People at home keep asking me, "Is it hard to learn Chinese? Why have you learned it so well?" Well, there's one thing that makes Chinese easy to learn: there are so many people to talk to. You've probably heard that it's the most spoken language. Today it's also one of the most written languages online. And with so many Chinese people interested in learning English, it couldn't be easier to find a friend for language learning. You just have to know where to look for them.
The really good place to look for them is QQ. QQ has the same status(地位) in China as AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) does in the US. It is reported that at any moment, up to 9,000,000 people are using QQ. They're at work, or in a web café(网吧), or at home, and the information of the users can be found. If you sign on with your address set to "abroad", you'll soon find that many thousands of them are interested in speaking to you! This is a great way for you to learn Chinese, and for them to learn English. I think that it's a very interesting way of cultural contact(文化交流), too, for ordinary people from around the world to be able to have one-on-one contact. In the first paragraph(段落), the writer tells us ___________.
| A．why his family members want to learn Chinese |
| B．where you can find people to talk to for language learning |
| C．the easiest thing to do is learning Chinese |
| D．Chinese isn’t so hard to learn as his friends think |
From the second paragraph we know that QQ and AIM are __________.
| A．addresses for the Internet users | B．documents you need to get online |
| C．tools for people to talk online | D．programs of a computer |
Offices, web cafes and homes ____________.
| A．attract the most people to learn Chinese |
| B．provide both QQ and AIM in China |
| C．are the best places for English learners |
| D．have the most people online |
The writer wrote this passage mainly to __________.
| A．tell a way of learning Chinese |
| B．show what the Chinese people are doing |
| C．tell the important of learning Chinese |
| D．show the difference between AIM and QQ |
The writer of this passage is probably ___________.
| A．a Chinese who works abroad | B．an expert who works at home |
| C．an American who works in China | D．a salesman who sells soft wares |
When something becomes fashionable very quickly , we say that it’s a “craze”. The latest craze is sometimes a style of clothes or a hairstyle. Sometimes it is a game or a TV programme.
In the 20th century a lot of crazes started in the USA and then became popular in the USA andthen became popular in other parts of the world. American youth culture has spread through tourism , TV , films, magazines and music videos.
One of the biggest crazes was the hula hoop（呼啦圈）. Hula hoops are not popular now, but in the1950s they were a sensation. An American company called Wham-O started to make plastic（塑料的）hoops toys, and in the USA the company sold 100 million hoops in a year.
Frisbees（飞盘）were another Wham-O product（产品）. Some people say that the idea
started in the factory of the Frisbee Baking Company in Connecticut. Workers there threw metal pans to each other during their breaks. Two businessmen made a plastic type of the flying pans, and sold their products to Wham-O. They became a big business.
So businesses usually help to produce a craze. Yoyos were another example. In the Philippines, where its name means “comeback”, the yoyo was a popular toy in the 1920s. But it didn’t become a global (世界性的) craze until an American called Donald Duncan bought the idea and sold it to the world. Around 100 million people bought yoyos in 1962 and 1963.
Most crazes come and go, but sometimes they survive. When the big skateboard started in California in 1965, many parents and governments said that the boards were dangerous, and they were not allowed in some areas. But the boards became popular again and they are still an important part of youth culture today.What is a “craze” ?
A. A special culture in the western country.
B. Something that is liked by the young.
C. Something that first spreads in the USA.
D. Something that becomes very popular over a short period (时期) of time.What does the underlined word “sensation” mean ?
| A．昂贵的物品 |
| B．值得珍藏的物品 |
| C．轰动一时的物品 |
| D．昙花一现的物品 |
What fact does the passage provide ?
| A．All crazes in the world come and go quickly. |
| B．Skateboards are not allowed in most areas of America. |
| C．In the last century the USA introduced many new crazes. |
| D．Crazes have nothing to do with culture. |
Which of the following can be chosen as the best title of the passage ?
| A．Something about Crazes |
| B．Wham-O products |
| C．A successful Company |
| D．American Youth Culture |
If you’ve tried studying when you’re tired, you know that it can seem very impossible to do well.
A study of sleep in sparrows suggests the relationship between sleep and the ability to learn may be more complicated(复杂) than people knew.
Niels C·Rattenborg, a scientist from Wisconsin-Madison, wanted to find out how the sparrows were able to deal with getting so much less sleep. He and his team brought eight wild birds into a lab and watched them for one year. They invented a game to check how well the birds could learn. In the game, the sparrows had to peck(啄)three buttons （按钮）in a right order to get a food treat. The scientists discovered that the birds’ ability to learn the right button order depended on(依靠)two things: the time of year and the amount of sleep the birds had had.
During the migration（迁徙）season, the sparrows were restless at night and got much less sleep than usual. Even so, they were able to understand how to get the food quickly as if they’d had a regular night of sleep. Outside the migration season, they found the sparrows that got less sleep than usual had much more difficulty learning how to get the food treats than birds that had a regular sleep.
The results show that the sparrows can deal with much less sleep during the migration season than usual. If scientists can find out why, they may learn from sparrows and find ways of helping people deal with getting much less sleep. Until scientists fully understand the relationship between sleep and learning, it’s better to get plenty of sleep when preparing for an exam.
| A．sparrows’ migration. |
| B．sleep lessons from Sparrows. |
| C．how to get less sleep while studying |
| D．how sparrows that got less sleep get food treats |
| A．They eat more. |
| B．The climate is better |
| C．They can get food quickly |
| D．Scientists still don’t know the reason. |
| A．We should sleep as little as sparrows do. |
| B．We should get enough sleep before an exam. |
| C．When tired, we should try to focus on(聚焦) our study. |
| D．When tired, we should check how we can sleep less than usual. |
One day I got into a taxi and we took off for the airport.
We were driving in the right way when suddenly a black jeep jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver had to stop the car at once, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car started shouting at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy, and I mean, he was really friendly.
So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost destroyed your car and sent us to the hospital!” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, “The Law of the Garbage Truck(垃圾车).”
He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of anger(愤怒). As their garbage gets more, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they’ll dump it on you. Don’t take it seriously. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don’t take their garbage and pass it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.
Life’s too short , so...
a. I took a taxi to the airport.
b. The driver of the other car shouted at us.
c. A black jeep suddenly jumped right in front of us.
d. Our taxi nearly crashed into the other car.
e. My taxi driver taught me the law.
f. My taxi driver smiled and waved.
| A．a-e-b-d-f-c | B．b-a-e-d-c-f |
| C．a-c-d-b-f-e | D．f-e-a-c-d-b |
| A．share the terrible ride with us |
| B．tell us how to drive safely |
| C．show us how great the taxi driver is |
| D．show us how to deal with life more wisely |
| A．the writer will never forget the taxi driver |
| B．the writer will become a good and friendly taxi driver, too |
| C．the writer will be better at dealing with anger in his life |
| D．the writer will be always friendly to others |
Are you looking for some new and exciting places to take your kids to? Try some of these
places:
Visit art museums
They offer various activities to excite your kids' interest. Many offer workshops for making
land-made pieces, book signings by children's favorite writer, and even musical performances
and other arts.
Head to a natural history museum
This is where kids can discover the past from dinosaur models to rock collections and
pictures of stars in the sky. Also, ask what kind of workshops are prepared for kids and any special events that are coming up.
Go to a youth centre
Look for one in your area offering plays for child and family visitors. Pre-show play shops
are conducted by area artists where kids can discover the secret about performing arts- puppet(木偶)making .
Try hands-on science museum
Visit one of the many hands-on science museums around the country. These science play-lands are great fun for kids . They'll keep your child mentally and physically active the whole day through experimenting and building.
| A．a youth centre | B．an art museum |
| C．a natural history museum | D．a hands-on science museum |
| A．Science games designed by kids. |
| B．Learning science by doing things. |
| C．A show of kids' science work. |
| D．Reading science books. |
| A．A science magazine. | B．A tourist leaflet. |
| C．A museum guide. | D．A local newspaper. |
The final exam comes with June. When the exam ends(结束), the summer vacation begins. Boys and girls have about two months to relax. The summer vacation is the best time of the year for most children. The weather is usually fine. They can swim, go to summer camp or visit other places with their parents.
Of course, the beaches are good places for relaxing. Some children are lucky to live near the beach. They can play in the water. But for the children far from the sea, they go to the beaches for one or two weeks with their parents.
Why do children like spending their summer vacation on the beaches? It is because they like the sand(沙), the sun, the cool wind and the sea water. There are lots of new things to see, nice things to eat, and exciting things to do. School children usually have exams _____.
| A．in June | B．after June |
| C．before June | D．in July |
The summer vacation is about ______.
| A．two weeks | B．two months |
| C．three months | D．two days |
Why do children like summer vacation?
| A．because the weather is fine. |
| B．because it is long. |
| C．because the weather is fine and they can have lots of activities(活动). |
| D．because they can have exams. |
Children far from the beach can enjoy the sea ______.
| A．in the evening | B．very often |
| C．for two months | D．for one or two weeks |
Which of the following is not right?
| A．Children like going to the beaches only because they can see lots of new things. |
| B．Children like summer vacation best. |
| C．Children can swim and enjoy the sand, wind, and water on the beaches. |
| D．Children like to spend their summer vacations on beaches. |
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