1.The lake has been ________(污染) by the waste from the factory.
2.It can greatly _______ (吸引) the students’ attention.
3.The plants here died for ________ (缺乏) of water.
4.Once an Arab was travelling in the _______ (沙漠) on his camel.
5.Please ________ (通知) us of any change of address as soon as possible.
Mobile Phones in Schools
Mobile phones have become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have forbidden(禁止) students to carry mobile phones during school hours.
Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts and more students will want them.
Mary Bluett, an official, said mobile phone use is a distraction(分心的事) to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.
She said some schools had tried to forbid mobile phones to be used at school. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children. Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school: they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.
Many people say that they understood why parents would want their children to have mobile phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.
1.Some middle schools in Australia have forbidden students to carry mobile phones ____.
A. because they are students B. when they are free
C. when they are at school D. because they are children
2.We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from ____.
A. the makers and sellers B. the passers-by and strangers
C. their parents and friends D. some mobile phone users
3.What does the underlined word “cheat” mean in the passage?
A. 聊天 B. 核对 C. 查询 D. 作弊
4.Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t ____ during school hours.
A. use their mobile phones
B. leave their mobile phones at school office
C. help the teachers with their work
D. get in touch with their children
5.The passage tells us that ____.
A. students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons
B. it is impossible to forbid students to use mobile phones at school
C. some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at school
D. parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours
Although computers used to be large, expensive and difficult to use, they have been made smaller, cheaper and easier to use. As a result, more people have been buying computers for their homes and businesses. They are used to record information and make difficult things easy.
Let’s look at some of the many ways computers may affect(影响) your life.
Want to get the best treatment at hospitals? Your doctors at hospitals have been greatly helped by computers to get information about patients. It is possible for doctors from different hospitals to read the records of patients, discuss them and make decisions on the best treatment. It would, at one time, take them hours and days to do so.
Want to talk to your friends both at home and abroad? Then it’s necessary to connect your computer to the Internet and set up your own e-mail letter box. You can then collect and send mails in seconds. It will be a waste of time and money to post your letters.
Want to get advice from Michael Jordan on how to play basketball like a NBA super star? Now it is possible to find out what it is on the Internet.
But if you think you have entered the information age because you have the chance to use the Internet, you are wrong. The reason is quite a simple one:over 98 percent of the information on the Internet is in English. The information on-line won’t be helpful to you unless you can use English freely.
1.According to the writer, computers in the past were ____.
A. small B. easy to use
C. cheap D. dear
2.Doctors at hospitals use computers for all the following except ____.
A. get information about patients
B. make decisions on the best treatment
C. talk to their friends at home and abroad
D. read the records of patients
3.In the fourth paragraph, the writer suggests we should ____.
A. use the Internet to send and receive e-mails
B. put up a letter box in front of the house
C. go to the post office to post letters
D. all of the above
4.The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “treatment” in the third paragraph is ____.
A. 治疗 B. 对待 C. 药品 D. 病房
5.Which one will be the best title of the passage?
A. Modern Computers B. Computers In Your Life
C. Learn English Well D. Why Don’t You Buy A Computer?
TV PROGRAMMES
Channel 1 Channel 2
18:00 Around China 17:45 Computers today
18:30 Children’s programme(节目) 18:10 Foreign arts
19:00 News 18:30 English classroom
19:30 Weather report 19:00 Animal world
19:40 Around the world 19:25 China ’99
20:10 TV play: Sisters 20:20 Sports
21:00 English for today 21:00 TV play: Guo Lanying
21:15 Popular music 21:45 English news
21:55 Talk show 22:06 On TV next week
1.If you want to watch a football game, the best programme for you would be ____.
A. TV play B. Sports
C. Around the world D. Talk show
2.The programme of ____ will let you know much about western countries.
A. Sisters B. Around China
C. Around the world D. On TV next week
3.If you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best programme for you is ____.
A. Around China B. Animal world
C. TV play D. Foreign arts
4.English classroom is a programme that ____.
A. lets you know something about classrooms
B. tells you something about students
C. lets you know something about school life
D. teaches you English
5.The programme at the end of Channel 2 means ____ on TV next week.
A. news B. programmes
C. people D. places
Different things usually stand for different feelings. Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active color. They connect red with a strong feeling like . Red is used for signs of , such as STOP signs and fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm color of leaves in autumn. People say orange is a lively color. They connect orange with happiness. Yellow is the color of . People say it is a cheerful color. They connect yellow with happiness. Green is the cool color of grass in . People say it is a refreshing color. In general, people talk about two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and . Where there are warm colors and a lot of light, people usually want to be active. Those who like to be with others like red. The cool colors are and blue. Where are these colors, people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that a warm color is a good for a living room or a . People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.
1.A. sadness B. anger C. care D. smile
2.A. roads B. ways C. danger D. places
3.A. moonlight B. light C. sunlight D. stars
4.A. summer B. spring C. autumn D. winter
5.A. green B. yellow C. white D. grey
6.A. black B. green C. golden D. yellow
7.A. go round B. go by C. go off D. go along
8.A. one B. way C. fact D. matter
9.A. factory B. classroom C. restaurant D. hospital
10.A. Different B. Cool C. Warm D. All
--Do you want me to help you with the cleaning?
--No, Lisa. I can manage, but ___.
A. thank you just the same B. it doesn’t matter
C. I don’t mind D. it’s my pleasure
