“Why does the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side!”
That’s an old joke in the West, but it came to my mind again when I saw people crossing the road at the intersection of Shaanxi Road and Huaihai Road in Shanghai.
When the traffic light was red, a group of people were waiting for the light to change. Suddenly one man began rushing to the other side of the road. Soon others followed him at the crossing and more people did the same. Just like chickens, they didn’t mind the honking horns (喇叭声) and kept crossing the road in a mess.
Every year several thousand people are either killed or hurt on the roads in Shanghai. And at least one third of them were jaywalking (乱穿马路). Jaywalking is very common in Shanghai. It seems that jaywalkers are not afraid of the danger to themselves.
Traffic laws are to keep people safe. So we should obey them, and have good road-crossing habits. When someone starts to jaywalk, we should stop him, and never follow him. That way we can avoid the traffic accidents.
The underlined word “intersection” here probably means “ ”.
| A．road | B．bridge |
| C．crossing | D．traffic |
The writer saw people_____ in Shanghai that day.
| A．crossing the road in a mess |
| B．waiting for the green light patiently |
| C．crossing the road with chickens |
| D．hurting each other in the street |
How does the writer like what he saw in Shanghai that day?
| A．He thinks it’s OK. |
| B．He thinks it’s wrong. |
| C．He has no idea of it. |
| D．He doesn’t mention (提及) it. |
任务型阅读
根据短文内容，填写表格。
Welcome to 2007 Summer Camp
2007 Summer Camp opens between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. from July 20th to July 30th. All children aged 7-14 are welcome. Each child can take part in only one of the following activities and needs to pay ￥150 for it.
1. Sports (basketball, football, table tennis, etc.)
2. Interest Groups (painting, singing, dancing, piano, computer, etc.)
3. English World (songs, films, games, plays, etc.)
Some American children are coming to the camp. If you really want to spend an interesting summer holiday, please join us for learning with fun. Act now! Book your seat as soon as possible either by phone or by e-mail. Pay before July 18th, then you can have a Mickey T-shirt as a member of the camp.
Nanfang Children’s Palace
No. 23 Dongshan Street, Binhai City
Tel: 83212563
E-mail: dsbc2007@childrenpalace.net
Information Card for 2007 Summer Camp
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阅读理解
Millions of children in the United States go to summer camps. Some go to play outdoors at traditional camps in the woods, in the mountains or on lakes. But families now have many choices of special camps. These can be in the middle of nature or a big city. Special camps offer young people the chance to learn about different subjects: anything from space exploration to business to medicine.
In technology camps, one subject that children can learn about is video game design. They learn how to use computer programs to create games of their own. One program that teaches video game design is called Cybercamps. Children can learn how to design their own virtual（实际上的） worlds to set their video game in. Then, they program their own rules and objects into the game.
Cybercamps also offers courses in robot building and Web design. A recent story in the Washington Post described how one child made a robot that could sing a song. Another made a robot that could follow a black line drawn on a piece of cardboard. Also, children can learn how to make Web sites. One child made a site for Pokemon, one of his favourite cartoon shows. Traditional camps are _______.
| A．in the woods | B．in the mountains | C．on lakes | D．all above |
Special camps offer young people the chance to learn _______.
| A．only space | B．only science |
| C．only medicine | D．different subjects |
In Cybercamps a child made a robot that could _______.
| A．sing | B．dance | C．speak | D．draw |
Which one is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．There are many special camps in the USA now. |
| B．Families prefer traditional camps to special camps. |
| C．Special camps can be in the middle of nature or a big city. |
| D．In technology camps, children can create games of their own. |
The best title for the passage is _______.
| A．Traditional camps | B．Special camps |
| C．Summer camps | D．Summer holiday |
阅读理解
阅读下列材料，完成每篇材料后的问题。A
| Summer Camp |
| Contact(联系) Kitty 6219-7830 huamandarin@hotmail.com www.huamandarin.cn |
| Are you looking for a place where you can enjoy Chinese study and experience Chinese culture during the summer holiday? Hua Mandarin could be your wise choice. The new summer camp will start on July 28th and end on August 18th. We provide very small groups with 2-4 people for you to learn Chinese in an effective way. Activities including calligraphy(书法), painting, culture show, Chinese movies, kung fu, swimming, and so on will help you walk into Chinese culture with fun. Welcome to call at 62197830 * Kitty for more details. |
| Comments The earlier camp finished last week. Students are happy here, although they have to learn a lot upon parents’ request(要求). Teachers here are trying to help children to learn in a funny way. — Kitty in Shanghai Please sign in to add a comment … |
Hua Mandarin is the name of a _____.
| A．person | B．school | C．Chinese course | D．summer camp |
The new summer camp will last for ____.
| A．half a month | B．twenty-two days |
| C．one month | D．two months |
If you want to take part in the new summer camp, you can call at _____.
| A．56791830 | B．62187038 | C．62197830 | D．57917380 |
The new summer camp mainly gives children a chance to enjoy _____.
| A．Chinese movies | B．some paintings |
| C．Chinese culture | D．some sports |
You can get more information about the new summer camp by _____.
| A．making a call | B．sending an email |
| C．visiting the website | D．all the above |
任务型阅读
阅读下面的短文，从文后方框中选择恰当的句子填入文中空白处。
When you read this sentence, the population of the earth has grown by 10 people.1_________
Most of these new people are born in developing countries.2_________
In the developed countries of Europe and North America, the population is growing very slowly. This is because women in these countries have, on average(平均), only one or two children. 3_________
In the developing countries, more than one billion people already live below the poverty line (贫困线).
4_________ Children get little or no time at school and suffer from many kinds of diseases.
The UN has said that the world’s population will reach 12.5 billion people by the year 2100. If the number makes your head spinning(眩晕), you’re not alone. Many experts are worrying that so fast population growth could have very bad results. 10_________
| A. These countries are found in much of Africa, South America and parts of Asia. B. These people don’t have enough food to eat and they live in poor housing. C. That may not sound much, but it’s about 14,000 people per hour. D. But in the developing countries, many women have five or more children. E. It could hurt the environment and increase the number of poor people. |
阅读理解
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China Youth says that more and more girl students have entered colleges to study in the recent few years. As we know, once the number of boys was larger than that of girls and boys did much better than girls in our country for a long time. Now, things have changed a lot.
In recent years, the proportion of girl students is growing fast. In 1998, about 39.7% of college students were girls. In 2000, it was 41.07% and in 2001, the number was 42.14%.
There are several reasons for this.
Firstly, there is little difference between boys and girls in their intelligence(智力). That’s to say, girls are as clever as boys. And boys have more interests than girls, so they may not always do well in their study.
Secondly, girls are more careful than boys. They work harder at school and they do better in all exams.
Another reason is that with the development of society, people pay more and more attention to girls’ education.China Youth says that more and more ______.
| A．boys are clever than girls |
| B．boys can’t go to school |
| C．girls have entered colleges |
| D．girls begin to study at school |
42.14% refers to(指) the number of ______.
| A．girls at schools in 1998 |
| B．girls in colleges in 2001 |
| C．boys at schools in 2001 |
| D．boys in colleges in 1998 |
The writer gave us ______ reasons to explain the question.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
What does the underlined word “proportion” mean in Chinese?
| A．身高 | B．比例 |
| C．特性 | D．速度 |
Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
| A．Boys may not do well in their study as girls because they don’t like studying. |
| B．Boys are much cleverer than girls because they’re interested in many things. |
| C．Girls’ intelligence is the same as boys’. |
| D．Girls study harder, but they couldn’t get higher marks than boys. |
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