A 15﹣year﹣old student from Sichuan named Wei Fang was preparing a talk on Western festivals． She searched online for information and made a PowerPoint slide（幻灯片）． Zhu Hui her classmate． was doing his chemistry homework． But he couldn't work out the last problem even though he had tried his best．So he took out his smart phone opened a special app and searched for the problem． Solutions appeared on his screen after several seconds．
Like Wei and Zhu，nowadays ， many students do their homework with the help of the internet． They search for information online， or discuss with their classmates through QQ and WeChat．
"It's convenient． You don't have to wait for your teacher to explain it to you face to face． " According to Zhu． You can also learn by seeing how others work the problems out． What's more． it improves students' problem solving abilities． This is especially true for homework that requires some research work．"I am now quite skilled at finding information online， " Zhu added．
However． this trend （趋势） also causes problems． Some lazy students just copy the answers from the internet without thinking on their own． Some even let their classmates do their homework for them． And their teachers may not know this．
But knowing how to use the internet is important． The key is to have good self﹣control． When you meet a difficult problem，think about it by yourself first． Be sure to understand the reasons behind the answers after you have turned to the internet，or you won't make any progress． If you are not sure about your self﹣control，ask your parents for help．
（1）Both Wei Fang and Zhu Hui used the internet to ．
| A． |
play games |
| B． |
search for information |
| C． |
take exams |
| D． |
chat with their classmates． |
（2）Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned in the fourth paragraph？
| A． |
Some students only copy the answers from the internet． |
| B． |
Some students let their classmates do homework for them． |
| C． |
Nobody is able to finish their homework without the internet now． |
| D． |
Some students have stopped thinking on their own． |
（3）According to the passage， is the key to using the internet to study．
| A． |
self﹣respect |
| B． |
self﹣control |
| C． |
self﹣confidence |
| D． |
self﹣thinking |
（4）By writing this passage． the writer wants to tell us that ．
| A． |
the internet can be a good helper if we use it properly |
| B． |
the internet has made all students lazy |
| C． |
it's not necessary to learn how to use the internet |
| D． |
It's important to learn how to use the internet |
Hemingway was one of the famous writers. He was born in America in 1899. His father was a doctor and loved sports very much, and his mother taught music. Among the six children in the family, Hemingway was the second oldest.
Hemingway had written many books in his life. The Old Man and the Sea is one of the most famous and also my favourite. It came out in 1952. The main character in the book is a fisherman. He is an old man and fishes alone. People think he is a man with bad luck, because he doesn’t get a fish in eighty-four days. Every evening, he comes home with his empty boat. But the old man believes himself. Then on the eighty-fifth day the man takes a big fish. Although he meets a lot of trouble, the old man never gives up(放弃).
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 Hemingway’s father was a fan of _____.
| A．books | B．sports | C．music | D．art |
The Old Man and the Sea was published(出版) in _____.
| A．1852 | B．1899 | C．1952 | D．1989 |
The old man doesn’t get a fish until the _____ day.
| A．fifteenth | B．eightieth |
| C．eighty-fourth | D．eighty-fifth |
What does the old man do when he can’t get a fish?
| A．He has to look for food somewhere else. |
| B．He doesn’t give up fishing. |
| C．He doesn’t fish any more. |
| D．He has nothing to do. |
What can we learn from the old man?
| A．When we are in trouble, we should not give up. |
| B．When we want to fish, we can get a big fish. |
| C．We can do everything well because we are young. |
| D．We can live a better life if we like fishing. |
根据短文内容，完成下列任务
The picture that sits on my desk in my bedroom is my favourite. (A)When I have trouble studying, or I’m worried about an exam, I always take a look at it. It is a picture of my best friends taken three years ago when we were in middle school. It reminds(使……想起) me of the good time we’ve shared and the support(支持) their friendship still gives me today. Our lives have gone in different directions, (B)_______ our friendship we created has kept us close. Every week I get a message on my answering machine from one of them, or a letter in the mail with the latest news or vacation photos. I often get an email with a joke for the day or words of comfort about some problems in my life. My friends often show up for surprise birthday parties, and one of them (C)_______ travelled two hours from the other end of town just to watch my first English speech contest. Our friendship has carried me through a lot of difficult experiences, and has enriched the good ones.
任务一：简要回答下面的问题。 Where is the picture?
When was the picture taken?
任务二：将A处画线句子翻译成汉语。____________
任务三：在B处和C处填入一个适当的单词。B: __________
C: __________
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Zach Linsky, 11, watches TV for 3 and a half hours a day and plays video games every other day. Zach, a sixth grader in Washington, D. C., is an American. But unlike many kids, he doesn’t have a TV, VCR, or computer in his bedroom. He only has a boom box (手提录音机).
The survey of 3,155 kids, aged 2 to 18, shows that they spend 5 hours and 29 minutes on average(平均的) a day using some types of media outside of school, including 2 hours and 46 minutes watching TV, 21 minutes on the computer, 20 minutes playing video games, and 8 minutes on the Internet. The good news: The total includes 44 minutes spent reading.
The survey also shows that those aged 2 to 7 spend 3 hours and 9 minutes watching TV every day and shows that 32 percent in that age group have TV sets in their rooms. Among those aged 8 to 18, 21 percent have computers in their rooms, 65 percent have TV sets, and 61 percent say their parents don’t stop them from watching TV. Nearly 1 in 4 say they watch more than 5 hours a day.
“Kids are living much more lonely lives than ever before,” says Kay S. Hytnowitz. “They just disappear into their rooms and spend all of their time with these media.”At what age do children in America spend about five and a half hours on the media a day?
| A．Aged 2 to 7. | B．Aged 2 to 18. | C．Aged 8 to 18. | D．Aged 2 to 11. |
How long do kids aged 2 to 18 spend reading?
| A．46 minutes. | B．21 minutes. | C．20 minutes. | D．44 minutes. |
How many kids aged 2 to 7 have TV sets in their rooms?
| A．32%. | B．21%. | C．61%. | D．40%. |
Why do the children spend all of their time with these media? Because _______.
| A．they have too much free time |
| B．they feel very lonely |
| C．they like these media |
| D．they want to find out something |
What’s the problem of the kids in America according to the passage?
| A．There are too many media now. |
| B．Kids spend too much time on the media. |
| C．Kids are too fat. |
| D．Kids would rather be with friends than the TV. |
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Wherever travelers go, cameras are sure to follow. It’s great fun to take photos, and even more fun to show slides of the trip to friends and relatives when they come back home.
There’s Aunt Sarah, smiling in front of Buckingham Palace; Aunt Sarah, smiling under the Eiffel Tower; and Aunt Sarah, smiling in a Venetian Canal. Everyone knows what Aunt Sarah looks like; they also know what Europe’s great landmarks (显著地面景观) look like.
But a young man named David, just back from a trip to Greece, asked a few friends over to see his slides. The young man had an artist’s eye. His pictures were not of familiar Greek architectures. Instead he took pictures of farmers at work in the field, fishermen repairing their nets, and bearded priests (牧师) bending over their Bibles. He captured (抓住) the color and character of the country. His friends were so interested that they asked for more.
Any amateur (外行) can do the same. All he needs is a simple camera and a little sensitivity. When he learns that a nation lives in its people as well as in its landmarks, he moves from an amateur to an artist.What does the underlined word “slide” mean?
| A．故事 | B．幻灯片 | C．风景 | D．路线 |
People who watch Aunt Sarah’s slides would be _______.
| A．frightened | B．excited | C．bored | D．sad |
David’s pictures were about _______.
| A．landmarks | B．architectures | C．people | D．history |
David is _______.
| A．foolish | B．the same as Aunt Sarah | C．strange | D．original (有创意的) |
A traveler can become an artist if he _______.
| A．takes a camera with him |
| B．knows the history of a place |
| C．is interested in not only the landmarks but also the people of a place |
| D．learns how to draw and paint pictures of a place |
阅读理解
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。
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| Victoria Middle School Report Student: Jenny Jones |
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| Subject |
Grade |
Comments |
| Maths |
B |
Good work all year. |
| Chinese |
A- |
Does well in thissubject. |
| English |
A+ |
Very interested and very good job！ |
| Science |
C |
A little weak in this subject. |
| Computer |
D |
Not really interested and need improvement. |
| Sports |
A |
Captain of girls soccer team and on basketball team. |
| Total Grade |
B |
They are looking for _______.
| A．a teacher | B．a reporter | C．an actor | D．a driver |
Where can we read the first text?
| A．In a picture. | B．In a dictionary. | C．In a newspaper. | D．In a storybook. |
Whose school report is it?
| A．Victoria’s. | B．Jenny Jones’. | C．Mrs. Brown’s . | D．We don’t know. |
Which subject of the following was Jenny best at?
| A．Maths. | B．Chinese. | C．English. | D．Science. |
How did Jenny do in sports?
| A．Very well. | B．With problems | C．A little weak. | D．Not interested at all. |