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A lot of people are crazy doing shopping through the Internet now. Why is it so popular? There are some reasons. First, more and more people have their own computers and their computers can be joined with the Internet. So it is possible for many of them to do shopping through the Internet. Second, shopping through the Internet can save them some money and a lot of time. Third, they don't need to go to the shop themselves. Because of these good facts, few people refuse it.
On the other hand, some people don' t like this new way of shopping. They are worried about the safety of shopping online. Customers(顾客) can only see the pictures of productions (商品) on the Internet. And they can' t enjoy the pleasure of buying things in large supermarkets or some wonderful stores. These are the reasons why they do not like it.
But I think more and more people will like this new kind of shopping in the future.
Many people are interested in shopping online.
Shopping on line can only save money.
All the productions on the Internet are good.
Some people dislike shopping online because they don' t have their own computers.
The writer of the passage supports (支持) shopping on line.

Nathan Sawaya's childhood was a lot of fun. He drew cartoons, wrote stories, and played with plastic toy bricks (积木). His grandparents bought his first set of toy bricks when he was five years old and he's been building with toy bricks ever since. He even took his building bricks to college with him! Instead of books and a computer, he had a model of Greenwich Village made of bricks on his desk.
Nathan started as a lawyer but gave up His highly-paid (高薪的) job to become an artist that uses toys in his art. He uses toy bricks to build everything from the Statue of Liberty(自由女神像) to Superman! He has more than 1.5 million colored bricks in his working room in New York which he uses to make pieces of art. He started by building small models but then decided to do something big and created a self-portrait (自画像). It took him two days just to build the eyes.
Nathan's work has appeared in museums around the world. Children love his art because it is made out of the same toys that they play with at home and adults love his work because it is fascinating. Since it began in2007, Nathan's exhibition "The Art of the Brick" has been very popular with museum visitors everywhere.
"I'm proud that I took a dream I had as a child, to become an artist, and I have actually made a job out of it," says Nathan. "To do what you love in life is the most important thing."
What did Nathan put on his desk at college?

A．The Statue of Liberty.

B．Superman.

C．His serf-portrait.

D．A Greenwich Village modal.

Why did Nathan give up his job as a lawyer?

A．Because he made little money out of a lawyer.

B．Because he wanted to make toys for the children.

C．Because he decided to become an artist of toy bricks.

D．Because he was going to work in the museum instead.

What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Nathan's work.	B．Nathan's exhibition.
C．Nathan's art.	D．Nathan's self-portrait

What would be the best title for the passage?

A．The Brick Artist	B．The Brick Exhibition
C．Toy Bricks for Adults	D．The Artist's Childhood

When I crossed a small road on my first day in Kolkata, I was surprised because I heard a bell-not a horn (喇叭), It was a tiny man pulling a rickshaw, He stopped and picked up two children from the front door of their house and pulled them to school. For many people, the rickshaw in Kolkata has many advantages, When the traffic is bad, rickshaws find a way through the traffic. If your miss your bus and there aren't any taxis, you can always find a rickshaw in Kolkata. Rickshaws are from your house to the market and waits for you. Then he loads (装载)all your things, drops you off outside your home and helps you unload, No other type of public transport offers this kind of service.
From June to September, Kolkata gets heavy rain. Sometimes it rains for 48 hours without a break. In some parts of the city, the roads flood (水淹), and anything with an engine(发动机) is useless, But the rickshaw drivers never stop working, even with water all around them.
But not everyone thinks rickshaws are a good thing. The local government want to ban rickshaws. They believe it is wrong for one man to pull another person when there is modern transport in the city. However, there is a problem with this plan. Many of the rickshaw drivers come from the countryside. The only job they can find in Kolkata is pulling a rickshaw, If the city bans rickshaws, these men won't have a job. So for the moment, the people of Kolkata still go by rickshaw.
What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?

A．The rickshaw drivers carry things for local people in Kolkata.

B．Parents need rickshaws for taking children to school in Kolkata.

C．Rickshaws can find a way through the bad traffic in Kolkata.

D．Rickshaws are very useful for the people' s daily life in Kolkata.

What does the underlined word "ban" mean?

A．make

B．increase

C．forbid

D．collect

What can we learn from the passage?

A．The rickshaws in Kolkata have loud horns.

B．The rickshaw is still a part of public transport in Kolkata.

C．The local government offer many other jobs to the rickshaw driven.

D．The people in Kolkata are supposed to take rickshaws instead of cars.

How much are the musical tickets for two children?
A. 16 pounds, B, 35 pounds. C. 30 pounds. D. 40 pounds.
When will the Teenage Drawing Competition be held?

A．On June 7th.	B．On August 6th.
C．On September 20th.	D．On April 25th.

Where can you watch Adele's performance this Sunday afternoon?

A．At St. James' s Park.	B．At Westfield Theater.
C．At Westfield Shopping Center.	D．At Cambridge Theater.

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Have you ever wondered what an American high school is really like? This article will describe a typical (典型的) high school and its students.
A typical American high school has several large buildings and enough space for about 1,500 students. Every student is given a locker. When students first arrive at school, they go straight to their lockers to put away or get their textbooks and to hang up their outdoor clothes. As American textbooks are expensive, students would rather loan(租借) than buy them. Students must pay back if they lost any of them.
American students have different types of school transport. They usually take a yellow school bus or walk to school if they live close enough. Sometimes their parents drive them to school. When they turn 16 years of age, most take a free driving class at school for one term. If students earn passing grades in the class and also pass their state driver’s exam, they can begin driving themselves to school.
Each day, students take six or seven classes. They must take science, math, English and social studies. They can choose art, homemaking, fashion design and other classes. In some schools students are required to take one or more of the following special classes: health education, physical education or foreign language studies. Students move to different classrooms for each subject. This is because each teacher has their own classroom. There is a five-minute break between classes, to give the students the time to hurry to their next class.
The regular school day usually ends early in the afternoon. After school more than half of the students are involved in after-school activities. These activities include sports-especially football, basketball, baseball and soccer or clubs, such as yearbook, speech, school newspaper, photograph or student government.
Title: in an American High School

Outline	Details
Introduction	◇It gives an overview of a typical American high school and its.
Lockers and textbooks	◇Every student has a locker for textbooks andclothes. ◇They prefer loaning textbooks tothem.
transport	◇Students usually go to school by bus or on foot. Sometimes theirsend them to school by car. ◇They canthemselves to school when they are over 16 and have passed the required tests.
Classes and classrooms	◇Students have to take main classes, elective classes and sometimes one or more classes. ◇They go toclassrooms for each subject.
After-school activities	◇After school most of the students takein their faviourite activities, including sports and clubs.