請閱讀關(guān)于世界讀書日的活動介紹，根據(jù)所提供的信息，完成下列表格，把答案寫在答題卡指定的位置上。

We always look forward to World Book Day-it’s a chance to share our love of books and reading with even more people! Here are some of the activities in different countries and places to celebrate the World Book Day, April 23^rd every year.

School Children’s Books

School Children’s Books are happy that best-selling writer Holly Webb is their World Book Day writer for 2012. Holly has written a large number of books for chldren and she has written a special Magic Molly story just for this years World Book Day!

Reading Package

On the World Book Day, every primary school student in Britain will receive a package from their school. Inside, there is a story book, a beautiful card and a reading list. Besides these three things, there will also receive a special note, which is worth one pound. Children can use it to buy their favorite books. And they can also enjoy a special price---20% cheaper.

Share of Reading

It is an interesting on-line activity which is for one week. People can share their opinions of a book on line. There are also many reading-aloud activities in libraries. For example, in 2010’s World bookd Day, U.S. first lady Michelle Obama read aloud a book called The Cat in The Hat for More than 200 children in a library.

Information Card

What’s the date of the World Book Day	1.
Who is the World Book Day writer of School Children’s Books	2.
How many things do primary school students in Britain receive on the World Book Day	3.
What can people do in the activity of Share of Reading	4.
Which book did Michelle Obama read aloud to children on the 2010 World Book Day	5.

 

Deserts(沙漠)do not stay the same size (形狀).Sometimes they grow bigger. Sometimes they get smaller. The world’s biggest desert, Sahara, is in Africa. Right now, the Sahara desert is growing fast.
Why is the Sahara growing ? In some places , People farm too much.  In other places ,animals eat all the grass. or people cut down the trees. This makes the soil(土壤) weak. Weak soil lets the desert grow.
Why is it a problem? people can not grow food in the desert. people can not build houses, hospitals , or schools in the desert . so people must leave their homes .They must live somewhere else.
What can people do ? They can plant trees. They can also farm less. These things make soil stronger. maybe the Sahara will stop growing . It’s a big problem. Many people must work together to solve (解決) it?
【小題1】What is the main idea ?(中心思想)

A．The Sahara Desert is in Africa .

B．Farming too much makes the soil weak.

C．Big problem are caused (引起) by the growing Sahara desert.

D．Planting trees will help the world.

【小題2】The Sahara is growing .Which of these things is not a reason(理由)？

A．Building homes	B．Farming too much
C．Animals eating the grass	D．Cutting down trees

【小題3】What do we know about deserts ?

A．Their size never changes	B．They are caused by people
C．They can make trouble for people	D．They are all in Africa.

【小題4】Planting trees can   

A．make the soil weaker	B．help people farm less
C．be good for the soil	D．make the Sahara grow.

【小題5】Stopping growing the desert

A．is easy	B．takes a lot of people
C．is not a big problem	D．is not important

 11. When can people enjoy the “Buy one,  get one free” at Sports City Bar?

A. On Tuesday.

B. Only on Thursday.

C. On Saturday.

D. On Tuesday and Thursday.

12. The Sports City Bar is ________.

A. on the first floor                       B. on the second floor

C. on the third floor                       D. on the fourth floor

13. If you are eleven and your father takes you to have the Sunday Family Buffet,  how much will your father pay(付款)?

A. Free.                                    B. 49 yuan.

C. 98 yuan.                                 D. 147 yuan. 

14. If you are 13,  you ________. 

A. must pay 49 yuan for your lunch at Sunday Family Buffet

B. can eat for free at Sunday Family Buffet

C. can’t buy one,  get one free in Sports City Bar

D. can’t go to the Sports City Bar with your parents

15. What can people do in the bar? 

A. Have drinks.                             B. Sing and dance.

C. Have lunch on Sunday.                D. A and C. 

What can people do when natural disasters (災(zāi)難）happen? Can we stop them? No, we can't. The only thing we can do is to  41   after the disasters.

    Last year I met Mr. Flood. It started raining and   42   raining almost a month: the water on the streets got higher and higher every day. We used   43   instead of cars. We lost lots of things, including our businesses, our jobs and our homes.

    Schools   44   and farms were destroyed. We ran out of food and clean water. In some places the water was higher than the buildings. I felt like we lived in a(n)  45 _ world.

    Because of the flood, lots of  46  broke out. Because of the dead animals, some people  47  . The soil and other things made the water become very, very  48 _. That was in summer time, so though it was raining, the  49  was still high. The hot weather and really dirty water  50  the air very bad. Hospitals didn't have enough rooms for  51  .

    When the flood was over, I looked around my city. The word “ 52 ” can describe the situation. Everything was destroyed and lots of people were sick, but we were very  53  .1 think.

    We had to 54  our city, take care of the sick people, and start our schools again. I just 55 that one day, people can stop the natural disasters whenever they happen. After all, people are very clever.

1.A. wake up       B. make up         C. clean up

2.A. kept          B. finished          C. stopped

3.A. bikes         B. trains            C. boats

4.A. started        B. closed           C. opened

5.A. water.        B. fire              C. ice

6.A. happiness     B. illnesses          C. hardness

7.A. ran          B. slept             C. died

8.A. dirty         B. clean             C. clear

9.A. temperature   B. weather           C. water

10.A. had.         B. made             C. changed

11.A. nurses       B. doctors            C. patients

12.A. sad          B. beautiful          C. good

13.A. weak        B. strong            C. happy

14.A. rebuild       B. return            C. remain

15.A. want         B. hope             C. see

 

Deserts(沙漠)do not stay the same size (形狀).Sometimes they grow bigger. Sometimes they get smaller. The world’s biggest desert, Sahara, is in Africa. Right now, the Sahara desert is growing fast.

Why is the Sahara growing ? In some places , People farm too much.  In other places ,animals eat all the grass. or people cut down the trees. This makes the soil(土壤) weak. Weak soil lets the desert grow.

Why is it a problem? people can not grow food in the desert. people can not build houses, hospitals , or schools in the desert . so people must leave their homes .They must live somewhere else.

What can people do ? They can plant trees. They can also farm less. These things make soil stronger. maybe the Sahara will stop growing . It’s a big problem. Many people must work together to solve (解決) it?

1.What is the main idea ?(中心思想)

A．The Sahara Desert is in Africa .

B．Farming too much makes the soil weak.

C．Big problem are caused (引起) by the growing Sahara desert.

D．Planting trees will help the world.

2.The Sahara is growing .Which of these things is not a reason(理由)？

A．Building homes	B．Farming too much
C．Animals eating the grass	D．Cutting down trees

3.What do we know about deserts ?

A．Their size never changes	B．They are caused by people
C．They can make trouble for people	D．They are all in Africa.

4.Planting trees can   

A．make the soil weaker	B．help people farm less
C．be good for the soil	D．make the Sahara grow.

5.Stopping growing the desert

A．is easy	B．takes a lot of people
C．is not a big problem	D．is not important