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Do you know about a series of books that say they are “for dummies”? These American self-help books have been translated into more than thirty-nine languages including Chinese, Arabic, Russian, French, German, Greek and Spanish.

“Dummy” is a word for a stupid person. The dummies books are not really for stupid people. They are designed to show people how to do something they may never have tried before, like painting a house or learning a language. The books all say in a funny way that they are for dummies, such as World History for Dummies, Rabbits for Dummies, Chinese Cooking for Dummies, and Wedding Planning for Dummies. The first such book, DOS for Dummies, was published in 1991. It helped people learn how to use the DOS operating system for computers. Since then, more than one hundred fifty million dummies books have been sold.

The dummies. com website explains the idea behind the books. It says that they show that people can be taught to do anything. First they can make fun of ideas that are difficult to understand. Then they show how the information can be interesting and easy. The publishers say that the books do not provide more information than necessary. They give readers just enough information to do what they want. They say that the dummies books give the best and easiest way to do something. And the books use simple and easy language.

There are more than one thousand different dummies books. A report in New York Times says that the top-selling dummies books are those that explain technology and personal finance.

The publishers say that the best-selling dummies books are those providing information many people need---like information about diseases, education and cooking. People interested in opera, car repair and wine can also find dummies books to help them. And there are even more dummies books to come. The publishers say that they publish about two hundred new dummies books every year.

1. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Books for Dummies

B. The Easiest, the Best

C. Books for Stupid People

D. New Ideas Behind the Books

2. The dummies books have been popular because ______.

A. they provide enough information on the concerning subject

B. they provide just what is needed and are easy to understand

C. people can learn to do anything with just one copy

D. people can save lots of money through self-teaching

3. According to New York Times, we know that books on ____ sell best.

A. diseases and education

B. opera and car repairing

C. technology and personal finance

D. cooking and world history

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The first dummies book was on Chinese cooking.

B. The simple language was intended for child readers

C. Fifty million different dummies books have been published.

D. The dummies books will continue to be popular.

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Do you know about a series of books that say they are “for dummies”? These American self-help books have been translated into more than thirty-nine language including Chinese, Arabic, Russian, French, German, Greek and Spanish.

“Dummy” is a word for a stupid person. The dummies books are not really for stupid people. They are designed to show people how to do something they may never have tried before, like painting a house or learning a language. The books all say in a funny way that they are for dummies, such as World History for Dummies, Rabbits for Dummies, Chinese Cooking for Dummies, and Wedding Planning for Dummies. The first such book, Dos for Dummies, was published in 1991. It helped people learn how to use the DOS operating system for computers. Since then, more than one hundred fifty million dummies books have been sold.

The dummies. Com website explains the idea behind the books. It says that they show that people can be taught to do anything. First they can make fun of ideas that are difficult to understand. Then they show how the information can be interesting and easy. The publishers say that the books do not provide more information than necessary. They give readers just enough information to do what they want. They say that the dummies books give the best and easiest way to do something. And the books use simple and easy language.

These are more than one thousand different dummies books. A report in New York Times say that the top-selling dummies books are those that explain technology and personal finance.

The publishers say that the best-selling dummies books are those providing information many people need-like information about diseases books to help them. And there are even more dummies books to come. The publishers say that they publish about two hundred new dummies books every year.

1. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Books for Dummies            B. The Easiest, the Best

C. Self-Help Books               D. New Ideas behind the books

2.According to the dummies.com website, people can ________with the help of dummies books.

A. simple some personal things       B. do anything they want

C. become expert in any field         D. learn any foreign language

3.The dummies books have been popular because ________

A. they provide just what is needed and are easy to understand

B. they provide abundant information on the concerning subject

C. people can learn to do anything with just one copy

D. people can save lots of money through self-teaching

4. According to New York Times, we know that books on ________ sell best.

A. technology and personal finance       B. opera and car repairing

C. diseases and education               D. cooking and world history

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The first dummies book was on Chinese cooking.

B. The dummies books will continue to be popular

C. Fifty million different dummies books have been published.

D. The simple language was intended for child readers.

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Do you know about a series of books that say they are “for dummies”? These American self-help books have been translated into more than thirty-nine languages including Chinese, Arabic, Russian, French, German, Greek and Spanish.

“Dummy” is a word for a stupid person. The dummies books are not really for stupid people. They are designed to show people how to do something they may never have tried before, like painting a house or learning a language. The books all say in a funny way that they are for dummies, such as World History for Dummies, Rabbits for Dummies, Chinese Cooking for Dummies, and Wedding Planning for Dummies. The first such book, DOS for Dummies, was published in 1991. It helped people learn how to use the DOS operating system for computers. Since then, more than one hundred fifty million dummies books have been sold.

The dummies.com website explains the idea behind the books. It says that they show that people can be taught to do anything. First they can make fun of ideas that are difficult to understand. Then they show how the information can be interesting and easy. The publishers say that the books do not provide more information than necessary. They give readers just enough information to do what they want. They say that the dummies books give the best and easiest way to do something. And the books use simple and easy language.

There are more than one thousand different dummies books. A report in New York Times says that the top-selling dummies books are those that explain technology and personal finance.

The publishers say that the best-selling dummies books are those providing information many people need — like information about diseases, education and cooking. People interested in opera, car repair and wine can also find dummies books to help them. And there are even more dummies books to come. The publishers say that they publish about two hundred new dummies books every year.

1.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Self-Help Books　　　　　 　　 B. The Easiest, the Best

C. Books for Dummies　　　　　　 D. New Ideas behind the Books

2.The dummies books have been popular because __________.

A. they provide just what is needed and are easy to understand

B. they provide abundant information on the concerning subject

C. people can learn to do anything with just one copy

D. people can save lots of money through self-teaching

3.According to New York Times, we know that books on __________ sell best.

A. cooking and world history

B. opera and car repairing

C. diseases and education

D. technology and personal finance

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Food we need

Have you learned a lot about the kinds of food people need? They say that there are several kinds of food that people should eat every day. They are: (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds. (2) citrus(柑桔) fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruits and vegetables; (4) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and foods made from milk; (6) bread or cereal(谷类), rice is also in this kind of food; (7) butter, or something like butter.

What food counts

People in different countries and different places of the world eat different kinds of things. Foods are cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of the day. In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four times a day. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn’t matter whether foods are eaten raw(生的) or cooked, canned or frozen. It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o’clock in the afternoon or at eleven o’clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.

How shall we do?

There are two problems, then, in feeding the large number of people on earth. The first is to find some ways to feed the world’s population so that no one is hungry. The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of food to make them grow to be strong and healthy.

1.According to the scientists, which of the following groups of food is the healthiest for your lunch?

A. chicken, apples, cereal, cabbages

B. potatoes, carrots, rice, bread

C. oranges, bananas, fish, tomatoes

D. beef, pork, fish, milk

2.It is important for people to eat _______.

A. three times a day

B. dinner at twelve o’clock

C. cooked food all the day

D. something from each of the seven kinds of food every day

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. People in some places don’t have enough to eat.

B. There are too many people in the world.

C. One of the problems is that no one is hungry.

D. The scientists are trying to make people grow to be strong and healthy.

4.If there is Paragraph 4, what do you think is going to be talked about?

A. When people eat their lunch

B. What to do with the two problems

C. How to cook food in different ways

D. Why people eat different kinds of food

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Only thirty per cent of ______ parents say that they know what their children like to do after _____ school.

A. /, the          B. a ,the          C. the, /              D. a, a

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Did you know that the position you choose to sleep in says something about what kind of person you are?

A study of 1,000British people has been done by Chris,a British professor and director of the Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service in the UK.It looked at the six most common sleeping positions and which personalities tend to match them.Have a look.

1. Fetus (胎儿) position – This is the most common sleeping position. About 41 percent of the participants said they sleep in this position. These sleepers may appear to be strong but they are usually sensitive (敏感的) and shy. The more they curl (蜷缩) up, the more worried they are.

2. Log position (树干睡姿) – This is the second most common position. People who sleep like a log are usually stubborn.

3. Yearner position (向往型睡姿) – This position says that you are open-minded and eager (急切的) to face challenges.

4. Soldier position – These sleepers lie on their backs with their arms down and close to the body. They are usually reserved and quiet.

5. Freefall position – People who sleep in this position are outgoing (外向的) but feel a lack of control in their lives. This is the least comfortable position.

6. Starfish position – People who sleep like this are good listeners, helpful, and uncomfortable being the center of attention.

1.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Sleeping position decides personality.

B. Sleeping position reflects personality.

C. What the six different sleeping positions are like.

D. Different people have different sleeping positions.

2.Which of the following pictures shows “soldier position”?

3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is correct?

A. Those sleeping in fetus position are always strong.

B. Those sleeping in log position changes their ideas easily.

C. Those sleeping in freefall position usually feel uncomfortable in their lives.

D. Those sleeping in starfish position may feel uneasy when focused on.

4.What does the underlined word “participants” in paragraph 3 most probably mean?

A. Fetus　　 　　　　　 B. British people

C. People surveyed　　 D. Sleepers

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Did you know that the position you choose to sleep in says something about what kind of person you are?

A study of 1,000British people has been done by Chris,a British professor and director of the Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service in the UK.It looked at the six most common sleeping positions and which personalities tend to match them.Have a look.

1. Fetus (胎儿) position – This is the most common sleeping position. About 41 percent of the participants said they sleep in this position. These sleepers may appear to be strong but they are usually sensitive (敏感的) and shy. The more they curl (蜷缩) up, the more worried they are.

2. Log position (树干睡姿) – This is the second most common position. People who sleep like a log are usually stubborn.

3. Yearner position (向往型睡姿) – This position says that you are open-minded and eager (急切的) to face challenges.

4. Soldier position – These sleepers lie on their backs with their arms down and close to the body. They are usually reserved and quiet.

5. Freefall position – People who sleep in this position are outgoing (外向的) but feel a lack of control in their lives. This is the least comfortable position.

6. Starfish position – People who sleep like this are good listeners, helpful, and uncomfortable being the center of attention.

1.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Sleeping position decides personality.

B. Sleeping position reflects personality.

C. What the six different sleeping positions are like.

D. Different people have different sleeping positions.

2.Which of the following pictures shows “soldier position”?

A.             B.             C.               D.

3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is correct?

A. Those sleeping in fetus position are always strong.

B. Those sleeping in log position changes their ideas easily.

C. Those sleeping in freefall position usually feel uncomfortable in their lives.

D. Those sleeping in starfish position may feel uneasy when focused on.

4.What does the underlined word “participants” in paragraph 3 most probably mean?

A. Fetus                              B. British people     C. People surveyed   D. Sleepers

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Did you know that the position(位置) you choose to sleep in says something about what kind of person you are?

A study of 1,000 British people has been done by Chris Idzikowski, a British professor and director of the Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service in the UK. It looked at the six most common sleeping positions and which personalities tend to match them. Have a look:

1. Fetus (胎儿) position – This is the most common sleeping position. About 41 percent of the participants said they sleep in this position. These sleepers may appear to be strong but they are usually sensitive (敏感的) and shy. The more they curl (蜷缩) up, the more worried they are.

2. Log position (树干睡姿) – This is the second most common position. People who sleep like a log are usually stubborn.

3. Yearner position (向往型睡姿) – This position says that you are open-minded and eager (急切的) to face challenges.

4. Soldier position – These sleepers lie on their backs with their arms down and close to the body. They are usually reserved and quiet.

5. Freefall position – People who sleep in this position are outgoing (外向的) but feel a lack of control in their lives. This is the least comfortable position.

6. Starfish position – People who sleep like this are good listeners, helpful, and uncomfortable being the center of attention.

1.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Sleeping position decides personality.

B. Sleeping position reflects personality.

C. What the six different sleeping positions are like.

D. Different people have different sleeping positions.

2.Which of the following pictures shows “soldier position”?

A. 　　 B.

C. 　　 D.

3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is correct?

A. Those sleeping in fetus position are always strong.

B. Those sleeping in log position changes their ideas easily.

C. Those sleeping in freefall position usually feel uncomfortable in their lives.

D. Those sleeping in starfish position may feel uneasy when focused on.

4.What does the underlined word “participants” in paragraph 3 most probably mean?

A. Fetus　　 B. British people

C. People surveyed　　 D. Sleepers

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Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of food people need. They say that there are several kinds of food that people should eat every day. They are: (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds. (2) citrus(柑桔) fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruits and vegetables; (4) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and foods made from milk; (6) bread or cereal(谷类), rice is also in this kind of food; (7) butter,　 or something like butter.

People in different countries and different places of the world eat different kinds of things. Foods are cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of the day. In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four times a day. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn’t matter whether foods are eaten raw or cooked, canned or frozen. It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at 4 :00 in the afternoon or at eleven o’clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.

There are two problems, then, in feeding the large number of people on earth. The first is to find some ways to feed the world’s population so that no one is hungry. The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of food to make them grow to be strong and healthy.

1.According to the scientists, which of the following groups of food is the healthiest for your lunch?

A. beef, pork, fish, milk　　 B. potatoes, carrots, rice, bread

C. chicken, apples, cereal, cabbages　　 D. oranges, bananas, fish, tomatoes

2.If there is Paragraph 4, what do you think is going to be talked about?

A. When people eat their lunch

B. Why people eat different kinds of food

C. How to cook food in different ways

D. What to do with the two problems

3.People in different countries and different places of the world _______.

A. eat food in different ways　　 B. cooks their food in the same way

C. has their meals at the same time　　 D. has the right kinds of food to eat

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Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of food people need. They say that there are several kinds of food that people should eat every day. They are: (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds;  (2)citrus （柑橘）fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruits and vegetables ; (4) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and foods made from milk; (6) bread or cereal (谷物), rice is also in this kind of foods; (7) Butter or something like butter.

People in different countries and different places of the world eat different kinds of things. Foods are cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways.  People in different countries eat at different times of the day. In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four times a day. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn’t matter whether foods are eaten raw or cooked, canned or frozen. It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o’clock in the afternoon or at eleven o’clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.

There are two problems, then, in feeding the large number of people on earth. The first thin g is to find some ways to feed the world’s population so that no one is hungry. The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kind of food to make them grow to be strong and healthy.

1. According to the scientists, which of the following groups of food is the healthiest for your lunch?

2. It is important for people to eat __________.

3.People in different countries and different places of the world________________.

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

5.If there is paragraph 4, what do you think is going to be talked about?

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