阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空。 Do you know 1. countryside

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阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空。    Do you know 1.            countryside is changing these years in some countries?
    Life has becoming difficult in many villages, and some are becoming empty. There are a lot of 2.
for this. Firstly Young people from 3.            usually want to live somewhere livelier, and they often move
to the towns and do not return. Secondly, people move to the cities to find work, as there are often very
few 4.            in the countryside. Sometimes villages remain because people from the cities have bought a
"second home" in the villages 5.            they come and stay at weekends. The price of houses 6.
(go) up and people like to buy a house in the countryside. 7.           problem is that it is becoming more
and more difficult for farmers to make money from their farms. 8.             they sell their land and find
another job.
    All these things mean that many villages are 9.             (fight) to survive (留下来). We can only hope
that they will remain. The countryside would be sadder and uglier places 10.             them.

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1. the 2. reasons 3. villages 4. jobs 5. where 6. goes 7. Another 8. So 9. fighting 10. without

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阅读理解。     On February 7, the National Library of China in Beijing began to allow free entry of readers, only asking
for their ID cards. While having free access (进入) to the library"s services and facilities, readers can also
enjoy discounts (打折) on document copying, archive delivery and CD burning (刻录). The government
has given 178 million yuan to help the program.
    Various surveys (调查) show that Chinese are spending less time on reading, but this doesn"t necessarily
mean a decline (下降) in people"s passion in this regard. For example, bookstores on weekends are always
filled with readers. The key reason is that there are too few good public libraries. Either the books are too
old or in poor condition or the fee charges are too high.
    Against this backdrop, to offer free access to the National Library will help to encourage the public"s
passion for reading and thus improve the overall cultural quality of nation. 1. If you want to go to the National Library of China now, you have to            . [     ]
A. give some money
B. be with your parents
C. bring a CD with you
D. show your ID card 2. The Chinese are spending less time on reading partly because            .[     ]
A. they are becoming poorer
B. they don"t like to read books
C. they can"t copy books
D. there are not enough good public libraries 3. Which of the following is not true according to the passage? [     ]
A. Books in public libraries are usually too old.
B. People can copy documents in the National Library without giving money.
C. Many people go to bookstores on weekends.
D. The government wants to encourage people to read.

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阅读理解。    The Ministry of Education reportedly plans to make school admission (许可) age more flexible. As part
of the reform program, it will allow primary schools to enroll students aged under 6, the country"s present
age of admission. While some people applaud it, this might not necessarily be a helpful revision.
    Once the current six-year-old limitation is cancelled (取消), no parents will want to send their children
to school at that age while other children enter school at younger age. As a result, Chinese children will
have to go to school increasingly early.
    The earlier they are sent to school, the less freedom young children will enjoy. They will be thrown into
endless examinations. While their heads become filled with knowledge, their simple happiness will decrease.
This is harmful for their growth, especially when they are thrown into the rigors of a curriculum before
they are five years old.
     In countries such as Germany and Australia, parents all hope to send their children to school at an older
age when they have developed more fully physically and psychologically.
    The current fixed schooling age is an effective mechanism to protect children against harm brought on
by early schooling. If it is broken, Chinese children might again face a more stressful childhood. 1. Currently in China, children of ______ or older than ______ can go to primary school. [     ]
A. 7; 7
B. 6; 6
C. 5; 5
D. 4; 42. If the current six-year-old limitation is cancelled, ______ will send their children aged under 6 to primary
   school. [     ]
A. no parents
B. perhaps all parents
C. only some parents
D. maybe a half of the parents 3. The children will enjoy           if they go to school earlier. [     ]
A. themselves
B. more freedom
C. less freedom
D. less love 4. If the children go to school at an older age, they will ______. [     ]
A. love their parents better
B. learn more foreign languages
C. violate the rules of the school more easily
D. develop better in body and thought 5. According to the passage, the writer           . [     ]
A. doesn"t care how old a child goes to school
B. doesn"t agree the children to go to school younger than 6
C. suggests the Ministry of Education carry out the new program
D. thinks that China should not follow the western countries

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阅读理解。    Each year several thousand people are killed on the road in Great Britain. Every year between one and
two hundred thousand people are injured (伤害), or killed in road accidents.
   If you are in England and if you listen to the eight o"clock news from BBC, you will often hear news
of road accidents. You may hear something like this "On last Monday evening at about twenty minutes
to ten, a cyclist (骑自行车的人) was knocked down by a truck at crossing of Oak Road and High Street
in Croydon. The cyclist has died from his injuries. Anyone who saw the accident please communicate
(联系) with New Scotland Yard, telephone number Whitehall one, two, one, two."
    Accidents are often caused (引起) by carelessness. If everybody obeys the rules, the roads will be
much safer.How can we make the road safer?
   In Great Britain traffic keeps on to the left.Motor-cars, trucks, buses and cyclists must all keep to the
left side of the road. In most other country traffic keeps to the right.
    Before crossing the road, stop and look both ways. Look right, look left again.Then, if you are sure
that the road is clear, that there is nothing coming, it is safe to cross the road. If you see small children,
or very old people, or blind people, waiting to cross the road, it is kind act to help them to cross the road
in safety.
    We must teach young children to cross the road safely. We must always give them a good example.
Small children mustn"t play in the street. 1. How many people are injured in Grear Bratain every year?[     ]
A. Several thousand.
B. Between one and two hundred people.
C. Between 100,000 and 200,000 people.
D. Between 1,000 and 2,000 people. 2. "New Scotland Yard" may be ______. [     ]
A. the police.
B. a factoory mending cars.
C. a big hospital.
D. a group saving people from read accidents. 3. "In Great Britain trafie keeps to the left" means ______.[     ]
A. all the cars.buses etc.coming and going along the road must be driven along the left side of the road.
B. all the cars.buses etc.coming and going along the road must be driven to the left side of the road.
C. only trucks must be driven along the left side of the road.
D. all the cars,buses etc.coming and going along the road must be stopped on the left side of the road. 4. In our country traffic should keep ______. [     ]
A. to the left
B. in the right
C. on the left
D. to the right 5. Which of the following is right? [     ]
A. Every road accident is caused by carelessness.
B. "The road is clear," means "There"s nothing on it."
C. Before crossing the road in China, you should look left first and then look right.
D. People can play in the street except small children.

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阅读理解。    Of London"s estimated (估计) 75,000 homeless people, a high percentage (百分率) are between the ages
of seventeen and twenty-five. Every year in Britain, over 5,000 young people leave home. Most of these
young people are over sixteen but some are even younger. Most of them are escaping (逃走、逃脱) from
an unhappy home life but a few of them just want the bright lights of a big city and a chance to earn (赚、挣)
some money. When their money runs out, some start begging or busking (街头卖艺) to earn money. They
start living on the streets and sleeping in doorways or in squats (蹲踞). Many of them return home after a
few months but the rest stay. Some say they prefer the freedom (自由) of the streets to life at home. 1. Most young people are           when they leave home. [     ]
A. more than fourteen
B. over fifteen
C. over sixteen
D. seventeen 2. Every year in England, more than            young people leave home. [     ]
A. 50
B. 500
C. 5000
D. 50000 3. They leave home because           . [     ]
A. they don"t have a happy home life
B. they want the bright light in the cities
C. they want to make much money
D. all the above three answers 4. After a few months many of the young people           . [     ]
A. start begging
B. live on the streets
C. sleep in doorways
D. have to return home 5. The rest of these young people don"t go home because they like           better than life at home. [     ]
A. the freedom
B. the city
C. the lights
D. the money

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完形填空。    Xiao Qiang, a 12-year-old Chinese boy, has too many activities. His father    1   him away from school
four afternoons a week and drives him across town to practice. "I do most of my    2   in the car when
we are    3   to practice, and I have to do the rest when I get home. I am too tired, I just want to sleep."
He said.
    "More and more kids become unhappy    4   they have too many activities to do." said Mr. Wang, an
expert (专家) of child development. "41% of the children aged 9-13 said they felt    5   most of the time,
and more than 75% of them said that they wished they had more    6   to play.
    "Over-scheduling (过量的课时安排) is a growing problem for Chinese famlies." said Mr. Wang. It is
not good for both kids and their parents. More families eat dinner    7   or often eat fast food    8   their way
to football practice or music lessons. We all know it is important for kids to learn how to relax. If they don"t
learn that now, it will be more difficult to learn when they get    9  . Kids need time to relax. Parents should
  10   about what is right for kids.

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