Read the newspaper carefully, we'll find different types of articles on the pages:
News stories — these stories are about events. Reporters try to show all points of a story to help readers understand what happened. Reporters try to speak to as many people as possible. They also use pictures and numbers to show the readers that the stories are true. The newspaper Teenagers has lots of news stories on the news page and front page. When we read them, we learn more about the facts, not the writers’ ideas.
Opinion writing — opinion writing is usually about something happening right now. But it isn't just facts. Here writers add their own opinions to the news. Writers pick only the facts that help back up their ideas. They make readers believe that they are telling the truth. This is usually the kind of story that gets people thinking. Go to “Speak Out” on Page Two for an example of opinion writing in Teenagers.
Advertisement — Don’t get happy too early when you read them. Those sweet words and lovely pictures are just ways to get us interested in their products! People have to pay to put advertisements in newspapers!
1. The underlined sentence means that the readers "_______".
| A．should understand interesting news stories |
| B．ought to know which kind of things to read |
| C．need to look at the school news first |
| D．must know the contents of all the news |
| A．reporters write different kinds of news |
| B．teenagers get interested in newspapers |
| C．readers can read newspapers in better ways |
| D．readers can’t read different news in newspapers |
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【推荐1】In what ways has global warming changed our world? Rising sea levels, melting glaciers(冰川) are just a few examples. But did you know that global warming can also bring other changes?
Ending racial(种族的) differences
Global warming causes droughts and poor harvests. This can make people leave their homelands and move to other places. In just 125 years, there may be fewer people with dark skin or pale skin. More people will have brown-colored skin.
Making insects hungrier
When it is warmer, insects’ body temperatures go up along with the outside temperature. This is very different from humans, who can keep their body temperature at a certain level. Higher body temperatures can step up the insects metabolism(新陈代谢). This makes them hungrier, so they need to eat more. And this also makes insects bred(繁殖) more quickly．
Helping scientists find historic sites
Britain had a very dry and hot summer this year because of global warming. After the dry weather turned the country’s green landscape yellow, people noticed some unusual patterns in the middle of a field. That s because grass that grows above them has a different color and height from other grass. This helped people see the patterns. After studying these patterns, scientists found something old and a Roman farm.
1. According to the passage, which skin color will be more common in the future?| A．Dark. | B．Pale. | C．Yellow. | D．Brown. |
| A．Because they will grow as big as humans. |
| B．Because only large insects can live in high temperatures. |
| C．Because their metabolism will go faster as temperatures are higher. |
| D．Because they can’t keep their body temperature at a certain level. |
| A．new landscapes | B．grass with different colors |
| C．some unusual patterns in a field | D．an old country under a field |
| A．Global warming is not a problem at all. |
| B．Scientists are happy with global warming. |
| C．Global warming is happening more quickly. |
| D．Farmers will face problems because of global warming. |
"Accept it. Roll with it," my husband, Lonny, says, "It's going to be like this for a while."
He is right. It's likely that life will continue to go forward before it slows down. But I remembered the peaceful, quiet days that our family used to enjoy. I missed long walks through the park when we held the boys' little hands. I wished for lazy Saturday afternoons under the tree in our backyard. I wanted to go back a few years, when busyness was the exception and not the rule（惯例）．
One night, after a particularly full day and evening games, our family gathered on the porch (门廊) for ice cream. Two parents, two teens, and three small boys sat on one old swing and a couple of rocking chairs. We were together, in one place, for a short period of time.
The moon was full. The Mississippi River, flowing past our home, was smooth as glass. I put my own arms around the son who sat on my lap and breathed in deeply his little-boy smell -dirt and sweat. My heart was peaceful and satisfied.
I realized that though crazy is our new normal, happiness is as usual. They may look different from before, but they are still there - even if they're in the form of a single moment on the porch. Maybe I just need the eyes to see.
1. What does the writer mainly talk about?
| A．Her tiredness of her busy life. |
| B．Her family's struggle for a better life. |
| C．Her new feelings about the present life. |
| D．The pleasure of staying with her children. |
| A．Busy and boring. | B．Busy but happy. |
| C．Crazy and terrible. | D．Normal but exciting. |
| A．The writer has five sons. |
| B．There is at least one child learning to play the piano. |
| C．The husband likes the present life. |
| D．The writer used to live a peaceful and quiet life. |
| A．Happiness is everywhere, but we have to discover it. |
| B．Life is nothing but sadness, busyness and hurry. |
| C．Parents should do more for their kids' better life. |
| D．Life in the countryside is attractive, wonderful, and sweet. |
I have got your letter. I know that you want to have your own club, but you don’t know how to start one. Do you know what makes a club, such as an English Club or a Basketball Club, successful? Here is some advice.
◆Decide what kind of club to have, and come up with a nice name. Since you are interested in music, why not start a Music Club? A club is to bring people with common interests together.
◆Look for members. You can start with your friends, but it isn’t really a club until people you don’t know want to join.
◆Make rules. Get together with the members and agree on rules. Make sure that if someone breaks any rule（违反规定）, he or she should be punished.
◆Have regular meetings. For the first time, you should make sure that all the members attend. Call the members to remind（提醒）them of it, and use the meeting to organize future meetings and other activities.
I hope that these ideas may help you and that you can have your own club soon.
Yours,
Mrs. Smith
1. What does Linda want to do?| A．To play basketball. | B．To have her own club. |
| C．To be a successful musician. | D．To give people advice. |
| A．惩罚 | B．表扬 | C．鼓励 | D．拘留 |
| A．They have common interests. |
| B．They should have regular meetings. |
| C．They have the same dream jobs. |
| D．They should be punished if they break the rules. |
China is a large country. The population is over 1.3 billion. It has a special culture with a very long history.
Chinese food plays an important role for Chinese families. Different foods have special meanings. The main difference is that Chinese people eat their meals with chopsticks. One of the main foods in Chinese culture is rice. Tea is a favorite drink and it is popular in the market.
Chinese calendar is different from the one used in western countries. New Year's Day is in late winter. It is also called the Spring Festival. It has a big celebration of ringing out the old and ringing in the new. It has special foods and traditions. For example, sweeping the floor before New Year's Day sweeps away all the old year's bad luck.
The Chinese zodiac( 生肖 ), known as Sheng Xiao, follows a twelve-year cycle. Each year is named for an animal. These animal signs are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. For example, the year that begins in 2016 is the year of the monkey.
Chinese is a complex (复杂的) language. Chinese writing developed almost 4,000 years ago and may even be older. Chinese writing has thousands of characters. A character stands for a word and also a meaning. Besides Putonghua, Chinese people speak six other forms of the language, and there are many kinds of dialects.
1. What's the population of China?| A．Almost 4,000. | B．More than 1.3 billion. | C．12 million. | D．less than 1.3 billion |
| A．交际 | B．对话 | C．方言 | D．方向 |
| A．Tea | B．Rice | C．Meat | D．fruit |
| A．monkey. | B．rooster | C．dog | D．pig |
| A．Different foods have special meanings in Chinese culture. |
| B．Chinese is a popular language. |
| C．Chinese culture. |
| D．Chinese writing has thousands of charaters. |
【推荐2】Do you know what an English first name means（意思）? Do you want a good name for your baby boy? Here is a list of British, American and Australian first names for boys and you can know what they mean. Then you can choose（选择）a meaningful name for your baby boy.
Name | Meaning（意思） | Name | Meaning |
Albert | bright | Bond | farmer |
Austin | helpful | Bryant | strong |
Blaine | thin | Byron | bear |
Curt | short or little | Dave | beloved |
Douglas | dark | George | farmer |
1. What does“Curt”mean?
| A．Thin. | B．Strong. | C．Little. | D．Bear. |
| A．Austin. | B．Bryant. | C．Byron. | D．Albert. |
| A．Bryant and George. | B．Blaine and Albert. |
| C．Bond and George | D．Dave and Douglas. |
| A．girls | B．boys | C．parents | D．teachers |
| A．First name and last names. | B．First names for boys and their meanings. |
| C．English names and Chinese names. | D．Good names and bad names. |
One day, John read an advertisement (广告) in a newspaper. It said, “Wanted. The best salesman (推销员) in the world.” John thought he was a great salesman and went to ask for the job. “I’m the best salesman in the world,” he said to the manager, ‘Give me the job.”
“You must prove (证明) you’re the best,” the manager said.
“OK, I will.” John said.
“Good.” The manager took some boxes of candies out of his desk. “Last week I bought a hundred boxes of candies. If you can sell them all before the end of the week, you can have the job.” said the manager.
“That’s easy,” John said. He took the boxes of candies and left the office.
Every day he went from shop to shop, trying to sell the candies. But he couldn’t sell one. The candies were too bad for him to sell. At the end of the week he went back to the manager. “I’m sorry, sir,” he said, “I was wrong about myself. I’m not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is.”
“Oh,” said the manager, “Who?”
“The person who sold you a hundred boxes of the candies.”
1. John thought he was a great salesman and went to ask for the job.2. The manager asked John to sell all the candies at the end of the month.
3. John didn’t sell the candies because they’re too expensive.
4. The manager was the best salesman in the world.
Though Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation came to a successful close, the "APEC Blue" has become popular in Beijing, even in China. A clear blue sky in Beijing is difficult to see during the smog(雾) season, so Beijingers gave it a name: "APEC Blue".
"Oh, how beautiful the autumn sky is and how fresh the air is!" This is how most Beijingers feel during APEC. "I hope the APEC Blue will remain, and I believe, through the efforts we continue to make, it will."
A lot of environmentally friendly ways were taken to reduce(减少) the Beijing smog during the APEC meeting, including limiting the number of cars on the road, stopping some factories in neighboring cities and so on.
Perhaps we can learn something from London, where the Great Smog killed 4,000 people :in four days in 1952. Britain then passed its first air pollution act, which required that all power plants in London should be shut down, factories must build taller chimneys, and the heating system must be improved.
In order to keep "APEC Blue", Beijing plans to build air corridors(通道) to blow away pollution. Not all agree with this way. Song Guojun, a professor(教授) of
1. APEC has been set up foryears.
| A．21 | B．1989 | C．25 | D．6 |
| A．APEC | B．people in China |
| C．Beijingers | D．21 countries |
| A．发电厂 | B．加热系统 |
| C．能源植物 | D．工厂 |
| A．Beijingers believe the APEC blue will remain, if they continue making efforts. |
| B．A lot of ways were taken to reduce the Beijing smog. |
| C．The Great Smog killed 4,000 people :in four days in 1952 in London. |
| D．Song Guojun believes that no way will solve the problem at its root. |
The shoe shop boss took out a pair of new shoes, and let him try them. But when he looked into his pocket, he found that the straw had lost. So he said, “I’m sorry, I forgot the size! Let me go home to take it.” After these words, he ran out of the shop. When he got back home, he was
Someone beside him said, “Your feet are with you. Why wouldn’t you try which pair of shoes fits, and why do you only believe your straw, not believe your feet?”
1. A man wanted to _________one day.
| A．measure his feet | B．buy a straw |
| C．buy shoes | D．go to the town |
| A．In the field. | B．In his pocket. |
| C．In the shop. | D．At home. |
| A．心急如焚 | B．气喘吁吁 |
| C．出门在外 | D．后悔不已 |
| A．Because he wanted to get the straw. |
| B．Because he had something to do at that time. |
| C．Because the shoe shop was closed. |
| D．Because he didn’t take money with him. |
| A．Clever. | B．Interesting. | C．Foolish. | D．Good. |
Shadow puppet play(皮影戏), also called “shadow
play”, is a traditional Chinese art of storytelling. Dramas were
played out in screen or walls for thousands of years to
entertain(娱乐) and instruct. It was very popular in many
parts of China during the Tang (618—907) and Song
(960—1279) periods.
Shadow puppets are made of hard leather(皮革). The
leather is cut out in the shape of a person, an animal or an
object. Each puppet is painted in bright colors and put on a stick. Different colors are used to
show good and bad of persons in the drama. Some puppets have movable arms and legs . They’re
reflected(反射，映出) on the white screen through the light.
During a shadow puppet play, the players stand behind a white screen with lights behind it
The audience sit in front of the screen. The players hold the puppets very close to the screen so
the audience can see the puppets' shadows clearly. Then they move the puppets around and do the
voices of the different roles.
Now with TV and films, shadow puppet plays are not as popular as before. But the basic
principle(愿望) and ways of shadow performance played an important leading role in the
invention of the modern movie and the development of the movies and cartoons. Nowadays, the
Chinese shadow puppet plays have been collected by the museums of many countries in the
world. It is the treasure in the world culture and art family.
1. Shadow puppet play was very popular _______.
| A．through the Tang and Song periods | B．before the Tang and Song periods |
| C．after the Tang and Song periods | D．between the year 907 and the year 960 |
| A．The puppets | B．The inventors | C．The players | D．The screen |
| A．艺人 | B．观众 | C．木偶 | D．皮影 |
| A．Shadow play is an art of storytelling to entertain and instruct |
| B．The colors of each shadow puppet don’t have any meaning |
| C．Shadow play is important for the development of cartoons |
| D．Shadow play is regarded as the development in the world culture |
| A．The Making of Shadow Puppets | B．History of Chinese Shadow Play |
| C．How to Put on a Shadow Play | D．Shadow Play --- A Traditional Chinese Art |
【推荐1】There is a telephone on my desk. It's my good friend. It helps me a lot. My telephone number is 8445816. Sometimes when I have something to talk about with my classmates, I don't need to go out. I call them.1 write down many telephone numbers of my friends. My best friend John's number is 8459471. When I can't remember my homework, I ask him by telephone. There are some telephone messages beside my telephone. When I am out, my mother writes down the messages for me.
1. Where is the telephone?| A．In his office. | B．In his friend's house. |
| C．In his classroom. | D．On his desk. |
| A．John's mother's. | B．The writer's. |
| C．His classmate's. | D．John's. |
| A．When he doesn't know how to do his homework. |
| B．When he doesn't remember the telephone numbers of others. |
| C．When he can't remember what the homework is. |
| D．When he doesn't need to go out. |
| A．he isn't out | B．he is working at his lessons |
| C．he forgets the phone number | D．he isn't in |
| A．Useless. | B．A good friend. |
| C．A good teacher. | D．Helpless. |
Computer technology has become an important part of people’s lives. This technology has its own special vocabulary. One well-known computer word is Google. It is the name of a popular ＂search engine(引擎)＂ for the Internet. People use the search engine to find information about almost any subject on the Internet. The people who started the company named it Google because, in math, a googol is a very large number — one hundred zeros follow the number one. When you ＂Google＂ a subject, you can get a lot of information about it.
If you Google someone, you might find that person’s name on a blog. A blog is short for a Weblog. It is a personal web page. Some people write blogs to express their opinions and ideas over the Internet. Some use them to share their lives with faraway friends or family. Others write blogs to help them deal with sickness, money problems or to choose movies to see or books to read. Some people add information to their blogs every day. People who have blogs are called bloggers.
1. Google and Blog are two kinds of popular search engines.
2. Google is a person’s name, and the person started the search engine company.
3. People may use Google to ask others for help.
4. Bloggers are those who often surf the Internet to read others’ blogs.
【推荐3】Vicky is a pretty young woman. She comes from a rich and famous family. She has almost everything. The problem is that everyone else in Vicky’s family is busy and they have no time to be with her. She is very lonely.
So Vicky spends a lot of time on her QQ. She uses the name Linda and has made a lot of friends and they chat with each other quite often.
Last year Vicky made a very special friend called David on QQ. He lived in England. They both like rock music and dance. It always took them hours to talk happily on QQ. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself. He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big smile.
When Vicky’s father was going on a business trip to England, Vicky asked him to let her go with him. She wanted to give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favourite rock singer. But when she knocked on David’s door in England, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!
1. Vicky spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is ________.| A．rich | B．famous | C．young | D．lonely |
| A．Vicky. | B．David. | C．Linda. | D．Jim. |
| A．Vicky’s parents spend a lot of time with her. | B．Vicky kills her time on the Internet. |
| C．Jim is twelve years old. | D．Vicky believes her special friend is tall and good-looking. |
