My mother was telling me about how she and her family got their first television when she was a teenager. Of course it was black and white. She said she only watch it at night. She doesn’t remember over watching it in the morning or afternoon. When I was young we had only about 3 or 4 different channels. My bothers ,my sisters and I would sometimes fight about which channel to watch. But we usually enjoyed the same shows.21教育网
Nowadays we can get hundreds of channels on TV.I can’t believe it! There are channels with old movies, cooking ,fishing and so on. It’s amazing! There is a channel for everything. I wonder how much my bothers, my sisters and I would fight if we had hundreds of channels when I was a child. Of course we had only one television set. These days I notice families with 2 or 3 or more television sets in their homes. I guess it stops people from arguing over which channel to choose from .
In those days, what kind of television sets did people only have?
A. Black and white ones.
B. Colors Ones.
C. All kinds of television sets.
My mother watched TV ________when she was young.
A. in the morning
B. in the afternoon
C. at night
Nowadays,how many channels can we g et on TV?
A.3 or 4 different channels.
B. Only once channel
C.Hundreds of channels.
When I was a teenager ,my brothers ,my sisters and I usually enjoyed_____.
A.four shows
B. the same shows
C. different show
Which of the following in NOT true?
A. My bother ,my sisters and I would sometimes fight about which channel to watch when I was a child.
B. These days, there is only one channel with old movies, cooking and fishing.
C. People have many channels to choose from now.
When Mencius(孟子) was a little boy, his father died. Mencius and his mother were quite poor. One day Mencius returned home from school and found his mother making some cloth. It was very beautiful and expensive.
“How much of the book have you read today?” Mencius’ mother asked him. “I haven’t read any of it yet.” Mencius replied, “I played with some friends of mine in the fields.”
When his mother heard this, she picked up a pair of scissors and cut the cloth.
“Why did you cut your cloth?” Mencius asked, “It was beautiful but now you’ve wasted it.” “You have wasted your time,” his mother said, “now I have wasted mine. Look what terrible things we have done.”
Mencius learnt a lot from this lesson. After that, he always studied hard.
根据短文内容,选择正确答案。When did this story happen?
A.Not long before liberation(解放). |
B.More than 2000 years ago. |
C.About 400 years ago. |
D.In the 18th century. |
What was Mencius doing while his mother was cutting the cloth?
A.He was reading his book. |
B.He was playing in the fields. |
C.He was trying to help her. |
D.He was watching strangely. |
The mother cut the cloth because _____.
A.she thought making cloth was wasting time |
B.she wanted to give her son a lesson |
C.she wanted to use more beautiful and expensive cloth |
D.she wanted her son to do his lessons at once |
Why Mencius and his mother were quite poor?
A.Because his father died when Mencius was a child. |
B.Because his father was ill in bed. |
C.Because his mother cut the cloth. |
D.Because the cloth his mother made was very cheap. |
How did Mencius’ mother feel when she knew Mencius haven’t read any book?
A.She felt very happy. |
B.She felt very sad. |
C.She felt very excited. |
D.She felt very pleased. |
BEIJING---On February 26th, 2010, Wang Meng was the first to get to the finishing line in 1 minute and 29.213 seconds in the women’s 1000 meters short track speed skating final (短道速滑决赛)at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games(温哥华冬奥会). With this one China won four gold medals in the women’s short track speed skating. |
GUANGZHOU---Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(香港特别行政区)government gave 8 million HK dollars to Haiti(海地).They hoped the money would help provide aid to earthquake(地震) victims in Haiti, and help rebuild their homes. |
SHANGHAI---Today there are more than 350,000 people visiting the Expo(世博会).The French pavilion(法国馆)is still the hottest. Over 3,000 people are waiting in line in front of it. The organizers suggest visitors go to other pavilions first. In fact, pavilions of countries such as Russia, Canada, Japan and America are all very good. |
SHANTOU--- A taxi driver found a bag in his car this morning. There was 10,000 yuan in it. The kind-hearted driver gave the bag to the police. The police have now found the owner. To show his thanks, the owner wanted to give him 500 yuan, but the driver didn’t take it. |
China won _____ gold medals in the women’s short track speed skating.
A.2 | B.3 | C.4 | D.5 |
The underline word “victims” here means ______ in Chinese.
A.遇难者 | B.受灾者 |
C.志愿者 | D.流浪者 |
It is clear that people are more interested in the _____ pavilion.
A.French | B.Russia | C.Canadian | D.Japanese |
The headline(标题) of the last news should be ______.
A.A Good Policeman | B.An Honest Taxi Driver |
C.A Careless Business | D.A Kind Reporter |
Where is the passage most probably from?
A.A story book. | B.A fashion magazine. |
C.An advertisement. | D.A newspaper. |
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Kate and Peter like sports. In summer they swim and in winter they ski. Today they are planning a ski trip for this weekend(周末),but they don’t know the weather. It’s 7:30 now and they are listening to the weather report on the radio .The weather man is giving the weather for the weekend:
“Friday is going to be cold and cloudy, but it’s not going to rain. The temperature is going to be minus(零下)4 degrees(度). It’s going to snow Friday night. Saturday and Sunday are going to be clear, cold and sunny.”
Now Kate and Peter are excited. The weather is going to be perfect(完美的) for skiing. They are going to have a wonderful weekend in the mountains
What do Kate and Peter like ?
When is going to be cold and cloudy ?
How is the weather on Friday night?
Do they often swim in summer ?
Will they have a wonderful weekend in the mountains ?
American schools begin in September after the long summer holidays. There are two terms in a school year, the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children go to public schools.
High school students study only four or five subjects at a time. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have an assignment(课外作业) for every class. After class they have many activities.
After high school, many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot of money for college education (教育). But there are scholarships (奖学金) for good students, and many college students work part time in order to get money for their education.
How long do American students study in school every year?
A.8 months | B.9 months |
C.10 months | D.11 months |
High school students take ______ subjects at a time.
A.all | B.four | C.five | D.B or C |
______ can get scholarships.
A.Many college students | B.All the students |
C.Good high school students | D.Good college students |
Many college students work part time because ______ .
A.they have many activities |
B.they have a lot of free time |
C.they like doing things |
D.they have to pay a lot of money for their education |
According to the passage, which sentence is Not true?
A. American schools have long summer holidays.
B. There are two terms in the USA.
C. American students don’t do exercises after class.
Friends are very important in our everyday life. Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. Certainly, sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.
No two people are just the same. Friends sometimes don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make it up and become friends again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much but we can call them or write to them. We can also make new friends. It is encouraging to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. Being happy helps you stay well. If someone cares about you, you will take better care of yourself.
People often feels _________ if they have no good friends.
A.happy | B.sad | C.lonely | D.unpopular |
All people need friends because they _________.
A.often feel lonely. |
B.like to feel close to each other. |
C.often move away. |
D.want to live longer. |
People make new friends when their old friends________.
A.stay alone. | B.are angry with them. |
C.move away. | D.have new friends. |
If we can’t see our friends for a long time, we ________.
A.no longer love them. |
B.don’t get on well. |
C.can call them or write to them. |
D.will take better care of ourselves. |
From the passage, we learn that if people have many friends, they ____.
A.will be important. |
B.will have more good news |
C.needn’t make new friends |
D.will live happily. |