Tom was a farmer.He worked on the farm all day ， but sometimes he went to the town market to sell fruit and vegetables.One day,a terrible sound attracted his attention in the town market.He saw a young bull for sale.The bull was white and yellow.It was looking at Tom in fear.Tom walked up and touched its head gently.Just at that time they both seemed to have known each other for a long time.How amazing ！ Tom bought it at once and called it Amba.
From then on ， Tom and Amba got on well with each other.But some friends told him that it was dangerous to have such a close relationship with an animal.
One afternoon ， Tom was walking through the forest with Amba.Suddenly ， Amba stopped walking and kept pushing Tom with its head.Tom was very surprised and looked around.There was a big snake in front of him.It was beautiful but poisonous.Quickly Amba stepped on the snake's tail with its foot and at the same time Tom picked up a stick and hit the snake's head heavily.Soon the snake .died.
Tom was very grateful for Amba's help.When people heard this, they were shocked at the bull's expression of love for Tom.But for Tom, Amba was not a bull but a member of his family.
Tom worked .
| A．on the farm | B．in the market |
| C．in the forest | D．in the town |
Amba was .
| A．a small and nice cow | B．a big and beautiful snake |
| C．a white and yellow bull | D．a black and white dog |
From the passage, we know Tom and Amba .
| A．hated each other |
| B．got angry with each other |
| C．got on well with each other |
| D．disliked each other |
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
| A．Tom went to the town market to sell fruit and vegetables. |
| B．Tom's friends thought animals were safe. |
| C．Tom hit the snake's head heavily with a stick. |
| D．For Tom, Amba was a member of his family. |
Where has the Time gone? is the hottest song that has moved thousands of Chinese. Chinese parents give their children endless love and want nothing from them. However, sometimes, daughters and sons are too busy growing up and forget that their parents are getting older and older. What should we do? Let's have a look at a letter of a father's.
Dear son,
One day if you see me old and I am not myself, have patience and try to understand me. If I get dirty when eating..., if I cannot dress..., have patience. Remember the hours I spent teaching it to you. If, when I speak to you, I say the same things one thousand and one times, do not stop me and listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you one thousand and one times the same story until you get to sleep.
When I do not want to have a shower, neither shame me nor scold（责备） me. Remember when I had to chase you with a thousand excuses I made, in order that you wanted to bath.
When you see me meet something new, give me the necessary time and don't laugh at me. I taught you how to do so many things to eat well, to dress well... to face life.
If I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well when I need to and when not. When my legs do not allow me to walk, give me your hand the same way I did when you gave your first steps.
When sometimes I lose the memory during our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember. And if I cannot do it, do not become nervous because the most important thing is not my conversation but to be with you and to have you listen to me.
Yours,
FatherWhat do we know about the Chinese parents?
| A．They often get dirty when eating. |
| B．They often refuse to take a shower. |
| C．They often read stories to their children while sleeping. |
| D．They love their children too much and ask for nothing in return. |
According to the father, what should you do when your old parents lose the memory during your conversation?
| A．Go on talking with them. |
| B．Be with them and listen to them. |
| C．Make them calm down. |
| D．Leave them alone. |
Why does the writer write this passage?
| A．To show a father's love to his son. |
| B．To introduce the song, Where has the Time gone? |
| C．To show what we should do when our parents are old. |
| D．To complain that their children are too busy to look after them. |
Who does the writer write this passage to?
| A．Parents. | B．Daughters and sons. |
| C．Teachers. | D．Students. |
According to a recent survey, British teenagers are damaging（伤害） their health by not getting enough sleep because they are prevented from doing so by electronic gadgets (电子设备) in their bedrooms.
According to the Sleep Council, "junk sleep" could compete with eating unhealthy junk food as a main worrying lifestyle for parents of teenage children.
Among the l, 000 students aged 12 t0 16 who were tested in the survey, 30 percent just slept for 4 to 7 hours a day. Almost a quarter said they fell asleep, more than once a week, while watching TV, listening to music or using other electronic gadgets.
"This is a quite worrying trend（潮流）”， said Dr Chris Idzikowski of the Edinburgh Sleep Centre. "What we are seeing is the appearance of terrible junk sleep - sleep that is of neither the length（长度） nor the quality it should be."
Nearly each of the teenagers had a phone, music system or TV in his or her bedroom, with around two-thirds owning all three. Almost one in five of the teenage boys said the quality of their sleep had been influenced by leaving their TVs or computers on. The survey also found that 40 percent of youngsters felt tired each day, with girls aged 15 to 16 feeling the worst.
"Teenagers need to wake up to the fact that to perform（表现） well. They need to do something about their sleep. I'm shocked（震惊） that so few teenagers have noticed the close connection," said Idzikowski.Among the students tested in the survey, about_______ of them fell asleep while using their electronic gadgets.
| A．200 | B．250 | C．300 | D．400 |
Which of the following kinds of sleep is thought to be "junk sleep"?
| A．A long sleep of good quality. |
| B．A short but good sleep. |
| C．A sleep with many dreams. |
| D．A short sleep of low quality. |
The underlined part "the close connection" means the connection between_______.
| A．hard work and good performance |
| B．good feelings and good performance |
| C．good sleep and good performance |
| D．good sleep and good looks |
"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（签名）"Joe".
Andy thought about this letter for a long time. Should he advise someone to run away from home? Of course 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 Maths 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 a problem, why don't you try writing to Amy about it?" asked Eleanor.
Andy sighed (叹气); 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 signed Joe, a songwriter."Andy might be_______.
| A．a Math teacher |
| B．a songwriter |
| C．an editor of the school newspaper |
| D．a student in Jenny's school |
The underlined word "phony" perhaps means_______.
| A．unreal | B．sad | C．angry | D．impolite |
Who in fact wrote the letter?
| A．Joe. | B．Jenny. | C．Andy. | D．Eleanor. |
How did Andy feel at Eleanor's last words?
| A．Excited. . | B．Sad. | C．Surprised. | D．Worried. |
I am Simon. When I was about 12, I had an enemy（敌人）, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings（缺点）. Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I did as he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.
I brought the list back to my dad. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.”
Many years have passed. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure all your life!Why did Simon dislike the girl?
_____________________________________________________________________________What did Simon’s father ask him to do after hearing his complaints（抱怨）?
_____________________________________________________________________________How did the writer feel when he did the things as his father had told him?
_____________________________________________________________________________What do you think of Simon’s father?
_____________________________________________________________________________If you are in trouble at school, what will you do?（自拟作答）
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My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3:-@ kids FTF ILNY, its gr8.
Can you understand this sentence? If you can't, don't feel too bad: neither could the middle school teacher in England who received this as homework. This is Net speak: the language of computerized communication found on Internet or cell phones. To newcomers, it can look like a completely foreign language. So, what is the "translation" of the sentence above? My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York; it's great.
Schoolteachers and parents say this new form of writing is harming（破坏）the English language. Increasing spelling and grammatical mistakes can be seen in students' writing. They fear the language could become corrupted（面目全非）.
Everyone should just relax, say linguists（语言学家）. They believe Net speak is in fact more of a good thing. David Crystal, from the University of Wales, argues that Net speak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing has been picked up again. Geoffrey Nurnberg, from Stanford University, agrees. "People get better at writing by writing," he says, "Kids who are now doing text messages, e-mail, and instant messages will write at least as well as, and possibly better than, their parents."
Linguist James Milroy says, for centuries, it is believed without exception that young people are harming the language. And you can bet your bottom dollar that when today's teenagers become tomorrow's parents, they too will think this way. Milroy argues that languages do not and cannot become "corrupted"; they simply change to meet the new needs.
However, Net speakers do agree that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write Standard（标准） English. Cynthia McVey says, "I can understand Net speak worries teachers and it's important that they get across to their pupils that text messaging is for fun, but that learning to write proper English is a must（绝对必要的事物）for their future."
Perhaps we should give teenagers a little more trust anyway. Erin, age 12, says, "I wouldn't use text language in my homework. Texting is just for fun".What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?
| A．To give an example of a foreign language. |
| B．To show an example of creative methods. |
| C．To express worries about using Net speak. |
| D．To lead in the topic of Net speak. |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．Cynthia McVey points out teenagers can deal with Net speak properly. |
| B．Geoffrey Nurnberg believes Net speakers can write Standard English. |
| C．David Crystal thinks Net speak helps develop the habit of writing. |
| D．James Milroy says that language is changing and improving. |
The expression "bet your bottom dollar" in Paragraph 5 means ______.
| A．be fairly sure |
| B．be greatly surprised |
| C．think it a pity |
| D．find it interesting |
What can be the best title for the passage?
| A．Net speak: A Widely-Used Language on Internet |
| B．Is Net speak Harming the English Language? |
| C．Is Net speak Helpful in Language Learning? |
| D．Net speak: Advantages and Disadvantages |
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