One hot night last July, when our new baby wouldn’t or couldn’t sleep, I tried everything I could think of ---a warm bottle, songs gentle rocking. Nothing would settle him. Guessing that I had a long night ahead of me, I brought a portable TV into his room, figuring that watching the late movie was as good a way as any to kill of the hours till dawn. To my surprise, as soon as the TV lit up, the baby quieted right down, his little eyes focused brightly on the tube. Not to waste an opportunity for sleep, I then tiptoed out of the room, leaving him to watch the actors celebrate John Bellushi's forty-fifth birthday.
My wife and I heard none of the baby that night, and the next morning when I went into his room, I found him still watching TV himself.
I found in my baby's behavior a symbol of the new generation. My wife and I had given him some books to examine, but he merely spit upon them. When we read to him, he did not feel comfortable. And so it is in the schools. We find that our students don't read and they look down upon reading and scold those of us who teach it. All they want to do is watch TV. After this experience with the baby, however, I have reached a conclusion: “Let them watch it!” If television is that much more attractive to children than books, why should we fight about it? Let them watch it all they want!
1.Why did the author bring a TV set into his son's room?
A. To make his son keep quiet.
B. To spend the night by watching TV programs.
C. In order not to let his son feel lonely.
D. To make his son go to sleep as soon as possible.
2.The baby's reaction to the TV program was _______ .
A. unexpected B. encouraging
C. exciting D. nervous
3.From this passage we know that the author is .
A．a doctor B．a reporter
C．an editor D．a teacher
Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, to laugh, and to do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We don't always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.
No two people are the same. Sometimes friends don't get along well. That doesn't mean they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much. But we can call them and write to them. It could be that we would never see them again. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women who have been friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places. When we have friends, we will be very happy. Being happy helps us stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about us, we take better care of ourselves.
1.If we have no friends we feel _____.
A．alone B．lonely C．happy D．well
2.We need to be alone, with no others around us.
A．sometimes B．always C．never D．no longer
3.Sometimes friends don't get along well, that means ．
A．they don’t miss each other
B．they don’t call each other
C．they no longer like each other
D．they have differences at times
4.Some places, libraries, or schools are men or women, because they were friendly or did good deed to people or the places．
A．friendly to B．close to
C．named after D．thinking of
5.The main idea of this passage is _____．
A．that people are all friends
B．that people need friends
C．how to get to know friends
D．how to name a place
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2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 文章的开头和结尾已经为你写好。
Dear Chief Editor,
I’m Li Hua, a student from class one grade three.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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A kind of little cars may someday take place of today’s big ones. If people drive such cars in the future, there would be less pollution in the air. There will be more spaces for parking cars in cities. The streets will be less crowd. And driving will be safe as these little cars can go only 65 km per hour. The future cars will be fine for getting round a city, so they will not be useful for long trips. Little cars w ill go 200 km before needing to stop for more gases. If big cars are still used along with the small ones, two sets of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be used for the big fast cars and another roads will be needed for the slow small ones. It is said that three so little cars can fit in with the space now needed for one car of the usual size.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或空号内单词的正确形式。
Many weight loss programs seem attractive to people. But for most people 1. are overweight, the results are so2. (limit) that they will give up long before achieving any realistic results. It turns out that the programs are practically of no use. You lose weight for a while, only 3. (gain) back more weight when you stop your weight loss program. This is4. such programs are not natural. Is there a natural weight loss solution?
A sure way of achieving natural weight loss is to increase5. amount of exercise you get every day. 6. , this doesn’t necessarily mean spending hours at the gym 7. in front of a weight loss video. Increase your weight levels8. (nature) by walking or biking short distances instead of driving, or by taking the stairs instead of the elevator. There are even exercise that you can do while 9. (sit) at your desk. All of these activities can burn extra calories 10. taking up too much time.
He was driving home one cold evening on a country road when he saw an old lady, stranded on the side of the road. He stopped to give her a . “I’m here to help you, madam. Why don't you wait in the car where it is warm, Madam? It won’t take me long.” He said, “ , my name is Joe.”
She had a flat tire. Joe crawled under the car and changed the tire. But he got dirty and his hands hurt. She couldn’t thank him and asked him how much she him. He told her that if she really wanted to him back, next time she saw someone in of help, she could give that person the he needed, and Joe added, “And think of me”.
She drove off with gratefulness. A few miles the road the lady saw a small . She went in. The waitress who was nearly eight months pregnant her with a sweet smile. The old lady how someone like her who seemed so poor could be so genuinely happy and how she could her enthusiasm in her work in such inconvenient conditions. Then Joe’s words her. After the lady finished her meal, the waitress went to get her from a hundred-dollar bill. , the lady stepped right out the door.
When the waitress came back, she noticed a note on the table, “I’m helping you because someone once helped me. If you really want to pay me back, here is you can do--Do not let the chain of love with you．”
The waitress went home that night with the tip and what the lady had written. With the baby next month, she and her husband needed money. She knew how worried her husband was and as he lay sleeping next to her, she whispered, “Everything’s going to be all right. I love you, Joe.”
1.A．surprise B．hand C．sympathy D．glance
2.A．Just in case B．As you wish C．For one thing D．By the way
3.A．enough B．right C．straight D．extra
4.A．charged B．provided C．owed D．offered
5.A．pay B．bring C．put D．hold
6.A．honor B．favor C．need D．possession
7.A．guidance B．assistance C．acquaintance D．consequence
8.A．down B．off C．beside D．beyond
9.A．bank B．grocery C．gas station D．restaurant
10.A．introduced B．greeted C．identified D．spotted
11.A．thought B．suspected C．wondered D．questioned
12.A．taste B．measure C．remain D．maintain
13.A．struck B．moved C．obtained D．reminded
14.A．tip B．change C．order D．service
15.A．Moreover B．Otherwise C．However D．Eventually
16.A．writing B．showing C．going D．saying
17.A．how B．which C．what D．whether
18.A．combine B．end C．disagree D．deal
19.A．honest B．generous C．modest D．graceful
20.A．due B．ready C．born D．likely
