Nina and Nora worked in the same office, and they were also neighbours. Nina was a careless girl, and she often lost things. Then she usually went to borrow many things from Nora.
Nora was a kind girl, but she sometimes got tired of lending things to her friend. One Sunday afternoon, Nina knocked at Nora’s front door. When Nora came to open it, Nina said to her, “Hello, Nora, please lend me a bag. I have lost mine. I am going to the shops, and I feel stupid when I haven’t got anything in my hand.”
Nora laughed and answered, “Well, Nina, go down to the end of my garden. You will find a nice wheelbarrow (手推车) in the shelf there. Take that when you go to the shops. Then you will have something in both of your hands.”
1. What’s the relationship (关系) between Nina and Nora?
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2.Why did Nina often go to Nora’s?
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3. On what day did Nina go to borrow a bag from Nora?
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4. Where was Nina going?
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5. Why didn’t Nora lend Nina a bag that time?
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“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning to surf the Internet.”
“I check my e-mail almost forty times a day.”
“I seldom spend less than three hours each time on the net.”
“I spend more time in chatrooms(聊天室) than with my ‘real-life’friends.”
Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction（瘾）called Internet addiction. According to experts, Internet addicts（迷）spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week. They lose control of the time they spend on the Internet.
For example, one college student was missing for several days. His friends were worried and looked for him everywhere but couldn’t find him. They called the police(警察). The police found the student in the computer lab(网吧): he was surfing the Internet—for seven days straight.
A study shows that about six to ten percent of Internet users become addicted. The teenagers spend more time on the Internet than with friends and family. That’s why some experts worry most about young people.
Is “surfing the Internet” a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have one of the following symptoms（症状）：
★You go out with your friends less and less.
★You can’t wait to get online again.
★You’ve decided to spend a short time online, but then you spend several hours.
★You do not go to important family events or you do not do school projects because you like to spend hours on the Internet.
What is the solution? Some experts suggest that people set strict limits on their time for Internet use. You have to learn to control it, or the Internet would control you.
1.An Internet addict spends at least ten hours online every week.
2.The missing college student was found in the computer lab.
3.The experts don’t worry about young people at all.
4.Young people should control their time online.
5.According to the passage, we know it’s bad for young people to spend too much time online.
On a cold winter day, a fox told Mother Bear that he would teach her how to fish. For she wanted to learn, he took her to a hole in the ice, and told her to put her tail(尾巴) down into the water.
He told her to keep the tail there for a long time. Then when she pulled the tail out of the water, she would find fish around the tail.
The bear was foolish enough to believe what the fox said. She sat for a long time with her tail in the water. She was waiting for the fish. But when she tried to pull her tail out of the water she found that it was frozen(冻结的) in the ice.
She asked the fox to pull her out, but the fox laughed to itself and ran away. So she called Father Bear to help her.
Father Bear came. He pulled her hard and at last got her out. But a part of her tail was in the ice. That is why people find the bear's tail so short.
1. What did a fox tell Mother Bear to do on a cold winter day?
A. It told her to swim in the lake.
B. It told her to play by the lake.
C. It told her to catch fish for him.
D. It taught her how to fish.
2. The fox asked Mother Bear_______.
A. to jump into the water
B. to sit by the lake for a long time
C. to put her tail down into the water and never pull out of the water
D. if she pulled the tail out of the water, she would find fish around the tail
3. What happened next?
A. Mother Bear caught a big ship.
B. Mother Bear fell into the water.
C. Mother Bear died of coldness.
D. Mother Bear's tail was frozen in the ice.
4. In the end,__________.
A. Father Bear came, but he couldn't help her
B. the fox helped to pull her out, but a part of her tail was in the ice
C. the fox laughed to itself and ran away
D. the fox called Father Bear to help her
5. Which of the following is right according to the passage?
A. The fox is foolish enough.
B. Mother Bear is clever enough.
C. Father Bear is not helpful.
D. The tail of Mother Bear is shorter than ever,
Attention, Students! Beach Party Comes!
We will hold an outdoor party in Fulong on July 10.
Activities | 1. Bike riding or hiking from the Student Centre to the beach 2. A cookout (野炊) on the beach 3. Swimming and sailing competitions |
You should bring | sun cream, sunglasses, hats, swimsuits, hiking shoes, and personal items |
Deadline (最后期限) for signing up | Friday, June 28 |
Fee | $300 per person(每人) |
Meet at the Student Centre at 9:30 am, July 10. | |
1. Which of the following shouldn’t students bring?
A. Swimsuits. B. Sunglasses.
C. Food. D. Hiking shoes.
2.Anita wants to join the party, so she must sign up before ______.
A. June 10B. June 28
C. July 10 D. July 28
3.Where might you find a poster like this?
A. In a museum. B. At a store.
C. In a school. D. At a market.
4.This poster is to ______.
A. tell students not to go to the beach
B. teach students how to cook
C. make money for students
D. invite more students to join the party
5. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The party will start at night.
B. Students will have a party at the Student Centre.
C. Each student should pay $300 for the party.
D. Students will meet on the beach at 9:30 am.
A good hobby is an important part of a teenager(青少年)’s life. With hobbies, teenagers can become more familiar with history, social science and culture. Here are some hobbies for teenagers.
Collecting
Coins(硬币) may be too expensive for teenagers, but postcards, bookmarks even T-shirts can be great things to collect. Teenagers can collect things that do not cost much. Many teenagers enjoy collecting things when they visit a place. No matter what they collect, the most important thing is the information they get from the collection.
Writing
Writing can improve teenagers’ language skills. It can be a great hobby for teenagers. Writing a diary can help teenagers enter a private (个人的) world. It is important for their development. They can also write stories and poems.
Building
Models, birdhouses and anything else that teenagers make with their own hands can make them happy. Building is a great hobby because it is easy to start. Most teenagers can find interesting things to build. Building can help them improve their creativity.
Music
Do you dream to be a music star? Music can give teenagers self-confidence (自信). They can sing songs and play an instrument. Sometimes teenagers can learn music in a music club and make friends with the people who have the same hobby.
1.According to the passage, teenagers can learn more about ______ from hobbies.
① history ② social science
③ culture ④ their schools
A. ①②③ B. ①②④
C. ②③④ D. ①③④
2.Tom is a middle school student, so the good thing for him to collect may be
______.
A. gold coins B. famous paintings
C. cars D. bookmarks
3. If you keep a diary, you will ______.
A. sing songs well B. improve your language skills
C. get a model D. get good books
4. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Collecting is easy and cheap.
B. Teenagers can’t write poems and stories.
C. Building is the most difficult hobby.
D. Music can give teenagers self-confidence.
5. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Teenagers’ Lives B. How to Choose Hobbies
C. Hobbies for Teenagers D. Join Our Clubs
I have a wonderful friend. Her name is Emily. We have been friends ever since kindergarten. Last year, Emily started to my things all the time. I lent (借出) her what she asked for because I wanted to be nice. then I noticed that she was not always returning the things she had borrowed!
One day I asked Emily to give my things back. She said that she remember what she had borrowed. I made a list and gave it to 5 . The next day she brought back only one thing. It was a dirty T-shirt.
The next time I went to Emily’s house. I saw that her room was very untidy. I asked her we could look for my things together.
“I know they’re here ,” she said.
Emily and I played some music on the computer and sang while we worked. The lost thing that I discovered was my purple hat. It was under a pile of clothes in a chair. We kept finding things.
Emily has stopped borrowing things. Also, she is trying to keep her room . I hope she can do it all the time.
1.A. borrow B. lend C. buy D. sell
2.A. never B. sometimes C. always D. sometime
3.A. If B. Or C. So D. But
4.A. would B. couldn’t C. might D. needn’t
5.A. him B. her C. me D. them
6.A. where B. why C. if D. who
7.A. somewhere B. anywhere C. where D. nowhere
8.A. first B. last C. second D. third
9.A. less and lessB. fewer and fewerC. more and moreD. better and better
10.A. dirty B. small C. wide D. tidy
