期中阅读与表达练习

期中阅读与表达练习1Having a hobby helps to make you a more interesting person, and it gives you something interesting to talk about with other people. Choosing（选择）the right hobby is important, but how can you find a good hobby? Here are some tips（提示）.※Think about hobbies that you don’t think you would like. This will help you find a hobby more quickly.※Before you start your hobby, find a place to work on it. If you choose an outdoor hobby that needs equipment（器材；装备）, such as soccer balls, bicycles, boots, and so on. You need to find a place to store it when you aren’t using it.※Make sure your hobby does not take away the time you need to spend with your family and friends. Or you can invite them to watch you play or see your work on display.※If you don’t have much money at the start of your hobby, begin very small or find a hobby that doesn’t cost anything.1. Is choosing a right hobby important?2. Why should you think about hobbies that you wouldn’t like at the beginning?3. How many tips are there in this passage?4. What’s the passage mainly about?2What can you do to keep healthy? Perhaps for children, healthy eating is one of the most important things. Here are some ideas about how to eat healthily.Having breakfastA good breakfast is very important to children. It’s necessary to eat it in the morning. But some children often go to school without breakfast, just because they want to sleep a little longer. Remember that a good breakfast will help you study better.Having milk“My dream is that all the Chinese children can get half a kilogram(公斤)of milk a day.”The Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said this during his visited a milk farm. Milk is also very important to children’s health. It makes children grow stronger. It’s better for you to drink a glass of warm milk before go to bed. That will help you have a good sleep.Having healthy foodHaving healthy food is the most important. That means eating lots of different kinks of food, especially fruits and vegetables. Don’t eat too much chocolate or ice-cream. Some of you like eating fast food, but in fact it is not good for your health. Try to eat healthy food as much as possible.Have healthy eating habits, and you will have a strong body.1. Is a good breakfast very important to children?2. What is the Chinese Premier Wen jiabao’s dream?3. Why is milk important to children’s health?4. What does having healthy food mean?3even fight with the one who hurts him or her. But it’s not a good idea. The best way is to forgive(宽恕) them.Although it is not easy for us to forgive people who hurts us, it is possible “f orgiveness makes you more hopeful. And it is good for our health,” says Frederic, PhD, the writer of the book called Forgive for God.Bu t how can we forgive others? Let’s see how can we do it? First, think of something beautiful and the people you love. Try to get yourself happy. Second, don’t wait others to say to you. If the people hurt you, he or she won’t say sorry to you. T hey may ju st want to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way. Third, try to see things in others’ shoes. You can write a letter to yourself from theoffender’s point(冒犯者的观点). That can make you understand others better and make yourself happier. Fourth, don’t forget to forgive yourself. For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge（挑战）. And it also makes you more confident.1. Is it a good idea for us to be angry or fight with the one who hurts us?2. How many ways to forgive others?3. What is the biggest challenge for some people?4. What does the writer want to tell us?4Can you play a musical instrument（乐器）? Where did you learn to play it? If you were a student in a British school, you would most probably learn at school. Approximately（接近）25% of British students learn an instrument. What's more, of the 75% that don't, 40% would like to.But what instruments do the students learn to play? Traditionally, school children learnt classical instruments, such as the piano or violin. This is still true today. Younger children often learn the recorder. As they get older, they start to play the violin or piano. In fact, nearly one out of five music students is learning the violin. The piano, or keyboard, is more popular with older children at secondary school.However, things are changing. More students than ever before are now learning the guitar. British schools do not just offer（提供）lessons for instruments. All students learn music together as a class. These classes have been changing, too. In the past, the focus of classes was very much Western classical music. But the classes now cover a far wider range of styles, including folk music and world music. In a recent study by Keele University, 64% of boys and 70% of girls said they enjoy music lessons as a class. They like singing, playing instruments and find the lessons are fun.Many schools put on concerts each term. It is also common for students themselves to form their own bands（乐队）.In conclusion, music plays a big part in British schools. Students can study an instrument, play music together as a class and even take part in concerts andplays.1. Do all the British students learn an instrument in school?2. What instrument is more popular with the older children at secondary school?3. What do British schools offer?4. What do you think music in British schools?。