Is it fair for restaurants to ban(禁止)little eaters?In Monronroeville,a local restaurant,McDain’s,recently decided to ban young children.Alice Roseman,its manager,says kids have bad manners and make too much noise.Other people,however,say the rule is hard to accept.Since it has become a hot topic in public,we caught several local people talking about it.
| YES There is no law stopping restaurants from banning young children.Restaurant owners should be allowed to ban them.Kids often run around and cause problems for waiters and other customers. ----Kate Barker Kids always cause a mess,but the parents refuse to do anything about their kids’ behaviors.Although kids may be at the center of their parents’ universe,they aren’t at the center of everyone else’s. ------Mike Vuick Adults sometimes want to talk and enjoy their dinner,but they can’t if a child is crying and running all over the place.That’s why sometimes parents don’t like eating at home.They wish they could have a good meal in the restaurants without kids’ noise. ------Dale Levitsky |
| NO Banning kids from restaurants is a bad idea.If kids were banned,many restaurants would lose business.Even if restaurants gave customers the chance to buy take-away meals for their kids,many families would probably still not eat there. --------Nicholas Song Restaurants owners who ban kids think all children are wild and rude.But that’s not true. Most children’s eating behaviors are good enough.Even though some kids do have bad manners,banning is not a right way to teach them.I think how a society treats its children is important.After all,all kids are people,too. ------Elliott Hall |
The restaurant in Monronroeville refuses ___________ to eat there.
| A．kids | B．pets | C．men | D．women |
Dale Levitsky thinks parents sometimes don’t like eating at home because _________________.
| A．they are too busy |
| B．they dislike doing the dishes |
| C．kids are too noisy |
| D．restaurant food is more delicious |
Who thinks it is wrong to ban kids?
| A．Alice Roseman | B．Kate Barker |
| C．Mike Vuick | D．Nicholas Song |
Which of the following opinion is mentioned in the passage?
| A．Children waste too much food. |
| B．Not all kids have bad behaviors. |
| C．Boys make more noise than girls. |
| D．Restaurants needn’t help parents. |
With the increasing numbers of smart phones and Chinese Internet users, micro blogging, known as Weibo in Chinese, has become more and more popular. Popular websites have created their own Weibo sites, which allow users to post a message of up to 140 words, along with pictures and videos（视频）.
In August 2009 the largest website in China —— “sina.com” firstly set up sina Weibo”, helping micro blogging enter the mainstream in China. In 2010, Internet giants sohu, yahoo, baidu also sent up their own Weibo sites. By the end of October 2010, only sina’s Weibo site had registered（登记）more than 50 million users, with an average of 40 people opening a Weibo site every second. Weibo allows people to post messages quickly using their mobile phones, to stay in touch with friends, and provides channels for different people to communicate.
As the social influence of Weibo continues to grow, more and more news agencies（通讯社）and government departments are beginning to send information through Weibo sites. Wang Peng, a Weibo blogger, said, “Through Weibo it allows me to send my advice to director of my news agencies. Also, I can keep in touch with friends. There are many middle school and university classmates on my blog”. With sending more information to people, the influence of micro blogging in China is increasing.
From this passage, we know that “Weibo” is a ______ way of communicating.
A. boring B. popular C. difficultYou can send _______ to your friends by using micro blogging.
A. long messages
B. mobile phones
C. nice picturesAccording to the passage, ________ was the first one to open a Weibo site.
A. sina.com B. sohu.com C. baidu.comFrom Wang Peng’s words, we can guess that he is most probably a(n) ______.
A. engineer B. student C. reporterThe best title of this passage is “______”.
A. Micro blogging was first used in China
B. Micro blogging in China takes off
C. Weibo changes Chinese Internet users
When we are in a new place, maps help us find our way easily. However, different types of maps have different uses.
Tourist maps, for example, have signs to show places of interest in an area. When tourists read these maps, it’s easy for them to find where to go and what to see in a place.
Road maps show large areas so that people can plan long journeys. Different types of roads are given different numbers. For example, if you want to go to the zoo, you just follow one number of the road and keep looking at the road signs.
Distribution（分布）maps use colors or signs to show facts about an area. For example, how many people live in an area, how cold and hot some places are, or whether a place is short of water.
Railway maps, use straight lines to show everything. This is easy for people to read. Trains are fast. People don’t have to think about small places they go past. They just need to know the two ends of their trips.People can plan long journeys with the help of _______.
A. road maps B. distribution maps C. tourist mapsRailway maps use ________ to show everything.
A. different numbers B. straight lines C. road signsWe learn from the passage that ________ is a tourist map.
Distribution maps can tell us _________ .
A. which place is short of water
B. how to get to Germany
C. where a museum isThe passage is mainly about the _________ of maps.
A. value B. history C. types
A couple from Russia was once visiting Miami. They wanted to take a walk and to see the city, but they were afraid they might get lost. They did not speak any English.
After they left their hotel, they went to the first street corner and looked at the name of the street. Then they carefully copied the name into their notebook. They thought that this would help them find their way back if they got lost.
They walked for hours through the city, and suddenly they realized that they were lost. They found a police officer and asked for help, but the officer didn’t speak their native language.
After an hour they found a person who could help them. She was an interpreter（翻译）who spoke both their native language and English. They explained that they didn’t know the name of their hotel, but they knew which corner it was on. They showed the interpreter what they had copied into their notebook, and the interpreter began to laugh.
The words which they had so carefully copied were “one way street”.A couple from Russia was ______ in Miami that day.
A. having a walk
B. working as volunteers
C. traveling by carWe guess that the couple can speak _______.
A. English B. French C. RussianThe interpreter began to laugh because the couple ________.
A. couldn’t speak English
B. made a mistake
C. went a wrong way______ helped the couple translate the words they had copied.
A. The interpreter
B. The hotel owner
C. The police officerWe know from the story that the couple copied “______” into their notebook.
A. the street name
B. way back home
C. one way street
A farmer had some dogs to sell. He painted a sign advertising the dogs. A little boy came up to him and said, “Sir, I want to buy a dog.”
“Well,” the farmer said, “but they________(be) very expensive.” The boy
_____(take) some changes(零钱）out of his pocket, “ I’ve got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a dog?”
“Sure. I have six dogs. You_______(choose) any of them.” Then the farmer whistled, “Dolly!” At once, Dolly ran out of the doghouse followed by four little dogs. Then the little boy’s eyes
_________(dance) with happiness.
But the boy saw another little dog________(move) out slowly. This one was the smallest. She was trying her best
________(catch) up with the others.“I want that one,” the boy said,
__________ (point) to the last one. The farmer was surprised. “She
_________(not run) and play with you like other dogs. Will you still want to buy her?” he said kindly.
Hearing that, the little boy rolled up one leg of his trousers. A steel brace(支撑物）________ (tie) on both sides of his leg. Looking up at the farmer, he said, “ So you see, Sir. I can’t walk very well myself. I
_________(understand) her. So we will be good friends.”
The Vieira family moved to the United States in 1981. At that time, they decided to stop speaking Spanish at home and only communicate in English. This was because they were now living in an English-speaking country.
Now the Vieira children are adults, and they sometimes travel to Spain to visit their family and friends. But they cannot communicate with them. Unfortunately this is common. When people move to new countries, they often leave their own customs and mother language behind. This is a mistake because there are many benefits to knowing more than one language.
One advantage of speaking more than one language is that you can communicate directly with more people around the world. You do not have to depend on others to talk for you, so you’re more independent. People who know only one language must use others to help them communicate
Furthermore, speaking a second language also allows people to experience other cultures and customs more effectively. Local expressions, vocabulary, and even jokes can have a powerful effect on a person’s understanding of another culture. So, knowing more than one language increases your knowledge of other cultures.
Finally, having more multi-language speakers improves relationships between countries. If people from different countries can communicate well, the world can become closer. Countries will then have more respect for each other and better understand each other’s problems.
The benefits of knowing more than one language are clear. In fact, there are no disadvantages. It is very sad that many people don’t try to learn another language. It is even worse when people let themselves forget their mother language and become silent. What is the passage mainly about?
| A．The benefits of learning other languages. |
| B．The reasons why people come toAmerica. |
| C．The importance of learning English. |
| D．How to learn another language. |
The passage begins with the experience of the Vieira family in order to_______.
| A．discuss the need for teaching a new language |
| B．introduce the passage’s main characters to the readers |
| C．describe the advantages of moving to another country |
| D．show the problems of speaking only one language |
The underlined phrase “multi-language speakers” means “people who know ______.”
| A．their mother language | B．a new language |
| C．more than one language | D．body language |
According to the passage, if you can speak more than one language, you can____.
| A．find a better job | B．make more friends |
| C．better understand history | D．communicate more independently |
Based on the last paragraph, which of the following is the worst?
| A．Not knowing another language. | B．Forgetting one’s mother language. |
| C．Refusing to learn another language. | D．Failing to communicate with others. |
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