I'm confused these days. We are taught at home and at school that using violence(暴力) is the least civilized(文明的) way to solve problems. For example, last week I thought about hitting my friend for winning a beautiful shell while we were playing at the beach. I talked with him instead and we came to an agreement. If two adults had a disagreement, and if they used violence towards each other in order to win, is it all right?

When two countries disagree, they often fight a war. Why is using violence not okay at home, at school, or in your country but okay between countries? So many people have been killed because of wars, not only soldiers but ordinary people, even small children and babies. And refugees(难民) exist, too.

A war is a great violence, like two people fighting over a shell, just much bigger. Adults say they are fighting wars in order to solve problems and make peace. But can you really “make peace” by killing so many people? I don't think bombs(炸弹) can reach people's hearts and change them. Bombs can't create love and caring, and that's what we need in the world. Why do adults use violence so quickly? Why can't they use their wisdom(智慧) and talk it over?

Adults might say that things are not that easy. But they are the ones that teach us to be kind, not to hurt people, and not to kill. Why don't they act as what they say?

---A page from a 12-year-old boy, Joshua's diary.

1.At the beach, Joshua  .

A.hit his friend

B.won a beautiful shell

C.played with a beautiful shell

D.came to an agreement with his friend

2.What's the key to peace in Joshua's opinion?

A.Love and care for each other

B.Don't use violence so quickly

C.Stop using bombs in wars

D.Don't hurt or kill people in wars

3.What does the sentence “Bombs can't create love and caring ,and that's what we need in the world.” mean?

A.We need to use violence to solve problems

B.What we need is bombs

C.We need bombs to create love and caring

D.What we need in the world is love and caring

4.From the reading we can see Joshua wants adults to  .

A.learn from children

B.be children's models

C.be kind to children

D.teach children how to solve problems

5.Choose the best title(标题) for the passage.

A.Adults and Wars B.How to Stop Wars

C.Wars Can't Make Peace D.Ways of Solving Problems

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Many of us have feelings of loneliness as we grow up. Some teenagers can’t stand eating alone in the dining hall, and girls even go to the restroom hand in hand. They fear being called a “loner”. In these cases, we might use the word “loner” in a disapproving (不赞成的) way.

However, it can actually have a good meaning as well. It all depends on our attitude toward being alone.

“It’s hard to feel lonely when you’re trying to master a new skill, practice a hobby or try out a new recipe,” wrote US lifestyle writer Adrienne Breaux. She used to be a terrible cook, but whenever loneliness hit her, she would buy a lot of ingredients and figure out how to make them into delicious dishes. After a few months, she became good at cooking. If you can make use of your solo (单独的) time, you’ll find that it won't trouble you.

“Honjok” Hit Korea

“Honjok” has become a growing lifestyle in South Korea. The word comes from “hon”

(alone) and “jok” (tribe 一族). These people eat alone, travel alone, and enjoy being by

themselves. “I hope it grows into a self-supporting culture of happiness,” said Jang

Jae Young, a South Korean who runs a website about this solo lifestyle called honjok.me.

Loner Economy (经济) in Japan

There are many solo karaoke bars and solo cafes in Japan. Ramen (拉面) restaurants for

solo diners are especially popular. Boards separate each seat. Diners fill out a form to

place an order, and then press a button to call the waiter. They don't see the faces of other

customers or waiters.

People are becoming more peaceful about being alone. This doesn’t mean we should totally shut ourselves from the outside world, of course. But it doesn’t hurt to have some “me time” once in a while.

The Loneliness

My heart has grown rich with the passing of years,

I have less need now than when I was young

To share myself with every comer

Or shape my thoughts into words

It is the same to me whether they come or go

As long as I have myself

Let them think I care, though I go alone;

If it lifts their pride, what is it to me

Who am self-complete as a flower or a stone.

1.What does the writer want to tell us by mentioning US lifestyle writer Adrienne Breaux?

__________________________________________________

2.How do you like the “loners” in South Korea?

__________________________________________________

3.In the passage, the underlined word “this” refers to _______________.

4.Please translate the underlined (划线的) sentence into Chinese. (不超过 25 个汉字)

__________________________________________________

5.Do you want to be a loner? Why or why not?

__________________________________________________

When I was eight years old, my mother told me to put my coat on because we were going to go somewhere_______. Usually, that meant we were going to see someone important. I would at least get a new toy. I asked which one it would be that day, and she told me that I would get something _________than a toy. She said I would get “access(通道)to a world of toys.”I had no real idea what she meant. Did that mean we were buying a toy _______?

But we did not end up at any toy store. Neither did we finally see anyone we knew.

_______, mother pulled her car into a parking lot in front of a building that looked like something out of the past. It didn’t have a modern_________at all.

We took stone steps up to the entrance. Only then I found out what this place was, because there was a sign that _______“Marcy Public Library”. We pushed the door open, and my mother led me to the front desk. “I’d like to get my daughter a library card”, she told the man_________the desk. He asked her to fill out a form. “What kind of books do you like to read?” he asked. I was too shy to _________. I only smiled. “Well, you’ll find it out in time,” he said. I do not remember_________I picked out that day, but I know that in the years that followed I read through books on history, books of poetry, and books about art. The library opened up a world that I __________knew that day.

So my mother was right. Getting a library card was like getting the access to a world of toys.

1.A.special B.strange C.lovely D.strict

2.A.worse B.better C.cheaper D.uglier

3.A.model B.car C.card D.store

4.A.Otherwise B.However C.Anyway D.Instead

5.A.smell B.look C.taste D.feeling

6.A.said B.printed C.spoke D.read

7.A.over B.above C.on D.behind

8.A.choose B.reply C.borrow D.scream

9.A.what B.how C.when D.why

10.A.ever B.always C.never D.already

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