A Manchester teenager has received a phone bill (账单)for over £450 after sending 3 ，500 text messages in just one month.
Tony Russell has had his new mobile phone for only three months, but now his father, Lionel, has taken it away.
He's been asking me for a mobile for years because all his friends have got one，“ explained Lionel. "I finally bought one for his birthday because he's been doing so well at school, but he and his friends are crazy (疯狂的)about sending text messages. They do it all the time. They even text each other from different sides of the school playground.
Tony said, "I thought texting was much cheaper than phoning, so I've been texting my friends all day long and even into the early hours of the morning. I've been going to bed at 2 ： 00 most nights. Sometimes my hand hurt because I pressed the buttons so much, but I was having such good fun that I couldn't stop！"
His father said,"! have forgiven him, but I am angry with the phone company as they are encouraging this crazy behaviour. " He has made his son promise to pay back the money, so Tony has been working on Saturdays. He has found a job in a shoe shop. "I think it will take me about a year to clear this debt(债务)，"he said.
A Xiangtan teenager has received a phone bill for over 350 yuan after sending 3,500 text messages in just one month.
Tan Wei has had his new mobile phone for only three months, but now his father has taken itaway
He's been asking me for a mobile for years because all his friends have got one," explained Tan Wei's father. "I finally bought one for his birthday because he's been doing so well at school, but he and his friends are crazy about sending text messages They do it all the time. "
Tan Wei said, "I thoughttexting was much cheaper than phoning, so I've been texting my friends all day long and even into the early hours of the morning, Sometimes my Angers hurt because I pressed the buttons(按键)so much, but I was having such good fun that l couldn’t I stop！”
His father said, “I am angry with the phone company as they are encouraging this crazy behaviour.' He has made his son promise to pay back the money, so Tan Wei has been working on Saturdays He has found a pan-time job in a shoe shop 'I think it will take me about half a year to clear this debt(债务)he said.
Tan Wei got the mobile phone because_____
A he's been asking for it for years
B. all his friends have got one
C he's been doing well at school
The underlined word "texting" probably means_____
A. 读课文 B. 短信 C. 发邮件
When he sent text messages, Tan Wei_______ .
A, made friends at school
B. got himself injured
C .felt quite happy
How much money does Tan Wei get for his job every month?
A. About 40 yuan B. About 60 yuan C. About 80 yuan
阅读理解(每小题2分，共20分)
A
Mrs White has a son．His name is Sam White．The young man begins to work in a post office in a city this autumn．He asks his mother to visit(参观) the city．The old woman is happy and catches a train．Soon she gets to the city，but she doesn’t know where the post office is．She begins to look for it，but she can’t find it．At a bus stop she asks an old man，“Excuse me，sir．How can I get to the post office？”
“We have about forty post offices in the city，”says the old man．“Which one do you want？”
The old woman gives Sam’s letter to him and the old man says，“Walk along this street and take the fourth turning on the left．His post office is just there．”
Mrs White thanks the old man and soon finds her son．They’re very happy．A week later(之后) the woman goes to the zoo．She sees all kinds of animals．But after that she can’t find the way to the post office again．At the same bus stop she meets the same old man and she asks the same question again．
“Oh dear！”the old man calls out．“Are you still(仍然) looking for your son？”________，so she is happy．
| A．Sam White works in a post office |
| B．Sam White works in a city |
| C．Mrs White can visit，the city |
| D．Mrs White can live in the city |
Mrs White goes to the city ________．
| A．by train |
| B．by bus |
| C．by plane |
| D．on foot |
The old woman goes to the city for the first time，so ________．
| A．she wants to catch a bus |
| B．she can’t find the post office |
| C．she likes to ask some questions |
| D．she likes to go for a walk |
________，so she asks the old man again．
| A．Mrs White wants to go to the zoo |
| B．Mrs White wants to thank the old man |
| C．Mrs White is going to the park |
| D．Mrs White forgets her son’s post office |
The old man thinks ________．
| A．Mrs White doesn’t know the city |
| B．Mrs White doesn’t find her son |
| C．Mrs White can not take a bus |
| D．Mrs White is too old |
B
Everyone talks about the weather，but no one does anything about it．It is true．People usually begin their talks with“Isn’t it a nice day？”“Do you think it will rain？”“What a fine day！”
Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like．But they hardly agree with each other．One man may say，“Do you see how cloudy it is in the east？It’s going to rain tomorrow．”Another man will say，“No，it’s going to be fine tomorrow．”
People often look for the weather they want．When a farmer needs water，he looks for something to tell him，“It’s going to rain．”He won’t believe(相信) anything else．When friends have a travel，they are sure the weather is going to clear up very quickly．
Almost(几乎) everyone listens to what the weatherman says，but he doesn’t always tell us what we want，and sometimes he makes a mistake．Still(仍然)，he probably(或许) comes closer to being right than anyone else．“No one does anything about the weather” means“________”．
| A．No one can make weather |
| B．No one can change(改变) weather |
| C．No one can talk about weather |
| D．No one likes weather |
________ is a common(普遍) way to start a talk．
| A．Talking about weather |
| B．Keeping silent(沉默) |
| C．Asking each other’s names |
| D．Talking what they eat |
Many people hope the weather will be ________．
| A．fine |
| B．rainy |
| C．cloudy |
| D．like what they want it to be |
Weatherman maybe is a man who ________．
| A．reports weather |
| B．can see weather |
| C．can change weather |
| D．can make weather |
Weatherman ________ makes a mistake．
| A．often |
| B．never |
| C．sometimes |
| D．little |
阅读理解(每小题2分，共20分)
A
It is cloudy．Zhang Qiang flies his kite on the playground．He is very happy．But it is raining now．He can’t fly his kite．His shirt and trousers are wet．He doesn’t want to go home．
Ten minutes later，the sun is shining．It is warm now and Zhang Qiang has a good idea．He takes off his wet clothes and ties them to the long string(线) of the kite．He flies his kite and clothes．So they are dry(干的)．He puts on his clothes and there is a smile on his face．What a clever boy！Zhang Qiang ________ on the playground．
| A．flies his kite |
| B．flies his plane |
| C．runs |
| D．plays |
Zhang Qiang wears ________．
| A．a shirt and trousers |
| B．a shirt and shoes |
| C．a skirt and trousers |
| D．a skirt and shoes |
Zhang Qiang ties his wet clothes ________ to make them dry．
| A．to a tree |
| B．to his head |
| C．to the kite string |
| D．to his arm |
It is ________ that day．
A．rainy，foggy and sunny
B．cloudy，rainy and foggy
C．cloudy，foggy and sunny
D cloudy，rainy and sunnyZhang Qiang is a ________ boy．
| A．lazy |
| B．good-looking |
| C．clever |
| D．tall |
B
Father is ill in hospital．Mother has to look after him there．The woman can’t leave their four-year-old son Harry at home．So she asks Sally，“How many classes do you have this afternoon？”
“We have no classes today，”answers the girl．“We’re having a school sports meeting today．”
“That’s great！”says her mother．“Take your brother to your school．Tell your teachers I have a lot of things to do．Ｉ’m sure they can let you look after him today．”
Sally does what her mother says．The little boy comes to school for the first time and thinks everything is interesting．He sees some children having a race and asks，“What are they running for，Sally？”
“The first boy can get a prize，”answers Sally．
“Now，I see．But why are the others running？”What will the woman do this afternoon？
_______________________________________________________________________________Why can’t the woman leave Harry at home？
_______________________________________________________________________________Does Harry often go to school？
_______________________________________________________________________________Why can Sally take her brother to school today？
_______________________________________________________________________________Why does Harry ask the questions？
_______________________________________________________________________________
阅读理解(每小题2分，共20分)
A
Harry is eight years old．His school is near home．He always goes there and comes home on foot．One day he came home from school late．His mother asked him，“Why are you late，Harry？”
“My teacher is very angry and asks you to go to her office tomorrow．”
“To her office？Why？”his mother asked．“Because she asks a question in class，”said Harry．“Nobody can answer it，but I can．”
“You are so clever，my son，”his mother said with a smile．
“Her question is‘Who puts the tomato on my chair and makes my trousers dirty(脏的)？’”said Harry．Harry came home late because he ________．
| A．did his homework at school |
| B．played football at school |
| C．was asked to stay at school |
| D．was asked to give a talk at school |
________ could answer the teacher’s question in class．
| A．Nobody |
| B．Harry |
| C．Many students |
| D．A few students |
There was a ________ on the teacher’s chair．
| A．book |
| B．tomato |
| C．bag |
| D．pen |
The teacher asked Harry’s mother to school because ________．
| A．Harry was clever |
| B．Harry went to school on foot |
| C．Harry’s home was near |
| D．Harry made her angry |
The teacher’s trousers were dirty because ________．
| A．she fell onto the ground |
| B．it was raining hard |
| C．she sat on her chair |
| D．she put her cup on her chair |