Now computers are very among young people. Last week, we asked thirty young people fourteen and eighteen. We asked how much they usually spent on their computers in a week, but we most interested in they used their computers for.
The usual time spent on a computer in a week was about twelve hours, with user about thirty-two hours, and the lowest user only five hours.
All the children said they usually used computers . Fourteen children told us they did some word processing (文字处理) . Only two of them said computers their lessons, and eight children told us they kept addresses and phone numbers in their computers or used to write diaries. Only three children said they were learning to make computer programs and nobody looked up databases (数据库). None of them used computers for any use.
The show that computer use is quite high among young people of 14-18 years old. They also show quite clearly that computers by most young people as little more than game machines. , though computers are common in the homes of young people, they have not yet become in everyday life.
A．common B．cheap C．easy D．difficult
A．among B．between C．from D．about
A．hours B．money C．time D．/
A．is B．was C．are D．were
A．what B．why C．how D．whether
A．high B．higher C．highest D．the highest
A．to read B．reading C．to play games D．playing games
A．at times B．as usual C．in the end D．all the time
A．found out B．worked at C．helped with D．looked over
A．theirs B．them C．its D．it
A．another B．other C．the other D．others
A．ways B．questions C．reports D．results
A．are seen B．have seen C．will be seen D．see
A．More or less B．From now on C．By the way D．It seems to us that
A．wonderful B．popular C．useful D．Expensive
Working parents feel that they are not giving their children enough care. They think that their children feel and want to spend more time with them.
Scientists in some colleges have found that working parents believed that they knew their children, but had ever asked their children what they thought. So scientists interviewed (采访) over 1,000 children of working mothers or fathers to what they wanted. They asked the children they wanted their parents to stay at home and some questions．After they collected the answers, it was surprised that only 10% of the children in their study said that they wanted more time with their parents. , the children who were interviewed said they wanted their parents to give more care to them. They said that their parents were as as a bee. When the children were asked about what they most, a large number of the children said that they wanted to feel important and loved.
So parents should know what their children really want and how to get along with them.
A．tired B．afraid C．unhappy D．worried
A．of B．at C．about D．over
A．every one B．someone C．anyone D．no one
A．try out B．find out C．take out D．put out
A．if B．why C．when D．how
A．other B．others C．the other D．the others
A．But B．Also C．However D．too
A．small B．young C．lazy D．busy
A．talked B．learned C．needed D．studied
A．good B．nice C．fine D．well
Every Friday night, Winston would stand at the gate of the railway station, playing his violin . He smiled to everyone and many people put money into the in front of him. One day, Winston showed up and put his hat on the ground as usual. But from what he always did in the past days, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground.
It --Last night, a gentleman named George Miller left an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come soon, Mr. Miller. About half an hour later, a middle-aged man rushed to Winston in a hurry and said, “It’s you! I know you are an man and will certainly be here.”
Winston asked, “Are you Mr. Miller? Did you lose anything?” “A lottery ticket!” answered the middle-aged man. Winston then it to the man. Yesterday when the man knew that his was worth $ 500,000, he was so _______! Then he realized that he threw the ticket together with the money into the young man’s hat!
Someone asked Winston, “You play the violin to make . Why didn’t you keep the ticket and take the prize for yourself?” Winston replied, “Though I don’t have much money, I live happily now. But if I honesty, I won’t be happy forever.”
A．angrily B．silently C．happily D．confidently
A．hat B．bag C．paper D．ground
A．usual B．different C．free D．tired
A．said B．told C．spoke D．talked
A．interestin B．able C．energetic D．honest
A．returned B．offer C．sent D．sold
A．watch B．clothes C．ticket D．car
A．puzzled B．excited C．nervous D．sad
A．friends B．fun C．money D．mistake
A．have B．remove C．find D．lose
Everyone is good at something, but some people are truly talented(有天赋的). It’s always interesting other people show their talents. Today talent shows are getting more and more popular. All these shows have one thing in common: They try to look for the best singers, the most talented dancers, the most exciting magicians, the actors and so on. All kinds of people join these shows. But can play the piano the best or sing the most beautifully? That’s up to you to decided. people watch a show, they usually play a role in deciding the winner. And the winner always gets a very good prize.
However, not enjoys watching these shows. Some think that the lives of the performers up. For example, some people say they are poor farmers, but fact they are just actors. , if you don’t take these shows too seriously, are fun to watch. And one great thing about them is that they give people way to make their dreams come true.
A．watch B．to watch C．watching D．watches
A．good B．well C．better D．best
A．who B．how C．whose D．which
A．Unless B．After C．When D．Before
A．anybody B．everybody C．nobody D．somebody
A．made B．is made C．are making D．are made
A．on B．with C．by D．in
A．However B．But C．And D．So
A．they B．their C．them D．theirs
A．the B．an C．a D．/
You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. In fact, an English dictionary you today wasn't made until the Qing Dynasty(清朝).Three men did most of the important work on dictionaries. They spent nearly all their lives trying to words for their dictionaries. For them, it was a wonderful journey. The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary. The for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in1857.Twenty -two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor(编者)of its new dictionary.
Murray had never been to . At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank . he become a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a small house in his garden to do the work. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o'clock and in the small house several hours before breakfast. Often he would work into the night. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was adding（增加)words for the letter"A"! He worked on the dictionary he was very old. Forty-four years later, in1928, other editors finished the dictionary.
A．use B．write C．copy D．miss
A．easy B．boring C．early D．dangerous
A．spell B．invent C．collect D．make
A．way B．idea C．use D．prize
A．school B．cinema C．village D．college
A．Later B．Long before C．So far D．Ever since
A．sold B．built C．broken D．drawn
A．read B．wrote C．worked D．thought
A．already B．still C．usually D．always
A．if B．because C．until D．since
My mother only had one eye. And because of this, I never wished her to show up in my school, being afraid that my classmates would I had an ugly mother.
One day, I was terribly ill at school. My mother came.“Your mom only has one eye?!” asked some of my classmates. I was so .I wished my mother would just from this world. “If you make me teased(嘲笑)，why don’t you just die?” I shouted at her, taking no notice of the sad look on her face. My mother just handed me some medicine and left without saying .
At that time, I felt to say what I always wanted to say, and I didn’t think I had hurt her feelings very much. That night I saw my mom in her room, so quietly, as if she was afraid that she might wake me. Even so, I hated her tears from one eye. I made a : I must study hard and leave my mother.
Years later my dream came true. I was quite successful and lived happily. I never thought of going back to see my “ugly” mother one day I got a letter, which said, “My son… I’m sorry I only have one eye. When you were little, you got into a(n) and lost your eye. As a mom, I couldn’t stand watching you live with only one eye. So I gave you . I never regretted what I did because I love you…”
I cried out aloud. Only then did I realize how beautiful my mother was!
A．run out B．put out C．come out D．find out
A．happy B．embarrassed C．cool D．pleased
A．disappear B．change C．come D．go
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．worried B．bad C．good D．angry
A．cooking B．working C．reading D．crying
A．decision B．difference C．suggestion D．mistake
A．if B．unless C．until D．though
A．accident B．appointment C．university D．habit
A．yours B．myself C．mine D．yourself
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