The game of telephone is a classic ice breaker and party game. It’s easy to set up and a lot of fun to play. You and your friends will try to pick a word or phrase, “pass it on” by whispering(耳语) it to someone next to you, and have fun seeing how much it changed during the game. All you will need to play is a couple of friends, a word or phrase, and a whisper.

Get everyone in place.

Although the game of telephone is simple to play, you will need to arrange(安排) the players in a way that supports the game. Have everyone stand in either a line or a circle. Players should be spaced far enough apart that they won’t overhear the word when it isn’t their turn. Proper position is important when playing telephone.

Start the game.

Choose a person to start the game. Make the person think of a word or give a certain word to him or her. And he or she should whisper it to the person next to them. The pronunciation of the word should sound like many others’ as the idea is to see how much it changes by the game’s end. Once the word has been told to the next person, they will whisper it to the person next to them.

Continue whispering the word.

Players continue listening to the word and repeating what they think they heard to the person next to them. This is done until the last person in the line or circle is told the word. Every person should have heard the word or phrase by the end of the game.

See how much the word changed.

Once the last person hears the word or phrase, they will say what they think they heard out-loud. This is compared to the original word that the game started with. This is the moment when all the players get to learn just how much the word or phrase changed through their “telephone line”.

1.The writer wants to tell us how to ______ by writing this passage.

A. hold an interesting party B. learn words and phrases C. play a party game D. how to make friends

2.Picture ______ is the right way of playing the game of telephone.

A. B. C. D.

3.The words in Group ______ may be heard in the game of telephone.

A. duck-dark-park-luck B. except-expect-expert-express

C. good-well-better-best D. luck-lucky-luckily-unluckily

4.When the ______ person hears the word or phrase, he or she should speak it out loudly.

A. first B. second C. middle D. last

5.According to the passage, statement ______ is TRUE.

A. The people who are in this game should stand next to each other closely.

B. We need some friends, a word or phrase and a telephone to play the game.

C. When you pass the word to the person next to you, you should shout it aloud.

D. The game of telephone can be played both in birthday parties and New Year parties.

Dear Sir,

I am writing to you about my stay at your hotel. My wife and I arrived on Saturday, May 15th and stayed for a week. Though we were treated well and found the service excellent, we think there are one or two things we should bring your attention.

1. We hoped for a nice holiday from our busy work lives, and your ad said “comfortable and quiet”. We want to have a chance to enjoy ourselves. However, we were always waken up by the noise every morning. Is it really necessary for the workers to start their repair work so early?

2. We hoped to swim in your “wonderful pool”. To our disappointment(失望), we found that it was closed for the whole time of our stay.

I hope you do not mind my writing to you about these things, but I would be happy if you could give me some explanation(说明). As I said at the start, it is a pity, and your service is so good in other places.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Yours sincerely

Tom Green

1.Who is Mr. Tom Green probably writing this letter to?

A. His friend. B. The owner of a hotel.

C. A reader. D. His father.

2.When did they get to the hotel?

A. On May 15th. B. A week ago.

C. Last year. D. On a cold morning.

3.What’s the main idea of the second paragraph (段落)?

A. The hotel was very comfortable and quiet.

B. The workers in the hotel were very hard-working.

C. He thought the hotel didn’t provide them with a quiet place.

D. The service in the hotel was very excellent.

4.What did Mr Green think about the swimming pool?

A. He felt disappointed because the swimming pool was closed for the whole time of their stay.

B. He felt disappointed because the swimming poop was too small.

C. He felt excited about it because he had a good time there.

D. He found it really wonderful, just like the words in the ad.

5.What kind of letter is it?

A. An invitation letter. B. A thank-you letter.

C. A sorry letter. D. A complaint letter.

I am Tara Subra. I love my smartphone. But everywhere you look, people are glued to their screens. And we are all missing out on chances to notice and enjoy the world around us.

This smartphone addiction(成瘾) is seriously affecting our ability to focus. I can’t even watch a movie without checking my phone, which means nothing ever receives my full attention. That’s scary, especially in a school. I’m afraid it changes my work and how well I learn.

My name is Alex Hager. Smarphones encourage us to think more and give us a lot of information. Say you’re with your friends and they are discussing a certain event you know nothing about. You can use your phone to learn about it, and then share that conversation.

Smarphones are also a way to find people who have the same interests and goals. For example, I love making YouTube videos, but nobody at my school does. So my phone allows me to connect with other YouTubes and learn from them.

That’s why I want you to pick up your phone, search for a person who’s talking about something you love, and start a conversation. Your world will get bigger-straight from your palm(手掌) of your hand.

1.Why can’t Tara Subra watch a movie without checking her phone?

A. Because she doesn’t watch movies.

B. Because she has smartphone addiction.

C. Because she likes appreciating the world around us.

D. Because she is afraid of ding homework.

2.What does Subra mainly tell us?

A. She loves her smartphone very much.

B. Smartphone addiction affects the ability to focus.

C. She watches a movie without full attention.

D. Smartphone addiction affects her homework.

3.Which of the following is NOT Alex Hager’s idea?

A. Smartphone help us get lots of information.

B. Smarphones help find people with the same interests and goals.

C. Smarphones affect the quality of people’s work.

D. Smarphones can make our world get bigger.

4.What can we know from the passage?

A. Maybe different people have different ideas.

B. Students can’t use smarphones in the school.

C. People can’t use smarphones when watching a movie.

D. Tara Subra loves making YouTube videos.

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