Ben is six years old. He doesn’t go to school. He likes playing football very much. One afternoon, he is playing football with other boys outside a big house. They are playing happily. But Ben kicks the ball too hard. It hits the window of the house. The window is broken. The lady of the house picks the ball and says to Ben,”You are a naught boy!” Ben says ,”I’m sorry ,madam. I will ask my father to mend it.” Then he leaves. After a few minutes he comes back to the house. He points to a man far behind him and says to the lady “Look! My father is coming!” So the lady gives the ball back to Ben. Ben leaves with the ball quickly. The man mends the window. He says to the lady, “Three dollars, please.” The lady is surprised. She asks, “Aren’t you the boy’s father?” And the man asks, “Aren’t you the boy’s mother?”
A根据文章内容选择最佳答案。8%Ben is _________.
A.a primary school student | B.a good football player |
C.a naught boy | D.the lady’s son |
Ben is playing football ______ with other boys.
A.on the playground | B.outside a big house |
C.in a big house | D.with a lady in the house |
Ben gets the ball back from the lady ________
A.when the man mends the window |
B.after the man mends the window |
C.before the lady sees his father |
D.before the man mends the window |
The man thinks _______
A.Ben is the lady’s son |
B.Ben is the lady’s neighbour |
C.he is Ben’s father |
D.the lady is naughty |
What’s Ben’s hobby?
_________________________________________________________Why is the window broken?
________________________________________________________Is the man Ben’s father?
_________________________________________________________How much does the man ask for?
_________________________________________________________Where is the ball before the man comes?
_________________________________________________________
Most schools in England require children to wear a school uniform.
There are at least four advantages. Firstly, when they go on a
school trip they all look the same and so they can’t get lost.
Secondly, it stops kids worrying about what to wear each day. Everyone is equal. Thirdly, parents don’t have to shop for expensive and different clothes for their children to show off. Fourthly, wearing a uniform gives a sense of being proud and discipline(纪律约束) in them.What colour are the shoes that the English students wear in school?
A.White | B.Grey | C.Black | D.Yellow |
Where can you find the school name?
A.On the tie | B.On the sweater | C.On the shirt | D.On the skirt |
Which of the following is one of the advantages of wearing a uniform?
A.It gives students a sense of being proud |
B.It helps children show off |
C.It helps children choose different clothes |
D.0It makes children strange |
Everything that humans hear is in the form of waves (波).Just as the eye sees light wares in the form of colors, the ear and the eye Curs these different waves into signals that the brain (大脑) can make sense of.
The ears and brain have an Amazing amities to recognize(识别)particular sounds. For example, a mother often can tell when her baby is crying even if there are other crying babies in the same room. This is because the sound of her baby’s cry has special meaning to her and the brain has recorded is importance.
The ability to recognize sounds improves with experiences. As the brain receives information about sounds from day to day, it stores the information in its memory. When the brain hears new sounds, it gives meaning to them based on the information already in the memory. This is why certain words or songs can make a person happy. Often it is not the words or songs themselves that cause this feeling. The sounds are connected to happy memories for that person.
After hearing process controlled by the brain is to decide where a sound is coming from. One ear is usually closer to the source (来源) of a sound than the other ear is. Sound waves are stronger when they reach the ear that is closer. They also reach the closer ear first. The brain recognizes these differences and uses them to decide the location of the source of the sound.Which of the following shows the normal hearing process of a mother hearing her baby crying?
a. The ears receive the sound waves.
b. The mother recognizes her baby’s cry.
c. The ears turn the sound waves into signals.
d. The baby’s cry ravels in the form of sound waves
e. The brain connects the signals to the information in me memory.
A.d-a-c-b-e | B.d-a-c-e-b | C.a-d-c-b-e | D.a-d-c-e-b |
Certain words or songs can change tarpon’s moods mainly because of his .
A.lifestyle | B.personality | C.experiences | D.hobbies |
According to the last paragraph, It will be the most difficult for a person who has lost the hearing in one ear to tell .
A.where the source of a sound is | B.how loud a sound is |
C.when a sound starts to appear | D.what makes a sound |
What is the best title for this passage?
A.Human Brain’s Amazing Facts |
B.Human Hearing Characteristics |
C.How to improve Hearing |
D.How Do Humans Hear |
Aunt Polly had told Tom to paint the whole fence (栅栏)in front of the house. He thought of the other boys out for the day enjoying themselves and he felt very unhappy. Then he had an idea! He picked up the brush and started painting slowly and carefully. Soon, his friend Ben Rogers appeared, eating an apple. Tom pretended (假装) not to see him.
“Tom!” Ben said. “Why are you working?”
“Oh, it’s you, Ben,”Tom said, “I didn’t notice you.”
“I’m gong for a swim,” Ben said, “but you don’t’ want to come. You want to work, don’t you? It’s much nicer!” Ben laughed loudly. Tom looked seriously at Ben and said. “What is work? What do you call work?”
“Isn’t that work?” Ben asked.
“Well, no. Does a boy get the opportunity to paint a fence every day? You’ve never painted a fence, have you? Auntie says I have to do it with great care!’
“Pleas, Tom. Let me do a little,” said Ben.
“No, Ben. If you do, you’ll do it wrong. You can’t paint very well. If it was the back fence wouldn’t mind, but it isn’t.”
“I won’t do it wrong. I’ll be really careful. I’ll give you my apple.” Tom gave him the brush and paint with a sad face, but in his heart he was glad, His trick had worked.
After Ben got tired and left, other boys came along and Tom said the same things to them. Soon, the whole fence was painted white, but not by Tom. He felt very clever because he had discovered something important about the way people are. People only want what they can’t have or want to do what they shouldn’t do.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “opportunity” on this passage?
A.Reward | B.Interest. | C.Abilityy. | D.Chance. |
Why did Tom pretend not to see Ben?
A.Because he wanted Ben to believe that the was enjoying the work. |
B.Because he would like to try his best to attract Ben’s attention. |
C.Because he did not want Ben to see the fact that he had to work. |
D.Because he was afraid that Ben might laugh at him if the saw him. |
What can we infer (推断) from the story?
A.Aunt Polly gave Tom a lot of pocket money for what he had done. |
B.Ben and the other boys might feel unhappy when they found out the troth. |
C.Tom believed that he had discovered how to deal with different people. |
D.Everyone thought Tom clever when they realized what had happened. |
The Teens newspaper has a little test for young students each week. Here below is Frank’s completed test this week.
Weekly Test 1. I prefer to spend my spare time q(a) with my family þ (b) with my friends q (c) on my own. 2 [f] have a problem, I would rather þ (a) Talk to my parents than to my friends. q (b) talk to my friends than to my family. q (c) solve it on my own. 3. I prefer to study q (a) at home with my family around. q (b) with my friends. þ (c) on my own. 4. For my birthday I would prefer to q (a) be with my family q (b)have a party with lots of friends. þ (c) go out with just my best friend. ·You get 1 point for each(a), 2 for each(b), and 3 for each(c) ·Go and find out what your score means on the right! |
Scores and their meanings: 4-6: Your family is very important to you. You enjoy being with friends but your family comes first. You are kind and always think more of others. 7-9: You have lots of friends and like to have fun. You are close to your family but your friends are quite important to you, too. You are easy-going and generous. 10-12: You probably have one or two close friends, but you’d rather relax with a good book than go to a party. You are confident and like to do things for yourself. ·You can e-mail us at weeklytest@teens.com and tell us whether your result has described a REAL you. |
How many points did Frank get in the week’s test?
A.8 | B.9 | C.10 | D.11 |
From Frank’s result, we may know that .
A.he has many close friends and enjoys having fun with them |
B.his family comes first although he loves being with friends |
C.both his family and his friends are of great importance to him |
D.he is a confident young student with only a few close friends |
By taking this test a student is supposed to find out .
A.how to solve teenage problems |
B.how to make good friends |
C.what his lifestyle is like |
D.what kind of person he is |
My Year Abroad
This month in Travelers Corner there are three teenagers’ experiences in year-abroad programmes.
Mariko Okada – Tokyo
My year abroad in the United States was a fantastic experience. I’m not a shy person, and I was very comfortable speaking to everyone. So I got lots of speaking practice. I also learned lots of interesting things about American culture. When I got home, my friends all said that I had improved so much! I hope to go back again in the future.
Carla Fonseca – Rio de Janeiro
I spent last year studying English in London. I’m from a small town, and London is a very big city. Sometimes I felt it was too big. There were so many people to talk to, but I always felt bad about my English. I missed my family, and I really missed my two cats. My roommate was always using our telephone, so I hardly had the chance for a nice long talk with my parents. I think it was a good experience for me, but I’m glad to be home!
Alvin Chen – Hong Kong
Studying in New Zealand was a fun experience for me, but it was also lots of hard work! I had English classes six hours a day, five days a week——with lots of homework. I also kept a diary of my experience. I like to write, and I wrote two or three pages in my diary every day. On Saturdays, my homestay family took me to lots of interesting places and showed me so many wonderful things about the culture. I’m really glad I went!All the three teenagers went abroad .
A.to study English | B.to visit friends |
C.to have a holiday | D.to find a job |
Who didn’t really enjoy the stay in a foreign country very much?
A.Mariko. | B.Carla. | C.Alvin. | D.None of them. |
Travelers Corner is most probably .
A.a sports club newsletter | B.a science documentary |
C.a travel magazine | D.a news website |