Graphics are things like pictures, maps, charts and tables. They give information to readers, Very often, we can see different kinds of graphics in books, magazines and newspapers. Writers use graphics to get the readers’ attention and give them some particular(特別的) information. Graphics help to understand the given information in a text. and graphics put the information in a particular order so that it's easy to understand when we take a quick look.

It is not always true that a picture is worth a thousand words. But many things are easier to show than to tell and they may also be easier to understand. Graphics are just the right things that give a great deal of in information but it doesn’t take much time to read and understand.

So, the right way to read and understand a graphic is to look at the picture and the words together. In a graphic, only a few words are used to explain what the picture shows you. Sometimes, numbers and percentages(百分比) are also given to go with the words to explain.

【1】Which of the following is mentioned as a graphic?

A. A letter.B. A poem.

C. A map.D. A name card

【2】The writer thinks graphics are important because .

A. less space is taken on a pageB. a picture is worth a thousand words

C. a lot of time can be saved for writersD. many things are easier to show than to tell

【3】When we read a graphic, we should .

A. find out if there are any tables in itB. put the information in the right order

C. count how many words there are in itD. look at the picture and the words together

【4】If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best?

A. ①,②③④B. ①②,③④

C. ①,②③,④D. ①,②,③④

Anna walked into classroom, and she met her teacher, “Anna, you are really beautiful when you put your head up.”

On that day, a ot people said she looked beautiful. She thought it was because she has the bowknot. But when she looked into a mirror, the bowknot wasn’t on her head at all. It must be lost somewhere on the road.

Confidence itself is a beauty, but many people lose a lot of happiness because they pay too much attention on appearance(外在).

【1】 kept saying that Anna looked pretty with that bowknot.

A. The teacherB. The people

C. The shop ownerD. The classmates

【2】On that day, a lot of people said Anna looked .

A. beautifulB. upset

C. uglyD. excited

【3】 was not on her head when she looked into a mirror.

A. The flowerB. The bowknot

C. The hairD. The hat

【4】From this passage we know that .

A. Anna is still not beautiful.

B. Anna knows she is beautiful.

C. Beauty is very important.

D. people shouldn’t pay too much attention on appearance.

____was quite unlucky for anyone to be stolen from. However, President Roosevelt was so______.

It is______for anyone to be lucky and successful all the time as long as he lives on the earth. We should learn how to______failure or misfortune (不幸) bravely and to try to deal with it. Being thankful can bring us a better life.

【1】A. requiredB. advisedC. orderedD. offered

【2】A. cameB. talkedC. calledD. wrote

【3】A. examplesB. stepsC. reasonsD. questions

【4】A. orB. butC. soD. and

【5】A. ahead ofB. instead ofC. apart fromD. short of

【6】A. terriblyB. badlyC. sadlyD. luckily

【7】A. ItB. ThatC. ThisD. He

【8】A. sorryB. thankfulC. angryD. happy

【9】A. easyB. naturalC. impossibleD. common

【10】A. faceB. valueC. findD. like

提示：①Ride or walk to school every day.

②Take an active part in after-school activities.

③Do favourite sports with friends on weekends.

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②演講稿中不得出現(xiàn)真是的人名、校名和地名；

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Hello，everyone！I'm here to tell you my ways about ______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thank you for listening.

【1】on the team，players，are，how many

_______________________________________________________?

【2】find，helped，my dictionary，Jack，me

________________________________________________________.

【3】you，there，something，with，is，wrong

_________________________________________________________?

【4】is，patient，what，she，a，teacher

__________________________________________________________!

【5】you，some flowers，can，bring，if，me

__________________________________________________________.

Many of us don't pay much attention to the importance of eye care.It is said that if you take care of your eyes，then you can be healthy. That is why our eyes should be given a lot of care.Natural eye care should be put in a number one place.

"There are several causes leading o poor eyesight like not enough food，genes（基因）and aging（老化）.Televisions，computers and reading are also the causes of having poor eyesight.

"If you happen to work in front of the computer，it is best to take a break every once in a wile.Something dirty is also bad for your eyes and can make you feel uncomfortable. If this happens，the best way is to clean your eyes with cold water. You should try your best to protect your eyes from harmful things.For example，sunglasses are not just for fashion but also as a great way to protect your eyesight from UV rays.

Eating healthy foods will do good to your eyesight. Remember that Vitamins A，C and E are good for eyes.Try to eat food groups that have these vitamins. And you should do eye exercises to protect your eyesight, too.If a person exercises often and eats the right food，his eyes will stay in good condition for a long time.

All above are natural ways of eye care that help us keep healthy eyes.Being happy all time can be helpful to a person's eyesight，too.

In a word，eye care is very important，no mater how old a person is

1-2題完成句子：3題簡略回答問題；4題找出并寫下全文的主題句；5題將文中劃線句子譯成漢語。

【1】It is said that if you don't __________ your eyes，you won't be healthy.

【2】You'd better __________ every once in a while if you have to work in front of the computer

【3】How can a person's eyes stay in good condition for a long time？______________________.

【4】__________________________________________________________.

【5】__________________________________________________________.

Don't listen to people who say the young people today often think only of themselves. It's not true at all. More and more young people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others, and they don't do it for money. Here are some of their stories.

Alice Hamilton,17

I'm going to help the Forest Center build new hiking paths in the mountains. It's going to be great-I' ll spend the whole summer living in the tent and breathing the clean mountain air.I'm going to sleep under the stars. It will be a nice sport, and I' ll be able to do something good at the same time.

Jason Moore,18

This summer,I'm going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They' ll teach me what to do, so I' ll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.

Trish Anderson,16

I'm going to teach kids who have trouble reading.I' ll work for a program called Reading for Life. Every day,I'm going to help kids choose and read books that they like.I want to be a teacher, and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.

【1】Young people in the USA volunteer to spend __________ helping others.

A. school holidaysB. weekdaysC. every dayD. every summer

【2】Alice volunteer to __________ in summer.

A. sleep under the stars.

B. breathe the clean mountain air.

C. spend the whole summer living at home.

D. help build new hiking paths in the mountains.

【3】From the passage, we know that Jason Moore __________.

A. likes readingB. is 18 years oldC. isn't very richD. is good at sports

【4】__________ wants to be a teacher.

A. Alice HamiltonB. Jason MooreC. Trish AndersonD. None of them

【5】Which is the best title for this passage？

A. Reading for LifeB. A Special House Program

C. The Forest CenterD. Young American Volunteers

In the show，people are taken to a（an）____，and they will be divided into two groups of ten there.They need to challenge not only the nature but also ____.So they must be stronger and more independent.All of them have to sleep ____ because there aren't any houses or hotels.They can only choose something really useful like a toothbrush since they can only ____ one thing with them.The people also have to find food on their own.So they need to spend a lot of time fishing and collecting fruit from the ____.Every week one person has to ____.In the end，there are only two people on the island and they have to ____ each other.Because only one of them is chose as the winner.

I really like Survivor because it's very ____ and the people have to do things like hunting for food.I really ____ myself when I watch it.I don't want to be on the show，however，I like living in a house！

【1】A. butB. soC. andD. or

【2】A. schoolB. hospitalC. islandD. city

【3】A. itselfB. yourselvesC. ourselvesD. themselves

【4】A. insideB. outsideC. lateD. early

【5】A. takeB. bringC. buyD. sell

【6】A. storesB. treesC. farmsD. mountain

【7】A. dieB. fightC. leaveD. work

【8】A. compete againstB. talk withC. think aboutD. hear from

【9】A. dangerousB. boringC. healthyD. exciting

【10】A. hateB. forgetC. enjoyD. make

提示：l. What are the advantages of reading?

2. What activities take up too much of our reading time?

3. What should we do to read more?

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2、詞數(shù)80左右（文章開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù))；

3、文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)的姓名、校名和地名。

Let’s Read More

Reading is very important in our daily life.___________________________________________

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Paul is often seen walking around San Francisco. Sometimes people are 【1】 (surprise) to see him walking without any shoes, b 【2】 he doesn’t mind at all. He really【3】 (like) to walk barefoot (赤腳), and so do 640 other members of Dirty Sole Society. It is a club Paul 【4】 (begin) years ago. His idea for this is to encourage others to live 【5】 (free) —— free of shoes.

According to Paul, the barefoot life has lots of advantages. The most important is that it makes people feel g【6】. He also says walking barefoot allows you to directly experience 【7】 world we live in. In addition (此外), the feet do not smell so much because they stay dry, making it hard for bacteria (細(xì)菌) to grow. O【8】 course, walking barefoot keeps your 【9】 (foot) in good shape, so it’s 【10】 (healthy) than wearing shoes.