Text messaging, or "texting", which allows people to send and receive messages on mobile phones, becomes very popular today.
The advantages of texting are obvious. Texting helps to save money. If you have a few words to greet your families and friends on their birthdays or on some important festivals, sending messages can be cheaper than phone calling. Texting helps to save time. Even if you want to send a message to 100 people, you can do it in one second. Texting helps you to "talk" to someone when he is too busy to answer the phone. Texting can also help you to "talk" to someone secretly if you don't want others to hear what you are talking on the phone. These advantages are so amazing that many people are crazy about it. They hold mobile phones in hands all day long, send dozens of messages each day, and even text while driving or walking. However, texting has its disadvantage. Junk messages may come into your mobile phone box now and then. When your phone box gets too full, you can't receive any more messages. You may therefore miss some important information.
What's more, if you don't do texting properly, for example, texting while driving or walking, it can be dangerous. It can cause injuries and even death. It was reported that about 6,000 people were killed and half a million were injured for this reason each year. In Fort Lee, a small town in New Jersey, USA, three people died because they walked into traffic while texting in 2013. Two researchers at Stony Brook University, New York found that texters are 60% more probably to have an accident than others. When people are texting, they don't notice other people or things around them. To reduce traffic accidents, all drivers of the UN are now not allowed to text while driving. About 32 countries have passed laws restricting(限制) the use of mobile phones while driving.
Texting is a wonderful way of communication. However, only when we use it properly, can we fully enjoy the fun it brings.
How many advantages of texting are mentioned in the passage?
| A．Two. | B．Three. |
| C．Four. | D．Five |
What did the researchers at Stony Brook University find?
| A．Texters are easier to have an accident. |
| B．Texting is a good way of communication. |
| C．6,000 people were killed and injured. |
| D．Many people text to greet families and friends. |
The underlined word "injuries" probably means_______.
| A．事故 | B．伤害 |
| C．争执 | D．死亡 |
Which of the following statements is wrong according to the passage
| A．Texting while driving or walking is dangerous |
| B．To reduce traffic accidents,all drivers of the UN are now not allowed to text while driving. |
| C．Texting have more advantages than disadvantages,so we can use it any time. |
| D．If you don’t want others to hear what you are talking on the phone,you can text. |
The passage is written to tell us that .
| A．we should do less texting |
| B．texting has many advantages |
| C．texting is better than phone calling |
| D．we should do texting properly |
Americans like traveling on vacations. Today more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns instead of(而不是) hotels. They get a room for the night and breakfast for the next morning.
Rooms for the night in private homes with the breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years.
In the past five to ten years, these bed-and-breakfast places have become popular in the United States. Many of these America’s bed-and-breakfast inns are old historic buildings. Some bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms. Others are much larger. Some inns do not provide（提供） telephones or televisions in the rooms while others do.
Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel. Usually the cost is much less. Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone’s home. The owners are glad to tell about the area and the interesting places to visit. Many people who take such vocations say they enjoy the chance to meet local families.Americans like _______ on their vacations every year.
| A．to stay at home | B．traveling |
| C．to sleep at home | D．watching TV |
More and more travelers in the United States are spending nights _______.
| A．at hotels | B．at small houses or inns |
| C．in their cars | D．in the open air |
The bed-and-breakfast places have been popular in the USA _______.
| A．for less than five years | B．for one year |
| C．for over ten years | D．for a few years |
American travelers like staying at bed-and- breakfast inns because _______.
| A．these inns are cheap. |
| B．these inns are small and quiet. |
| C．they can meet and talk with local people |
| D．both A and C |
How much of an addict(成癖/嗜好) are you? Are you like any of the people?
①I dislike haircut(理发). I seldom(很少) get a haircut. So when I get one, my hair is really short. My hair gets really long before my next haircut. --- Harry
②I hardly drink soda(苏打水).I usually drink coffee. I sometimes drink eight cups a day. ---Rose
③I exercise regularly（有规律地）.Sometimes I spend 4 or 5 hours on it in one day. ---Sam
④I have a bar(条/根) of chocolate sometimes. I can’t eat a lot of it, because it makes me heavy. ---Kim
⑤I have a TV in my living room, one is in my dining room, one is in my bedroom. I even have one in the bathroom(浴室). --- John
⑥I spend a lot of time shopping, but I don’t spend a great deal of (大的量)money. I mostly (主要) do window shopping. ---Jenny How often does Harry get a haircut?
| A．Once a month | B．Twice a year | C．hardly ever | D．Always |
How many TVs does John have?
| A．Four | B．Three | C．Two | D．Five |
How much time does Sam spend on exercise?
| A．Four or five hours in a day. | B．Five hours in one day. |
| C．Four hours in one day. | D．One day. |
Kim has chocolate _________ ,while(而) Jenny spends ________ shopping.
| A．once, a lot of time | B．sometimes, a great deal of money |
| C．sometimes, a lot of time | D．once, a great deal of money |
“Which meal do we all need most, breakfast, lunch or dinner?” Miss Baker asks. Boys and girls wave their hands in the air. They know the answer.
“What do you think, Jim?” Miss Baker asks.
“Dinner,” Jim answers.
“Dinner is the big meal of the day,” says Miss Baker. “But I don’t think we need it most.”
Tom puts up his hands. “ Do we need lunch most?”
“No,” says Miss Baker. “We need breakfast most.”“Why is this so?”
“From night to morning is a long time to go without food,” says Ann.
“That’s right,” says Miss Baker. “We need food every morning. What may happen to us if we have no breakfast?”
The students have many answers to give.
“We may feel hungry.”
“We may not feel like working.”
“We may feel sick.”
“Yes, you are right,” says Miss Baker. “Now let’s talk about what makes a good breakfast. Give me your answers. I will write them on the blackboard.”____ are discussing （讨论） eating.
The mother and children B. Some of the boys and girls
C. The teacher and her students D. A group of friendsMiss Baker thinks ______ is a big meal of the day.
| A．breakfast | B．lunch | C．dinner | D．picnic |
Why is breakfast the most important meal? Because_____.
| A．it is the last meal |
| B．there are usually a lot of nice things to eat at breakfast. |
| C．people like to enjoy food before going to work. |
| D．from night to morning is a long time to go without food. |
If someone asks me, “Do you like music? ” I am sure I will answer him or her. “Of course, I do.” Because I think music is an important part of our lives.
Different people have different ideas about music. For me, I like rock music because it’s so exciting. And my favourite rock band(摇滚乐队), the “Foxy Ladies” is one of the most famous rock bands in the world. I also like pop music. My classmate Li Lan loves dance music, because she enjoys dancing. My best friend, Jane, likes jazz music(爵士乐). She thinks jazz is really cool. “I like dance music and rock very much,” says my brother, “because they are amazing.” But my mother thinks rock is boring. “I like some relaxing(轻松的)music.” she says, that is why she likes country music(乡村音乐), I think.
( )6. The writer likes music because he thinks ________.
A. it’s an exciting part of our lives B. it’s an amazing part of our lives
C. it’s an important part of our lives D. it’s an interesting part of our lives
( )7. What kind of music does the writer like?
A. Jazz and country music. B. Rock and dance music.
C. Rock and pop music. D. Rock and country music.
( )8. Who likes dancing?
A. The writer. B. Li Lan. C. Jane. D. The writer’s mother.
( )9. The writer’s mother thinks that country music is ________.
A. amazing B. boring C. relaxing D. cool
( )10. How many people’s ideas about music are talked about in this passage?
A. 4. B. 5. C. 6. D. 7.
A woman is at the cinema, and she is enjoying the film very much, but there is a man in the next seat, and he begins looking at the floor under her. The woman is angry and asks，“What are you doing there？What are you looking for?” “A piece of chocolate.” The man says to her, “I drop（掉落）it on the floor.” “A piece of chocolate?” the woman says angrily, “It is dirty now. Take this and be quiet, please. I am listening to the film.” She gives the man a big piece of chocolate. But the man says, “One of my teeth is in the chocolate!”
( )1. Where are the man and the woman?
A. They are in a school B. They are at the station
C. They are at a shopD. They are at the cinema
( )2. The man sits ________ the woman.
A. next to B. in front of C. behind D. on the left of
( )3. The underlined word “angry” means ________.
A. not sad B. not light C. not happy D. not heavy
( )4.The man wants to find the piece of chocolate because ________.
A. the piece of chocolate is very expensive. B. one of his teeth is in the chocolate.
C. he likes chocolate very much D. he wants to keep the cinema clean
( )5. The woman gives the man a piece of chocolate because ________.
A. she is friendly to him B. she wants to enjoy the film better
C. the piece of chocolate is the man’s D. she likes the man