Three Things to do Before You Are 18
Here are some things you should try before you are 18 for teenagers. (青少年)
Learn to swim
It is important for us, because it can save our lives. If you can’t swim well, you can’t do water sports like surfing and diving. Even taking a boat will be dangerous for you.
Try at least one kind of team sports
Being a good team player is an important skill. You can’t just think of yourself, but have to work well with other people. Other advantages (优点) of team sports like basketball ,football and baseball are that they keep you healthy, and they are also great fun. Teams usually have a good social life too—you’ll go to lots of parties and make many friends.
Collect something
One of the best hobbies for under-18s is collecting things. You could collect kinds of stamps, or you could collect other things, because that make you remember what you have done, like movie tickets （票）or e-mails from friends. The best way to collect is to have a special album（相册）to put your collection in and to write what each thing means（意思是） to you. The most important reason for learning to swim is that ____ .
| A．it can save your life |
| B．it can make you healthy |
| C．you might easily do lots of things |
| D．you can do sports water. |
“A good social life” in the passage (短文)means ____ .
| A．you’ll study in groups |
| B．you’ll go to parties and make many friends. |
| C．you’ll take part in many parties. |
| D．you’ll keep healthy. |
The writer tells us that one of the best hobbies is to ____ .
| A．collect something | B．do some water sports |
| C．send e-mails to your friends | D．have a special album |
The word “collect” may mean？
| A．集邮 | B．收集 | C．改正 | D．数数 |
The passage is mainly about ____ before you are 18.
| A．good habits to keep | B．skills to have | C．things to do | D．collect many things |
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根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。What do you need if you want to kill ants?
| A．Microbial insecticide. | B．Moonlight Company. |
| C．Canvas Bag. | D．Dr Clean. |
You're going to love the natural soap, because ____ .
| A．it is clean | B．ii smells sweet |
| C．there are no chemicals | D．it is powerful |
How much will you pay if you want three shampoos and two canvas bag mailed to you?
| A．$12.25. | B．$ 20.50. | C．$13.50. | D．$17. |
What does the underlined word "it' most probably refer to?
| A．Canvas bag. | B．Chemical. | C．The house. | D．Dr Clean. |
How many products are mentioned in the ads ?
| A．3 | B．4 | C．4 | D．5 |
Spending two or three hours playing outdoors each day can reduce(减少)a child’s chance of becoming short-sighted（近视）,research shows . It challenges the belif that short-sightedness is caused by computer use , watching TV or reading in weak light .
Australian government researchers believe that sunlight is good for people’s eyes . They compared the vision （视力）and habits of 100 seven-year-old children in China and Australia .In all,30% of the Chinese children were short-sighted .This percentage was ten times higher than Australian children.
Both groups spent a similar amount of time reading, watching TV and playing computer games .However , the Australia children spent an average of two hours a day outdoors ,90 minutes more than the Chinese children.
Professor Ian Morgan said ,“Humans are naturally long-sighted ,but when people begin to go to school and spend little or no time outdoors ,the number of short-sighted peoplegets larger. We are also seeing more and more short-sighted children in cities all around the world –and the main reason may be that city children spend less time outdoors .
Daylight can be hundreds of times brighter than indoor light . But why does playing outside prevent us from becoming short-sighted ? Scientists believe that natural light has a special chemical（化学物质）which stops the eyeball from growing out of shape and prevents people from becoming short-sighted .
So go outdoors .It doesn’t matter if that time is spent having a picnic or playing sports .
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。What can reduce a child's chance of becoming short-sighted according to the passage ?
| A．Playing computer games. |
| B．watching TV. |
| C．Reading books. |
| D．Spending 2 or 3 hours playing outside every day. |
What does the underlined word "percentage" mean?
| A．百分比 | B．功率 | C．平均分 | D．效率 |
How much time did the Chinese children spend outdoors according to the research?
| A．2 hours. | B．90 minutes. | C．1 hour. | D．30 minutes. |
What is the fifth paragraph mainly about?
| A．Why people become short-sighted. |
| B．Why natural light has a special chemical. |
| C． Why playing outside is good for one's eyesight. |
| D． Why daylight is much brighter than indoor light. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．People will all become short-sighted after they begin to go to school. |
| B．Playing outdoors for 2 or 3 hours every day can help protect your eyesight. |
| C． Children in Australia are more likely to become short-sighted than those in China. |
| D． lf you spend 2 or 3 hours playing outside each day, you will become short-sighted. |
Julio loves to visit his grandmother . He doesn’t get to visit her very often because his family lives in a city that is six hours away .His grandmother lives in a big wooden house on a farm .It is old and looks as if it has secret hiding places .
On the third Sunday of June ,Julio’s parents took him to his grandmother’s .Since it was summer vacation, he was going to stay at grandmother’s for a whole summer . Hid cousins Mario and linda would soon be arriving. They would also be staying at their grandmother’s this summer .
A big porch (走廊) wrapped （缠绕）around two sides of the house .Julio sat in the porch swing （秋千）.He could see the trees that circle the house .They had been planted as a windbreak （防风林）.They protected the house from the wind and blowing dirt .The house was in the middle of a large flat field .
Julio watched the dirt road that led to the house .He couldn’t wait for his cousins to get there .Mario was his age ,and Linda was a year younger .They had fun together .Last summer they spent one whole morning making a fort out of sacks of seed （装种子的麻袋做成的堡垒）.Then Uncle Henry took them on a tractor ride.
Julio remembered another time with his cousins .They had gone out to explore the fields .Julio touched an electric fence and got a shock .Then they found an old snake skin. Nothing like that ever happened at his own home !
Julio could smell the dinner that his grandmother was cooking .It made him hungry .
Finally he saw a cloud of dust coming up the road .“They’re here ! They are here !”He shouted .
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。并将其标号填入题前括号内。Why doesn’t Julio often visit his grandmother ?
| A．Because he doesn’t love his grandmother. |
| B．Because his parents don’t let him visit his grandmother. |
| C．Because his home is far away from his grandmother's. |
| D．Because he is often ill . |
Who is the youngest of Julio and his cousins ?
| A．Linda. | B．Julio. | C．Mario. | D．Henry. |
The story tells about Julio and his cousins doing all of the following except_____.
| A．watching old movie |
| B．taking a tractor ride |
| C．finding a snake skin |
| D．making a fort from seed sacks |
How do you think Julio felt when he saw his cousins arriving?
| A． He was worried. | B． Ht: was excited. |
| C．He was angry . | D． He was sad |
After Julio cousins arrive , when would probably happen next ?
| A．They would build a fort on the hill |
| B．They would look for snake skins . |
| C．They would climb the trees in their grandmother’s yard |
| D．They would eat dinner at their grandmother’s house |
Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955. He grew up in Seattle, Washington. He was a very clever boy. His favorite subjects at school were science and math. When he was 13, he started to play with computers. At that time, computers were large machines. Once he was very interested in a very old computer. He and some of his friends spent lots of time doing unusual things with it. In the end, they worked out a software program with the old machine. Bill sold it for $4,200 when he was only 17.
In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University(哈佛大学). In his third school year, he left Harvard to work for a company called Microsoft. Bill began his company in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. So they began developing(发展) the software for personalcomputers. They improved(改进) the software to make it easier for people to use computers.Bill Gates grew up in _______.
| A．Canada | B．Australia | C．America | D．Germany |
What subjects did Bill like best at school?
| A．Science and math | B．Languages and art |
| C．Math and languages | D．Music and P.E |
Bill’s company worked hard at _______.
| A．making large machines | B．playing computer games |
| C．mending old machines | D．developing software |
Bill started to play with computers ______.
| A．in 1955 | B．in 1968 | C．in 1973 | D．1975 |
The word “personal” means _______.
| A．个人的 | B．公众的 | C．大型的 | D．昂贵的 |
I’m taking my family to other countries to have a trip. My wife and I and our two children are all going along. My elder brother will go with us, too. He has never been overseas and he is even more excited than the children. My father is so old that he’d like to stay at home and take care of the house.
We’re going by train to New York, and then take a ship to Europe. When we arrive in Europe, we’re going to some countries for sightseeing (观光). We’ll go to places either by train or by bus. We’re going to fly home.
It took us a long time to decide where to go, but I think we’ll have a very interesting trip. We’ll go to England, France and Italy. We also talked about how we would go to Europe. At first we wanted to fly because it would be faster and would save more time, But my brother likes to take a boat trip and the children like that, too.How many people of the family will go to have a trip?
| A． Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
My father will not go on the trip because ____.
| A．he doesn’t like travels |
| B．staying at home is more interesting |
| C．he is too old to travel |
| D．nobody wants to take him along |
We’re coming back home by_____ .
| A．sea | B．air | C．bus | D．train |
In Europe we will _____.
| A．go sight-seeing at the seaside |
| B．to go to different countries by ship |
| C．buy a lot of presents |
| D．go from place to place by train or by bus |
My brother and my children would like to _____.
| A．do some shopping in Europe |
| B．study the Italian language in Italy |
| C．enjoy a trip by ship |
| D．learn French in France |