China’s Ministry of Culture has recommended 10 cyber games（网络游戏） that are suitable for minors to play as part of its drive to purify the on-line environment for the young．
The 10 cyber games were selected by the ministry’s on-line games censorship committee from scores of games recommended by the Chinese public．l
The games are all domestic products．They include five role playing games （RPG）, four recreation and chess games, and one educational game, such as “Warring States Ⅱ Online,” “Rainbow Island Online,” and “Wonderlands of learning and games．”
These games have made their way into the final recommendation list because they are considered “healthy” and can “enhance intelligence,” according to the ministry．
The ministry hoped the list could serve a a guidance for parents to better direct their children in the winter vacation, which usually lasts nearly two months from January to February each year．
This was the third time for the ministry to publish recommended cyber games list．The previous two were made public respectively in January 2006 and August 2005 with a total of 25 games inlisted．
In the past few years, on- line games have become the favorite pastime of young people．However, it is argued that such social problems as game addiction, juvenile delinquency （青少年犯罪） and perversion among minors by on-line violence and pornography （色情） have come from an inadequately regulated Internet．
About 9．72 percent of Chinese netizens between the ages of 13 and 30 suffer Internet addiction, said a report issued last month by the China Youth Association for Network Development （CYAND）．
According to the China Internet Network Information Center （CINIC）, the main Internet watchdog, China had 210million Internet users at the end of 2007 and its online population is on course to become the world’s largest at the beginning of this year．
Net users between 18 and 30 accounted for 49．9percent of the total users．Although the CINIC did not give the figure of those below 18, teenagers and youths have obviously taken up more than half of the total number of net users．And the number of users under age 18 increased rapidly last year, the CINIC noted．
1.What do you know about the 10cyber games ?
A．They are expected to help parents to better direct their children in the summer vacation．
B．They include five RPG, forty chess games and one educational game．
C．They are suitable for teenagers．
D．They are all foreign products．
2.According to the passage, how many teenagers and youths become net users at the end of 2007?
A．Mor than 105 million． B．Less than 105 million．
C．About 210 million． D．104．79 million．
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A．A lot of Chinese netizens suffer Internet addition．
B．On-line games can cause a lot of social problems such as game addition, juvenile delinquency．
C．Parents sometimes have trouble in directing their children about on-line games．
D．The ministry has recommended 25 games till now．
4.What’s the best title of the passage?
A．How to purify the on-line environment for the young．
B．10 “suitable” cyber games for teenagers．
C．The disadvantages of cyber games．
D．Chinese authority lists 10 “suitable” E-games for teenagers．
I will never forget what my old headmaster told me．Normally when you are only 15years of age you do not remember most of the things that are preached by your teachers．But, this particular story is one such lesson that I will never forget．Every time I drift off course, I get reminded of this story．
It was a normal Monday morning at an assembly, and he was addressing the students on important things in life and about committing ourselves to what is important to us．This is how the story went:
An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway．He would get the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and beg．He would do this every single day of his life．He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years．
His house was filthy, and a stench （恶臭） came out of the house and it smelled horribly．The neighbours could not stand the smell anymore, so they summoned the police officers to clear the place．The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house．There were small bags of money all over the house that he had collected over the years．
The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a millionaire．They waited outside his house in anticipation to share the good news with him．When he arrived home that evening, he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire．
He said nothing at all: he went into his house and locked the door．The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the subway, got into the train, and sat at the street corner and continued to beg．
Obviously, this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything significant for his life．We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing, commitment（专心，敬业）．We should remain true to our course, although it may mean committing ourselves to things that people around us would normally disapprove．Just keep it in mind that commitment attracts wealth．
1.Why did the headmaster tell us the story?
A．To enjoy ourselves．
B．To teach us how to make money．
C．To tell us the importance of commitment．
D．To tell us not to look down upon beggars．
2.According to the passage which of the following is true?
A．The old man made a living by begging．
B．The old man was excited to be a millionaire．
C．The old man became a millionaire by begging every weekday．
D．The old man planned to became a millionaire．
3.Why did the police officer clean the old man’s house?
A．Because the old man hired them to do so．
B．Because they wanted to know how much money the old man had begged．
C．Because the old man wanted to live comfortably．
D．Because the neighbours could not bear the smell coming out of the oldman’s house．
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A．Where there is a will, there is a way．
B．Keep the general goal in sight while tackling daily tasks．
C．Commitment attracts wealth．
D．Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass．
Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland．In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist（打击乐器独奏演员） in spite of her disability．
“Early on I decided not to allow the _1__of others to stop me from becoming a musician．I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began _2__piano lessons when I was eight．The older I got, the more my passion （酷爱）for music grew．But I also began to gradually lose my 3__．Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the 4and by age twelve, I was completely deaf．But my love for music never__5_ me．
“My _6__was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time．To perform, I _7_ to ‘hear’ music differently from others．I play in my stocking feet and can
8_ the pitch of a note（音调高低）by the vibrations （震动） I feel through my body and through
my body and through my _9__．My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every 10__that I have．
“I was _11__to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London．No other deaf student had _12_ this before and some teachers _13__my admission．Based on my performance, I was _14_ admitted and went on to _15__with the academy’s highest honours．
“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist．I _16_ and arranged a lot of musical compositions since _17_ had been written specially for solo percussionists．
“I have been a soloist for over ten years．_18_ the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t _19_ that my passion couldn’t be realized．I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be _20_ by others．Follow your passion; follow your heart．They will lead you to the place you want to go．”
1.A．conditions B．opinions C．actions D．recommendations
2.A．enjoying B．choosing C．taking D．giving
3.A．sight B．hearing C．touch D．taste
4.A．evidence B．result C．excuse D．cause
5.A．left B．excited C．accompanied D．disappointed
6.A．purpose B．decision C．promise D．goal
7.A．turned B．learned C．used D．ought
8.A．tell B．see C．hear D．smell．
9.A．carefulness B．movement C．imagination D．experience
10.A．sense B．effort C．feeling D．idea
11.A．dissatisfied B．astonished C．determined D．discouraged
12.A．done B．accepted Ｃ．advised D．admitted
13.A．supported B．followed C．required D．opposed
14.A．usually B．finally C．possibly D．hopefully
15.A．study B．research C．graduate D．progress
16.A．wrote B．translated C．copied D．read
17.A．enough B．some C．many D．few
18.A．However B．Although C．When D．Since
19.A．mean B．seem C．conclude D．say
20.A．directed B．guided C．taught D．limited
------ It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help．
------ That’s right．________．
A．Many hands make light work B．Something is better than nothing
C．The more the better D．The sooner, the better．
Nancy enjoyed herself so much ______ she visited her friends in Sydney last year．
A．which B．that C．where D．when
It looks like the weather is changing for ______ ．Shall we stick to our plan?
A．the worse B．worse C．the worst D．worst
