Both radio and television are very useful. More and more people are watching TV. _1 _ ___2__On TV you can both see and hear what is happening around the world. However, radio is not about to disappear. __ 3 In fact, the number of listeners is increasing. One reason for this is the invention of the transistor radio. A transistor radio is sometimes very small. It is very easy to carry. You can put one in your pocket and listen to it on the bus or on your bike when you go to work. __4__The sight of many old people is not good enough to watch TV. _5_ What"s more, radio is much cheaper than TV.
Besides, radio is better for blind and older people. It will still remain with us. The TV is, of course, more useful than the radio. Perhaps even more people are listening to the radio. | 阅读理解。 | Jin Jun and his classmates at Shanghai Nanyang Middle School are not very happy to be back from holiday. Not because they hate studying, but because some of their best friends-pigeons on campus are gone. More than 100 pigeons used to fly around their campus every day, making students smile during break time. But now, the birds are gone. Where? Now they"re all locked up in a bird cage. Bird flu has landed in Shanghai, and experts are afraid the pigeons might spread the disease if they keep flying around. For safety, the school also asks students to stay away from the cage. "I feel sad for those birds. They"re my best friends," said Jin, a Junior 3 student. "Last term I would bring com to feed them, but I can"t do that any more. I hope bird flu will end soon so I can play with the pigeons again. " Nanyang Middle School is not the only one to take pigeons off the campus. Students in Beijing Fengtai Experimental Primany School also gave their pigeons to the local health department on February 3. Their pigeons are special birds. In 1999, students found two injured pigeons and gave them a home, To get money for bird food, the kids sold rubbish paper. They took good care of the birds, and five years later, those two pigeons had brought more than 260 pigeons to the campus! "The students loved the birds," said Mr Chen, the school"s headmaster. But to keep the school safe, they are willing to give them up. | 1. Students in Nanyang Middle School are not happy to be back from holiday because . | A. they don"t like studying B. their best friends are not studying there C. their pigeons are all locked up in a big cage away from them D. their pigeons have all been killed | 2. Students in Beijing Fengtai Experimental Primary School got money for bird food by . | A. selling rubbish paper B. selling their books C. asking their parents for money D. borrowing money from friends | 3. The pigeons have all been locked up so that | A. they won"t fly around all day B. they won"t make a lot of noise C. they won"t spread bird flu D. they will grow faster | 4. There are about more pigeons in Fengtai Experimental Primary School than in Nanyang Middle School. | A. 300 B. 160 C. 200 D. 100 | 5. The students in the two schools probably felt when the pigeons were taken away from them. | A. happy B. excited C. disappointed D. angry | 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,使短文正确、通顺。每词限用一次。 | run, violin, if, care, alone, quiet, England, they | 阅读理解 | Every object has weight. But the center of its weight is not always in the middle of the object. If the top of an object is heavier than its bottom, it will fall over easily. We say that its center of gravity(重力) is high. But if the bottom is heavier, it won"t fall easily. Then we say that its center of gravity is low. Look at the first picture. This empty box must fall over, because its center of gravity (C) is not above the line of its bottom (AB). Now look at the second picture. There are some heavy things in the bottom of this box. It will not fall, because its center of gravity is above its bottom. 1. Box _____________will not fall..
2. The main idea of the passage is _________. A. why things fall over B. a low center of gravity C. a high center of gravity D. that everything has weight | 阅读理解。 | Are Sports Important? Sports are all around us. We watch and read sports news. There are also sports clubs, and even sports-only channels (频道) on TV. In many countries, players make millions of dollars every year. But why are sports so important? They"re only games, right? Our readers answer: Vlad (Ukraine乌克兰) Sports bring people together. In 2006, our team was able to play in the 2006 World Cup for the first time. Everyone was happy. Rich and poor, old and young, men and women-everyone was in the streets together! Mike (U.S.A.) Sports bring people together, but they divide them too. Fans of different teams fight all the time-they shout and hit each other. And here"s another example: My brother plays high school baseball. Last week, his team played an important game. At the game, two parents fought about a call. Come on.... baseball is only a game! Sports are so competitive (有竞争力的) these days. It"s all about winning. Then the game isn"t fun. Oba (South Africa) Right now, some of the world"s best soccer players are from African countries, and the 2010 World Cup games will be held in South Africa. Yes, some players make a lot of money-maybe too much, but sporting events (like the World Cup) bring tourists to the countries where sporting events are held and money to the people in these countries. And that is good for Africa. 1. What"s the idea of Vlad to the sports? A. They make people rich. B. They bring people happiness all the time. C. They make people younger. D. They bring people together. 2. What does Mike think of a game when players and fans only think about winning? A. It"s important. B. It"s exciting. C. It"s not fun. D. It"s not necessary. 3. Why are sports important for Oba? A. Because sports are competitive these days. B. Because sports can make money for a country. C. Because sports can make players rich every year. D. Because sports can make people happy. 4. What does the underlined word"call"mean? A. Decision. B. Telephone. C. Suggestion. D. Seat. 5. What is the main idea of this passage? A. Sports are popular all over the world. B. Sports divide people from different countries. C. People have different opinions about sports. D. Sports bring tourists and money to Africa. | |
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