In modern world, most people have at least one time-telling tool with them, such as mobile phones, MP5 players and mini computers. Since these small machines are so common, will people stop wearing the 500-year-old watches? Maybe the answer is “yes”. According to a survey, most teenagers say it’s unnecessary to wear a watch, they usually use their mobile phones to tell the time.
However, watchmakers say that watches will get popular again when people reach their 20s and 30s. By then, they want to spend money on a creative(有创意的) time-telling tool because they think it’s not enough if a watch can just keep good time, so watchmakers are trying their best to create new kinds of watches. Recently, a new kind of watches has been invented. It can use different color lights to tell the time. This kind of watches makes people talk more about modern watches again.
Also people want their time-telling tools to be beautiful, fashionable and practical(实用的), so watches are designed(设计) to meet the need of almost any personality(个性). Now more and more watches can be used as compasses(指南针), calendars and even USB drives …
All in all, a watch has become more important than the time it tells.
1.According to the survey, ________ use mobile phones to tell the time instead of watches.
A. most teenagers B. the old people
C. watchmakers D. most people
2.Watches will get ________ again when people reach their 20s and 30s.
A. expensive B. small C. popular D. cheap
3.In this passage, watches can be used as different kinds of things except _______.
A. compasses B. calendars
C. USB drives D. wallets
4.Recently, a new kind of watches uses ________ to tell the time according to the passage.
A. different color lights B. sound
C. pictures D. music
5.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Most people want to spend money on mobile phones.
B. A watch has become more important than the time it tells.
C. Many watchmakers are worried about their products.
D. Fewer and fewer people use watches to tell the time.
People drink tea. There are many kinds of tea, such as black tea, green tea, white tea and yellow tea. People drink a lot of tea in China. Some people drink it because they think it makes them healthy. Many people drink it because it tastes very good. It is delicious.
People drink a lot of tea in Japan. People drink a lot of green tea in South Korea, too. In Vietnam, people like to drink coffee first. Then they drink tea.
People drink a lot of tea in England. Every afternoon, people drink tea. It’s “tea time”. English people like to drink their tea with milk in it.
Many people drink black tea in the US. In the South, people like to drink sweet tea. Sweet tea is cold black tea with sugar in it.
Most tea comes from China. Some tea comes from India or Sri Lanka. Kenya, Japan and Indonesia also grow tea.
1.How many kinds of tea are mentioned in the first paragraph?
A. Five B. Four C. Three D. Two
2.In China some people drink tea because it makes them .
A. healthy B. young C. smart D. warm
3.People like to drink coffee before tea in
A. Japan B. South Korea C. Vietnam D. Sri Lanka
4.In England, people like to drink tea with in it.
A. sugar B. ice C. juice D. milk
5.Most tea comes from
A. China B. Japan C. India D. Indonesia
We are collecting more news for our school English newspaper. Would you like to be reporters for it? Welcome! Here are two pieces from the news page.
The BestRunner
We had a sports day at school yesterday. Last year’s best runner, LiYu, only won the second prize in the 800-meter race. Instead, Yang Liufrom Class 2 came first by two seconds. Next year the race is going to bemore Interesting! Who will be the best runner? Iwonder.
Good-bey, Mr.White!
Our Englishteacher, Mr. White, has finished his two years’ teachingat our school and will leave next month. Mr. White is an excellent teacherand he’s always friendly to us. We’ll never forget his lively andinteresting teaching. We are lucky to be his students. We thank him for all his hardwork and wish him a nice journey home. We will miss you, Mr.White!
1.You are welcome to be reporters for our school English newspaper.
2.Li Yu won the second prize in the 800-meter race yesterday.
3.Yang Liu was the best runner last year.
4.Mr. White will teach us English for two years at our school.
5.We’ll always remember Mr. White’s lively and interesting teaching.
Cars were invented in the last century. Today they have ______ the lives of everyone in the United States. Most Americans feel that they are poor when they have _____ cars.
Why are cars ______ used in the United States？Here are three reasons.
First of all, the country is very large and Americans enjoy _____ trips here and there. With ______ they can go anywhere easily.
The second reason is ______ trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. What’s ______， Americans have to spend a lot of money traveling by plane.
The third ______ is the most important one. Americans don't like to ______ buses or trains or even planes. They like cars ____ they want to travel fast at any time.
1.A. saved B. touched C. made D. done
2.A. no B. some C. many D. now
3.A. wide B. wider C. widest D. widely
4.A. to have B. making C. to make D. takes
5.A. cars B. buses C. trains D. planes
6.A. why B. where C. that D. there
7.A. more B. that C. so D. most
8.A. thing B. excuse C. matter D. reason
9.A. wait for B. work for C. work on D. wait on
10.A. because B. before C. after D. so
—Thanks a million for your help!
—________.
A. All right B. My pleasure C. Never mind D. Good idea
The sports meeting will ________ in our school next week.
A. happen B. cause C. take place D. come out
