Television has taken the place of schools as the main educator(教育者) in America. There are several reasons for this. First, there is the number of hours. While Americans spend about 13,000 hours in schools, they spend 15,000 to 16,000 hours in front of a TV set. Second is the age at which viewers(观看者) start watching TV. People start watching and understanding TV at about the age of 3, which is several years before they start to do school work. Finally, there is the number of viewers. About 90,000,000 young people are attending school, but most of the Americans watch TV every day. It seems, then, that TV shows are taking the place of teachers and professors as the educators in America.
1.The main idea of this passage is ___________.
A．TV is more important than school
B．fewer and fewer children go to school
C．There is not a school which has no TV set in America
D．TV plays a great part in American people’s life
2.How many reasons why television has become the main educator are mentioned in the passage?
A．Two B．Three C．Four D．Five
3.The first reason shows ____________.
A．now children go to school less often than their parents did
B．in his life an American spends more time watching TV than at school
C．a TV program usually gives lessons of 15,000--16,000 hours
D．parents think 13,000 hours of school is not enough
4.In American, a child starts going to school _________.
A．when he is 3 B．when he is about 6 or 7
C．when he is able to understand TV D．after he starts to do school work
5.Every day in America ______________.
A．teachers and professors watch TV
B．90,000,000 young people watch TV
C．not only young people watch TV
D．15,000--16,000 people each hour watch TV
When you are reading something in English, you may often meet with a new word. What’s the best way to know it?
You may look it up in the English-Chinese dictionary. It will tell you a lot about the word: the pronunciation, the Chinese meaning and how to use the word. But how can you know where the word is ? How to find it in the dictionary both quickly and correctly?
First, all the English words are arranged(安排) in the letter order. In the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with letter A, then B, C, D…. That means, if there are two words “desert” and “pull”, “desert” will be certainly before “pull”. Then if there are two words both beginning with the same letter, you may look at the second letter. Then the third, the fourth… For example, “pardon” is before “plough”, “judge” before “just”, etc. Do you understand how to look up in the dictionary? The dictionary will be your good friend. I hope you’ll use it as often as possible in your English study.
1.This passage is about______.
A．new words in writing B．different dictionaries
C．the best way of reading D．using an English-Chinese dictionary
2.In the dictionary you may not find_______.
A．how to pronounce the word B．the spelling of the word
C．who used the word first D．how to use the word
3.In an English-Chinese dictionary, the last word______.
A．begins with Z B．begins with A C．is a short one D．is not often used
4.Which group of words is in the right order in an English-Chinese dictionary?
A．perhaps, produce, plenty B．straight, subject, surprise
C．century, center, business D．foreign, entrance, headache
5.In the passage the writer tries to tell us _______.
A．we have to use a dictionary when we read something in English
B．an English-Chinese dictionary can tell us everything about a word
C．how to look up a word in a dictionary.
D．all English-Chinese dictionaries are the same
Many people like travelling for their holiday. They go to ___1___, seaside or forests. Some people like ___2___, so they like to visit some old interesting places. In many countries, the travel agency(旅行社) can help you ___3___ your holiday. You can tell the travel agency what kind of __4__ you like, how much __5__ you want to spend, and the travel agency will give you a lot of information about where to go, how __6__ there, where to stay, and what kind of activities you can do there. __7__ the holidays is __8__ “Package” holiday. __9__ is, you just pay the money, and the travel agency will plan __10__ for you, the ticket for the plane or train, the hotel, the activities, and so on.
1. A．schools B．shops C．hills D．the Great Wall
2. A．history B．music C．country D．city
3. A．plan B．planned C．plans D．planning
4. A．weather B．holiday C．train D．city
5. A．water B．day C．time D．money
6. A．get B．to get C．getting D．got
7. A．Both B．All C．One of D．Every one of
8. A．call B．calling C．calls D．called
9. A．That B．What C．How D．This
10. A．everything B．nothing C．anything D．something
It is __________ difficult work __________ nobody can do it well．
A．such; that B．such a; that C．so; that D．so a; tha
––Did your mother go to Amy’s party?
––No, she __________.
A．hasn’t invited B．isn’t invited C．wasn’t invited D．didn’t invite
There will be an exhibition of the _____ of dictionary in our city next week. We can learn more about the dictionary’s history there.
A．excitement B．advertisement C．development D．environment
