Edison often said, “1 will discover what the world needs, then I will try to invent it.” It is true that he did more than any other man of his time in inventing things. He made more than one thousand inventions in his life and all these have changed our way of living. Edison was one of the greatest inventors in the world. When Edison died in 1931, someone said people should turn off all the lights in their homes, streets and factories for several minutes in honor of this great man. Of course it was impossible to do so. And this shows what Edison's inventions mean to people's life.All the things Edison invented were _________ people needed at that time.
| A．what | B．that | C．then | D．which |
Edison _________in inventing new things.
| A．took all his time | B．paid all his money |
| C．spent his most time | D．spent his most money |
Edison had _________ inventions in all his life.
| A．thousands of | B．over one thousand |
| C．only one thousand | D．less than a thousand |
Edison was dead for nearly _______ years.
| A．fifty | B．severity-six | C．sixty | D．eighty |
It was __________ to turn off all the lights in honor of the greatest inventor.
| A．possible | B．not true | C．nice | D．important |
“I don't like my parents. They always tell me I should do this, and should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry,” said Zhang Hua，a middle school student in Guangzhou. Do you have the same problem? Perhaps your parents had the same problem when they were your age long ago. Why does it seem that some parents are not so friendly in their children's eyes?
One of the biggest things is when someone becomes a parent, he/she likes worrying about things. They worry about everything about you, from the time you were born (出生). They do a lot for you, though something would make you angry, because they care about you and worry about you. They worry about your choice (选择) of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, how much sleep you get, etc. All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up healthily and happily.
So how can you make things easier on yourself? It's easier than you think. Just make sure your parents know what you're doing. Get them to know your friends. Phone if you stay somewhere else so that your parents don't call everybody in the phone book looking for you. Say sorry to them when you make mistakes. Take responsibility (负责任) for what you did. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about theirs with you.
Most of all, try to think about why your parents do this or do that. They are still practicing being parents and need help from you. Someday, when you become a parent, they may be able to help you how to get on with your children.Parents sometimes look so unfriendly because ______.
| A．they are older than us |
| B．they worry about almost everything about us |
| C．they have the same problems as us |
| D．they are often unhappy |
Parents worry about ______.
| A．who you make friends with | B．what you eat |
| C．your schoolwork | D．all the above |
The writer thinks we should ______ if we go back home later than usual.
| A．tell our friends |
| B．tell the teacher |
| C．say sorry to our parents |
| D．make a telephone call to our parents |
The writer thinks ______.
| A．it's wrong of parents to worry about their children too much |
| B．some parents are unfriendly, and this makes their children angry |
| C．parents love their children very much and the children should understand them |
| D．children should do everything as their parents say |
Which is the best title (题目) for the passage?
| A．How to Get on with (相处) Parents? |
| B．Parents' Responsibility |
| C．Zhang Hua's Problem |
| D．What Are Parents Worrying about? |
Robert is sixteen now. He’ll finish middle school in two years. His father has a shop and gets much money. He hopes his son can go to university, so he lets him study hard. But the young man likes to play cards. He has to go out when his parents fall asleep.
One night, when Robert came back, his father happened to see him. The old man was very angry and told his son to live upstairs (楼上). Robert had to go up and down quietly. Of course it troubled him. He thought and thought but didn’t find a way.
Last evening Robert listened carefully. And he was sure his parents went to sleep, he went out to play cards with his friends. He won some money and was happy. After he got back, he took off his shoes and was going upstairs. He heard a noise in his parents’ bedroom. He stood behind the door and saw a man come out. He understood it was a thief. He stopped him at once. The man was very afraid and brought out all the things he stole (偷) in the room.
“Tell me how you didn’t wake my parents up,” said Robert. “Or I’ll take you to the police station!”Robert’s father wants Robert ______ when he finishes middle school.
| A．to work in his shop |
| B．to be a good helper |
| C．to study in a university |
| D．to catch up with his classmates |
Robert has to go out at night because ______.
| A．his friends have no time in the daytime |
| B．he can’t go out to play cards until his parents fall asleep |
| C．he can’t win any money in the daytime |
| D．his parents let him do so |
Robert listened carefully because he wanted to make sure ______.
| A．he woke his parents up | B．someone came in |
| C．it was raining hard outside | D．his parents went to sleep |
The underlined word “thief” in Chinese means ______.
| A．门卫 | B．小偷 | C．保安 | D．亲戚 |
Robert stopped the thief at once because he wanted ______.
| A．to stop playing cards |
| B．to know how to make more money |
| C．the thief to teach him how to steal |
| D．to learn how he couldn’t wake his parents up |
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Mr. Smith gave his wife money every Friday evening. His wife always spent all the money the next Wednesday, so that for the next three days she had no money to spend at all. One day Mr. Smith asked her, “How did you spend all that money?” She answered, “I don't know.” So one Friday evening, Mr. Smith gave her money together with an exercise book and a pencil. He said to his wife, “Please write down how you spend the money.” Next Tuesday, his wife had no money again. Mr. Smith took the exercise book to see how she had spent it. “I did what you told me,” she said. She wrote “Friday, I got 18 pounds from Mr. Smith.” on the first page, and on the second page, she wrote, “Tuesday, I spent it all.”Mr. Smith always spent all the money the next Wednesday.
Mr. Smith gave his wife an exercise book and a pencil and asked her to write down how she spent the money.
Mrs. Smith was happy to do what Mr. Smith asked her to.
Mr. Smith gave his wife money twice a week.
Mrs. Smith wrote down how she spent the money in the right way.
In my country, daily(日常的) meals usually start with breakfast. People usually have something to drink for breakfast, like tea with sugar and lemon, cold or warm milk or Coke. Many people have some bread, egg, hamburgers and so on. We must always remember that breakfast must be healthy and light.
The noon is lunchtime, many people take their meals to schools or their workplaces, but some people like going to a restaurant or having fast food in McDonald’s. I think that these meals are not healthy. We can have some rice with some vegetables or meat. More healthy fish and poultry(禽肉) slowly replace beef and pork. It’s healthy to drink one glass of water, juice or tea after each meal.
At six or seven in the evening, it’s time for dinner. At this time, family members usually get together. We often have warm dishes. Sometimes we go out to restaurants.Many people ______ according to the passage.
| A．have fast food for lunch |
| B．go to restaurants for lunch |
| C．don’t have lunch at home |
| D．eat rice with vegetables or meat for lunch |
What does the underlined word “replace” mean in Chinese?
| A．变成 | B．代替 | C．吸引 | D．损害 |
Which is RIGHT according to the passage?
| A．We shouldn’t have breakfast. |
| B．It is bad to eat too much beef. |
| C．Food in McDonald’s is good. |
| D．People seldom have supper at home. |
The writer mainly(主要) tell us _________.
| A．what three meals are | B．how to eat healthily |
| C．three meals in his / her country | D．where to eat meals |
Where can we read this passage?
| A．In a magazine.(杂志) | B．In a dictionary.(字典) |
| C．In an album.(相册) | D．In a storybook. |
English breakfast is a very big meal —eggs, tomatoes, tea, coffee….
For many people lunch is a quick meal. In cities there are a lot of sandwich bars ,where office workers can buy the kind of bread they want brown, white, or a roll （面包卷）,and then all kinds of salad（色拉）and meat or fish to go in the sandwich. School children can have a hot meal at school, but many just take a sandwich, a drink and some fruit from home.
“Tea” means two things. It is a drink and a meal , some people have afternoon tea, with sandwiches, cakes and a cup of tea.
They usually have the evening meal quite early, between six o’clock and eight o’clock, and often all the family eats together. On Sundays many families have a traditional（传统的）lunch. They have chicken, pork,… with potatoes ,vegetables…
The Englishmen like food from other countries too, such as French, Chinese, Italian and Indian. People often get take-away meals---they buy the food outside and then bring it home to eat.Many people in England have a ______ breakfast and a _____ lunch.
| A．fast; small | B．little; slow |
| C．big; quick | D．slow; big |
In _____ there are a lot of sandwich bars.
| A．small towns | B．villages |
| C．countries | D．cities |
The office workers can buy the ______ bread for lunch.
| A．white | B．black | C．red | D．orange |
What don’t they have when they have afternoon tea in this passage?
| A．Sandwiches | B．Chicken | C．Cakes | D．A cup of tea |
When they get a take-away meal , they have it _______
| A．at home | B．in the school |
| C．outside | D．in the bars |
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