Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother’s Camp（营地）. There, husbands and children are not allowed. Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her family? Some women say they need time to be alone.
At Mother’s Camp a woman has room to herself. She can sleep, read or watch TV, and no one will bother her. No children will ask,“Mom, what’s for dinner?” No husband will say, “Oh, dear, I can’t find any clean socks.”In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home. Many of them work full-time and then come home to a second job-taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.
In the United States, working wives do about 75% of the housework. Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they can’t find the pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves.
Some women go to Mother’s Camp just to get a break from housework. For two days they don’t cook, they don’t clean, they don’t look after their children and husbands. What do they do? They enjoy warm, sunny weather, walking, swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother’s Camp.From this passage we can see in the United States.
| A．women want to work outside the home |
| B．working wives do most of the housework |
| C．hushands do as much housework as their wives |
| D．women do not like to stay at home with their families |
At Mother’s Camp, women can’t .
| A．watch TV | B．read newspapers |
| C．swirn in the lake | D．bring their husbands and children |
Why would some mothers like to be alone? Because .
| A．they don’t like their husbands and children |
| B．they have to work full-time |
| C．they are too busy to relax themselves |
| D．they want a new life |
is one of the biggest troubles for working wives in the United States.
| A．Housework | B．Working outside the home |
| C．When to take a vacation | D．Looking after their children |
What’s the best title（标题）for this passage?
| A．Busy Working Mothers | B．Welcome to Mother’s Camp |
| C．Mothers Relax Away from Home | D．Mothers in the US |
Lester was walking in the street with two huge and heavy suitcases . A stranger walked up to him and asked ,“Have you got the time ?”
Lester stopped , put down the suitcases and looked at his watch .“It’ s five fifteen ,”he said .
“Hey , what a nice watch !”said the stranger .
Lester smiled a little and said ,“Yes , it’ s not bad . Look at this .”Then he showed the stranger a time display for the 86 largest cities in the world .
He hit a few buttons（按钮）and a voice told the time in Chinese . Lester continued ,“Its voice can be set（设置）for different languages .”
The stranger seemed very interested in the watch .
“That’ s not all ,”said Lester . He then pushed a few more buttons and a small map appeared on the watch .“The map can show where we are ,”explained Lester .
“I want to buy this watch !”said the stranger .
“Oh , no , I’ m not selling it . I have spent nearly two years making it ,”said Lester .
“I’ ll give you $ 1,000 for it !”
“Oh , no , I’ ve already spent more than that .”
“I’ ll give you $ 5,000 for it !”
Lester stopped to think . The stranger quickly gave him a check（支票）and said ,“$ 5,000 . Here it is .”
Lester finally agreed to sell the watch . When the stranger was going to leave with the watch , Lester pointed to the two huge suitcases and said ,“Hey , wait a minute . Don’ t forget your batteries .”Lester stopped in the street because _____ .
| A．the suitcases were very heavy |
| B．he felt very tired |
| C．a stranger wanted to buy his watch |
| D．someone asked him what the time was |
What was in the suitcases that Lester was carrying ?
| A．Money . | B．Batteries . | C．Watches . | D．Paper . |
We can infer from the passage that Lester was a(n) _____ .
| A．engineer | B．sportsman | C．artist | D．doctor |
The stranger paid _____ for the watch .
| A．nothing | B．$ 1,000 | C．$ 5,000 | D．$ 4,000 |
Which of the following is NOT true about the watch ?
| A．It can tell the time in different languages . |
| B．It can tell you where you are . |
| C．It is easy to wear and carry . |
| D．It can show a time display for many large cities around the world . |
School Notice Column
If you buy all the movie posters, you should payyuan.
| A．115 | B．162 | C．297 | D．526 |
What can we make with the ingredients in Today’s Recipe Column?
| A．Beet noodles. | B．Tomato soup. | C．Fruit salad. | D．Vegetable salad: |
We can go mountain climbing during
| A．Women's Day | B．May Day | C．Children's Day | D．Mid-autumn Day |
There arerules for the school bus
| A．two | B．six . | C．eight | D．twelve |
We can enjoy Scottish Dancing, at 8:00 pm at
| A．Jackie Club | B．Citizens' Park |
| C．School Dininghall | D．Hangzhou CO. LTD |
Danny was just tired about the way things were going. His mom came to the school and went on and on about Rick Jackson. It seemed that she would never stop talking. "Somebody's got to stop that boy!" she was shouting. "Rick's troubling everybody in the neighborhood. And he loves to pick on little boys like Danny. "
Mrs. Green, Danny's teacher, was concerned (担心) a lot."I didn't know that Danny was being picked on," she answered."He's never said anything about this to me!"Mrs. Green looked at Danny."How long has this been going on?" she asked. Danny could only shake his head and look at the floor. He knew if he said a word about this, he would have trouble after school.
Danny hadn't said anything about the problem because he wanted to do things with the boys in the neighborhood. After all, most of them were nice to him. He hated to leave the gang just because of Rick. Maybe the time had come to find new friends. He felt it hard to make up his mind. We learn from the reading that ___________,
A. Danny was not a good student
B. Danny's mother was quite worried about Danny
C. Danny wanted to get away from Rick When Danny’s mother came for Mrs. Green, Mrs. Green __________.
A. was still in the dark about it
B. said sorry to Danny's mother
C. called Rick in to explain it. Danny now _________.
A. was tired of the school and his friends
B. was always alone to stay away from Rick
C. was not sure what he should to do with the problem Danny didn't say anything about the matter to Mrs. Green because__________.
A. she had known it
B. The other boys would tell her
C. He didn't want to be in trouble The word ‘gang’ in the reading means __________.
A. a place for boys to play games
B. a group of young people
C. a school bus for children to and from school
Hao Xue, a Grade Nine top student had a problem recently. She used to get marks of over 110 points on her math tests. But in the last final exam, her math score was only 90 points.
It was a shock. "I don't know what happened, "said Hao, who kept feeling nervous and frustrated like Hao, many of us have setbacks(挫折) in life. What should you do to deal with these setbacks?
Hao chose to face her problem. Her parents and teachers also gave her help. After some hard work her math marks were between 100 and 110. Although she still wasn't at her original level, she didn't panic anymore."Don't be scared by setbacks, you will beat it. "said Hao.
Chen Xingzhu in Shenzhen also has a story to tell. The 15-year-old girl is not good at doing sit-ups,
which is necessary for the coming high school PE entrance exam. One student has to do at least 35 sit-ups in a minute to pass the test. Most of her classmates can do 40. However, she can only do 20.
Feeling worried, Chen decided to do something. She did sit-ups for half an hour every day after school. Now after a month, she can do 30 sit-ups in a minute."I finally found what made me slow through
continuous practice and then improved little by little."said Chen, "I believe I will be able to do 40 next month." Why did Hao Xue keep feeling nervous and frustrated?
A. She lost interest in math.
B. Her math score dropped.
C. She couldn't catch up with her classmates. The word "panic" in the fourth paragraph probably means ______.
A. be scared B. feel relaxed C. work hard How many sit-ups could Chen Xingzhou do at first?
A. 20. B. 30. C. 40. We can tell from the story that Hao and Chen both______.
A. turned to their teachers and parents for help
B. felt worried and escaped from their problems
C. faced their problems and worked hard to solve them Which of the following is TRUE?
A. When Hao felt down, nobody offered to help her.
B. With hard work, Hao is back to her original level in math.
C. Chen is confident and she will pass the coming PE test.
WeChat (微信) was put into market in January 21, 2011. Because of its attractive functions(功能),low cost and convenience, it becomes a hot free software. You can see people around you using WeChat to talk with their friends now. They are especially students in high schools and universities. The other users are workers. The age range is from ten to sixty years old. Most people may become WeChat users.
WeChat supports Wi-Fi and 3G network. It can enjoy group chat up to 20 people. What's more, WeChat can search people around you. It also supports to send video. You can share the wonderful pictures with other people at any time. It can share your messages to the world and make new friends. WeChat not only can keep your pictures and texts in a way, but also can help you to catch your messages. WeChat makes two people "talk" with each other in different places and at different time. People believe that there will be many other functions created in the future.
The cost of WeChat is very low. It costs nothing to own WeChat if you have a phone such as Nokia
Motorola, Lenovo. However, it costs web traffic (流量) to send and receive messages. It is enough to spend ten yuan on your web traffic for a month. The low cost is one of the main reasons why WeChat becomes popular. WeChat was created after January 21, 2011.
Most people may become WeChat users except the old people.
WeChat won't be created with other functions in the future.
You can use WeChat to talk with twenty people at the same time by smart phone.
The cost of WeChat is very low, but the web traffic cost is very high.