Were you into skateboarding，surfing or snowboarding when you were a kid？We can remember our first (less than successful) go at skateboarding，as well as the first time we managed to stand up on one of those surfboards.
It was so much fun that we were hooked for life. However，not everyone thinks that introducing children to extreme sports is a good idea.
In the article from The New York Times，writer Jon Lackman considers whether sports like snowboarding，climbing and skateboarding could be dangerous to the growing bodies of young children and looks for advice from medical professionals.
“Kids aren’t mentally ready for these activities，” says professor of orthopaedics(矫形外科)，Dr. Vani Sabesan. “They tend to underestimate(低估) the risks，and their parents can’t always be trusted to keep them in check. ”
Sabesan is particularly worried about the effects of extreme sports on TV and the Internet on children. “What we’re seeing is a lot of kids thinking maybe they can do what these professional athletes can do. ”
As someone who was encouraged to give bodyboarding a go by the age of five and then presented with a surfboard aged seven，I think these worries are a little overstated(夸大的)，if not misplaced.
Extreme sports can be dangerous，yes，but there’s as much chance of falling off your bike or your roller skates as off a skateboard or surfboard.
My own experience of extreme sports leads me to think that I’ll allow my own kids to try them in the same way my parents allowed me.
In sports such as surfing and snowboarding，there’s a sense of adventure and courage that is important to instill(慢慢灌输) in young children.
Did I fall off my surfboard？All the time. Did I get back on？Every time.
Are the more extreme sports too dangerous for younger kids and better saved for teenagers？Are extreme sports a great experience for all children to have and a great way to make the most out of your childhood?
1.What does the underlined word “hooked” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.Warned. B.Cheated.
C.Attracted. D.Confused.
2.What’s Jon Lackman’s attitude towards kids taking part in extreme sports?
A.Amazed. B.Doubtful.
C.Admiring. D.Supportive.
3.What did the author’s parents expect him to do when he was very young?
A.To have a spirit of adventure.
B.To set a good example to others.
C.To become a professional athlete.
D.To get away from extreme sports.
4.What does the author think of extreme sports?
A.They are really very dangerous for kids.
B.They are as easy to learn as roller skating.
C.They are helpful for kids to find their courage.
D.They are more suitable for teenagers than kids.
单词拼写
1.You should ________ (分配) the same amount of time to each question.
2.I’ll ________ (陪伴) you on your trip to the countryside this weekend.
3.Searching hand luggage at airports is now standard ________ (程序).
4.They bought the machine ________ (直接地) from the company.
5.A soldier shall ________ (顺从) the order that their officer gives whether he is willing or not.
6.Have you collected ________ (足够的) materials for your essay?
7.You are supposed to ________ (放弃，停止) drinking，for you are suffering from heart problems.
8.The girl who won the scholarship was quite an ________ (优秀的，杰出的) student.
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
One autumn I went to stay for the hunting season with some friends in a castle in Picardy.
My friends were fond of practical joking, as all my friends are. I do not care to know any other sort of people.
When I arrived, they gave me a princely reception（招待）, which at once aroused distrust in my breast. We had some capital shooting. They embraced me, and they cheated me，as if they expected to have great fun at my expense.
I said to myself, "Look out, old ferret（雪貂）! They have something in preparation for you."
During the dinner, the joy was too much, far too great, in fact. I thought," Here are people who take a double share of amusement apparently without reason. They must be looking out in their own minds for a good bit of fun. Actually 1 am to be the victim of the joke. Attention!"
During the entire evening, everyone laughed in an enlarged fashion. I smelled a practical joke in the air , as a dog smells game. But what was it? I was watchful, and restless. I did not let a word or a meaning or a gesture escape from me. Everyone seemed to me an object of suspicion, and I even looked distrustfully at the faces of the servants.
The clock rang for going to bed, and the whole household came to accompany me to my room. Why? They called to me, "Good night”. I entered the flat, shut the door , and remained standing, without moving a single step, holding the wax candle in my hand.
I heard laughter and whispering in the corridor（走廊）. Without doubt they were spying on me. I cast a glance around the walls, the furniture, the ceiling, the hangings, and the floor. I saw nothing to prove suspicion. I heard persons moving about outside my door. I had no doubt that they were looking through the keyhole.
An idea came into my head:" My candle may suddenly go out , and leave me in darkness.”
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:
I hid behind the door to see what would happen next.
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Paragraph 2:
Suddenly an idea occurred to me that
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对于中学生上网人们有不同的看法。请你以"Going Online"为题，根据下表所提供的信息，用英语写一篇80词左右的短文.谈谈自己的看法。
利 | 弊 |
能增长知识，了解国内外大事，紧跟时代，有利于学习英语；能结交很多朋友 | 有上网玩游戏影响学习；对视力有害；易受不良信 息的影响 |
建议：适度上网；要把学习、健康和安全放在首位等 |
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Feeling Left-out
After graduating from Beijing Second Foreign Language Institute ,Chen Liang 1.(success) passed his TOEFL Test and got a scholarship from a university in Boston for 2.MA programme. Soon after the programme 3. (begin) he made friends with some of the American students 4. (study) for the same course. One day after class, his American friend, Dick, asked him to go to the university cafeteria and Chen Liang was glad to go with him. On their way they happened 5. (run) across Dick's girlfriend, Lisa.6.was on her way to a lecture. Dick and Lisa walked shoulder to shoulder and talked a lot as if they hadn't seen each other for ages. Meanwhile, Chen Liang 7. (walk)behind them,8.(obvious) left out in the cold. When they were near the cafeteria Lisa said that she had to go to the lecture, so Dick embraced her and gave her a long kiss. Seeing that, Chen Liang turned away and then walked off towards the cafeteria. When Dick looked up, he saw Chen Liang walking into the cafeteria. Dick was 9. (puzzle), shrugged his shoulders and didn't know 10.Chen Liang didn't wait for him and went to the cafeteria alone.
What would your life be like without phones?
In one of my classes today we discussed the question of how our lives would be without a mobile phone. I actually felt quite sad to hear how some kids cannot ______ without their phones these days. ______, I think nowadays we are controlled and ______ by our technology to keep up. So let’s see some of the points that ______ in the debate and see if our generation really is addicted(上瘾的) to electronic connections ______ true communication.
It is true that everything ______ at a fast pace these days. For example, you can contact someone who lives on the other side of the world within ______. This is great if you think about how connected we can stay to the ______ who are far away from us. However, on the contrary, can we be too connected to the people who are ______ to us? An argument arose about the ______ that it is easier to message someone from your sofa than to meet them ______ and talk. Social skills are ______ to have and if you are not going to put effort into real-life ______, then you are not going to ______ in this ability.
Another point was that phones are very handy for ______ something that you are wondering about. For example, if you don’t know a word in another language, you can ______ and simply use an on-line translator to help you out. This can be very ______ in many situations, but it can also make a person dependent on the ______.
All in all, this question is very interesting to ______ as we become day by day more dependent on technology. We should realize how much we really need to be connected with our phones while considering the ______ and damage it can cause us.
1.A.affect B.survive C.succeed D.perform
2.A.Personally B.Specially C.Entirely D.Gradually
3.A.suffered B.commanded C.forced D.advised
4.A.came up B.came across C.came down D.came to
5.A.more than B.less than C.other than D.rather than
6.A.appears B.falls C.works D.grows
7.A.seconds B.hours C.days D.months
8.A.customers B.teachers C.students D.people
9.A.direction B.close C.necessary D.kind
10.A.distant B.wish C.fact D.suggestions
11.A.in person B.in advance C.with surprise D.with joy
12.A.extreme B.active C.fair D.important
13.A.style B.communication C.expression D.argument
14.A.progress B.compete C.arise D.settle
15.A.looking after B.looking back C.looking up D.looking out
16.A.selflessly B.quickly C.hardly D.slowly
17.A.grateful B.peaceful C.painful D.helpful
18.A.textbook B.dictionary C.Internet D.newspaper
19.A.forecast B.consider C.judge D.select
20.A.benefits B.skills C.doubts D.evidence
