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American Idol is a singing competition on TV in America．There is one competition every year．People usually watch the show on Tuesday and Wednesday nights．American Idol is also televised on Fox and CTV in Canada．Its first season was on June 11th, 2002．Until now, it has altogether 7 seasons．This program is to find the best singer in the country by a series of competition．Audience determines(决定)the result of every competition on the stages through public voting(投票)by telephone．There are also three judges(裁判)beside the stages．They watch the performances of the contestants．Then they give some suggestions to the contestants．All the contestants must be American citizens．They must have full-time jobs．In the first three seasons, they had to be 16 to 24 years old．Since the fourth season, the upper age limit has been 28 years old．So it attracts different ages of audience．Some TV stations like Hunan TV also have this kind of program．And we can see Super Girl’s Voice and Super Boys’ Voice on TV．

(1)

What does the underlined word “contestants” mean?________

[　　]

A．

参赛者

B．

评委

C．

观众

D．

主持人

(2)

How many times has American Idol been on TV?________．

[　　]

A．

Once

B．

Seven times．

C．

Three times．

D．

Four times．

(3)

What’s the age limit of American Idol now?________．

[　　]

A．

13-18

B．

16-30

C．

15-36

D．

16-28

(4)

Which of the following TV stations is not mentioned in the passage?________．

[　　]

A．

FOX

B．

CTV

C．

CCTV

D．

Hunan TV

(5)

Which of the following is TRUE?________．

[　　]

A．

American Idol is showed only in America．

B．

American Idol was first shown on July 11th, 2002．

C．

American Idol judges beside the stages．

D．

American Idol is a program similar to Super Girl’s Voice．

答案：1．A;2．B;3．D;4．C;5．D;
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　　Tadatoyo Yamamoto is a Japanese businessman. He visits the USA from time to time. While he was telephoning at a hotel on a visit to Chicago, he put his bag on the floor. A few minutes later, Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto reached down for it, but it was gone. Inside it were about $ 900, his passport, photos of his family, and his return ticket to Japan.

　　But three weeks after he returned to Tokyo, Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto received an envelope. There was nothing inside but his passport, his airline ticket and money order(汇票) for more than $ 900 and a letter from Mr Joseph Loveras. It said, “I hope this money order and the things will make you believe in the people of Chicago.”

　　The next time he traveled to the USA, Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto called on Mr Joseph Loveras. He was 67 years old and in bad health. He got only $ 493 a month. He said that he saw the bag on a street corner and found the money and the ticket in the top part of the bag. He changed the money into money order and spent his own money to send it to Japan.

　　Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto was very moved by what Mr Loveras had done. “I asked him why he would go to all the trouble to return everything to me. He told me that if he had not done it, it would have made him feel bad for the rest of his life.”

　　Now they have become friends. Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto visits Mr Loveras every time he is in the USA.

1．While he was visiting Chicago, Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto ________.

[　　]

A．lost his bag

B．lost his way

C．changed his money into money order

D．made friends with an old American

2．When Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto couldn't find his lost things ________.

[　　]

A．he felt sorry for the people of Chicago

B．he thought the people of Chicago were very friendly

C．he thought they would never be found

D．he thought they would be soon returned to him

3．Mr Loveras sent back the things to Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto because he wanted ________.

[　　]

A．to get some money from him in return

B．to help him to do more business in USA

C．him to come to visit America more often

D．him to know most people in Chicago are nice

4．From the passage we know that Mr Loveras was ________.

[　　]

A．very rich
B．not rich
C．a business
D．very healthy

5．Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．Mr Loveras took the bag away from the hotel and then returned it to Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto.

B．A thief took the bag away and threw it on a street corner.

C．If Mr Loveras didn't return everything to Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto, he would die.

D．Mr Loveras knew Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto very well before.

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Jack London was a famous American writer. He was born on January 12, 1876, in America.His family was very poor, and Jack had to leave school to make a living when he was twelve. He worked very hard.

Later Jack returned to school. He was strict with himself and worked hard at every subject, especially (尤其) literature(文学) .

In 1897, he went to Alaska to look for gold(黄金). Instead of getting gold, he found material for his books and stories. He returned home and started to write. His writings were so successful that he became rich and famous in his twenties.

But Jack London was not a happy man. He took his own life in 1916 when he was only 40 years old.

1.Jack London was from ________.

A．Alaska

B．London

C．the USA

D．France

2. He was a famous ________.

A．worker

B．story-teller

C．teacher

D．writer

3. In Alaska, he________.

A．found gold

B．found books and stories

C．became rich

D．learned a lot

4. He became famous for________ .

A．his writings

B．his gold

C．rich life

D．both A and B

5. He began to work in________ and died in ________.

A．1888;1916

B．1876;1916

C．1900;1956

D．1876;1900

 

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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.”

1.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.

2. How long do kids aged 2 to 18 spend reading?

A．46 minutes.

B．21 minutes.

C．20 minutes.

D．44 minutes.

3.How many kids aged 2 to 7 have TV sets in their rooms?

A．32%.

B．21%.

C．61%.

D．40%.

4.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

5.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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If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others? Nowadays, more and more young people in America volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. Here are some of their plans.

Jim, 16

I’m going to help the Forest Centre build new road in the mountains. I’ll spend the whole summer living in the tent and breathing the clean mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the stars. It will be a nice sport, and I’ll be able to do something good at the same time.

 

Susan, 15

This summer, I’m going to work for Special House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They’ll teach me what to do, so I’ll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.

 

Michael, 17

I’m going to teach kids who have trouble reading. I’ll work for a program called Reading for Life. Every day, I’m going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher and I love children, so this is going to be a great experience for me.

1.Young people in the USA volunteer to spend ____ helping others.

A．weekdays

B．holidays

C．Sundays

D．pocket money

2. What does Jim plan to do in summer?

A．To sleep under the stars.

B．To spend the whole summer living in the tent.

C．To help build new roads in the mountains.

D．To breathe fresh air.

3. From the passage, we know that Susan ____.

A．likes reading

B．likes children

C．is good at sports

D．is 15 years old

4.____ wants to be a teacher.

A．Michael

B．Susan

C．Jim

D．Nobody

5.Which is the most possible title for this passage?

A．Great Experience in the Forest Centre.

B．Young American Volunteers.

C．A Special House Program.

D．Reading for Life.

 

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The Turners are American. They are now in Beijing. This is their first visit to China.

They are going to stay in China for three months. They want to visit some big cities and villages. They hope to learn some Chinese, too.

Mr Turner is a driver. He likes to drive in Beijing. Mrs Turner is a school teacher. She is visiting a city school and a village school. Their daughter is a middle-school student. She meets some Chinese students.

They take a lot of pictures in China. When they are back in America, they are going to show the pictures to their friends. They want the American people to know more about China.

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1.Where are the Turners from?

2.What is Mr Turner?

3.Is Mrs Turner’s daughter a middle-school student?

4.How many people are there in Mr Turner’s family?

5.Why do they take a lot of pictures in China?

 

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