Are you bored with your daily life? Here are some things you should try before you are 18, because after that it’s too late.
Learn to swim
Seriously, this is so important that it can save your life. If you can’t swim well, you won’t be able to do water sports like waterskiing, surfing and diving. Even taking a boat trip will be dangerous for you. Make sure you do it.
Try at least one kind of team sports
Being a good team player is an important skill in life. You can’t just think of yourself, but have to work well with other people. Basketball, football and baseball are team sports that keep you fit and healthy. And they are also of great fun. Teams usually have a good social life too – you’ll go to lots of parties and make many friends.
Collect something
One of the best hobbies for under 18 is collecting things. You could collect kinds of stamps, or you could collect things that make you remember what you have done, like cinema tickets for films you have seen or emails from friends. The best way to collect is to have a special album to put your collection in and to write what each thing means to you. That way you won’t forget.
任务型阅读：根据短文内容，填写下列表格。 (每格一词)
| Three Things to Do Before You Are 18 |
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| What to do |
Reasons |
| learn to swim |
Swimming is so important that it can It may be |
| try at least one kind of team sports |
If you want to be a good team player, you must work well with Team sports can not only keep you healthy but also give you You can have a good social life and make many |
| collect something |
Collecting things can make you |
阅读理解
Here is nine o’ clock news
Prime Minister（总理）Abdul Krim of Tyrea has said that the danger（战争）in the Middle East（中东）is greater now than for the past two years. His country does not want war, he says, but the Tyrean people have waited too long for an end to the troubles with their neighbours. If war comes, says Mr King, Tyrea will be ready.
Ben Kitson, the writer of stories and plays for children, has died at his home in California. Mr Kitson was 82. His most famous book of stories, The Gentleman’s House, sells all over the world, in more than twenty-five languages.
Policeman in New York have stopped work. Their leader（领导）, Mr Paulo Angeli, says that they will return to work only when they receive more money for working long hours and doing what Mr Angel calls “the most dangerous job in the city.”
It has been a good year on the farm. The warm, wet spring, and the fine summer have been very good for all kinds of food plants. This means that fruit and vegetables will cost less in the shops this year.
And now it’s time for “Morning Music”.
根据短文内容选择正确答案。Abdul Krim has said that___________.
| A．there is no more danger of war | B．the danger of war passed two years ago |
| C．there is more danger of war now | D．are a great danger in the Middle East |
The Tyrean people___________.
| A．are ready and waiting for war | B．are ready to wait another war |
| C．do not want war, but will be ready if it comes | D．have already ended the war |
Mr Ben Kitson wrote__________.
| A．children ‘s stories and plays | B．in more than twenty – five languages |
| C．82 stories about his hometown | D．books, then sold them all over the world |
Mr Paulo Angeli is __________
| A．the most dangerous policeman New York |
| B．a policeman who receives the most money in New York |
| C．the leader of the New York City policeman |
| D．a policeman and the leader of New York City |
Because food plants have done well,___________.
| A．fruit and vegetables will cost less this year |
| B．there will be a ware, wet spring and a fine summer |
| C．food will cost less than it did in the spring |
| D．plants will cost less this year |
A father was very angry. He said to his son, “How many letters are there in the Alphabet (字母表)?” “I’m sorry, I don’t know.” Answered his son. The father was very angry. He said to his son, You don’t know? You are in school for many years and you don’t know how many letters there are in the Alphabet?” “ No.” answered his son, “But let me ask you a question, Dad. You often go to the post office. Now please tell me how many letters there are in the post office.”
判断正误，写下T或FThe son didn’t know the meaning of the word “Alphabet”.
The father was angry because his son was not polite to him.
The son was too young to go to school, so he couldn’t answer his father’s question.
The father couldn’t give the right answer to his son’s question.
The word “letter” has two meanings in English.
Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. They have one or two parents and one or two children. Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up. They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs. They often write to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to visit their parents on holiday. Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think it important for young people to decide their lives by themselves. Children are asked to do some work around their house. And in many families, children are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use.There are _____ people in most American families.
| A．1—2 | B．2---4 | C．3---4 | D．4---6 |
When children grow up, they leave their parents’ home to _____.
| A．get married | B．find good jobs | C．be free | D．study |
They visit their parents ______
| A．on weekdays | B．at weekends | C．at any time | D．on holiday |
Which of the following statements is wrong?
| A．Children have the freedom to choose their own jobs. |
| B．Parents don’t ask their children to do housework. |
| C．Parents think it important for children to make their own decision. |
| D．When children grow up, they usually live far away from their home. |
Some parents pay their children for doing housework because ______.
| A．children can learn how to make money for themselves. |
| B．their children asked them to do so |
| C．they are rich |
| D．the children work hard |
Fish and chips, and Chinese take-away food are very popular in England. But they are less popular in the USA. In the USA, they eat take-away food, too, like chicken. But the most popular kind of take-away food is the hamburger. It looks like bread with meat in it. Ham is a kind of pork---- but the hamburger does not have any pork in it. It has beef in it. The beef is inside a kind of cake. Hamburgers are delicious. They are very popular in the USA. They are also popular in England and Australia. Fish and chips are very popular _____.
| A．in England | B．in Australia | C．in the USA | D．in China |
In the USA the most popular kind of take-away food is _____.
| A．hamburgers | B．fish and chips | C．Chinese food | D．chicken |
Hamburger is a kind of _____.
| A．drink | B．food | C．meat | D．pork |
The hamburger does not have any ______ in it.
| A．beef | B．pork | C．meat | D．chicken |
What does less popular mean?
| A．People like them very much |
| B．They are very nice |
| C．People don’t like them |
| D．They are very popular. |
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
Passage 5
A beautiful smile
-- Zhang Bei
When I was 13 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. it was a smile.
It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone,
Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break.I couldn't talk to anyone about my problem, and I didn't want my parents to worry about me.
Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn't know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me and, without a word, smiled.
Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy,
lively and warm.
That smile changed my life. I started to talk with the other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.
One day, I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn't remember smiling at me! It doesn't matter because all the dark days have gone. Now I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.What was the important gift ?
_____________________________________________________Where did the story take place?
_____________________________________________________How did the writer feel when the boy smiled at her?
_____________________________________________________How did the smile chang her life?
______________________________________________________Why is it called A beautiful smile?
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