Childhood is a time of fun and games. Many people still remember when they were young, they often played games like hide-and-seek and chess. Playing teaches children how to get along with others, and it also helps to exercise the mind and body. However, children today spent most of their playing time in front of the computer, playing video games.
A recent survey found that in the US children between 8 and 12 spent at least 13 hours a week playing video games or “gaming”. Boys of this age spend even more time, almost 16 hours a week. Although some people will say that gaming is helpful, it brings many problems as well.
One big problem is that kids who spend most of their time on games might have difficulty communicating with real people. They might have trouble sharing and resolving problems because they do not practice these shills when sitting alone at a computer.
Another problem is about health. Game players usually sit for hours without doing any exercise. And they might not eat healthily. As a result, they might be out of shape.
Next, game players might have trouble with their lessons. Many of them spend more time playing games than working on their homework. In the end, _______________.
Finally, it is always possible that the gamers become addicted(成瘾). Some people play four or five hours a day or even all day. This happened to a 28-year-old Korean man. He spent about 50 hours playing an online game without sleeping or eating well. He died while gaming!
This is one example of the dangers of video gaming. It tells us that video gaming, like everything else, should not be done too much. A few hours a week should not hurt, but several hours a day just might be dangerous to your health.Children of 8 to 12 in the US spent at least _____ hours a week playing video games.
| A．13 | B．16 | C．28 | D．50 |
How many problems about playing video games are mentioned in the passage?
| A．Two. | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
Which of the following is the right sentence for the blank(空白处) in Paragraph 5?
| A．they might become ill | B．they might lose their friends |
| C．they might stop playing games | D．they might get lower grades at school |
What does the writer want to tell us by writing this passage?
| A．Video gaming has quite a lot of advantages. |
| B．Video gaming might be a dangerous thing. |
| C．Childhood is a time of fun and games. |
| D．Children should learn how to get along with others |
A young man went to the local expert(专家) on gems and said he wanted to become a gemologist(珠宝家). The expert turned him down because he feared the youth would not have the patience to learn. The young man asked for a chance. Finally, the expert told the youth, "Be here tomorrow."
The next morning the expert put a jade(玉) stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. The expert then went about his work, cutting, weighing and setting gems. The boy sat quietly and waited.
The following morning the expert again put the jade stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. On the third, fourth and fifth days, the expert asked the young man to do the same thing. On the sixth day, the youth held the jade stone but he could no longer stand(忍受) the silence. "Master, when am I going to learn something?" he asked.
"You will learn." the expert said and went about his business.
Several more days went by and the youth almost lost his patience. But one morning as the master put the stone in the youth's hand, the young man said without looking at his hand, "This is not the same jade stone!"
"You have begun to learn." said the master.
Practice makes perfect. The experience we learned from practice teaches us and develops our abilities. Experience is the best teacher. Even the most successful person had no absolute confidence once. It is experience that gives people confidence. The truth is: if you do the work and gain the experience, you'll have more confidence because you'll actually know what you're doing.The phrase "turned ... down" probably means _______.
| A．refused | B．accepted | C．forgave | D．doubted |
The expert let the young man hold the jade stone for so many days because he wanted to see if the young man was _______.
| A．brave | B．patient | C．clever | D．honest |
What may be the best title for this passage?
| A．An Experienced Gemologist | B．Experience, the Best Teacher |
| C．Experience of a Young Man | D．A Confident Teacher |
Come And Join Us!
We warmly welcome you to the Shine Sports Centre!
All the young people in this city can become members of the Shine Sports Centre and each member should pay $10 every year. To be a member of us and get your membership card（会员卡），you need to come to us between 2 pm and 6 pm, Monday to Thursday. I have to tell you that we don't accept new members on Friday. Now, there are three things that you must remember to bring with you when you come for a membership card. They are your ID card, a recent passport-sized photo of yourself and the money. We can't give you the card unless
you bring all the three.
Once you have got your membership card, you need to bring it with you whenever you come to book or use any facility(设备）in Shine Sports Centre. Booking over the phone is not allowed, so you have to come here with your card when you want to book. There is one more thing I have to tell you. Our opening hours is from 9 am to 10 pm on weekdays and from 10 am to 6 pm on weekends. We hope that every member can have a great time in the Shine Sports Centre.You can use the facilities in the Shine Sports Centre at_______.
| A．9 am on Sunday | B．5 pm on Wednesday |
| C．7 am on Thursday | D．9 am on Saturday |
You and your classmate have to spend ______ on the membership card for two years.
| A．$10 | B．$20 | C．$30 | D．$40 |
What does the underlined word "book" mean in Chinese in this passage?
| A．书 | B．账册 | C．预定 | D．记录 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．All people have the chance to be members of the Centre. |
| B．You can get the membership card at 6 o'clock in the morning. |
| C．You can't book the facilities over the telephone. |
| D．You don't need to bring the membership card when you need to use the facilities. |
Who is the advertisement written for?
| A．Young people. | B．Old people. | C．Couples. | D．Little kids. |
Difficult times often bring out the best in people. Many well-known people come to help those who are in trouble. And this was the case for basketball player Yao Ming. He hosted a television show in Shanghai and raised US $ 300,000 to help researchers (研究员) find a medical cure. Fund-raising, or charity, is an act of goodwill(好意) towards others.
Charities in the West have more ways. Look at a typical day for Ruth, a rich woman in the UK, for example. Ruth wakes up in the morning and collects her post. There’s a letter addressed to her with a picture of a half-dead, beaten(筋疲力尽的) horse. It’s from a charity asking Ruth to donate money to save the animals. She turns on the television, and sees a picture of a wide–eyed child dying of hunger in Africa with a request (请求) for money to help the child. The tickets for the charity shows often cost her a lot of money, but she doesn’t mind because most of the money is going to a charity that fights AIDS. She feels good about going because she’s helping the sick.
Edna, a little old lady, looks after a second-hand shop—a charity shop. Any profit (收益) it has made goes to a cancer(癌症) charity. Now that she doesn’t have to work, she has lots of time to offer her services for free.
For people like Yao Ming, Ruth and Edna, charity is a virtue (美德) that holds the same importance in life as faith and hope. “As you look back on your life, the moments that stand out are the moments when you have done things for others,” said Scottish writer Henry Drummond.Yao Ming hosted a television show to _____.
| A．make more money | B．raise money for his basket team |
| C．make himself more famous | D．raise money for researchers to find a cure for SARS |
We can infer (推断)from the passage that _____.
| A．Edna may not be a rich lady but she is willing to do something for others |
| B．Ruth is angry because she has been asked to donate too much money |
| C．Ruth leads a busy life and she feels very tired |
| D．Yao Ming wants to be a television host |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Only Yao Ming, Ruth and Edna try their best to do things for charity. |
| B．Ruth has given a lot of support to charity although she is not very rich. |
| C．The writer hopes that more people can do things for charity. |
| D．Edna is very rich because she has her own shop. |
One morning, Ruth received a letter with a picture of a horse in it because _____.
| A．she lost her horse |
| B．a charity wanted her to donate some money |
| C．she loved horse very much |
| D．she wanted to keep a horse as a pet |
The underlined(划线) part in the last paragraph probably means that _____.
| A．what impresses people deeply is what they have done for others |
| B．when you want to do something for others, you need stand out |
| C．the moment you stand out, you can do something for others |
| D．when you look back sometimes, you need stand out |
There are many different ways to travel to Paris from London. One of the quickest and most popular ways is by train. From Waterloo Railway station, you can travel all the way to Paris. The journey takes about three hours. The train, called the Eurostar, is very modern, and the seats are comfortable.
You can also travel to France by ship. First, you go to Dover, on the coast (海岸), by bus from London. The bus stops at the Ferry Terminal Seven in Dover. You can buy your tickets there. People who travel by car can drive on to the ferry (渡轮), too.
Another way to travel to Paris is by plane. There are several airports with international flights to Paris and other cities in France. You can travel to London Airport by bus or underground. Some people even go by taxi but this is a very expensive way to travel!The most popular way to Paris is .
| A．by ship | B．by plane | C．by car | D．by train |
Traveling from London to Paris by taxi is .
| A．quick | B．expensive | C．comfortable | D．pleasant |
The passage mainly tells us about _______.
| A．the journey taking the train called the Eurostar |
| B．international flights from London to Paris |
| C．buses stopping at Ferry Terminal Seven in Dover |
| D．different ways traveling from London to Paris |
She is a beautiful red-haired girl. she has been shopping with her mom in Wal-Mart. It was raining hard outside. We all stood there under the awning (雨篷). Her voice was so sweet. “Mom, let’s run through the rain,” she said.
“What?” Mom asked.
“Let’s run through the rain!”
“No, honey. We’ll wait until it slows down a bit,” Mom replied.
The child waited about another minute and repeated, “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”
“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.
“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she pulled her mom’s arm.
“This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”
“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer(癌症), you said, we can get through anything!”
The crowd(人群) became silent. Nothing could be heard but the rain. No one came or left in the next few minutes. Mom thought for a moment about what she would say.
“Honey, you are right. Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we’ll just need to get a wash,” Mom said.
Then off they ran. People all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they rushed past the cars and through the puddles(水坑).
They held their shopping bags over their heads. They got wet through. But they were followed by a few who laughed like children all the way to their cars.
People can take away your money and health. But no one can ever take away your memories….So don’t forget to make time to make memories every day.Mom told the girl’s father “we can get through anything” in order to _________.
| A．show she is strong | B．encourage him |
| C．prove her ability | D．make memories |
The best title of the passage is “________________”.
| A．A Mom and Her Girl | B．Shopping in Wal-Mart |
| C．Health Is Most Important | D．Let’s Run through the Rain |