A study reported: using a computer at home may be bad for a child's performance in math, science and English. It can't improve them. Children are spending more time chatting (聊天) , playing games or sending and they aren't doing their homework.
Li Jun, Hunan
Now more and more people are buying and selling things on the Internet. Hackers around the world are interested in this. They often break in your system, but it's very difficult to find them. They even can take your money out of the bank.
Xiao Yu, Guangdong
I'm a 14-year-old girl in Tibet. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway was built in 2006. I can reach Beijing by train in about 48 hours. I can often go to visit my grandpa.
Joma, Tibet
I'm 13 years old. I want to invent a machine. My machine will forecast the earthquake better and make people run to safe places.
Lin Yan, Sichuan
1.What does Li Jun think of using the computer at home?
A. It can help children improve their study.
B. It's good for a child's performance in math, science and English.
C. It's bad for children's study.
D. It's good for children to chat with each other.
2.What do Hackers always do according to Xiao Yu?
A. They sell things on the Internet.
B. They break in others' system to get money or other things they want.
C. They buy things on the Internet.
D. They protect the Internet.
3.People in Tibet can get to Beijing _________ in about 48 hours now.
A. by train B. by bus
C. by plane D. by subway
4.The underlined word "forecast" means " ________ " in Chinese.
A.制止 B．预报
C．发现 D.处理
5.What is Lin Yan's dream?
A. To be a hacker.
B. To be a teacher.
C. To be a doctor.
D. To be a scientist.
For many girls, having long beautiful hair is something to beproud of. Rachel Barrett, 15, recently cut her long hair and lookedlike a boy. But she was also proud of herself. She donated (捐赠)herhair to a charity (慈善机构) and raised a lot of money.Barrett is a middle school student in Britain. On Nov. 16 at her
school's talent contest, Barrett had her hair cut off in front of around 300 students. The hair would be used to make wigs (假发) for children with cancer. She has raised several thousand pounds and the money will help people with breast cancer (癌症)．
Barrett got the idea when she visited her friend's mom with cancer. “All of her hair had fallen out, and it really made me want to do something,” Barrett said.
When she found out that the charity Little Princess Trust could make wigs for children with cancer, she decided to donate her own hair, even though she loved it.
“I saw how sad it was for my friend's mom to lose her hair. So if my hair can go to help a young child with cancer then it's worth it,” she said.
Cath Stanton, a teacher, felt proud of the girl. “She's always been very well groomed (打扮的), so for her to cut all her hair off really moves us,” she said. “She has done a moving job.” Many students were moved by her courage and donated money.
1.How old is Rachel Barrett?
A. 12. B. 13.
C. 14. D. 15.
2.Why did Barrett cut her long hair?
A. Because she liked short hair very much.
B. Because her school didn't ask her to have long hair.
C. Because she wanted to help some children with cancer.
D. Because she wanted to take part in a talent contest.
3.When did Barrett want to donate her long hair?
A. After she visited her friend's mom with cancer.
B. When she visited her teacher.
C. After she saw a child without hair.
D. When she knew her hair was worth much money.
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage?
A. Barrett was proud of what she did.
B. People would use the hair to make wigs for children with cancer.
C. Little Princess Trust was the name of a middle school.
D. Cath Stanton was a teacher from Britain.
5.From this passage, we know Barrett is a(n)______ girl.
A .honest B. kind
C. poor D. hard-working
WHAT’S ON IN SHANGHAI
This March is a busy month in Shanghai. There is much to do. Here are the exciting activities.
Live Music-Late Night Jazz(爵士乐)
Enjoy real American jazz from John Davis, the famous guitar player. This is his third visit to Shanghai. Get your tickets quickly!
PLACE: The Jazz Club DATES:15-23 March PRICE:￥120 TIME: l0 p.m. till late! TEL: 6466-8736 |
Scottish(苏格兰的) Dancing
Take your friends and get ready to dance till you get tired. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. Teachers there will teach you to dance.
PLACE: Jack Stein's DATES: every Monday PRICE:￥60 TIME: 7 p. m.-10 p. m. TEL:6402-1877 |
Exhibitions - Shanghai Museum
There are 120,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history. It's always interesting to visit.
PLACE: Shanghai Museum DATES: daily PRICE:￥30(￥15 for students) TEL:6888-6888 TIME: Monday-Friday 9 a.m. -5 p.m. , Weekends 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. |
1.Which month is busy in Shanghai?
A. May. B. March
C. June D. July.
2.If you want to watch John's performance, you can call ______ to book a ticket.
A. 6466-1877 B.6888-6888
C. 6402-1877 D. 6466-8736
3.Bob and his friend want to go Scottish dancing. They should pay ______ for the tickets.
A.￥180 B.￥120
C.￥90 D.￥60 .
4.At 2 p.m. on Monday, you can ______.
A. enjoy real American jazz
B. take your friend to do Scottish dancing
C. go to visit Shanghai Museum
D. see the whole of the world history
5.Where can we see the whole of Chinese history?
A. In the Jazz Club. B. In Jack Stein's home.
C. In Shanghai Museum. D. In John Davis' concert.
There is a park near my home. But I don’t go there very often. One afternoon I went into and found it was really small. In the park, there were two different ways. One was wide and clean. There were flowers on both sides. was narrow(狭窄的) and dirty. Wild grass grew everywhere. But finally I decided to follow the dirty way.
Ah! There was a small there. It was the most beautiful garden I had ever seen. There were trees, flowers and chairs. I thought it was the part in the park.
Many people me that there was nothing to see in the park. Now I tell them they follow the right way, they can feel the difference. When I’m telling them, just smile at me without answering. I know they don’t believe me. My trip to the park that day made me understand something about . Don’t be to choose a different way. Be brave(勇敢的). You may get a big surprise!
1.A. the schoolB. the parkC. the zooD. the house
2.A. lots ofB. a lotC. muchD. any
3.A. AnotherB. OtherC. The otherD. Others
4.A. chairB. lakeC. riverD. garden
5.A. bestB. betterC. goodD. nice
6.A. tellB. toldC. tellsD. telling
7.A. ifB. whenC. afterD. before
8.A. weB. theyC. ID. you
9.A. studyB. schoolC. familyD. life
10.A. happyB. luckyC. afraidD. worried
– I hope you’ll have a good weekend.
– _________.
A. Have a good day
B. Of course
C. No problem
D. Thanks a lot
Add some honey ______ the hot tea, please.
A. in B. to
C. for D. at
