The average American child spends three to five hours a day watching TV. In 1961, the average child began to watch television at age three; however, today it is nine months. Yet, most parents think that television has bad influence on their children. For example, in the early 1970s, my parents believed that my bad eyesight was the result of sitting too close to the screen, and they therefore made my stay at least six feet from it. Today, most people have no such worry, but many new ridiculous (荒谬的) sayings have appeared:
*TV makes kids stupid. Many children watch more educational programs when they are pre-schoolers. When they grow up, they can read more books and have much better ideas to solve difficult problems than other children.
*TV makes kids violent. The real story is not so simple. Hundreds of studies show that watching violence on TV makes children more aggressive (好斗的). But a study of over 5,000 children also finds that some positive programs make children kinder. The problem is that kids are increasingly watching shows with violence instead of those suitable for their age.
*Sitting around watching TV makes kids overweight. An experiment finds that when children watch less television, they do lose extra weight; however, reducing their television time does not make them more active. The real problem lies in snacking (吃零食). A widespread habit for kids, and junk-food advertisements.
*TV helps kids get to sleep. The opposite is true. The more television children watch, the more likely they are to have irregular sleep and nap(小睡) patterns. Allowing kids to watch television is part of the problem, not the solution.
1.Which one is the advantage of educational TV programs?
A. They will make children solve difficult problems better than others.
B. they will improve children’s ability to get along with others.
C. They are likely to make children more aggressive.
D. They will make sure of children’s success in the future.
2. Why are children spending much time watching TV likely to be fat?
A. Watching TV makes children lazy and inactive.
B. Children are attracted by the food advertisement on TV.
C. Watching TV doesn’t burn up as much fat as doing sports.
D. Children like to snack while watching TV.
3.What influence does watching TV have on a child’s sleep?
A. Children are likely to sleep deeper after watching TV.
B. Children’s sleep time will be greatly reduced.
C. It will make children form a bad habit of sleeping.
D. It will make children sleep easier.
4.What is the purpose of this text?
A. To increase people’s knowledge of watching TV.
B. To warn parents of the disadvantages of watching TV.
C. To explain the bad influences that watching TV has on children.
D. To correct parents’ wrong ideas of television’s effect on children.
I took the bus to work for many years. No one knew each other; the passengers all sat there sleepily in the morning. The bus was cheerless and silent.
One of the passengers was a small gray-haired man who took the bus to the center for senior citizens every morning. No one ever paid very much attention to him.
One July morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled. The driver nodded guardedly(戒备地). The rest of us were silent.
The next day, the old man boarded with a big smile and said in a loud voice: “A very good morning to you all!” Some of us looked up, amazed, and murmured “Good Morning” in reply.
The following weeks, our friend was dressed in a nice old suit and tie. His thin hair had been carefully combed. He said good morning to us every day and we gradually began to nod and talk to each other.
One morning he even had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver turned around smiling and asked: “Have you got yourself a girlfriend, Charlie?” We never got to know if his name really was “Charlie”, but he nodded shyly and said yes. The other passengers whistled and clapped at him. Charlie waved the flowers before he sat down on his seat.
Every morning after that Charlie always brought flowers. Some passengers also brought flowers for him. The bus became a happy place.
Then, one morning, as autumn was closing in, Charlie wasn’t waiting at his usual stop. When he wasn’t there the next day and the day after that, we started wondering if he was sick or—hopefully – on holiday somewhere.
When we came nearer to the center for senior citizens, one of the passengers asked the driver to wait. We all held our breaths when he went to the door.
The old gentle man was fine, but one of his close friends had died over the weekend. How silent we were the rest of the way to work.
The next Monday Charlie was waiting at the stop, stooping (弯腰) a bit more, a little bit more gray, and without a tie. Inside the bus was silent. Even though no one had talked about it, all of us sat there silently, our eyes filled with tears and a bunch of wild flowers in our hands.
1. From the passage, we can infer that .
A. people always cared about each other on the bus
B. people were unhappy and sleepy on the bus because they were tired
C. smiles can shorten the distance between people
D. people are not good at communicating in the country
2. What are we sure about the old man?
A. His name was Charlie.
B. He worked at the center for senior citizens.
C. He got sick over the weekend.
D. He was in great sorrow when we saw him the next Monday.
3.Which of the following is not true?
A. The atmosphere on the bus was cheerful and lively at first.
B. People were surprised at the old man’s first greeting.
C. People were worried about the old man’s absence.
D. People on the bus at last shared happiness and sorrow together.
4.Which would be the best title for the passage？
A. How to Shorten the Distance between People
B. Smiles Make a Bus Feel Like Home
C. Charlie, A Smiling Gentle Man
D. The Key to Friendship — Communication
为迎接六十周年校庆（60th anniversary celebration），学校对同学们的文明礼仪（civilized manners）提出了更高的要求。在平时的学习生活中，你发现学生中仍然存在一些不文明的行为，请你列举一两例并谈谈你的看法和建议。字数130左右。
内容包含：1.校庆的意义和学校要求； 2.身边不文明行为一至两例；3.你的看法和建议。
短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处，每处仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Recently our class have had a discussion about if it is necessary for middle school students read English classics. Different students have different opinion. 80% of the students think it necessary to read English classics. By reading classics you can enlarge our vocabulary and improve our reading skills. In addition, we learned a lot about western culture. And 20% of the students don’t think so. In their opinion, English classics are bored and difficult to understand. On my opinion, classics are examples of great writing and wisdom. Reading them can help us improving our English as well as enrich our knowledge. So that we should try to read some classics whenever possible.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
This is a most incredible tale. In the summer of 1903, an American businessman named Henry had some bad luck. He was carried out to sea by 1.____strong wind and was __2.____ (spot) by a ship before giving up. Then he landed in Britain _3.____ chance. He earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand, 4.___ accounted for his 5.___ (appear). He was lost in London and had no money on him. _6.__ knows who he was.
Then 7.____ (expect) he was invited to a large and beautiful house by two rich brothers, Roderick and Oliver. Henry told his experience to them. He asked if they _8.____ (can) offer him some kind of work there. To his surprise, they gave him a letter with money in it. He couldn’t open it until two o’clock. Henry thought this was silly. In fact, Henry didn’t want charity but an honest job. He was _9.___ (puzzle) at what he did and _10.___ (promise) to open it until two o’clock.
There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm. And he was given a slingshot（弹弓） to play with out in the woods. He in the woods, he could never hit the . And getting a little discouraged, he headed back to dinner．
As he was walking back he saw Grandma's pet duck. Just out of impulse（冲动）, he aimed at it, hit it on the head, and killed it. He was shocked and sad. In panic, he hid it, , only to see his sister ．Sally had seen all this, but she said nothing．
After lunch that day grandma said, “Sally, it’s your to wash the dishes．” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the today, didn't you, Johnny?" And then she whispered to him, “Remember, the duck?"
So Johnny the dishes. Later Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing, and said, " I’m sorry but I need Sally to help make ．"But Sally and said, “Well, that's all right because Johnny told me he wanted to help," and she whispered ,“Remember the duck?" So Sally went fishing and Johnny ．
After several days of Johnny doing his housework and Sally's, he couldn't stand it any longer．He came to Grandma and that he killed the duck．She bent down, gave him a , and said, “Sweetheart, . You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the thing. But because I love you, I forgave you．But I was just wondering how you would let Sally make a slave of you."
1.A．walked B．played C．practiced D．aimed
2.A．or B．and C．so D．but
3.A．bird B．target C．duck D．woods
4.A．dead B．square C．dying D．living
5.A．surveying B．noticing C．observing D．watching
6.A．choice B．fun C．turn D．role
7.A．toilet B．kitchen C．living-room D．fields
8.A．watched B．dropped C．did D．made
9.A．Grandma B．Grandpa C．Johnny D．Sally
10.A．cook B．lunch C．supper D．breakfast
11.A．laughed B．smiled C．cried D．wept
12.A．again B．only C．twice D．loudly
13.A．followed B．stayed C．remembered D．boated
14.A． all B．either C．neither D．both
15.A．secondly B．firstly C．finally D．thirdly
16.A．lied B．denied C．admitted D．spoke
17.A． beat B．pet C．surprise D．hug
18.A．I know B．you know C．he knows D．she knows
19.A．other B．whole C．funny D．dull
20.A．/ B．much C．many D．long
