Childhood is a time of fun and games. Many people still remember when they were

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Childhood is a time of fun and games. Many people still remember when they were young, they often played games like hide-and-seek and chess. Playing teaches children how to get with others, and it also helps to exercise the mind and body. However, children today spend most of their time in front of the computer, playing video games.
A recent survey found that in the US. Children between 8 and 12 spend at least 13 hours a week playing video games or "gaming". Boys of this age spend even more time, almost 16 hours a week. Although some people will say that gaming is helpful, it brings many problems as well.
One big problem is that kids who spend most of their time on games might have difficulty communicating with real people. They might have trouble sharing and resolving (解决) problems because they do not practice these skills when sitting alone at a computer.
Another problem is about health. Game players usually sit for hours without doing any exercise. And they might not eat healthily. As a result, they might be out of shape.
Next, game players might have trouble with their lessons. Many of them spend more time playing games than working on their homework. In the end, they fail in the exams.
Finally, it is always possible that the gamers become addicted. Some people play four or five hours a day or even all day. This happened to a 28 - year - old Korean man. He spent about 50 hours playing an online game without sleeping or eating well. He died while gaming!
This is one example of the dangers of video gaming. It tells us that video gaming, like everything else, should not be done too much. A few hours a week should not hurt, but several hours a day just might be dangerous to your health.
小题1:Children of 8 to 12 in the US spend at least _________ hours a week playing video games.

A．13

B．16

C．28

D．50

小题2:How many problems about playing video games are mentioned in the passage？

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

小题3:If game players spend lots of time playing games without doing their homework, they might __________.

A．become ill

B．lose their friends

C．die at once

D．get lower grades at school

小题4:What does the underlined word “addicted” mean in Chinese?

A．悲伤

B．无聊

C．成瘾

D．沮丧

小题5:What does the writer want to tell us by writing this passage?

A．Video gaming has quite a lot of advantages.

B．Video gaming might be a dangerous thing.

C．Childhood is a time of fun and games.

D．Children should learn how to get along with others.

答案

小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B

解析

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了现在的孩子花费过多的时间玩电脑游戏，这对身体和学习都是有坏处的，应该适当的玩，不要成瘾。
小题1:细节题。根据文章Children between 8 and 12 spend at least 13 hours a week playing video games or "gaming".可知，8到12岁的儿童一周至少花费13个小时玩电子游戏。故选A
小题2:细节题。文章提到了四点玩电子游戏的会产生的问题。故选C
小题3:细节题。根据文章Next, game players might have trouble with their lessons. Many of them spend more time playing games than working on their homework. In the end, they fail in the exams.可知，如果孩子们花费过多的时间玩电脑游戏，不做作业，他们考试就不会得到好的成绩。故选D
小题4:推断题。根据文章Finally, it is always possible that the gamers become addicted.可知，游戏玩家很可能会变得上瘾。Addicted的意思是成瘾。故选C
小题5:主旨题。根据文章可知，电子游戏是一件非常危险的事情，我们应该少玩。故选B
点评：本文作者观点明确即对于游戏应该适当的玩，不要成瘾，信息点集中。此类文章的阅读一定要对文章仔细的阅读理解每句话的意思，在答题的过程中带着问题在文章中找到相对应的答案，即可答出。

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Life in the 21^st century is different from that in the 20^th century because there are many changes in the new century.What will our life be like in 20 years?Maybe we will have robots at home. Here is my ideal robot.
I hope it’ll look like a pretty Barbie doll,with long blonde hair and bright blue eyes. She will be tall and slim. She will be able to speak English, Chinese, Japanese, German and French. When I travel around the world, she will be my guide. She will do most of the things for me. We will be also good friends.
Every morning she will wake me up and cook a healthy breakfast for me. After breakfast she will drive me to school. While I am studying at school, she will do some chores such as washing my clothes,cooking the dishes,cleaning the room and feeding my dog. When I come back from school, a delicious meal will be ready. If my mother is busy, my robot will go shopping with me. She will give me some advice when I don’t know which one to buy. She will also help me with my school work.
My robot will be smart and kind. If I feel sad, she will talk to me and make me happy. Most of all, she’ll never feel tired or angry, I hope I can have a robot like that. But my mum says it’s just my daydream and I should learn to do them all by myself.
小题1:What will the robot look like?
A It will have short blonde hair.        B It will have long black hair.
C It will be short and heavy.           D It will be tall and slim.
小题2:How many languages will the robot be able to speak?
A Two   B Three    C Four D Five
小题3:What will the robot do after breakfast?
A Drive the writer to school.
B Read English with the writer.
C Go shoppping with the writer.
D Give the writer some advice.

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Every month, junior high schools in China choose one hero of the month. This person is a hero because he or she has done something to help protect animals in danger. Huang Jing decided to write a letter to the President of China.

Dear Mr. President,
I have been doing a project at school recently about animals in danger. I think the situation all over the world is really terrible. I am writing to you to suggest what China should do to help protect animals more.
I know that there are nearly 2,000 nature reserves in China, which is good. I live in Beijing and there are about 30 reserves outside the city. We visited one of them last month to see for ourselves.
I feel so sorry for the giant panda. It’s one of the most popular animals in the world and a real symbol of China. We learned that pandas mainly live on bamboo, and that a panda can eat half its body weight of bamboo in 24 hours! That’s a lot of bamboo. I think we should try to do more to stop cutting down forests. Pandas are already a rare animal and it would be so sad if they became extinct (灭绝) forever.
The other animal we should try to protect more is the Chinese alligator (扬子鳄). These creatures live in some parts of eastern China. These beautiful animals live in freshwater rivers and lakes but the water in some places isn’t clean enough for them to live in. It’s really dirty in fact. The government should stop factories polluting the lakes and rivers.
If we protect these beautiful animals in China, more foreigners may wish to visit China to see them. They could be an important tourist attraction. It would be good if more people came to visit our beautiful country, especially to see the quieter areas in the country. Now most visitors just see the cities.
I hope you will encourage more people to think about such an important subject.
Sincerely yours,
Huang Jing

小题1:What’s Huang Jing’s project at school about?
小题2:What animals did Huang Jing talk about in his letter?
小题3:How much bamboo can a panda eat in 24 hours?
小题4:Why is the water in some places too dirty for alligators to live in?
小题5:If you are a hero of the month like Huang Jing, what else will you possibly do to help protect the animals in danger? （请自拟一句话回答）

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The right name is important in the business world. All you have to do is think of the names for some of the products you buy every day and you’ll agree that the name and the product are connected in everyone’s mind.
In many countries, successful trade or brand(商标) names are protected by law so that other companies cannot make the same product by copying. Businesses register(注册) a company or a product name with the government. In fact, more than 1,000 product and company names are registered every hour. Many companies spend a lot of money to find the right name for their products. A good example of this is in the car industry. Some successful names for cars have powerful associations(联系). The Ford Mustang and the Jaguar are only two examples of choosing the names of animals that are fast and strong.
When a U. S company decides to sell its product in another country, it has to make sure that the product name translates(翻译) properly. When Coca-Cola introduced its soft drink to China, it looked for the right name. It wanted a name that would do two things. One was to present its image in Chinese and the second was to be close to its first brand name—Coke. It took some efforts before finding the right word — which sounds similar and translates as “happiness in the mouth”. Asian company names are not new to the United States. The brand names of Samsung and Sony have been successful. Finding the right brand name is a big business. Asian companies that sell to foreign markets pay to find a name that will connect with its customers. There are even naming companies that offer help in inventing product names. These companies can charge up to $100,000 a word for their good names. But it’s worth it. Successful companies know how important the right brand names are for their development.
小题1:Why are trade names protected by law in many countries?

A．To make companies pay for naming service.

B．To help people choose the best products.

C．To present good images of the products.

D．To prevent good images from being copied.

小题2:What can we learn from the passage?
A. Many companies care about the cost of finding the right names.
B. Creative trade names can help companies to have a larger sale.
C. The government often does business with naming companies.
小题3:What’s the best title for the passage?

A．The Importance of Right Brand Names	B．The Development of Names
C．The Rules of Naming	D．The Methods of Choosing Names

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There is one word you must learn before you visit the USA. That is “Freeze”. Remember it has a special meaning besides the usual one. It means “stand still and don’t move”. Often policemen use it when they are ready to use their guns. If one doesn’t obey the order and moves, he or she will be shot to death.
One evening in Los Angeles, someone rang the bell of a house. It was a dangerous area at night, so the owner of the house took his gun with him when he answered the door. He opened the door and saw a strange man. But the man turned round and started walking away from the house. The owner cried: “Freeze”, but the young man went on walking without obeying the owner’s order. The owner thought he was trying to run away, so he shot at the young man and he was killed.
Later, police found that the dead man was a Japanese student who was studying in Los Angeles University. He went to visit a friend, but unluckily could not remember the number of the house. When he realized he went to the wrong house he turned round and left. He didn’t know much English and so didn’t understand the word “Freeze”. What a lesson we should get for this!
小题1:According to the article, what does the word “Freeze” mean?

A．It means “be covered with ice”.	B．It means “very cold”.
C．It means “dangerous”.	D．It means “Stand still, or I will shoot you”.

小题2:The meaning of the word “owner” here means _________.

A．a policeman	B．a man with a gun
C．a person who possesses something	D．a dog of a house

小题3:Which of the following is right?

A．When you hear the police or someone say “Freeze” in the USA, you must stop moving.

B．Don’t ring the bell of anyone’s house in the USA at night.

C．At last, the police found the dead man was a thief.

D．The owner of the house was put into prison.

小题4:Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?

A．Police say “Freeze” when they are going to use their guns.

B．The story happened in Los Angeles in the morning.

C．The dead man was a Japanese student.

D．The dead man couldn’t understand the meaning of “Freeze”.

小题5:What’s the best title of the article?

A．A Japanese Student	B．American Police
C．Freeze	D．The Owner of a House

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If you have dinner with people in the west, I think you must pay more attention to the table manners. Here are some good table manners for you.
When you eat something, try not to make a noise or burp (打嗝) at the table. Because people think that is not polite. People will say “Excuse me” when they want to burp.
Talking with food in the mouth is very rude. So you must eat the food quietly and slowly. If you eat too fast, people think you are rude too. Do not talk with others when you have food in your mouth.
It is good to eat all the food on your plate. This means you like the food very much. Remember to say the food is nice. And this can make the host very happy. When you finish eating, you can place your knife and fork together.
小题1:The topic of this passage is in the west.

A．how to burp

B．what to eat

C．school rules

D．table manners

小题2:Which of the following is NOT good manners?

A．To eat all the food on your plate.

B．To eat the food quietly and slowly.

C．To talk with others when you have food in your mouth.

D．To place your knife and fork together after finishing eating.

小题3:According to the passage, which of the following is good?

A．To eat the food on the plate quickly.

B．To tell the host that the food is not tasty.

C．To say “Excuse me” when you want to burp.

D．To talk with people loudly when you have food in your mouth.

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