“I believe you’re the right person to write an advice column (专栏) for the students called Dear Amy!” Jenny, editor of the school newspaper, said to Andy, who finally agreed to accept the job if Jenny promised not to tell it to anyone else.
At first it wasn’t too bad. Most of the letters he received were interesting and quite easy to answer. Then came a letter from a person named Joe.
“Dear Amy,” it began, “I’m in real trouble. I’ve wanted to be a songwriter all my life, but my parents won’t even let me take music lessons. I have a guitar, but they both get angry if I play. I’ve tried explaining, but they won’t listen. I feel sad. Should I run away from home? Maybe that will make my parents agree.” The letter signed “Joe”.
Andy thought about this letter for a long time. Should he advise someone to run away from home? Probably not. But didn’t Joe have a right to be a songwriter if he wanted to? Andy thought hard, but couldn’t think out a good answer. Andy couldn’t sleep. He just worried about poor Joe.
At a bar a few days later, Eleanor, a girl in Andy’s math class, sat down next to him and asked, “ What’s wrong with you? You look a little worried.”
“I guess I do,” said Andy.
“If you got an problem, why don’t you try writing to Dear Amy about it?” asked Eleanor.
Andy sighed; but she continued, “in fact, I guess Dear Amy is rather busy with other problems. She still hasn’t answered the phony letter I wrote her last week. You’d better read it – it may even make the most hard-hearted person cry! It was supposed to be from a songwriter named Joe.”Andy might be ______.
| A．an editor of the school newspaper |
| B．a songwriter |
| C．a math teacher |
| D．a doctor in the school |
It’s clear “Dear Amy” ______.
| A．helps students who want to run away from home |
| B．answers letters from the students |
| C．writes songs for the students |
| D．meets readers at a bar |
It seemed to be easy for Andy to do the job until _____.
| A．he changed his name |
| B．received a letter signed “Joe’ |
| C．he met Eleanor at a bar |
| D．his name was well-known |
In the letter Joe says that ______.
| A．his parents don’t know about music |
| B．his classmates don’t understand him |
| C．he would stay away from his parents |
| D．he would obey his parents |
The underlined word “ phony ” perhaps means ______.
| A．unreal | B．boyish |
| C．popular | D．favorite |
阅读理解（二）
There are many different ideas about when and where the first toothbrush was invented. Some say it was invented in China around the 11th century. Others say the Romans(罗马人) invented it around the time of Caesar. Nobody knows the exact history of teeth cleaning.
Before the first toothbrushes, sharp(尖的) objects were used to clean teeth.
It’s believed that tribes(部落) in Africa and Australia invented the idea of cleaning their teeth. The modem toothbrush with bristles(毛) was invented in China much later in the 16th or 17th century. Toothbrushes moved to Europe in the mid 1600’s and then became widely used in the area. Animal hair was the first type of bristle to be used.
Today, toothbrushes have nylon(尼龙) bristles and normally have a plastic handle. Animal hair was replaced by nylon in 1938. Electric toothbrushes were invented and marketed in 1880 by “Dr Scott”. The popularity of the electric toothbrush did not take off until after World War Ⅱ. When the cordless(无线的) model was invented in 1960, its popularity increased a lot.
根据短文内容，按要求完成各题Was the first toothbrush invented by Chinese or Romans?
What were used to clean teeth before the first toothbrushes?
Who invented the idea of cleaning their teeth?
Where were toothbrushes introduced to in the mid 1600’s?
When was the first electric toothbrush invented?
Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from America. The bears are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.
| Tickets Grown-ups：$2.00 Children：Over 12 $ 1.00 Under 12：Free Opening time 9∶00 a.m.—4∶00 p.m.. Except Friday 10∶00 a.m.—3∶00 p.m. Keep the zoo clean! Do not touch, give food or go near the animals. |
根据表格内容，选择正确答案How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage?
A、Four. B、Five. C、Six.Now Mr. Smith is in the zoo with his two sons, one aged 14 and the other 10,
how much are the tickets together?
A、$4.00. B、$2.00. C、$3.00.Which of the following is the visiting time?
A、8∶30 a.m. Monday.
B、9∶30 a.m. Friday.
C、3∶00 p.m. Sunday.From the passage we can guess the animal “giraffe” must be very .
A、fat B、tall C、strongWhich of the following can we do in the zoo?
A、To take a few nice photos.
B、To touch the monkey on the head.
C、To throw things everywhere.
“Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao?” says Wang Lin, 28, a writer in Beijing.
Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life. She spends lots of money on Taobao.
A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joys(乐趣) of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students or young workers. More women shop on line than men. Clothing and home-use products are the most popular on line.
It was reported that more than 250 billion yuan was spent on online shopping last year, 80% through Taobao.
Taobao means “looking for treasure(财富)” in Chinese. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books, from candies to DVD players.
You may question the security of online shopping. Wang Lin said, “It’s very safe and convenient. Unless you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied(满意的) with them, the shop owner will not get the money.” You can also get you money back if you want to return the products.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案What are the most popular on line according to the passage?
A、Candies and DVD players.
B、Clothes and books.
C、Clothing and home-use products.Taobao is .
A、an online shopping site B、an online shopper
C、a writer in BeijingMost online shoppers are .
A、young B、old C、babiesThe underlined word “security” means .
A、质量 B、安全 C、信誉Which is the best title of the passage?
A、Wang Lin’s Life
B、Online Shopping in China
C、Shopping on Line Is Not Safe
The students were having their chemistry class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students,“What’s water?”No one spoke for a few minutes. Miss Li asked again,“Why don’t you answer my question? Didn’t I tell you water is like?”Just then a boy put up his hand and said,“Miss Li, you told us that water has no color and no smell. But where to find such kind of water? The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell.”Most of the children agreed with him.“I’m sorry, children.” said the teacher, “Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier. That’s a problem.”
根据短文内容，选择正确答案The students were having their class.
A、English B、Chinese C、chemistryMiss Li was telling the children what was like.
A、water B、air C、earthA boy said, “The water in the river behind my house is always________.”
A、white B、black C、cleanMost of the children the boy.
A、agreed with
B、wrote to
C、heard fromThe water in the river has color and smell because it is getting .
A、more and more
B、dirtier and dirtier
C、cleaner and cleaner
Internet is always educational. Many people think children should be allowed to surf the Internet as they wish. In this way, they can look through different subjects on different kinds of websites according to their own interest. But in my opinion, children should always be watched while surfing the internet.
Many websites have information and pictures that children should not see. There are many things that children don’t understand. All of these may have some bad influence on children’s development. Also, it is dangerous to let children use chat rooms by themselves. Many parents tell their children not to talk to strangers on the street, so they should be careful of whom their children talk to on the Internet, too. What’s more, sitting in the front of a computer for a long time isn’t good for children’s eyes, so parents should monitor(监视) the time that childen spend on the Internet.
In a word, children should be kept away anything that could be bad for them. I believe that it is necessary for parents to watch their children when they use Internet.Is the Internet educational all the time?______________________________
What do the parents tell children to do when they meet strangers on the street?
________________________________________________Why shouldn’t children sit in front of a computer for a long time?
________________________________________________Who can help children stay away from the bad influence on the Internet?
________________________________________________What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?
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