T-shirts out; uniforms in
School uniforms（制服） are becoming more and more popular across the U.S.A. That’s no surprise, because they offer many benefits. They immediately end the powerful social sorting and labeling (标记) that come from clothing. If all students are dressed in the same way, they will not pay too much attention to their clothing, and some of them will not be laughed at for wearing the “wrong” clothes.
Some people are against the strict rule of school uniforms, but they do not realize that students already accept a kind of rule — wanting to look just like their friends. The difference is that the clothing students choose for themselves creates social barriers(障碍); school uniforms tear those barriers down.
As in other places, uniforms remind the wearers of their purposes and duties. For example, when a man or woman puts on a police uniform, he or she becomes, for a time, the symbol (象征) of law and order. The uniform means to the wearer his or her special duties and sends the same message to everyone the wearer meets. People with different jobs wear uniforms of one kind or another. For students, the school uniform reminds them that their task for the six or seven hours they are in school is to get an education.
Some parents are unhappy about uniforms, saying that school uniforms will affect their children’s “creativity.” First, the clothes students choose to wear do not necessarily express their individuality (个性). They just copy their classmates. Second, students have the rest of the day to be as creative as they like. While they’re in school, their job is to master reading, writing, and maths; this should take up all the creativity they have. Mastery of those skills will be good for the students to build up their creativity in every way.
1.From the passage we learn that uniforms in general .
A. prevent the wearers from being laughed at
B. help the wearers keep their duties in mind
C. are seen as a symbol of power
D. help to create social barriers
2.Some people are against school uniforms because .
A. they fail to realize that students have accepted the uniforms
B. they believe that uniforms will make students less creative
C. they don’t agree that uniforms can remove social barriers
D. they think that school uniforms are too popular
3.The author would probably agree that .
A. it makes no difference whether to wear school uniforms or not
B. students’ individuality may not come from school education
C. students’ creativity is related to the clothes they choose
D. school uniforms help to create equality among students
4.School uniforms are becoming more and more popular and important because _____
A. they can stop the powerful social sorting and labeling.
B. if all students are dressed in the same way, they will not pay too much attention to their clothing.
C. uniforms can remind the wearers of their purposes and duties
D. school uniforms will affect their children’s creativity.
It was a very foggy day in London. The fog was so thick that it was impossible to see more than a foot or so. Buses, cars and taxis were not able to run and were standing by the side of the road. People were trying to find their way about on foot but were losing their way in the fog. Mr. Smith had a very important meeting at the House of Commons and had to get there but no one could take him. He tried to walk there but found he was quite lost. Suddenly he bumped into a stranger. The stranger asked if he could help him. Mr. Smith said he wanted to get to the Houses of Parliament. The stranger told him he would take him there. Mr. Smith thanked him and they started to walk there. The fog was getting thicker every minute but the stranger had no difficulty in finding the way. He went along one street, turned down another, crossed a square and at last after about half an hour’s walk they arrived at the Houses of Parliament. Mr. Smith couldn’t understand how the stranger found his way. “It is wonderful,” he said. “How do you find the way in the fog?”
“It is no trouble at all to me,” said the stranger, “I am blind.”
1.According to the passage, we can infer that “bump into” means _______.
A. knock off
B. meet by chance
C. strike
D. traffic accident
2.Which of the following statements are NOT true?
A. The stranger has a better sight than Mr. Smith.
B. Heavy fog can cause traffic accidents.
C. It’s easy to get lost in a foggy day.
D. The fog was getting thicker and thicker.
3.Why is it no trouble at all to the stranger to find the way in the fog?
A. Because he is a local inhabitant of London.
B. Because he lives next to the Houses of Parliament.
C. Because he is familiar with the route.
D. Because he finds the way not by sight but by heart.
4.This article mainly tells us that ________.
A. London is a foggy city.
B. Mr. Smith works for the government.
C. A blind stranger led the way for Mr. Smith in a foggy day.
D. Mr. Smith had a very important meeting and lost his way in the fog.
Pop music is the name for different forms of popular, commercial(商业) music. It had its beginning in the USA and spread throughout the whole world during the 1950s and 1960s. It is widely liked by the young people. The best known early form of pop music was “rock’ n’ roll”; another was “blues”. A more recent development is “folk-rock”. Pop music has taken the place of native music in many parts of the world; it has caused the number of people for jazz to become much smaller than it was in the 1950s and earlier, and it has now begun to rule musical stage productions. It’s a big industry. Much pop music is without artistic value, but the work of some pop singers, e.g. the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the groups like Floyd and Crosby, Stills and Nash, is on a higher musical level. And there is still a great interest in it today. Pop music concerts and festivals are held all over the world.
1.All of the following forms belong to pop music EXCEPT _______________.
A. blues B. rock’ n ’roll C. jazz D. folk-rock
2.According to the article, the number of people for jazz in the 1950s and earlier was ___________ it is today.
A. much greater than B. much smaller than C. as great as D. as small as
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. No pop music is on a high musical level.
B. Much pop music is very artistic.
C. Pop music is highly artistic.
D. Not all pop music is without artistic value.
Billy is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a 26 job which gets him 27 at five o'clock every morning. He is a 28 .
Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5: l5 to go to the corner 29 the newspapers are. The newspapers are delivered to the 30 by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon (手推车) to carry them.
In 31 , it is still dark and cold when he gets up, but during the rest of the year it is bright and warm. Billy must deliver the newspapers to the houses of people on his route (线路) in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each 32 on the porch (门廊) where it will be protected from 33 , rain or snow. His 34 think he does a good job. Sometimes they give him 35 .
Billy 36 about $70 per month, and he is saving some of the money to go to college. He spends the rest 37 records and clothes. Once a month, he has to 38 money from his customers. Since many of them 39 during the day, Billy has to collect the money 40 . Sometimes, when Billy is 41 , his older brother has to 42 the newspapers. Once Billy's father had to help as well.
Billy has seventy customers now, 43 he hopes to get more soon. Some day, if he gets many more customers, Billy might win a prize for being an outstanding(杰出的) newspaper boy. He wants to win a 44 to Europe, but he will also be happy 45 he wins a new bicycle.
1.A. full-time B. strange C. good D. part-time
2.A. indoors B. outdoors C. down D. up
3.A. schoolboy B. newspaper boy C. cowboy D. clever boy
4.A. that B. where C. which D. whether
5.A. house B. porch C. school D. corner
6.A. autumn B. winter C. morning D. summer
7.A. newspaper B. magazine C. letter D. email
8.A. air B. wind C. water D. fire
9.A. teachers B. parents C. bosses D. customers
10.A. books B. some bread C. a new bike D. tips
11.A. makes B. saves C. spends D. pays
12.A. in B. at C. to D. on
13.A. give B. borrow C. collect D. catch
14.A. play B. study C. work D. rest
15.A. in the morning B. at night C. in the afternoon D. at noon
16.A. sick B. angry C. at school D. sad
17.A. carry B. collect C. deliver D. sell
18.A. then B. but C. so D. for
19.A. trip B. car C. bicycle D. job
20.A. because B. whether C. unless D. if
In the last few years thousands of films all over the world.
A .have produced B. have been produced
C. are producing D. are being produced
＿＿＿all my letters, I had a drink and went out.
A .Finished B .Having finished C .Finishing D. To finish
