Being able to multitask—doing several things at the same time—is considered (考虑，认为) a welcome skill by most people. But if we consider the situation of the young people aged from eight to eighteen, we should think again.
What we often see nowadays is that young people juggle a larger number of electronic devices (电子产品) as they study. While working, they also surf on the Internet, send out emails, answer the telephone and listen to music on their iPods. In a sense, they are spending a large amount of time in fruitless efforts (努力) as they multitask.
Multitasking is even changing the relationship between family members. As young people give so much attention to their own worlds, they seem to have no time to spend with the other people around them. They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house, nor can they eat at the family table.
Multitasking also has an effect (影响) on young people’s performance at university and in the workplace. When asked about their opinions of the effects of modern gadgets (器具) on their performance of tasks, many young people gave a positive (肯定的) response (回应). However, the response from the worlds of education and business was not quite as positive. Educators feel that multitasking by children has a serious effect on later development of study skills. They believe that many college students now need help to improve their study skills. Similarly, employers (雇主) feel that young people entering the job market need to be taught all over again, as modern gadgets have made it unnecessary (没必要) for them to learn special skills to do their work. What does the underlined word “juggle” most probably mean?
| A．Want to buy. | B．Use at the same time. |
| C．Take the place of. | D．Search information from. |
In Paragraph 3, the author points out that__________.
| A．family members do not greet each other |
| B．family members do not eat at the family table |
| C．young people get on well with their families |
| D．young people hardly communicate with their family members |
What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?
| A．Young people must learn skills for future jobs. |
| B．Young people benefit (获益) a lot from modern gadgets. |
| C．Multitasking is an important skill to young people. |
| D．Multitasking influences young people’s development seriously. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Young people think multitasking is good for their study and work. |
| B．Employers consider it unnecessary for young people to be taught all over again. |
| C．Educators feel that young people don’t need to improve their study skills. |
| D．People from the world of education believe multitasking has a good effect on children’s later study skills. |
The author develops (阐述) the passage mainly by__________.
| A．providing special examples |
| B．following the natural time order |
| C．giving out a cause and analyzing (分析) its effects |
| D．comparing opinions from different worlds |
It is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs. In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don’t. It seems that the purpose of education is to make people get jobs. But this isn’t accepted by all people.
Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life to get education only for a way of living. This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education. In fact, if education is just a way of making a living, people don’t need to spend so much time in school. People can get education for a living in a short time. Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone. Even language and maths need not be taught in detail, either. Here it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.
Education is well-rounded and it is mainly for improving a man. It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities. After that, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human. Educationis to make a man lead a better life. Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and take an interest in the world.
I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education, but certainly not the most important or the main reason.People with little education usually .
| A．spend a long time in school |
| B．have a good chance to get a job |
| C．spend the best years to choose jobs |
| D．have fewer chances to get a good job |
The earliest education was probably to .
| A．make a man lead a better life |
| B．teach a man to write and read |
| C．make people get a way of living |
| D．teach people to read good books |
The underlined word “well-rounded” in the passage means “ “in Chinese.
| A．圆满的 | B．崭新的 | C．公平的 | D．全面的 |
It is expected that educated people will be able to .
| A．accept education as a way of living |
| B．take an interest in the whole world |
| C．develop their abilities to make plays |
| D．learn subjects like language and maths |
The passage mainly tells us that .
| A．education should make a man improve |
| B．people can get education in a short time |
| C．people should be able to get good paying jobs |
| D．all subjects are so important for a way of living |
British people are famous for drinking tea. But brother and sister, Sarah and Bobby Green, became young millionaires when they opened a chain of American-style coffee shops in the UK.
Having the idea: It started when Sarah took a weekend trip to New York to visit her brother Bobby. One evening, in a Thai restaurant, Sarah told Bobby how much she wished she could buy American-style coffee in London. Bobby suggested they started their own coffee shop. Sarah fell in love with the idea.
Doing the Research: Back in London, she spent a whole day on the London subway, getting off the train at different stations to taste the coffee. “It was terrible, and I knew there was a gap (空缺) in the market.” In 1995, they opened their first Coffee Republic shop in central London.
Making it work: The first year was very difficult. British people were not used to the names of American coffees, like latte and macchiato. But being successful was their dream and they were not going to give up. Today, there are over 100 Coffee Republic shops all over the country and the company has ￡30 million a year.
Advice for others: Sarah has now written a best-selling book about their experience, called Anyone Can Do It ! She hopes it will help other young people to start their own businesses. She says, “If you think you have the energy, then get out and follow your dream.” What kind of company do they run?
| A．A fast-food restaurant. | B．A tea shop. |
| C．A coffee shop. | D．A big hotel. |
Where is their first Coffee Republic shop?
| A．All over the UK. | B．All over the US. |
| C．In central London. | D．In New York. |
Which of the following information is mentioned(提到) in the passage?
| A．Sarah was not interested in Bobby’s idea. |
| B．British people never drank coffee before 1995. |
| C．Sarah’s best-selling book is about how to make coffee. |
| D．Sarah found a business chance while doing the research. |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．All the young people must start their own businesses. |
| B．Sarah’s weekend trip. |
| C．The American-style coffee. |
| D．The success of a family business. |
Where may this passage come from?
| A．In a novel. | B．In a newspaper. |
| C．In a sports magazine. | D．In a scientific report. |
Famous Museums
| Name |
The Palace Museum |
British Museum |
New York Museum |
| Country |
China |
The UK |
The USA |
| Address |
Chang’an Street |
New Oxford Street, London |
Chestnut Street, New York |
| Feature |
The largest ancient palace buildings with many kinds of collections in China |
One of the largest museums with collections of any time and any area in the world |
America’s largest museum on American history |
| Ticket |
￥60 ( Spring＆ Summer)￥40 (Autumn ＆Winter) |
Free |
Monday free |
As one of the largest museums in the world, British museum is in _______ .
| A．Beijing | B．London |
| C．New York | D．The USA |
New York Museum is America’s largest museum on American__________.
| A．area | B．history |
| C．collections | D．buildings |
The Palace Museum which is in the center of Beijing, is also called “Forbidden City(紫禁城)” in China. It lies in __________.
| A．Chang’an Street | B．New Oxford Street |
| C．The UK | D．Chestnut Street |
According to the form, if you want to see ancient Chinese collections, you can visit ____ at most.
| A．one museum | B．two museums |
| C．three museums | D．four museums |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the information above?
| A．Each ticket for the Palace Museum costs the same in the whole year. |
| B．You don’t have to pay for tickets if you visit New York Museum on Monday. |
| C．British Museum lies in Chestnut street, London. |
| D．New York Museum is the largest in the world. |
My grandfather is eighty years old. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.
Families aren't what they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If the husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now parents are both busy working. No one has time to look after children at home.
And the cars! No one walks any more. More and more people drive. We used to walk five miles to school on school days, even in winter. But now we don't. And in school, children don't have to think any more. In math class, for example, we used to add, subtract(减), multiply and divide by using our heads. But now kids don't use their heads any more. Instead, they use calculators.
Most families have computers now. In the past we didn't have computers. We didn't even have lights. My mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now we don't often eat home cooked food.
And people talk less to each other than before. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think.
Life used to be simple, but it isn't any more.My grandfather thinks that life _____ it used to be.
| A．is better than | B．is worse than |
| C．is as bad as | D．is as good as |
What does the word “calculators” mean is Chinese?
| A．显微镜 | B．计算器 | C．烧杯 | D．三角板 |
What did the grandfather used to do?
| A．He used to use calculators in math class |
| B．He used to drive to school in winter |
| C．He used to go to school by bike |
| D．He used to walk five miles to school |
What changes have happened to some families?
① There are lights at home.
② People often eat homecooked food now.
③ Lots of families have computers.
④ More and more people drive instead of walking.
| A．①②④ | B．②③④ | C．①②③ | D．①③④ |
Which of the following is TURE?
| A．Life is very simple now. |
| B．People have much time to talk and to eat now. |
| C．Mothers always stay at home and look after their children now. |
| D．Some families have become singleparent families now. |
Are you good with children?
We need two people to volunteer their time at Sunnview Children’s Hospital. You need to be friendly and outgoing –the children are ill and you need to make them happy. Your job is to set up a play group with fun games for the children.
If you can spare an hour three times a week, come and join us! Please call Mrs. Chen at 555 9879.
Are you interested in repairing things?
We have set up a group, home love, to help older people who need to fix up their homes. If you have repair skills, join us for eight hours a month. Call Home Love at 555 4663.
Do you love cleaning beaches?
We need people who are strong and can help clean up Blue Water Beach. We don’t want to put off(推迟)this job till summer. We need your help to collect and carry rubbish.
If you are free for six hours this Saturday, call Volunteer Club at 777 8889 or 777 6886. If you volunteer at Sunview Children’s Hospital, you need to spend_____ a week helping
the children.
| A．seven hours | B．five hours |
| C．three hours | D．an hour |
If you like repairing things, you can call ________.
| A．5559879 | B．5554663 |
| C．7778889 | D．7776886 |
Those who ______ can join Home Love.
| A．are friendly and outgoing |
| B．have repair skills |
| C．are old but strong |
| D．have homes to be fixed up |
How long will it take a volunteer to work on the beach?
| A．A summer. | B．A month. |
| C．8 hours. | D．6 hours. |
The three advertisements are all about________.
| A．help needed | B．job wanted |
| C．selling things | D．providing service |