My mother was telling me about how she and her family got their first television when she was a teenager. Of course it was black and white. She said she only watch it at night. She doesn’t remember over watching it in the morning or afternoon. When I was young we had only about 3 or 4 different channels(频道). My bothers, my sisters and I would sometimes fight(打架) about which channel to watch. But we usually enjoyed the same shows. Now we can get hundreds of channels on TV. I can’t believe it! There are channels with old films, cooking, fishing and so on. It’s surprising! There is a channel for everything. I wonder how much my bothers, my sisters and I would fight if we had hundreds of channels when I was a child. Of course we had only one television set. These days I find families with 2 or 3 or more television sets in their homes. I guess it stops people from arguing(吵架) about which channel to choose from .

1.In those days, how many television sets did people have?

A．more than one     B．one              C．3 or 4            D．more than 4

2.What kind of TV channels do we have now?

A．Channels with cooking                   B．Channels with old films

C．Channels with fish                       D．A, B&C

3.Now how many channels can we get on TV?

A．3 or 4 different channels.                 B．Only one channel.

C．Hundreds of channels.                   D．Less than 10 channels.

4.When my mum was a teenager, her brothers, sisters and she usually enjoyed______.

A．different channels                      B．the same shows

C．different shows                         D．all the shows

5.Which of the following in NOT true?  

A．My mum’s brothers and sisters would fight about which channel to watch when she was a child.

B．These days, there is only one channel with old movies, cooking and fishing.

C．People have many channels to choose from now.

D．Family members will not fight for the television set.

My mother was telling me about how she and her family got their first television when she was a teenager. Of course it was black and white. She said she only watch it at night. She doesn’t remember over watching it in the morning or afternoon. When I was young we had only about 3 or 4 different channels(频道). My bothers, my sisters and I would sometimes fight(打架) about which channel to watch. But we usually enjoyed the same shows. Now we can get hundreds of channels on TV. I can’t believe it! There are channels with old films, cooking, fishing and so on. It’s surprising! There is a channel for everything. I wonder how much my bothers, my sisters and I would fight if we had hundreds of channels when I was a child. Of course we had only one television set. These days I find families with 2 or 3 or more television sets in their homes. I guess it stops people from arguing(吵架) about which channel to choose from .
【小题1】In those days, how many television sets did people have?

在下面对话的空格内填上一个适当的词，使对话意思完整，语句正确。

 （A）

A：Mum, I shall not have lunch at home today.

B：Why not, Linda?

A：I want to go to the pet（宠物） shops at noon with my classmates. Most of the students in our class have their own pets. Mum, as you know, I 1    got a pet yet.

B：What 2    of pet do you want to have?

A：A dog 3    a cat. I haven't decided yet.

B：You'd better not keep a dog in our flat. It would make much noise．And a dog has to go out every day, and there isn't a 4    near our building．And the dog food is expensive.

A：Then I'll have a cat．Cats are cheaper than dogs, and they are quiet, too.

B：Yes, cats are easier to5    

（B）

A：Huang Hai, why do you look so tired and worried today?

B：I got up very early this morning as my family has moved to a new building. The new flat（套间） is much 6   than the old one.

A：Congratulations!  You've moved to a new flat!

B：Thanks．But it's about ten kilometres from my new house to the school. It takes me a longer time to go to school. The population of Guangzhou is 7    very fast, you see．But there is not enough space for us to build new buildings in the city centre. Most of the new buildings have to be built in the places 8  away from the city centre.

A：I quite 9  with you．And people spend more money and more time on their way to work.

B：What's more, the traffic will be heavier and the air will be 10   because there are more and more buses and cars. So the population problem may be one of the serious problems of the world today.

（C）

A：Huang Xumei, I'm  glad you can come  for our Thanksgiving（感恩节） dinner.

B：Thanks for  11    me, Helen. Why do you call it dinner when we are eating at noon?

A：Because it's a big  12  . We call it dinner when we have a lot to eat.

B：Is that a chicken? It's so big!

A：No, it's a turkey（火鸡）. It's 13    bigger than a chicken.

B：Why do Americans and Canadians celebrate （庆祝）Thanksgiving?

A：It's  14   your  Mid-autumn Festival.  In China, families get together and enjoy looking at the bright, round 15   In America and Canada, families get together to celebrate the harvest（收获）.

B：So we each have an autumn festival. Something is the same in China, America and Canada．

    Can animals be made to work for people ? Some scientists think that one day animals may be trained （训练） to do a number of simple jobs i     (1) of people . They say that at a circus （杂技场）， for example , we may see elephants , monkeys , dogs and other animals doing q     (2) skillful （熟练的） things . Perhaps you have seen them on the television or in a film . If you watch closely , you may find that the trainer （驯兽员） always g     (3) the animal some sugar

o    (4) a piece of fruit as a reward （报酬） . The scientists say that many d    (5) animals may be trained to do a lot of simple things if they know they will get a reward f    (6) doing that .

    Of course , as we know , dogs can be trained to look after a house  , and soldiers in both old and modern t     (7) have u    (8) geese to give warning （警报） by m    (9) a lot of noise when an enemy comes near . And also it may be possible to train animals to work in families or

f    (10) .