living areas Daily life School Changes Each farm family They stay on their land Large schools With the 83 ▲ lives on its own all the 78 ▲ . serve 81 machines, they 76 ▲ . ▲ have changed of the farm farm life. families living in that area. They often can’t They travel to the 82 schooThey learned to see any 77 nearest town for 79 ls serve a few try new 84 ▲ . ▲ on Saturday and families. ▲ and to for church on 80 believe their ▲ . 85 ▲ ideas. 76.fields 77.neighbour 78.week 79.shopping 80.Sunday 81.all 82.Small 83.modern 84.methods 85.own
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Scientists said that in the past l00 years, as the global (全球的) temperatures went up by 0.74℃, the temperature in North China has climbed l.4℃ in only 50 years.
China needs to cut down carbon dioxide emission (排放), because it’s the main reason for global warming. The good news is that China has seen the importance of going green. China set the goal of cutting energy use down by 20% and pollution emission by 10% in the llth Five-Year Plan. Can you slow down global warming? Sure! You and your family can take steps to cut down the amount of carbon dioxide that is sent out into the air.
Here are some pieces of advice to help you save the earth.
Wear used clothes. It means that you save the energy when you wear your brother’s, sister’s or dad’s old T-shirts.
Change your light bulbs (灯泡). Use energy-saving light bulbs. And don’t forget to turn off the lights when you leave a room and turn off your television and computer when they are not in use! Take a bus. Taking a bus saves a lot of oil every year.
Say no to plastic bags. The next time your parents go to the market, ask them to use baskets.
Open the windows. Don’t use the air conditioner. Let some fresh air in. When you have to use the conditioner, set the temperature higher in summer and lower in winter to save energy. The main 71 ▲ for Too much carbon dioxide in the air. global warming How to 72 ▲ the earth 1. Wear used clothes. 2. Use 73 ▲ light bulbs and 74 ▲ to turn off the lights when you leave a room. 3. Take a bus. 4. Use baskets instead of plastic bags when shopping. 5. Try to use the air conditioner 75 ▲ . 71.reason72.save73．energy-saving 74．remember 75．less 阅读短文，根据所读内容在短文后图表中的空格里填入一个恰当的单词。每小题1分，注意：每空限填一个单词 表格填词练习二十
Street Markets Around the World
There are many ways of shopping. You can shop by telephone, by post or through your home computer, but for many people, the most exciting way to shop is also the most traditional—at a street market. You can find markets anywhere in the world. Here are four of them:
There are many “floating markets” in Asia; perhaps the most unusual is in Thailand(泰国), at a place called Damned Saduak. It’s open from six in the morning to the noon every day. People sell fresh fruit from their boats.
Many Belgians(比利时人) say that the Grand Place is the most beautiful square in the world. It’s the home of a colourful flower market. It’s open every day except Monday. On Monday, instead of flowers, there’s a wonderful bird market.
One of the world’s famous markets is in Mexico City(墨西哥城)—the Sonora Market. You can buy toys, birds, herbs and medicine. There’re all kinds of things. It’s open every day from early in the morning till late at night.
In England, every weekend, thousands of young people from all over London travel to the Camden Market—it’s the place to go for street fashion, CDs and tapes. Many people also go there for fun.
根据以上内容，完成下列表格，每空一词 Names 46._______ Feature(特征) 47.______ Things to Sell fresh 48._____ 50.__________21世纪教育网 birds the Sonora Mexico Market the Camden 54.________ Market 52.______ fashionable all kinds of 53._______ fashion things Open Time every day every day except 51.________ Monday every day Every 55.______ the Damned Thailand Saduak the Grand Belgium(比利49._______ 时) beautiful 46. Countries 47. unusual 48. fruit 49. Place 50. flowers 51. Monday 52. famous 53. things 54. England 55. weekend
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Good morning, boys and girl. Today I’ll talk about going online.
We know that there are too many net bars around us. The Internet can make our lives
interesting and enjoyable. Many of us like going online very much because we can learn how to use the computer. We can learn English and read some newspapers and magazines to know more
around us. It can make us clever in playing computer games. Also when we can send e-mails to our friends they can get them at once. It can help us contact people from all over the world.
But some students spend too much time in playing computer games and some stay in the net bars all day and all night. Some girls even get to have boyfriends or some boys get to have girlfriends online. They write too many letters to each other. It takes them too much time to chat online so they do worse in their lessons and they don’t study well any more. I think we mustn’t get online when it is time for us to study. We can do it in summer or winter holidays. I think we should get online with our teachers or parents.
At the same time, if we have lots of free time, we can do some activities after class. We usually have activities from 4：50 to 5：50 in the afternoon. You can play basket ball or football. We also have some interest groups in school, such as drawing, singing and dancing. We can go to the English corner on Monday afternoon. We hope we can spend more time on our subjects or on such activities that we can learn a lot from and less time on the Internet. Title: A speech about going online ● Make our lives interesting and make us 56 our lives. ● Learn how to use the computer and can get more information. ● Send e-mails to our friends 57 . ● Help us get in touch with people from all over the world. ● It takes too much time to play computer games. ● Some students write too many letters to each other and spend too much time 59 online so they do worse in their lessons. Do it in summer or winter holidays; do some after-class activities and have some 60 groups in school. Advantages 58__ suggestions 56. enjoy 57. quickly \\ immediately 58. Disadvantages 59. chatting 60. interest
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World Sleep Day, on 21st March, was created to bring attention to the growing number of sleep problems. Sleep is a natural part of human life, but many people in the modern world don’t realize it’s very important. As a result, sleep problems are quite common.
In 2011, scientists at the University of Athens in Greece did a survey of over 35,000 people in 10 countries around the world, including China, Belgium and South Africa. Among the people, 24 percent said that they did not sleep well, 31.6 percent were diagnosed(诊断) with insomnia(失眠). In addition, 30.7 percent of them have visited doctors for help with sleep problems and 11.6 percent said that they felt very sleepy during the day.
The survey found that many people suffer the effects of poor quality sleep, some examples can’t fall asleep and often wake up in the middle of the night. The main reasons of the problems are pressure(压力) from school or work and a fast pace(节奏) of life, but noise pollution and light pollution also affect sleep and cause poor quality sleep. The survey also found that large numbers of people find it hard to sleep at night. The short term effects of this are tiredness and trouble concentrating(专心). If this happens for a long time, the risk of gaining weight and having a heart attack may increase.
There are many things you can do to improve the quality of your sleep. First, you should have regular sleep habits. Try to go to bed and wake up around the same time
each day. You also need to make your bedroom a cool, dark, quiet place to sleep so that heat, light and noise do not disturb you. At night, you should also avoid things that contain caffeine, such as chocolate, coffee, tea and many soft drinks, as caffeine may keep you from sleeping. Getting a good night's sleep is important for everyone. By following the advice above, you can rest better at night and work better during the day. Have a good sleep World Sleep Day A survey by scientists Causes of sleep problems Results of problems World Sleep Day was created to make people understand the 61 of sleep. Of 35 000 people in 10 countries in the world, there were 24 percent of the people 62 they didn’t sleep well. 31.6 percent were diagnosed with insomnia. 30.7 percent have gone to a doctor for sleep problems. 11.6 percent of the people feel sleepy during the day . People feel the pressure from school or work . A fast pace of life 63 to sleep problems as well. Noise and light pollution also cause poor quality sleep. Some people aren’t able to fall asleep and often wake up at night. sleep Feeling 64 , people find it hard to concentrate. It’s highly possible that sleepless people easily gain weight and have a heart attack. Ways to improve sleep Have regular sleep habits. quality Make your bedroom cool, dark and quiet Don’t drink anything 65 caffeine at bedtime. 61. importance 62. saying 63. leads 64.tired 65. with 阅读短文，根据所读内容在短文后图表中的空格里填入一个恰当的单词。每小题1分，注意：每空限填一个单词 表格填词练习二十三
‘USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?’ We often hear such discussions. As China opens its door, it is a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad. They want to learn about the outside world.
It’s true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Their foreign language skills will be improved and it may be easier to find jobs.
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But there are problems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language.
Students must also learn to live without parents’ care and deal with all kinds of things they haven’t had to do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad running into an ocean of difficulties and giving up finally. When they have to take care of