In the United States, parents usually encourage their children to develop their potential (潜能). They pay attention to what their kids can do, not what they can’t. As a result, US boys and girls hope to be actors, athletes and doctors; many even want to become presidents when they grow up.
US parents often encourage their children to take part in all kinds of activities at school. They believe that joining in these activities can make their children mature(成熟). Schoolwork is important, but they think that social skills are important as well.
But things in China are different. Chinese parents often tell their children to study hard and pass exams. They think that, for a student, staying away from schoolbooks means wasting time. This puts a lot of pressure on Chinese students, so leaders in China’s education department have called for less homework at the lower grades. Only healthy kids can become healthy adults.American parents think that .
| A．Schoolwork is as important as social skills |
B．Schoolwork is more important than social skills |
C．Schoolwork is less important than social skills |
D．Passing exams is the most important for their children |
Why do many American children have their dream jobs?
| A．Because they start school earlier than Chinese children. |
B．Because they study hard. |
C．Because their parents encourage them to do less homework. |
D．Because their parents usually pay attention to what they can do，not what they can’t. |
Chinese parents think that .
| A．taking part in all kinds of activities at school can make their children mature |
B．staying away from schoolbooks means wasting time |
C．their children should do what they want to do |
D．social skills is necessary for the students at lower grades |
According to this passage the writer thinks .
| A．China’s education is better than America’s |
B．America’s education is better than China’s |
C．Chinese students at the lower grades should have more homework |
D．Chinese students have less pressure than America’s |
| Full name: Richdo Lzecson dos Santo lists Nickname: Kaka Date of Birth: April 22, 1982 National: Brazilian Weight: 73kg Height: 183cm Current club: AC Milan |
| Stay calm. Protect your head Stay under a desk or in a corner Stand away from building,s, trees, electrical lines |
| Yes, I’ve read a lot. Yes, I’ve read 1 or 2 books in English. No, but I’d like to. No, I don’t want to |
| Please come to our housewarming and celebrate in our new house 8:00 p.m.on May 30. Benny and Paula 44 Wright Avenue Southside Park Tel:555-2981 Email: bennyandpaula@email.net |
| DAY TOUR LEAVE RETURN PRICE★DISCOUNT Tues. Border Quest 09:15 17:30￡25.00￡23.00 Thurs. Saints and Sinners 09:00 18:00￡26.00￡24.00 Sat. Loch Ness and Legends 08:00 20:00￡31.00￡29.00 ★For students, over 60s and under 12s |
We can learn _____from the information on the right
| A．Kaka is from England |
| B．Kaka is 31 years old |
| C．Kaka is a football player |
| D．Kaka isn't tall |
It is very good advice for you to protect yourself _______.
| A．when a traffic accident happens. |
| B．when you go out for a picnic |
| C．when you go out for a picnic. |
| D．when a big fire breaks out |
The survey on the right is about _______.
| A．watching videos |
| B．watching TV |
| C．reading a newspaper |
| D．reading books |
Please read the notice and find out which of the following is WRONG?
| A．They will celebrate New Year. |
| B．They have just moved to a new house. |
| C．Their new house is on 44 Wright Avenue. |
| D．They will celebrate at eight in the afternoon. |
Please read the tour information and find out which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Only the students under 12 can have the discount（折扣） |
| B．You can visit Saints and Sinners on Thursday nad Sunday. |
| C．If you have only￡ 25, you can visit Loch Ness and Legends. |
| D．If you travel on Tuesday, you can go back at half past five. |
It’s important to teach children to create strong passwords（密码），and to remind them that passwords mustn’t be shared with anyone, not even best friends.
A strong password is a word that is as difficult as possible to guess because it looks like a set of random characters （随机的字符）.
It’s wise to use the whole keyboard to mix a password with letters, numbers and symbols.A password of 14 characters or more may be much safer.
The following tips will tell you how to create a strong and safe password:
Tip 1: Think of a sentence that is easy to remember, but difficult to guess.For example: “ My son Peter is five years old and my daughter Tina is one year old.” The whole sentence is so long that it can’t be a password, so what you can do is to use the first letter of each word to make a new password that seems to be meaningless.That is “mspifyoamdtioyo”.
Tip 2: Make the password more difficult to guess by mixing big and small letters.One way to do this is to use big and small letters one after another.In this way this new password will be “MsPiFyOaMdTiOyO”.
Tip 3: Still using the sentence above, you can also add numers that are meaningful to you.As a result, the new password will be “Mspi5yOaMdTi1yO”.
Tip 4: Add punctuation（标点符号）and symbols to make the password much stronger.You may use symbols, numbers and punctuation to replace some letters which look similar.For example: “MsPi3y0@MdTi!y0”.(o="0," a="@," 1=!)
任务型阅读。根据材料内容，按要求完成下列各题。（每小题2分，共10分）A strong password is ______ difficult ______ guess because all the characters are at random.（改写短文中划线句子）
Your sentence: ______________________________________________________________________
（写出一句你比较好记的句子，至少有14词，不得抄写短文中原句）Your password：____________________________________________________________________
（按照Tip 1的说明，用你上面所写的句子创建一个密码）Your new password:_________________________________________________________________
（按照Tip 2的说明，改编上面你已创建的密码）"mysjwboafi1990 ___________________________________________________________________
（根据短文中所给的四个建议，将题中所给密码改写成更安全的密码）。
If you are not happy with China’s high Internet fees and slow speed, you are not alone.So is Premier Li Keqiang.On April 14, he said in a meeting that the government should speed up the Internet and lower the fees.
“The first question people ask at a new place is ‘Is there WI-FI’ because Internet service fees are so high,” said Premier Li.According to a recent survey by CCTV, the average cost of 1GB mobile Internet data per month in China is 100 Yuan, while it is only 60 Yuan in the US and 40 in Japan.
However, high prices don’t necessarily mean good service.The average Internet speed in China was 4.25Mbps（兆比特每秒）in late 2014.South Korea had the fastest average Internet speed-25.3 Mbps.People can download a 1 GB movie within 6 minutes in South Koreas, but in China it would take half an hour.
To improve Internet services, the key is to build more fiber(光纤) networks.Through them we can send text, pictures and videos globally in less than a second, which offer high speed Internet.Besides, the lack of market competition is another problems.Having more operators（运营商）besides China Unicom and China Telecom may lower the prices.
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。（每小题2分，共10分）Why do people always ask for WI-FI at a new place in China?
| A．Because they can’t use Internet without WI-FI. |
| B．Because they can communicate with their families. |
| C．Because they want to download movies. |
| D．Because Internet service fees are too high. |
In late 2014, ____ had the fastest average Internet speed.
| A．China | B．USA | C．Japan | D．South Korea |
What is the key to improve Internet services?
| A．To increase Internet service fees. |
| B．To build more fiber networks. |
| C．To learn from South Korea. |
| D．To make the government know the situation. |
The underlined sentence in the passage infers that ______.
| A．China’s high Internet fees are probably because there is no more market competition. |
| B．China has too many tele-communication companies. |
| C．China Unicom should lower the price. |
| D．China Telecom should lower the price. |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．China’s Internet Economy. |
| B．Shopping Online. |
| C．China Wants Cheaper, Quicker Internet. |
| D．China Unicom and China Telecom |
A recent survey showed that only 9 percent of teens in the United States smoke cigarettes.That’s down from 23 percent in 2000.While this is good news for the US's overall health, tobacco（烟草）use is still a problem.
Cigarettes can cause many diseases, such as cancer（癌症），lung cliscases and heart problems.Although they know about the health problems, teenagers still smoke.So the campaign of the US Anti-smoking Organization is working to end teenage smoking.Their latest activity uses social media(社交媒体) to remind teenagers of the dangers of smoking.And the activity also encourages teens to learn the facts and become the generation that ends smoking.
However, anti-smoking campaigns may have a new problem to worry about.According to a 2013 report, the use of electronic cigarettes is on the rise.American high school students who reported having used an electronic cigarette rose from 4.7 percent in 2011 to 10 percent in 2012.The increased use of e-cigarettes by teens is deeply troubling.It may become lifelong addictied（上瘾）.Besides, we still don’t yet understand the long-term effects（作用）of e-cigarettes.
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。（每小题2分，共10分）According to the survey, how many American teenagers smoked in 2000?
| A．9 percent | B．23 percent |
| C．4.7 percent | D．10 percent |
Which of the following disease may not be caused by cigarettes?
| A．skin disease | B．cancer |
| C．lung disease | D．heart disease |
What is the aim of the campaign of the US Anti-smoking Organization?
| A．To end the production of cigarettes. |
| B．To criticize those children who smoke. |
| C．To protect the rights of non-smokers. |
| D．To make an effort to end teenage smoking |
The underlined word “campaign” means _____.
| A．activity | B．newspaper |
| C．movie | D．officer |
What do we know about e-cigarettes?
| A．E-cigarettes are becoming popular among teenagers. |
| B．School students like e-cigarettes more than adults do. |
| C．People won’t let addicted to e-cigarettes. |
| D．E-cigarettes have bad effects on people’s health. |
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仔细阅读图片内容，从A．B．C．D．四个选项中找出一个正确的选项。（每小题2分，共10分）
If you have a headache, take ________ tablets of Aspirin.
| A．2 | B．4 | C．8 | D．24 |
If you are burned, you can use ______.
| A．BAYOR ASPIRIN | B．FIRST AID CREAM |
| C．ANTIHISTAMINE CREAM | D．SOME TABLETS |
You can apply first aid cream every ______ hours.
| A．3 | B．4 | C．3 to 4 | D．24 |
Antihistamine Cream is used for ______.
| A．insect bites | B．fast pain relief |
| C．burns | D．cuts |
Don’t apply Antihistamine Cream______.
| A．in a 24 hour period | B．in the eyes |
| C．near the eyes | D．on broken skin |