My grandfather is an eighty-year-old man. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.
Families aren't families the way they used to be. A lot of families have broken down. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now not anymore. Everyone's working. No one has time to look after children at home.
And the cars! No one walks anymore; everyone drives. We used to walk five miles to school every day, even in winter. But now we don't. And in school, the children don't have to think anymore. In math class, for example, we used to add, subtract, multiply and divide in our heads. Kids don't use their heads anymore; instead, they use calculators(计算器).
Most families have computers now. In the past we didn't have computers. We didn't even have lights. My mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now nobody eats home-cooked food anymore.
And people don't talk to each other anymore. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think ..
Life used to be simple, but it isn't anymore. What does the grandfather think of the life now?
| A．He thinks the life is the same as it used to be. |
| B．He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be. |
| C．He thinks the life now is better than it used to be. |
| D．He thinks the life now is very good. |
What does the underlined word "marriage" mean in Chinese?
| A．生活 | B．工作 | C．婚姻 | D．家庭 |
What has happened to students these years according to the passage'?
| A．The students don't have to think anymore in school. |
| B．The students use calculators in math class. |
| C．The students used to walk to school, but now they don't. |
| D．All of the above. |
What changes have happened to some families?
①There are lights at home
②People like to eat home-cooked food
③Lots of families have computers
④Lots of couples live apart because of unhappy problems
| A．①②④ | B．②③④ | C．①②③ | D．①③④ |
Which is RIGHT according to the passage?
| A．People have too much time to talk with each other. |
| B．Life now is very simple. |
| C．Some families have become single-parent families. |
| D．Lots of mothers stay at home and look after their children |
| Questionnaire Read the questions and answer Yes or No , then you will find out how good you are. 1. When you don’t understand something, you ask questions. 2. You like listening to older people talk about the past. 3. You think that you can learn something interesting from everyone around you. 4. You are brave enough when you have to talk to people you don’t know. 5. You enjoy reading books about famous people. 6. You always see and talk to different people. 7. You are interested in learning new ways of doing things. 8. You enjoy sharing experiences with friends and learning from people of all ages. 9. You talk a lot about yourself. 10. Even if you are often wrong, you make your own decisions. 11. You hate teaching what you are good at: sports, technology, whatever. 12. Your parents don’t understand you, so you don’t talk to them much. |
| SCORE NOW! Score 2 points if you answer YES to each of the first 8 questions, and 0 if you choose NO. Score 2 points if you answer NO to each of the last 4 questions, and 0 if you choose Yes. 18-24 You are friendly and open-minded. You make people feel important by listening to what they have to say. You’ll probably succeed in learning all kinds of interesting things. Good for you! 10-16 Remember that every single person you know can teach you something. You will greatly make your life rich and colorful. 0-8 About 400 years ago, a famous writer wrote , “No man is an island.” This is still true today. Try to be more open and interested in people around you. |
If you say “YES” to all these questions , you’ll get ______ points.
| A．12 | B．16 | C．20 | D．24 |
The writer thinks you should ______.
| A．always see and talk to the same people. |
| B．make your own decision whenever you want |
| C．enjoy teaching what you are good at |
| D．talk much about yourself when possible |
“ No man is an island”. In the text probably means that _______.
| A．the famous writer was very clever | B．everything is the same as 400 years ago |
| C．you will feel lonely if on an island | D．you can not live alone in the world |
The questions are used to test whether you are willing to ______.
| A．learn from others | B．help other people | C．do all by yourself | D．depend on others |
Now TV programs play an important part in our daily life. We can get a lot of knowledge and a lot of fun from it. Today is Saturday. The following are some TV programs and different channels today. Now read these TV programs and try to find some information for you and your family members.
| SXTV Channel 7 13: 12 Football Match |
XATV Channel 4 15: 30 TV Play |
| SXTV Channel 6 18: 30 Cartoon |
CCTV Channel 1 12:38 Law Today |
| CCTV Channel 1 19:00 News Report |
CCTV Channel 3 21:00 The Latest Music |
根据短文内容判断正误，正确的用“T”, 错误的用 “ F”My grandfather is interested in law. He can watch CCTV Channel 1 at noon.
My father is a football fan. He prefers football matches. He can watch CCTV Channel 1.
My mother likes watching TV plays. She wants to watch XATV Channel 4 in the afternoon.
My sister is only six years old. I want to find a program for her. I think she can watch CCTV Channel 6.
I am a student. I like music, but I am very busy tonight. So I can watch CCTV Channel 3 this evening.
Mr. Smith gave his wife money every Friday evening. His wife always spent it all the next Wednesday, so that for the next three days she had no money to spend at all. One day Mr. Smith asked her, “But how did you spend all that money?” She answered, “I don’t know.” So one Friday evening, Mr. Smith gave her money together with an exercise book and a pencil. He said to his wife, “Please write down how you spend the money.” Next Tuesday, his wife had no money again. Mr. Smith took the exercise book to see how she had spent it. “I have done what you told me,” she said gladly. She had written “Friday, I got 18 pounds from Mr. Smith.” on the first page, and on the second page, she wrote, “Tuesday, I have spent it all.” Mrs. Smith always spent all the money .
| A．the next day | B．in four days | C．in a week | D．on next Wednesday |
Mr. Smith gave his wife an exercise book and a pencil and asked her
| A．to do homework | B．to have a look |
| C．to write down how she spent the money | D．to draw a picture on it |
Mrs. Smith was to do what Mr. Smith asked her to.
| A．happy | B．sad | C．sorry | D．excited |
Mr. Smith gave his wife money a week.
| A．once | B．twice | C．three times | D．four times |
The story tells us that Mrs. Smith was not very .
| A．glad | B．tall | C．careful | D．good |
Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal (偷) the bell on his neighbor’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of (抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.
Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbor, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbor came running out. “Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson (教训),”the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.
The foolish thief did not know how the neighbor found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered (感到疑惑).The thief was trying to get .
| A．his neighbor | B．his neighbor’s doorbell |
| C．some cotton | D．a door with a bell on it |
The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be for him to steal the doorbell.
| A．safe | B．difficult | C．dangerous | D．easy |
The neighbor ran out probably (很可能) because_________.
| A．he knew his doorbell was being stolen |
| B．he thought someone was eager (渴望的) to visit him |
| C．He realized (意识到) something strange happened |
| D．Both B and C |
The neighbor hit the thief to ________.
| A．give him lessons | B．punish (惩罚) him for stealing |
| C．help him with the bell | D．be his teacher |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The thief understood why he was hit on the nose. |
| B．The thief knew why the neighbor came out. |
| C．The thief thought the neighbor could not hear the bell. |
| D．The thief didn’t want to know why the neighbor ran out just at the time he stole the doorbell. |
Marry is eight years old now. This autumn she begins to go to school. She likes her teachers and has some friends. She studies hard and is good at her classes. So we think she’s a good girl.
It’s Sunday today. It’s fine and after breakfast the girl and her parents are going to the zoo. She likes to watch the animals very much. Now they’re standing at the bus stop and waiting for the bus. She sees her friend Jim and his grandpa there.
"Good morning, grandpa!" says the girl. "Are you going to the zoo, too?"
"Yes, we are," says the old man. Then he says to Mary’s father, "You have a polite daughter. How old is she?"
"Eight, grandpa." answers the girl.
"Eight?" the old man says with a smile. "But you’re shorter than my stick!"
"How old is your stick, then?" says the girl. Mary is a ________.
| A．teacher | B．student | C．worker | D．soldier |
Mary is in Grade _______ now.
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
We think Mary is a good girl because _________.
| A．she’s only eight | B．she has some friends |
| C．she likes her teacher | D．she’s good at her classes |
Mary and her parents are going to the zoo by _________.
| A．car | B．boat | C．bus | D．bike |
Mary’s parents and the girl are going the zoo because _________.
| A．they like to watch the animals | B．it’s fine today |
| C．the zoo is near their house | D．Jim and his grandpa are going there, too |