Have you heard about “Survival (生存) Holidays”? “Survival Holidays” is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities. Now about 1,100 companies are allowed to take children into the great outdoors without their parents.

The reason why people like “Survival Holidays” is that they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games. “Survival Holidays” gives them an important change.

Is “Survival Holidays” a wonderful idea? Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play. They need to be left on their own, without adults disturbing (打扰) them. Parents care too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with activities that are controlled by adults, but children don’t know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge. Children are not comfortable with danger. Even small danger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems very terrible to them.

Many people think the survival activities are good for children. Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay calm in different times. Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how to work in a team. All these skills will help them a lot in their lives.

Answer the following questions according to what you read.

1. Is “Survival Holidays” for children or parents?

2. Why do people like “Survival Holidays”?

3. What do the children in big cities usually do?

4. How do children feel when they are in danger?

5. What can children learn in the survival activities?


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A little old man and his wife walked slowly into McDonald's 1 a cold-winter evening. They took a table near the back wall, and then the little old man walked to the cash register (收银处)to order. After a while he got the food back and they began to 2 it.

There was one hamburger, some French fries and one drink. The little old man carefully cut the hamburger into halves and 3 the French fries in two piles. Then he neatly put the 4of the food in front of his wife. He took a sip of the drink and his wife took a sip. "How5 the old people are!" The people around them thought.        

6 the man began to eat his hamburger and his French fries, his wife sat there 7 him and took turns to drink. 8 young man came over and offered to buy another meal for them. But they refused   9 and said that they got used to 10 everything.

Then a young lady asked the little old lady a question. "Madam, why aren't you eating? You said that you shared everything. Then what are you waiting for?" She answered, "The teeth.”

(  ) 1. A. for            B. at             C. in             D. on

(  )2. A. eat           B. taste       C open           D. try

(  )3. A. divided       B. placed     C. changed D. cut

(  )4. A. half           B. bit            C. piece          D. pair

(  )5. A. clever   B. foolish      C. old       D. poor

(  )6. A. Because     B. As             C. So            D. Before

(  )7. A. keeping      B. watching  C. seeing         D. holding

(  )8. A. Another       B. The other  C. Other           D. A

(  )9. A. delightedly B. carefully  C. politely D. angrily

(  )10. A. share B. sharing   C. enjoy             D. enjoying


根据短文回答问题

It is widely accepted that television is playing an important part in people's lives. But, there is a heated discussion as to whether television does good or harm.

Television keeps one learning more about present events, allows one to follow the most re­cent developments in politics and science, and offers various programs which are .both instructive and exciting. The most distant countries, the strangest customs and the most attractive scenes of nature are brought right into one's room or house.

However, some people insist that television is bad rather than good. They argue that it has brought about many serious problems. The major one is its effects on young people. Children are now so used to getting their information and entertainment from television that their ability to read and write as well as physical ability has been greatly weakened. Even worse than that, vulgar( 庸俗的) advertisements and poor programs may develop their bad tastes, shape their view points badly towards human life to such a degree that their minds might be destroyed.

In a word, television has both advantages and disadvantages. Whatever effects it has, one point is certain, television in itself is neither good nor bad. It is the use to which it is put that decides its value to society.

1. What are people discussing nowadays?

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2. What are the advantages television has brought us ? (至少2点)

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3. Why do some people think television is bad rather than good?

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4. It is the use to which it is put that decides its value to society. ___________________________________

5. What's your opinion about television?

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