Millions of young people are writing blogs. Millions of others are reading them. The word“blog”is a short way of saying Web log.
Many popular Web sites now offer free，easy ways to create personal Web pages and fill them
with writings and pictures. Web sites called “ Facebook ” and “MySpace” are
some of the most popular blog sites for young people. Many young adults use
their blogs to write about daily activities and events in their lives. They
also provide a place for people to write their ideas and opinion
s
and how they think of others’ ideas.
Blogs offer young people a place to show their
writings and feelings. They can also be helpful to connect young people with
others. But blogs c
an
become dangerous when they are read on the Internet by millions of people all
over the world.
Recent studies show that young people often provide their names, age and where they live on the Internet. That may not be safe for them. This personal information puts them at risk(风险)of being searched out by dangerous people who want to hurt them. Many students do not know about privacy(隐私)and are surprised to learn that adults can read their personal daily records easily. Students can also get into trouble when they put information about others on their blogs.
As a result, many schools have banned (禁止) the use of blogging Web sites on school computers. Many schools have also begun teaching parents about the Web sites. Parents should know what their children are doing online and should read their blogs to make sure they are not giving out private information. One way to keep away from these problems is to use programs so that blogs can be read by “friends only”. People can read the website only if they know a secret word chosen by the blogger.
1.“Facebook”and“My
Space”are
.
A. school subjects B. computer programmes
C. school online BBS D. blog sites for young people
2.Blogs may be dangerous because .
A. they get in the way of studies
B. they are not allowed for school students
C. surfing the Internet is bad for eyes
D. personal information can be found in blogs easily
3.This passage is mainly about .
A. the safety of children’s blogs
B. how to search the Internet
C. students’ behavior at school
D. communicating with parents at home
4.According to the passage，many schools help children avoid(避免) blog problems by doing everything EXCEPT .
A. teaching parents about the Web sites
B. asking students to use programs to refuse strangers
C. telling school students not to make any net friends
D. stopping students from blogging on school computers
5.You can enjoy your blog safely if .
A. you write your blog at school
B. use a secret number for friends to enter your blog
C. your parents have little knowledge about websites
D. you show all your writings and feelings in your
blog
Once upon a time, there was a spider(蜘蛛) with the name Anansi. He knew that he was clever but he also knew he wasn't wise. He didn’t like this，but he did not know what to do. One day he had an idea. He went around the village with a basket and asked each person to give him some of their wisdom. All people laughed at Anansi because they knew that he needed wisdom the most. So each person put a bit in his basket and wished him good luck.
Soon his basket was full，but Anansi was worried that his neighbors might be jealous of his wisdom and take it from him. He decided to hide it at the top of a tall tree. When he had tied the basket to the front part of his body，he tried to climb the tree，but it was too difficult. He tried again and again without success.
Then his youngest son walked by. “What are you
doing，father?” he asked and Anansi told him.“Why
don’t you carry the basket on y
our
back instead?” his son said.
Anansi put the basket on his back and climbed the tree easily，but he wasn’t happy.“1 walked all over the village and collected so much wisdom that I am the wisest person ever，but my baby son is still wiser than me. Take back your wisdom!”he said. And he threw the basket of wisdom into the air and went home. And that's how wisdom went all over the world.
1.Anansi went around the village because .
A. he knew he was very clever
B. he wanted to show his good luck
C. he hoped to meet his son
D. he thought he wasn't wise enough
2.Anansi wanted to get his wisdom from .
A. his son B .his father C. the villagers D. the neighbors
3.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to (指的是) .
A. the tree B .the basket C. the luck D. the wisdom
4.The passage above is .
A. a report B. a story C. an advertisement D .a diary
5.The best title for the passage would be .
A. Anansi’s wisdom B. The wisdom of Anansi’s son
C. Anansi and his son D. Anansi and the villagers
A big company wanted a clerk，so John went there. In the interview，the director asked him a question. “Who paid for your school?” “My mother paid for it by washing clothes.”
Hearing this，the director asked John to show his hands. John showed a pair of hands that were perfect . The director said，“When you go back today，go and clean your mother’s hands，and then see me tomorrow morning.”
When John went back，he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands.
However，his tears fell as he cleaned his mother’s hands. It was the first time he noticed that there were too many bruises(伤痕)in his mother’s hands. After finishing the cleaning of his mother’s hands，John quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.
Next morning，John went to the director’s office. The director noticed the tears in John’s eyes and asked,“ Please tell me your feeling.”John said，“Number 1，I know now what appreciation(感恩) is. I would not be successful if my mother didn’t do these things. Number 2，by helping my mother，now I realize how difficult it is to get something done.”The director said，“This is what I want to be my clerk. You can get the job.”
1.John went to the big company to .
A. look for his mother B. ask for a job C. ask the director for help D. look for the director
2.John’s mother was a(n) .
A. office clerk B. director C. farmer D. clothes cleaner
3. From the underlined sentence，we learn .
A. John tried his best to wash clothes for his mother
B. John often helped his mother do the housework
C. John hardly helped his mother wash clothes
D. John often helped his mother wash hands
4.John felt when he cleaned his mother’s hands.
A. happy B. sad C. angry D. tired
5.Why did the director hire(雇佣)John?
A .Because he thought John 1earned appreciation.
B. Because he thought John had a good education.
C .Because he thought John worked very hard.
D. Because he thought John could help his mother.
A young boy arrives at a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer, “This is the most foolish kid in the world. Watch while I prove (证明)it to you.”
The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two cents in the other, then calls the boy over and asks，“Which do you want，son?”The boy takes the cents and leaves.
“What did I tell you?”says the barber.“That kid never learns!”
Later，when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream store.“Hey, son! May I ask you a question ? Why did you take the cents instead of the dollar bill?”
The boy licks(舔着)his ice cream and answers，“Because the day I take the dollar, the game is over!”
1.The underlined word “whispers” means “ ”.
A. speak in a low voice B. speak angrily
C. speak in a loud voice D. speak happily
2.The barber wants to prove the young boy is to the customer.
A. clever B. silly C.1azy D. naughty
3.The young boy takes the money to .
A. give the customer B. have a haircut C. give his parents D. buy an ice cream
4.The young boy always takes two cents，because he .
A. is the most foolish B. 1ikes those two cents
C. doesn’t want to stop this game D. doesn’t know the value of money
5.Who do you think is the most foolish in this passage?
A. The young boy. B. The barber. C. The customer. D. The author.
Once there was a poor little girl living near a forest.She had no family and no one to love her，so she often sad and lonely.
One day, when she was walking in the forest，she found that a small was trapped unluckily in a bush.The butterfly tried to fly away failed.The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care.Instead of flying away，the butterfly turned a beautiful fairy(仙女).The little girl was very .
“Thank you for me.You are so kind.I will make any of your dreams come true，”said the fairy.
The little girl thought for a moment and then said.“1 want to be !”
The fairy said ,“Very well.I will help you.”And she said something in the little girl’s ear.Then the fairy disappeared.
As the kind little girl grew up，she was ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers.No one in the village was as happy as she was.Everyone asked her the of her happiness.She always smiled and ,“the secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind when I was a little girl."
When the kind girl became a very old woman and was dying，the neighbours in the
all gathered(聚拢)around her
bed because they were that her
secret of happiness would die with he
r.They
asked,“Please tell us what the kind fairy said.”
The lovely old woman still and said，“She told me that everyone needed me，no matter how safe they seemed，no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or . She said that helping others would make me happy all my life."
1.A. thought B. found C. sounded D. felt
2.A. butterfly B. bird C. snake D. squirrel
3.A. so B.or C. but D. as
4.A. on B. up C. into D. down
5.A. surprised B. tired C.mad D. angry
6.A .catching B .beating C. killing D. saving
7.A. active B. happy C .energetic D. humorous
8.A. always B. never C .seldom D. hardly
9.A. success B. secret C. power D.1esson
10.A. asked B .hoped C. answered D. refused
11.A. witch B. fairy C .ghost D. princess
12.A. village B. town C. city D. world
13.A. excited B.
pleased
C.
glad D .afraid
14.A. shouted B.
cried 
C
.smiled D. jumped
15.A. young B. great C .nice D. quiet
—Excuse me, could you tell me ?
—There’s an e-shop near the supermarket. You can go there.
A.where I can have my bike repaired B. how can I get to the e-shop
C. where I can have my computer repaired D. if there was an e-shop nearby
