Dear Linda,
I have got your letter. I know that you want to have your own club, but you don’t know how to start one. Do you know what makes a club, such as an English Club or a Basketball Club, successful? Here is some advice.
◆Decide what kind of club to have, and come up with a nice name. Since you are interested in music, why not start a Music Club? A club is to bring people with common interests together.
◆Look for members. You can start with your friends, but it isn’t really a club until people you don’t know want to join.
◆Make rules. Get together with the members and agree on rules. Make sure that if someone breaks any rule(违反规定), he or she should be punished.
◆Have regular meetings. For the first time, you should make sure that all the members attend. Call the members to remind(提醒) them of it, and use the meeting to organize future meetings and other activities. I hope that these ideas may help you and that you can have your own club soon.
Yours,
Mrs. SmithWhat does Linda want to do?
| A．To play basketball. |
| B．To have her own club. |
| C．To be a successful musician. |
| D．To give people advice. |
A club isn’t really a club if ________.
| A．its members aren’t interested in music |
| B．there are only ten people in it |
| C．only your friends want to join it |
| D．activities are organized once a week |
Mrs. Smith gives Linda _______ pieces of advice.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
What does the underlined word “punished” mean?
| A．惩罚 | B．表扬 | C．鼓励 | D．拘留 |
Which of the following is NOT true about the members of a club?
| A．They have common interests. |
| B．They should have regular meetings. |
| C．They have the same dream jobs. |
| D．They should be punished if they break the rules. |
China is a nation with a rich culture in handwriting. “Even though the computer is widely used today, Chinese people should not forget the skill of writing with hands,” said a Chinese government official(官员).
Nowadays, the computer has become a very useful tool to help people to write. As people use computers more often than before, many people have forgotten how to write Chinese characters (字). People often make a lot of mistakes in writing.
At present, China is trying to help pupils and teachers to improve their writing with the help of information technology. With the technology, it is hoped that teachers can write their teaching contents (内容) on the blackboard and students can respond by writing, too.
The Chinese character test shows that nowadays, many college students’ handwriting has become worse. Many college students do not know how to compose (组成) words or sentences in Chinese character in the right way. Not only kids, many adults also have met the same problem. They might be able to tell the general form of a certain character. However, if you ask them to spell out the character in detail (详细地), they can’t. On the other hand, they can easily type out the character on a computer.
In the national language teaching course, we can solve this problem with the use of certain technologies. Actually, apart from（除了）technology, there is a lot that we can do. For example, we may ask students to finish their homework by writing with hands instead of typing.People often make a lot of mistakes in writing Chinese characters because ________.
| A．they use computers too often and many people have forgotten how to write them |
| B．Chinese characters are too difficult to write |
| C．they are using too much English |
| D．the country forgets to stress the importance of the Chinese writing |
The problem of college students’ handwriting is that _________.
| A．they don’t know how to write a Chinese character in the right way |
| B．they only know how to type out the character on a computer |
| C．they can write correctly with the help of information technology |
| D．they don’t know how to make up words or sentences in Chinese characters correctly |
How is China trying to help students and teachers to improve their writing?
| A．By punishing people who can’t write correctly. |
| B．By controlling people’s use of computers. |
| C．By using information technology. |
| D．By asking them to write everything with hands. |
What does the underlined word “respond” in the third paragraph mean?
| A．抄写 | B．应答 | C．修改 | D．反对 |
What’s the main idea of this passage?
| A．Computers are harmful(对……有害的) to our handwriting. |
| B．How we can write good Chinese characters. |
| C．Chinese people should not forget the skill of writing with hands. |
| D．Don’t forget our mother language. |
| IMPROVE ON SLEEP Good health needs good sleep. Going to bed before you’re tired. Not eating or reading in bed. Go to bed at the same time before midnight and get up at the same time. Your body likes routine (常规) for a good night’s sleep. |
STAY FREE OF FLU Studies show that a cold or flu virus (病毒) can live on our hands for long. So wash all parts of your hands often with soap and water. For more ways to prevent (阻止) the spread of flu, please call Health Line at 1800 848 1313. |
| ORAL (口腔) HEALTH Brush your teeth twice daily and visit the dentist at least once a year. The mouth is a mirror of disease(疾病). The oral examination is not only for the health of teeth, but the whole body. For more of it, please visit www. mydr. com. au. |
FIT FOR LIFE Studies have shown that many diseases have something to do with less or no physical (身体) activity. Try to do it for 30 minutes a day, 5 days or more a week. For more information, please call Health Line at 1800 438 2000. |
If you want to get a good sleep, you’d better _________.
| A．go to bed after you’re tired |
| B．go to sleep at midnight |
| C．follow the bedtime routine |
| D．eat something or read in bed |
To prevent from catching a cold or flu, it’s good for you _________.
| A．to clean your fingers often |
| B．to brush your teeth twice daily |
| C．to get up early every morning |
| D．to wash all parts of your hands |
You should visit the dentist at least once a year, because _________.
| A．the oral examination is necessary |
| B．you don’t often brush your teeth |
| C．some diseases may be in the mirror |
| D．you don’t have a good night’s sleep |
Studies have shown that many diseases have something to do with _________.
| A．having no oral examination |
| B．washing hands with cold water |
| C．sleeping too late sometimes |
| D．doing little physical activity |
When you want to learn more about the flu, you can _________.
| A．visit www. mydr. com. Au |
| B．call Health Line at 1800 848 1313 |
| C．visit the dentist near your home |
| D．call Health Line at 1800 438 2000 |
"How are you?" is a nice question. It's a friendly way that people in the USA greet each other. But "How are you?" is also a very unusual question. It's a question that often doesn't need an answer. The person who asks "How are you?" hopes to hear the answer "Fine", even if the person's friend isn't fine. The reason is that "How are you?" isn't really a question and "Fine" isn't really an answer.They are simply other ways of saying "Hello" or "Hi".
Sometimes, people don't say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone asks "Do you agree?", the other person might think, "No, Idisagree. I think you're wrong..."But it isn't very polite to disagree so strongly,so the other person might say "I'm not sure." It's a nicer way to say that you don'tagree with someone.
People don't say exactly what they are thinking when they want to finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one personsays "I've to go now."Often, the person who wants to hang up gives anexcuse:"Someone's at the door.""Something is burning on the stove."The excuses might be real, or not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn'twant to talk any more, but it isn't polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person.
Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing atalk, people don't say exactly what they are thinking. It's an important way thatpeople try to be nice to each other, and it's part of the game of language. When a person in America asks "How are you?", he or she wants to hear"________"
| A．How are you? |
| B．Hello. |
| C．I don't know. |
| D．Fine. |
When a person disagrees with someone, it is polite to say"_________"
| A．You are wrong. I disagree. |
| B．I'm not sure. |
| C．I'm sure I disagree. |
| D．I don’t agree with you. |
A polite way to finish a talk is to say"__________"
| A．You have to go now. |
| B．I want to hang up. |
| C．I have to go now. |
| D．I don't want to talk any more. |
When a person says "I've got to go now. Someone's at the door.", the person may be_______.
| A．giving an excuse |
| B．hurting someone's feelings |
| C．talking to a person at the door |
| D．going to another place |
The rule of the game of language is probably____________.
| A．"Always say what you mean" |
| B．"Don't disagree with people." |
| C．"Never say exactly what you're thinking." |
| D．"Be polite." |
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Yunhai Square |
The earth is changing. Tomorrow it will be different. All the living things on the earth are changing. Even people are changing, and tomorrow you will be different.
There are many kinds of change , and many different things that cause change. People need to realize the changes, to learn to see them, and to learn what causes change.
Human beings must solve many problems so that they can continue to live successfully. War is one of these problems. Disease and natural disaster are problems. Having enough food and energy for the growing number to people in the world is a problem. Most problems can be solved, but some are impossible to solve. The way in which people solve problems affects how long and how well they can live.
As people solve their problems, they change things, and changes often cause new problems for people and for their living things on the earth. Sometimes the new problems seem even worse than the old ones. Human beings will probably never stop having problems to solve. Can you use your imagination to describe a world that has no problems at all?The reason why everything is changing as that _________.
A. people want them to be changing
B. there are many different things that cause them to change
C. the living things are changing.
D the world is too smallPeople need to solve problems because _____.
| A．there will be more and more new problems if they don’t solve the old ones |
| B．The problems are difficult to solve |
| C．they have to go on living |
| D．there are so many things that are changing . |
New problems appear________.
A. because old problems aren’t solved
B. because people don’t solve them
C. because some people are foolish .
D when people are solving old onesWhich of the following is wrong according to the passage?
| A．Disaster and war are two of the problems people have to solve. |
| B．People need to solve all the problems at the same time. |
| C．The way people solve problems has much to do with their life. |
| D．People can’t solve all the problems at one time. |
The underlined word “disaster” in the passage probably means “_____” in Chinese.
| A．灾难 | B．资源 | C．条件 | D．环境 |