Ancient China was a place1. _______ states were often 2. ______ war with each other. But it was also a time 3._______ there were many great philosophers. Confucius (55I BC --- 479BC ) is the philosopher4. ________ influence has been the greatest. He stressed the importance of kindness, duty and order in society. Chinese society was influenced by these ideas for more than 2000 years. Mencius was a thinker whose teachings were very similar to 5. ________ of Confucius.
What will the city of the future look 6. _______ ? No one knows7. ______ sure, and making predictions is a risky business. But one thing is certain ----- they are going to get bigger 8. _______ they get smaller. In the future, care for the environment will become very important 9.______ earth’s natural resources give out. We will use lots of recycled materials, such as plastic, aluminium, steel, glass, wood and paper, and we will waste fewer natural resources. We will also have to rely more 10.________ alternative energy, such as solar and wind power.
1. Having no children of their own, they decided to a_________ an orphan（孤儿）.
2.I was d__________ at the opportunity to spend some time in the country.
3.Have you seen the p__________ on the wall? Let’s go to see the film.
4.The lion is often used as a _________(象征) of courage.
5.In the last ten years in China, 150 million people have moved out of ___________(贫困).
6.Many men were b____________ underground when there was an accident in the mine(矿).
7. Many Beijing ____________(市民) cycle to work.
8.He has made great __________(贡献) to the development of our company.
9. Please _______ (拿走) the glass, or it will be knocked down.
10. In the future, all forms of recreation will be provided free of ________ (费用).
Time is the most valuable thing that mankind has. 1. Many people try to manage their time. They arrange(安排) information and tips in order to effectively(有效地) do so.
2. Time can be managed easily by finding out what is important and arranging these things in the order of importance. In this way you know your direction before making any plans and do not waste time and energy unnecessarily.
Now comes the next question. 3. The answer is that you need to find out what steps you need to take and what you want to do. Then you know how much time to spend for each thing. These steps are like goals. 4. Not having them is like walking blindly in a dark room, trying to find the door.
Time management also demands a set schedule that works best for you. In this way you will be able to arrange your tasks based on their importance and finish them. In this way you will not waste your time in beating around the bush.
5. There are lots of things that we need to 
do in a short time. Therefore, having good time management skills is at the top of the list of things we all need.
A. We all live in a fast-paced (快节奏的)world now.
B. Using every passing second effectively can benefit us.
C. Could you divide your time equally while doing your work ?
D. How do you manage time and what type of information is needed to do so ?
E. Setting goals is the most important part of time management.
F. Managing time is not that hard.
G. The aim of time management is to give us a feeling of satisfaction.
Children and teenagers who spend lots of time in front of screens---especially TVs---
are easier to get more weight as they grow, according to a new study.
The findings agree with the research suggesting all that inactive sitting and always watching advertisements may lead to poor eating habits.
Researchers used results from a long-term study of children who took part in the surveys every two years. Children were between ages 9 and 16 when the study started. Out of 4,300 girls in the study, 17 percent were overweight or obese（肥胖的）. Twenty-four percent of the 3,500 boys were also above a healthy weight.
The surveys included questions about their height and weight as well as how much time they spent watching TV and DVDs and play
ing computer and video games.
From one survey to the next, each one-hour increase in children’s daily TV watching was in connection with an increase of about 0.1 points on a body mass index (BMI)（体质指数）, which measures weight in connection with height. There’s an increase of about half a pound in weight per extra hour of TV.
“The weight of the evidence is so strong that television watching is connected with unhealthy changes in weight among youth,” says Jennifer Falbe, who led the study while at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston.
“It's important for parents to know that all the obesity-causing（引起肥胖的）screens really should be limited in their children's lives.” Falbe says. “When children watch TV, there are many food advertisements on TV that might lead them to eat a cookie or drink a soft drink.” What's more, she says, “they can get into a hibernating(冬眠) state on the sofa, even if children are sitting down while playing a computer game.”
1.Which of the following statements can be the best title for the text?
A. A new study on screens.
B. TVs do harm to children.
C. The less TV time, the fatter.
D. Too much screen time leads to obesity.
2. How many children took part in the study?
A. 4,300 B. 3,500
C. 7,800 D. 9,800
3.According to the study, one extra hour screen time will cause children about ______ pound
fatter.
A. 0.1 B. 0.5
C. 0.3 D. 0.7
4.According to Falbe , what should parents do to stop children getting fat?
A. Limiting the time of children watching TV.
B. Buying children food advertised on TV.
C. Not allowing children to watch TV.
D. Encouraging children to play computer games.
I began working in journalism (新闻业) when I was eight. It was my mother’s idea. She wanted me to “make something” of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition (竞争).
With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself easily seen, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. When it was supper time, I walked back home.
“How many did you sell, my boy?” my mother asked.
“None.”
“Where did you go?”
“The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”
“What did you do?”
“Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy
a Saturday Evening Post.”
“You just stood there?”
“Didn’t sell a single one.”
“My God, Russell!”
Uncle Allen put in, “Well, I’ve decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel(五分镍币). It was the first nickel I earned.
Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence, and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.
One day, I told my mother I’d changed my mind. I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.
“If you think you can change your mind like this,” she replied, “you’ll become a good-for-nothing.” She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me.
My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful reporter as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.
1.Why did the boy start his job young?
A．He wanted to be famous in the future.
B．The job was quite easy for him.
C．His mother had high hopes for him.
D．The competition for the job was serious.
2.From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was _______.
A. excited B. interested
C. ashamed D. disappointed
3.The phrase “this battle” in the last paragraph refers to .
A．the war between the boy’s parents
B．the arguing between the boy and his mother
C．the arguing between the boy and his customers(顾客)
D．the fight between the boy and his father
4.What is the text mainly about ?
A．The early life of a reporter.
B．The early success of a reporter.
C．The happy childhood of the writer.
D．The important role of the writer in his family.
Big Ben, the landmark of London, a clock famous for its accuracy and chimes(和谐的钟声), stopped working for 90 minutes, an engineer said Saturday.
People do not know why the 147-year-old clock on the banks of the River Thames stopped at 10:07 p.m. Friday. It continued keeping time, but stopped again at 10:20 p.m. and remained silent for about 90 minutes before starting up again, a spokeswoman for the House of Commons said.
There has been speculation(推测) that a recent period of hot weather may have been to blame(责备). Temperatures in London reached 90 ℉on Saturday, and forecasters called it England’s hottest day in May since 1953.
The clock has experienced occasional problems. In 1962, snow caused the clock to stop before the New Year. In 1976, the clock stopped when a piece of its machinery broke. Big Ben also stopped on April 30, 1997, and once more three weeks later.
1.How many times has Big Ben stopped up to now?
A. Three B. Five C. Six D. Eight
2.The probable reason for Big Ben stopping working this time is ________.
A. high temperature B. low temperature
C. broken machine D. heavy snow
3.The passage mainly talks about ________.
A. Big Ben’s history
B. the solution to Big Ben’s problem.
C. the landmark of London
D. Big Ben’s silence
