Simon is reading his e-friend’s views on the net. Let’s have a look!
| Topic |
Writer |
Time |
Reply/Click |
| I don’t like to have training classes at weekends. But my mother says I should have, or I can’t keep up with others. |
Mike |
21:32 21/05 |
8/65 |
| I like playing the piano. But my parents let me practice it for a long time every day, so I begin to hate playing the piano. |
Kitty |
22:20 22/05 |
4/32 |
| I watched the two matches last night. I slept very late, but I’m feeling energetic today, because the England won. |
Nick |
18:46 23/05 |
26/132 |
| The football match on CCTV-5 last night was very bad. The striker(前锋) missed all the chances. He made my favorite team lose the game. |
Jim |
21:25 23/05 |
11/28 |
Whose topic was read by the most students?
| A．Mike’s. | B．Nick’s. |
| C．Kitty’s. | D．Jim’s. |
Why does Kitty begin to hate playing the piano?
| A．Because she has no time to play it. |
| B．Because she can’t watch matches. |
| C．Because she has to play it for a long time every day. |
| D．Because she can’t keep up with others. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Mike has training class at weekends. |
| B．Kitty doesn’t like playing the piano at all. |
| C．Nick is a fan of the England team. |
| D．Jim is not pleased with the striker. |
Many teenagers have hobbies. But sometimes these hobbies can get in the way of schoolwork, and parents might worry about their child’s success at school. Teenagers often think they should be allowed to practice their hobbies as much as they want. Do you agree?
Liu Yu, a fifteen-year-old boy from Shandong, is a running star. He is on his school running team and has always wanted to be a professional athlete. ________________ “Of course we want to see Liu Yu achieve his dreams,” says Mr Liu, “and we know how much he loves running. That’s great, and my wife and I have watched him in every one of his races.
. ________________ But we do think that our son needs to be realistic. Now that he is getting older, he needs to think about what will happen
. ________________.” Liu Yu doesn’t really agree. “Well, I think I should be allowed to make decisions for myself,” he says. “My parents have always taught me the importance of working hard and not just to do what I enjoy. I understand this.
. ________________ Being a professional runners is the only thing I have ever wanted to do.”
Mr and Mrs Liu believe that Liu Yu should study hard in the evenings, and so they don’t allow him to practice running on school nights. “I know this seems strict,” says Mrs Liu, “but we think we’re doing the right thing. He has to understand that very few people can become professional athletes. It’s very difficult dream to achieve. We don’t allow him to practice every day ________________”
| A. if he doesn’t become a professional runner in the end. B. However, his parents won’t allow him to train as much as he would like to. C. But I’m serious about running. D. because we think he needs to spend time on his homework. E. We have nothing against running. |
London used to be “foggy” for the same reason that cities like Beijing or Chongqing are “foggy” today. The “fog” was in fact smog, a mixture of smoke and fog. In other words, it was made by air pollution. In London, some of this pollution came from factories, but much of it came from the coal (煤) that people burnt in their houses to keep warm during the winter. By the 1950s, London’s smog problem had become so bad that the government decided to do something to clean the air. A new law was made and nobody could burn coal in any British city. Within a few years, the air became much cleaner. There were no more “pea-soupers”.
Many Chinese cities now face the same sort of problem with air pollution that London faced 40 or 50 years ago. However, this problem is more difficult for Chinese cities to solve. One reason is that more of the pollution comes from the factories, rather than from coal burnt in people’s houses. If these factories were closed, this would harm the economy and lots of people would lose their jobs. Another reason is that changing from coal to cleaner fuel (燃料), like gas, is quite expensive.
However, the air in many Chinese cities is becoming cleaner and cleaner, as the government and people pay more and more attention to cutting down pollution. As a result, there are fewer “pea-soupers” in Beijing than there used to be.What was the main reason for air pollution in London?
| A．There was too much smoke in the sky. |
| B．There were too many factories in the city. |
| C．People burnt too much coal in the houses. |
| D．The city was too big for the cleaners to clean. |
How did the air in London become much cleaner?
| A．There was not so much fog in the winter later. |
| B．A law was made to keep people from burning coal in their houses. |
| C．Many factories in the city were closed. |
| D．People paid more attention to cleaning their city. |
What does the underlined word “pea-soupers” refer to?
| A．Smog. | B．Smoke. | C．Gas. | D．Coal. |
The problem of air pollution is more difficult for Chinese cities to solve because of _____ reasons.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
Which sentence is NOT true?
| A．Air pollution is serious in Beijing and Chongqing. |
| B．Using coal is much more expensive than using gas. |
| C．Factories made much more pollution in China. |
| D．The reasons of air pollution in London and Beijing are different. |
| House for Sale Comfortable family home with a large garden on north side of town. Three bedrooms, a kitchen, a living-room, a dining-room and a bathroom. Offers over ＄35,000. |
| Assistant Wanted for Busy Restaurant Some evening and weekend work. All meals free. Tel:3320178 You have to work on Saturdays and Sundays, but you get other days off. It’s not very well paid. But who cares about money? |
| Join Our Football Team Boys and girls wanted to play in local football team. Aged 9-13 Meets in Green Park on Friday at 3 pm. |
| Room to Rent (出租) Small room to rent in city centre flat (公寓) above restaurant. Newly painted with modern furniture. Near main railway station. Buses pass the front door. Tel:3322108 |
Mr Brown wants to live near his workplace. Mrs Brown wants a house with four bedrooms. The Browns’ children don’t care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough. Ann, their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant. She thinks it is an exciting place. It’s hard work but she isn’t lazy.
Tom is a middle school student. He is twelve years old. He stops school at half past three, so he has plenty of time to finish his homework.
Jack, Mr Brown’s brother, is looking for a room to rent. He doesn’t care what color the walls are or how old the furniture is. He is getting ready for his drawing. So the house must be quiet.Why don’t the Browns buy the house in Advertisement One?
| A．It is on the north side of town. |
| B．There isn’t enough bedroom. |
| C．There is no dinner room. |
| D．The garden is too big. |
Why does Ann want to get the job in the restaurant?
| A．It’s an easy job. |
| B．The place is good and the food is free. |
| C．She thinks it will be interesting. |
| D．She can get long holidays. |
Why can’t Tom play for the new football team?
| A．He is not old enough. | B．It’s in a different village. |
| C．School stops too late. | D．He has to do his homework. |
What’s wrong with the room for Jack in Advertisement Four?
| A．It’s too small. | B．The walls are the wrong color. |
| C．The man likes old furniture better. | D．It’s too noisy. |
What does the sentence “All meals free” mean?
| A．Assistants can have the meals at any time. |
| B．Customers can have the meals freely. |
| C．Assistant need to pay for their meals. |
| D．Assistants can have the meals in the restaurant without paying money. |
The following is a travel advertisement.
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Which of the two hotels can we swim at?
| A．Beijing Hotel. | B．Green Hotel. | C．Both. | D．Neither. |
If we want to set off around National Day, which departure date should we choose?
| A．June 8, 2014. | B．July 29, 2014. | C．August 30, 2014. | D．September 30, 2014. |
We can’t book by telephone at __________.
| A．9:00 a.m., Monday | B．9:00 p.m., Thursday |
| C．9:00 a.m., Saturday | D．9:00 p.m., Sunday |
When can we save money to visit Beijing?
| A．In June. | B．In July. | C．In August. | D．In September. |
According to the ad, which of the following is true?
| A．This ad is given by a Beijing travel company. |
| B．Green Hotel is in the center of Beijing. |
| C．We can save ￥500 leaving in late August instead of late September. |
| D．We can stay in Beijing for four days and five nights. |
Before my first summer vacation at college, my roommate Ted asked me to work with him on his father’s farm in Argentina. The idea of spending two months in Argentina was exciting. But I was afraid of it. I had never been far from New England. What would it be like in a strange country? What about the language? The more I thought about it, the more the idea worried me.
In the end I turned down the invitation. As soon as Ted asked somebody else to go, I began kicking myself. I had turned down something I wanted to do because I was afraid, and had ended up feeling depressed (沮丧的) . That unhappy summer taught me a valuable lesson out of which I developed a rule for myself: do what makes you worried; don’t do what makes you depressed.
At the end of my senior year, I began to think about becoming a writer. But my professor was telling me to aim at teaching. I hesitated (犹豫). The idea of trying to live by writing was a lot scarier than spending a summer in Argentina. Back and forth I went, making my decision, unmaking it. Suddenly I realized that every time I gave up the idea of writing, that downhearted feeling went through me.
Giving up on what I really wanted to do depressed me. Right then I learned another lesson. To avoid that kind of depression meant having to bear a certain amount of worry and concern.
When I first began writing articles, I was frequently required to interview big names. Before each interview I would get anxieties (焦虑) in the mind and my hands would shake. One person I particularly admired was the great composer Duke Ellington. On the stage and on television, he seemed the very model of confidence. Then I learned Ellington still got stage fright and had anxietyattacks. I went on doing those frightening interviews. Then I realized that I was even looking forward to the interviews. What had happened to those anxieties?
Well, in truth, the anxieties were still there, but there were fewer of them. I had benefited from a process of overcoming them. If you put an individual in an anxious situation often enough, he will eventually learn that there isn’t anything to be worried about. This brings me to a conclusion: you’ll never get rid of anxiety by avoiding the things that caused it. The point is that the new, the different, is definitely scary (可怕的). But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning piles up, the world opens to you. What does the phrase “turned down” mean in the second paragraph?
| A．To say “No” to his roommate. | B．To say in a low voice. |
| C．To put away the invitation. | D．To take the invitation. |
We can infer from the passage that the writer________.
| A．finds it difficult to make decision |
| B．has found out what causes anxiety |
| C．was inspired (受启发的) by Duke Ellington’s stage fright |
| D．no longer feels anxious about new experiences |
Which of the following opinions does the writer probably accept?
| A．Hesitation leads to depression. |
| B．Anxiety can be a positive drive. |
| C．Avoiding anxiety reduces depression. |
| D．Depression is a signal that one is growing up. |
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