Bugs Bunny's Hoping Carrot Hunt In this game you are Bugs Bunny and your goal is to reach the finish line. A carrot truck has spilled its cargo！Gather as many carrots as you can，and when you get the big carrot，you’ll be able to jump even higher！ Instructions: Use the mouse to move Bugs left and right，and click to jump a gap while gathering carrots. Category:Action |
Mushroom Madness You are in charge of protecting several farms. It's up to you to make sure the mushrooms there reach maturity before the animals in the forest get their hands on them. Use your swatter（苍蝇拍）to fight off anything that comes near them；use heavier weapons if necessary. Instructions: Slap any creature that comes near your mushrooms. Use the mouse to control the swatter. If you see a" power up"，click to use it. Collect coins to buy upgrades after each level. Category: Action |
Rudolph's Kick and Fly Satan's little helpers have worked all year preparing for Christmas. When Santa finally leaves to deliver his presents，the elves（精灵）head down to the snowfields with Rudolph，the reindeer，to play their favorite game: Kick and Fly！ Instructions： 1. Use the mouse to aim，and click to launch an elf. 2. While in the air，click again to catch，and to gain extra height. 3. The goal is to collect as many Christmas ornaments possible，and get 10 points for each one. Tips: If you're heading towards an obstacle，be sure to avoid it！ Category: Action |
Click Flick Your mission is to save chicks falling from the sky. Use your trampoline（蹦床）to bounce them up and direct them into a nest. But hurry--if you don't，many chicks will fall and lose their lives. There will be falling bombs，worms，nuts and eggs and you can get extra points by collecting the worms and nuts. Save the number of chicks shown to unlock the next level！ Instructions: Move the chicks left and right using keys or the mouse. Category: Adventure |
1. The main purpose of the passage is to ________
| A．tell us different categories of games |
| B．ask us to decide which game is the best |
| C．introduce several interesting computer games |
| D．let us evaluate whether we are interested in the games |
| A．will lose the game quite soon |
| B．will get 10 points for each one |
| C．is playing Mushroom Madness |
| D．will get extra points and get ahead |
| A．Bugs Bunny needs to be fast to win. |
| B．All four games are in the same category. |
| C．Players can only use the mouse to control the targets. |
| D．The number of elves decides whether a player wins in Rudolph's Kick and Fly. |
| A．click the elf while it's in the air |
| B．get the big carrot while running |
| C．find "power up” or use heavier weapons |
| D．collect falling bombs as quickly as possible |
| A．Bugs Bunny's Hopping Carrot Hunt. |
| B．Rudolph's Kick and Fly. |
| C．Mushroom Madness. |
| D．Click Flick. |
Mr. Black was spending his holiday in Africa. One day he watched some elephants passing by. Each of them was tied to his front legs only by a small rope. To his great surprise, these large strong animals could easily run away, but they did not.
So Mr. Black asked the owner why not a single elephant made an attempt to break free. The owner said, ''When the elephants were very young, the same size ropes were used to tie them, and at that time the ropes were strong enough to hold them. Now they have grown big and strong, but they believe that the ropes still hold them and it is impossible to escape, so they never try to get away. ''
Sometimes people act like these elephants. They often give up after the first failures. In fact, the failures are part of learning. If we want to succeed, we should never give up, but try and try again.
1. Where was Mr. Black spending his holiday?2. What was each of the elephants tied by?
3. How did Mr. Black feel when he saw the elephants did not try to get away?
4. Why do the elephants never try to break free?
5. According to the text, what should we do if we want to succeed?
The old doll I was holding was pretty scary. Her glass eyes were especially horrible, closing when she stood upright and flying open when she lay flat. Once she had been loved, but she had been stored in an attic (阁楼) for decades, where the extremes of heat and cold can be hard on a girl’s looks. Throw her in the waste bin? Maybe. But first, let’s check eBay.
I clicked, supplied the required information about condition, including defects (i.e., “Only a miracle could save this doll”), and uploaded its photos. I sold it for $5.
The buyer was happy: “As described!” he wrote on my feedback page. “Super seller!” The doll found a home and, I hope, a new life. Maybe she was used to repair other dolls. Perhaps those strange eyes got fixed and once again can inspire a child’s love. It’s a win-win, if you ask me.
I also sold lots of other stuff. None of them brought in a lot of money, though I have been surprised at the occasional bidding war, like, for example, the one over an old swimsuit that would have made Brigitte Bardot look bad. And some customers, let’s face it, are strange. Recently I had a hard time convincing an Australian would-be buyer of an Irish souvenir bell that I don’t shop internationally; it’s just too much trouble. He could have flown to Ireland and bought his own bell for the price he was willing to pay. Another time, a buyer complained that the electric wire on an old radio was dirty. Really? Dirty? The wire was black. But I aim to please, so I offered a refund.
So why bother with the dealing and small profits? Because I don’t like abandoning the past. All these treasures once had stories. They meant something. But the people who gave them that meaning are gone, and I simply cannot rescue everything. I can’t even sew. So I find it satisfying that a new owner, discovered via eBay, will continue the story in his or her own way.
1. What was the doll like?| A．It was lovely. |
| B．It was beautiful. |
| C．It looked frightening. |
| D．It was pretty ordinary. |
| A．Faults. |
| B．Virtues. |
| C．Pictures. |
| D．Requirements. |
| A．She thought he was strange. |
| B．His bid was not high enough. |
| C．Someone else had already bought it. |
| D．Delivering it to him was troublesome. |
| A．felt deeply sorry |
| B．explained patiently |
| C．returned the money |
| D．apologized immediately |
| A．She needs money badly. |
| B．She is an environmentalist. |
| C．She is interested in marketing. |
| D．She wants their stories to be continued. |
4 . Check out some fun weekend activities from our friends at Arizona Parenting.
Walk in the Wild: Walk or run for wildlife at the Phoenix Zoo's Walk in the Wild 2016. Put on your favorite animal dress and take part in the one mile or 5K, enjoying the sights and sounds of the Zoo. Walk in the Wild includes a morning full of unique activities you won't find at any other valley walk, including all day zoo admission and a lakeside after party .
Register online. 6－10 am. Phoenix Zoo, 455 North Galvin Parkway, Phoenix. 602－286－3800.
Free Museum Day: It is hosted by Sesame Street and HBO at the Children's Museum of Phoenix. Kids can participate in activities, enjoy a performance by the Sesame Street Muppets and get to join the Everyday Heroes Club. An act of kindness is all it takes to become a member. Performances and activities will take place at 10：30－11：30 am and 1：30－2：30 pm.
9 am－4 pm. Children's Museum of Phoenix, 215 N. 7th Street, Phoenix. 602－253－0501.
Sunday A'Fair: Sunday A'Fair features free outdoor concerts in Scottsdale Civic Center Park by top Arizona musicians, along with an artsandcrafts market, fun activities for children and families, guided tours of the sculptures in the park and free admission to Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA). Guests are invited to bring blankets, lawn chairs or picnic baskets, and enjoy a relaxing afternoon of great entertainment. Delicious foods, snacks, beer, wine and soft drinks are also available for purchase.
12－4 pm. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. 2nd St., Scottsdale. 480－994－ARTS (2787)．
1. What can children do at Walk in the Wild?| A．Join in the 5mile walk. | B．Attend courses for free. |
| C．Wear animal shaped clothes. | D．Enjoy good company of wild animals. |
| A．Do a good deed. | B．Donate money to the club. |
| C．Be active in school activities. | D．Be ready to help protect wildlife. |
| A．The Phoenix Zoo. |
| B．Scottsdale Civic Center Park. |
| C．The Children's Museum of Phoenix. |
| D．Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. |
5 . EVENTS
Bicycle tour and race
A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27 (Sat & Sun.). At 5:30 am, the riders will leave Tian’anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometres as a training leg. Then the next 55-kilometre-leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be takern from Jixian to Changli.
The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometres. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.
Cost: 200 yuan
Telephone: 4675027
Brazilian footballers
The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo’an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players. Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.
Ticket prices: 60; 100; 150 yuan
Time/Date: 4:30 pm, August 26 (Sat. )
Telephone: 5012372
Rock climbing
The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators (观众).
Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.
Time/Dates: 9-12 am, August 26 and 27
Telephone: 7143177, 7144850, Wang Zhenghua
1. The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about_________.| A．visiting teams | B．famous players |
| C．things to do for the weekend | D．prices to pay for the sports events |
| A．35 kilometres | B．55 kilometres |
| C．75 kilometres | D．110 kilometres |
| A．race | B．practice |
| C．part of the training | D．part of the tour |
| A．A foreign team takes pan in it. |
| B．You can watch it without paying. |
| C．You don’t have to be a sportsman to take part. |
| D．The bus trip to the place of the competition is free. |
| A．4675027 | B．7143177 | C．5012372 | D．7144850 |
6 . Sports account for a growing amount of income made on the sales of commercial time by television companies. Many television companies have used sports to attract viewers from particular sections of the general public, and then they have sold audiences to advertisers.
An attraction of sport programs for the major U. S. media companies is that events are often held on Saturday and Sunday afternoons—the slowest time periods of the week for general television viewing. Sport events are the most popular weekend programs, especially among male viewers who may not watch much television at other times during the week. This means the television networks are able to sell advertising time at relatively high prices during what normally would be dead time for programming.
Media corporations also use sports to attract commercial sponsors that might take their advertising dollars elsewhere if television stations did not report certain sports. The people in the advertising departments of major corporations realize that sports attract made viewers. They also realize that most business travelers are men and that many men make family decisions on the purchases of computers, cars and life insurance.
Golf and tennis are special cases for television programming. These sports attract few viewers, and the ratings(收视率)are unusually low. However, the audience for these sports is attractive to certain advertisers. It is made up of people from the highest income groups in the United States, to certain advertisers. It is made up of people from the highest income groups in the United States, including many lawyers and business managers. This is why television reporting of golf and tennis is sponsored by companies selling high-priced cars, business and personal computer, and holiday trips. This is also why the networks continue to carry these programs regardless of low ratings. Advertisers are willing to pay high fees to reach high-income consumers and those managers who make decisions to buy thousands of “company cars” and computer, with such viewers, these programs don’t need high ratings to stay on the air.
1. Television sport programs on weekend afternoons .| A．result in more sport event |
| B．get more viewers to play sports |
| C．make more people interested in television |
| D．bring more money to the television networks |
| A．Because there would be few viewers |
| B．Because the advertisers would be off work |
| C．Because television programs would go slowly |
| D．Because viewers would pay less for watching television |
| A．holiday | B．sports viewing | C．television shopping | D．expensive purchases |
| A．their advertisers are carmakers |
| B．their viewers are attracted by sports |
| C．their advertisers target at rich people |
| D．their viewers can afford expensive cars |
| A．Television viewers are determined by male viewers |
| B．Rich viewers contribute most to television companies |
| C．Sports are gaining importance in advertising on television |
| D．Commercial advertisers are the major sponsors of sport event |
