“Little lies” sometimes come to easily to us that we don’t even consider them to be lies. Read about these lies of everyday life:
1. Lying about your age or your kid’s age to get a cheaper ticket.
2. Telling the host of a dinner party that the terrible food he prepared is wonderful.
3. Lying to your aunt about how much you love the gift she gave you---the one that you really hate.
4. Telling a friend with a terrible haircut that she looks great.
5. Lying to a friend about how much you want to see her again when you really don’t
6. Telling the salesperson who calls when you’re watching TV that you’re very busy.
Are these serious lies? Probably not, but if you would lie about your age to a stranger, what’s going to stop you from lying about something more serious later? If we tell a lie or act dishonestly and get what we want, that might make us feel good today. But what about tomorrow? The future results of our lies are uncertain.
Still, no one is saying that everyone can or should be completely honest all the time. More people lie, often for a good reason. Lies are told all the time and are part of our everyday social life. Many times people lie to protect the feelings of other people, and there’s nothing wrong with that. Honesty is usually the best policy, but like any other policy, you have to make exceptions.
1.The author tries to persuade the readers to accept his argument by___________.
A. making suggestions. B. explaining reasons and results.
C. providing examples and facts. D. discussing questions.
2.The author’s attitude towards little lies is that_________.
A. he feels very fond of them. B. he feels they are necessary sometimes.
C. he feels strongly against telling little lies. D. he feels ashamed of telling little lies.
3.According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Some people are born liars. B. People often lie to avoid hurting others.
C. Some people can be honest all the time. D. Little lies are not serious things.
We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet?
Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks didn’t work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way, computer network system would keep on working all the time.
At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers had become cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing” the Internet more convenient.
Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.
The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life.
1.The Internet has a history of about____________ years.
A．70 B．10 C．50 D．20
2. A new network system was set up to_____________.
A. make computers cheaper.
B. make itself keep on working all the time.
C. break down the whole network.
D. make computers large and expensive.
3. At first the Internet was only used by_____________.
A. the government. B. scientists C. hospitals and banks D. schools
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A．In the 1960s, computer networks worked well.
B．In the early 1970s, the Internet was easy to use.
C．Sending e-mail is now more popular among students.
D.Today it’s still not easy to get on-line.
EVENTS(赛事)
Bicycle tour and race
A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27(Sat. & Sun. ). At 5:30am, the riders will leave Tian'anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg. Then the next 55 kilometers leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.
The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaibe, covering a distance of 20 kilometers. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.
Cost: 200 Yuan Telephone: 4675027
Brazilian footballers
The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo'an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players. Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Romario ho has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.
Ticket prices: 60,100,150 Yuan
Time/Date: 4:30 pm, August 26(Sat.) Telephone: 5012372
Rock climbing
The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators(观众).
Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.
Time/Dates: 9-12 am, August 26 and 27
Telephone: 7143177, 7144850, Wang Zhenghua
1. If you take part in the bike tour, you will ride for _________.
A. 35 kilometers B. 55 kilometers C. 75 kilometers D. 110 kilometers
2. The underlined word "leg" in "Bicycle tour and race" probably means ________.
A. race B. practice C. part of the training D. part of the tour
3. What is special about the Rock climbing competition?
A. A foreign team takes part in it.
B. You can watch it without paying.
C. You don't have to be a sportsman to take part.
D. The bus trip to the place of the competition is free.
4. If you want to find something to do for Saturday afternoon, which telephone number will you call?
A. 4675027 B. 7143177 C. 5012372 D. 7144850
I attended a birthday party in 1991. My teacher was then 59 years old. But her fellow teacher said that we were celebrating her 39th birthday! We were all surprised and puzzled.
After the party I was told by the fellow teacher that American women have a special saying about birthdays. If a woman is over 40, or even if she is 80, her birthday is always the 39th. If she is in her thirties, her birthday will be the 29th. And in her twenties, it’s the 19th. They usually have their “real” birthday when they are below 20.
This shows that American women, especially elderly women, are very sensitive(敏感的) about their ages. But my teacher always says, “We want to be younger,” so about the age of Western women, my advice is that if you don’t know it, don’t ask about it; if you really know it, don’t mention it.
1. The writer felt the birthday party he attended was ___________.
A. very interesting B．very strange C．very common D．very sensitive
2.The writer must be from______________.
A．Western countries B．Eastern countries
C．China D．the United States
3.In order to please an old Western woman , you can say to her,“____________”
A．You are so old that you shouldn’t do that.
B．How old are you?
C．You look so young and beautiful.
D．Can I help you, granny?
4.The writer wants to tell us__________________.
A. that a Western woman always celebrates her 39th birthday
B. not to ask a Western woman’s age whether you know her well or not
C. to ask a Western woman’s age freely
D. not to attend an old Western woman’s birthday party
Edie was nine years old, and she was tinier than other children of her age. One day, she ran home crying loudly, because she was 36 by the three new girls of her school. They picked her as the object of their 37 and threatened to beat her up. Edie’s mother held her 38 and comforted (安慰)her. She 39 the next day that the girls had been troublemakers at several other schools and they were being given one more 40 at a new beginning.
Edie’s _41 said ,“Be kind to your enemies, Edie.”She _42 said, “When the girls 43 to threatened you next time ,tell them you want to be their friend.”“Are you 44 enough to do that?”Edie’s mother asked. The 45 girl answered, “Yes, Mom, I’ll try.”
Every day, the girls pushed Edie and called her names and 46 to get in a poke(戳) or two. Each time, Edie looked up at them and said, “ I’d really like to be your 47 . ”But it seemed that this wasn’t working.
Then one day the following week, Edie ran home as 48 as she could , shouting ,“Mom, guess what happened today ! Just like I 49 did, I said I’d really like to be their friend, and one of the 50 said ,‘Okay, Edie, we 51 and we’ll be your friends’”A short time later, Edie sat at a table with them and 52 their tutor (私人教师).
Towards the end of the school year, 53 Edie’s parents went to school for a parent-teacher conference, the teacher told 54 ,“Because of Edie’s kindness, those girls have completed 55 and are model students in the class.”
1. A. frightened B. encouraged C. cheated D. saved
2. A. shame B. surprise C. anger D. fear
3.A. suddenly B. unwillingly C. curiously D. softly
4.A. expressed B. admitted C. learned D. believed
5.A. time B. chance C. lesson D. trouble
6. A. sister B. father C. mother D. teacher
7.A. again B. also C. once D. just
8. A. start B. agree C. refuse D. forget
9.A. kind B. brave C. strong D. clever
10.A. weak B. foolish C. selfish D. tiny
11.A. chose B. promised C. volunteered D. tried
12. A. friend B. classmate C. enemy D. neighbor
13. A. fast B. carefully C. late D. safely
14. A. never B. seldom C. always D. often
15. A. boys B. students C. players D. girls
16. A. grow older B. give up C. set off D. become worse
17. A. became B. helped C. invited D. found
18.A. if B. when C. because D. before
19. A. her B. him C. us D. them
20.A. stayed up B. broken down C. turned around D. fallen behind
The new couple got ____of the long ______play, and they went out of the theatre.
A. tired; boring B．tired; bored C. tiring; boring D．tiring; bored
