What is the difference between a fear （害怕）and a phobia？You might have a fear of dogs if you have ever been bitten by one．However，if you avoid walking down streets where you think there might be a dog，you may have a phobia，which is a strong unnatural fear．If the fear has started to change a person's life，he or she probably has a phobia．Different surveys say that between 10and 80percent of us have at least one phobia．
You can probably guess what some of the most"popular"phobias are．Flying may be the safest way to travel，but many people are scared of doing it．Fear of heights is also very common．For example，Spider﹣Man actor Tobey Maquire can't stand high places．However，Tobey is not afraid of spiders that most people are afraid of．Rupert Grint，who plays in the Harry Potter movies，is in fear of spiders．"In one scene of the movie，we come into the large spider's hole，and there we meet a spider that is the size of an elephant and really scary because he has these hairs．I'm really scared of spiders．"he said．
．For example，cats are very cute for most of us，but not for such powerful people in history as Alexander the Great and Napolean Bonaparte．Actor Nicole Kidman says，"I'm not scared of snakes or spiders，but I'm scared of butterflies．Sometimes when I came home from school，the biggest butterfly you had ever seen would be just sitting on our front gate．I would climb over the fence，move slowly to the side of the house，or do anything to avoid having to go through the front gate．"Clowns （小丑）are not so funny for actor Johnny Depp，whose childhood memory of the"painted faces and fake smiles"still makes him scared．Some other weird （怪诞的）phobias，including chewing gum，old doors or windows and footsteps，also fear some famous persons，such as Orah Winfred，Billy Boband Sigmund Fred．
42．Rupert Grint who acted in Harry Potter is scared of ．
A．dogs
B．snakes
C．spiders
D．butterflies
43．Which of the following behaviors can be a phobia for these persons？
A．Cathy dislikes keeping a pet cat at home．
B．Victor can not sleep well before the exams．
C．Linda feels very tired climbing the mountains．
D．Doris shouts crazily whenever hearing footsteps at night．
44．Which of the following is the best for" "in Paragraph 3？
A．Some people have phobias that are more unusual
B．No research has been reported what causes the phobias
C．Doctors say that most phobias can be treated successfully
D．Common things are much easier to cause phobias
45．We can infer （推断）from the passage that ．
A．people are born with phobias
B．phobias are common in our daily life
C．famous people are easier to get phobias
D．phobias do not influence people's life at all．
Jim and Lucy are brother and sister. Jim is 18 and Lucy is 16. They are students. Winter vacation is coming and they want to find something *to do during the winter vacation. Now they’re reading the newspaper want ads at home.
Ad11: Ad2: Ad3:
 Tutor* wanted: Are you good at English? Do you like kids? Can you work on weekends? If your answer is “Yes”, then we have a job for you as a tutor. Please call Frank at 865-78312. |
 Chess club: Do you like to play chess? Do you want to play chess well? Mr Green can teach you. You can come here every Friday afternoon. Tel: 883-99950. Room 102 in School’s PE Building.* |
 Help wanted: Do you want to work at a restaurant? Do you like to work late? Do you like to meet people? Are you 18-23 years old? Are you free* during the winter vacation? Then come and work for us as a waiter. Call Jodie’s Restaurant at 886-55777. |
In Ad1, they need ________.
| A．a waiter | B．a reporter | C．a nurse | D．a tutor |
What can Mr Green teach people?
| A．To swim | B．To dance | C．To play chess | D．To speak English |
Jim joins the chess club. When does he go to the club?
| A．Every day. | B．Every Friday afternoon. |
| C．Every Sunday afternoon. | D．On weekends. |
Jim wants to be a waiter. Which telephone number can he call?
| A．865-78312 | B．883-99950 | C．886-55777 | D．891-34576 |
Lucy has no classes during the winter vacation. Why can’t she have the job as a waiter?
| A．Because she is 16 years old. | B．Because she is busy during the winter vacation. |
| C．Because she is a girl. | D．Because her parents don’t agree. |
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Linda loves her dog Davy. They went to New York City last Saturday. While Linda was buying a newspaper at the train station, the dog got out of his box and ran away. The station was crowded and Linda couldn’t see Davy anywhere. When Linda shouted his name, some people looked at her but Davy didn’t come. Then she called the police. While she was talking on the telephone, Davy met another dog outside the station. While the police were coming, Linda walked around the station and called Davy’s name. She didn’t think about looking outside the station. Finally, a little boy said to her, “Did you look outside? I saw a big black dog when I came in.” When Linda finally saw Davy, he was jumping and running with another dog. There was a police officer next to them. The police officer said to Linda, “I think my dog found your dog.”What did Linda do when her dog ran away?
Why couldn’t Linda see Davy？
Where was Davy while Linda was looking for him？
What happened while Linda was on the telephone？
What was Davy doing when Linda finally saw him？
Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned（禁止）students from carrying mobile phones during school hours.
Mobile phone use among (在….之间)children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts， and more students will want them.
Mary Bluett，an official，said mobile phone use is a distraction（分心） to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.
She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children.
Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school， but if there was a good reason， they could leave their phones at school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school：they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.
Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones， but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones______。
A. because they are students
B. when they are free
C. when they are at schoolWe know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from_______。
A. the makers and sellers
B. the passers-by（路人） and strangers
C. their parents and friends What does the underlined word cheat mean in the passage？
A．聊天 B．作弊 C．查询Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t_______ during school hours.
A. use their mobile phones
B. leave their mobile phones at school office
C. get in touch with their childrenThe passage tells us that _______。
A. students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons
B. it is impossible to ban students from using mobile phone at school
C. some parents felt unhappy because they couldn‘t use their phones at school
The Arts Cinema is open 7 days a week, showing lots of American and foreign films. Next week，it will show an Australian film called “Midnight Meeting”. It is set in Sydney in the 1960s. You can see that film from Monday to Thursday. It will be on twice a day at 6:30 and 9:10 in the evenings. The film lasts two hours and fifteen minutes. Tickets are $ 4, but there is a special student ticket at $2.60 for all the films. Please bring your student card if you want the cheaper ticket.
The nearest car park to the cinema is in Hamlet Street. It’s just five minutes’ walk from the cinema. If you need further information, phone 8813962 during office hours-9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.From the passage we know that “Midnight Meeting” is a(n) film.
A. Chinese B. Japanese C. AustralianWhen can people see that film? .
A. From Monday to Thursday
B. From Monday to Friday
C. Six days a weekThe film lasts .
A. from 6:30 p.m. to 9:10 p.m.
B. from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
C . 2 hours and 15 minutesWhat’s the price of a student ticket? .
A.$ 2 B.$ 2.60 C.$ 4According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. “Midnight Meeting” is about Sydney in 1960.
B. Students can get a ticket with half of the price.
C. For more information, please phone 8813962.
Life in the future will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes (改变)will happen. But what will the changes be?
The population (人口) is growing fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least (至少) one in every room. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then. People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they will eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier. Work in the future will be different, too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.In the future there will be _______.
A. much more fruit B. more people C. less vegetablesEvery family will have at least a _____________ in the future.
A. robot B. cow C. computerIn the future people don’t have to __________________
A. work long hours B. work fast C. walk on footPeople may not eat _________ as much as they do today.
A. fruit B. fish C. meatOne big problem in the future is that ___________.
A. many people will not be able to find work
B. people have to work fast
C. all the work will be done by robots
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