Can you remember a world before the Internet? If your answer is “No”, then you are probably a millennial. Millennials are the new generation of young Americans. They were born between 1982 and 1992. There are 33 million of them, and they are just starting to enter the workforce(劳动力). Many experts believe that millennials are different from young Americans of past generations. They also believe that millennials will change the workforce in important ways.
How are millennials different? They are the first generation born in the computer age. The Internet has always been a part of their lives. They spend about 16 hours a week on the Internet, and this doesn’t include e-mail. And they spend 72 hours a week using other electronic media, including mobile phones and video games. They are “ nation speakers” of the language of the computer age. People who were born earlier will never be native speakers of that language. Why not? They did not grow up “ speaking” it.
How will millennials change the workforce? To answer that question, it is important to understand how millennials use the Internet. They use the Internet to communicate. They visit websites such as Face Book and My Space every day. They share ideas, music, information, games and friendships with people all over the world. When they start working, they will want to share their work and ideas with others.
It is also important to understand the way millennials grew up. Their parents and teachers gave them a lot of attention. They taught them that their opinions were valuable(有价值的). As a result, many millennials are very confident. At work, they will expect their co-workers and bosses to listen to their opinions.
Millennials also grew up with a lot of structures in their lives. Many of them went to school from the age of two or three and played on sports teams. At work, they will expect the rules to be clear. They will also expect a strong but fair boss, like a coach on a sports team.. They will follow the person in charge(主管) if he or she is fair. But they will not follow an unfair boss. They will also expect their work to be fun and creative, similar to their experience on a sports team.
These are a few of the changes that experts believe millennials will bring to the American workforce. But the world is changing very fast. There will probably be more changes that are difficult to imagine today.
Choose the best answer according to the passage.
| A．Millennials belong to a new generation. |
| B．Millennials were born about ten years ago. |
| C．Millennials are entering the workforce. |
| D．Millennials know little about the world before the Internet. |
| A．Millennials can speak a better native language. |
| B．Millennials grow up with computers and Internet. |
| C．Millennials use mobile phones and e-mails often. |
| D．Millennials spend long hours playing video games. |
| A．Because they know how to use the Internet to make new friends. |
| B．Because they understand how to communicate with new friends. |
| C．Because they grow up sharing ideas, music, information, games and friendships with others by the Internet. |
| D．Because the Internet can provide all the information they need. |
| A．Millennials grow up with more attention from their parents and teachers. |
| B．Many millennials are showing more confident than others at work. |
| C．Many millennials give more valuable opinions to their co-workers and bosses. |
| D．Many of the millennials have had fun and creative experiences when they are on sports teams. |
| A．the number of the millennials had come to 33 million by the end of 1982. |
| B．Most of the millennials learn native computer language in schools. |
| C．Millennials require their bosses to be healthier and the rules clearer at work. |
| D．More changes will probably be brought to the American workforce by millennials. |
Su Su is a 16-year-old Beijinger. She studies at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University. She has just published(发表) her first book, The Enigma of the Universe.
The Enigma of the Universe tells a story of a girl called April. One day she meets an alien(外星人) boy named Kaka. Kaka takes April on a journey into the universe(宇宙). Later April finds out a big secret about Kaka...
What’s special about this book? It’s a book written in both Chinese and English.
Su wrote the book when she was 14 years old. She was influenced(影响) by the book Sophie’s World and the movie The Truman Show. Sophie is a girl who is interested in philosophy(哲学). Truman’s life is run by television.
These stories gave Su an idea for her own book. She decided to write it in English. “My English teacher asked us to write something,” says Su, “I thought I’d write about my idea.”
Su spent a whole summer vacation writing the story. “Sometimes I had to stop because I couldn’t find the right words,” says Su. “I used the dictionary all the time.”
After finishing the English novel, Su had another idea. She decided to turn it into Chinese. The job took her just a few days. “It was easy because Chinese is my mother language,” she says.
Su says her story is “a mixture of philosophy and detective (侦探) story and science fiction”. “My classmates and I have turned it into a DV play,” says Su. “I wrote the play and I played April. We will show it in our school soon!”
| A．Harry Potter. | B．Sophie’s World. |
| C．The Truman Show. | D．The Enigma of the Universe. |
| A．Chinese. | B．English. |
| C．French . | D．Both Chinese and English. |
| A．She wrote it in Chinese first and then turned it into English. |
| B．She wrote it in English first and then turned it into Chinese. |
| C．She wrote it half in Chinese first and then wrote it half in English. |
| D．She wrote it half in English first and then wrote it half in Chinese. |
| A．It talks about how to learn English well. |
| B．It is a mixture of philosophy and detective story and science fiction. |
| C．It talks about how to learn English grammar well. |
| D．It is a mixture of love. |
| A．A clever girl. | B．An interesting book. |
| C．Su Su and her first book. | D．A young writer. |
These days, many students like playing 3D games. Do you know what 3D games are like? In most 3D games, game players need to control (控制) a character(角色). The character can be a robot or a soldier (士兵). Game players usually use the mouse to make the character move around in his own world. Game players can find things such as food and weapons (武器) to help them go on with the game. The character can go straight, sit down, turn left, turn right or pick up things in the game.
Some 3D games have many levels (等级). The character needs to finish different goals for each level. Game players can play against their computers, and sometimes they can play with other players on-line. It's great fun to play 3D games. But playing 3D games for long is not good for our study.
| A．control a character | B．find a robot |
| C．act as a soldier | D．control the computer |
| A．By using the keyboard |
| B．By using the mouse |
| C．By telling the directions |
| D．By moving the computer. |
| A．go straight and sit down |
| B．turn left and turn right |
| C．Pick up things |
| D．A, B and C |
| A．Some 3D games have many levels. |
| B．The character needs to finish different goals for each level. |
| C．Game players can only play against their computers. |
| D．Game players can go on-line and play with other players together. |
| A．He doesn't think it's very interesting to play 3D games. |
| B．He thinks playing 3D games is really boring. |
| C．He thinks all the students should learn to play 3D games. |
| D．He thinks playing 3D games for long is not good for our study. |
One day，a little boy came to a shop and said to the shop assistant(店员): "I want to buy twelve exercise-books of 10 cents(美分)(100美分=1美元) and nine pencils of 15 cents, four erasers of 20 cents. How much shall I pay(付款)?"
The shop assistant wrote all numbers down on a piece of paper and calculated(计算). Then she said, “You should pay 3.35 dollars altogether(合计).”
"If I give you 5 dollars, how much shall I get back?"
"You'll get back 1.65 dollars. Shall I pack(打包) these things for you?"
"No, I don't buy anything" the boy looked at the piece of paper and said politely(礼貌地). "This is my math homework. Can I take the answer away?"
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
| A．to buy something for his school |
| B．to buy something for his home |
| C．to see how many things the shop has |
| D．to get an answer |
| A．nothing | B．$ 3.35 | C．$ 1.65 | D．$ 5 |
| A．nothing | B．nine pencils |
| C．twelve exercise-books | D．four erasers |
We have a new English teacher this year. He is an American. His name is Mark Miller. His birthday is September 10th. It’s Teachers’ Day in China that day. We all think it’s interesting.
Mr. Miller is fun, and his class is always very interesting. We all like to listen to him. After class, he often learns to speak Chinese. He says, “I am your teacher in English class, but after class you are my Chinese teachers.” So he can speak a little Chinese now.
Mr. Miller likes playing sports. He can play basketball and football. The boys in our class often play football with him after school. Everyone in our class likes him.
| A．Teachers’ Day | B．Mr. Miller’s birthday |
| C．a busy day | D．A and B |
| A．The boys and the girls. |
| B．The Chinese teacher and the boys. |
| C．The girls and the English teacher. |
| D．Mr. Miller and the boys. |
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British life today
British people like good food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month．Fast food is also very popular---30% of all adults have a burger every three months, but 46% have fish and chips!
British people don’t do a lot of sport．Only 17% of people go swimming every week．9% go cycling and 8% play golf．Only 6% people play football (but 32% go to watch it)．
Films are very popular in Britain, and about 60% of people between 15 and 24 go to the cinema every month．At home, men watch TV for about three hours every day—half an hour more than women．
British people love going on holidays．Most of these holidays aren’t in the UK---27% are in Spain, 10% are in the U．S, and 9% are in France．Maybe this is because the weather in Britain is terrible! in Btitain today
| Food |
British people like Over half of British people go to a They like fast food, especially |
| Sports |
British people don’t They like swimming better than cycling, playing golf, playing |
| TV and cinema |
Most British people like to go to see Men watch TV more than |
| British people love to go abroad on holiday because of the terrible |
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