阅读理解：

　　This story is about a young man．He worked very hard at his lessons．He was too busy to have a rest．At last, he became ill, so he couldn’t go to sleep．Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep．But the more he tried, the more he stayed awake．

　　After a while he decided to visit the doctor．“ I just can’t go to sleep at night．What should I do?”

　　“ I have a suggestion,” said the doctor．“ Try counting numbers．By the time you reach one thousand, you’ll be asleep, I’m sure of it．”

　　The next day the man returned to the doctor’s office．“ Well,” said the doctor “ How are you today?Did you try my suggestion?”

　　The man still looked tired．“ Yes,” he said, “ I tried counting one, two, three…up to one thousand．But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy．I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand．But then I still couldn’t fall asleep．”

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No．4 Middle School

Kuming, Yunan

April 2^nd, 2002

Dear editor,

　　I live in a beautiful city．Many visitors come to my city．There are so many colourful peacocks here．

　　The peacocks mostly live on the grass land of Dongfeng Square．They are given food freely by visitors．The usually throw food to them, and don’t think about at all whether the food is right or not．Some of the peacocks became ill, some even died after eating the bad food given by the visitors．

　　I’m sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the birds, but don’t realize that they may be doing them harm．

　　The visitors should he told that what they have done is very harmful to the birds and this kind of thing most be stopped from happening．

　　Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food．For us every person, it’s our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds and to look after them carefully．

Yours,

Sun Yan

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　　Joe wanted a bike．He had asked his parents for the money and they had said he must earn it．But how?

　　He thought about this as he walked home．Not many people wanted to ask children to work for them．Maybe he could clear away snow for the neighbours．But this was summer．He would wait for that．He couldn’t cut grass for their gardens because he had no tool to do the work with．

　　Then Joe saw one of his classmates Dick delivering newspapers．I could do that, he thought．Maybe I could get the bike right away．I could pay for it a little each week．He ran to catch up with Dick．Joe asked a lot of questions about having a paper route．He learned that the job took about three hours each night．Dick gave him the phone number of the newspaper manager．

　　Joe almost flew home．After he had explained his plan, his mother smiled, “I think it’s a great idea,” she said, “I’ll call the newspaper…”．

　　“Wait, Mum,” Joe said, “I’ll call．After call, I’m going to be a business man now．”

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The pyramid(金字塔)above shows what kinds of food the Ministry of Health(卫生部) thinks you should eat each day to be healthy．

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　　Parents are the closest people to you in the world．They love you just because you are you．And they would do anything for you．

　　Like a lot of middle school students, Zhuang Shuxia has a problem．She and her parents don’t get on well．

　　“ I really want to be my Daddy’s little girl．But it feels like he just doesn’t understand．He talks at me and doesn’t listen,” said Zhuang, a Junior 3 student in Shijiazhuang, Hebei．

　　Do you and your parents also have problems?

　　Well, why don’t you all take a walk and have a talk on Saturday?It’s the International Day of Families．On May 15, people around the world give thanks for good things about their families and work on family problems．

　　A study last year showed that 1,500 Beijing families had the same problem as Zhuang’s family：The children, 12 to 15 years old, didn’t like talking with their parents much．They weren’t happy at home．

　　Of course, lots of kids feel that way．But you and your parents will be much happier if you can be friends．Here are some ways to have a good talk with them．

　　　Find a good time to talk, like when you’re eating dinner, going out for a walk or watching TV．

　　Tell them something you’re interested in, or ask them about their lives when they were young．They love to talk about it．

　　Listen to them carefully, and look them in the eye．

　　Be honest．Your parents will trust(信任)you more．And a trusting family is a happy family．

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阅读理解：

　　“Tom!Are you in bed yet?” called Mrs．White．There was no answer．Mrs．White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son’s room．Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen, on the screen a colourful dragon was jumping and shouting．

　　“Oh, Tom!You are still playing on the computer．You must stop playing now, it’s already half past eleven．If you don’t go to bed soon, you will be very tired tomorrow．” Said Mrs．White．

　　“ But I have nearly beaten the dragon,” said Tom．Mrs．White could see the excitement on her son’s face．She sat down beside him．

　　“ You are always playing on the computer．You spend more time with this machine than with your family,” she said with a smile, “ what’s so special about it?Show me what it can do!”

　　Tom was very excited．“ I think this is a great computer, Mum!” he said happily．“ The hardware(硬件)is good．There is so much memory and it has some wonderful software programs．This game, Dragon player, is my favourite, but I sometimes borrow games from Danny and other friends．I don’t have to worry about any infected(被感染的)disks(磁盘)because I have a virus(病毒)detector(监测器)which can go over any disk and check it for viruses．Let me show you!” Tom began tapping keys on the keyboard．The screen changed in answer to his orders．

　　“ Oh, Tom,” laughed Mrs．White．“ I’m sure it’s a wonderful computer, but I’m afraid I don’t know what you are talking about．”

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　　When my family moved to America from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture．One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬)elders．Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States．

　　I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant．One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly．I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly．As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure．My manager, who happened to hear I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感的)Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”．I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife．After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry．

　　In my village in China, people are proud of being old．Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience．Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience．

　　However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well．Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young．When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young, I had told them something they didn’t want to hear．

　　After that, I changed the way I had been with older people．It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words．

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　　If an American is satisfied with you, he will put his thumb and forefinger(食指)into a circle．That means OK．But in Brazil, the very sign is considered to be rude．In Poland, a guest usually presents flowers to his hostess．The number must be an odd(奇数)one．Besides, the hostess isn’t expected to remove the cover of the bunch of flowers．And usually, the red rose is a sign of love．

　　Usually we nod to express our agreement and shake our heads to show disapproval(不赞成)To our surprise these body movements mean the opposite in Bulgaria(保加利亚)．

　　The differences in customs and cultures in the world are really noticeable．We should learn more about them to avoid embarrassment(窘迫)．Then, would you please remember; when in Rome, do as the Romans do．

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　　A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin(顽童)was walking around the shining car “Is this your car, Paul?” he asked．

　　Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas．” The boy was surprised．“You Mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything?Sir, I wish…” He hesitated(犹豫)．Paul thought of course he knew what the boy wanted, but what the boy said surprised him greatly．“I wish”．the boy went on, “That I could be a brother like that,” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, and the he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?” “Oh yes, I’ d love to．” The boy answered．

　　After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”

　　Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car．But Paul was wrong again．“Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked．

　　He ran up to the steps．Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast．He was carrying his little crippled(残疾的)brother．He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car．

　　“There he is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs．His．Brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent．And some day I’ m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas that I’ve been trying to tell you about,”

　　Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his．The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride．

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阅读理解

　　Rivers are one of our most important natural resources(自然资源)．Many of the world’s great Cities are located on rives, and almost every country has at least one river flowing through it that plays an important role in the lives of its people．

　　Since the beginning of history, people have used rives for transportation．The longest one in the United States is the Mississippi．The lifeline of Egypt is the people of India, the Ganges is great, but it is also important for transportation; ships can travel along it for a thousand miles．Other great rivers are the Congo in Africa and the Mekong in southeast Asia The greatest of all for navigation(航海)，however, is the Amazon in Brazil．It is so wide and so deep that large ships can go about two thousand miles upon it．

　　Besides transportation, rivers give food, water to drink, water for crops, and chances for fun and recreation for the people who live along their banks．In order to increase the supply of water for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam(大坝)across a river and let a latke form behind the dam．Then people can use the water not only to irrigate(灌溉)their fields but also to make electricity for their homes and industries．

　　However, large cities and industries that are located upon rivers often make problems．As the cities grow in size and industries increase in number, the water in the rivers becomes polluted with chemicals and other materials．People are learning the importance, however, of doing more to keep their rivers clean if they want to enjoy the benefits(利益)of this natural resource．

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