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Julio loves to visit his grandmother . He doesn’t get to visit her very often because his family lives in a city that is six hours away .His grandmother lives in a big wooden house on a farm .It is old and looks as if it has secret hiding places .
On the third Sunday of June ,Julio’s parents took him to his grandmother’s .Since it was summer vacation, he was going to stay at grandmother’s for a whole summer . Hid cousins Mario and linda would soon be arriving. They would also be staying at their grandmother’s this summer .
A big porch (走廊) wrapped （缠绕）around two sides of the house .Julio sat in the porch swing （秋千）.He could see the trees that circle the house .They had been planted as a windbreak （防风林）.They protected the house from the wind and blowing dirt .The house was in the middle of a large flat field .
Julio watched the dirt road that led to the house .He couldn’t wait for his cousins to get there .Mario was his age ,and Linda was a year younger .They had fun together .Last summer they spent one whole morning making a fort out of sacks of seed （装种子的麻袋做成的堡垒）.Then Uncle Henry took them on a tractor ride.
Julio remembered another time with his cousins .They had gone out to explore the fields .Julio touched an electric fence and got a shock .Then they found an old snake skin. Nothing like that ever happened at his own home !
Julio could smell the dinner that his grandmother was cooking .It made him hungry .
Finally he saw a cloud of dust coming up the road .“They’re here ! They are here !”He shouted .
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1.Why doesn’t Julio often visit his grandmother ?
A.Because he doesn’t love his grandmother.
B.Because his parents don’t let him visit his grandmother.
C.Because his home is far away from his grandmother's.
D. Because he is often ill .
2.Who is the youngest of Julio and his cousins ?
A. Linda. B. Julio. C. Mario. D. Henry.
3.The story tells about Julio and his cousins doing all of the following except_____.
A. watching old movie
B. taking a tractor ride
C. finding a snake skin
D. making a fort from seed sacks
4.How do you think Julio felt when he saw his cousins arriving?
A. He was worried. B. Ht: was excited.
C. He was angry . D. He was sad
5.After Julio cousins arrive , when would probably happen next ?
A. They would build a fort on the hill
B. They would look for snake skins .
C. They would climb the trees in their grandmother’s yard
D. They would eat dinner at their grandmother’s house
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Spending two or three hours playing outdoors each day can reduce(减少)a child’s chance of becoming short-sighted（近视）,research shows . It challenges the belif that short-sightedness is caused by computer use , watching TV or reading in weak light .
Australian government researchers believe that sunlight is good for people’s eyes . They compared the vision （视力）and habits of 100 seven-year-old children in China and Australia .In all,30% of the Chinese children were short-sighted .This percentage was ten times higher than Australian children.
Both groups spent a similar amount of time reading, watching TV and playing computer games .However , the Australia children spent an average of two hours a day outdoors ,90 minutes more than the Chinese children.
Professor Ian Morgan said ,“Humans are naturally long-sighted ,but when people begin to go to school and spend little or no time outdoors ,the number of short-sighted peoplegets larger. We are also seeing more and more short-sighted children in cities all around the world –and the main reason may be that city children spend less time outdoors .
Daylight can be hundreds of times brighter than indoor light . But why does playing outside prevent us from becoming short-sighted ? Scientists believe that natural light has a special chemical（化学物质）which stops the eyeball from growing out of shape and prevents people from becoming short-sighted .
So go outdoors .It doesn’t matter if that time is spent having a picnic or playing sports .
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1.What can reduce a child's chance of becoming short-sighted according to the passage ?
A. Playing computer games.
B. watching TV.
C. Reading books.
D. Spending 2 or 3 hours playing outside every day.
2.What does the underlined word "percentage" mean?
A.百分比 B.功率 C.平均分 D.效率
3.How much time did the Chinese children spend outdoors according to the research?
A. 2 hours. B. 90 minutes. C. 1 hour. D. 30 minutes.
4.What is the fifth paragraph mainly about?
A. Why people become short-sighted.
B. Why natural light has a special chemical.
C. Why playing outside is good for one's eyesight.
D. Why daylight is much brighter than indoor light.
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. People will all become short-sighted after they begin to go to school.
B. Playing outdoors for 2 or 3 hours every day can help protect your eyesight.
C. Children in Australia are more likely to become short-sighted than those in China.
D. lf you spend 2 or 3 hours playing outside each day, you will become short-sighted.
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