John is an American boy. His family is in China now. John likes chocolates(巧克力) very much. But his mother doesn’t give him any. She thinks they are not good for him. But John has a very nice grandfather. The old man loves him very much,  and sometimes he buys John some chocolates. Then his mother lets John eat them. She wants to make the old man happy. One Sunday evening John says in his room,  “Please,  God (上帝). Make them give me a big box of chocolates tomorrow. It’s my eighth birthday. ” His mother says，“God can’t hear(听见）you,  my boy. ” “I know,  but my grandfather is in the next room. He can hear. ”

1.John likes _____ very much.

A．reading books      B．eating            C．chocolates         D．God

2.John comes from _____ .

A．China            B．America           C．Canada           D．England

3.What day is John’s birthday?

A．Sunday.           B．Monday.          C．Tuesday.           D．Saturday.

4.Who sometimes buy some chocolates for John?

A．His mother.        B．God.              C．His grandfather.     D．Himself.

5.Where’s John’s grandfather on that day?

A. In the factory. B. On a farm.   C. In the U. S. A.      D. In the next room.

 

I would rather _____ books than ______ shopping.

A．reading ; go                           B．read ; going

C．read; go                              D．reading; going

 

My father likes ______ books in the evening. He doesn’t often ______ TV.

A．reading, watch	B．watches, see
C．to read, watches	D．looking at, see

 

 If（如果）Millie enjoys many kinds of stories and comic books, She should go to  _______ .

A. the Reading Club                  B. the Dancing Club  

C. the Art Club                      D. the Swimming Club

 

On the bus, on the subway, every head is lowered to a cell phone, iPad, or other digital device. But does this mean more and more people are getting into reading the digital way?

According to the National Reading Survey, before the 17^th World Reading Day on April 23, only 1.2 percent of Chinese people said they read a lot. But 38.6 percent said they read on digital devices like cell phone and e-books. This is a 17.7 percent increase from 2010.

Many experts are talking about a trend toward fragmented reading ––reading many short messages or items on a digital device like a cell phone instead of one long text in a book.

 Zhao jianmin, a professor at Shanghai University, said fragmented reading was part of modern life. “The fast pace of life leaves many people no time to sit and read a whole book,” he said. “So making use of fragmented time to read is sure to be a trend”

Fragmented reading has its advantages. People can enjoy large amounts of information, knowledge and entertainment in a short time. Digital reading is faster than traditional deep reading.

However, some experts fear the trend of digital reading will lead people to read in a simple way. Xu Guosheng, at a Chinese Academy of Press and Publication, says fragmented reading makes it harder for people to think more about what they read. He also warned fragmented reading could make people lazy about remembering facts because they know they can always just search for answers online.

“Fragmented reading is sometimes good, but don’t let it take all your time,” suggested Tian Zhilng, an editor. He said it was important to read quality books in a deeper way, and we should read for knowledge, for practical use and for pleasure. He suggested people choose easy books first, then move onto more difficult ones.

1. How many disadvantages of fragmented reading have been mentioned?

A. 1              B.2                   C. 3                       D.4

2. How does Tian Zhiling think about people should read?

A. They should spend more time reading on digital device.  

B. They should spend days reading whole novels at a time.

C. They should read both on digital devices and quality books.    

D. They should read a fun way instead of a traditional way.

3. The underlined word “pace” means _________ in Chinese.

A. 行走                       B.步骤                              C. 节奏                       D. 步测

4.What can we learn from the article?

A. Chinese people read in a simple way these days.

B. Students should read more to get high marks.

C. Reading on a digital device is harmful to health.               

D. People’s reading habits are changing.

5.What is the main idea of the article?

A. The results of a national reading survey.               

B. An explanation of a new trend in reading.    

C. The advice on how to read the digital way.            

D. A call to return to traditional deep reading.