Television has a huge influence on our lives. It is one of the most important ways of getting information. People spend part of their spare time watching television, and much of what they learn comes from it.
What we see on TV — movies，news shows, sports shows, advertisements and so on have increased our knowledge and have changed the way we learn about the world today. However, not everything on TV is true.
Most of the viewers (观众) are children. Television sometimes is like a baby-sitter. It spends more time with children than parents do. But it keeps them in the living room away from healthy outdoor activities. They spend less time playing soccer or walking in the park or playing games in the yard.
Of course, there are some programs on TV that are good for children. But there are also some shows which are bad. Children should not watch unhealthy shows. Maybe we can't change what is on TV, but we can choose what we watch. Do you agree?
1.According to the passage,_is one of the most important ways of gettinginformation.
a. a book b. a computer C. TV
2._can't be got on Television.
a. Knowledge b. Sports news C. Computer games
3.The underlined word "baby-sitter" means
A. 小妹妹 B. 保育员 C. 女婴
4.What can we do with programs on TV?
A. We can surely change them.
B. We can do nothing.
C. We can choose them.
5.From the passage, we may know_.
A. TV is both good and bad for children.
B. Everything is true on TV.
C All programs on TV are suitable for children.
正误判断
In the United States, children start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they leave secondary（中等的） schools. There are two kinds of schools in the United States: public schools and private（私立的）schools . Most children go to public schools. Their parents do not have to pay for their education because the schools receive money from the government. If a child goes to a private school, his parents have to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents still prefer private schools, though they are much more expensive. Today about half of the high school students go to universities after they finish the secondary school. A student at state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state. But many students work while they are studying at universities. In this way they develop good working habits and live by their own hands.
1.Children can go to school at the age of four in the U.S.
2.Most parents prefer to send their children to private schools in America.
3.About fifty percent of high school students can go on to universities after they leave the secondary school today.
4.Lots of American students go to universities by depending on their parents completely (完全地).
5.The passage is mainly about American education.
1.The ____ Sunday in May is Mother's Day. (two)
2.The teacher told us not to go__alone in the river, (swim)
3.I want to be an__when I grow up. (invent)
4.Shouting in public is_. (polite)
5.We are ____ about the good news. (excite)
6.The___we exercise, the healthier we'll get. (much)
7.It is__that many drinks are bad for our health, (say)
8.As a student, we should listen to teachers_. (careful)
9.It is very cold outside. You had better____on a coat, (put)
10.He told me he_go to the Great Wall tomorrow, (will)
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There has been a lot of rain in California recently. Villagers and leaders there begin to be worried because they have found two birds died from a disease, West Nile Virus(病毒).
West Nile Virus is carried by mosquitoes(蚊子).The symptoms(症状) are just like the flu. However, it can cause dangerous brain problems. When it rains a lot, it will leave a lot of water in ponds and trees. These places are good for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes lay their eggs in the water. Warm weather will help the mosquito eggs to develop and then the number is increasing. Birds eat the mosquitoes and get sick. People can get the disease if they are bitten(叮咬) by mosquitoes with West Nile Virus.
The government is trying its best go stop the spread of West Nile Virus. People are asked to wear long sleeves(长袖)and pants, close their windows and shut the doors. At the same time, workers have been sent out to check the wet areas. If they find mosquitoes they will use some special medicine to kill them.
1.Why did the two birds die?
A. They died from West Nile Virus.
B. They could not get enough food.
C. The villagers killed them.
2.From the passage we know West Nile Virus is carried by ______.
A. flu B. mosquitoes C. water
3.People will get the disease if ______.
A. they get wet in rainy days
B. they are bitten by any mosquito
C. they are bitten by mosquitoes with West Nile Virus
4.People are asked to wear long sleeves and pants in order to ______.
A. keep warm
B. check the wet areas
C. avoid being bitten by mosquitoes
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John and Bobby worked in the same company. Both of them worked very hard. However, several years later, Mr. Ted, the boss of the company, asked Bobby to be market manager. John could not accept the fact. He thought the boss only liked those who flattered(奉承) him. So he decided not to work there.
The boss knew John well and asked John to do one thing before he left. He asked John to go and find out anyone selling watermelon in the market. Soon John returned and said that he found a man selling watermelon. The boss asked him how much the watermelon was. John shook his head.
The boss asked John to wait a moment. Then he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to do the same thing. When Bobby returned, he told the boss that only one person was selling watermelon. It was $1.2 a kilo and $10 for 10 kilos. Each watermelon weighed about 2 kilos. All came from the South two days ago.
John was much moved and realized the difference between himself and Bobby. Chances are in the daily details(细节) and a more successful person sees more and father.
1.Who was the market manager?
A. John. B. Bobby. C. Ted.
2.How did John feel about Ted’s choice first?
A. Moved. B. Annoyed. C. Accepted.
3.Why did Ted ask John and Bobby to do the same thing?
A. To buy some fresh watermelons for the workers.
B. To find the price of watermelon in the market.
C. To help John know the difference between himself and Bobby.
4.What can be the best title(标题) for the passage?
A. More, Details, More Chances.
B. More Practice, More Success.
C. Better Luck, Better Jobs.
1阅读下面的短文，判断文后的句子是否符合短文内容。符合的写“T”，不符合的写“F”。
Howard Carter was a famous explorer(探险家).He loved to visit new places. During his life, he discovered many important and exciting things.
Howard Carter did not go to school. But he was smart and wanted to learn the world outside his hometown. In 1891,at the age of 17,he went to Egypt(埃及) by ship. By the 1920s,he had become an explorer, looking for the tombs(坟墓) of the Egyptian kings.
He found several important ones. Inside the tombs, he found jewels, gold and 10 bodies of dead kings. These bodies are known as mummies(木乃伊).In 1922, Howard Carter made his most important discovery of all. When Carter’s team was working at a place near a city called Luxor, they found the tomb of King Tutankhamen.
Not long after the tomb was opened, people in Carter’s team began to get ill and die strangely.
Within seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the opening of the tomb died However; Howard Carter lived on and died at the age of 65.
1.Howard Carter liked to visit new places.
2.Howard Carter was born in 1877.
3.Carter’s team found the tomb of King Tutankhamen in 1922.
4.The passage tells us Carter’s school life.
