A.astonishing | B.to astonished | C.astonish | D.astonished |
2 . Do you sometimes put off doing your homework on a school night to watch TV?A new study says that middle school students who watch TV or play video games during the weekdays do worse in school.
The study also says that watching TV and playing video games on weekends don’t affect school performance that much.
“On weekdays, the more they watched, the worse they did,” said Dr. Iman Sharif of Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in New York. “They could watch a lot on weekends and it didn’t seem to connect with doing worse in school.”
The study appears in October issue of Pediatrics. Researchers drew their conclusions after surveying 4,500 students in New Hampshire and Vermont middle schools.
To reach their findings, researchers didn’t look at grades or test scores. Instead, they asked students to rate their own performance on a scale ranging from “excellent” to “below average”.
Other studies have found a connection between kids’ ability to learn and the amount of TV they watch. One study even found that kids with televisions in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than kids without. What should a kid do?The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that kids watch TV no more than two hours and that televisions be kept out of children’s rooms. Weekends viewing should be kept to four hours at most each day.
1. The passage mainly talks about the relationships between .A.TV watching and students’ character training |
B.TV watching and students’ school performance |
C.students’ communicating skills and TV watching |
D.kids’ mental development and TV watching |
A.Kids can watch TV as long as they wish on the weekends. |
B.Kids can watch TV longer on the weekends than on weekdays. |
C.Kids should not be allowed to watch TV on the weekends. |
D.Kids can watch TV during the weekdays in their rooms for a long time. |
A.protect the TV sets from being broken by kids | B.prevent the kids from playing video games on TV |
C.limit the time of TV the kids watch | D.provide the kids with the quietness they need to study |
A.A student putting off doing homework on a school night to watch TV. |
B.A student who watches TV 4 hours a day. |
C.A kid who has TV set in his own room. |
D.None of the above. |
Nowadays, we can see many people looking at their mobile phones in subways, restaurants, elevators, roads and so on. We call those who use their mobile phones too much phubbers/ smartphone addicts (低头族).
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4 . Mark and his brother Jason both were looking at the shining new computer enviously. Jason was determined not to go against their father’s wishes but Mark was more adventurous than his brother. He loved experimenting and his aim was to become a scientist like his father.
“Dad will be really mad if he finds out you’ve been playing with his new computer.” Jason said, “He told us not to touch it.”
“He won’t find out.” Mark said, “I’ll just have a quick look and shut it down.”
Mark had been scolded before for touching his father’s equipment. But his curiosity was difficult to control and this new computer really puzzled him.
It was a strange-looking machine –one his dad had brought home from the laboratory where he worked. “It’s an experimental model,” his father had explained, “so don’t touch it under any circumstances.” But his warning only served to make Mark more curious. Without any further thought, Mark turned on the power switch. The computer burst into life and seconds later, the screen turned into colors, shifting and changing and then two big white words appeared in the center of the screen: “SPACE TRANSPORTER.”
“Yes!” Mark cried excitedly, “It’s a computer game. I knew it! Dad’s only been pretending to work. He’s really been playing games instead.” A new message appeared on the screen:
ENTER NAMES
VOYAGER 1: … VOYAGER 2: …
Mark’s fingers flew across the keyboard as he typed in both of their names.
INPUT ACCEPTED. START TRANSPORT PROGRAM. AUTO-RETRIEVE INITIATED(自动回收程序已启动)
The screen turned even brighter and a noise suddenly rose in volume.
“I think we’d better shut it off, Mark,” Jason yelled, reaching for the power switch. He was really frightened.
But his hand never reached the switch. A single beam of dazzling white light burst out of the computer screen, wrapping the boys in its glow (光芒), until they themselves seemed to be glowing. Then it died down just as suddenly as it had burst into life. And the boys were no longer there. On the screen, the letters changed.
TRANSPORT SUCCESSFUL. DESTINATION: MARS. RETRIEVE DATE: 2025.
1. Why did Mark touch the computer against his father’s warning?A.He wanted to take a voyage. | B.He wanted to practice his skill. |
C.He was so much attracted by it. | D.He was eager to do an experiment. |
A.a computer game | B.a company website |
C.a software producer | D.an astronomy program |
A.He was afraid of being scolded. |
B.He didn’t like the loud noise and light. |
C.He didn’t want to play games any more. |
D.He was afraid something dangerous might happen. |
A.They were blown into the air. |
B.They were sent to another planet. |
C.They were hidden in the strong light. |
D.They were carried away to another country |
5 . Do you know what a castle is? A castle is a building special to Europe. Castles were built in the Middle Ages by king and other powerful people who live in. Castles were used by people to protect themselves from their enemies. They are big buildings made form stone and wood.
Today there are still castles all over Europe. Some are in ruins. But some built later are still in good repair and used even today. One example is Windsor Castle, which is a home to the British queen. It is in the country or Berkshire, not far from London.
Castles have walls around them. In the old days, soldiers would stand on the walls to guard the people in the castle. If enemies came they would shoot arrows and throw stones at them. Castles also had moats. A moat is a river around the wall that makes it difficult for enemies to get in. It could be either dry or filled with water.
Other people from younger countries love European castles. In the US there are rich people who have brought broken parts of castles to their country and rebuilt them. And some people build “replica” castles — modern copies of Castle.
You probably know the Disneyland Castle in California, US. But did you know it is based on a famous castle in Germany built by King Ludwig Ⅱof Bavaria?
1. Which of the following is TRUE about the castle?A.It is a special American building. |
B.It is made from stone and paper. |
C.Only king used to live in it. |
D.People used it to protect themselves. |
A.a wall | B.a soldier |
C.a river | D.a stone |
A.there are castles only in some European countries now |
B.in the US, there used to be castles in the Middle Ages |
C.in the US, the people rebuilt the old castles or build the modern ones |
D.the Disneyland castle is built in Germany |
A.The history of Windsor castles. | B.Facts about castles. |
C.The king and the castles. | D.How to build castles. |
6 . People give gifts in almost all societies. Some gifts are expensive, as they may take months to create. Others are of less
Today presidents usually bring gifts when they
Gifts can also send special messages. For example, gifts can tell people that we are thinking of them and that we want them to feel
There is no doubt about the good side of gift giving. That is why some people don’t
A.power | B.help | C.fun | D.value |
A.works | B.stands | C.judges | D.ends |
A.discover | B.like | C.trust | D.visit |
A.countries | B.cities | C.villages | D.families |
A.lucky | B.special | C.safe | D.strong |
A.wealth | B.happiness | C.memory | D.growth |
A.turn down | B.give up | C.think over | D.agree with |
A.clear | B.strange | C.popular | D.serious |
7 . I was looking at the menu, trying to decide what to feed my family that evening.
Just at that time an elderly woman came in. She was weak and
I told the shop owner to tell the elderly lady that her
She got her order and I carried it to the bike for her. She
When I went back into Taco Cabana for my order, the manager
When I got home, I discovered an extra free dessert and an order of chips and cheese in my bag.
A.famous | B.familiar | C.satisfied | D.confused |
A.eager | B.free | C.short | D.poor |
A.menu | B.order | C.money | D.change |
A.wanted | B.got | C.treated | D.prepared |
A.put | B.add | C.place | D.take |
A.begging | B.warning | C.remembering | D.knowing |
A.then | B.thus | C.ever | D.soon |
A.place | B.garden | C.school | D.restaurant |
A.educational | B.traffic | C.medical | D.total |
A.arguing | B.chatting | C.questioning | D.driving |
A.took | B.returned | C.handed | D.kept |
A.spending | B.giving | C.correcting | D.sharing |
— ______. We’d better concentrate our attention to our study instead.
A.I’d love to | B.I’m with you on that |
C.It’s up to you | D.It’s my pleasure |
A./ | B.what | C.which | D.that |
A.did I learn | B.I learnt | C.learnt I | D.I did learn |