Having Fun “Growing” and “Stealing”？
Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students．People can “farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow’’, “sell” or even “steal” “vegetables”, “flowers” and “fruits” on the Net. They can earn some e-money and buy more “seeds”, “pets” and even “houses”.
Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions．
Harold：I don’t quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game, Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.
Allan：I enjoy putting some “bugs” in my friends’ gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game．Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it．
Laura：You know, people in the city are longing for(渴望) the life in the countryside．It reduces my work pressure(压力)；besides, it gives me the exciting experience of being a “thief”．
Ivy： Well. it’s just a waste of time．Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can not focus on (专注于)their study.According to the passage, people can’t _______things in this game.
| A．grow | B．borrow | C．steal | D．sell |
Among the people Joyce interviewed,____ likes the game while____ dislikes the game.
| A．Laura; Allan | B．Allan; Harold | C．Harold; Ivy | D．Ivy; Allan |
From Laura’s words, we can guess that she’s most probably_________
| A．a student | B．an office worker | C．a farmer | D．a thief |
Which is NOT the reason why people like the game?
| A．They are longing for country life． |
| B．They can have fun with friends． |
| C．The game can relax people and give them a new experience． |
| D．They are confident enough to face the real world. |
Where can you find this passage?
| A．In a car magazine． | B．In an advertisement． |
| C．In a newspaper | D．In a science book |
A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were too hard for her , she did not know how to make it and she wanted to give it up.
Her father , a cook , took her to the kitchen . He filled three pots（锅） with water and put each on a high fire . In the first pot he put carrots , in the second eggs , and in the last coffee ; then he let them boil . He just waited , without saying a word.
The daughter wondered what he was doing . Twenty minutes later , he took the carrots out and put them in a bowl , the eggs on a plate , and the coffee in a glass . Turning to her daughter , he asked , “My dear , what do you see ?”
“Carrots , eggs , and coffee .”she replied.
He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots , break the eggs and taste the coffee after boiling . “What does it mean , father ?”she asked .
He explained that each of them had faced the same adversity（逆境） , boiling water , but each had a different result . The carrots went soft , the egg became hard , and the coffee changed the water .
“Which are you ? ”he asked his daughter .
When adversity knocks on your door , which one will you choose to be ? A carrot , an egg or coffee ? It all depends on you !
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)
| A．She was hungry. | B．She was ill. |
| C． She was thirty. | D．She was in trouble. |
| A．teacher | B．doctor |
| C．cook | D．scientist |
| A．Coffee | B．Eggs |
| C．Carrots | D．Pots |
| A．Warm hearted | B．Wise |
| C．Weak | D．Cold hearted |
| A．her father faced the difficulties |
| B．her father did an experiment |
| C．her father taught her how to cook |
| D．her father taught her how to deal with the difficulties |
At Christmas,1871, Edison, the famous American scientist, got married to Marry. Lots of their friends came to their wedding ceremony (婚礼). At about two in the afternoon , Edison suddenly thought out a good way to solve the problem on automatic telegraph(自动电报) after the wedding . So he said to the bride (新娘)，“I will have to go to the factory because I have something important to do. Then I’ll come back to have dinner with you.”The bride had no way but to agree.
On the night of the festival, other families were full of joy while the bride alone stayed in the house, just looking out of the window . How lonely she was!
Now a worker went into the lab( 实验室), and said as soon as he saw Edison, “My goodness! I have never seen a bridegroom (新郎) like you. I didn’t know you were here . It’s already twelve now ! ” Edison was great surprised , “Twelve ? Too bad ! I said I would have supper with Mary .” he said as he ran downstairs.
That’s how hard Edison worked . He gave all his life to the inventions of lights , films ,telephones and over two thousand other things . A new invention came into being（问世） every fifteen days.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)
| A．asked lots of his friends to come to his birthday party |
| B．became a famous scientist |
| C．got married to Marry |
| D．stayed at home with his bride most of the time |
| A．he forgot his wedding ceremony |
| B．he had something to do with the bride |
| C．he thought out a way to solve problem on the telegraph |
| D．he could make out a new automatic telegraph |
| A．he forgot his bride |
| B．he forgot his supper |
| C．he forgot his festival |
| D．all of three above |
| A．two hours | B．eight hours |
| C．ten hours | D．twelve hours |
| A．fifteen thousand | B．one thousand |
| C．two thousand | D．over two thousand |
People live around the world. They like to have celebrations. In China, people celebrate New Year. New Year is in January or February. They wear red clothes because red is the color that will bring joy. Chinese children get money in red envelopes for the new year. In Gambia (冈比亚)，people celebrate Independence Day (独立日). It is in February .They wear bright clothes and play music at the celebrations . In American, people celebrate Thanksgiving Day . It’s on the fourth Thursday in November. They have a very big dinner with their families or friends. They eat turkey and a lot of other delicious foods. They have a long talk after the dinner.
根据短文内容判断正误，正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”。(每小题1分，满分5分)
Taking care of small children is one of the ways to make money. It is also called babysitting. Most parents do not have relatives living with them. They need someone to watch the children if they want to go out. A babysitter may play games, draw pictures, or read stories to the children, and then put them to bed at the proper time.
Mowing（割）lawns（草坪）for the neighbors is another common job. When people do not have time to mow their lawns in the garden, they are glad to pay somebody to do this.
Boys and girls can also help deliver newspapers in the neighborhood. They can walk or ride bicycles to deliver newspapers from house to house. They must do this every day if they want to make money in this way.
Some old people who live by themselves need help. Let them know if you like to help with the clean-up work, or go out to mail letters or buy things for them. They will perhaps pay you something each time or every week.
There are many ways to make money. American children often look around to see what work they can do to earn their pocket money.What does the word “babysitting” mean?
| A．Taking care of small children. |
| B．A baby sitting at home. |
| C．A baby making money. |
| D．A sitting baby. |
Most American children make money by doing the following EXCEPT（除了） _____________.
| A．delivering newspapers |
| B．doing what they dislike |
| C．doing the clean-up work |
| D．helping old people with some chores |
A young American is more likely(可能的) to find a job if________________.
| A．he has no pocket money. |
| B．he likes studying . |
| C．his neighbor is a doctor. |
| D．his neighbor is old and lives alone(独自). |
The main idea of this passage is that.
| A．children are good babysitters. |
| B．children can deliver newspapers. |
| C．old people living alone need help. |
| D．American children work to make pocket money |
An artist went to a beautiful part of a country for a holiday. He stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with his brushes and painted from morning to evening. When it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.
At the end of the holiday, he wanted to pay the farmer. But the farmer said, “ No, I don’t want any money, but give me one of your pictures. What is money? In a week it will all be finished, but your painting will still be here.”
The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his paintings.
The farmer smiled and answered, “ It is not that, I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes here next month, I will show him your picture. And then he will not want to be an artist any more, I think.”The artist went to the countryside to ____________________.
| A．visit his old friend | B．spend his holiday |
| C．visit the farmer | D．thank the farmer |
Every day, the artist _________________.
| A．went out to help the farmer to do some farming |
| B．went out to visit his friends |
| C．painted pictures |
| D．enjoyed the beautiful scenery( 风景) |
The artist wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer ___________________.
| A．wanted much more money |
| B．want nothing |
| C．didn’t need any money at all |
| D．wanted one of his pictures instead of(代替) money |
After hearing the farmer’s words, perhaps the artist would be __________.
| A．very relaxed | B．very happy |
| C．very thankful | D．very disappointed |