Raising pets is a popular online game among teenagers. “More than 20 of my classmates have adopted(领养) pets online.” Said Wang Hui from Beijing.
If you go to some websites, you can adopt virtual(虚拟的) pets like penguins(企鹅), chickens, dogs and elephants. You can feed, wash, talk to and play with your pet.
Dai Yingshuang of Shanghai said, “It’s great fun and I have also learned how to take care of others.” She usually asks her uncle to take care of her pet while she is at school.
If you don’t feed and care for the pet, it will become unhappy and unhealthy. So raising an online pet means spending a lot of time online. This makes many parents worried. They fear it will have a bad influence on the children’s studies.
Wang Zhaotong from Anhui has raised a penguin since last year. She said, “My parents know about the penguin and think it’s okay.”
If the students can keep the balance between studying and playing, it’s not bad for them to “raise” pets online.Over ______ students in Wang Hui’s class have adopted pets online.
| A．10 | B．20. | C．half | D．21 |
What does Dai Yingshuang think of raising pets online?
| A．It isn’t great fun. | B．It wastes time. |
| C．It’s not interesting. | D．It’s very interesting. |
Which of the following is Not Right according to the passage?
| A．Raising an online pet means spending lots of time online. |
| B．If you don’t feed the pet, it will become unhappy and unhealthy. |
| C．Raising pets online makes many parents worried. |
| D．It’s good for students to raise pets online. |
What does the underline “raise” mean?
| A．抬起 | B．筹集 | C．养育 | D．增加 |
What does the passage mainly talk about?
| A．It’s bad to raise pets online. |
| B．How to raise pets online. |
| C．Raising pets online is popular among teenagers. |
| D．Students should adopt pets online. |
Before I started school, people felt that I was not going to be successful．At the age of four I started speech lessons because I could not speak well enough for anyone to understand me.
The first grade was a struggle (挣扎)．I had difficulty speaking, I also couldn’t learn to read．The second grade was not much better．I still struggled with the inability to read．In the third grade a new school was built. It was near my home. I went there with my parents and helped to get the school ready so that we could move to the new one. However, things didn’t get better for the next two years.
It was in the fifth grade．Mrs．Wakefield was my teacher, and she was a good teacher．She did not make me feel unconfident. Instead, she did her best to let me know that I could be whatever I wanted to be．And that is just what I did．
For the past 22 years, I have been a fifth grade teacher．Because of Mrs．Wakefield's influence on my life, I am now encouraging students who have had difficulties in their lives to believe that they can deal with any difficulty successfully and become someone．I have won many awards(奖项) up to now, such as Teacher of the Year．I think I should thank my fifth grade teacher. She believed in me and helped me to be all that I could be．The writer started speech lessons at the age of four because_________.
| A．he could not speak well | B．he could not read |
| C．he wanted to be a good teacher | D．he wanted to go to a new school |
The writer ______ when he was in the third grade．
| A．did better in reading | B．met a good teacher |
| C．received a high award | D．went to a new school |
We can know that the writer ______．
| A．has taught speech lessons |
| B．thinks teaching is a good job |
| C．is a very successful teacher now |
| D．works in the same school with Mrs. Wakefield |
School activities for kids
| Secret of the Dragon Time： Monday, July 1, 2014, 10:30 am Cost： Adult: $ 8 Children (under 15): half Tel ： 3403 2578. Address：Brisbane Botanic Gardens Note： Secret of the Dragon is a magical story about two children who ride a dragon to the space. |
The Search for Life: Time： Thursday, July 4, 2014, 2:00 pm Cost： Adult: $ 14 Children (under 15): $ 7 Tel ： 3403 7689. Address：Brisbane Botanic Gardens Note： Are we truly alone in space? Is there any life out there? These are the questions asked in this show. |
| Magic Class Time： Friday, July 12, 2014, 10:00 am Cost： Free Tel： 3403 8470. Address：Centenary Community Club Note： Would you like to be a magician? Then join David to learn about real magic with playing cards and coins and be able to become the life of the party. |
Science with Me: Time： Saturday, July 20, 2014, 3:00 pm Cost： Free Tel: 3403 1226. Address: 10, Egginton Close Note: Do you want to make a guitar with Katy and her mom? Science with Me is going to be with you. Please remember to bring all the things you need with you. |
John, a 10-year-old boy, should pay ______ if he watches Secret of the Dragon.
| A．$14 | B．$ 8 | C．$ 7 | D．$ 4 |
Alec is interested in space life. He may go to _______.
| A．The Search for Life | B．Science with Me |
| C．Magic Class | D．Secret of the Dragon |
You can go to Centenary Community Club on _____ if you want to learn about magic.
| A．July 1, 2014 | B．July 12, 2014 |
| C．July 4, 2014 | D．July 20, 2014 |
Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines. Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. It’s bad to all living things in the world.
Polluted air from cars, planes and factories is so thick that it is like a quilt(被子) over a city. This kind of quilt is called smog(烟雾). Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before it is thrown away. And they mustn’t blow dirty smoke into the air. We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and not throw it on the ground. We can go to work by bus or with our friends in the same car. If there are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution.Rules are not enough, every person must help to fight pollution.
Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today because _____.
| A．there were fewer modern machines at that time than today |
| B．people didn’t like to use modern medicines |
| C．there were no modern machines at all |
| D．there was no pollution at all |
What is the biggest problem in today’s life?
| A．Dirty water. | B．Pollution. |
| C．Noise. | D．Too crowded |
The most serious kind of pollution is ______.
| A．noise pollution | B．air pollution |
| C．water pollution | D．waste paper |
Factories must clean their water ______.
| A．before they use it | B．when they use it |
| C．before it is thrown away | D．whenever they use it |
From the passage we know that ____.
| A．a few years ago, there was no smog at all |
| B．today people don’t have to talk to each other in a loud voice |
| C．people are making rules in order to fight pollution |
| D．people can only use rules to fight pollution |
Mobile phones(手机) have become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have stopped students from carrying mobile phones during school hours. The mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students will want them.
Mary, a teacher, said the mobile phone use is a distraction to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers also said that sometimes students might use phone messages to copy during exams. She said some schools tried to stop mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children.
Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at the school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school, they were easy to lose and were a distraction for studies.
Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.Some middle schools in Australia have stopped students from carrying mobile phones .
| A．because they are students | B．when they are free |
| C．when they are at school | D．because they are children |
We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from____
| A．the makers and sellers | B．the teachers |
| C．their parents and friends | D．some mobile phone users |
What does the underlined word mean in the passage?
| A．鼓舞 | B．分心 | C．奖励 | D．核对 |
Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t ___ during school hours.
| A．use their mobile phones |
| B．leave their mobile phones at the school office |
| C．help the teachers with their work |
| D．get in touch with their children |
The passage mainly tells us that ___.
| A．students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except(除…外) some special reasons |
| B．it is impossible to stop students from using mobile phones at school |
| C．some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at school |
| D．parents should teach children how to use mobile phones during school hours |
Dear Sir,
I am writing to you about my stay at your hotel. My wife and I arrived on Saturday, May 15th and stayed for a week. Though we were treated well and found the service excellent, we think there are one or two things we should bring your attention.
1. We hoped for a nice holiday from our busy work lives, and your ad said “comfortable and quiet”. We want to have a chance to enjoy ourselves. However, we were always waken up by the noise every morning. Is it really necessary for the workers to start their repair work so early?
2. We hoped to swim in your “wonderful pool”. To our disappointment(失望), we found that it was closed for the whole time of our stay.
I hope you do not mind my writing to you about these things, but I would be happy if you could give me some explanation(说明). As I said at the start, it is a pity, and your service is so good in other places.
I hope to hear from you soon.
Yours sincerely
Tom GreenWho is Mr. Tom Green probably writing this letter to?
| A．His friend. | B．The owner of a hotel. |
| C．A reader. | D．His father. |
When did they get to the hotel?
| A．On May 15th. | B．A week ago. |
| C．Last year. | D．On a cold morning. |
What’s the main idea of the second paragraph (段落)?
| A．The hotel was very comfortable and quiet. |
| B．The workers in the hotel were very hard-working. |
| C．He thought the hotel didn’t provide them with a quiet place. |
| D．The service in the hotel was very excellent. |
What did Mr Green think about the swimming pool?
| A．He felt disappointed because the swimming pool was closed for the whole time of their stay. |
| B．He felt disappointed because the swimming poop was too small. |
| C．He felt excited about it because he had a good time there. |
| D．He found it really wonderful, just like the words in the ad. |
What kind of letter is it?
| A．An invitation letter. | B．A thank-you letter. |
| C．A sorry letter. | D．A complaint letter. |