题目内容
Look!How ________ Kate looks!(happy)
I didn’t think I had a passion(激情). I would sit in front of the TV all day, thinking about nothing but the next show. It was not long ago that I first learned how important having a passion is to life.
That day I went with my mum to drive my sister to the gym. I was bored. Then, as my mum stopped at a red light, someone on the side of the road caught my eye（吸引我的世界）. It was a man dressed in rags (衣衫褴褛). He was homeless. That didn’t interest me, for I had seen many like him before.
But in some ways he was different. This man was not sitting down with a sad expression(表情). He had a radio in his hand and was dancing happily to the music. The radio seemed to be the most precious(珍贵)thing he had.
“Mum, why does that man have a radio even thought（尽管） he’s homeless?” I asked.
“He bought it,” she replied. I was still unable to understand.
“But if he’s homeless, why doesn’t he use the money to buy food or clothes? He wasted it on something he doesn’t need.”
“Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren’t the most important things. We need happiness, too.”
The man must care too much about music to buy a radio instead of food clothes. I soon realized（意识到）that happiness is the key to life. Without it, there’s nothing to look forward to.
Since then I’ve never gone a day without thinking of what’s truly important. A home, a meal, clothes—these things are only part of the picture. What’s often forgotten is that we all need a pleasure, a light in a dark day. We all need a passion.
【小题1】How would Sarah spend her days long ago?
| A．She watched TV all day. |
| B．She used to read a lot. |
| C．She did nothing but thinking. |
| D．She was always sleeping. |
| A．A man dressed in rags. |
| B．A man dressed in new clothes. |
| C．A man sitting down with a sad expression. |
| D．A man singing happily to the music. |
| A．He wore new clothes. |
| B．He was sitting with a sad expression. |
| C．He was homeless.[来源:Z。xx。k.Com] |
| D．He lived an active life though he was very poor. |
| A．She thought all day without doing anything. |
| B．She bought a radio just like the man’s. |
| C．She had a passion with everything from then on. |
| D．She always danced to the music on the radio. |
| A．Sometimes food and clothes are the most important things in our life. |
| B．Happiness is the key to life and it is what we are looking forward to. |
| C．Music is more important than food or clothes. |
| D．Money is the most important thing for a person. |
We can find ads everywhere. Here are four ads. Please read them carefully.
| （1）WAITE WANTED Are you hard—working? Do you like to meet people? If your answer is “Yes”, then we have a job for you as a waiter. Call AL Hotel at 8556779. | （2）REPORTER WANTED Do you like to talk with people? Do you like to write stories? If you want to work for our magazine as a reporter, please call Karen at 8558366. |
| （3）HELP WANTED Do you like babies? Can you look after one baby for two days? If you are sure to take good care of it, call us at 8766588. $ 80 or more. Today! Hurry1 | （4）CLEANER WANTED[来源:Z.xx.k.Com] Can you make a large house clean and tidy? If you hope to get the job paid at $ 20 once, call us this evening 18:00—20:00. Tel: 8633800. |
A. Cleaners B. Reporters C. Waiters
【小题2】 If you like children and have two —day free, you can call at ______ for a job.
A. 8556779 B. 8558336 C. 8766588
【小题3】 If the owner of the large house asks a cleaner to tidy his house once a day, how much will the cleaner get in a week?
A. $ 120. B. $ 140. C. $ 160.
【小题4】 If you’re a college student of English who enjoys writing, during your summer holidays you will be more interested in the job in ______.
A. ad（1） B. ad（2） C. ad（3）
【小题5】 The above job ads are probably from ______.
A. a science book B. a story book C. a newspaper
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There is a zoo near my house. I like ___1__ there. There are many ___2__ in it.
Look! There is a koala ___3__ the tree. Isn’t he __4___? Under the tree, there is a ___5___. Her neck(脖子) is so long. She is a lovely girl. __6____ is the panada? She is eating the bamboo(竹子). She’s ___7___ shy. But the elephant is interesting. He is playing with kids with his__8___nose. They are very funny. Look! In the pool, there are two dolphins. They are playing with ___9__ balls. ___10__ happy they are !
Children can spend hours a day looking at computer screens and other digital devices. Some eye doctors say this leads to an increase in “computer vision syndrome(电脑视力综合症).”
Nathan Bonilla-Warford is an optometrist（验光师）in Tampa, Florida. He has seen an increase in problems in children. “A lot more children come into the office either because their parents have noticed that they have headaches or red or watery eyes or discomfort, or because their nearsightedness appears to be increasing and they’re worried,” he says.
Dr. Bonilla-Warford says part of the problem is that children may be more likely to pay no attention to early warning signs than adults. “Even if their eyes start to feel uncomfortable or they start to get a headache, they’re less likely to tell their parents, because they don’t want to have the game or the computer or whatever taken away,” he explains.
He says another part of the problem is that people blink（眨眼）less often when they use digital devices. He says, “A person who uses an electronic device blinks about one third as much as we normally do in everyday life. And so that can result in the front part of the eye drying and not staying protected like normal.”[来源:Z.xx.k.Com]
Eye doctors offer suggestions like following which is known as the 20/20/20 rule. That means every twenty minutes look away twenty feet or more for at least twenty seconds from whatever device you’re using.
Other suggestions include putting more distance between you and the device and using good lighting. Of course, another way is to spend less time looking at screens. Many experts say children should spend no more than two hours a day using digital devices—with no screen time for children under two.
But not all eye doctors have noticed an increase in problems in children. Dr. David Hunter, from Children’s Hospital Boston, has not seen an increase in his practice. “While it is possible to develop fatigue looking at screens for a long period of time, there’s certainly no proof that it actually causes any damage（伤害）to the eyes.” he says.
1.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
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A．Dr. Bonilla-Warford thinks using computers causes nearsightedness. |
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B．People keep their eyes protected against drying by blinking normally. |
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C．Children under two can watch TV for less than two hours a day. |
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D．Dr. David Hunter says headache causes an increase in eye problems. |
2.What does the underlined word “fatigue” mean?
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A．Interest |
B．Ability |
C．Tiredness. |
D．Difficulty. |
3.What can be the best title for the passage?
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A．Looking at Screen: Two Hours or More |
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B．How Can Children Use Their Eyes Properly |
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C．Using Digital Devices: Advantages and Disadvantages |
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D．How Much Screen Time Is Too Much for Children |
We can find ads everywhere. Here are four ads. Please read them carefully.
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（1）WAITE WANTED Are you hard—working? Do you like to meet people? If your answer is “Yes”, then we have a job for you as a waiter. Call AL Hotel at 8556779. |
（2）REPORTER WANTED Do you like to talk with people? Do you like to write stories? If you want to work for our magazine as a reporter, please call Karen at 8558366. |
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（3）HELP WANTED Do you like babies? Can you look after one baby for two days? If you are sure to take good care of it, call us at 8766588. $ 80 or more. Today! Hurry1 |
（4）CLEANER WANTED[来源:Z.xx.k.Com] Can you make a large house clean and tidy? If you hope to get the job paid at $ 20 once, call us this evening 18:00—20:00. Tel: 8633800. |
1.______ are needed in AL Hotel.
A. Cleaners B. Reporters C. Waiters
2. If you like children and have two —day free, you can call at ______ for a job.
A. 8556779 B. 8558336 C. 8766588
3. If the owner of the large house asks a cleaner to tidy his house once a day, how much will the cleaner get in a week?
A. $ 120. B. $ 140. C. $ 160.
4. If you’re a college student of English who enjoys writing, during your summer holidays you will be more interested in the job in ______.
A. ad（1） B. ad（2） C. ad（3）
5. The above job ads are probably from ______.
A. a science book B. a story book C. a newspaper