English Express
Notes: English Express is a monthly print periodical.   Address: 136 Chaoyang Road, Beijing
Tel: 010-65451826               E-mail: Englishexpress@sina.com
(The number of stars in the contents shows how hard the article is. The fewer, the easier. )
CONTENTS(目錄)
World For The Young
● Growing up means changing  ☆☆☆  p.1
● Seven ways to handle pressure  ☆☆☆  p.10
Study Camp
● Model test for nine graders  p.24
● Model test for fourth graders  p.26
● Fun with words and phrases  p.28
Around The World
● Eating in America  ☆☆☆  p.4 
● American pet culture  ☆☆☆  p.6
● Crazy Westerners  ☆☆☆☆  p.8
Love Heart
● Salty coffee  ☆☆  p.12
● Share your time  ☆☆  p.15
● Mother and child  ☆☆☆  p.17
Colorful Sun Show
Jokes
● Roses for my wife  ☆  p.2
● A faithful student  ☆  p.14
● A second and a million dollars  ☆☆  p.22
Fable Stories
● Sour grapes  ☆☆  p.3
● Slowly but surely  ☆☆  p.13
● One is enough  ☆  p.23
小題1:The underlined word “periodical” probably means _________.
A．a(chǎn)n articleB．a(chǎn) programC．a(chǎn) textbookD．a(chǎn) magazine
小題2:We can learn something about different people and cultures in the part called _________.
A．World For The YoungB．Around The World
C．Love HeartD．Colorful Sun Show
小題3:Of those articles, which of the following is the most difficult?
A．Growing up means changing. B．Salty coffee.
C．Mother and child.D．Crazy Westerners.
小題4:If you are preparing for a test in a middle school, you can turn to Page ____.
A．28B．26 C．24D．10
小題5:How often can we read a new issue of English Express?
A．Once a month.B．Twice a month.
C．Three times a month.D．Once every two months.

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:A

試題分析：本題主要以表格的形式介紹了一份英語(yǔ)刊物的欄目構(gòu)成，以及其中所包含的文章的難易程度。
小題1:詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)下文The number of stars in the contents shows how hard the article is. 及目錄描述，可知這指的是一本每月一版的雜志。故選D。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題理解題。根據(jù)表格第三行描述，可知在這一欄，你可以了解到美國(guó)的飲食和寵物文化，以及西方人，故選B。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Growing up means changing  ☆☆☆，Salty coffee  ☆☆，Mother and child  ☆☆☆及Crazy Westerners  ☆☆☆☆ 描述，可知Crazy Westerners這篇文章最難，故選D。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)表格第二行Model test for fourth graders  p.26，描述，可知要準(zhǔn)備初中的考試，需要翻到26頁(yè)，故選B。
小題5:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)English Express is a monthly print periodical.描述，可知這是一本每個(gè)月一次的期刊。故選A。
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