| ( )1. A. arrived at ( )2. A. a few ( )3. A. used to ( )4. A. spent ( )5. A. is thinking ( )6. A. different ( )7. A. it ( )8. A. allow ( )9. A. banks ( )10. A. So | B. arrived in B. much B. use to B. costs B. think B. same B. them B. allowed B. factories B. Because | C. get to C. little C. was used to C. paid C. thought C. difference C. those C. allowing C. restaurants C. Or | D. got at D. many D. was used for D. took D. thinked D. the same D. that D. to allow D. libraries D. But |
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| Young people and older people don"t always agree with each other. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and having fun. But in one special program in New York, adults and teenagers live together in peace. Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works for several hours each day. The purpose of this program is not just to keep busy. It is also to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work on the farms near the village. Some learn to make furniture and to build houses. The adults teach them these skills. There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free time, some of the teenagers learn photography and painting. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time. When people live together, rules are always necessary. In this program the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the whole group will discuss the problem. They ask, "Why did it happen? What should we do about it?" One of the teenagers has this to say about the experience, "You don"t only think about yourself. You learn how to think about the group." | |||
| 1. The purpose of this program is _______. | |||
| A. to keep busy B. to find meaning in work C. to find enjoyment in work D. A, B and C | |||
| 2. Which of the following is not the teenagers" activity during their free time? | |||
| A. To learn photography. B. To learn painting. C. To learn to make furniture. D. To sit around and talk or sing. | |||
| 3. If someone in the group breaks a rule, _______. | |||
| A. he must go away. B. the problem must be discussed by the group. C. he will be punished (惩罚) by others. D. he will be kept busy working. | |||
| 4. People who join the group _______. | |||
| A. live together in peace B. are busy working in order to learn more skills C. only think about themselves D. want to make friends with children | |||
| 5. Which is the best title (标题) of this passage? | |||
| A. Teenagers and adults B. A special program C. How to spend your free time D. Enjoyment in work | |||
| 根据短文内容和首字母的提示，把所缺单词填写在短文后面的横线上。 | |||
| In the (1) m______ world, advertising is everywhere! Some people think that ads are great. Others (2) h______ ads, saying that they make our cities and countryside look ugly. Many ads are (3) a______ specifically at teenagers, and some young people see more than 100 advertisements a day. It"s true that some ads can be very useful! For instance, they can help you to compare two different products so that you can buy the (4)o______ you really need. They can also help you (5)s______ money. When prices are listed, you can go to the store with the (6)l______ price. | |||
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| My granddaughter, 10, was very happy the day before yesterday because her mother and the mother of one of her classmates took them to a park and a Pizza Hut (比萨饼屋) to celebrate Children"s Day. For a whole day, the two girls played heartily - no homework, no extra-curricular (课外) skills training. The happy life lasted only for one day. Yesterday, everything returned to normal: doing homework till late at night and going over lessons learned at last weekend"s English and "Olympic mathematics" (数学奥赛) courses. Every time I went to my daughter"s house in the evening, I saw my granddaughter sitting by the small desk in her room doing math exercises or writing a compositions given by her teacher. On the white wall behind the desk are some words she wrote. One sentence reads: "Why is the exercise endless?" Poor girl! Although teachers have stopped giving after-school homework to primary school children, parents have been forcing their kids to take part in different kinds of extra-curricular training courses-learning English, painting, music instrument (乐器), weiqi, "Olympic mathematics" and so on, every Saturday and Sunday. Are these extra-curricular courses really necessary in children"s education? The answer is certainly "No". Take the so-called "Olympic mathematics" for example. These courses are very difficult for the children to understand. Often, they are difficult even for adults (成年人). | |||
| 1. The writer"s granddaughter celebrated her Children"s Day by _______. | |||
| A. playing all day B. doing nothing C. having a party D. going over lessons | |||
| 2. Usually at weekends the girl will _______. | |||
| A. stay at home B. play with their classmates C. do whatever she likes D. go to different kinds of training courses | |||
| 3. The writer thinks that her granddaughter _______. | |||
| A. lives a happy life B. goes to bed early at weekend C. has too much homework D. likes to do more exercises | |||
| 4. Which is true according to (根据)the passage? | |||
| A. The"Olympic Mathematics" is too difficult for kids. B. The grandfather thinks playing is more important than learning. C. Teachers often give students useless homework. D. The parents don"t want their kids to do lots of homework. | |||
| 5. From the last paragraph (段落) we know that the writer thinks _______. | |||
| A. only school courses are useful to kids B. some extra-curricular courses kids learn after school are not necessary C. some extra-curricular courses are even more difficult for adults D. kids shouldn"t learn difficult courses | |||
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| I live in a very over populated beach area in the Los Angeles, and I love the beautiful sights. But because of many people, lots of things are easy to be out of order, and sometimes it"s also easy to become angry. Today was a day I wish I did not get out of bed. I mean that if I did not have to wake up and deal with all the things that I have to deal with every day, it would have been wonderful. I had a cup of coffee this morning and that was my meal for breakfast, not healthy I know. Anyway, my stomach was sounding like a truck. So, I jumped in my car and decided to buy some food. I was in line at Taco Bell and the line was like a long snake! Finally I got to place my order, but a young girl in nice clothes pulled in (汽车停靠) and was stuck (被困住) in such a way that unless I moved for her, she wouldn"t be able to get out. So I backed up (倒车) and waved her into my place in the front of the line. I was surprised that this young girl did not say thanks. I was a little unhappy about it because I thought that I had done something nice for a change. After the girl received her food and drove away, I pulled into the ordering spot, not mad but hungry, and the employee said, "Hi, that girl just paid for your food." That food was the most satisfying nourishment (营养品) my body had ever taken! If just by chance you are that person who bought my food, I should say "Thank you!" | |||
| 1. The underlined part "very over populated" probably means "____". | |||
| A. 环境嘈杂的 B. 人口密集的 C. 交通拥挤的 D. 水源污染的 | |||
| 2. From the first paragraph, we can infer (推断) that the story happened in _____. | |||
| A. England B. Canada C. Australia D. America | |||
| 3. What happened to the author according to the passage? | |||
| A. He remained lying in bed all the morning. B. He didn"t feel well after drinking a cup of coffee. C. He made room for a girl who jumped the queue. D. He had a quarrel with a girl who didn"t stand in line. | |||
| 4. How did the young girl show her thanks to the author? | |||
| A. She got out of her car and said thanks. B. She drove away with her own food. C. She received her food and waved goodbye. D. She paid for the author"s food without his knowing. | |||
| 5. The best title for the passage might be _____. | |||
| A. Kindness is spreading (传播) B. Patience is necessary C. Being calm is important in accidents D. Being cool can change the world | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Below are some suggestions given by the English children posted on the website about how to help Africa. Which one do you think is the best? |