阅读理解

　　　　Everyone here knows David's father. He reads stories on TV. He writes

interesting stories and reads them very well. He reads them at 4:00 p.m. every day. Many children listen to his stories and like them very much. He has a happy family. He has got three children. He often reads his stories to them and they are happy to have the stories. Because David's father often writes stories about his children. His stories are his children's stories.

　　 根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。

　　1. David's father ______ on TV.　　　　　　

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　　 A. reading interesting stories　　B. writes interesting stories

　　 C. works stories　　　　　　　　　D. listens to stories

　　2. He reads stories ______ every day.　　　　

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　　 A. at 4:00 in the morning　　　　B. at 4:00 every morning

　　 C. at 4:00 in the afternoon　　　D. at 4:00

　　3. Many children ______.　　　　　　　　　　

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　　 A. know David's father very well　　B. have got a happy family

　　 C. like his stories very much　　　 D. like to know his stories

　　4. He ______ at home.　　　　　　　　　　　　

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　　　　A. listens to his children's story　　

　　　　B. reads his stories to his children

　　　　C. is happy to have the stories

　　　　D. writes his stories

　　5. He often writes ______.　　　　　　　　　　

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　　 A. his children's stories　　 B. his family's stories

　　 C. many children's stories    D. many families' stories

阅读理解

　　There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But only a few of them are very important. English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the USA, but also in other parts of the world. About 200, 000, 000 people speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a foreign language. Many millions of people are trying to do so. Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different answers. Have you ever noticed ads(广告) of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? “Learn English in six weeks, or give your money back…”, “easy and funny…”, “Our records and tapes help you master English in a month”. Of course, it never happened quite like this.

　　The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should remember that we all learned our own language well when we were children. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. Think of what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears.

　　So it is hard to say that learning English is easy. We must do a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and takes much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books and dictionaries will be helpful, but they cannot do the student's work for him.

1．How many languages are very important in the world?

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2．If we want to learn English well, what shall we do?

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A．We should study it without any help.

B．We must do a lot of practice.

C．We need to get much money back.

D．We must live in England or America.

3．How does the writer like the ads in the newspapers or magazines?

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A．He thinks the ads very expensive.

B．He thinks the ads are true.

C．It never happened quite like what the ads said.

D．He believes “Learn English in six weeks, or give your money back”.

4．Which language is easy to learn?

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A．English.

B．Chinese.

C．Japanese.

D．The mother language.

5．Which countries use English as mother tongue?

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A．China and France.

B．Japan and Italy.

C．England and America.

D．Germany and Iraq.

They read the Italian newspaper．They listen to Italian radio programmers．They shop at the Italian grocery store around the corner from their apartment building．And every day they visit their friends and neighbors and talk about life back in“the old country”. Mr. and Mrs. Dicarlo are upset about their son，Joe．He lives in a small suburb outside the city，and he speaks very little Italian．He reads American newspapers．He listens to American radio programmers．He learns American culture．He shops at big suburban supermarkets and shopping malls．And when he visits his friends and neighbors，he speaks only English. In fact，the only time Joe speaks Italian is when he calls Mr. and Mrs. Dicarlo on the tale —phone or when he visits every weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Dicarlo are sad because they are afraid he’s forgetting his language，his culture，and his country．

1. Mr. and Mrs. Dicarlo live in________．(　)

A. New York City　　　　　　　　　　    B. Italy

C. suburb　　　　　　　　　　    D. apartment

2. They read the Italian newspaper because________．(　)

A. it’s cheap

B. it’s easy to buy

C. they don’t know much English

D. they like Italian

3. Mr. and Mrs. Dicarlo are worried about________．(　)

A. their English

B. their 1talian

C. their son’s English

D. their son’s Italian

4. What can you infer from the passage?(　)

A. Most of Mr. and Mrs. Dicarlo’s friends are Italian．

B. Most of their son’s friends are American．

C. Joe doesn’t know Italian at a11．

D. Both A and B．

5. “The old country” here means________．(　)

A. the Suited States　　　　　　　　　　    B. Italy

C. New York　　　　　　　　　　    D. suburb

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