Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students. People can “farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow”, “sell” or even “steal vegetables”, “flowers” and “fruits” on the Net. They can earn some e-money and buy more “seeds”, “pets” and even “houses”.
Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions:
Harold: I don't quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game. Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.
Allan: I enjoy putting some “bugs” in my friends’ gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game. Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.
Laura: You know, people in the city are longing for（渴望）the life in the countryside. It reduces my work pressure（压力）. Besides, it gives me the exciting experience of being a “thief”.
Ivy: Well, it's just a waste of time. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can not focus on （专注于）their study. According to the passage, people can’t things in this game.
| A．grow | B．borrow | C．steal | D．sell |
Among the people Joyce interviewed, _____ likes the game while dislikes the game.
| A．Laura, Allan | B．Allan, Harold | C．Harold, Ivy | D．Ivy, Allan |
From Laura's words, we can guess that she's most probably .
| A．a student | B．an office worker | C．a farmer | D．a thief |
Which is NOT the reason why people like the game?
| A．They are longing for country life. |
| B．They can have fun with friends. |
| C．The game can relax people and give them a new experience. |
| D．They are confident enough to face the real world. |
Where can you find this passage?
| A．In a car magazine. | B．In an advertisement. |
| C．In a newspaper. | D．In a science book. |
A teenage girl couldn’ t stand her family rules , so she left home.
She wanted to be a star and became famous. But she had a little education and years later, she had to ask for food on the street for a living. Now her father has died. Her mother is an old woman. But she is still her daughter. She has been to every corner of the city. Everywhere she goes, she a big photo of her daughter on the wall. At the lower part of the photo she writes,“I still love you… Come back home! ”
One day, the daughter saw one of the photos. She was so surprised that she couldn’t believe her .“Is that me?” She moved and read the words,“I still love you…” She cried. She couldn’t wait back home. When she got home, it was early morning. She pushed the door. The door opened itself. She rushed to the bedroom at once. Her mother was sleeping there. She her mother up,“It’s me! Your daughter is back home!” The mother and daughter looked at each other with excitement, full of happy tears. The daughter asked, “ is the door unlocked? A thief could get in.” The mother answered softly,“The door has never locked you left. We miss you all the time. We believe that you’ll come back some day.”
As everyone knows, parents love their children forever. Children should also understand their parents and share their happiness, sadness, even everything with their parents. _ this way, both parents and children can be happy.
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When we got to the hospital, we found Dad still coughed a lot, but his smile was as sure as ever. It was another attack of pneumonia(肺炎). My husband and I stayed with him for the weekend, but we had to go back to our jobs on Monday. Local relatives would help Dad get home from the hospital and look after him. But I wanted to let him know that we also cared about him. even when we weren't with him.
Then I remembered a family tradition （传统）when our children were small. Before leaving their grandparents' home after a visit, each child would write a love note to their grandparents. For days, their grandparents would smile as they read these notes of love.
So when I cleaned Dad's kitchen and made the bed for him, I wrote some notes. Some were like this, "Dad, I put the food in the fridge. " Some expressed my love, "Dad, I hope you will sleep well in your new bed. " Most notes were put downstairs where he would stay for several weeks when he was ill. But I put one note upstairs under his pillow(枕头), "Dad, if yon have found this note, you must be feeling better. We are so glad!"
"These notes helped improve his health. Several weeks later, in one of our regular phone calls, I asked Dad how he was doing. He said, "Pretty good. I just found your note under my pillow upstairs!
根据短文内容填空，每空填一词。The writer's father was sent to the ________ , so her husband and she stayed with him on that _______ .
Local relatives would help the write’s father to _____ home from the hospital and look _____ him
It was _______ for the writer’s children to write love ________ to their grandparents.
The notes only ______ the writer’s love but helped to improve her father’s ________ .
After _______ weeks , the writer was glad to find that her father felt much ______ on the phone .
On the suburb (郊区) of a town in England. there lived an old man in a nice house with a large garden. ______ He watered and fertilized (施肥) them.
One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imaging how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers, why do you take notice of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four reasons. First, I was a gardener since I was young, and I really like this job. Second, __________. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As for the last one ,that’s you .”
“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s true that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels（天使）that everyone knows. _____”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and pleased our hearts, which also made his life happier. It was just like Beethoven. Beethoven himself couldn't hear his wonderful music, but his music has encouraged millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn't it one kind of happiness?
把A~E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确。
In China, parents often tell their kids not to waste food. However, it's reported that a lot of food is wasted in restaurants every day.
Many people say when they eat out, they usually order a lot of dishes and they can't eat them up. One person in Chengdu, Sichuan Province says he takes away the leftovers. "Usually we'll have some leftovers after meals, because when I invite friends to eat out, I don't know how much they can eat, so I order lots of dishes to make sure everybody has enough food."
While another person in Fuzhou, Fujian Province says she never packs what is left on the dining table. "What I usually experience during eating out is a big meal. I seldom take away the leftovers because we often have other activities after the meals, and it's not convenient to take the leftovers. And when no one suggests taking away leftovers, I won't do so."
Some people say they only take away leftovers when they eat out with family, but not if they eat with friends or colleagues (同事).
Food waste means washing money as well as wasting precious resources (宝贵资源). When food is thrown away, it becomes rubbish and can be harmful to the environment.
We should realize how important it is to save food. It's wise to order proper food for our meals. If there're leftovers, it's better to take home. To save food, we should start with ourselves and start from now._________food is wasted in the restaurants of our country every day.
| A．Little | B．Many | C．Few | D．Much |
The underlined word "leftovers" means________ in Chinese.
| A．残留物 | B．离开 | C．剩菜 | D．垃圾 |
Which of the following is not mentioned?
| A．They wan to give the leftovers to the servers. |
| B．The person never packs what is left on the dining table. |
| C．The leftovers can be harm to the environment. |
| D．Some people only take away leftovers when they eat out with family |
From the passage, it's necessary for us to________ when we eat out.
| A．pack our favorite food |
| B．invite our friend for dinner |
| C．throw the leftovers away |
| D．order proper food for our meal and finish all on our plates |
The best tile of this passage is__________
| A．Washing Money | B．Saving Food | C．Throwing Away Leftovers | D．Saving Money |
According to a new survey, students' safety has become a big problem. Now in some cities of China, many schools start a new lesson: self -- protection. Students like this lesson because there are no exams or boring classes. And they can leam how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it happens.
Lin Li, a teacher from Yantai, gives young students some advice on how to deal with danger
★If you are in a traffic accident
If a car hits you, you should remember the car number. If you get badly hurt, you should call l20. If it is a bicycle, try to call your parents before you let the rider go. This is because you don’t know how seriously you are hurt.
★ If it is raining hard and there is lightning (闪电)
Don't stay in high places or turn on the TV. Don't use the phones. Keep away from trees.
★When there is a fire
Get away as fast as you can. Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit. Don't take the lift.
★ If someone is drowning (溺水)
If you can’t swim, don't get into water. Cry out for help.
★If you are robbed (抢劫)
Keep calm. If you can not cry for help or run away, give the robber your money. Try remember what the robber looks like and tell the police.
Remember that danger is never as far away as you think. Protect yourself at all times ! There are ______ways of self -- protection mentioned in the passage.
| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 | D．6 |
If a car hits you, you should________ .
| A．remember the car number |
| B．call ll9 for help |
| C．let the driver go before you call your parents |
| D．let the driver go because you know how seriously you are hurt |
If it is raining hard and there is lightning, you can't do these things except__________ .
| A．using the phones | B．Turing on the TV |
| C．studying in high places | D．staying away from trees |
If your house is on fire, you can_________ .
① put wet things on your body
② run quickly and take the lift
③run away and find an exit as quickly as you can
④ take everything you have and then run away
| A．①② | B．①③ | C．①②④ | D．①③④ |
The writer wants to tell you how to _________ .
| A．keep calm | B．run away | C．protect yourself | D．keep away from a fire |