For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping — watching TV and buying things by phone. Now teleshopping is starting in Europe. 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 those channels.
In Germany, until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day. Then the government allowed more teleshopping. Other channels can open for telebusiness, including the largest American teleshopping company and a 24－hour teleshopping company. German businesses 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 on the air”. Many Europeans usually worry about the quality 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 programs |
The best title of this passage is_________.
| A．American Teleshopping |
| B．Teleshopping Companies |
| C．Teleshopping in Europe |
| D．Teleshopping — Junk on the Air |
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I am John．I am l7 years old，and I live in England．My father works in a horse-riding school．I have been riding since I________ （be）six．I go horse-riding every Saturday．Now, I can ride quite well．I often
________ （spend）all Saturdays at the riding school．I help to get the horses ready．I also help the new students．
Look，there are some people_____ （train）horse-riding．The girl named Xinyi
_____ （walk）the horse around（遛马）and getting ready to get onto the horse．She is from China．She looks beautiful．She
_____ （study）here three times．Last time，I helped her move up and down at the same time as the horse．While we were learning how to jump the horse，suddenly she fell off the horse and
_____（hurt）her knees badly．I felt sorry that I
_____（not help）her at that time．I thought she wouldn’t come this Saturday．To my surprise，she came again! What a brave girl! Last month，she
____（invite）to come to England for a fashion show．She said she was glad to have the chance to come here and she enjoyed herself．
Oh，Xinyi is riding towards me．
“Hi，Xinyi! You’re great! I have never seen such a brave girl like you．”
‘Thanks．John! I am leaving for Beijing tomorrow．Thanks for helping me these days．I will never forget the exciting experience．I________（share）it with my friends．”
“I hope_____ （meet）you soon．”
Yesterday and Today
Life in the twenty-first century will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes will take place, but what will the changes be?
The population is growing fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then.
People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they will eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier.
Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.In the next century people don’t’ have to ______________.
| A．work long hours | B．work fast | C．walk on foot | D．eat meat |
People may not eat _____________as much as they do today.
| A．fruit | B．fish | C．meat | D．rice |
One big problem in the future is that __________.
| A．many people don’t have to work |
| B．many people will not be able to find work |
| C．people won’t have enough food to eat |
| D．all the work will be done by robots |
Every family will have at least one ________ in the next century.
| A．robot | B．cow | C．TV set | D．computer |
In the future _________________.
| A．traveling will be more expensive |
| B．computers will be less important |
| C．people will be too busy to do sports. |
| D．computers will be much smaller. |
My name is Sam . I joined a club called “ passing help ” last month . Now let me tell you why I joined it.
One evening this May, on my way home my old car was broken . It was 25 miles from my home . I wanted to get a ride, but there was no car . It was also hard to take a taxi . I decided to take a bus home .I went to a bus stop nearby .
After a while , a bus came , but it did not go to my town .The bus driver was a young woman . She was kind and she told me which bus I should take . I waited there for about thirty minutes , but no bus came . At last a car came to me and a woman came out of the car .She was just the bus driver.
“When I reached the bus station , I got to know that the bus to your town couldn't come ,so I returned here.I just can't leave you here ,” she said , “ Get in my car and I will take you back to your home .”
“ It is a long way .”I said.
“ Come on ,sir, ”she said ,“ Let’s go.”
On the way she told me a story . A few days ago, there wasn't gas(汽油）in her car . An old man drove her up to a gas station and then back to her car.
When we got to my home , I wanted to give her some money to thank her , but she didn't accept it . “ I only want to help others and do something nice for somebody. Pass it along. ” She said.What happened to Sam one evening this May?
| A．He lost his way. | B．His car broken down. |
| C．He was hurt in an accident. | D．He couldn't reach the gas station. |
Sam didnt think of going home__________ that evening.
| A．by train | B．by bus |
| C．by car. | D．by taxi. |
From the passage , we know that the young woman was _________.
| A．a club boss. | B．a taxi driver |
| C．a bus driver. | D．a gas station worker. |
The young woman wanted Sam to _________.
| A．give her some money. | B．get on her bus. |
| C．take her to her house. | D．help others just as she did. |
The best title (题目）of the passage is ________ .
| A．A kind old man. | B．Getting a ride. |
| C．Passing help. | D．A broken car. |
"We're going to move," Jimmy said to Mr. James，her teacher, with tears(眼泪) in her eyes. "Dad lost his job and now we don't have enough money to live in our house." Pam was walking by and just heard Jimmy's talk with Mr.James.
In the lunchroom Pam met Carol and said, "I've got something to tell you about Jimmy." As she started to tell Carol about Jimmy's dad, several other classmates stopped to listen. Pam felt bad telling what she had heard but she went on anyway.
After school, Pam saw some of her classmates talking to Jimmy. "Where does your dad work?" one of the boys asked. Jimmy's face turned red. She left without answering. Pam felt terrible, because she didn't mean to hurt Jimmy. And she hadn't thought that some of the classmates would make jokes and laugh at Jimmy about her father's losing the job. Pam didn't know what she could do to help Jimmy.The story wants to tell us ____.
| A．It's difficult to move away |
| B．girls don't like to talk to boys |
| C．student's report to the teacher |
| D．secrets are hard to keep |
Jimmy’s family had to move because ____.
| A．her father lost his job |
| B．they had a better place to live in |
| C．her classmates were not kind enough |
| D．her father changed his job |
Jimmy's face turning red show that she didn't ____.
| A．feel well enough | B．know the answer |
| C．want to talk about her father | D．want to leave others |
Pam felt very sorry ____.
| A．and wanted to do something for Jimmy |
| B．but went to laugh at Jimmy |
| C．so she stopped to listen to others |
| D．and left without answering |
The whole story happened ____.
| A．in class | B．during and after school | C．at Mr.James's office | D．in the lunchroom |
Many overseas Chinese make their kids learn the Chinese language because they don’t want them to lose their mother language.
In the city of Portland in the USA, there is a weekend Chinese school in a church. In the school, there are Chinese kids and American kids. They study Chinese on Saturdays and Sundays. Teachers at the school are usually some overseas Chinese women. Miss Tian is one of them. She is from Beijing. She teaches her students many Chinese characters, sentences and Chinese songs.
Most of these kids speak English better than Chinese, because they spend most of their time at the local school, and their classmates are American.Their teachers teach them in English.
When the overseas Chinese children get home after school, their parents often speak Chinese to them. Only at that time do they think they are at home.Why do many overseas Chinese make their kids learn the Chinese language?
| A．Because they want them to speak Chinese. |
| B．Because they don’t want them to lose their mother language. |
| C．Because they live in China. |
| D．Because they can’t speak English. |
Where do the kids learn Chinese?
| A．In their school. |
| B．At home. |
| C．In a park |
| D．In a weekend Chinese school in a church. |
.Who teaches them?
| A．Some overseas Chinese women. |
| B．Their classmates. |
| C．Their parents. |
| D．Their friends. |
Which one is true?
| A．Most kids speak Chinese better than English. |
| B．Most kids speak English better than Chinese. |
| C．Most kids speak Chinese as well as English. |
| D．Most kids can’t speak Chinese at all. |
What is the best title of this passage?
| A．How to learn Chinese? |
| B．How to learn English? |
| C．Never forget your mother language |
| D．Learning Chinese is important |