任务型阅读(本题有5小题;每小题1分,共5分)
中学生上网一直是备受关注的热点话题。某班就这一话题组织了一次主题班会。以下是几位同学的观点,请仔细阅读下面内容,完成信息记录卡。
Li Hua:Surfing the Internet is very exciting. We can do lots of things,such as playing games,listening
to music,chatting with our friends and so on. I really enjoy it.
Wang Gang:I like surfing the Internet,too. Because I can learn a lot from it. I can get the latest news
all over the world. I also can find the information I need so that I can spend less time on my
homework
Zhang Jie:It’s hard to say. I agree that the Internet is helpful to our study. But it’s not right to spend too
much time on the games. And some information on the Internet is bad for our mind. What’s
more,surfing too much does harm to our eyes. In a word,we should use the Internet in a
right way.
Names |
Opinions |
Li Hua |
◇play games ◇listen to music ◇chat with |
Wang Gang |
◇get the latest news ◇get useful ◇do homework |
Zhang Jie |
◇be helpful to our study ◇don’t spend too much time on the games. ◇be bad for our mind and ◇use the Internet |
On a Friday night, a poor young violinist was playing his violin at the entrance(入口)of the subway station. The music was so great that people put some money into his hat.
The next day, the violinist came to the entrance again. He put down his hat as usual. Beside the hat was a piece of paper with some words on it: "A George Sang has put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Welcome to claim(认领)it.”After a while a man named George Sang ran here quickly and got back his important thing.
The important thing was a lottery ticket(彩票).Sang bought it and won a prize of $500,000. But when he gave$50 to the violinist for his wonderful music, he threw the lottery ticket, too. The violinist was a college student. That morning, he was going to Vienna for his education. However, when he found the ticket, he cancelled the flight and returned to the entrance.
He said, "Although I don't have much money, I live happily. If I lose honesty(诚实), I won't be happy forever."The young man played the violin for_______ at the entrance the next day.
A.honesty | B.money | C.food | D.happiness |
George Sang put_______ into the violinist's hat on a Friday night.
A.money | B.a lottery ticket |
C.money and his lottery ticket | D.nothing |
The underlined word "cancelled" means "_______"
A.取消 | B.延误 | C.预定 | D.结束 |
My favourite restaurant is called 'Annablella's cafe'. It is a small restaurant serving(供应) Western food. It is in a city called Bristol. It is difficult to find because it is behind a very tall building. Only local people eat at this restaurant, and visitors can never find it! I think the food at the restaurant is the best in the whole country.
I like to go to this restaurant every two weeks. The waiters know me very well now. They are my friends. They know what my favourite drink is, so when I arrive, there is always a bottle of coke on the table. The menu changes every week so there is always something different to eat. My favourite meat is chicken, so I always order something with chicken in it. For dessert(甜食), I usually have apple pie with custard or chocolate cake. Delicious!
Sometimes I go to this restaurant for breakfast. I have a typical(典型的) English breakfast: eggs, bacon, sausages, tomatoes and bread. The breakfast is delicious, but I like to eat at this restaurant at dinnertime better.There are no visitors at this restaurant because_______.
A.they don’t like the food here |
B.the restaurant is difficult to find |
C.the restaurant is too small |
D.Western food is not popular |
How many times a month does the writer go to the restaurant?
A.Once. | B.Twice. |
C.Three times. | D.Eight times. |
What’s the writer’s favourite drink?
A.Orange juice. | B.Apple juice. |
C.Coke. | D.Coffee. |
What can we know from the passage?
A.A typical English breakfast is eggs, bread, bacon and milk. |
B.The writer would like to have breakfast at the restaurant better. |
C.Chicken and banana pie are the writer’s favourite food. |
D.The menu often changes and there is always something different. |
Would you like to go to Beijing, our capital? It has a long way from Guangzhou.
It’s 2,313 kilometers from Beijing to Guangzhou. The city of Kunming is 2,216 kilometers away from Guangzhou. It’s always warm there. But it’s very hot in summer in Wuhan. It’s l,084 kilometers from Guangzhou to Wuhan. Changsha is near Guangzhou. It’s 726 kilometers from Changsha to Guangzhou. Do you know which city is the biggest in China? It’s Shanghai. It’s 1,811 kilometers from Guangzhou to Shanghai.
If you travel by air, you’ll find it very interesting and fast enough to fly from Guangzhou to Beijing. It only takes you about four hours and you’ll get there easily, safely and unhurriedly(从容不迫地). But traveling by train is quite different. You have to stay on the train for more than thirty hours to arrive in Beijing. More and more people like to travel by air. You can see why, can’t you?If you go to Beijing, our capital, you’ll know _______.
A.it’s not far away from all the other cities in China |
B.you have to travel long by train from Guangzhou to Beijing |
C.it’s not far away from us all |
D.it’s not far away from Guangzhou |
Which is right?
A.Kunming is 2,216 kilometers away from Beijing. |
B.Guangzhou is the biggest city in China. |
C.Beijing is the biggest city in the world. |
D.It’s 726 kilometers from Guangzhou to Changsha. |
Why do more and more people like to travel by air?
A.Because Beijing is our capital. |
B.Because it’s always warm in Kunming. |
C.Because it takes less time. |
D.Because Shanghai is the biggest city in China. |
A “Gap Year” is a period of time when a student takes a break before going to university. It is often spent travelling or working. It can give young people useful learning experiences and new skills.
Gap years are popular with European and Australian students, but remain less popular in America. However, in recent years, more and more American students are preparing for college by taking a gap year. The advantages of taking a gap year are as follows:
Learn about the World and Yourself
Although you don’t have to go abroad to experience gap years, most gap year students catch the chance to travel abroad. You are able to work out who you are and what you are for. The experiences of different cultures offer you interesting lessons. You can learn more about the world and get to know yourself better.
Face Challenges and Have Fun
A gap year is not only a time to take a vacation, but also a time to face challenges. Gap year students usually work, volunteer or take service projects. You have to learn how to get along in the real world. This process isn’t always easy, but it is an important part of growing up. Only in this way can you enjoy life and have fun.
Save Money and Improve Your College Admission Chances
There’s a common thought that gap years are only for rich students, but it’ s not true. Actually, taking a gap year can save your money. Gap year students often take a part-time job. Besides, at the end of a gap year, students are much more likely to know what to study in college. Clear learning goals ran keep the students working hard instead of wasting time and money playing.
Imagine an admission officer trying to admit (录取) only one between two students. Both of them are excellent and have high grades. However, one student has much practical experience or has volunteered in his vacation. Who do you think the admission officer will choose?What does a “Gap Year” mean in the passage ?
_____________________________________________________________________ In which country are gap years more popular according to the passage , America or Australia?
_____________________________________________________________________How many advantages of taking a gap year are mentioned in the passage ?
____________________________________________________________________Besides having fun , what do gap year students have to face ?
_____________________________________________________________________What does the last sentences probably imply (暗含) ?
_______________________________________________________________
When I was young,I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was cooking and I was playing with my younger brother Tony. Suddenly I ran to my mother and said: “Tony fell from the open window!” She was very worried and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said: “Don’t worry, I’m just joking.” My mother shouted at me, “If you do it again, I’ll hit you.”
Another day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them. In the beginning I swam fast and I called out “Help!”. All my friends came to help me. However, they found that I was joking. But half an hour later I wasn’t joking. I was so fast, soon I got tired and couldn’t swim on in water. I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to help me.
In the end they found I was telling the truth. They came and saved my life. They took me to the hospital. This is the best lesson in my life. From then on I haven’t joked on anyone.What happened when the writer was playing with his younger brother?
A.He got tired. |
B.He played a joke on his mother. |
C.Tony fell from the open window. |
D.His mother hit him. |
When the writer called his friends for help for the second time, they________.
A.took him to the hospital at once |
B.came and saved him immediately |
C.thought at first he was joking again |
D.did nothing because the writer had lied to them |
The story tells us that _____________.
A.swimming is dangerous |
B.the writer is a naughty boy |
C.one can play jokes only on people he knows |
D.if someone always tells lies, others won’t trust him |