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All about Britain’s Teenagers(青少年)
School
British teenagers can leave school 1 the age of sixteen after taking their GCSE exams. The exams are not easy to pass, 2 they have to work very hard! British teenagers often spend 2.5 to 3 hours every evening 3 their homework.
Free Time
It’s not all work, of course. What do British teenagers do to have 4 ? They love watching TV, going out, 5 friends and listening to music.
Communications (交流)
Teenagers in Britain often use their computers to play games and do their homework. They 6 love their mobile phones, and spend hours texting (发短信) their friends and chatting. Today, many mobile phones are very small and light. You can do a lot more 7 them than just talk. More than 90% of British teenagers have a mobile phone, and experts(专家) say this stops 8 from spending their money on sweets and cigarettes(香烟).
Fashion (服饰)
At school, almost all British teenagers have to 9 a school uniform. However, in their free
10 they can wear whatever they like. In fact, 40% of British teens say that they think it is important to have the latest fashion.
A．on B．at C．in D．to
A．but B．or C．so D．because
A．doing B．to do C．do D．does
A．lessons B．sports C．meetings D．fun
A．meet B．meeting C．make D．chatting
A．never B．too C．also D．seldom
A．with B．for C．at D．in
A．they B．them C．he D．him
A．dress B．in C．wear D．put on
A．day B．month C．week D．time
It was raining . I went into a café and asked for a cup of coffee. I was waiting for my drink , I realized there were other people in the place , but I sensed . I saw their bodies , but I couldn’t feel their souls(灵魂) because their souls belonged to the .
I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer , I saw a thin , small man in front of it . “I’m Steve ,” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “ I talk with you . I’m busy ,” he said. He was chatting online and , at the same time , he was playing a computer game – a war game. I was.
didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried again to speak to that computer geek（电脑迷）, not a word came out of mouth . I touched his shoulder , but no reaction .I was unhappy . I put my hand in front of the monitor , and he started to shout, “Leave me alone!”
I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me . I and nobody showed any interest .
, I realized that people they were having a nice conversation with their machines , not with people .They were more interested in having a relationship with the computer Steve . I wouldn’t want to the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines people.
I was worried and sank my thoughts. I didn’t even notice that the coffee was bad , just as Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.
A．Before B．Since C．Although D．While
A．pain B．loneliness C．sadness D．pleased
A．home B．world C．Net D．Café
A．sleeping B．laughing C．sitting D．learning
A．can’t B．mustn’t C．couldn’t D．needn’t
A．surprised B．delighted C．moved D．worried
A．What B．Why C．How D．Who
A．but B．so C．if D．or
A．my B．her C．their D．his
A．waved my hand B．shook my shoulder C．nodded my head D．raised my head
A．From then on B．At that moment C．In all D．Above all
A．particularly B．usually C．really D．nicely
A．tell B．plan C．imagine D．design
A．other than B．instead of C．except for D．as well as
A．on B．between C．for D．in
Many parents want their children to be famous．But do children have the same ?
A new 一Hi，Ke’ai（《嗨，可爱》）is on at Beijing Children’s Art Theatre．It tells the story of a boy called Ke’ai．His parents would like him to become a painter or a 0ne day．They teach him to and to play the violin，but Ke’ai doesn’t enjoy these activities．Then one day Ke’ai’s parents see Liu Xiang win a gold at the Athens Olympic Games，and they want him to be a sportsman．
“Why do they me to be someone else?” Ke’ai asks and says，“I’m Ke’ai，not anybody else． I only want to be ．”
The play shows us that it is good for parents to learn to their children．It helps parents to think about what kids want to do．
Young audience（观众）enjoy the story，and also the in the play．There are two songs in the play．One of them，“Ke’ai’s song” is very to 1earn，so the audience can sing the song on their way home after the play!
A．job B．dream C．habit D．hobby
A．song B．film C．play D．opera
A．writer B．teacher C．sportsman D．musician
A．paint B．write C．run D．drive
A．match B．ring C．medal D．race
A．teach B．want C．tell D．show
A．myself B．different C．alone D．great
A．encourage B．understand C．criticize D．inspire
A．1ight B．clothes C．skill D．music
A．easy B．difficult C．important D．necessary
Long long ago a thief stole a bag of money from from a farmer's house. The went to the judge and asked help. The judge ordered the people of the farm to come before him. He took out a number of sticks of the same size and gave one stick to man. Then he said,"Come before me again tomorrow.I'll know which you is the thief, because the thief's stick will be one inch longer than the ." The thief was afraid to be found out and so he cut an inch the stick.
The next day the thief's stick was found to be one inch than any stick. this way the theif was found out and put into prison.
A．theif B．farmer C．money D．bag
A．to B．of C．for D．from
A．all B．every C．each D．whole
A．one B．every C．each D．any
A．from B．for C．to D．of
A．other B．other's C．others' D．others
A．out B．off C．from D．of
A．shorter B．longer C．thinner D．wider
A．another B．other C．others D．the other
A．On B．By C．In D．To
Miracles（奇迹）will happen if you don't give up trying. Even if you have for one hundred times, you may succeed when you try for the 10lst time.
When I was born, my doctor told my mother that there was something wrong with my . They were too soft to be able to walk. Although the news was bad, my mother didn't become
. She didn't believe what the doctor said started to look for other ways.
My mother kept looking for other doctors for me, and finally she . The doctor and his team in the hospital did they could to help me. They also asked my parents to teach me to do some to help me walk. One day when my mother came to pick me . I crawled(爬) towards her. She was so surprised and happy that she couldn't believe eyes. Crawling was not walking, but it was a good . Day by day, I could walk by myself.
When I grew up, my mother told me these stories. She said that if I thought of what she said whenever I met , I could do anything successfully. I have been working hard and I have turned out to be a very person. I get best in school and I am a good dancer and swimmer. Thanks to my mother's strong resolution(决心), I live a life now. What the story tells us, as my mother always says, is: Never give up.
A．achieved B．failed C．suggested D．told
A．legs B．hands C．arms D．eyes
A．patient B．confident C．frustrated(沮丧的) D．proud
A．or B．and C．if D．because
A．forgot B．changed C．succeeded D．worked
A．nothing B．somewhere C．anywhere D．everything
A．time B．exercise C．medicine D．shopping
A．away B．from C．into D．up
A．her B．my C．his D．its
A．advice B．end C．chance D．start
A．hardly B．never C．always D．nearly
A．dreams B．experiments C．jobs D．difficulties
A．excellent B．dangerous C．busy D．special
A．presents B．friends C．books D．grades
A．happy B．sad C．tired D．boring
Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains. They reached the top _______, but on their way back conditions were very ______. Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon continued alone, he would probably get back safely. But Simon decided to risk his _______ and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope（绳）.
As they _______ down, the weather got worse. Then another _______ happened. They couldn’t see or hear each other and, by mistake, Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice（峭壁）. It was _______ for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe’s _______ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. _______, after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Simon had to make a decision. In tears, he cut the rope. Joe _______ into a large crevasse（裂缝）in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn’t walk, but he _______ to get out of the crevasse and started to _______ towards their camp, nearly ten kilometers _______.
Simon had _______ the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be _______, but he didn’t want to leave immediately. Three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard Joe’s voice. He couldn’t ______ it. Joe was there, a few meters from their tent, still alive.
A．hurriedly B．carefully C．successfully D．early
A．difficult B．similar C．special D．normal
A．fortune B．time C．health D．life
A．lay B．settled C．went D．looked
A．damage B．storm C．change D．trouble
A．unnecessary B．practical C．important D．impossible
A．height B．weight C．strength D．equipment
A．Finally B．Patiently C．Surely D．Quickly
A．jumped B．fell C．escaped D．run
A．managed B．planned C．waited D．hoped
A．run B．skate C．move D．march
A．around B．away C．above D．along
A．headed for B．travelled C．left for D．returned to
A．dead B．hurt C．weak D．late
A．find B．believe C．make D．accept