_1.__ One of the best things you can possibly do is to start you own club． It’s great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels there’s never anything to do during the school holidays．
The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club．__2._ Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? The list is endless．
Next you need some friends to be in your club with you．_3._ All you need is three or four other people who are interested in the same thing as you．
__4.__You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up． That’ll keep you busy for ages．
At your first meeting you should make up a rule book． And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret!
Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards． These are very important and again you can speed a lot of time making them．__5._ Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? That will make the membership card really look like it．
So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started you’ll think of loads of more interesting things to do!
A． That’s easy．
B． Enjoy your own club!
C． Invite a designer to join you．
D． What are you interest in?
E. Some vacation is just around the corner．
F. Then you need to pick a name for your club．
G. Use a bright thick pen to make a special design．
Most children now chat daily either online or through their mobile phones. They are connecting to a huge number of other children all over the world. Some are shy “in real life” but are confident to communicate with others online; others find support from people of their own age on relationship issues, or problems at home.
Sometimes the online world, just like the real world, can introduce problems, such as arguments. Going online is great fun, but there are also a few people who use the Internet for offensive (冒犯性的) or illegal aims. Children must be made aware of both the good things and the dangers.
To keep children safe your management must cover the family computer. Just as you decide which TV pro-grams are suitable, you need to do the same for the websites and chat rooms your children visit. Remind your children that online friends are still strangers. Re-minding them of the risks will keep them alert (警惕).
Computer studies are part of schoolwork now, so it’s likely that your children may know more than you do. We get left behind when it comes to the latest gad-gets and the interactive areas of websites, like chat rooms and message boards, which are especially strange. The language of chat is strange to many parents, too. Chatters love to use abbreviations (缩写) such as: atb — all the best, bbfn — bye bye for now, cul8er — see you later, gr8 — great, Idk — I don’t know, imbl — it must be love, kit — keep in touch, paw — parents are watching, lol — laugh out loud, xlnt — excellent!
1.The passage is meant for ______.
A．children B．parents C．teachers D．net bar owners
2.Which of the following will the author probably agree with?
A．The Internet is no good for children.
B．The chat language is strange to adults.
C．Children shouldn’t chat so much online.
D．The Internet is a good place for children.
3.In order to keep children safe online, you’d better ______.
A．choose suitable websites and chat rooms for them
B．teach them to use correct net words
C．surf the Internet together with them
D．forbid them to use the Internet
4.If you stand beside him when your son is chatting about something secret online, he may use ______.
A．bbfn B．lol C．paw D．cul8er
Most people think their time problems are outer, and that they are caused by the telephone, meetings, visitors, and delayed information or decisions. Although these problems often have a bad effete on them, as when people call or drop in, we usually contribute to them. We fail to have calls screened by a skillful secretary or assistant, or we leave our door open, actually assuring constant interruptions.
In almost all cases, it is possible to influence, if not control, it usually can cause problems, such as, slowness and indecision, lack of self-discipline, the inability to delegate, or the tendency to fight fires, to act without thinking, and to jump from task to task without finishing any of them.
Time is constant that cannot be changed. The clock cannot be slowed down or speeded up. Thus we cannot manage time itself. We can only manage our activities with respect to time.
The same skills are needed as those used in managing others—the abilities to plan, organize, delegate, direct, and control. Time management is simply self-management. It is impossible to be effective in any position without controlling one’s time effectively.
Successful time management does not mean working harder, but working smarter. All kinds of management skills must be used in the home and office to get most value from time. You must think ahead about what to do, and timely than others, making it get maximum results in the shortest possible period.
1.According to the writer, time problems .
A．are caused by the telephone, meetings and visitors
B．are caused by delayed information or decisions
C．can be solved by self-management
D．can’t be controlled
2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as tile internally generated time wasters?
A．slowness and indecision.
B．Lack of self-discipline.
C．Jumping from task to task without finishing any of them.
D．Working hard.
3.It can be concluded from the passage that the abilities to plan, organize, delegate, direct and control should .
A．be used in managing others’ activities
B．be used in managing one’s own activities
C．not be used in time management
D．be used in managing both others’ and one’s activities
4.We can also draw a conclusion that the key to successful time management is .
A．working harder and harder
B．clever self-management
C．thinking of what to do, and how and when to do it
D．employing a skillful secretary
In the early part of the twentieth century, racism was widespread in the United States. Many African Americans were not given equal opportunities in education or employment. Marian Anderson (1897-1993) was an African American woman who gained fame as a concert singer in this climate of racism. She was born in Philadelphia and sang in church choirs during her childhood. When she applied for admission to a local music school in 1917, she was turned down because she was black. Unable to attend music school, she began her career as a singer for church gatherings. In 1929, she went to Europe to study voice and spent several years performing there. Her voice was widely praised throughout Europe. Then she returned to the US in 1935 and became a top concert singer after performing at Town Hall in New York City.
Racism again affected Anderson in 1939. When it was arranged for her to sing at Constitution Hall in Washington, DC, the Daughters of the American Revolution opposed it because of her color. She sang instead at the Lincoln Memorial for over 75 000 people. In 1955, Anderson became the first black soloist to sing win the Metropolitan Opera of New York City. The famous conductor Toscanini praised her voice as “heard only once in a hundred years”. She was a US delegate to the United Nations in 1958 and won the UN peace prize in 1977. Anderson eventually triumphed over racism.
1. According to this passage, what did Marian Anderson do between 1917 and 1929?
A．She studied at a music school. B．She sang for religious activities.
C．She sang at Town Hall in New York. D．She studied voice in Europe.
2.Toscanini thought that Marian Anderson .
A．had a very rare voice B．sang occasionally in public
C．sang only once in many years D．was seldom heard by people
3.Anderson’s beautiful voice was first recognized .
A. at the Lincoln Memorial B. in Washington, DC.
C. in Europe D. at the United Nations
4.This passage shows that Anderson finally defeated racism in the US by .
A．protesting to the government B．appealing to the United Nations
C．demonstrating in the streets D．working hard to perfect her art
Chinese people are now spending more time surfing the net than watching TV, according to results of a survey by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) published Thursday.
The survey, of citizens of five Chinese cities, found that 79 percent of interviewees use the internet for information, and 55.1 percent to read news on the internet. About 63 percent of the interviewees use e-mail. The average times spent surfing the net and watching TV were 2.73 hours and 1.29hours, respectively.
Only 10.4 percent reported use the internet primarily to send and receive email; 65.9 percent read online news; 62.2 quite often play games on-line. More and more people have taken an interest in the entertainment opportunities online. Up to 56.5 percent of interviewees quite often download music, and 53.5 percent get entertainment messages from the internet.
Yet the survey found that television is still the dominant mass medium. Seventy-nine percent of interviewees choose to watch TV to get information, and another 75 percent take newspapers as important as TV.
Five major web sites in the Chinese language, namely Sina, Sohu, Netease, Baidu and Yahoo are still ranked top ones by web users, and those that voted for Sina as the best among them were 30.9 percent.
Authorized statistics showed that web users in China have already exceeded 100 million, second to that of the United States.
1.Which of the following is not true?
A．Chinese people are now spending more time surfing the net than watching TV.
B．There are more Chinese people using the internet for information compared with those reading news on the internet.
C．There are more people using e-mail compared with those searching information on the internet.
D．There are more people using e-mail compared with those reading news on the internet.
2.The survey shows that .
A．Only 10.4% reported use the internet to send and receive email.
B．Less than half of the people use the internet for enter fain-ment.
C．All of the people reported like to play games on-line.
D．Most of the people reported read online news.
3.Which will you choose if you want to chat with your friends on the internet?
A．TV B．Sina C．telephone D．QQ
4.The underlined word “exceeded” means .
A．increased to B．increased by C．risen D．decreased
Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands.__16__people were reluctant (不情愿的) to work on farms along the Atlantic. They feared the violent storms __17__ the ocean. As the farmer interviewed__18__for the job, he received a steady stream of __19__ .
Finally, a short, thin man, __20__ past middle age, approached（接近） the farmer. "Are you a good farmhand?" the farmer asked him.
"Well, I can sleep__21__ the wind blows," answered the little man.
Although __22__ by this answer, the farmer, in great need of help, __23__ him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt __24__ with the man's work.
Then one night the wind blew __25__ in from offshore. __26__ out of bed, the farmer rushed next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters. He shook the little man and shouted, "__27__ ! A storm is coming! __28__ things down before they blow away!"
The little man __29__ in bed and said firmly, "No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows."
Angered by the response, the farmer meant to fire him on the spot. __30__ , he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his __31__ , he discovered that all of the haystacks(草垛) had been covered with tarpaulins(帆布). The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops, and the doors were barred. Everything was tied down. __32__ could blow away.
The farmer then understood __33__ his hired hand meant, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew. When you're __34__ , spiritually, mentally, and physically, you have nothing to__35__. Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life?
1. A．No B．Few C．Most D．All
2. A．Above B．Across C．below D．through
3. A．Applicants B．peasants C．workers D．engineers
4. A．arrivals B．refusals C．approvals D．finals
5. A．well B．Too C．very D．pretty
6. A．when B．before C．after D．because
7. A．Pleased B．puzzled C．surprised D．frightened
8. A．fired B．scolded C．hired D．ordered
9. A．Disappointed B．satisfied C．excited D．tired
10. A．loudly B．Slightly C．hardly D．silently
11. A．Jumping B．Rising C．Getting D．Falling
12. A．Stand up B．Get up C．Sit down D．Lie down
13. A．Let B．Put C．Lay D．Tie
14. A．rolled over B．jumped over C．rolled up D．jumped up
15. A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．likewise D．Instead
16. A．expectation B．imagination C．amazement D．sorrow
17. A．Something B．Everything C．Anything D．Nothing
18. A．how B．which C．that D．what
19. A．prepared B．finished C．determined D．En
20. A．beat B．win C．desire D．fear
