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  Do you know what couch-potato means? Well, in America, the word is now often used. The American couch-potato becomes maybe even a part of the American tradition! You see, in America, many people often spend their free time sitting on a couch watching TV. As there are many channels to choose, the TV can be quite interesting and very addictive (上瘾的). One may sit and watch TV for hours and hours without stop! Well, these people who do nothing all day except watching TV are called couch-potatoes.

  In America, when one watches TV, one is most often sitting on a couch. While watching TV, most of these people look so frozen that they almost, look like dead things! Everyone is sitting still with eyes looking right into the same black box. Also because these people are addictive to TV, they don't take exercise and usually get very fat. So, in many ways, these people look like real potatoes! Well, because they look so still and fat, and watch TV on a couch, they are all called couch-potatoes. Now that you know what a couch-potato means, the next time if you see someone watching TV too long, just say, “What a couch-potato!”

1.The word “couch-potato” is often used ________.

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A.among children
B.in the USA
C.in the world
D.among housewives

2.A couch-potato ________ in his free time.

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A.only watches TV

B.takes exercise

C.gets fat

D.does nothing but sit on a couch

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A.The writer wants to advise us not to watch TV too long.

B.There are many different kinds of TV programs.

C.Watching TV by standing there is better for health.

D.Most persons who like watching too much TV get fat.

4.A couch-potato looks like a real potato because ________.

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A.they look still and fat
B.they are very lovely
C.they watch TV too long
D.they eat much

5.From the passage, you may know many Americans at that time were having a/ an ________ life.

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A.exciting
B.relaxing
C.busy
D.fascinating
答案:B;A;C;A;B
解析:

  1.从文章第一段中in America, the word is now often used.可知答案.

  2.从文章第一段中these people who do nothing all day except watch TV are called couch-potatoes.可知答案.

  3.通过排除法可知是答案C

  4.从文章第二段中So, in many ways, these people look like real potatoes!可知答案.

  5.通读原文可知答案B正确.


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  The shopping list

  Quantity (数量) pace{50} Item (项目) pace{50}    Price (价格)

  1pace{150} Magazine (杂志) pace{50} ¥3.75

  3pace{150} Penpace{130} ¥1.50 each

  1pace{150} Tapepace{120} ¥1.25

  1pace{150} Pencil Bagpace{80} ¥2.50

  1pace{150} Notebookpace{100} ¥1.00

  Subtotal(小计)pace{220} ¥13.00

  Tax (税)pace{270} ¥0.50

  Total (总额)pace{250} ¥13.50

  (A:cashier 出纳员  B:customer 顾客)

  A:The total is $13.50.How will you pay?

  B:Do you take credit cards (信用卡)?

  A:Sorry,we don't.Cash (现金) only.

  B:OK.Here is $20.OO.

  A:Thanks a lot.Here is the change (找的零钱) for you.Do you need a bag?

  B:Yes,please.

  A:Here you are.

  B:Thank you very much.

  A:Thank you,too.

(1)

The customer wants ______.

  A.to get a discount (折扣)  

B.to use a credit card

  C.one bag for each item  

D.to pay with a check (支票)

[  ]

(2)

How much does the cashier give the customer?

  A.¥20.00. B.¥10.50.  C.¥10.00. D.¥6.50.

[  ]

(3)

The tax is ______.

  A.less than a dollar  

B.10% of the total

  C.fifty dollars    

D.more than a price of a notebook

[  ]

(4)

“Here you are.” is the same as“______”.

  A.This is for me.  

B.Please leave.

  C.This is your bag.

D.The door is over there.

[  ]

(5)

Which of these sentences is true?

  A.The store doesn't have any bags.

B.A tape costs more than a pen.

  C.The person buys six things.  

D.The store doesn't take credit cards.

[  ]

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  You will have a lot of reading to do in this grade this year.You can do more of it in less time if you learn to read rapidly.

  Perhaps you have been told about some habits (习惯) which keep a person from reading fast and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have.

  Do you still have any of these bad habits?Check yourself by answering“yes”or“no”to these questions.

  (1) Do you move your lips (嘴唇) when reading silently?

  (2) Do you point to words with your finger as you read?

  (3)Do you move your head from side to side as you read?

  (4)Do you read one word at a time?

  If you answer“yes”to any of these questions,start at once to break the habit.If you move your tips,hold your fingers over them,or hold a piece of paper be-tween your lips while you are reading.Then if your lips move,your will know it and can stop them.

  If you point to words,hold the two sides of your book,one side with your left hand,the other side with your right hand.Then you won't have a free finger to use in pointing while reading.If you move your head,place your chin (下巴) in one hand and hold your head still (静止不动的).

  If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time,you need to work very hard in learning to take in (吸收) more words at each glance (一瞥) as your eyes travel across the lines of words.

  Even if you do rather fast now,you can learn to read even faster.As you probably have been told,the secret of fast reading is to take in whole groups of words as each glance.Read in through groups and force (迫使) your eyes along the lines of words as fast as you can to make them go.Anyone who practices doing these things will he able to read faster.

(1)

You may hold your fingers over your lips while reading so as ______.

  A.to tell others to be silent

  B.to feel whether your lips move or not

  C.to hold a piece of paper between them

  D.to keep yourself from talking to others

[  ]

(2)

When you read,______.

  A.don't keep your head still

  B.don't hold your books with your hands

  C.don't stand up near a desk

  D.don't use your finger to point to words

[  ]

(3)

If you learn to read fast,______.

  A.you can read more in less time

  B.you can write faster

  C.you can understand better

  D.you can read less in more time

[  ]

(4)

You must _______ those habits that we are talking about in this reading.

  A.remember  B.have C.get rid of D.keep

[  ]

(5)

This reading is mainly about ______.

  A.the way of reading fast

  B.the importance of fast reading

  C.the bad habits in reading

  D.how to speak quickly

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阅读理解

    Mr and Mrs Green do not often go out in the evening, but one Saturday, Mrs Green says to Mr Green, "There is a good film at   the cinema tonight. Shall we go to see it?"

    Mr Green is quite happy about it. So they went, and both of them enjoy the film.

  They come out of the cinema at 11 0'clock, get into their car and begin driving home. They see a woman running along the road very fast, and a man is running after her. So Mr Green drives the car very slowly near the woman and says to her, "Can we help you?"

  "No, thank you." the woman says, "My husband(丈夫)and I always run home after the cinema, and the last one must wash the dishes at home!"

根据短文内容,选择最恰当的答案。

  1. Mr and Mrs Green goes out _____ one evening.

[  ]

  A. to see a film       B. to drive a car

  C. to run along the road   D. to take a walk

  2. _____ enjoy the film.          

[  ]

  A. Mr Green       B. Mrs Green

  C. Mr and Mrs Green   D. Everybody there

  3. Mr Green wants to _____.          

[  ]

  A. drive the car slowly   B. help that woman

  C. run along the road    D. look at the woman

  4. That woman ____.              

[  ]

  A. wants to get help   B. is running back home to wash dishes

  C. is running for fun  D. doesn't want to do the washing

  5. Mr and Mrs Green _____.          

[  ]

  A. don't help the woman       B. run after the woman

  C. help the woman wash the dishes  D. are afraid to help her

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