Most American students have said goodbye to fancy(高级的) fruits these days. In school canteens across the country, cheaper fruits like apples and oranges have taken their places.
“People are afraid to spend now,” said Linda Morrow, who owns a shoe and handbag store. “They don’t know what the future will bring.”
During the financial crisis(金融危机), several of the country’s biggest banks have been forced to sell or close. This has made lots of Americans afraid to buy expensive goods.
Samira Marino, a restaurant owner in Miami, has found everyone is ordering water instead of juice and more people are sharing meals. In more than two dozen interviews with The Associated Press across the country last month, Americans talked about their concerns, from worries about small businesses to doubts about simply making ends meet.
The crisis began last year. Experts think it was because US banks lend money too easily. Last year a lot of people and companies, who borrowed money, have found themselves unable to pay it back. This left the banks, as well as the people who put their money in the banks, without money. Since the banks borrowed money between themselves and even across borders(国界), the whole world was in trouble.
This month the US government agreed on a $700 billion plan to try to save the financial market. But no one is sure whether it will help or not. President George W. Bush has warned it will take some time.
Last week top finance officials from 20 countries promised to work together to find a way out of the money trouble.Why are people in the US afraid to spend?
| A．Because they think it’s unnecessary. |
| B．Because they don’t have the habit of spending money. |
| C．Because they worry about their future. |
| D．Because they don’t have enough money. |
The fifth paragraph mainly _________.
| A．tells what it is like in a crisis |
| B．explains why there is a crisis |
| C．warns people of the danger of the crisis |
| D．asks people not to borrow money from banks |
People feel ______ about the US plan to save the market.
| A．satisfied | B．doubtful | C．hopeless | D．angry |
The best title for the story is ________.
| A．Ways to make ends meet |
| B．The money problem facing the world |
| C．Healthy fancy fruits |
| D．The art of borrowing |
Hello, everyone!
My name is Winnie. I’m a 15-year-old girl. I live in the beautiful city of Rizhao.
I’m an active(活泼), lovely and clever girl. In the school my favourite subject is Math. Maybe someone thinks it’s difficult to study well. But I like it. I believe(相信) that if you try your best, everything can be done well.
I also like sports very much, such as running, volleyball and so on.
I’m kind. If you need help, please come to me.
I hope we can be good friends!
OK. This is me, a sunny girl!Which subject is Winnie’s favourite?
| A．Chinese | B．Math | C．English | D．History |
Which one is NOT right?
| A．Winnie is at 15. |
| B．Winnie is an active, lovely and clever girl. |
| C．Winnie likes sports very much, such as running, volleyball and so on. |
| D．Winnie doesn’t like to help others. |
Why does Winnie like the difficult subject?
| A．Because she believes that if one tries his best, everything can be done well. |
| B．Because someone thinks it’s difficult to study well. |
| C．Because her favourite subject is Math. |
| D．Because she is an active, lovely and clever girl. |
What’s Winnie like?
| A．Kind. | B．Lovely. |
| C．Sunny. | D．All the above(以上所有都是). |
How can we know Winnie is kind?
| A．She says, “If you need help, please come to me.” |
| B．She hopes we can be good friends. |
| C．She is active, lovely and clever. |
| D．She is a sunny girl. |
You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABCs? Do you know there is such a thing as “a banana person”? How strange! ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside. So, when a person is a “banana”, he or she is white inside—thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside—looking like a Chinese.
Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are overseas（海外的）Chinese. These people may be citizens（公民）of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair.
But they are not Chinese citizens. They are people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang（杨振宁）. He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.
| A．three English letters |
| B．a kind of banana |
| C．Chinese born in America |
| D．Americans born in China |
| A．their bodies are white inside but yellow outside |
| B．they think like Westerners but look like Chinese |
| C．they were born in China but go to study in America |
| D．they like to eat bananas |
| A．洪水 | B．祖先 | C．血统 | D．身份 |
| A．They are Chinese citizens. |
| B．They are overseas Chinese. |
| C．They may speak little Chinese. |
| D．ABCs may know little about China. |
A. different kinds of bananas
B. overseas Chinese
C. the Nobel Prize
D. the story of C.N. Yang
The children in the village wear dirty, cheap clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in small houses. They have no school. But they can write 26 English letters, and some know a few English words.
How did it happen? It was because a U.S. group called One Computer Every Child offered them 20 computers. Can children teach themselves to read when they have no schools or teachers but have the help of today’s new technology(技术)? The goal(目的) of the group is to find out the answer. And the results are exciting. “The children are learning more than they would in one year of school,” said Matt Keller, who organized the programme.
The fastest learner was an eight-year-old boy called Kelbesa Negusse. He said that he himself was like a lion. Keller said, “Seven months ago he didn’t know any English. But now he has known many words. I think if you give them food and water they will never leave the computer room. They will spend day and night there.”
Kelbesa said, “I like the computer because I can learn things with it.” He added, “I know many English words, like dog, monkey, horse, sheep, cow, pig and cat.”
Keller said that One Computer Every Child was planning a programme for children who couldn’t go to school.
| A．easy | B．poor | C．rich | D．bored |
| A．They go to school every day. |
| B．They have good teachers. |
| C．One Computer Every Child gave them computers. |
| D．They can learn from books. |
| A．To teach children how to use today’s new technology. |
| B．To help children to spend their free time. |
| C．To help children out of their hard life. |
| D．To help children teach themselves to read through new technology. |
| A．Kelbesa is in Grade 2 now. |
| B．Keller is the teacher of those children. |
| C．The computers help the children a lot. |
| D．Kelbesa doesn’t like the computer. |
| A．How to learn by yourself |
| B．The development of One Computer Every Child |
| C．Computers are better than teachers |
| D．Learning with the help of computers |
Joe Brown had a shop. He sold meat in his shop . One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one . “I’m sorry I’m late,” she said. “I need some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop. He took it out of the fridge and said, “This is＄6.50.” “That piece is too small.” the woman said, “haven’t you for anything bigger?” Joe went into the room behind his shop, put the piece of meat into the fridge, took it out of again and closed the door with lots of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said, “This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. It’s ＄8.75.” “Good,” the woman said with a smile, “give me both of them.”
| A．a waiter | B．a runner |
| C．an actor | D．a shopkeeper |
| A．Early in the morning. |
| B．Early in the afternoon. |
| C．Late in the morning. |
| D．At about one o’clock at night. |
| A．Because she had no money. |
| B．Because it was bad. |
| C．Because it wasn’t big enough. |
| D．Because it was too big |
| A．Only one piece of meat. |
| B．Two pieces of meat. |
| C．Several pieces of meat. |
| D．Many pieces of meat. |
| A．Of course not. | B．Certainly. |
| C．He would try his best. | D．Yes, he could. |
I am a mother of two children. Like many other parents, I worry that my children watch too much TV. Why? First, there are lots of bad programmes on TV. They may learn from them. Second, watching too much TV is bad for their eyes. Many students wear glasses because they watch TV for long hours. Third, watching too much TV makes children think little. I think it is very important for children to read some books. Reading books makes children think more. When I tell this to my children, they just don't listen to me. So I decide to sell the television set. Maybe it is a good idea.Why do many students wear glasses according to the passage?
| A．Because they study too hard. |
| B．Because they read many books. |
| C．Because they watch too much TV. |
| D．Because they have a pair of glasses. |
What is the best title of the passage?
| A．An interesting story. |
| B．A mother's worry |
| C．Bad programmes on TV |
| D．Don't read books. |