The problem is too difficult ________.

A. to solve it  B. not to solve  C. not to solve it  D. to solve

13 October

Dear Editor,

    I am writing to ask what has happened to the young. They are not as polite, hardworking or clever as my generation(一代人). I'll give you an example.

    Last Friday, I got on the underground at 9:15 a.m. it was very busy so there were no free seats. There were some teenagers(青少年) sitting on the seats near me. I don't know why they were not at school. They were talking loudly and laughing. It was difficult to read my newspaper with all the noise. A heavily pregnant(怀孕的) woman and her daughter got on at the next stop, with lots of shopping bags. I expected the teenagers to let them sit down. They slowly did so but gave me an impolite look. I took off at the next stop and was glad that the teenagers didn't follow me.

    I worried about the future of our country. How could these young people become responsible (有责任心的)workers and parents? They sit around McDonald's after School instead of going to the library like I did at their age. Maybe they have too much money. Perhaps another reader can give us an idea about what to do with this "lost generation ".

                                                               Franz Johnson

                                                                  20 October

Dear Editor,

I read Mr. Johnson’s letter about the problem of today’s young people with much interest.

He described teenagers on a train not giving seat to a pregnant woman and her daughter. I was the woman. We must have seen things differently. I found the teenagers helpful and kind. Did Mr.

Johnson see the teenagers help me off the train? Did he see them carry me shopping bags to a taxi for me? Did he see them friendly to my daughter? Obviously(明显地) not.

"Older" people often say today's youth isn't as good as their generation. Their parents said that about them. Mr Johnson must accept(接受.) that the world is changing and young people are changing with it. I find today's young people are changing with it. I found today's young people mostly kind and more fun than my generation.

Perhaps Mr. Johnson should really try to get to know some young people before he calls them the "lost generation".

                                                               Linda  Black                                                                                                     1. Mr. Johnson wrote the letter to          .                              

   A. ask for help from the newspaper          B. find the way to solve the problem

   C. show his worry towards the young        D. teach the young people a lesson

2. When Mr. Johnson was young, he usually          after school.

    A. went to the library                        B. read newspaper

    C. went to McDonald' s                      D. helped people in trouble   

3. In the second letter, Mrs. Black         .

     A. discussed the problem with the old

     B. told another story about the young people 

     C. wanted to show her thanks to the young people

     D. wanted the "older" to understand the young

4. Which of the following is the correct order of what happened?

    ①Mrs. Black wrote to the newspaper.

 ②Mrs. Black took a taxi With her daughter.

③Mrs. Black got on the train with her daughter.

    ④Mr. Johnson asked the young to give her seat.

    ⑤Mr. Johnson thought the young might follow him.           

    A. ②③④⑤①    B. ③②④⑤①       C. ③④⑤②①    D. ⑤③①④②

5. From the two letters we can learn that             .

      A. Mrs. Black didn't like the old like Johnson 

      B. people have different ideas about the young 

      C. older people are more helpful than the youth  

      D. people should talk more about the same story

　　People who work and live under noisy conditions usually become deaf. Today, however, scientists believe that 10 percent of workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise where they work. Many of the workers who print newspapers and books, and who weave（纺织）cloth become deaf. Recently it was discovered that many teenagers in America could hear no better than 65-year-old people, for these young like to listen to“pop”music and most of“pop”music is a kind of noise. Besides, noise produced by jet planes or machines will make people's life difficult and unpleasant, or even make people ill or even drive them mad.

　　Nowadays the government in many countries have made laws to reduce or control noise and make it less than 85 decibels（分贝）. In China, the people's government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also noise pollution problem.

A．90 percent of all the workers are free from any noise

B．90 percent of all the workers in Britain are not suffering from noise

C．10 percent of all the workers in Britain are working in noisy places

D．the hearing of 10 percent of all the workers in Britain is being deafened by the noise where they work

A．don't print newspapers or books

B．make clothes

C．live far away from airports

D．none of the above

A．they all live near airports

B．their hearing is harmed by loud music

C．they are younger than the old people

D．their ears are still small

A．pop music is popular with old people

B．less than 85 decibels can cause deafness

C．a continuous noise of over 85 decibels can cause deafness

D．noise pollution is more serious than water pollution nowadays

With more and more cars on the road, the traffic jam will happen. How do we see it and how can we solve the problem?
We know that the traffic jam happens in many places, especially in big cities. What are reasons for the problem? On one hand, some people think that they should have a car when they have enough money, and then it’s easy to go out and they can feel comfortable. On the other hand, a growing number of people hope to use their cars to show off (炫耀). What’s more, years of research has shown that one of other reasons for the traffic jam is the driving habit. For example, many young people enjoy driving very fast, so they can feel excited. At last, most of them hardly care about the speed rules.
Many governments are working at how to make the traffic better. In my opinion, firstly, the governments should educate those people who have cars or plan to buy cars. The governments must make them know that the traffic jam is very serious, and set up a much more perfect traffic system to solve the traffic pressure

1. 1.

   What does the underlined word “jam” mean in Chinese?

   1. A.
      事故
   2. B.
      堵塞
   3. C.
      规则
   4. D.
      肇事者
2. 2.

   Why is the traffic jam getting more and more serious?

   1. A.
      Because there are not enough ways of transportation
   2. B.
      Because there are fewer speed rules
   3. C.
      Because there are more and more cars on the roads
   4. D.
      Because the speed rules make young people have a bad driving habit
3. 3.

   Which of the following is NOT true?

   1. A.
      The reason for the traffic jam is that people have too much work
   2. B.
      The reason for the traffic jam is that more and more people drive cars
   3. C.
      The reason for the traffic jam is that some people want to show off
   4. D.
      The reason for the traffic jam is that some people don’t have good driving habits
4. 4.

   What should the governments do to make the traffic better?

   1. A.
      They should educate those people who are young
   2. B.
      They should set up a much more perfect traffic system
   3. C.
      They shouldn’t allow people to buy so many cars
   4. D.
      They should make people know the difficult to solve the problem of the traffic jam
5. 5.

   What does the passage mainly talk about?

   1. A.
      Different traffic problems
   2. B.
      Reasons why people want to buy cars
   3. C.
      How drivers should drive
   4. D.
      The traffic jam, reasons for it and solutions