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Text messaging, or simply “texting（发短信）”, which allows people to send and receive messages on mobile phones, becomes very popular today.
The advantages of texting are obvious(明显的). Texting helps to save money. If you have a few words to greet your families and friends on their birthdays or on some important festivals, sending messages can be cheaper than phone calling. Texting helps to save time. Even if you want to send a message to 100 people, you can do it in one second. Texting helps you to “talk” to someone when he is too busy to answer the phone. Texting can also help you to “talk” to someone secretly if you don’t want others to hear what you are talking on the phone. These advantages are so amazing that many people are crazy about it. They hold mobile phones in hands all day long, send dozens of messages each day, and even text while driving or walking.
However, texting has its disadvantages. Junk messages may come into your mobile phone box now and then. When your phone box gets too full, you can’t receive any more messages. You may therefore miss some important information.
What’s more（而且）, if you don’t do texting properly, for example texting while driving or walking, it can be dangerous. It can cause injuries and even death. It is reported that about 6,000 people are killed and half a million are hurt for this reason each year. In Fort Lee, a small town in New Jersey, USA, three people died because they walked into traffic while texting in 2011. Two researchers at Stony Brook University, New York found that texters are 60% more probably to have an accident than others. When people are texting, they don’t notice other people or things around them. To reduce traffic accidents, all drivers of the USA are now not allowed to text while driving. About 32 countries have passed laws restricting(限制) the use of mobile phones while driving.
Texting is a wonderful way of communication. However, only when we use it properly can we fully enjoy the fun it brings.
A. 根据短文内容简要回答问题。
1.What’re the advantages? (列出其中两项即可得2分)
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2.What will happen if our phone boxes get too full?
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B．将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
3. _________________________________________________________________________
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C．请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
5.__________________________________________________________________________
综合填空阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。
The customs in different countries are r___1.___ different. If I have dinner with a Chinese host, he always puts m__2.___food onto my plates as soon as I have emptied it. That often makes me u__3.__. I have to eat the food even if I don’t want to, because it is considered (认为) bad m__4.___ in the West to leave one’s food on the plate. I have already n_5.__ that when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he very often refuses the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or t___6.__. This might be good manners in China, but it is not in the West at all. In the United States, it is i__7.___ to keep asking someone again and again. Americans have a d__8.___ way of speaking. If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “No, thanks.” When an American is fed with beer by the host, for e___9.___, he might say, “No, thanks. I’ll take some diet, Pepsi-Cola（百事可乐）if you have it. ”That is what an American will do. So when you go to the United States, you had better remember the famous s__10.___: When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
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阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空（必要时可加情态动词或助动词）。
Henry found a job in a bookstore after he finished middle school. He wouldn't do anything but wanted to get rich. It was a cold morning. It1.______ (snow) and there was thin ice on the streets. Few people went to buy the books and the young man had nothing 2.______ (do). He hated to read, so he watched the traffic. Suddenly he 3.______ (see) a bag fall off a truck and it landed by the other side of the street.
"It 4.___ (be) full of expensive things." Henry said to himself. "I have to get it right now, or others 5.______ (take) it away."
He went out of the shop and ran across the street. A driver saw him and began to whistle (鸣笛), but he didn't hear it and went on 6.______(run). The man drove to the side, hit a big tree and7._____ (hurt) in the accident. Two weeks later Henry was taken to court. A judge asked if he heard the whistle when he was running across the street. He said that something was wrong with his ears and he could hear nothing.
"But you 8._____ (hear) me this time," said the judge.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Now I can hear with one ear."
"9._____(cover) the ear with your hand and listen to me with your deaf one. Well, can you hear me?"
"No, I can't, sir." “You 10._____ (tell) lies. There is nothing wrong with either of your ears.” The judge said.
Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) is considered to be of great importance in the world film industry (行业). She made over sixty films during her long career (事业) in Hollywood. She got so many special names, such as “the Legendary film star in Hollywood”, “the evergreen tree in Hollywood”, “forever blooming flower in Hollywood” and “the No. 1 beauty in the world”. She was much known for her beautiful purple eyes. She was also known for her private life and eight marriages (婚姻).
She was the first person who got over one million dollars for her playing the queen of Egypt in the 1963 movie Cleopatra. She won the Oscar Award twice. In 1999, she was chosen the seventh actress in a hundred years by Motion Picture Association of America.
She volunteered to help the patients of AIDs. In 1985, she helped create AMFAR, the American Foundation for AIDS Research. In 1991 she started the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation. The organization helps people around the world who are living with AIDS.
She was very kind and honest. Many old actors and actresses, including Taylor, were invited to celebrate the sixtieth year of Oscar in 1988. But the USA attacked Iran that year. She gave an anti-war (反战的) speech. She hated wars and called for stopping the war.
Elizabeth Taylor died of heart failure at the age of 79. It’s said that the actress was always known not only for her beauty, success and treasure, but for her extreme intelligence, independence, courage and voluntary care for others.
1.There are __________Elizabeth Taylor’s special names mentioned in the passage.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5
2.Elizabeth Taylor was the first person who __________.
A. won the Oscar Award
B. gave an anti-war speech in public
C. earned over one million dollars for her acting in Cleopatra
3.Elizabeth Taylor gave a speech calling for_________in 1988.
A. stopping the war
B. fighting with Iran
C. caring for others
4.According to Paragraph 3, Elizabeth Taylor was__________.
A. popular B. charitable C. hard-working
5.Elizabeth Taylor was known for her__________.
a. beautiful purple eyes
b. film achievements
c. good speech skills
d. independence and courage
A. a, b, c B. a, b, d C. a, c, d
A little boy selling magazines for school walked up to a house that people seldom visited. The house was very old and the owner hardly ever came out. They boy’s parents told him to stay away from the house, a lot of other neighborhoods children were told the same from their parents.
As he was ready to walk away, the door slowly opened. “What do you want?” the old man said. “Uh, sir, I am selling these magazines and I was wondering if you would like to buy one.” The old man stared at the boy. The boy could see inside the old man’s house and saw that he had dog figurines（小雕像）on the fireplace mantle. “Do you collect dogs?” the little boy asked. “Yes, I have many collectibles（收藏品） in my house. They are my family here. They are all I have.” The boy then felt sorry for the man, as it seemed that he was a very lonely soul（鬼魂）. Then the old man was ready to close the door and said, “No, boy, I don’t need any magazine of any kind, now goodbye.”
The little boy was sad that he was not going to make his quota（配额）with the sale. He was also sad for the old man being so alone in the big house. The boy went home and then had an idea. He knocked on the door again and this time the old man came right to the door. “Boy, I thought I told you no magazines.” “No, sir. But I want to give you a gift. The boy handed him the figurine and the man’s face lit up. “It’s a Golden Retriever, and I have one at home, this is for you. The old man was simply stunned（受惊的）; no one had ever given him such a gift and shown him so much kindness.
From that day on, the old man started coming out of the house and acknowledging people. He and the boy became friends; the boy even brought his dog to see the man weekly.
1.Which of the following words can’t describe the old man?
A. Serious. B. Lonely.
C. Outgoing. D. Persistent.
2.What can we see in the old man’s house？
A. Some magazines. B. Some dogs.
C. Some dog figurines. D. His family members.
3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the text?
A. The boy felt sorry only because he was not going to make his quota with the sale.
B. The old man regarded all the collectibles as his family.
C. Few people went to the old man’s house.
D. The boy went to the old man’s house twice.
4.The underlined word “acknowledging” means _______.
A. glaring at B. keeping away from
C. saying hello to D. refusing
5.What made the old man start coming out of the house?
A. Golden Retriever.
B. All of his dog figurines.
C. The magazine.
D. The little boy’s kindness.
Fun Day To celebrate the Year of the Goat Organized by Lam Tin Youth Center and Kwun Tong High School Date: February 18, 2015 Time: 10 am—5 pm Place: Kwun Tong Playground Fee: $20 (buy three to get one free) Programs: drama, lion dance, Chinese folk music and Beijing Opera Highlights: 1. Enter the lucky draw to win a camera. 2. Learn to make festival food. Join us on the Fun Day! All are welcome! Free Soft Drinks! Note: ● Tickets are available at the General Office of Lam Tin Youth Center. ● For those who would like to be a volunteer, please contact Miss Olivia Wong one week before the activity. |
1.What you have just read is most probably a __________.
A. note B. report C. piece of news D. poster
2.What is going to take place on 18 February, 2015? __________
A. A big event to welcome a Chinese new year.
B. A social event for volunteers to show their love.
C. A party for close friends to meet and have fun.
D. A meeting of Kwun Tong High School students.
3.How much do you have to pay in total if four of you go together? __________
A. $20. B. $40. C. $60. D. $80.
4.You can enjoy all the programs below EXCEPT__________.
A. Chinese folk music B. drama
C. lion dance D. a movie about Beijing Opera
5.Which of the following is TRUE? __________
A. Tickets are sold in Kwun Tong High School.
B. It’s unnecessary to take soft drinks with you.
C. Free cameras are sent out to everyone.
D. Festival food will be enjoyed for free.
