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The average American child spends three to five hours a day watching TV. In 1961, the average child began to watch television at age three; however, today it is nine months. Yet, most parents think that television has bad influence on their children. For example, in the early 1970s, my parents believed that my bad eyesight was the result of sitting too close to the screen, and they therefore made my stay at least six feet from it. Today, most people have no such worry, but many new ridiculous (荒谬的) sayings have appeared:
*TV makes kids stupid. Many children watch more educational programs when they are pre-schoolers. When they grow up, they can read more books and have much better ideas to solve difficult problems than other children.
*TV makes kids violent. The real story is not so simple. Hundreds of studies show that watching violence on TV makes children more aggressive (好斗的). But a study of over 5,000 children also finds that some positive programs make children kinder. The problem is that kids are increasingly watching shows with violence（暴力）instead of those suitable for their age.
*Sitting around watching TV makes kids overweight. An experiment finds that when children watch less television, they do lose extra weight; however, reducing their television time does not make them more active. The real problem lies in snacking (吃零食). A widespread habit for kids, and junk-food advertisements.
*TV helps kids get to sleep. The opposite is true. The more television children watch, the more likely they are to have bad sleep habits. Allowing kids to watch television is part of the problem, not the solution.
Which one is the advantage（好处） of educational TV programs?

A．They will make children solve difficult problems better than others.

B．they will improve children’s ability to get along with others.

C．They are likely to make children more aggressive.

D．They will make sure of children’s success in the future.

Why are children spending much time watching TV likely(可能) to be fat?

A．Watching TV makes children lazy and inactive.

B．Children are attracted by the food advertisement on TV.

C．Watching TV doesn’t burn up as much fat as doing sports.

D．Children like to snack while watching TV.

What influence does watching TV have on a child’s sleep?

A．Children are likely to sleep deeper after watching TV.

B．Children’s sleep time will be greatly reduced.

C．It will make children form a bad habit of sleeping.

D．It will make children sleep easier.

According to the passage, teenagers often fight because they __________.

A．might snack too much.

B．don’t watch enough educational programs.

C．have bad sleep habits.

D．often watch shows with violence.

What is the purpose of this text?

A．To increase people’s knowledge of watching TV.

B．To warn parents of the disadvantages of watching TV.

C．To explain the bad influences that watching TV has on children.

D．To correct parents’ wrong ideas of television’s effect on children.

No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22，1998．It was started to protect the environment．By now，more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day．
The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001．Other cities，including Taipei，Shanghai and Wuhan，also support the day．
In Beijing，more and more people are joining the campaign．It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work．It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5（World Environment Day）．The slogan for the day is，“If we drive for one less day，we can have one more nice day．”
So far，more than 200，000 drivers have shown their support．“We can’t control the weather，but we can choose not to drive，”said Wu Zonghua，a car club chairman．Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year．In the first quarter of 2012，Beijing only had 52 blue sky days．This was 11 days less than the number for the same period the year before．Much of the dust comes from the desert，but cars cause most of the air pollution．We must do more for No Car Day．
The first No Car Day fell on ．

A．February 2^nd

B．June 5th

C．July 5^th

D．September 22nd

was the first city to have No Car Day in China．

A．Beijing	B．Chengdu
C．Shanghai	D．Wuhan

What does the underlined word“slogan”in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．目的	B．原因
C．意义	D．口号

．How many blue sky days did Beijing have in the first quarter of 2011?

A．63．	B．52．
C．41．	D．238．

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．China is the first country to start No Car Day．

B．No Car Day is World Environment Day．

C．No Car Day has been supported by over 1，000 cities around the world so far．

D．Much of the dust in the air comes from cars．

Many people believe Henry Ford invented the car. But Henry Ford did not start to build his first car until 1896. That was eleven years after two Germans developed the world's first car. Many people believe Henry Ford invented the production line(生产线) that moved a car's parts(零部件) to the worker, instead of making the worker move to the parts. That is not true, either. Many factory owners used methods of this kind before Ford. What Henry Ford did was to use other people's ideas and make them better. And he made the whole factory a moving production line.
In the early days of the automobile, almost every car maker raced his cars. It was the best way of getting public notice. Henry Ford decided to build a racing car. Ford's most famous race was his first one. It was also the last race in which he drove the car himself.
The race was in 1901, at a field near Detroit. All of the most famous cars had entered, but only two were left: the Winton and Ford. The Winton was famous for its speed. Most people thought the race was over before it began.
The Winton took an early lead. But halfway through the race, it began to lose power. Ford started to gain. And near the end of the race, he took the lead. Ford won the race and defeated the Winton. His name appeared in newspapers and he became wellknown all over the United States. Within weeks of the race, Henry Ford formed a new automobile company. In 1903, a doctor in Detroit bought the first car from the company. That sale was the beginning of Henry Ford's dream. Ford said: “I will build a motor car for most of people. It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for one person to operate and care for. It will be built of the best materials. It will be built by the best men. It will be so low in price that everybody can afford”
The Model T was a car of that kind. It only cost $850. It was a simple machine that drivers could depend on. Doctors bought the Model T. So did farmers. Americans loved the Model T. They wrote stories and songs about it. Thousands of Model T's were built in the first few years.
What do we know about Henry Ford from Paragraph 1 ?

A．He knew how to improve car’s parts.

B．He produced the first car in the world.

C．He improved others’ good ideas.

D．He invented the first production line.

Why did Henry Ford take part in the 1901 car race?

A．To show off(炫耀) his driving skills.

B．To draw public attention.

C．To learn about new technology.

D．To raise money for his new company.

What was Henry Ford's dream according to the text?

A．Producing cars for common people.

B．Building very fast racing cars .

C．Designing(设计) more car models.

D．Starting more companies.

Why did Henry Ford become famous all over the United States ?

A．Because he started a new company.

B．Because he built the first car.

C．Because his car won the race.

D．Because he drove his car so well.

What can we infer about the car before Model T from the passage ?

A．The car was not invented until Model T.

B．The car was big enough for a whole family.

C．The car was very expensive.

D．Americans didn’t want cars.

How do you study each year? You may answer it in one second: have classes at school, take notes and do homework. Feeling a little bored? Yes? So how do we make learning interesting? There’s a new way of learning called digital (数字的) learning. It helps students learn by using the Internet. There are three important kinds of digital learning. Apps are computer software applications (应用软件). People can download (下载) them on their mobile devices. The other two kinds are social networking services, including weibo and WeChat (微信) and website. Every one of them is like your teacher. They help you master (掌握) what you learn at school.
Compared with regular learning ways, digital learning has its advantages（优点）. Digital learning is also diverse (多样的). It covers almost every school subject. More importantly, it’s always updating. It offers students the newest resources (资源) to learn from.
Digital learning is also personalized (个性化的). You can choose what you like to learn. If you don’t master what you have learned at school, you can learn again through digital ways.
_____, digital learning also has disadvantages（缺点）. When you use digital ways to learn, you have little interaction (相互交流) with teachers and classmates. As digital learning uses computers or smart phones, watching the screen too long may be bad for your eyes.It isbetter to take a rest every 20 minutes.
判断正误（“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误）。
Digital learning has both advantages and disadvantages.____________________
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找出并写下全文的主题句。
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将文中斜体句子译成汉语。They help you master (掌握) what you learn at school.
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Hundreds of years ago，a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots，a brave people，loved their country very much. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland，but there were too many Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.
One night，the leader of Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight，my men,”he said. “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win or we will die.”
They were all very tired，so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty，but they，too，were very tired，and one by one，also fell asleep.
The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they climbed up the hillside，taking care not to make a sound. Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more，the war would be over. Suddenly，one of them put his foot on a thistle(蓟). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a moment，they were on their feet and ready for battle. The fighting was hard but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved their country.
The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people like it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.
Hundreds of years ago there was a war between ________.

A．Roman army and North England

B．Roman army and the Scots

C．England and Scots

D．a brave people and the Scots

At first it looked as if the Romans would win because ________.

A．the Scots were not brave

B．the Roman army was so strong

C．the Scots did not have a good leader

D．the Romans had the support from the Scottish

“We must win or we will die.”What the leader of the Scots said means ________.

A．they were sure to win

B．they couldn't escape from death

C．they would win and then they would die

D．they must try hard to win，otherwise they would be killed

The Romans climbed up the hill quietly because ________.

A．they didn't want to wake the Scots

B．they wanted to reach the top

C．they wanted to catch the four guards first

D．they were afraid of the sharp needles of the thistle

The people of Scotland made thistle their national flower because ________.

A．it is a beautiful plant

B．it is fresh and lovely

C．it had so many sharp needles all over it

D．it was the thistle that helped the Scots to win the battle

	Li Huimin	Wang Junfeng	Chen Qiang
Watch TV	√	√	√
Meet friends	√	√	×
Cook food	√	×	×
Go fishing	×	√	√
Play computer games	×	√	√

A．watch TV	B．meet friends
C．cook food	D．play games

A．meet friends	B．cook food
C．watch TV	D．A and B

A．go fishing	B．watch TV
C．meet friends	D．play computer games

A．watching TV	B．cooking food
C．going fishing	D．playing computer games