Zhou Yan, a Junior 3 student, wishes he never got a mobile phone. Last week, he went to see a doctor because his arms and fingers were injured. The doctor told him that he had “mobile phone disease”. A growing number of teenagers are getting “mobile phone disease” because more of them are using mobile phones.

? Zhou got his mobile phone five months ago. He sent messages to his friends with it all the time, even when going to bed. Zhou started to do badly in the exams because he spent so much time playing with his mobile phone. His mother got very angry with him. He didn’t stop playing with the mobile phone until his arms got injured.

? Yang Ling,a doctor, says that if someone uses his mobile phone too much, like Zhou Yan, he might get “mobile phone disease’. If teenagers find their arms or fingers hurt, they should go to see a doctor as soon as possible. Yang Ling said students should try to use their mobile phones less,especially at school.

1.Zhou Yan wishes he never got a mobile phone because____.

A.it is useless to him???? B.it doesn’t work well

C.it made his arms hurt?? D.his mother got angry with him

2.Zhou Yan didn’t do well in exams because______.

A.he didn’t like studying

B.he was ill and didn’t go to school

C.he was afraid of exams

D.he spent much time on the mobile phone

3.If someone has “mobile phone disease”, it means_______.

A. the mobile phone brought him a disease

B. something is wrong with his mobile phone

C.he can’t live without the mobile phone

D.he hates the mobile phone very much

4.Yang Ling thinks students should_______

A. go to see a doctor very often

B. use mobile phones more when they are out of school.

C. use mobile phones less.

D. not use mobile phones anymore

5.The writer want to tell us___ in the article.?????????????

A. using mobile phones too much is bad for our study and health

B. only a few teenagers have mobile phones

C. mobile phones can help students get out of trouble

D. people shouldn’t use mobile phones

The world has many beautiful sounds. We can hear the songs of birds and the laugh of people. We can listen to cool music and news reports. And it’s all because of our ears! They bring us a world of sounds.

But some people can’t hear any sound at all. Some are born deaf. Others can hear well in their childhood, nut too many loud sounds hurt their ears later on.

Many people in China can’t hear ordinary sounds clearly. Lots of them are children. Most of them are born with good hearing. But six children of every 1,000 have hearing problems when they are born. And if a children has hearing problems, he or she usually will also have some learning problems at school.

A lot of things can cause fearing problems, like, too much earwax is not good for our hearing. And noise louder than 85 decibels (分贝) can hurt our ears and make us lose our hearing for a short time or even for ever.

Hearing is important for all of us. So we should do our best to give our ears special care. Don’t forget to do the following:

◎ Try to stay away from places with too much noise. If you have to go, wear earplugs.

◎ When swimming, remember to put earplugs into your ears to stop water from getting in.

◎ Never put anything sharp into your ears. If you think you have too much earwax, ask your parents to help you clean it out.

Keep these things in mind. Then you won’t be saying “WHAT? WHAT?” when you are older.

1.What does the underlined word “earwax” mean in the passage?

A．耳膜             B．耳鸣             C．耳垢             D．耳疾

2.Which of the following is NOT talked by the writer?

A．Illness and hearing problems.              B．people with hearing problems.

C．Ways to protect our ears.                 D．Danger of loud noise.

3.____________ is/are bad for our ears.

A．A little earwax      B．Earplugs           C．All noise          D．Noise louder than 85 decibels

4.The underlined sentence means ___________.

A．When you get older, you know it’s not polite to ask “What?”.

B．When you get older, you still have good hearing.

C．When you get older, you won’t ask questions.

D．When you get older, you will have fewer questions.

As my friend was passing some elephants，he suddenly stopped．He was confused by the fact that these huge animals were being held by nothing but a small rope．The rope was tied to their front legs． It was ?? that the elephants could break away from the ropes at any time．But for some ? ?? ? ，they did not．

My friend saw a trainer nearby and asked why these elephants just stood there and didn't?? ?? ?? to get away．

“Well，” he said，“when they are very ?? ?? ?? and much smaller，we use the same size rope to tie them．At that age，it's enough to hold them．As they grow up，they are used to ? ?? ? that they cannot break away．They believe the rope can? ?? ? hold them，so they never try to break free．”

My friend was amazed．These animals could at any time break free， ?? ?? because they believed they couldn't，they were stuck right where they were．

Like the elephants，how many of us go? ?? ?? life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something，simply because we? ?? ? at it once before? How many of us are being held back by old，outdated?? ?? ?? that no longer serve us?

1.A．clear????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．necessary????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．interesting????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．important

2.A．business????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．time????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．duty????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．reason

3.A．try????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．continue????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．remember????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．refuse

4.A．strong????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．sleepy????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．young????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．tired

5.A．guessing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．believing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．proving????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．regretting

6.A．ever????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．even????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．never????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．still

7.A．but????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．and????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．or????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．so

8.A．across????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．into????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．through????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．over

9.A．failed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．laughed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．aimed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．looked

10.A．dreams????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．instructions????????????? ????????????? C．beliefs????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．chances

One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, “Look! There's a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said, “It isn't worth（值得） the trouble.” His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries.
The father and the son walked on. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn't a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.
And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, "My dear son, if you had bent (弯身)down earlier to pick up that horseshoe, it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things.
【小题1】Who picked up the horseshoe at last?