A child’s room is not only a bedroom. You can see computers, mobile phones, televisions, DVD players, Playstation, and other 21st-century toys. Britain’s 8 to 16-year-olds have bedroom possessions(财产) about £ 3,300.
But they don’t just have hi-tech toys(高科技玩具). A child’s room also has expensive clothes, sunglasses, watches, and sports equipment(装备) 40% of children have a room that is a home office, mini cinema, and sports hall 。90% have a TV, and 70% have a DVD player. 60% have a CD player, iPod, or MP3 player. 25% have their own computers.
With so much to do in their bedrooms, it is no surprise(惊奇) that children spend more time there than anywhere else in the house. One girl spends so long on her mobile phone in her room that her parents have to text her to speak to her. Another child goes into his room as soon as he gets home form school and plays on his Playstation until bedtime.
Childred’s bedrooms are their kingdoms(王国). Some families hardly do anylhing all together. People eat different meals at different times, and watch different TV programmes in different rooms.
1.___________ of children can work, watch movies and exercise in their rooms.
A. 70% B. 60% C. 40% D. 90%
2.Children spend more time in their rooms because ______________.
A. they can do what they like B. they have much homework
C. they are tired after school D. they don’t like their parents
3.Parents and children __________ together at home.
A. ofren eat dinner B. usually watch TV
C. sometimes play games D. hardly do anything
I am arriving in London on March 23 with my wife for a holiday. This is my plan.
March 23 | 6:00 pm | arrive at Heathrow Airport | |
8:00 pm | get to the hotel;have a quick dinner there | ||
March 24 | 9:00 am | visit the Tower of London | |
10:45 am | go to Tate Modern | ||
12:30 pm | have lunch | ||
2:00 pm | visit London Eye | ||
6:00 pm -9:00 pm | go shopping; go back to the hotel | ||
March 25 | 9:00 am | go to the British Museum | |
11:00 am | catch the train home |
1.How long is the trip?
A. Two days. B. Three days. C. Four days. D. Five days.
2.What does the writer plan to do at 9:00 am on March 24?
A. Go to the British Museum. B. Walk to Tate Modern.
C. Visit the Tower of London D. Go back to the hotel.
3.When does the writer want to go shopping on March 24?
A. At 11:00 am. B. At 10:45 am.
C. At 2:00 am. D. At 6:00 pm.
4.Where does the writer want to have supper on March 23?
A. At the hotel. B. At the shopping center.
C. On the plane. D. On the train.
Six mornings a week, Rajendra Prasad gets on his bicycle and starts work. He puts on his postman’s uniform(制服), and takes 1. to the desert villages of Rajasthan. He wears a turban on his head because the desert sun is very hot. When he gets to a village, he rings the bell(按铃) on his bike and everybody 2. out. They don’t get many visitors 3. they’re excited. Today, Rajendra’s first stop is Geeta’s house. She’s got a postcard _4._ her cousin in Bangalore. Rajendra has to read it because Ceeta can’t read. The news is good, so she’s happy.
Rajendra doesn’t 5. take the mail. He also takes the pension(退休金) money for the old people. Today Sua gets her pension. She can’t 6. her name, so she has to give her fingerprint(指纹) intead. Rajendra has to 7. because she’s old. “I don’t know how 8. I am,” says Sua. “Maybe 50 or 60?” Her friends think she’s ahout 75.
Rajendra also takes a telephone becauae many of the villages don’t have phones. Today, Samundar wants to make a call. She 9. Rajendra the phone number and he dials(拨电话号码) for her. She speaks to her son Vishnu. “I told him to come home hecause I need some money,” she says.
At the end of the day, Rajendra does the paper work and thinks about his 10. . “Sometimes it’s difficult, but it’s a good job,” he says.
11.A. work B. mail C. food D. call
12.A. works B. takes C. runs D. stands
13.A. but B. so C. because D. or
14.A. with B. for C. from D. as
15.A. even B. also C. often D. only
16.A. write B. read C. say D. hear
17.A. help B. know C. make D. put
18.A. clever B. kind C. tall D. old
19.A. buys B. gives C. catches D. sends
20.A. travel B. study C. job D. life
—Would you like some vegetables?
—__________________.
A. You’re welcome B. Yes, please C. Here you are
—Lingling, where ____________ our foreign teachers___________ from?
—They come from the UK.
A. does; comes B: does; come C. do; come
—Listen! Someone ____________ on the street.
—Singing? He is crying.
A. is singing B. sing C. sings