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  Americans think much about time. From children (童年) they learn to value (珍视) time. As children they are taught to be on time to go to school,to work and to do everything. When they are having a good time,they say that time goes easily. When a person is dying,they say he is living on borrowed time.

   Time is money. Time is knowledge. Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time,he also works hard for more money. Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual. In the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly. They walk very fast. In fact,they are running.

   They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things. But sometimes they also hate time,because they feel they have become servants (仆人) of the clock.

() 5. What do the Americans mean by “Time is money”？

   A. If someone has time and works hard,he can make a lot of money.

   B. It takes quite a lot of time to make money.

   C. Working hard can bring people health.

   D. It is not easy to make money.

() 6. Americans think it wrong .

   A. to work late   B. to get up early

   C. to be on time to do everything   D. to be late for school

() 7. The passage says that a dying person .

   A. is having a good time   B. thinks time goes easily

   C. is living on borrowed time   D. is saving time

() 8. From this passage we can be sure that .

   A. Americans live in a quick rhythm (节奏)

   B. Americans live a hard life

   C. Americans are good at saving time

   D. Americans always walk fast

() 9. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

   A. Time is money. B. Americans’ ideas about time.

   C. Never waste any time. D. Learn to be on time.

5. A 6. D 7. C 8. A 9. B

阅读提示:本文是记叙文。通过讲述美国人对时间的看法，即时 间不仅仅是金钱和知识。暗示了美国人惜时如金的理念。

5. A 细节理解题。由第二段中的“A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time,he also works hard for more money.可知。

6. D 细节理解题。由第一段第二句“As children they are taught to be on time to go to school,to work and to do everything. ”可知。

7. C细节理解题。由第一段最后一句“When a person is dying,they say he is living on a borrowed time. ”可知。

8. A细节理解题。由最后一段最后一句“But sometimes they also hate time,because they feel they have become servants (仆人) of the clock.”可知。

9. B 主旨大意题。由最后一段“But sometimes they also hate time,because they feel they have become servants (仆人) of the dock. ”可知本文主要讲美国人对时间的看法。

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   A mother planted many kinds of vegetables in her garden. One morning she said to her daughter, “Betty,come here. Look at all these little yellow marks on the leaves of the cabbages. They are eggs of a kind of insects. They are very beautiful but very bad for cabbages. This afternoon you must find all the eggs on the leaves and kill them. In this way,you will help us have better,greener and bigger cabbages. ”

   Betty didn't think she should do it at once and in the end she forgot all about it. Her mother was ill for a few days and couldn’t work in her garden. When she was well,she took Betty to the garden to see the cabbages. To their surprise,the insects had eaten up every leaf. When Betty saw this,she was upset and began to cry. Then her mother said to her,uWe should never put off what we have to do today till tomorrow. And you must learn to deal with the things while they are small,or they it will turn into big problems. ”[2013黑龙江龙东]

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1. Are the yellow marks bad for cabbages?

2. Betty didn't think she should find the eggs at once,did she?

3. What happened to the leaves?

4. How did Betty feel after she saw the cabbages after a few days?

   None of us enjoy feeling sad. But sadness is a natural healthy emotion that tells us something important about our lives and should never be ignored!

   ★ Let it out Have you ever had a good cry and felt better after? That's because crying is a physical outlet that allows us to move through emotion.

   ★If you are feeling sad right now,read this then to honor how you feel. You are feeling sad for a good reason. Sometimes we can change the situation that's making us feel sad and sometimes we can't. For example,if the last of your grown up kids is leaving home and you will miss them; you can't make them stay. But by working through these feelings rather than running away from them,you will discover them easing,leaving room for more positive emotions.

   ★ Spend some time alone with your sadness. Play sad songs or read sad poems,or look at photos that bring these feelings to the fore,and let the tears flow. Only when you touch the depth of your feelings will you start to push your way off the bottom to resurface a more rounded and wiser person,ready to smile and feel joyful again.

   ★ Spend time with friends or people who can relate to your feelings. When you are with people who you love,they will make it easy to cheer you up. You can call a friend or loved one who you can tell your sad story to,and maybe they’ll help you.

() 1. Sadness is a/an emotion.

   A. natural   B. healthy   C. unhealthy   D. natural and healthy

() 2. The underlined word “situation” means .

   A. 方式   B. 位置   C. 立场   D. 思维

() 3. The writer gives us piece(s) of advice about sadness.

   A. one   B. two   C. three   D. four

() 4. What is the main idea of the passage?

   A. Sadness is terrible.

   B. How to deal with sadness.

   C. Sadness is easy to overcome.

   D. What is sadness.

   Who is the one that helps me grow up,gives me advice,takes care of me,shows me the right way,always supports me greatly,gives me a birthdate and does many many things just for me? It's my mother. I love her and really admire her for many reasons.

   Perhaps,the thing makes me admire her the most is that she is the first teacher of mine. She has been teaching me everything since I was young until now,and for the future. I remember that the first foreign language I learned from her was Russian. I could speak some simple words in Russian when I was just 5 years old such as “hello”，“goodbye”. At that time,I wrote a poem about the ant and my mom. Of course,she was the first person listening to me.

   Now,she is still a best friend. I think she is the greatest psychologist that I have known. Sometimes when I was down because of failures in my life,I would go to meet her to ask for some advice. As I expect,I always felt better after that.

   I also admire her for her personality which is a mix of honesty and strong faith in god,cause and effect. “ Take us by ourselves into others’ position before doing anything ,” she said And she is also a predictor. She can know the future in her dreams. She ever told me that she had found out my father before seeing him. Besides,she was sure that I would be a boy before getting pregnant. Oh my god!It's strange. I can not do the same thing.

   There is a woman who plays an important part in my life and changes my thoughts and actions. I really love my mother. I think I am the happiest person because I have a great mother like her. How do you think of vour mother?

() 1. The writer admires her most.

   A. teacher   B. father   C. friend   D. mother

() 2. The thing that makes me admire her the most is .

   A. she is the first teacher of mine

   B. she is a best friend for me

   C. her personality of honesty and strong faith in god

   D. All above

() 3. The writer gives us reasons why he admires the persoa

   A. one   B. two   C. three   D. four

() 4. The underlined word “failures” means .

   A. 伤心   B. 失败   C. 沮丧   D. 堕落

  Many children think mobile phones are cool. Mobile phones have nice colors and you can use them to talk with a friend at anytime and anywhere. In the USA. more than 90 million people use mobile phones. Many of them are children. For children, mobile phones are more than phones. They are fashionable.

   Most mobile phone users don't know that some health problems have something to do with using mobile phones. Some scientists say that mobile phones give off radiation (辐射) and it may be bad for users. One study shows that mobile phone radiation can make people get some kinds of cancers (癌症) . Other scientists say mobile phones have nothing to do with people's health.

   Scientists say that people can keep themselves away from mobile phone radiation. One way is to use an earphone (耳机) . Or people can make shorter calls.(江苏省兴化市)

() 11. Many children like mobile phones because they think mobile phones are.

   A. cool   B. small   C. cheap   D. their toys

() 12. Many of the mobile phone users in the USA are .

   A. girls   B. boys   C. scientists   D. children

() 13. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

   A. All scientists think mobile phones are bad for users.

   B. Some scientists think mobile phones are bad for users.

   C. Mobile phones are only good for old people.

   D. Mobile phones are only bad for children.

() 14. The underlined phrase “give off” in Paragraph 2 means“ ” in Chinese.

   A. 发出   B. 放弃   C. 拒绝   D. 传播

() 15. People can to keep themselves away from mobile phone radiation.

   A. make longer calls   B. use an earphone

   C. use more mobile phones   D. use smaller mobile phones

  We often ask for information or help,especially when we visit a foreign country. So knowing how to ask for information politely is important. In English ,“Where are the restrooms?” and “Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?” are correct English,but the first could sound rude. It's important to use correct language,but sometimes we need to learn how to be polite.

   In English,just like in Chinese,we change the way we speak when talking with different people. If you say to your teacher ,“Where is my book?” This will sound rude. But if you say ,“Excuse me,Mr West. Do you know where my book is?^ Your question will sound much more polite. Of course it might be all right to say “Where is my book?” in some situations,perhaps with people you know well.

   “Peter,give me your pen. ”can sound rude in English. Usually in English,polite questions are longer such as “Could you please. or “Can I ask. It sounds more polite to say. “Peter,could you please give me your pen?,? Sometimes we might even need to spend some time when you stop a stranger in the street. We might first say ,“Excuse me. Can you help me?” or “I'm sorry to trouble you but. .. ”before asking them for help.

   It might seem that speaking politely is more difficult than being direct (直接) . However,if you want to be a polite person,you should learn about language etiquette (规矩) . It is just as important as learning grammar or vocabulary. And doing this will also help you become better at English,or any other language you wish to speak.(北京市朝阳区)

() 1. What is the polite way when you ask for help?

   A. Pass me the watch,Li Tao.

   B. Where is the supermarket?

   C. Tell me where I can find a bank.

   D. Could you please give me your pen?

() 2. Why do we need to learn polite languages? Because.

   A. they can improve our grammar and vocabulary

   B. they can help us become better at English

   C. everyone wants to be polite

   D. the teachers tell us to do so

() 3. From the passage,we can infer (推测) the writer.

   A. thinks being direct is nothing important

   B. knows much about spoken language

   C. is good at asking for directions

   D. often speaks many languages

() 4. What's the main idea of the passage?

   A. How to start a polite talking with strange people.

   B. Correct language is as important as a polite one.

   C. How to use correct language is important.

   D. People should learn to speak politely.

  Have you ever posted your photos on the Internet? Would you mind if people cut part of your photo,perhaps your face,and paste (粘贴) it into other photos as a joke? Most people would not like to be made fun of in this way. However,it is not uncommon for people to find such pictures of themselves on the Internet.

   We are living in an age of information explosioa People work,play and communicate with others over the Internet However,we must always bear in mind that some people may use other ’s personal information for unpleasant purposes. A good example of this is what happened to a 25-year-old man* He received an e~mail that appeared to be from his bank,asking for his bank details. However,after he sent his account (账户) number to the sender,he found that money was stolen out of his bank by online criminals.

   This story warns us and reminds us never to tell strangers information such as our real names,parents’ names,telephone numbers or home addresses. Remember to remove any private information,like your photos,after using another person's computers. Also remember not to give out unnecessary but important information when filling in online forms. We need to learn to keep our private information safe. This is the key to protecting ourselves in a world where the Internet is becoming more and more important.

() 6. The underlined word “criminals” means in Chinese.

   A. 发送   B. 接收   C. 罪犯   D. 转移

() 7. What does this passage teach us?

   A. Never give any information to anyone online.

   B. Only give some necessary but real information to the strangers online.

   C. Only give some unnecessary and unimportant information when filling in a form.

   D. Never give your personal information to strangers online.

() 8. How did the 25-year-〇ld man lose his money?

   A. The bank lost his details and account number.

   B. The money was stolen from the bank.

   C. He gave his personal information to online criminals.

   D. It was stolen from him as he returned from the bank.

() 9. According to the passage,which of the following is not correct?

   A. People do not want their pictures to be cut and pasted into others just for fun.

   B. We are living in a world of information.

   C. We should learn how to communicate with others on the Internet in a safe way.

   D. We can give out unnecessary information when filling in online forms.

  Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling during his holidays. He usually went to the seaside,but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.99

   “This sounds like a good idea ,” he thought. “I'll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I will enjoy horse riding,walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming. ”

   He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July,he left for West Hill Farm.

   But four days later,he returned home.

   “What was wrong with West Hill Farm?”His best friend,Ed ,asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”

   “Country life was very good ,” Henry said ,“but there was another problem. ”

   “Oh. What?”

   “Well ,” he said ,“The first day I was there a sheep died,and we had roast mutton (烤羊肉) for dinner”. “What's wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best. ”

   “I know,but on the second day a cow died,and we had roast beef for dinner. ”

   “Lucky you!”

   “You don't understand ,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner. ” “A different meat every day ,” Ed said loudly ,“and you are complaining! ”

   “Let me finish ,” Henry said. uOn the fourth day the farmer died,and I didn't dare (敢) to stay for dinner!”(江苏省无锡市新区2013 — 2014学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题)

() 1. How did Henry find out about the farm?

   A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.

   B. His best friend told him.

   C. He wrote to the farmer.

   D. He learned it from the radio.

() 2. Henry came back home several days later because .

   A. he didn't like the country life at all

   B. the farmer wasn’t friendly to him

   C. his holiday was over

   D. he thought he might have to eat the farmer

() 3. “…and you are complaining!” The word “complain” means “ ” in Chinese.

   A. 夸奖   B. 说三道四   C. 抱怨   D. 故弄玄虚

() 4. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

   A. Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.

   B. Henry thought he could enjoy a change on the farm.

   C. Henry couldn’t think of anything else to do,so he went to the farm.

   D. The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.

() 5. Which is the best title for the passage?

   A. What a beautiful farm! B. Have a good time.

   C. A 4-day holiday. D. Henry and the farmer.

The ____ for speeding is so heavy that few drivers would take chances.

A. prize B. fare C. fine D. fee

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