Having Fun “Growing” and “Stealing”?
Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students. People can “farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow”, “sell” or even “steal” “vegetables”,”flowers”, and “fruits” on the Net. They can earn some e-money and buy more “seeds” , “pets”, and even “houses”.
Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions.
Harold: I don’t quite understand why they are mad about the childish game. Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.
Allan: I enjoy putting some “bugs” in my friends’ gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game. Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.
Laura: You know, people in the city are longing for (渴望) the life in the countryside. It reduces my work pressure (压力) ; besides, it gives me the exciting experience of being a “thief ”.
Ivy: Well, it’s just a waste of time. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can not focus on (专注于) their study.
1.According to the passage, people can’t things in this game.
A. grow B. borrow C. steal
2.Among the people Joyce interviewed, likes the game while dislikes the game.
A. Laura; Allan B. Allan; Harold C. Ivy; Allan
3.From Laura’s words, we can guess that she is most probably .
A. a student B. a thief C. an office worker
4.Which is NOT the reason why people like the game?
A. They can have fun with friends.
B. The game can relax people and give them a new experience.
C. They are confident enough to face the real world.
5.Where can you find this passage?
A. In a newspaper.
B. In an advertisement.
C. In a science book..
The sun is a huge, hot and bright star. It is important because without it there would be no life on the earth. The sun gives us light and heat.
All living things depend on the sun for their growth. Plants need light and heat to grow. They use the light from the sun to make food. But we human beings cannot make food by our own bodies from the sun. All the food we eat comes from plants in a food chain(链) . And the food chain starts with the sun . For example.
sun —→ 
potatoes —→ 
chips
sun —→ 
corn —→ 
hens —→ 
eggs
sun—→ 
wheat —→ 
bread
Animals need sunlight, too. Just like us, their food comes from plants in food chain, which begins with the sun. For example,
Sun → leaf → caterpilllar(毛虫) → bird
Sun → seaweed(海藻) → small fish → whale(鲸)
With the help of sunlight, we can see things during the day. Even when the sky is cloudy, the sunlight is very strong and it shines through the clouds. If there was no sun, it would be dark all the time.
1.The sun is a star.
A. huge, cold and bright B. huge, hot and bright C. small, warm and bright
2.What are the two main things the sun gives us?
A. Light and heat. B. Heat and eggs. C. Corn and light.
3.From the passage we learn that .
A. when the sky is cloudy, there is no sunlight at all
B. without the sun there will be no life on the earth
C. we human beings can make food by our own bodies
4.All the food we eat comes from in a food chain. And the food chain stars with the .
A. plants; earth B. plants; sun C. animals; star
5.Which is the best title (标题) for this passage?
A. Plants need heat and light to grow
B. All living things depend on the sun for their growth
C. The sun is very important
Some events in National Museum of Singapore
Spot & Shoot 2009：Our Landscape（风景） WED，JULY 1, 2009-SUN, JAN 4, 2010 A photography competition and The Image of Our Landscape exhibition |
Love Tank FRI, MAY 1, 2009-SUN, OCT 4, 2009; 10:00am-8:00pm Place: The Rotunda（圆形大厅） Free admission By S.Teddy D.(Indonesia) |
National Columbarium（骨灰库）of Singapore FRI, AUG 21, 2009-SUN, JAN 3, 2010 Place: Class room, Level 2 By Michael Lee Hong Hwee (Singapore) Part of Singapore Art Show 2009 |
Lost in the City FRI, AUG 21, 2009-SUN, JAN 3, 2010 Place: Different locations(场所) in National Museum of Singapore Part of Singapore Art Show 2009 |
From Green to Brown to Black to Brown to Green FRI, AUG 21, 2009-SUN, JAN 3, 2010 Place: The Rotunda, Level 2 By Joo Choon Lin & Chun Kai Qun (Singapore) Part of Singapore Art Show 2009 |
根据表格内容，选择最佳答案。
1.Where do the events take place?
A. In the Science Museum of Beijing.
B. In the Palace Museum.
C. In National Museum of Singapore.
2.Which of the following is a photography competition?
A. National Columbarium of Singapore.
B. Spot & Shoot 2009: Our Landscape.
C. Lost in the City.
3.Which one isn’t part of Singapore Art Show 2009?
A. National Columbarium of Singapore.
B. Love Tank
C. From Green to Brown to Black to Brown to Green.
4.Where is Michael Lee Hong Hwee from?
A. Indonesia B. Japan. C. Singapore.
5.The underlined word “admission” means “ ”.
A.场地 B.准入 C.就餐
A family moved into a house, next to a vacant lot（闲置的地皮）. One day, some workers came to start building a house there.
The family’s 5-year-old daughter took an interest in all the activity going on next door and spent much of each day watching the workers. They talked with her, let her sit with them when they had coffee and lunch breaks. They also gave her little jobs to do here and there to make her feel important.
At the end of the first week, they even gave her an envelope（信封）with ten dollars. The little girl took this home to her mother. Her mother told her to take her“pay”to the bank the next day to start a savings account.
When the girl and her mom got to the bank, the clerk was surprised and asked the little girl what she did.
The little girl said,“I worked last week to build the new house next door to us.”
“Oh,” said the clerk, “and will you be working to build the house again this week, too?”
The little girl said, “Yes, of course.”
1.What did the workers want to build on the vacant lot?
A. A bank. B. A hospital. C. A house.
2.Which of the following activities didn’t the workers do?
A. Talked with the girl.
B. Sang with the girl.
C. Gave the girl little jobs here and there.
3.What did the workers think of the girl?
A. They disliked her.
B. They liked her.
C. They hated her.
4.What do the underlined words mean in Chinese?
A.一个基金账户 B. 一个储蓄账户 C.一个股票账户
5.Which of the following is TRUE about the girl?
A. She wanted to become a worker.
B. She learnt to make a lot of money.
C. She thought she was important.
Smoking is bad for our health. Every year people get sick because of smoking. Some even die because of .
It’s quite dangerous for us to smoke .Smokers only want to try it at . But they smoke more and more, and when they want to give it up, they can’t .The habit is so that smokers find it very hard to give up. Some people have got cancer .Some of them lost their lives. likes to stay together with smokers because the smoke is for others.
Since smoking is so harmful, smokers should the bad habit. You can try changing it little by little. When you want to smoke, some fruit or snacks. You can also do some things to make you something else.
Please give up smoking for your and your family’s health.
1.A . much B. many C. few
2.A. him B. them C. it
3.A. last B. once C. first
4.A. strong B. weak C. long
5.A. Everyone B. Someone C. Nobody
6.A. necessary B. bad C. useful
7.A. stop B. take off C. put off
8.A. eat B. drink C. send
9.A. another B. other C. others
10.A. think of B. remind of C. recalling
----How was the movie you saw yesterday?
----I have no idea. By the time I got to the movie theatre, the movie ______.
A. has already finished B. have finished yet C. had already finished
