Welcome to Reading Explorer!

In this book, you’ll travel the world, explore different cultures and discover interesting topics. You’ll also become a better reader!

Reading will be easier—and you’ll understand more—if you ask yourself these questions:

What do I already know?

²        Before you read, look at the photos, instructions, charts and maps. Ask yourself：

What do already know about this topic?

²        Think about the language you know—or may need to know—to understand the topic.

What do I want to learn?

²        Look at the title and headings.

Ask yourself：What is this passage about? What will I learn?

²        As you read, check your prediction.

What have I learned?

²        As you read, take notes. Use them to help you answer questions about the passage.

²        Write down words you learn in a vocabulary notebook.

How can I learn more?

²        Practice your reading skills and vocabulary in the Review Units.

²        Explore the topics by watching the videos in class, or at home using the CD-ROM.

Now you’re ready to explore your world!

16. Where can you probably find the passage?

A. At the end of a magazine.                   B. At the top of a map

C. At the beginning of a book.                  D. At the bottom of a guidebook.

17. The underlined word “prediction” probably means ____________.

A. the place you are going to visit               B. the vocabulary you find in a notebook

C. the time you have spent in reading            D. the thing you think is going to happen.

18. In the Review Units you can _________.

A. watch the videos at home                    B. discover many interesting topics

C. practice reading skills and vocabulary          D. enjoy the photos, charts and maps

完形填空。

　　When you grow up, what will things be 　　1　　? Let's have a guess. We can 　　2　　 up this story about you in the year 2020. How 　　 3 will you be then? 40 or 60? I don't know, but I know that your life will be better.

　　You 　　4　　 have to 　　5　　. Why? Because your job starts 6　　 in the morning. Machines do most of your 　　7　　. You don't have to work many hours. You 　　8　　 on your colour TV. You watch and listen to the morning news. It's time 　　9　　 dressed. Guess what the clothes are made of. Paper? Glass? Or something we don't even know about 10　　 . You start for work. But you don't go by car. You ride a rocket ship to fly to the moon. Continue this story and give a happy ending!

(1) A．good	B．like	C．well
(2) A．make	B．have	C．give
(3) A．long	B．soon	C．old
(4) A．must	B．don't	C．need
(5) A．learn	B．hurry	C．work
(6) A．late	B．early	C．not
(7) A．thing	B．work	C．washing
(8) A．don't	B．not turn	C．turn
(9) A．to put on	B．to get	C．to wear
(10) A．yesterday	B．tomorrow	C．today

   Most children like watching TV. It’s very interesting. By watching TV they can see and learn a lot and know many things about their country and the world. Of course, they can also learn on the radio. But they can learn better and more easily with TV. Why? Because they can hear and watch at the same time. But they can’t see anything on the radio.

   TV helps to open children’s eyes. TV helps to open their minds (思维) ，too. They learn newer and better ways of doing things. They may find the world is now smaller than before.

   Many children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening. They are always busy with their lessons. But a few children watch TV every night. They go to bed very late. They can’t have a good rest. How about you and your friends?

(    )11．A few children go to bed late because they _________.

A. are busy with their lessons        B. do their homework

C. watch TV                    D. listen to the radio

(    )12．Children can’t see anything ___________.

A. in the radio        B. on the radio        C. on TV         D. by watching TV

(    )13．TV helps to open children’s _________

A. eyes and minds        B. minds            C. eyes or ears      D. eyes

(    )14．Many children watch TV only on ___________.

A. Saturday or Sunday                    B. Saturday or Sunday evening

   C. Saturday evening                      D. Sunday evening

(    )15．Children can study better and more easily with TV because __________

A. they like to watch TV.             

B. they can hear at the same time

C. they can watch at the same time  

D.they can listen to and see something at the same time

完形填空

What time is it? There are many ways you can (1) the time. You may have a watch on your wrist(手腕) .You can look at a clock on the wall. You can listen to the radio or (2) a number on the telephone to get the time.

I has not always been (3) to know the time. A long time ago people looked at the (4) to tell the time. They could tell the time by looking at it in the sky: morning, noon or afternoon.

Around the year 1400, people began to use the hourglass(沙漏) . It was made (5) glass with sand in it. It was wide at both ends, (6) narrow ( 窄的) in the middle. The sand ran from one end to (7) in one hour. At the end of every hour people turned the glass over ant it began (8) .

Hundreds of years later a machine called (9) was invented. After that people made (10) clocks so that they could (11) them in their pockets. These pocket clocks were called watches. Then, during the first world war (战争) men started (12) their watches on their wrists. It was easier and faster to tell the time

1.make sure       B. look at         C. write down        D. find out

2. A. call            B. read             C. count          D. write

3. A. different       B. difficult        C. easy             D. important

4. A. earth            B. sun               C. moon           D. satellite

5. A. by              B. into             C. from             D. of

6. A. so              B. and             C. but               D. or

7. A. another        B. other          C. others               D. the other

8. A. once            B. more            C. again               D. too

9. A. watch           B. clock            C. radio            D. telephone

10. A. good           B. cheap            C. beautiful            D. small

11. A. take          B. bring             C. carry                 D. get

12. A. wearing        B. inventing       C. making               D. buying