Winners Club
Winners Club is a bank account (账户) specially for teenagers. It has been sep up to help you better manage your money. The club is a bank account where you receive a key-card, so you can enjoy dealing with your money 24/7 — that’s 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
Here are the features (特点) of the club.
? No account keeping fees (费用)!
You’re not a rich man, so we don’t expect you to pay large fees. In fact, it’s free for all the service!
? Excellent interest rates (利率)!
You want your money to grow, right? If you put money into the club without taking it out for a year, the club will give you a good rate of interest.
? Convenient (方便)！
Teenagers are busy — we get that. You may never need to come to a bank at all. With the club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet. This could be your pocket money or your pay from your part-time job!
? A free magazine included！
Besides your account report, you will receive a free magazine full of good ideas about making more money. There are also other fantastic offers only for the club members.
? Easy to be a member！
It is so easy to join. Simply fill in an application form (申请表). By the way, one of your parents must agree on it. Then you can become a member of the club.
Now you see the club is a great choice for teenagers. We can’t wait to have you as a Winners Club member. Is Winners Club specially for teenagers?
How many features of Winners Club are mentioned in the passage?
How do you make your money in Winners Club grow?
What ideas can the club members read on the magazine?
What does the writer mainly tell teenagers?
Mr. Hunt came from a poor family. He had three brothers and two sisters. His father worked hard but wasn’t paid much. And his mother did all the housework at home. They were both able but they couldn’t get enough money for their family.
Mr. Hunt was in school for only three years and he had to stop to help his parents though he was good at his lessons. When he was sixteen, he came to the city and began to work in a small factory. He learned from an old worker and became a skilled worker. The old worker liked him and married his daughter to him. The young man did not have his own house and had to live with his parents-in-law(岳父母). His mother-in-law always thought he was poor and often chattered(唠叨). So the young man tried to save everything and hoped to have his own house.
It was one fine Sunday. The old woman wanted to have a picnic on the top of the hill. She told Mr. Hunt to drive her car. But sometimes she told him to turn left and sometimes to turn right. The young man had to listen to her. At a crossing the lights were red but she made him turn left. The policeman stopped them and told the young man to give his license to him.
“If I did wrong, sir,” said Mr. Hunt, “It was my mother-in-law’s fault(过错). She was driving the car though she sat behind me!”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。The Hunts were poor because ____.
| A．they were lazy |
| B．they were too weak to work |
| C．they couldn’t make enough money |
| D．they weren’t able enough |
Mr. Hunt left the school because ____.
| A．he didn’t like studying |
| B．his family was poor |
| C．he wasn’t clever |
| D．he hoped to stay at home |
____, so the old man married his daughter to him.
| A．Mr. Hunt became a skilled worker |
| B．Mr. Hunt was friendly to him |
| C．Mr. Hunt was paid much in the factory |
| D．Mr. Hunt worked for six years there |
The old woman was ____ to Mr. Hunt.
| A．good | B．bad | C．friendly | D．useless |
Which of the following is wrong?
| A．The old woman herself drove the car that day. |
| B．It was the old woman’s fault. |
| C．Mr. Hunt hated his mother-in-law. |
| D．The old woman told Mr. Hunt to run the red lights. |
These days many people are interested in losing weight. It is very popular among people, especially young people. Everybody hopes to become thin quickly. Some people even take medicine. Do you know how to control weight? Well… diet and exercise are the right answers. Please read and remember the following tips.
Tip 1 You should eat only when you are hungry. Don’t eat if you don’t feel hungry.
Tip 2 You should eat only food that is good for your health. Don’t eat junk food such as hamburgers and French fries.
Tip 3 It is better to prepare your own food instead of eating out. When you eat out, you may eat too much. That can make you become fatter.
Tip 4 Don’t forget to think about changing your lifestyle. For example, turn off the TV and the computer and take some exercise every day.
Remember not to be too strict with yourself. Give yourself some free time to find the best way to control your weight.____ are more interested in losing weight.
| A．Children | B．Young people | C．Old people | D．Women |
The right ways of losing weight are ____.
| A．diet and exercise |
| B．eating hamburgers and eating French fries |
| C．not eating and exercise |
| D．diet and watching TV |
The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “control” is ____.
| A．操纵者 | B．管理权 | C．控制 | D．管理 |
Dongdong is a much too fat boy, he needs to ____.
| A．eat out often | B．eat junk food |
| C．stop meals | D．turn off the TV and exercise |
The best title of the passage is ____.
| A．Eating Out | B．How to Control Weight |
| C．Change Your Lifestyle | D．Exercise Every Day |
Reading newspapers has become an important part of our daily life. Some people read newspapers the first thing to do in the morning. Others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day they can learn what in the world.
People just choose their favorite newspapers. Some like the world news, and prefer short stories. Sometimes we don’t have enough time all the news carefully, so we just a quick look at the front page. At other time, we be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the titles(标题) of the passages.
Today, newspapers in English have of readers in the world. The English language is so popular many Chinese students are reading English newspapers, such as China Daily, 21st Century and so on. They bring information together with the Internet. We can’t live without newspapers.
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Not many Chinese students do chores at home. They are busy with schoolwork on weekdays. And on weekends they have to spend lots of time on their homework. So they often watch TV in their free time to relax themselves. Parents think that children should spend time on their studies and learning more skills, for example, playing the piano and dancing. There is no need for them to do chores. The following is the result of a survey(调查) about how many students do chores.
| Interviewees (采访对象) |
Wash the clothes |
Sweep the floor |
Make the bed |
Do the dishes |
Cook the meals |
| Boy students |
8% |
6% |
10% |
14% |
3% |
| Girl students |
19% |
35% |
78% |
58% |
26% |
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The train started moving. There were many people of all ages. Most of them were working men and women and young college boys and girls. Near the window sat an old man with his son, who looked about thirty years old.
As the train moved, the son was filled with joy(快乐) because he was very excited at the scenery（风景）outside. He said in a high voice, “See, Dad, the green trees and the scenery are very beautiful!” It made the other people feel very strange. Everyone started talking in a low voice about the old man’s son. A few minutes later it started raining. Raindrops fell on the travelers through the opened window. Seeing the rain, the old man’s son said happily, “See ,Dad, how beautiful the rain is!” Hearing these words, a young lady became angry with the man, as the raindrops were dropping on her new clothes. She shouted at the noisy son and his father. “Can’t you see it is raining? You! Old man! If your son is not feeling well, get him to a mental(精神的) hospital quickly and please don’t disturb（干扰）us any more!” The old man’s face turned red and then he answered in a low voice, “We are on the way back from hospital. He couldn’t see anything at birth. Only last week he could see again. The rain and the nature（自然）are new to him. Please forgive him.” All the other people became quiet.How old was the old man’s son?
| A．About 7 years old. | B．About 20 years old. |
| C．About 50 years old. | D．About 30 years old. |
What did people think of the son at first?
| A．lovely | B．funny | C．strange | D．clever |
What was wrong with the son when he was born?
| A．He had mental illness. | B．He couldn’t see. |
| C．He couldn’t hear. | D．He couldn’t walk. |
What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word ?
| A．忘记 | B．谴责 | C．原谅 | D．尊重 |
According to the passage, what does the writer want to tell us?
| A．We should be friendly to sick people. |
| B．We should learn to enjoy the nature. |
| C．We should respect the elder people. |
| D．We should know the truth before complaining. |
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