Be careful! Some people may use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is true, but misses important information that should be included, he can create a false impression(印象).
For example, someone might say, "I just won 100 dollars on the lottery(彩票). It was great. I took that ticket back to the store and they gave me 100 dollars!"
This man is a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he paid 200 dollars for 200 tickets, and only one ticket won. He's really a big loser.
He didn't say anything that was false, but he didn't give the other important information. That's called a half-truth. Half-truths are not lies, but in fact they are dishonest.
Advertisements sometimes use half-truths. It's against the law to lie in advertisements, so they try to deceive with the truth. An advertisement might say, "Nine-tenths of doctors believe that Fancy Pills will be good to cancer. " It doesn't tell you that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Fancy Company.
This kind of thing happens too often. It's a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.What does the underlined word "deceive" mean in Chinese?
| A．坦白 | B．引人注意 | C．获胜 | D．欺骗 |
When people tell part of the truth, .
| A．they are really lying |
| B．they are lottery losers |
| C．they may want you to buy something |
| D．they may not be honest |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The truth can be used by dishonest people. |
| B．All lies are hidden in the truth. |
| C．Nine-tenths of doctors work for Fancy Company. |
| D．Advertisements are full of lies. |
What does the writer clearly want people to do?
| A．Think carefully when they read or hear something. |
| B．Spend no money on lottery tickets. |
| C．Never trust anyone no matter what they say. |
| D．Always tell the truth. |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．Tell the Truth | B．Everybody Lies |
| C．Lie With the Truth | D．Lies Are Lies |
| Wonderful Museum Hours Monday – Thursday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Friday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm Saturday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Sunday: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. The Museum Shop is open during regular museum hours. The Museum Library Monday –Friday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm The Skyliner Restaurant Monday - Saturday: during regular museum hours Sunday: 11:30 am – 5:00 pm Admission Adults:$7.00 The aged and students with ID: $6.00 Wonderful Museum offers a 50% discount to groups of 20 or more. |
Wonderful Museum usually opens ____ except on Thanksgiving Day and
Christmas Day.
| A．from Monday to Thursday | B．every day | C．every day of the week | D．on weekdays |
If a group of 30 students with ID visit Wonderful Museum, how much should they pay for the admission?
| A．$ 105. | B．$ 90. | C．$ 210. | D．$ 180. |
You can borrow books from the Museum Library ____.
| A．on weekdays | B．at weekends | C．from Monday to Saturday | D．at 9:00 am |
If you want to invite your friends to dinner on Friday, you have to reach the Skyliner Restaurant ____.
| A．after 8:00 pm | B．at 6:00 am | C．after 10:00 pm | D．before 8:00 pm |
Which is the best title for the ad.?
| A．Wonderful Museum—an Exciting Place for Adults |
| B．Welcome to Wonderful Museum for a Long Holiday |
| C．Wonderful Museum—the Best Place to Spend Your Day |
| D．A Wonderful Tourist Place |
Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “What is the most important thing in your life?” maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet”.
The first computer was made in 1946. It was very big but it worked slowly.. Today, computers are getting smaller and smaller, but they work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can't live without computers today.”
The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about 25 years later than computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, send e-mails, do some shopping, play games or make friends.
Young men, especially the middle school students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet bars as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don't know their names, ages and sex. They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can't put their heart into study. Some of them play the games in the Internet bars all day and all night. Many of them can't catch up with others in many subjects because of that.
Now the government has done many things. Some gangster Internet bars(黑网吧)have been banned. But that's not enough. The teachers and parents are still worrying about their students and children.
We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that computers and the Internet could not do all the things.How was the first computers?
| A．It was not big. | B．It couldn't work fast. | C．It was very cheap. | D．It was no useful |
When did people begin to use the Internet?
| A．In the 19th century. | B．In the 1980s. | C．In the 1970s. | D．In the 1960s |
Which of the following is true?
| A．Computers can help people do everything. |
| B．Middle school students aren't allowed to use the Internet. |
| C．Some students have used the Internet bars to make the “unreal friends”. |
| D．computer isn’t good to students. |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．Computers and the Internet. |
| B．The Greatest Invention of This Century. |
| C．Gangster Internet Bars. |
| D．How to use the Internet |
What's the meaning of the word “that” in the fourth paragraph ?
| A．Students often go into the Internet bars as soon as they are free. |
| B．And they play the games in the Internet bars all day and all night. |
| C．Students are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can't put their heart into study. |
| D．All of above |
It is said that people born on different dates have different characteristics. For example, people who were born between March 21 and April 20 are likely to be active and strong. They like power and enjoy adventures.
People who were born between April 21 and May 21 are likely to learn more slowly, but they can remember what they learn well. They love children and usually have many friends.
People who were born between May 22 and June 21 are bright and humorous. They like to talk and enjoy wearing fine clothes.
People who were born between June 22 and July 22 think deeply. They would rather hide their feelings than express them.
People who were born between July 23 and August 22 are interested in many subjects and it is interesting to hear them talk.
People who were born between August 23 and September 22 are said to be calm and thoughtful. They like to read and often become successful scientists.
If you have free time, you can read about star signs to see if your characteristics match your birth date.People who were born between March 21 and April 20 are ________.
| A．patient | B．modest | C．energetic | D．kind |
People who were born between May 22 and June 21 like to ________.
| A．wear fine clothes | B．take care of others |
| C．travel around the world | D．buy their friends nice gifts |
People who were born between June 22 and July 22 are not good at ________.
| A．singing and dancing | B．earning money |
| C．doing with difficulties | D．expressing their feelings |
People who were born ________ often become successful scientists.
| A．between April 21 and May 21 | B．between July 23 and August 22 |
| C．between August 23 and September 22 | D．between June 23 and July 22 |
The passage mainly talks about ________.
| A．birth dates | B．abilities | C．star signs | D．birth dates and characteristics |
The human body is a living machine, and, like all machines, it needs “fuel” to supply it with energy. This is provided by the food we eat. But how much do we need to stay healthy?
The energy value of food is usually measured in calories(卡). A calorie is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1℃. The number of calories people need per day is different, as the picture shows. Also, the number of calories you use at any one moment normally depends on the activity you are in. For example, you need more calories for standing than for sitting, more for running than for walking, and so on.
The energy in food is in the form of three kinds of chemical materials—carbohydrate（碳水化合物）, protein（蛋白质） and fat. Carbohydrate provides 3.8 Cal /gm of the energy, protein 4.0 Cal/gm, and fat 8.8 Cal/gm. Each food contains different amounts of these materials, as the round pictures show.
(P= protein C= carbohydrate F=fat)How many calories are needed to raise the temperature of 5kg of water from 35℃ to 90℃?
| A．55. | B．175. | C．325. | D．275. |
Which of the following contains the most amount of calories?
| A．Milk. | B．Rice | C．Peanuts. | D．Milk or peanuts. |
Who needs the most amount of calories each day?
| A．A woman. | B．An office worker. | C．A farmer. | D．A boy aged 16. |
Which of following is True?
| A．You need more calories for swimming than for mountain climbing. |
| B．A child aged 8 needs the same amount of calories every day as a man over 70 does. |
| C．A woman feeding baby needs over 4 times the amount of calories that a baby does. |
| D．Everyone needs the same amount of calories per day. |
This passage mainly tells us ______.
| A．all the energy is in food |
| B．the human body needs energy |
| C．the number of calories depends on your activity |
| D．we must only eat peanuts to get calories |
Zach Linsky, 11, watches TV for 3 and a half hours a day and plays video games every other day. Zach, a sixth grader in Washington, D. C., is an American. But unlike many kids, he doesn’t have a TV, VCR, or computer in his bedroom. He only has a boom box (手提录音机).
The survey of 3,155 kids, aged 2 to 18, shows that they spend 5 hours and 29 minutes on average(平均的) a day using some types of media outside of school, including 2 hours and 46 minutes watching TV, 21 minutes on the computer, 20 minutes playing video games, and 8 minutes on the Internet. The good news: The total includes 44 minutes spent reading.
The survey also shows that those aged 2 to 7 spend 3 hours and 9 minutes watching TV every day and shows that 32 percent in that age group have TV sets in their rooms. Among those aged 8 to 18, 21 percent have computers in their rooms, 65 percent have TV sets, and 61 percent say their parents don’t stop them from watching TV. Nearly 1 in 4 say they watch more than 5 hours a day.
“Kids are living much more lonely lives than ever before,” says Kay S. Hytnowitz. “They just disappear into their rooms and spend all of their time with these media.”At what age do children in America spend about five and a half hours on the media a day?
| A．Aged 2 to 7. | B．Aged 2 to 18. | C．Aged 8 to 18. | D．Aged 2 to 11. |
How long do kids aged 2 to 18 spend reading?
| A．46 minutes. | B．21 minutes. | C．20 minutes. | D．44 minutes. |
How many kids aged 2 to 7 have TV sets in their rooms?
| A．32%. | B．21%. | C．61%. | D．40%. |
Why do the children spend all of their time with these media? Because _______.
| A．they have too much free time |
| B．they feel very lonely |
| C．they like these media |
| D．they want to find out something |
What’s the problem of the kids in America according to the passage?
| A．There are too many media now. |
| B．Kids spend too much time on the media. |
| C．Kids are too fat. |
| D．Kids would rather be with friends than the TV. |