The weekend is usually a time of rest. But today’s Chinese teenagers can’t rest during the weekends. According to a survey(调查), 24% of the Junior students in Beijing have classes at the weekend. Over 40% of the Junior 3 students have less than eight hours of sleep each night.
Ji Ping, a Junior student in Guangzhou, has to get up at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday. Then she has a whole day of classes. On Sunday she gets to extra(额外的) classes for Maths and English. But she doesn’t complain(抱怨). She says that all her classmates work hard on Sunday.
Liu Yang is from Dalian. As a Junior 2 student, his weekends are less busy. But he always spends Saturday in school. On Sunday, after finishing homework, he plays basketball. He feels happy because he still has time to do the things he likes.
A few students are lucky. Yang Qing, a Junior 3 student from Zibo, Shangdong, is one of them. At weekends, she usually gets up at 8:00. Then she spends some time doing homework. After that she is free to do what she likes. “Don’t push(逼迫) yourself too much. Learning well at school is easy,” she said. And she is a top student in her class.
1.How many hours do 40% of the Junior 3 students in Beijing sleep each night?
A. Less than 6 hours.
B. Less than 7 hours.
C. Less than 8 hours.
D. More than 8 hours.
2.Why does Ji Ping get up early on Saturdays?
A. Because she doesn't sleep well.
B. Because she has a whole day of classes.
C. Because she has to play computer games.
D. Because her parents ask her to do so.
3.What does Liu Yang do after finishing homework on Sunday?
A. He plays basketball.
B. He plays football.
C. He reads books.
D. He does housework.
4.Which of the following in NOT true?
A. 24% of the Junior students Beijing have classes at weekends.
B. Ji Ping gets up at 6:30 a.m. on Saturdays.
C. Liu Yang feels sorry about his busy weekend.
D. Yang Qing has enough time for her hobbies at weekends.
Alice needs some money for a Mother’s Day present. She tells her father about her problem.
“I’ll pay you to do some housework. You can clean up the yard(院子),” her father says.
“You can also wash my car and Mum’s. Both of them need to be washed because they’re really dirty.”
Alice works on the yard and washes her father’s car.
“Too bad! You didn’t have time to wash Mum’s car,” Dad says when he pays her.
The next morning Alice wakes up early. First she washes her mother’s car. Then she goes to the flower shop. She also buys her mother’s favourite bread on her way home. After breakfast Alice asks her mother to go to the garage(车库). She opens the gate.
“Wow!” Alice’s mother says. “My car is gleaming.”
“Open the door,” Alice says.
Alice’s mother opens the door. There on the seat she sees a bunch of flowers.
“Happy Mother’s Day!” Alice says.
1.In the story, the word “gleaming” means “_______” in Chinese.
A. 闪闪发光
B. 跑得像飞一样
C. 重新漆过了
D. 锁上了
2.Which of the following is the right order(次序)?
a. She buys her mother a bunch of flowers.
b. She washes her father's car.
c. She cleans up the yard.
d. She buys bread for her mother.
e. She washes her mother’s car.
A. cabde
B. bacde
C. cbead
D. cbeda
3.What do you think of Alice?
A. She is good at making pocket money.
B. She doesn’t love her father.
C. She is very nice to her parents.
D. She is a lazy girl.
4.What is this story about?
A. It is about what Alice buys for her mother on Mother’s Day.
B. It is about what Alice does for her mother for Mother’s Day.
C. It is about why Alice’s father gives her money to buy presents.
D. It is about what Alice does at home each week for her mother.
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B. surf the website:www.music.com.
C. telephone Mr. White at 5132683
D. e-mail sdgt@yahoo.cn
2.If you want the job as a taxi driver, you should _______.
A. master at least three languages
B. know the city very well
C. be an experienced driver
D. both B and C
3.How can you contact(联系) the owner of the apartment for more information?
A. By sending an e-mail.
B. By going to visit it.
C. By telephoning it.
D. By talking with him face to face.
You like surfing the Internet(浏览网页) in your free time, don’t you? But do you know “Happy Farm”? If you ______ “ Happy Farm” is a farm in the countryside(农村), you are wrong. “Happy Farm” is a computer ______ . Players have their own farm and do things ______ farmers do on a farm They plant seeds(播种), water plants, pick worms(捉虫) and harvest crops(收庄稼).
I have a farm, too. Every night after ______ my homework, I turn on my computer to look after my farm. Every player takes care of their farms often First, I harvest my crops ______ they are fully grown(成熟). ______ , I sell(卖) the crops. Third, I go shopping and buy the seeds. Fourth, I plant the seeds and wait for ______ harvest. In “Happy Farm”, players can steal(偷) the crops ______ other people’s farms. To protect(保护) the crops, some players have a ______ on their farm. I don’t have enough money to buy a dog. ______ I have a plan. First, I will save(存) money by selling my crops, and then I will have enough money to get a dog.
1.A. thinkB. takeC. bringD. want
2.A. farmB. classC. sportD. game
3.A. onB. aboutC. likeD. for
4.A. didB. doingC. doD. does
5.A. beforeB. whereC. ifD. who
6.A. FirstB. SecondC. ThirdD. Fourth
7.A. otherB. anotherC. othersD. the other
8.A. withB. aboutC. fromD. after
9.A. dogB. catC. monkeyD. tiger
10.A. ButB. IfC. AndD. Then
完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
People like dolphins because they are both lovely and clever. They have an ______ IQ (智商).
Dolphins can ‘talk’. Scientists try to ‘talk’ with dolphins, and the results make them ______ . They find that dolphins ______ understand them so well.
______ animals enjoy playing, but dolphins like to make their games different. On a beautiful day in 1997, scientists on a beach ______ a little dog going into the sea. They were surprised to see the dolphins come up to the dog and then start throwing(扔) it into the air. The dog ______ the ‘game’ and kept playing with the dolphins for over an hour.
Dolphins live in a very different world from ______ , but they are very good at our ‘IQ tests(测试)’. For example, in the picture above, a dolphin jumps ______ the water when he hears a whistle noise(哨声). He does this because he will get a fish ______ an award.
There is ______ much to learn about these lovely friends.
1.A. interesting B. important C. usual D. amazing
2.A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. interesting
3.A. must B. may C. can D. should
4.A. Very few B. No C. Most D. None
5.A. looked B. saw C. learnt D. watched
6.A. disliked B. hated C. missed D. enjoyed
7.A. theirs B. ours C. his D. mine
8.A. into B. out of C. onto D. across
9.A. with B. as C. for D. without
10.A. still B. sometimes C. never D. seldom
The _______ man’s son is only _______.
A. 50-year-old; 5-year-old
B. 50 years old; 5 years old
C. 50 years old; 5-year-old
D. 50-year-old; 5 years old
