Reading is very important. World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It encourages

people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading. 1._____________

Many countries celebrate World Book Day. On that day, millions of school children can buy

books at a much lower price than usual in any bookstore in England. It has been done every year

since 1998. 2.___________________ Wen Jiabao, Premier of China, is an avid (热心的) reader. He does lots of reading every day though he is very busy. On World Book Day 2009, he called on (号召) people to do more reading. Wen suggested that young people should spend more time reading. “Books can not change the world, but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading,” he said.

3._____________ Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology. Reading gives us information about other cultures and places in the world. Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English. We all know that it is

diliicult to learn everything in the classroom, for example, the ways English people are living and working today can be learnt by reading.

Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us to know

more about the outside world. 4._______________

5. What’s the best title for the article?

A. World Book Day in England.

B. Suggestions on Reading.

C. World Book Day in China.

D. World Book Day and the Advantages of Reading.

任务型阅读 根据短文内容，完成表格中的有关信息。

A Letter From Mars

Dear Earthmen,

I have enjoyed my stay on your interesting planet.

I think I understand the life on earth now and I would like to give my impressions(印象).

First of all you live in boxes. Every morning you leave your big boxes and get into smaller boxes on wheels(轮子). All these small boxes run around and around, and finally stop to rest. You leave these boxes on wheels and go to very large tall boxes.

After resting all day you get back in your little boxes and return to your big boxes. There you sit and look at every small glowing(闪闪发光的) boxes with moving pictures on the front.

There is only one thing I don’t understand. I went to a football game one day. A group of angry boys fought a little round ball. Everyone shouted but they kept fighting. They were angry, because they had been kept in boxes all day, I think.

Thank earthmen for this chance to get to know you.

Yours

The man from Mars

情景交际。

从第II栏中找出与第I栏相对应的答语。

I II

1. Where is Jane? A. Go ahead.

2. May I speak to Maria? B. I lost my keys.

3.You look worried. Anything wrong ? C. She has gone to the library.

4.Have a good trip ! D. They are workers.

5.What do your parents do? E. Thank you.

假如你是Martin, 你是科比的超级粉丝，自从2016年4月14号科比宣布退役以后，你非常地想念他，请你给科比写一封信，告诉他一些你的情况。

内容包括：1. 10岁时在电视上认识了科比，从此认识了篮球。

2. 了解了篮球的一些知识

3. 对篮球运动的期盼，希望球坛有更多的科比，让篮球运动更精彩。

参考词汇：indoor, outdoor, popular, a team sport, have good skills

提示： （1）文中不允许出现真实姓名，地名，校名。

（2）短文开头结尾已写好，不计入总词数，字数80个词。

Dear Kobe:

How are you? I am a middle school student. I’m your big fan. I miss you these days.________________________

Sincerely

Martin