Newspapers are very important in our daily life. Many people begin their day by reading the paper. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they didn't have the time to read the news carefully and must be pleased with a quick look at the front page. At other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to have a quick look at the headlines(标题).
There are newspapers to please every reader. In big cities there are many types with several different editions every day. In some towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only one edition each day. In some places the paper is printed weekly.
Most papers have several editions（版本）, especially on Sundays when the edition is larger than usual. There are, besides the front page with the most important news, the sports news, the amusement（娱乐）page, a business page and so on.
【小题1】People read newspaper to ____.

Animals grow up in different ways. They have lots of lessons to learn.
Some animals are born helpless but their mothers protect them. A newborn kangaroo is the size of a bee. She stays in her mother’s safe pouch. She doesn’t open her eyes for at least five months. A newborn monkey cannot walk. His mother carries him.
Other baby animals can walk soon after they’re born. They learn to run with their mother when danger is near. A baby zebra can run an hour after she is born.
Some baby animals are born in a place that is safe. Other baby animals are born in the open. Baby wolves are born in large holes. A baby elephant is born on open, grassy land. Other elephants make a circle (圈) to protect her.
Animals that drink their mothers’ milk are called mammals. A mother bear’s milk is fatty and rich. Baby bears need lots of fat to keep warm in winter. They have milk for six months. Baby zebras drink milk for six months or more! As baby animals grow, they need solid (固体的) food. Baby lions eat what their mother can catch.
【小题1】The underlined word “mammals” probably means _______ in Chinese.

Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. They have one or two parents and one or two children. Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up. They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs. They often write to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to visit their parents on holiday. Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think it important for young people to decide their lives by themselves. Children are asked to do some work around their house. And in many families, children are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use.

1.There are _____ people in most American families.

2.When children grow up, they leave their parents’ home to _____.

3.They visit their parents ______

4.Which of the following statements is wrong?

5.Some parents pay their children for doing housework because ______.

Many people go to school for an education. They learn languages, history, politics, geography, physics, chemistry and mathematics. Others go to school to learn a skill so that they can make a living.

School education is very important and useful. Yet, no one can learn everything from school. A teacher, no matter how much he knows, can not teach his students everything they want to know. The teacher’s job is to show his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves.

  It is always more important to know how to study by oneself than to memorize some facts or a formula（公式）. It is actually quite easy to learn a certain fact in history or a formula in math. But it is very difficult to use a formula in working out a math problem.

Great scientists before us didn’t get everything from school. Their teachers only showed them the way. Edison didn’t even finish primary school. But they were all so successful. They invented so many things for mankind. The reason for their success is that they knew how to study. They read books that were not taught at school. They would ask many questions as they read. They did thousands of experiments. They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment. Above all, they knew how to use their brain.

1. People go to school to _________.

A. learn several subjects  B. make a living 

C. get an education  D. learn from teachers

2. According to the passage, the most important thing a teacher should do is _________.

A. to teacher his students everything he knows

B. to teach the students how to think

C. to know everything they want to know

D. to teach the students how to work out a math problem

3.To work out a math problem, you need to know _________.

A. only a certain formula  B. a certain fact

C. some facts    D. the way to solve it

4.Why were many scientists so successful?

A. They received good education.  B. They were very clever.

C. They knew how to learn.  D. They learned lots of facts and formulas.

5. How did great scientists study?

A. They read a lot of books and asked many questions while reading.

B. They did thousands of experiments.

C. They always worked hard and never wasted time.

D. All of the above.