Most children don’t enjoy doing housework. They like playing computer games instead of cleaning the rooms. But in Australia, Jim and Robert’s mother, Mrs. Black, has good and right ways to get their children to do housework. Here is an example.
“Mom,have you worked out next week’s housework? Let Jim and me choose the cards. I can’t wait. It’s fun.” When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like these, “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help mom cook, wash vegetables, make beds, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom” and many others, Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would hang them on the week day task board. Jim likes to clean the bathroom, so he picked up the card“clean the bathroom”. Robert loves to make the bed so he picked up his favorite card. Jim again picked up“wash vegetables” and Robert chose“feed the fish”. Soon the two boys were happy to take away all the cards.
To help the children do housework, their mother thought hard and came up with this idea. Of course, the parents did the housework on weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free.From the passage we know that most children like .
| A．doing homework | B．playing computer games |
| C．playing cards | D．doing housework |
Jim and Robert chose _________ cards for each day from Monday to Friday.
| A．two | B．four |
| C．eight | D．ten |
Jim likes to ________.
| A．clean the bathroom | B．make the bed |
| C．feed the fish | D．sweep the floor |
The underlined phrase“came up with”probably means“ ”.
| A．looked at | B．gave up |
| C．thought out | D．gave away |
Who did the housework on weekends?
| A．Jim | B．Robert |
| C．The parents | D．The whole family |
Would you like to go to Beijing, our capital? It has a long way from Guangzhou.
It’s 2,313 kilometers from Beijing to Guangzhou. The city of Kunming is 2,216 kilometers away from Guangzhou. It’s always warm there. But it’s very hot in summer in Wuhan. It’s l,084 kilometers from Guangzhou to Wuhan. Changsha is near Guangzhou. It’s 726 kilometers from Changsha to Guangzhou. Do you know which city is the biggest in China? It’s Shanghai. It’s 1,811 kilometers from Guangzhou to Shanghai.
If you travel by air, you’ll find it very interesting and fast enough to fly from Guangzhou to Beijing. It only takes you about four hours and you’ll get there easily, safely and unhurriedly(从容不迫地). But traveling by train is quite different. You have to stay on the train for more than thirty hours to arrive in Beijing. More and more people like to travel by air. You can see why, can’t you?If you go to Beijing, our capital, you’ll know _______.
| A．it’s not far away from all the other cities in China |
| B．you have to travel long by train from Guangzhou to Beijing |
| C．it’s not far away from us all |
| D．it’s not far away from Guangzhou |
Which is right?
| A．Kunming is 2,216 kilometers away from Beijing. |
| B．Guangzhou is the biggest city in China. |
| C．Beijing is the biggest city in the world. |
| D．It’s 726 kilometers from Guangzhou to Changsha. |
Why do more and more people like to travel by air?
| A．Because Beijing is our capital. |
| B．Because it’s always warm in Kunming. |
| C．Because it takes less time. |
| D．Because Shanghai is the biggest city in China. |
A “Gap Year” is a period of time when a student takes a break before going to university. It is often spent travelling or working. It can give young people useful learning experiences and new skills.
Gap years are popular with European and Australian students， but remain less popular in America. However， in recent years， more and more American students are preparing for college by taking a gap year. The advantages of taking a gap year are as follows：
Learn about the World and Yourself
Although you don’t have to go abroad to experience gap years， most gap year students catch the chance to travel abroad. You are able to work out who you are and what you are for. The experiences of different cultures offer you interesting lessons. You can learn more about the world and get to know yourself better.
Face Challenges and Have Fun
A gap year is not only a time to take a vacation， but also a time to face challenges. Gap year students usually work， volunteer or take service projects. You have to learn how to get along in the real world. This process isn’t always easy， but it is an important part of growing up. Only in this way can you enjoy life and have fun.
Save Money and Improve Your College Admission Chances
There’s a common thought that gap years are only for rich students， but it’ s not true. Actually， taking a gap year can save your money. Gap year students often take a part-time job. Besides， at the end of a gap year， students are much more likely to know what to study in college. Clear learning goals ran keep the students working hard instead of wasting time and money playing.
Imagine an admission officer trying to admit (录取) only one between two students. Both of them are excellent and have high grades. However， one student has much practical experience or has volunteered in his vacation. Who do you think the admission officer will choose?What does a “Gap Year” mean in the passage ?
_____________________________________________________________________ In which country are gap years more popular according to the passage ， America or Australia?
_____________________________________________________________________How many advantages of taking a gap year are mentioned in the passage ?
____________________________________________________________________Besides having fun ， what do gap year students have to face ?
_____________________________________________________________________What does the last sentences probably imply (暗含) ?
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When I was young，I liked to play jokes on people I knew， especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was cooking and I was playing with my younger brother Tony. Suddenly I ran to my mother and said： “Tony fell from the open window!” She was very worried and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said： “Don’t worry， I’m just joking.” My mother shouted at me， “If you do it again， I’ll hit you.”
Another day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them. In the beginning I swam fast and I called out “Help!”. All my friends came to help me. However， they found that I was joking. But half an hour later I wasn’t joking. I was so fast， soon I got tired and couldn’t swim on in water. I tried my best to call my friends for help， but this time nobody came to help me.
In the end they found I was telling the truth. They came and saved my life. They took me to the hospital. This is the best lesson in my life. From then on I haven’t joked on anyone.What happened when the writer was playing with his younger brother?
| A．He got tired. |
| B．He played a joke on his mother. |
| C．Tony fell from the open window. |
| D．His mother hit him. |
When the writer called his friends for help for the second time， they________.
| A．took him to the hospital at once |
| B．came and saved him immediately |
| C．thought at first he was joking again |
| D．did nothing because the writer had lied to them |
The story tells us that _____________.
| A．swimming is dangerous |
| B．the writer is a naughty boy |
| C．one can play jokes only on people he knows |
| D．if someone always tells lies， others won’t trust him |
| I am Alice. I like Wechat. It is fast， convenient and fashionable. And you can use it for free. It can be used in my mobile phone. It has hold-to-talk voice messaging function. I am a fan of Leehom Wang. Through Wechat， Leehom Wang often says something to me. It’s amazing. |
| I am David. I love Weibo. I update my Weibo when I am free. We can share instant(即时的)messages with each other. I often look through Yao Chen’s Weibo. She has many followers. I make many friends with them. I often write something on my Weibo， for example， “I feel blue today. I didn’t pass the exam. ” Then many friends comfort me. I share my birthday party， my new phone， my new coat， etc. with my friends. It is fun. |
| I’m Lily. I don’t like Wechat or Weibo. I don’t believe them. There are so many crimes(不法行为)on Wechat. Many people are cheated(欺骗)because they believe in other people they meet on Wechat easily. It is not a real world. As to Weibo， I don’t think it is a good way to make friends. And you should write something no more than 140 words. I like keeping diaries. I don’t want my secrets known by others. I am a low-key(低调的)girl. |
What does Alice think about Wechat?
| A．It’s fast and convenient. | B．It’s fashionable but slow. |
| C．It’s safe and useful. | D．It’s fun but expensive. |
Why doesn’t Lily believe Wechat?
| A．Because many people are cheated on Wechat easily. |
| B．Because she doesn’t like to say anything to her friends. |
| C．Because she doesn’t think it is a good way to make friends. |
| D．Because she prefers keeping diaries to showing secrets to others. |
From the passage we can learn David is.
| A．a low-key boy | B．an open-minded boy |
| C．a stupid boy | D．a lazy boy |
What do you do in a situation like this? You’re calling dinner with friends at a nice restaurant. You’re having a great time when a phone rings at the table next to you. A man takes out his phone and starts talking loudly about problems he’s having with his girlfriend. He talks for almost ten minutes! This happens all the time－on buses， in restaurants， everywhere!
Many people find cell phones useful in their daily lives. But we’ve all sat next to someone talking too loudly on a cell phone. You may want to tell the loudmouth to end the conversation， but let the management take care of those noisy customers. You can only control your own behavior. Here are a few rules：
Off means off! Follow the rules of restaurants and other public places . If a sign says “turn off cell phones”， don’t use your phone. If you are allowed， speak softly and for a short time and try to move away form other people.
Lights off， phone off! Never make calls in a theater or at the movies.
Pay attention! Talking on a cell phone while driving is dangerous. And watch where you’re going when you’re walking down the streets and talking on the phone.
As more people use cell phones， things are only going to get worse. So， the next time you’re getting ready to make a call， stop and consider the people around you. The man talking on the cell phone loudly in the restaurant will ________.
| A．talk for half an hour | B．pay more for his meal |
| C．make other customers angry | D．be driven out by the boss |
Some people use cell phones in a rude way because____________.
| A．they don’t consider the people around them |
| B．some public places allow them to do so |
| C．they are proud of having cell phones |
| D．cell phones are common and available everywhere |
According to the passage， we shouldn’t make calls ___________.
| A．in restaurants | B．on buses |
| C．at the movies | D．on the street |
From the passage we can infer(推断）that __________.
| A．cell phones have become the most useful tool in our life |
| B．public manners play an important role in our life |
| C．cell phones lead to people’s bad relationship |
| D．people ought to turn cell phones off in a public places |