Online shopping has become something very common for young people, however, it's not easy for the old people to buy things on the internet. Therefore, offline Daigou stores, or buy-for-you stores, are becoming popular among the old.
64-year-old man Li Hui'an is searching for his favorite CD in an offline Daigou shop. He says, "It's very convenient to buy things online, however, I can't use the internet. A
fter I happened to find this buy-for-you shop, I decided to try, as I wanted to buy an opera CD. Finally I got one I'd searched for for several years. I was so happy. I have become crazy about offline shopping. "
The store owner Liu Min says in order to meet the need of people who want to buy things online but can't use the internet, she started the business of offline buy-for-you. In only about ten days since the start of the business, she has received more than 20 orders from customers (顾客). Liu Min is not the only one who finds the large need of offline buy-for-you business in the market. In Dalian city, northeast China, more than 300 such stores opened their doors only in April.
In order to attract more customers, they have opened their shops in residential communities (居民区). And they charge a suitable service fee. For example, when buying things that cost less than 200 yuan for customers, they usually charge 5 yuan as service fee.
Though the offline buy-for-you service makes it easie
r for certain people to shop online, what if there is any problem with the ordered thing, let's say, like a quality problem? The shop owners say they will deal with any quality problems that may happen when using their Daigou service.What is offline shopping?
| A．Buying things in a common store. |
| B．Buying and selling things on the internet. |
| C．Buying things on the internet for the old. |
| D．Buying things on the internet for the people who can't use the internet. |
Why do many old people like offline shopping?
| A．They don't like going shopping. |
| B．They are good at buying things on the internet. |
| C．They don't like buying things online themselves. |
| D．Offline shopping makes it easier for them to shop online. |
What's the meaning of the underlined word "charge"in the fourth paragraph?
| A．收费 | B．管理 | C．交纳 | D．缴税 |
Which of the following is NOT true about the offline Daigou service?
| A．People can find buy-for-you shops in residential communities. |
| B．The customers have to pay a suitable service fee. |
| C．There are many problems with the ordered things. |
| D．The store owners deal with the quality problems. |
We can know from the passage that________.
| A．Li Hui'an is crazy about shopping online |
| B．offline buy-for-you business is in great need |
| C．Liu Min is the first one who has an offline Daigou store |
| D．there are about 300 buy-for-you stores in Dalian city |
Students these days often have a lot of worries. Sometimes they have problems with their schoolwork, and sometimes with their friends. . Some people think the worst thing is to do nothing. Laura Mills, a teenager from Washington, agrees. “Problems and worries are normal in life,” says Laura. “But I think talking to someone helps a lot. If we don’t talk to someone, we’ll certainly feel worse.”
Laura once lost her purse, and worried for days. She was afraid to tell her parents about it. She even walked three miles to school each day because she didn’t have any money. She just kept thinking. “If I tell my parents, they’ll be angry!” But in the end, she talked to her parents and they were really understanding. Her dad said he sometimes made careless mistakes himself. They got her a new purse and asked her to be more careful. “I will always remember to share my problems in the future!” Laura says.
Robert Hunt advises students about common problems. He feels the same way as Laura. “It is best not to avoid our problems. We should always try to solve them.” He thinks that you can first find someone to talk to. This person doesn’t need to be an expert (专家) like himself. Students often forget that their parents have more experience than them, and are always there to help them.
In English, we say that sharing a problem is like cutting it in half. So you’re halfway to solving a problem if you talk to someone about it!Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph One?
| A．What can they do about this? |
| B．Where do the problems come from? |
| C．When did they have these problems? |
| D．Why do they have so many problems? |
In Paragraph 2, the writer used the story of Laura to ______.
| A．answer a question | B．give an example |
| C．introduce his friend | D．share his experience |
According to the passage Robert Hunt might be ______.
| A．Laura’s teacher |
| B．the writer of the passage |
| C．a person with a problem |
| D．an expert on students’ problems |
SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEKEND
Captain Good Fellow
Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Good Fellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00, Free.
Walking Tour of the Town
Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and learn about local history. Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9:30. Wear comfortable shoes!
Films at the Museum
Two European films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1:30. The workers will be at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.
International Picnic
Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 pm.
Take Me out to the Ballgame
It’s October, and tonight is your last chance to see the Redbirds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold; don’t forget sweaters and jackets.
Do You Want to Hear “The Zoo”
“The Zoo”, a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first US concert tomorrow night at 8:00 at Rose Hall, City College.You can probably eat Chinese, Italian, and Abra food ______.
| A．at Central Park on Saturday |
| B．at the ball game |
| C．at 5:00 pm |
| D．at the front entrance of City Hall |
If you are going on the Walking Tour, don’t forget _________.
| A．your worries |
| B．your beautiful walk |
| C．your learning about local history |
| D．your comfortable shoes |
“The zoo”is ________.
| A．a park with lots of animals |
| B．US concert |
| C．a music group |
| D．going to give the concert at 8：00 am |
America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while - then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending（延伸）sometimes deeply into both families.
Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality（好客） easily.
Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don't show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly cannot manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine（事务）. They will be likely to expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.
For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!The writer of this passage must be_______.
| A．an American | B．a Chinese | C．a visitor | D．a student |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break. |
| B．Americans are usually more friendly than Chinese. |
| C．Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy. |
| D．Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives. |
From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will be_______.
| A．warmly welcomed at the airport |
| B．offered a ride to his home |
| C．treated hospitably at his home |
| D．treated to dinner in a restaurant |
The underlined words "generous with our time" in Paragraph 3 mean_______.
| A．strict with time | B．willing to spend time |
| C．careful with time | D．free with time |
"Tammy! Come here, please! Mother needs your help in the kitchen." Her father called out to her.
Tammy was in her room, getting ready to do her homework. "Yes, Daddy!" she replied. "I'll be right there."
She hurried out of her bedroom and down the hallway. She was only nine years old. Her elder sister, Ella, had just moved away to go to a performing arts high school in another city. Her brother, Harry, was in middle school and always got home late. With Ella leaving home, Tammy was expected to do a lot more than she had ever done before, especially now, because her mother was ill.
Her father was in the kitchen. "Tammy, I know you usually do your homework right now, but with things being different, we all have to change a little bit. I'll help you and Harry with your homework later on, OK?"
Her father had an apron（围裙） on over his clothes, and he looked kind of funny. He was doing the dishes and he always splashed（溅出） water all over when he did that. After helping her father with the dishes, Tammy helped set the table.
After supper, her father helped her and Harry with their homework, and then they played a board game so that their mother could lie down for a while.
The next morning, Tammy got up early on her own because she wanted to help her mother with breakfast. She made orange juice and even put bread in the toaster and got out the butter so that her mother could sleep for a few more minutes.
When her mother got up half an hour later, she was very surprised and moved to see the breakfast on the dining table. She gave Tammy a big hug.
"Thank you, Tammy. You really are mother's little helper now, aren't you?"Why did Tammy's sister move out of their home?
| A．Because she hated doing housework |
| B．Because she was busy with her work. |
| C．Because her school was far away from home. |
| D．Because she disliked her family. |
From Paragraphs 3 & 4, we can learn that Tammy_______.
| A．was a middle school student |
| B．did well in all subjects |
| C．always did a lot of housework at home |
| D．was the youngest child in the family |
What can we learn about Tammy's father from the passage?
| A．He was a very serious person. |
| B．He wasn't very good at doing housework. |
| C．He liked playing board games very much. |
| D．He always helped Tammy do her homework. |
Which is the right order for the things that Tammy did in the story?
①Did her homework. ② Prepared breakfast.
③ Played a board game. ④ Helped with super.
A①②③④ B①② ④③ C,①④③② D。①③④②Which is the best title for this passage?
| A．Mother's Little Helper | B．The Life of Tammy's Family |
| C．A Happy Family | D．Tammy's School Life |
Selecting a proper summer camp for your child is not an easy task. You have to consider too many factors（因素）. Remember, you are sending your kid to a summer camp not just to let him enjoy himself but also to help him become confident. So you should try to select a summer camp for your kid so that after he returns from the camp, the first thing that he asks you is when you will send him again for camping. Let us see how you can pick the best summer camp for your child.
Search the Internet
If you browse（浏览） the Internet, you will find a number of websites of summer camps where you can find all the detailed information about the camps. For example, how much the whole camping will cost, where the camps are, what children can do in the camps and what additional facilities (额外的设施) they can provide. Don't forget to read the comments（评论） of parents who have sent their children to those camps and pay attention to how they find those camps.
______________
Some camp organizers prefer advertisements in newspapers. Some of the organizers even invite famous people to their camps to communicate with kids. You should keep an eye in the summer camp advertisements in newspapers so that you could pick a suitable one for your kid.
Ask for advice from your child's school teachers
Go to your kid's school and ask his teachers whether they can give you names of some of the summer camps they consider to be the best.
Know the interest of your child
While searching, you will come across different types of camps. They are organized according to the nature and interest of children like a music camp, a sports camp, etc. So it is very important to know what your child is interested in before picking a summer camp.Which of the following can be put on the line before Paragraph 3?
| A．Place advertisements in newspapers. |
| B．Visit the organizers of summer camps. |
| C．Search for advertisements in newspapers. |
| D．Invite famous people to talk with your kid. |
We can know that in the writer's opinion, '
| A．finding a proper summer camp for children is not difficult |
| B．the purpose of a summer camp is not only for children to have fun |
| C．what other parents think about a camp on the Internet is not believable |
| D．children usually don't have to go again after returning from a summer camp |
According to the last paragraph, before making the final decision, parents should_______.
| A．consider the interest of their kid |
| B．rethink if camping is necessary |
| C．know everything about the camp |
| D．know the kid's performance at school |
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