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  It's only $ 79. 99!How many times have you heard those words on TV or read them in a newspaper ad? The word “only” is supposed to make you think that this is a great price for the product.

   But think about this. How long does it take you to earn $79. 99? What do you have to do to get that money? The little thing that's only $ 79. 99 is worth (值) almost 12 hours of your work!And if you are making less than this,how long will it take to earn that much money?

   So as you stand in a shop,telling yourself that you have to buy something,think about how long you must work to earn the money to pay for it. Is that $ 85 T-shirt really worth the time to earn $ 85? You could probably find a similar (相似的) shirt at another shop for under $ 35,right?

   Even if your parents are still buying you clothes,someone has to work for the money. If you spend money on one thing,you don't have money to spend on anything else. So if you spend $85 on those jeans,you cannot put it in the bank,and you cannot go snowboarding or to the movies with friends because you don't have the money to go.

() 10. Saying that it's “only $ 79. 99” may make you think that it .

   A. is expensive   B. is important   C. is cheap   D. is suitable

() 11. Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?

   A. The newspaper ad may use some words to promote sales (促销) .

   B. The $ 79. 99 T-shirt doesn’t have good quality.

   C. The T-shirt may make you spend the money you will use for some other things.

   D. You can find a similar T-shirt at another shop for a lower price.

() 12. From the passage we know that .

   A. the T-shirt isn’t worth buying

   B. the T-shirt is too expensive

   C. we shouldn’t believe the newspaper ad

   D. we should think about what it is really worth before buying

() 13. We can probably find the passage in a(n) .

   A. advertisement   B. Youth Newspaper   C. Year-book   D. story-book

10. C 11. B 12. D 13. B

阅读提示:本文是记叙文,主要介绍了一些人们容易混淆的事情:如物品的价格超过人们的预期,及物品的所值。说明买东西之前先要考虑是否值得。

10. C推理判断题。由第一段最后一句“The word ‘only’ is supposed to make you think that this is a great price for the prod-uct. ”可以推测出商品的价格很便宜。

11. B细节理解题。其他三项均在文中有提及。只有B没有涉及。

12. D推理判断题。由最后一段可知:如果你想买某个东西的话,说 明你不能再用买这件东西的钱去干别的事了。暗示买东西之前 要事先考虑一下这样做是否值得。

13. B体裁判断题。根据文章大意及“Even if your parents are still buying you clothes,someone has to work for the money. ”可知这 篇文章有可能来自于青年日报。

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   If you are going to a concert,wear earplugs to protect your ears from the terrible music!9 special earplugs can be made for you if you go to concerts a lot or if you are a musician yourself.

   See a doctor if your ears hurt. Take some medicine if the doctor asks you to do so. Follow the advice above now and you won’t be saying “What” when you are getting 10 .

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() 2. A. sounds   B. noise   C. voices   D. information

() 3. A. protect   B. protects   C. to protect   D. protecting

() 4. A. loud   B. aloud   C. loudly   D. soft

() 5. A. specially   B. especially   C. especial   D. special

() 6. A. turn off   B. turn up   C. turn on   D. turn down

() 7. A. put   B. to put   C. putting   D. puts

() 8. A. to get   B. with getting   C. from getting   D. to getting

() 9. A. In fact   B. In general   C. In a word   D. In all

() 10. A. young   B. old   C. tired   D. bored

  Some parents are used to doing almost everything for their children. They see their older children as babies!It can be a very common problem in China,because most parents only have one child in China. Some parents care so much about the safety of their children that they are afraid to let them go anywhere or do anything by themselves. So their children fail to learn social skills and become more dependent on (依赖于) them!

   In fact,no children really enjoy being looked after by their parents all the time. No parents would be happy knowing that. Because of too much care,their children don't know anything about the world. Children need their own time to grow into adults and to learn how to deal with problems. Too much care damages (损 害) their fun when they are growing up. And when suddenly they can't depend on their parents,these children will be in big trouble!

   It is nice that parents show their care to their children. It is nice that children know that their parents’ care is out of love. And it will be nicer if the children let their parents know how much love they really need and how much love is too much.

() 10. In the passage,the common problem in China is .

   A. parents in China only have one child

   B. parents do almost everything for their children

   C. older children look like babies

   D. parents don't care for their children too much

() 11. According to the passage,children fail to learn social skills because .

   A. they are too lazy to learn these skills

   B. their parents don't teach anything about them

   C. they have no chance to do anything by themselves

   D. there are not any subjects about these skills at school

() 12. What's the best title for the passage?

   A. Take care of your children. B. No longer babies.

   C. Help your children. D. We don't need love.

  If you can speak English,you know a lot of English words. You can read,speak and understand. But there is another kind of language you need to know—the language of the body.

   All over the world,people “talk” with their hands,with their heads and with their eyes. When Japanese people meet,they bow (鞠躬;弯腰) . When Indians meet,they put their hands together. What do American and British people do?

   Americans are more informal (不拘礼节的) than the British. They like to be friendly. They use first names;they ask questions and they talk easily about themselves. When they sit down,they like to relax in their chairs and make themselves comfortable.

   British people are more reserved (矜持的,缄默的) . They take more time to make friends. They like to know you before they ask you something of your home.

   When British and American people meet someone for the first time,they shake hands. They do not usually shake hands with people they know well. Women sometimes kiss their women friends,and men kiss women friends. When a man meets a man friend,he just smiles,and says “Hello”. Men do not kiss each other,or hold hands. Even fathers and sons do not often kiss each other.

(浙江省宁波市宁海县长街镇初级中学2013—2014学年八年级下学期第三次月考英语试题)

() 6. People can communicate with each other using .

   A. only words   B. only body languages

   C. only the English language   D. not only words but also body languages

() 7. We can learn from the passage that .

   A. handshake and kiss can not be used in greeting

   B. people can “talk” with their hands,heads and eyes

   C. only a few people use body languages

   D. body languages are more often used by people than words

() 8. British people take more time to make friends because .

   A. they are quite conservative (保守的)

   B. they don't like people to go to their homes

   C. they are not as friendly as the Americans

   D. they find it more interesting to stay alone

() 9. When Indians meet,they .

   A. kiss each other   B. bow to each other

   C. put their hands together   D. just smile

() 10. In the USA and British, .

   A. men always kiss their women friends when they meet

   B. people would like to shake hands whenever they meet their friends

   C. women are more likely to kiss each other while men aren't

   D. fathers and sons often kiss each other

  The bank of England is making plans to introduce plastic banknotes to the UK.

   Paper notes,meaning pieces of paper money,have been used in England for more than 300 years,but replacing them with plastic ones could be better.

   Plastic notes were first introduced to Australia back in 1988. Since then other countries,including Romania,Vietnam,Mexico and Malaysia,have also begun using money made in this way.

   Fans of water sports,such as surfing,find this type of money more useful and easier,as they can take it with them in the water and won't worry that it will fall apart. It is also good for people who by mistake put clothes in the washing machine with a note in the pocket!

   It is more hygienic (clean and free of bacteria) than paper money as it absorbs less bacteriaCthe simplest and smallest form of plants,some of which cause disease) . And it is stronger. This means it lasts longer. According to a survey,a usual 5 note in the UK lasts around six months,while the $ 5 Australian bill lasts for an average of 40 months.

   A downside of plastic cash is that it costs more money to produce. Cash and money-counting machines will also have to be adapted to accept the new money.

   It is expected that the Bank of England,who hopes to start printing plastic notes from 2015,will introduce the money slowly,using the most common notes first.(江苏省连云港市 2013 年中考)

() 10. Which country was the first to use plastic notes?

   A. The UK. B. Romania. C. Vietnam. D. Australia.

() 11. You can put the sentence “Besides being waterproof,there are other good effects of using plastic notes instead of paper ones. ” at the beginning of .

   A. Paragraph 3   B. Paragraph 4   C. Paragraph 5   D. Paragraph 6

() 12. What can you infer (推断) from Paragraph 6 ?

   A. Plastic notes should be printed in cash machines.

   B. There are some disadvantages of using plastic notes.

   C. Every country will have to accept the new money.

   D. Plastic notes should be produced by the cashiers.

() 13. Which is NOT the reason why the UK wants to use plastic notes instead of paper ones?

   A. They take up less space. B. They are stronger.

   C. They don't let water through. D. They are more hygienic.

  Mark Twain was famous in his days as a public speaker. In his public speeches he always liked to tell funny stories. He also liked to listen to funny stories and play jokes on his friends.

   One day one of his friends lost his wallet but asked Mark Twain to pay his train fare (车费) for him.

   “But I don't have enough money to pay both your fare and mine”’Mark Twain said. The friend didn't know what to do.

   “We can do this”’said Mark Twain. “We can get on the train and when the conductor (列车员) comes to check the tickets,you can hide (藏) under my seat. ”

   Later,however,when the conductor came to check the tickets,Mark Twain gave him two tickets一one for his friend and one for himself. Then he explained in a loud voice. uMy friend here is a strange man. When he travels on a train,he doesn’t like to sit on the seat. He prefers (宁愿) to lie on the floor under the seat. ” Of course everybody in the train looked at the poor friend and laughed at him loudly.

() 4. Mark Twain told him he couldn’t buy him a ticket because.

   A. he didn't have enough money

   B. he wanted to play a joke (玩笑) on him

   C. he wanted to save some money

   D. he didn't find his wallet,either

() 5. When the conductor came to check the tickets,the friend was.

   A. lying under the seat   B. sitting on the seat

   C. lying on the seat   D. standing nearby

() 6. Mark Twain spoke in a loud voice because.

   A. the conductor was standing far away

   B. his friend was deaf (聋)

   C. he enjoyed doing so

   D. he wanted all the people here to know there was a man under the seat

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