Do you think of your parents? “Yes,of course,” you may answer,“I buy a present for my mother on Mother’s Day.And I give my father a present on Father's Day, ① .” Then what about the other days of a year? Always remember to think of your parents,not just on some important days.

I have a friend who lives alone,because her parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice chat. Then she wanted to make a call.She dialed(拨)the number,but then she put the phone down.After about ten seconds,she dialed the number  ②  . “Hi,Mum…”

Later I asked,“Why did you dial the number twice?” She smiled,“My parents are old. They can't get close to the telephone quickly . I always do so when I call them. ③I just want to give them enough time to answer the call.”

My friend is a good girl. She is always thinking about her parents. You also want to be a good child, right? So why not learn from her?

1.将①②处填上适当的单词 ___________    ______________

2.将第③翻译成中文。

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3.回答问题: How many times does the friend dial the number?

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4.在文章中找出同义句:We have a good time chatting.

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5.找出本文的中心句。

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Most American students have said goodbye to fancy(高级的) fruits these days. In school canteens across the country, cheaper fruits like apples and oranges have taken their places.

   “People are afraid to spend now,” said Linda Morrow, who owns a shoe and handbag store. “They don’t know what the future will bring.”

   During the financial crisis(金融危机), several of the country’s biggest banks have been forced to sell or close. This has made lots of Americans afraid to buy expensive goods.

   Samira Marino, a restaurant owner in Miami, has found everyone is ordering water instead of juice and more people are sharing meals. In more than two dozen interviews with The Associated Press across the country last month, Americans talked about their concerns, from worries about small businesses to doubts about simply making ends meet.

   The crisis began last year. Experts think it was because US banks lend money too easily. Last year a lot of people and companies, who borrowed money, have found themselves unable to pay it back. This left the banks, as well as the people who put their money in the banks, without money. Since the banks borrowed money between themselves and even across borders(国界), the whole world was in trouble.

   This month the US government agreed on a $700 billion plan to try to save the financial market. But no one is sure whether it will help or not. President George W. Bush has warned it will take some time.

   Last week top finance officials from 20 countries promised to work together to find a way out of the money trouble.

1.Why are people in the US afraid to spend?

  A. Because they think it’s unnecessary.      

 B. Because they don’t have the habit of spending money.

 C. Because they worry about their future.

 D. Because they don’t have enough money.

2.The fifth paragraph mainly _________.

  A. tells what it is like in a crisis

  B. explains why there is a crisis

  C. warns people of the danger of the crisis

  D. asks people not to borrow money from banks

3.People feel ______ about the US plan to save the market.

  A. satisfied       B. doubtful         C. hopeless        D. angry

4.The best title for the story is ________.

  A. Ways to make ends meet

  B. The money problem facing the world

  C. Healthy fancy fruits

  D. The art of borrowing

 

Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “What is the most important thing in your life?” maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet”.

The first computer was made in 1946. It was very big but it worked slowly.. Today, computers are getting smaller and smaller, but they work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can't live without computers today.”

The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about 25 years later than computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, send e-mails, do some shopping, play games or make friends.             

Young men, especially the middle school students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet bars as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don't know their names, ages and sex. They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can't put their heart into study. Some of them play the games in the Internet bars all day and all night. Many of them can't catch up with others in many subjects because of that.

Now the government has done many things. Some gangster Internet bars(黑网吧)have been banned. But that's not enough. The teachers and parents are still worrying about their students and children.

We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that computers and the Internet could not do all the things.

1.How was the first computers?

A.It was not big.

B.It couldn't work fast.

C.It was very cheap.

D.It was no useful

2.When did people begin to use the Internet?

A.In the 19th century.

B.In the 1980s.

C.In the 1970s.

D.In the 1960s

3.Which of the following is true?

A.Computers can help people do everything.

B.Middle school students aren't allowed to use the Internet.

C.Some students have used the Internet bars to make the “unreal friends”.

D.computer isn’t good to students.

4.Which is the best title of the passage?

A.Computers and the Internet.

B.The Greatest Invention of This Century.

C.Gangster Internet Bars.

D.How to use the Internet

5.What's the meaning of the word “that” in the fourth paragraph ?

A.Students often go into the Internet bars as soon as they are free.

B.And they play the games in the Internet bars all day and all night.

C.Students are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can't put their heart into study.

D.All of above

 

Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language(语音) and some of the customs(风俗)of the country.

When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “How do you do?” and shake hands(握手). Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands when they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.

Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly ever shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.

1.It is _____ if you know the language and some of the customs of a country before you pay a visit to that country.

A.not useful

B.not helpful

C.very helpful

D.very bad

2.English people usually shake hands when they ______.

A.meet every time

B.meet for the first time

C.say goodbye to each other

D.say hello to each other

3.Usually, English people don’t shake hands _____.

A.when they will be away for a long time

B.when they say “How do you do?”

C.when they just meet or say goodbye

D.when they haven’t met for a long time

4.Which is right?

A.German people shake hands as often as possible.

B.English people like shaking hands very much

C.German people hardly ever shake hands.

D.Both English people and Germans don’t like shaking hands.

5.This story is about _____.

A.shaking hands

B.languages

C.customs

D.languages and customs

 

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