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 Internet. They can earn some e-money and buy some "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' garden 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 the life in the countryside, It reduces（减少）my work pressure; besides, it gives me the exciting experience of becoming a "thief".
Ivy: Well, it's just a waste of time. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they cannot focus on（专注）their study.According to the passage, people cannot 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. |
Eighth-grader Victoria Bills is talking about money with her classmates. She is worried that a company’s stock (股票) price could fall. It may be an unusual topic of conversation for a 13-year-old. But at Bills’ school in Chicago, US, you hear it all the time.
The Chicago school’s 420 students learn about economic(经济学). They also get a chance to make money. Each 1st grade and 5th grade, students learn the basics of economics and investing(投资).
Then in 6th grade, they put what they’ve learned to work. Students join a junior group that manages the $20,000. The group, made up of 12 to 14 students, decides which stocks to buy.
After graduating, students pass on $20,000 to the next 1st grade class. They keep half of the rest of the money; the other half goes toward improving the school. They can choose to put their money in a college-savings program or take the cash.
In 2007, Bills suggested that her class buy the stock of the Apple computer company. This was just before the iPhone came out. “We bought stock just at the right time,” she says. The kids bought Google stock as it reached $400 a share. It is now worth over $500. “It was a good buy,” says Myles Gate, 13. He hopes to be a banker one day.
The school’s two graduating classes of 2005 and 2006 have each earned about $10,000 in profits(利润). At Bills’ school, students can’t .
| A．learn the basics of economics | B．learn how to invest money |
| C．get a chance to make money | D．share all the money they make |
Who manages the $20,000 in the class?
| A．The teachers. | B．The school. |
| C．The students. | D．The parents. |
Google stock the kids bought has reached more than ______ at present.
| A．$500 | B．$400 |
| C．$10,000 | D．$20,000 |
According to Paragraph 5, we know that .
| A．Bills’ class bought the Apple stock after the iphone came out |
| B．it was a mistake for the class to buy Google stock |
| C．the students get some investing experience in the school |
| D．the class bought the two kinds of stocks at the same time |
What’s the passage mainly about?
| A．How students make money in the US. |
| B．Students learn economics and investing at school. |
| C．Myles Gage hopes to be a banker one day. |
| D．What US students hope to do after graduation. |
| Name |
Confederation of European Baseball |
Hockey Federation |
Volleyball Federation |
African Football |
| Logo |
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| Formation |
1953 |
1963 |
1946 |
1957 |
| Leadquarters |
Lausanne, Switzerland |
Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Cairo, Egypt |
| Region |
Europe |
Asia |
South America |
Africa |
| Members |
38 |
30 |
12 |
56 |
| Official Languages |
English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch |
English, Chinese, Indian |
Spanish, Portuguese |
English, French, Arabic |
| Website |
www.baseball europe.com |
www.asiahockey.org |
www.voleysur.org |
www.cafonline.com |
When was Asian Hockey Federation(亚洲曲棍球联盟) set up?
| A．In 1953 | B．In 1963 | C．In 1946 | D．In 1957 |
Which organization has the most members?
A． |
B． |
C． |
D． |
In how many organizations can English be spoken as an official language?
| A．One | B．Two |
| C．Three | D．Four |
If you are from France, which sport can you probably take part in?
| A．Baseball. | B．Hockey |
| C．Volleyball | D．Football |
If you want to know something about volleyball, you can go to.
| A．www.baseballeurope.com | B．www.asiahockey.org |
| C．www.voleysur.org | D．www.cafonline.com |
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| The mainly part of “Dama” |
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Imagine the situation. You are driving along a desert or on a mountain. You have no idea where you are. You passed the last house two hours ago. Then your car breaks down. It is night and it is cold. You have no mobile phone. What do you do? Well, next time take a GPS with you. This invention may be able to help you. It is a device (装置) which uses satellites to find the user’s position. It can find your position in 20 meters. A GPS can’t start your car, but at least you will know where you are.
GPS, which means Global Positioning System, is a small radio receiver. It looks like a mobile phone. You can hold it in your hand, or put it in your pocket. It is sometimes put into a watch or a telephone. We also find GPS devices in cars, planes, or boats. Some of these devices have electronic maps, so you know where you are. For example, in a city they can tell you the name of the street.
There are three parts to the Global Positioning System. The first part is the receiver. You can hold it in your hand, or have it fixed into your car, plane, etc. The second part is a group of satellites orbiting(围绕) the earth. The receiver contacts at least four of the satellites and calculates its position. The third part of the system is a network of ground stations. They are all over the world. They control the satellites and make sure they are working well.
Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile. They are becoming cheaper and more and more accurate(精准). There are also many new uses for the GPS. Perhaps they will become like watches. Everyone will have one and you will never be lost again. With the help of GPS, people ______.
| A．can’t be lost in a new city |
| B．can’t find their way in different countries |
| C．can start the car |
| D．can learn about the culture of an unknown place |
GPS means ___________in Chinese
| A．球状卫星 | B．卫星地点 |
| C．全球卫星定位系统 | D．接收器 |
______is not the part to the Global Positioning System.
| A．ground stations | B．satellites |
| C．receivers | D．a mobile |
Maybe in the future the GPS will be _________.
| A．cheaper than mobile phones | B．as common as watches. |
| C．having few new uses | D．more accurate than now. |
. From the passage we know that ______.
| A．people can drive along a desert easily. |
| B．All GPS devices have electronic maps |
| C．Ground stations control the satellites and make sure they are working well. |
| D．Everyone will use the GPS for free. |