Micro blogs like Weibo are nothing new for the young Chinese. A newspaper in Chengdu did a survey last month. It found that 90 percent of junior high school students use micro blogs.
They give students an outlet (出口) for emotion. “I use micro blogs to record my life. I let everyone ‘see’ my feelings and complaints (抱怨),” said Liu Fangyue, 14, from Xiamen No. 1 Middle School. They have fun with classmates even after school. “I would send a message to praise someone who came first in the exam,” said Liu.
Teachers also join in the fun. “When I sit down to talk to my students, they may not tell me their real thoughts,” said Lu Dongping at Nanning No. 2 Middle School. “But on micro blogs, they are more relaxed. They even make fun of me.”
You would be wrong if you think micro blogs are all about fun. Zhong Yun from Xiamen Haicang Experimental School sees it as a tool (工具) to learn English. The 13-year-old girl follows foreign stars such as Avril Lavigne and Justin Bieber.
“In order to understand their English posts, I have to check the dictionary and learn many new words,” said Zhong.
“Micro blogs widen students’ perspectives (观点), but there are rules to follow,” said Shi Zhongying, a professor from Beijing Normal University. He shares some of them with micro bloggers.
“Manage your time, and don’t let micro-blogging affect your studies and health,” said Shi. “Don’t give out your name, family address or phone number on micro blogs. You should also respect (尊重) truth and other people’s privacy (隐私).”
1.The second paragraph mainly tells us .
A. how popular micro blogs are
B. why micro blogs are popular
C. who uses micro blogs
D. what micro blogs are
2.Lu Dongping thinks students are on micro blogs.
A. less serious B. less relaxed
C. more stressed D. more nervous
3. Zhong Yun often on micro blogs.
A. chats with her teachers
B. records her schoolwork
C. shares her feelings with others
D. learns English
4.What does the underlined word “them” refer to (指的是)?
A. Micro blogs. B. Micro bloggers.
C. Rules. D. Students’ perspectives.
5.Shi Zhongying didn’t suggest .
A. sharing your feelings
B. telling the truth
C. spending most of your time on study
D. giving out others’ privacy
Look at the notice from the Students’ Union. It’s a description of students’ activities for the coming winter vacation.
Winners of Super Boys will come to our school on January 30th, 2014. They are going to give a concert in the school hall at 2:00 pm. Please come to the Students’ Union to get a half-price ticket to the concert before this Friday. |
Wouldn’t it be great if you could join us and go hiking around the West Hill for two days? We’ll start at 7:00 am on February 6th. Please come to the Students’ Union to sign your name and pay fifty yuan, 20 percent off for members of the Hiking Club. |
Are you interested in being a volunteer? We’ll go to a mountain village to give away books to the children there. We’ll work and study with them for a whole day. Please come to the school gate at 6:00 am on February 13th, 2014. Free of charge(免费). |
We’ll hold a party for the students who come from poor families and have to stay at school during the winter vacation. Would you like to join us? Please come to the reading room at 5:00 pm on January 28th. |
1.The notice is about .
A. free tickets B. students’ activities
C. the West Hill D. poor children
2.Betty likes music and wants to go to the concert, so she must arrive at the school hall before on January 30th, 2014.
A. 2:00 pm B. 7:00 am
C. 6:00 am D. 5:00 pm
3.If you are a volunteer, you will go to a mountain village .
A. on January 30th B. on February 6th
C. on February 13th D. on January 28th
4.If you want to take part in a party for poor students, you should go to on January 28th.
A. the school hall B. the West Hill
C. a mountain village D. the reading room
5.How much will Tom, a member of the Hiking Club, pay if he wants to go hiking around the West Hill?
A. 2 yuan. B. 50 yuan. C. 40 yuan. D. Nothing.
Online shopping is more and more popular. You can shop leaving your house. Just sit in front of your computer, click your and your things will be sent to your house in several days.
Last November 11th, many online stores offered a big discount and free delivery (邮递) . The biggest online shopping sites in China, taobao.com and tmall.com, sold worth 19.1 billion yuan in total.
“Goods (商品) online are often much cheaper. It also me a lot of time. And we often find more goods online to than in shopping malls,” said Wang Xin, an online shopping lover in Beijing. She late for a lot of cheap goods online.
Another big of online shopping is that it helps people get things from different places . “I like eating duck necks very much and Taobao makes it for me to buy them from shops in Wuhan,” said Zhang Xi, a girl in Yangzhou.
While enjoying online shopping, many people also have worries, for middle school student buyers. Young students are easily by advertisements on the Internet and buy things they don’t need.
“Middle school students pay more attention to their studies. Searching for things wastes their time,” said Jing Chunling, an education expert (专家). “Besides, online shop owners have no idea of the of their buyers. Anyone can easily buy things they want. Some of the goods are even for young students such as cigarettes and wine.”
1.A. without B. with C. for D. from
2.A. head B. mouth C. mouse D. printer
3.A. price B. address C. occupation D. service
4.A. clothes B. things C. food D. shoes
5.A. takes B. spends C. needs D. saves
6.A. look for B. choose from C. pay for D. meet up
7.A. looked up B. got up C. stayed up D. stood up
8.A. advantage B. problem C. result D. example
9.A. easily B. finally C. carefully D. difficultly
10.A. important B. interesting C. possible D. impossible
11.A. specially B. obviously C. luckily D. especially
12.A. allowed B. preferred C. attracted D. attacked
13.A. can B. should C. could D. would
14.A. places B. hobbies C. interests D. ages
15.A. good B. bad C. useful D. helpful
---Do you know second-hand smoke?
---To protect our health and memory.
A. how we should prevent B. why should we prevent
C. why we should prevent D. whether we should prevent
—________? —He is of medium build and has a big nose.
A.What does his uncle do
B.What does his uncle look like
C.What can his uncle do
D.What is his uncle doing
Jim was seen ______ in the library from 3p.m. to 5p.m yesterday.
He is often noticed _____ the library.
A. reading, to enter B. to read, to enter into
C. reading, enter D. to read, entering into