1 . Reading is fun! Besides for fun, you want to learn more about the texts while reading. One way we can do (A) this is by finding out the theme of the texts.
It is the “big idea” that runs through the text, connecting the characters and events. It is also what the writer wants to tell us through the story. Sometimes the theme of a text isn’t told directly. For this reason, you have to use clues (线索) in the text to find it out. Themes can be ideas like family, friendship, love and so on. The theme might not be just one word, but it might be an idea such as “Friendship is important.” There may also be more than one theme in a story.
The following steps may help you find out the theme of a text.
Read through the whole text quickly
(B) Usually characters change as the story goes on, so the theme you get at the beginning might not be true at the end! So you need to read through the whole text first.
Find out the clue
After reading the whole text, try to answer the following questions. What important events happened during the story? What was the problem? How did the problem get solved? How did the character(s) change? What did the character(s) learn? The answers may help you to get the clues.
Get the big idea
To get the writer’s purpose of the text, you can read it again. When you read, think of the following questions. Was most of the plot (情节) around friendship? Did the characters solve problems with their families? Did the main character learn the importance of friendship? If one of the answers is “yes”, you may get the big idea.
Check the big idea out
If you’ve found a “big idea”, go through the text to find the evidence (证据) that supports this idea in the text. For example, if there was only one small problem with a character’s family, then “family” might not be the theme of the text. You might find more evidence for other themes.
Have you got the way to find out the theme of a text? Get your favorite book quickly and see if you can find the theme out!
1. 从文中找出（A）处划线单词this所指代的内容。2. 回答问题。Why do you have to use clues in the text to find out the theme?
3. What is the theme of the texts?
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4. 从文中找出与You can read the text again if you want to get the writer’s purpose of it. 意思相同或相近的句子。
5. 将文中（B）处划线句子翻译成汉语。
2 . Valentine’s Day is coming! Shops are filled with chocolates and hearts. In most countries, people celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14th. In Japan, there are two Valentine’s Day. The first one is on February 14th, when women make and give chocolates to their boyfriends, male friends, colleagues and bosses. The second one is on March 14th and it was introduced in the 1960 by a marshmallow（棉花糖）company. Since the marshmallows were white, the company called it White Day.
On White Day, Japanese men give presents to women. They give expensive gifts to the women who gave them chocolates on February 14th. They do this to thank women for their love and care over the past year.
Shops earn a lot of money on these two days. A recent survey shows that 70% of women in Japan celebrate Valentine’s Day. On the other hand, only 39% of men celebrate White Day. Chocolates are not their only choice of gifts. The Japanese also make or buy cookies and sweets for their loved ones on Valentine’s Day.
Not only do adults celebrate Valentine’s Day but children around world, celebrate it, too. In America, children like visiting their neighbors and singing songs. Their neighbors give them sweets or fruit as rewards. British children hold parties and give cards to people they like. In general, heart-shaped lollipops（棒棒糖）and chocolates are the most popular gifts among the children.
So don’t forget to go shopping this Valentine’s Day. You may even want to buy a gift for yourself.
1. How many times do the Japanese celebrate Valentine’s Day each year?| A．Only once | B．Twice. | C．Three times. |
| A．on March 14th | B．on March 4th | C．on February 14th |
| A．It was named after a beautiful lady called White. |
| B．Japanese people related the color white to love. |
| C．It was named after the color of the white marshmallows. |
| A．adults...children | B．men…women | C．women...men |
| A．Over forty percent of men celebrate White Day in Japan. |
| B．Male friends of women in Japan receive gifts on Valentine’s Day. |
| C．Shops make a lot of money on Valentine’s Day and White Day. |
3 . Home Alone is a very funny American film. It tells us a story about a boy who is accidentally left alone at home.
One night before Christmas, Me Alister family meet at their house. They are planning to fly to Paris for the holiday and are busy getting ready. Eight-year-old Kevin is the youngest child and is fighting with his brothers, sisters and cousins. When he goes to bed, he is so angry that he wishes all his family would go away. In the morning, everyone wakes up very late. They are all in a hurry to get to the airport, so they forget Kevin and he is left alone at home by accident.
Although Kevin is alone, he is very happy at first. His terrible family have gone—his wish has come true. He watches TV, eats lots of fast food and plays games. He has a good time. But later on, he goes out and hears two bad men called Harry and Mary planning to steal from his house. He goes home and plans some very funny ways to catch Harry and Mary. Many things in the house get broken as Kevin tries to stop them. Finally, the police come and the men are taken away.
The house is now in a mess, so Kevin tidies it up and waits for his parents. They get back from Paris and are very happy to find that Kevin is safe.
1. According to the passage, Home Alone is ________.| A．a book | B．a film | C．a play |
| A．Because his family are busy preparing for the holiday. |
| B．Because he is angry with his brothers, sisters and cousins. |
| C．Because his family wake up late. |
| A．Go to the police station. | B．Eat fast food. | C．Play games. |
| A．two bad men are at their home | B．Kevin is safe | C．Kevin is gone |
| A．Kevin is not clever or brave | B．Kevin can’t do housework | C．Kevin loves his family |
4 . AI makes our lives easier and better. Let’s see the amazing AI.
Cool driverless buss A bus door opens and you get on. Wait, where is the driver? Here is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong. It can seat 14 people and doesn’t need a driver. The bus follows traffic rules. It stops every time it sees a stop light. | Your close friend Hi, everyone. I’m Xiaoice, a chatbot(聊天机器人). I speak like a 17-year-old girl. If you feel lonely, you can talk with me. I’m good at singing, writing poems and telling stories. I want to be your friend! |
World’s first AI anchor(主播) Hey, look! The famous Chinese anchor Qiu Hao is reporting the news for us. But, is “he” really Qiu Hao? The answer is “no”. This is the world’s first AI anchor. It looks and speaks just like a real person. It speaks both Chinese and English. It can work 24 hours without any mistakes. The AI anchor joins Inhuman reporting team. You might see it on TV soon. | Popular AI artist This beautiful painting was at an auction(拍卖) in 2018. It sold for about 3,000,000 yuan! But it is not a work by a famous painter, such as Vincent van Gogh. It was painted by an AI artist. Three Frenchmen created the AI. The AI artist studied over 15,000 paintings. In this way, it learned to paint. Now it is among the most popular artists in the world. |
| A．there is a driver in it | B．there are 24 seats in it | C．it stops every time it sees a stop light |
| A．go out to play with you | B．talk with you if you feel lonely | C．be your friend |
| A．a work painted by Vincent Van Gogh |
| B．worth about 3,000,000 yuan at an auction |
| C．studied by three French artists over 15,000 times |
| A．The AI anchor can only speak English. |
| B．The AI anchor can work 24 hours without mistakes. |
| C．The AI artist is one of the most popular artists in China. |
| A．a guidebook | B．a notice | C．a newspaper |
5 . In the United States people sometimes go camping for vacation. Instead of staying at modern hotels and restaurants, they live in the woods and do everything for themselves for a few days to relax.
When you are camping, you make all of your own food. It is rather like a large, many-day picnic. Barbeques (烤肉架) are very common while camping. You can bring meat and vegetables to the camp. To make a fire, you can find or bring your own wood and light it with a lighter (打火机).
Remember to put stones around the fire so that it won't get too big and dangerous! When the fire is ready, you can cook food over it. Besides meat and vegetables, you can also cook marshmallows (果酱软糖) with the fire.
Children really like this activity at night. The whole family sit around the fire, eat marshmallows, and drink hot chocolate - especially when it is cold outside! Everyone can sing camping songs and dance together.
Camping is a fun activity for the family to do. Vacation does not have to mean going to visit faraway places, it could be as simple as setting up a tent in a nearby forest!
1. Where do Americans go camping?2. Why do they put stones around the fire?
3. What is the common thing in the camping?
4. 将划线部分翻译成汉语
5. 给文章拟一个标题
6 . Do you like chocolate? Maybe most people do. A box of it can be a great gift. Buy one for a friend and give it as a surprise. See how happy that person gets.
Say you just got a box of chocolate. Which piece do you pick first? A man has studied people’s choices. He says they tell something about the person. Did you choose a round piece? You are a person who likes to party. Did you choose an oval (椭圆形的) shape? You are a person who likes to make things. Picking a square shape shows something else. The person is honest and truthful. You can depend on him or her.
What kind of chocolate do you pick? Maybe you like milk chocolate. This shows you have warm feelings about the past. Dark chocolate means something else. A person who chooses it looks toward the future. What about white chocolate? Would you choose it? If so, you may find it hard to make up your mind. Some people like chocolate with nuts (果仁). These are people who like to help others.
Do you believe these ideas? Can candy tell all these things? It doesn’t really matter. There is one sure thing about eaters of chocolate. They eat it because they like it.
1. This passage mainly tells us _________.| A．why people like chocolate |
| B．almost everyone likes chocolate |
| C．different choices may show different characters |
| A．likes singing, dancing and drinking |
| B．likes to do something for others |
| C．is good at making things |
| A．in oval shape | B．in square shape | C．with nuts |
| A．believes all the information about chocolate |
| B．does not believe the information about candy |
| C．doesn’t think it important whether you believe the ideas |
7 . Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents. However, it is not true.
Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it. Here is some advice for you to bridge the generation gap (消除代沟).
Don’t argue (争辩) with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can’t express (表达) yourself well if you are angry: Go somewhere to cool off. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents. If you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.
Try to reach a compromise (和解). Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days. It is especially important to show love and respect (尊敬) to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.
Talk about your values. The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you care about, and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life.
A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. Have a try!
1. The passage tells us _________ have a communication problem.| A．parents and other people |
| B．teachers and their students |
| C．parents and children of all ages |
| A．write a letter to them |
| B．don’t get to them often |
| C．don’t speak to them politely |
| A．to have a good rest |
| B．to make yourself happy |
| C．to get you quiet and relaxed |
| A．parents and children should not have a generation gap |
| B．there are some good ways to bridge the generation gap |
| C．parents should show love and respect to their children |
WeChat is popular among us, but if someone deletes you or blocks(屏蔽) you on WeChat, does it mean you’ve made him or her angry?
It depends. Maybe you have just left messages too often without much valuable information. For example, the questions are those like “how are you?” “what are you doing?” too often. You know, people may feel bored after answering these kinds of questions over and over again.
Another possible reason may be that you have sent something unpleasant to your friend or in your friend circle. I just blocked one of my middle school classmates yesterday because she was trying to sell fake goods in the friend circle, and I hate it quite much.
Some people delete the one’s name from friends list because they no longer want to see it and they don’t want the one to see their “Moments(动态)” in their friend circle (maybe they publish very private pictures of life or thoughts they don’t want to share with him or her).
So why you are blocked may depend on his or her mood or preference, and the reasons a person gets blocked are various from person to person. So I advise you to write an e-mail or make a phone call to that person if he or she really means a lot to you to see why he or she is dissatisfied with you, and to find out how you can make up for the case.
1. How many reasons of being deleted or blocked are mentioned in the passage?2. Why do some people delete the one’s name from friends list?
3. If you are blocked, what should you do?
4. 将划线句子people may feel bored after answering these kinds of questions over and over again翻译成汉语。
5. 用英语给文章拟一个适当的题目。
If you look at the top of your phone, you’ll usually see a little symbol that says 3G or 4G. The “G” stands for the “generation” of your mobile network. But these symbols will become things of the past after 5G fully arrives.
On March 30th, 2019, Shanghai vice-mayor Wu Qing made the first 5G video call on a Huawei Mate X smart phone, CGTN reported. Shanghai has also become the first city in China to start testing 5G networks.
Now, 4 G takes about 100 to 200 milliseconds (毫秒) to send and receive data (数据). But 5G will get it down to 1 millisecond or less. This big change will not only make our mobile Internet faster, it can be used in many other ways as well
For example, 5G will help to make self-driving cars safer. Today’s self-driving test cars have one problem: lag. When the cat “sees” an obstacle (障碍物), it sends this information to a data center and receives instructions. However, it takes time to send and receive this information. With this kind of lag, the cars might crash (撞击) because they don’t receive instructions in time. With 5G, this lag will be greatly lowered, making the cars safer, according to CNN.
5G could also be used to make the Internet of Things (IOT) more powerful. This refers to a large online network that connects all things and people. Fast Internet speeds will be the key to developing this technology. For example, with IOT under 5G, your fridge could automatically (自动地) order eggs online when it finds that there are no eggs left inside.
All in all, 5G will shape every type of technology that it touches. And you won’t have to wait too long for that to happen.
1. From Paragraph 2, we can know that ________.| A．5G is widely used in Shanghai |
| B．it cost lots of money to test 5G |
| C．China is working on its 5G networks |
| A．延迟 | B．迷路 | C．暂停 |
| A．describe the importance of IOT |
| B．encourage people to try the new product |
| C．show 5G would make IOT more powerful |
| A．Can 5G Go Far? |
| B．How is 5G Changing Our Life? |
| C．5G is on the Way |
An Activity for Reading
By: CCTV Department of Education
This activity is developed by reading experts for you to use with children. Doing the activity with your children helps you develop their reading skills while having fun at the same time. If the reader finishes one book and asks for another, you know you are succeeding!
We wish you spend wonderful hours of reading with children! This summer holiday, we will invite some families to the program “Readers” to read aloud poems or books you like, and share your reading experience.
Activity: Read to me
It’s important to read to your child, but equally important to listen to them to read to you.
What you will need: Books at your child’s reading level!
What to do:
▲Read good books to your child. Parents who read aloud to their children are developing their interests and skills in reading. Encourage your children to listen, express their ideas, and ask questions.
▲Take turns. You read a paragraph and let your child read the next one. If your child becomes easier with reading aloud, you can ask him or her to read a full passage.
▲Listen carefully as your child reads. Listening to your child will encourage them to practise reading. Besides, this is another way to enjoy reading together.
▲If your child has trouble reading words, you can help him or her in some ways.
• Ask the child to jump over the word and read the rest, then try to guess the meaning of the missing word.
• Guide your child to use what he or she knows about letter sounds.
• Tell your child that you are proud of his or her hard working.
Learn more: Visit http//www. tv. cctv. com
1. The activity “Read to me” is produced by ________.| A．the experts | B．the readers | C．some parents |
| A．listen to your child read |
| B．read good books to your child |
| C．stop reading when meeting new words |
| A．write to CCTV for help |
| B．ask the reading experts for help |
| C．visit the website of CCTV |
| A．parents can only read to their children. |
| B．“Read to me” is a way to enjoy reading together. |
| C．parents had better offer their child the same books. |
