Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their life are their friends. They believe that their family don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families ,it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight(打架),and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas.
It’s very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend much time on the phone. This communication (交流) is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can be the right one to talk about something with .These things are difficult to say to the family.
However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents even ask their children not to meet their good friends..Many teenagers think that______can understand them better.
| A．friends | B．brother |
| C．sisters | D．parents |
_______ is very important to teenagers .
| A．To make friends | B．To fight with brothers |
| C．To stop meeting friends | D．To phone parents |
When teenagers have something difficult to say to their parents, they usually_____.
| A．stay alone at home |
| B．fight with their parents |
| C．talk to their friends |
| D．go to their brothers and sisters for help |
According to(根据)the passage ,which of the sentence is RIGHT?
| A．Parents should choose everything they like. |
| B．Children should choose everything they like. |
| C．Parents should understand their children better. |
| D．Teenagers should only go to their friends for help. |
What does the passage mainly talk about?
| A．How to make friends. |
| B．The communication is Important in children’s growing up. |
| C．Parents should ask their children to meet then friends. |
| D．Friends are important to teenagers. |
Bruce and Bruno looked worried those days. Their father went to a town far away. Before leaving, he said he would write to them as soon as he found a job there. But two months passed, they did not hear from him. Now they had nothing except the old house and they had no money to buy any food. They thought for a long time. Then they decided to sell the house and look for their father. So one day the two brothers said goodbye to their friends and started to go. They got to the station and bought two tickets.
They were afraid that they would be hungry in the train, so they went to the market to buy something to eat. They saw bananas for the first time. The seller told them the bananas were very delicious, so they bought five kilos and got on the train with them. After a while Bruce brought out a banana and bit(咬) a little. Just at that moment the train went into a tunnel(隧道) and it was dark in the train. He was afraid and called out,“Have you taken a bite of your bananas, Bruno?”
“Not yet.”
“That’s good.”Bruce said, crying,“I did and went blind!”Bruce and Bruno were worried because.
| A．their father couldn’t find a job in the town.. |
| B．they didn’t hear from their father. |
| C．Their father left them away. |
| D．They had no money to buy any food. |
They went to the market to.
| A．look for their father. |
| B．buy the tickets. |
| C．buy something to eat. |
| D．sell the old house. |
Bruce cried because.
| A．He couldn’t see anything. |
| B．The train went into a tunnel. |
| C．He thought he was blind. |
| D．He bite the banana. |
Ben
When I left school five years ago, I said to myself, “That’s that! No more learning for me．Now I can enjoy myself in the evening．” But about a year ago the boss said, “We’re going to get a computer in the near future．” What does he mean? I simply don’t know．Anyway, I decided to go to evening classes．I’m quite an expert(专家) on computers now and you know, I actually enjoy studying．
Eve
I haven’t much interest in studying．To be honest, I don’t like reading very much, except for magazines and that sort of thing．Just reading, that is, to kill the time．But I do enjoy watching TV．Not that I watch everything．In fact, I choose my programmes very carefully．I’m particularly interested in current affairs(时事)．In some ways I think I learn more in this way than I did at school．
Ted
I’m a very different sort of person－I simply love doing things．That’s why I enjoy sports so much．I mean, actually playing．I hardly ever watch it on TV, but I do read quite a bit about it．I’m even interested in the history of sports．I don’t have much time for anything else, except that I quite like dancing．Some people say I’m not very good at it, though．
Joan
I should say I have great interest in studying．I’d rather do this than anything else．Since I left school．I’ve taken courses in all sorts of things．I go to the city library once a week, but I much prefer evening classes because it’s more fun that way．My latest “craze（狂热）”－if you can call it that －is foreign languages．I’m learning two, not one!According to what they say, which of the following is NOT TRUE?
| A．Ben was pleased to leave school． |
| B．Eve does not spend much time in reading． |
| C．Ted spends a lot of time watching his favorite sport on TV． |
| D．Joan is learning languages in the evening school． |
Among the four people, _____ are considered to have made good use of time in studying．
| A．Ben and Eve | B．Eve and Ted |
| C．Ted and Joan | D．Ben and Joan |
In the future, we can infer(推断) that ________．
| A．Joan may speak one of foreign languages well． |
| B．Eve will study computers |
| C．Ben is interested in current affairs． |
| D．Joan prefers going to the city libraries． |
The sentence “That’s that!” means ________．
| A．Ben thinks he never need to learn |
| B．Ben wants to learn that |
| C．Ben would like to go on studying |
| D．Ben will learn from others |
In the past, when people had problems, they went to their families or friends to get advice. Today it is possible to get advice from radio shows, TV programmes and telephone hot lines, too. Most telephone hot lines are completely anonymous---callers do not have to say their names or telephone numbers. Most hot lines are usually free, too, even if the calls are long distance(距离). Other hot lines pay their advisers for their work. Usually the advisers are professionals with years of education and experience, but sometimes, the advisers have only taken a short class before starting to work on the hot line. All the advisers listen to people and help them solve their problems.Today when people have problems, ________．
| A．they can only ask their families for help |
| B．they can only get help from their friends |
| C．they can get help from telephone hot lines |
| D．they go to the advisers to get help |
Callersthe hot line for the advice or the phone calls．
| A．pay much | B．have to pay |
| C．don’t have to pay | D．get money from |
The advisers working at the hot line．
| A．are usually professionals | B．have all taken a short class |
| C．can solve any problem | D．are not all paid |
How do the hot line advisers work?
| A．They do what the callers tell them to do． |
| B．They go to the callers to help them． |
| C．They give advice to the callers by phone． |
| D．They ask people to come to see him． |
Jack wants to go to the zoo early next Thursday．The zoo will open at__________．
| A．9：00 a．m． | B．10：00 a．m． | C．4：00 p．m． | D．5：00 p．m． |
If visitors cannot see the animals, the animals may be______．
| A．playing | B．eating | C．acting | D．sleeping |
Jack is eight years old．He goes to the zoo with his 58-year-old grandfather．How much should they pay for visiting the zoo?
| A．$18． | B．$22． | C．$28． | D．$32． |
What should we do in order not to frighten the animals?
| A．We should ride bikes． | B．We should keep quiet． |
| C．Ｗe should feed the animals． | D．We should keep the zoo clean． |
Tom had once worked in a city office in London, but now he was out of work．He had a large family to support, so he often found himself in difficulty．He often visited Mr．White on Sundays, told him about his troubles, and asked for two or three pounds．
Mr．White, a man with a kind heart, found it difficult to refuse to give the money, though he himself was poor．Tom had already received more than thirty pounds from Mr．White, but he always seemed to be in need of some more．
One day, after telling Mr．White a long story of his troubles, Tom asked for five pounds．Mr．White had heard this sort of thing before, but he listened patiently to the end．Then he said,“I understand your difficulties, Tom．I’d like to help you．But I’m not going to give you five pounds this time．I’ll lend you the money, and you can pay me back next time you see me．”
Tom took the money, but he never appeared again．Tom was now in difficulties because he ____．
| A．worked in a city office and was poorly paid |
| B．was poorly paid and had a large family to support |
| C．was poorly paid and always spent money carelessly |
| D．was out of work and had a large family to support |
Tom went to Mr．White for help ____．
| A．twice a week | B．often on Sundays |
| C．always on Sundays | D．whenever he needed money |
Altogether Tom received from Mr White．
| A．at least thirty-five pounds | B．just thirty-five pounds |
| C．less than thirty pounds | D．five pounds |