Whatisagoodfriendlike?MollyMay-优题课

Better think twice before choosing a password for email, online bank or shopping. Simple passwords are easy to be stolen.
A password is like a key to your home. If someone steals it, he'll get chances to steal something else. We use passwords everywhere in our life. We are so used to passwords that we don't pay any attention to them until we lose or forget one.
A study of 28，000 passwords recently stolen from a popular website showed that people often do the easy thing. It found that 16% took a first name as a password. Another 14% used the easiest keyboard combinations such as “12345678” or QWERTY. 5% of the stolen passwords were names of television shows or stars popular with young people. 3% of the passwords expressed feelings like “I don't care，” “Whatever，” “I love you，” or their opposite, “I hate you.”
Robert Graham, who did the study, advises people to choose a password that is longer than eight characters with one capital letter and one symbol.
Of course, safe passwords don't mean those hard to remember. Forgetting your password is sometimes a big headache for you. Maybe, the perfect password is easy for you and hard for others.
The underlined word “password” in Paragraph 1 means________．

A．标志

B．护照

C．密码

D．口诀

About 40% passwords are easily stolen because the users are______．

A．busy

B．lazy

C．stupid

D．careful

Which of the following passwords is considered the safest?

A．ZXCVBN.

B．password56.

C．wy64#0Mv.

D．I hate you.

Hit song Little Apple became so popular after it came out in late May2014. In China, you may hear it on a bus, or even in a small village.
Little Apple is a song for the movie Old Boys: The Way of Dragon. The song’s huge success has also made more people see the movie. The comedy took US＄17 million in its opening four days.The song Little Apple is so popular. “After hearing it, it’s like ‘I’m brainwashed (洗脑)’ by the song. So I came to see the film.” a man said.“It’s a good story. But the reason I’m here at the cinema is the song Little Apple.” Hui Qing, a college student, said.
“Many people have come to see the movie, so we added more screenings for it. The film now accounts for 20 percent of the total screenings—it’s quite a good performance for a homegrown movie,” a cinema clerk said.
Old Boys: The Way of Dragon is based on an online short film called Old Boys. The 40-minute film about youth and dreams got nearly 70 million views on a video website, and was popular among people born in the 1980s or later.
“What is popular online is a good indication (迹象) of what will be popular with young people. And this movie is a good example,” the businessman Chen Su said.
Some have criticized Little Apple for its low quality, but the song continues keeping popular.
The movie Old Boys is a ______.

A．comedy	B．soap opera
C．sad movie	D．talk show

Hui Qing went to see the movie Old Boys: The Way of Dragon because _____.

A．she wants to be brainwashed

B．the movie has a good story

C．the movie has a good quality

D．she likes listening to the song Little Apple

The video Old Boys online is about ______.

A．life and old people	B．youth and dreams
C．life and dreams	D．dreams and hopes

The song Little Apple is popular because ______.

A．people like the movie Old Boys

B．it has high quality

C．people like to be brainwashed (洗脑) by the song

D．its rhythms are good

The Guinness(吉尼斯) World Records Museum address:329 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205
Open Hours:
From September to May :10 am to 7 pm Sunday through Thursday
10 am to 10 pm Friday and Saturday
From June to August: 10 am to 10 pm Sunday through Thursday
10 am to Midnight Friday and Saturday
Adult single: ＄ 14.95 for 2 attractions, ＄18.95 for any 4 attractions,＄22.95 for all attractions
Child(4～12)Single: ＄8.95 for 2 attractions ,＄11.95 for any 4 attraction, ＄14.95 for all attractions
In the museum you can enter the different exhibition halls you see below. In each of these halls you can see the world records of different kinds . Sometimes you may get a chance to do something so that you can know better how a record was set.
On a Sunday in October, you may stay in the museum until _____.

A．9:00 pm

B．8:00 pm

C．7:00 pm

D．10:00 pm

From the advertisement we can learn that there are _______ visitors to the museum on Fridays and Saturdays in summer.

A．more

B．some

C．fewer

D．many

A 10 –year–old girl and her mother will visit two attractions. How much will they pay ?

A．$14.95.

B．$17.90.

C．$23.90.

D．$29.90.

According to the advertisement, sometimes visitors to the museum _______.

A．will surely meet one who set a record

B．may set a world record of their own

C．may see someone setting a record

D．can experience how a record was set

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It’s important to have some friends in your life. The following types of friends are just what you need to keep happy.
1. A Loyal Best Friend
Sometimes a loyal best friend is the only thing you need to stay calm. Everyone needs a friend who will support them at any time. He knows all of your deepest and darkest secrets, but still loves you all the same.
2. A Friend From a Different Culture
If everyone had a friend from a different culture, the world would be a much better place. Being in a cross-cultural friendship allows you to explore customs, values, and traditions outside of your own culture. Perhaps you can learn some new ways to do things.
So, don’t be afraid of someone that is from a different culture. Instead, keep your mind open, and make the effort to learn about something different while getting to know the person.
3. A Friendly Neighbor
These days, a lot of people don’t know their own neighbors. It’s a pity, because some neighbors can help you a lot sometimes. If you’re on a vacation, and you suddenly realize that you forgot to lock the door, you can call up your neighbor and ask them to lock it for you.
4. A Work Pal
Did you know that with a full-time job, you spend at least 50% of your working hours at work? Not only that, but you spend some more time on work. So does your work pal. When something worries you at work, you can have someone to talk with.
Your work pal doesn’t have to be your best friend outside of work. If you share some interests, you can also be best friends outside of the office.
With these friends in your life, you’re sure to live a long and happy life!

Four of friends you need to have in your life
A Loyal Best Friend	Sometimes you need a loyal best friend to help stay calm. It’s necessary for everyone to get from their friends at any time. He knows about you, but still loves you all the same.
A Friend From a Different	You can learn a lot out of your own culture to have a cross-cultural friendship. It’s for you to learn to do things in new ways while getting to know the person.
A Friendly Neighbor	Neighbors can be the nicest and most people. If you’re out and forget to lock the door, you can ask your neighbor to lock it for you by them.
A Work Pal	When you have with your work, you can talk to your work pal. Your work pal may not be your best friend outside of work you share some interests.
With these friends in your life, you’re to live a long and happy life!

You are probably familiar with the saying：An apple a day keeps the doctor away. A recent research carried out by the Chinese University of Hong Kong may change the saying：An apple a day may keep aging away.
The research chose fruit flies(果蝇), as they share many genes(基因)with humans. The fruit flies were either fed normally or had an apple extract(浓缩物) added to their diet.
It turned out that those fruit flies that were given apple extract lived about 55 days—five days longer than the flies that were normally fed. The research group also found it easier for the flies to walk，climb and move about as they aged.
According to the result, the researchers believed that the antioxidants(抗氧化剂) in the apple extract helped clean up dangerous chemicals(化学物质) that cause illnesses，as well as aging.
In another study，researchers examined diets of thousands of women. They discovered that those who regularly ate apples were 20 percent less likely to suffer heart illnesses and stroke.
The apples’ genetic code(遗传密码) was discovered recently. It allows scientists to develop nicer and healthier fruits. Researchers are already using the information to grow a kind of apples full of antioxidants that can keep eyes and joints healthy and protect humans against heart illnesses and cancer.
Apples that kill the desire(欲望) to eat could also be produced, with the first“extra-healthy’’apples on supermarket shelves within just four or five years.
The team that keeps studying apple DNA includes 100 scientists from five countries. Their research also suggests that around 65 million years ago, when dinosaurs began to die off the plant，which would finally become today’s apple tree, experienced a great genetic change. The number of many of its genes doubled. The extra genes allowed the apple to get used to worse conditions and go through a different development from peaches，strawberries and other related fruits.
Why were fruit flies used for the research?

A．Because they have a similar diet to humans.

B．Because they have a history as long as apples.

C．Because they share a lot of genes with humans.

D．Because they feed on nothing but apple extract.

What result did the researchers find out?

A．Apples produce chemicals that can change human genes.

B．Apples have antioxidants that kill chemicals that cause aging.

C．Apples are rich in vitamins that are needed in humans’ bodies.

D．Apples produce chemicals that make apples taste more delicious.

What happened to apples around 65 million years ago according to the research?

A．Their genes stopped their development as the environment got worse.

B．Their genes became twice in number but they finally died off like dinosaurs.

C．They experienced a great genetic change making them used to worse conditions.

D．They went through a similar development to peaches, strawberries and other related fruits.

What can we infer(推断)from the passage?

A．Eating apples may bring us more advantages than we might believe before.

B．People who have the habit of eating apples don’t need to see a doctor.

C．Apples that kill the desire to eat are already available in supermarkets now.

D．People will eat apples instead of peaches and strawberries from now on.

What is a good friend like?
Molly	May 19,2013,9:32pm I think a good friend likes to do the same things as me.Jack is my best friend. We both like to play the guitar after class.
Holly	May 19,2013 9:40pm For me,a good friend makes me laugh. He or she likes to talk about something interesting and funny.
Maria	May19,2013,9:45pm I think a good friend should be a good listener, and he or she should keep secrets(秘密) for me—that ’s more important for me.
Sally	May19,2013,9:55 pm In my opinion, a good friend should have cool clothes and he or she is popular in school. He or she should be good at sports, because I like doing sports.
Toby	May19,2013,10:16pm As we are students, I think a good friend should be good at schoolwork. Then we can help each other and learn from each other.
Jim	May19,2013,10:13 I think good friends should help each other, when I am in trouble, Kelly always helps me.

A．Playing the guitar	B．Sports
C．Making others laugh	D．Schoolwork

A．Jim’s	B．Toby’s
C．Sally’s	D．Molly’s