Do teenagers in small villages do chores at home? How about the teenagers in big cities? Here is a survey. We asked 4,000 teenagers in China several questions. Half of them come from big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The others are from small villages. We made a diagram of the result of our survey. Let’s have a look at it. We found out that teenagers from small villages do more chores than those from big cities. Maybe it is because they live a harder life. Our advice to parents in big cities is that parents should give their children some chores to do. Doing chores teaches teenagers to take care of themselves.
| Chores |
2000 teenagers in small villages |
2000 teenagers in big cities |
| Take out the trash |
1600 |
1000 |
| Sweep the floor |
1200 |
850 |
| Make the bed |
1400 |
750 |
| Do the dishes |
1100 |
600 |
| Fold the clothes |
900 |
1500 |
56. They surveyed ______ teenagers from small villages.
| A．1,000 | B．2,000 | C．3,000 | D．4,000 |
There are 1,000 teenagers from the cities who ______.
| A．take out the trash | B．do the dishes |
| C．make the bed | D．fold the clothes |
Fewer than ______ teenagers in big cities sweep the floor and make the bed.
| A．500 | B．1,000 | C．1,500 | D．2,000 |
The number of teenagers ____ in big cities is bigger than that in small villages.
| A．making the bed |
| B．taking out the trash |
| C．folding the clothes |
| D．doing the dishes |
Why did they make the survey?
| A．Because they don’t want teenagers in China to do chores at home. |
| B．Because they thought it’ll help teenagers to take good care of themselves to do chores at home. |
| C．Because they wanted to know if teenagers in China do chores at home. |
| D．Because they thought it’s not necessary for teenagers to look after themselves. |
A Russian, a Cuban, an American businessman and an American lawyer were on a train traveling across England. The Russian took out a large bottle of vodka, gave each of the men a drink and then threw the rest half bottle of vodka out of the window. “Why did you do that?” asked the American businessman. “There’s too much vodka in my country,” said the Russian, “And really we have more than we will ever use.” A little later, the Cuban passed around fine Havana Cigars. Then he threw his out of the window. “I thought Cuba is not a rich country,” the businessman said. “But you threw that very good cigars out of the window!” “Cigars,” the Cuban answered, “are the cheapest in my country. We have more of them than we know what to do with.” The American businessman sat quietly for a moment. Then he got up, caught the lawyer by the arm and threw him of the window.The people in the story are from ______ countries.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
The four people are traveling by _______.
| A．bus | B．air | C．train | D．sea |
Vodka is a kind of _______.
| A．treasure(珍宝) | B．wine | C．food | D．medicine |
The Russian and the Cuban both wanted to _______.
| A．tell the businessman that their countries are rich |
| B．prove(证明) that they were rich |
| C．ask the two Americans to visit their countries |
| D．make the businessman happy |
What did the businessman want to say by throwing the lawyer out of the window?
| A．I want to buy some vodka. |
| B．We have too many lawyers in my country. |
| C．I’ll go to Cuba and do some business of cigars. |
| D．If you need lawyers, come to America. |
Dogs like living with people. A dog can be a very good friend. He can do a lot of things for people. Some dogs help people to look after sheep, other dogs help them to find lost children. And some of the dogs can help the blind (盲人) do things.
Many years ago there was a very good dog. His name was Seeing Eye dog. Now we can see this kind of dogs all over the world. They are working for the blind.
The Seeing Eye dog is strong, good and easy to train(训练). He helps the blind to walk from place to place.
Before a dog becomes a Seeing Eye dog, he must go to a training school for about three months. First the dog has to learn to sit or stay when he hears the trainer’s call. In his next lesson the dog learns to make his trainer across busy streets
The dog has many things to learn. And in every lesson he must learn to do one thing again and again for many times.
At the end of the training school he must take tests. When he passes the tests, the Seeing Eye dog will do the things by himself.
Now he can help blind people. The new master may be a man, a woman, or even a child. It takes the dog and his blind master about a month to learn to work and live together.We can see the Seeing Eye dog _______.
| A．only in the country | B．only in small cities |
| C．all over the world | D．only on the busy street |
What can the Seeing Eye dog do?
| A．Look after sheep | B．Help blind people |
| C．Find lost children | D．Train blind people |
If you want a dog to become a Seeing Eye dog, you must let him ________.
| A．go to a training school | B．go to a middle school |
| C．go to an evening school | D．go to a children school |
First the dog has to learn to sit or stay __________.
| A．when he hears the telephone call | B．when he hears another dog’s call |
| C．when he hears the master’s call | D．when he hears the trainer’s call |
How long will it take the dog and his blind master to learn to work and live together?
| A．one year | B．five years | C．about a month | D．one week |
| WHO |
WHAT |
WHERE |
WHEN |
|
| Peter |
visiting the Great Wall |
Beijing |
October 1st |
|
| Susan |
hiking |
Mountain Long |
October 3rd |
|
| Tom |
camping |
West lake |
October 2nd |
|
| Jim |
Exercise |
home |
6:00-7:00 am |
|
| Jim |
Doing homework |
8:00-11:00 am |
||
| Jim |
Watch TV |
9:00-11:00 pm |
||
What’s Peter doing for vacation?
| A．camping | B．hiking | C．visiting the Great Wall | D．Mountain Long |
Where is Susan spending her vacation?
| A．Beijing | B．Mountain Long | C．West lake | D．home |
When is Tom leaving?
| A．Oct. 2nd | B．Oct. 3rd | C．Oct. 5th | D．Oct.1st |
Jim is ________at ten o’clock in the morning.
| A．Exercising | B．Doing homework | C．Watching TV | D．camping |
Jim is watching TV _____.
| A．at 9:00 am | B．at 9:30 pm | C．at 11:00 am | D．6:00pm |
What is your favorite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? If you do, you must be an optimist (乐观者), a leader or an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer grey and blue? Then you are probably quiet, shy and you would rather follow than lead. If you love green, you are strong-minded and determined(有决心的). You wish to succeed and want other people to see you are successful. At least this is what psychologists(心理学家)tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference (爱好), and the effect that colours have on human beings(人类).They tell us that we don’t choose our favorite colour as we grow up. If you happen to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.
A yellow room makes us feel more cheerful and comfortable than a dark green one, and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing(压抑的). Light and bright colours make people not only happier but also more active. It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark grey .
Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colourful things. Remember also that you will know your friends and your enemies better when you find out what colours they like and dislike. And don’t forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character when you choose a piece of handkerchief or a lampshade(灯罩).According to this passage, ________.
| A．one can choose his colour preference |
| B．one is born with his colour preference |
| C．one’s colour preference is changeable |
| D．one has to choose his favourite colour as he can see clearly |
If one enjoys life, one is sure to prefer________.
| A．red to yellow | B．blue to orange |
| C．red to grey | D．blue to yellow |
The main idea of this passage is ________.
| A．one’s color preference show one’s character |
| B．you can brighten your life with wonderful colours |
| C．psychologists have been studying the meaning of colour preference |
| D．one’s color preference has something to do with his character and colours have effects on human beings |
The writer believes that in realizing the four modernizations(四个现代化) of our country, we need more people who love ________.
| A．yellow | B．red | C．green | D．black |
“I’m feeling black.” means “________ ”.
| A．I am feeling well. | B．I am very happy. |
| C．I am excited. | D．I am depressed |
For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping—watching TV and buying things by phone.Now teleshopping is starting in Europe (欧洲).In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys, and many other things.
Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden, for example.The biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries, and in one year it made ＄100 million.In France there are two teleshopping channels, and the French spend about ＄20 million a year to buy things through these channels.
In Germany, until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day.Then the government allowed (允许) more telepshopping.Other channels can open for telebusiness, including (包括) the largest American teleshopping company and a 24hour teleshopping company.German businessmen are hoping this new teleshopping will help them sell more things.
Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes.With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason.But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping.They call teleshopping “junk (垃圾) on the air”.Many Europeans usually worry about the quality (质量) of the things for sale on TV.Good quality is important to them, and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV.
The need for high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be different from the American companies.They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell.They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person.Teleshopping is ____ in Europe.
| A．not popular | B．growing | C．not possible | D．cheap |
People like teleshopping because it is ____ .
| A．American | B．cheaper | C．easier | D．more popular |
Some Europeans don’t like teleshopping because they ____ .
| A．don’t like to buy things |
| B．don’t watch TV |
| C．believe the things sold on TV are expensive |
| D．think the things sold on TV are bad quality |
In Germany, teleshopping may ____ .
| A．help businessmen get more money | B．keep the shops open longer |
| C．have fewer buyers | D．bring better TV programmes |
The best title of this passage is ____ .
| A．American Teleshopping | B．Teleshopping Companies |
| C．Teleshopping in Europe | D．Teleshopping—Junk on the Air |