“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning and I surf the net．”
“I often check my e-mail forty times a day．”
“1 often spend more than three hours during one time on the net．’’
“I spend more time in chat rooms(聊天室)than with my‘real—life’friends．”
Do you know who like these? They are part of a new addiction(瘾)called Internet addiction. Internet addicts spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week．The use of the Internet can be an addiction like drug(毒品)use．People lose control(控制)of the time they spend on the Internet．
For example, one college student was missing for several days．His friends were worried．and they called the po1ice．The police found the student in the computer lab：he was surfing the net for several days straight．
Studies show that about 6％to 10％of Internet users become addicted．And people worry about the teens because the Internet is changing the playing field for some of them．They spend more time in cyber—space than in the real world of friends and family．
Is“surfing the net”a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have these symptoms(症状)
●You do not go to important family activities or you do not do school work because you like to spend hours on the Internet．
●You can’t wait for your next online time．
●You plan to spend a short time online，but then you spend several hours．
●You go out with your friends less and less．What does the beginning of the passage tell us______ .
| A．How to become an Internet addict? | B．What an Internet addict usually does? |
| C．Where to find an Internet addict? | D．Why to write this passage? |
How does the writer describe the addicts’ use of Internet?
| A．It is something like keeping drugs． | B．It is a way of producing drugs． |
| C．It is like taking drugs． | D．It is terrible to imagine． |
Why do people worry about the teens?
| A．The teens are wasting too much money． |
| B．They used to work on the Internet． |
| C．The playing field will disappear． |
| D．More and more teens will become addicted to the Internet． |
The example in the passage shows that
| A．Internet problems are more serious among college students |
| B．Internet addicts usually stay in the computer lab without sleep |
| C．Some of the Internet users have already been seriously addicted |
| D．The police often help to find those Internet addicts |
What is the writer trying to tell us in the passage?
A．Don’t be addicted to the Internet． B．Go to family activities more often．
C．Do things as you have planned． D .Stay with your parents as often as possible
Today is February 21st.It’s Kate’s birthday. She is twelve now. Lucy and Linda want to go to her home to have a birthday party. Kate asks,“When is your birthday,Lucy?”“Oh, it’s on March 16th.”“What about yours , Linda?”“My birthday is in September.” They sing some songs and eat lots of fruits, they’re all very happy.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正（T）、误（F）。 Today is Linda’s birthday.
Lucy’s birthday is on February 21st.
Lucy and Linda want to go to school and have the birthday party.
The three girls eat lots of fruits today.
They have a good time.
Hey! I’m Zhang Ming. Dave is my English name. I’m a middle school student. English is my favorite subject. My favorite sport is tennis. I usually play tennis for two hours every day. On Sunday I go to the tennis club. And I usually play tennis for four hours.
My favorite tennis player is Roger Federer. Do you know Roger Federer? He is one of the best tennis players. He is from Switzerland（瑞士）. He is 186cm tall. His birthday is August eighth. Federer likes playing tennis. He also likes playing golf（高尔夫）and soccer. And he likes music, too.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正（T）、误（F）。Zhang Ming is Dave’s good friend.
English isn’t Zhang Ming’s favorite subject.
Dave goes to the tennis club on Sunday.
Roger Federer comes from China.
Roger likes sports and music.
You have heard of Webster Toys. Webster has made good, safe, interesting toys for more than 100 years. Now we sell them, and children play with them, in countries from New Zealand to Norway, and from Japan to Brazil. We are looking for someone to sell our toys in the Far East. He will be between thirty and forty. He will already have some years of selling in world markets behind him. He will speak good English, and at least one other language of the Far East.
The person we are looking for will live in Singapore, and work in our office there, but he will travel for up to six months in any one year. He will know the Far East quite well already. He will know how to sell in old markets and where to find new ones. He will understand money and make more than ever before, for himself, and for Webster Toys.
Webster wants someone who can stand on his own feet. If you think you are the person we are looking for, write to Mr J. Sloman at our head office in London.The head office of the Webster company is in________.
| A．Australia | B．New Zealand | C．Germany | D．England |
Children play with Webster toys_______.
| A．in many countries of the world |
| B．in 8 counties around the world. |
| C．mostly in 4 countries of the world |
| D．only in some eastern countries |
“He will already have some years of selling in world markets behind him” means he has_______.
| A．sold things for the Webster for some years |
| B．already sold toys to some markets in the world |
| C．already sold things in different parts of the world |
| D．sold a large number of Webster toys to the world |
Which person could be the right one for the Webster?
| A．He is 35,speaks good English and a Far Eastern language, can travel for up to six months in a year and knows how to make more money. |
| B．He is 28,speaks good English and some other foreign languages, enjoys traveling and making more money for the Webster Toys. |
| C．He is 40, speaks good English and any other Far Eastern languages, knows Far East well and how to make more money for himself. |
| D．He has lived in Singapore for years, speaks Chinese well and a little English, knows how to open new markets. |
For more than four hundred years, people all over the world have been reading ,watching and listening to the plays and poetry of the British writer William Shakespeare.
Most people think of Shakespeare as a writer. But he was also a theater producer, a part owner of an acting company and an actor. For most of his career, he was a producer and main writer for an acting company called the King’s Men. Shakespeare is best known for the thirty—nine plays that he wrote, although only thirty—eight exist today. His plays are usually divided into three groups: comedies, histories and tragedies. Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet ,Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and so on.
Shakespeare was born in 1564 in England. At school he liked watching plays. He decided to be an actor when he finished school at the age of 14.He married Anne Hathaway at the age of 18.The couple had three children, two daughters and a son who died very young. In 1585,Shakespeare left his hometown. No one knows why he left or moved to London and joined a theater company which opened the Globe Theater in 1599.He made much money from it.He became an actor, and he also wrote plays. He usually acted in his own plays. He died in 1616. He left his money to his family. He left his genius to the world. Now you can still see his plays in English and in many other languages. He is one of the most famous writers in the world.What was Shakespeare?
| A．A writer | B．An actor |
| C．A theater producer | D．A,B and C |
Shakespeare made much money from_______.
| A．writing | B．acting |
| C．opening the Globe Theater | D．selling his books |
What’s the meaning of the underlined word “genius” in the passage?
| A．房子 | B．遗憾 | C．悔恨 | D．天赋 |
Which sentence is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Shakespeare died when he was 52 years old. |
| B．Shakespeare married in 1582,and he had two daughters and a son. |
| C．Shakespeare’s plays are usually divided into three groups: comedies, histories and science fictions. |
| D．No one knows why Shakespeare left his hometown at he age of 21. |
An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his flowers all the time, watering and fertilizing them.
One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then ,suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. He was very surprised about this and asked,“You can’t see these flowers. “Why are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said ,“I can tell you four reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s you.”
“Me? But you don’t know me.”said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s true that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody knows. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and pleased our hearts, which also made his life happier. It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t hear his wonderful music, but his music has encouraged millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it a kind of happiness?The young man was very surprised because _________.
| A．The old man was deaf. |
| B．The old man could see nothing. |
| C．The old man took care of flowers every day. |
| D．The flowers was very beautiful. |
Why was the old man busy taking care of the flowers every day?
| A．Because he liked doing it. |
| B．Because it can make him happy. |
| C．Because everyone enjoyed the happiness these flowers had brought. |
| D．All the above. |
Which of the following statements is TRUE about the old man?
| A．He was a musician. | B．He was the writer’s friend. |
| C．He used to be a gardener. | D．He was very happy. |
What is the best title of the passage?
| A．The beautiful flowers. | B．Beethoven’s life. |
| C．The blind and The deaf. | D．One kind of Happiness. |