This Thursday, across the USA, kids are skipping school(缺课) and going to work with their parents. They'll be making copies, sending faxes(传真) and sweeping floors. This is because April 28 is Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day all over the USA. This holiday shows kids what it means to be a grown-up in the working world.
I still remember when this day started, I was very happy. Not only did I have the chance to miss school, but I also got to sit in my dad's taxi all day long and we would go to a restaurant for lunch.
But after only 20 minutes of driving around the city, I was very bored. couldn't read my book in the car as I would get carsick(晕车) and my dad didn't like to turn on the radio. I got hot and uncomfortable. People wouldn't get into his taxi because they thought he already had a passenger-me, so nothing happened. It seemed years before we went out for lunch. I actually started to miss school.
While the point of the day is to give kids a chance to experience real-life jobs and give them an idea of the possibilities (可能性) for their futures, I got something completely different from the day. I learned to appreciate (重视) school. Where else do you get to play with your friends, do science experiments, read great books and write stories all in one day?
Just as you'll have to learn to love your job later in life, learn to love school now. If you don't already, try spending the day at work with your dad.When is 'Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day' all over the USA?
| A．On February 28. | B．On March 28. |
| C．On April 28. | D．On May 28. |
That day the writer was happy at first for the following reasons except _______.
| A．she didn't have to go to school |
| B．she would work as a grown-up |
| C．she could sit in her father's taxi all day |
| D．she would go out for lunch with her father |
Why didn't people get into the writer's father's taxi?
| A．Because her father didn't like to turn on the radio. |
| B．Because they thought the writer was a passenger. |
| C．Because her father's car was hot and uncomfortable. |
| D．Because her father didn't stop to take any passengers. |
Which of the following is NOT the purpose of ‘Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day'?
| A．To teach kids to appreciate school. |
| B．To give kids a chance to experience real-life jobs. |
| C．To give kids an idea of the possibilities for their futures. |
| D．To show kids what it means to be adults in the working world. |
What did the writer learn that day?
| A．It's boring to drive a taxi. |
| B．Working with Dad is fun. |
| C．It's hard to make money. |
| D．School life is much better. |
Every morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every evening my mother looks through magazines at home. And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. Can we imagine life without paper or print?
Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago, and has been made from silk, cotton, bamboo, and, since the 19th century, from wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. But in those days, books could only be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expensive and rare. And because there weren’t many books, few people learned to read.
Then printing was invented in China. When printing was developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. As a result, more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread(传播) quickly.
Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books, and information can be kept on CD-ROMs or machines such as MP5 players.
Computers are already used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can already be read online. So will books be replaced(替代) by computers one day? No, I don’t think the Yao Ming poster on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a computer two meters high!What does the writer do before he goes to sleep’?
| A．He reads books. |
| B．He reads newspapers |
| C．He looks through magazines |
| D．He looks at the posters on the wall. |
When was paper first created?
| A．About 2.000 years ago. | B．In the 19th century. |
| C．About 1.000 years ago. | D．In the 11th century. |
Why were books expensive and rare before the invention of printing?
A. People could not read.
B. People could not write words on paper.
C. People could not find silk, cotton or bamboo.
D People could only produce books one at a time by handWhat happened after books became cheaper?
| A．People didn’t want to buy books. |
| B．Printing was invented in China. |
| C．Knowledge and ideas spread quickly. |
| D．The Internet was introduced to people soon |
What is the writer’s opinion about books and computers’?
| A．People won’t need books any more |
| B．Books won’t be replaced by computers. |
| C．People prefer to find information in books. |
| D．Computers have already replaced books. |
A large book NBA star Yao Ming’s English autography will come out in New York, US , this month. It is called “Yao: A Life in Two Worlds.” It talks about his first year in the NBA. Yao wrote it with a US report.
Alicia’s Coming American singer Alicia Keys,23, will be in the “Wall of Hope” concert with other stars, on the Great Wall, in Beijing, on September 25. The R& B singer is a five-time Grammy winner.
Top singing award Taiwanese singer Jay Chou, 25, won Best Male singer at the Fourth Chinese Music Billboard Awards() , in Taipei, on Saturday.
Football winners the Chinese under-17 football team is No. 1 in Asia. They won the Asian U-17 Championship in Japan on Saturday. They beat the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea(朝鲜人民共和国) 1-0. After 85 minutes, Wang Weilong shot the only goal. They took the cup for the first time in 12 years. ____ wrote “Yao: A Life in Two Worlds.”
| A．Yao Ming | B．A US report |
| C．Yao Ming and a US report | D．A NBA star |
“Wall of Hope” concert ____.
| A．was given by Alicia |
| B．was given in America |
| C．was given by 23 stars |
| D．was given by Alicia and other stars |
Jay Chou ____.
| A．is the best singer in the world |
| B．is the top singer in China |
| C．won top singer award of the Fourth Chinese Music Billboard Awards |
| D．has won top singer award four times |
The Chinese under-17 football team____.
| A．got the first place in the world |
| B．won the champion in Asia |
| C．lost the game |
| D．beat Japanese team |
Which of the followings is right about football winners?
| A．The football players are all 17 years old |
| B．The players are from all over the world |
| C．The players are all from Asia |
| D．The players are more than 17 years old |
My cousin and I have very different living habits. I think I have a good habit. I take an active part in sports. After school, I often play ball games with my classmates. I don’t like indoor activities. I’m hardly ill, and I haven’t caught colds for years. I get up at the same time every morning and go to bed at the same time every night. I always sleep for nine hours each night, and I always feel refreshed (精力充沛的) in the morning.
My cousin, however, has a very bad living habit. She never does exercise. She even hates walking to the bus stop from her home. She prefers indoor activities. She likes to play computer games and watch TV. She is overweight and often falls ill. She always goes to bed late and gets up at the last minute. She often feels tired in the morning. The writer has ____ living habit.
| A．a good | B．a bad |
| C．a tiring | D．an important |
The writer likes ____.
| A．indoor activities | B．ball games |
| C．computer games | D．watching TV |
The writer always feels ____ in the morning.
| A．tired | B．unhappy |
| C．refreshed | D．bored |
The writer’s cousin is ____ sports.
| A．not active in | B．good at |
| C．interested in | D．fond of |
The writer’s cousin always ____.
| A．walks to the bus stop | B．gets up early |
| C．feels relaxed in he morning | D．goes to bed late |
Mrs. Green is going to give a birthday party for Mary. Mary is her daughter. She is going to be ten years old. A lot of friends of Mary’s are going to come to the party. There are twenty girls of them.
Mrs. Green is getting ready for the party. Mrs. White is helping her.
“That’s a big nice cake,” Mrs. White says to Mrs. Green.
“Thank you very much.”
Mrs. Green is going shopping now. She is going to buy fruit for the party.
She buys lots of pears, apples, oranges and bananas. Then she goes home.
It’s five o’clock in the afternoon. Everything is ready. Now the first girl is arriving. The party is going to begin in thirty minutes. What kind of party is Mrs. Green holding?
| A．Mr. Green’s birthday party |
| B．Mrs. Green’s birthday party |
| C．Mary Green’s birthday party |
| D．Mr. White’s birthday party |
Who helped Mrs. Green prepare for the party?
| A．Mr. Green | B．Mr. White |
| C．Mary Green | D．Mrs. White |
How many people will come to the party?
| A．The twenty girls | B．ten girls |
| C．Twenty girls and Mrs. White | D．More than twenty |
What does Mrs. Green buy these apples for?
| A．The twenty girls | B．The party |
| C．Mrs. White | D．Mary |
When will the party start?
| A．At six o’clock |
| B．In thirty minutes |
| C．At five o’clock in the afternoon |
| D．At half past five in the afternoon |
Mr. Brown lives in America and has a big factory there. He is busy all the time. But when he takes his holidays, he always goes traveling and has been to about thirty countries. One summer he went to visit Moscow. There he heard the workers were paid much less than those in his countries. And most factories couldn’t work because they were short of (缺少) money. He thought he would save much money if he invested (投资) in a factory there. The Russians knew it and warmly met him and he was invited to visit a modern factory. He went to the workplaces, watched carefully how the machines worked. The workers worked hard when he went in.
Soon it was time to have lunch. Mr. Brown went in the dining –room. Meat, eggs, milk and bread could be bough there. It seemed that they weren’t short of anything. Mr. Brown came up to an old worker and sat down next to him.
Are you satisfied with your life, sir? Asked Mr. Brown.
“Of course,” the worker answered and went on drinking.
“What do you have now?”
“I live in beautiful villa (别墅) ,” answered the man. “I have a new fridge, a new color television and I drive a new car to my factory.”
“What’s your next wish, then?”
“To buy a pair of strong shoes!”Mr. Brown often spends his holidays____.
| A．in America | B．in Moscow |
| C．by the sea | D．outside his country |
At first, Mr. Brown was going to ____.
| A．travel in Moscow | B．invest in a factory in Moscow |
| C．visit a modern factory | D．know the old worker |
Mr. Brown wanted to invest in Moscow because____.
| A．he liked to live there |
| B．he could save much money there |
| C．they were friendly to him |
| D．the machines were new |
The Russians warmly met Mr. Brown because____.
| A．they want to help him |
| B．he was very rich |
| C．they wanted him to invest in the factory |
| D．they wanted him to build a new factory there |
At last, Mr. Brown knew____.
| A．the old worker had a happy life |
| B．the factory was cheating him |
| C．the factory wasn’t short of anything |
| D．the workers didn’t want anything |