These days， teenagers are heavily influenced by the media．Many of them have watched thousands of hours of TV．That's more time than they spend with teachers at school．And we haven't yet considered the hours they spend using the Internet and reading newspapers．
However， several studies have shown a serious problem： today's teenagers lackmedia literacy（媒体素养）． In other words， they have difficultly critically thinking about the information they see． One study that was done on middle school students showed that more than 80 percent of them couldn't tell the difference between real stories and ads that looked like news．
Standford professor Kevin John teaches a class called Media Effects． He tries to help his students learn media literacy． The professor gave an example that shows why media literacy is important． In the example， two news stations report a snowstorm． One focuses on（关注）the terrible road conditions． The other focuses on kids playing in the snow． "With a news story． news stations tell you what they feel are the important details（细节）． These details mostly depend on the opinions of the news director．" said John． "A person who has media literacy would realize that each story is about one side at this time． There is more going on．"
Some experts think school is the best place to teach media literacy． Other believe everyone﹣from parents to reporters﹣should help teenagers learn the skills．
As for the best time to start learning media literacy， many experts suggest the age of 12． But some basic ideas can be taught even earlier． "It's never too early to start learning media literacy，" John said．
（1）From the first paragraph， we can learn that teenagers today spend more time ．
| A． |
using the Internet than watching TV |
| B． |
watching TV than studying at school |
| C． |
studying at school than reading newspapers |
（2）The underlined word "lack" in Paragraph 2 probably means ．
| A． |
缺乏 |
| B． |
质疑 |
| C． |
误解 |
（3）The example shows that a person who has media literacy about a news story．
| A． |
should have the same opinions as others |
| B． |
could think about is good and bad sides |
| C． |
must know about all the important details. |
（4）Professor Kevin John would agree that ．
| A． |
everyone is supposed to help children learn different sills |
| B． |
children should be taught media literacy as early as possible |
| C． |
news directors should report the news children are interested in |
（5）The main idea of the passage is ．
| A． |
how to develop teenagers' media literacy |
| B． |
where teenagers should be taught media literacy |
| C． |
why teenagers are supposed to have media literacy |
It keeps your insides from falling out. It helps you warm up when you are cold, and it can cool you off when you are hot. It lets you feel things by touch.
What is this? Your skin（皮肤）, of course! What does you skin ask for return for all the wonderful things it does? Just a little care! So let’s learn how to take care of our skin.
Like the heart and stomach, your skin is an organ （器官）．In fact, it is the largest organ in your body．Unless there’s a problem, you may not think about your skin very much．But skin has an important job to do．
Your skin is protecting you．Your skin keeps you from getting sick．When you take care of your skin, you are helping your skin do its job．Taking care of your skin today will help you have no problems in the future．
Clean skin is happy skin! One simple way to take care of your skin is to keep it clean．Keeping your hands clean is very important．When washing your hands, use warm water．Wet your hands, and then use soap．You should wash your hands carefully everywhere．
You’ll also want to use warm water, but not too hot, when you take a bath．Use soap to clean your body．Don’t forget under your arms and behind your ears! Your face needs attention, too．It’s a good idea to wash your face once or twice a day with warm water．We can infer（ 推断出 ）from Paragraph 3 that __
| A．people don’t often care much about their skin | B．skin is an organ |
| C．there would be nothing wrong with your skin | D．skin is not important at all |
Which of the following best describes your clean skin?
| A．A kind of job to keep you from getting sick． | B．An important and largest organ． |
| C．Something like your heart and stomach． | D．Healthy and happy skin． |
Why does the writer think we should try to take care of our skin today?
| A．To help us warm up when we are cold． | B．In order to keep our insides from falling out． |
| C．In order to help us have no problems in the future． | D．To let us feel things by touch． |
What does this passage mainly talk about?
| A．Taking care of your skin． | B．Your skin． |
| C．An important organ． | D．Keeping yourself from getting ill |
Now, are you changing your living habits to have a low carbon life? Here are some strategies (策略) for you.
Strategy One
●Each week, choose one day when you don’t eat meat. Meat takes up lots of energy because it takes a long time to produce. And animals must be fed on farmed plants, which could be used to feed many more people.
Strategy Two
●Only buy the amount of food you need. When you buy food, go local rather than imported (进口的), and get fresh vegetables instead of frozen.
Strategy Three
●Make sure you keep the things such as paper and plastic bottles separate (独立) so that they can be recycled. There are places where you can recycle batteries. Make sure you find them.
Strategy Four
●Take showers rather than baths and reduce your shower time by two minutes. This will save water and give you an extra two minutes in bed.
Strategy Five
●Buses and trains are better than cars, but walking or cycling is better still. It’s also better for your health and cheaper. It can even be quicker than sitting in a car at rush hours in a busy city. For long distances, coaches are better than trains.
Strategy Six
●Try to buy good, long-lasting products even though they may cost a little more. A small screen TV is better than a big screen. Keep your electronic products one year longer than you would usually have.What does the underline phrase “low carbon” in paragraph one mean?
| A．便宜 | B．低碳 | C．高效 | D．舒适 |
According to the passage, which of the following is WRONG?
| A．When we produce the meat, we need to take up lots of energy. |
| B．Taking showers in less time will help for saving the water. |
| C．When you go for a long-distance trip, you’d better drive your own car. |
| D．Buying the long-lasting products is a good idea to have a low carbon life. |
What’s the purpose(目的) of the passage?
| A．It helps to know walking is one of the low carbon lives. |
| B．It helps to realize how important it is to have a low carbon life. |
| C．It advises to save water and electric to have a low carbon life. |
| D．It advises to kick some bad habits and have a low carbon life. |
| Questionnaire Read the questions and answer Yes or No , then you will find out how good you are. 1. When you don’t understand something, you ask questions. 2. You like listening to older people talk about the past. 3. You think that you can learn something interesting from everyone around you. 4. You are brave enough when you have to talk to people you don’t know. 5. You enjoy reading books about famous people. 6. You always see and talk to different people. 7. You are interested in learning new ways of doing things. 8. You enjoy sharing experiences with friends and learning from people of all ages. 9. You talk a lot about yourself. 10. Even if you are often wrong, you make your own decisions. 11. You hate teaching what you are good at: sports, technology, whatever. 12. Your parents don’t understand you, so you don’t talk to them much. |
| SCORE NOW! Score 2 points if you answer YES to each of the first 8 questions, and 0 if you choose NO. Score 2 points if you answer NO to each of the last 4 questions, and 0 if you choose Yes. 18-24 You are friendly and open-minded. You make people feel important by listening to what they have to say. You’ll probably succeed in learning all kinds of interesting things. Good for you! 10-16 Remember that every single person you know can teach you something. You will greatly make your life rich and colorful. 0-8 About 400 years ago, a famous writer wrote , “No man is an island.” This is still true today. Try to be more open and interested in people around you. |
If you say “YES” to all these questions , you’ll get ______ points.
| A．12 | B．16 | C．20 | D．24 |
The writer thinks you should ______.
| A．always see and talk to the same people. |
| B．make your own decision whenever you want |
| C．enjoy teaching what you are good at |
| D．talk much about yourself when possible |
“ No man is an island”. In the text probably means that _______.
| A．the famous writer was very clever | B．everything is the same as 400 years ago |
| C．you will feel lonely if on an island | D．you can not live alone in the world |
The questions are used to test whether you are willing to ______.
| A．learn from others | B．help other people | C．do all by yourself | D．depend on others |
Now TV programs play an important part in our daily life. We can get a lot of knowledge and a lot of fun from it. Today is Saturday. The following are some TV programs and different channels today. Now read these TV programs and try to find some information for you and your family members.
| SXTV Channel 7 13: 12 Football Match |
XATV Channel 4 15: 30 TV Play |
| SXTV Channel 6 18: 30 Cartoon |
CCTV Channel 1 12:38 Law Today |
| CCTV Channel 1 19:00 News Report |
CCTV Channel 3 21:00 The Latest Music |
根据短文内容判断正误，正确的用“T”, 错误的用 “ F”My grandfather is interested in law. He can watch CCTV Channel 1 at noon.
My father is a football fan. He prefers football matches. He can watch CCTV Channel 1.
My mother likes watching TV plays. She wants to watch XATV Channel 4 in the afternoon.
My sister is only six years old. I want to find a program for her. I think she can watch CCTV Channel 6.
I am a student. I like music, but I am very busy tonight. So I can watch CCTV Channel 3 this evening.
Mr. Smith gave his wife money every Friday evening. His wife always spent it all the next Wednesday, so that for the next three days she had no money to spend at all. One day Mr. Smith asked her, “But how did you spend all that money?” She answered, “I don’t know.” So one Friday evening, Mr. Smith gave her money together with an exercise book and a pencil. He said to his wife, “Please write down how you spend the money.” Next Tuesday, his wife had no money again. Mr. Smith took the exercise book to see how she had spent it. “I have done what you told me,” she said gladly. She had written “Friday, I got 18 pounds from Mr. Smith.” on the first page, and on the second page, she wrote, “Tuesday, I have spent it all.” Mrs. Smith always spent all the money .
| A．the next day | B．in four days | C．in a week | D．on next Wednesday |
Mr. Smith gave his wife an exercise book and a pencil and asked her
| A．to do homework | B．to have a look |
| C．to write down how she spent the money | D．to draw a picture on it |
Mrs. Smith was to do what Mr. Smith asked her to.
| A．happy | B．sad | C．sorry | D．excited |
Mr. Smith gave his wife money a week.
| A．once | B．twice | C．three times | D．four times |
The story tells us that Mrs. Smith was not very .
| A．glad | B．tall | C．careful | D．good |
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