There was a boy and his family was very rich.One day his father took him on a trip to a place.

He wanted to show his son how poor people were there.They spent several days on a farm.There were many poor families living on the farm.

On their way home,the father asked the son,“How was the trip?”“It was great,Dad,”the son answered.“Did you notice how poor people were there? ”asked his father.“Oh,yes,”said the son.“So,tell me,”said his father.The son said,“Well,we have one dog and they have four.We have a pool in our garden,while they have a river that has no end.We have expensive lanterns,but they have stars above their heads at night.We have only a small piece of land to live on,while they have the endless fields.We buy our food,but they grow theirs.We have high walls around our houses to protect us.but they don’t need walls.because their friends will protect them.”

The father had nothing to say.Then the boy added,“Thank you,Dad,for letting me see how

poor we are.”

1.The father wanted to show his son

A.how people on the farm worked

B.how poor people were on the farm

C.how beautiful the farm was

D.how far it was from the city to the farm

2.When the father asked the son how the trip was,the son thought it

A.great B.tiring C.terrible D.boring

3.According to the boy,people on the farm can see at night.

A.expensive lanterns B.a lot of cars

C.stars above their heads D.many horses

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The boy was from a very poor family.

B.The father and the son spent several weeks on a farm.

C.People on the farm have high walls around their houses.

D.The boy thought that people on the farm lived a happy life.

It's Saturday morning and Tony's sitting at the kitchen table, staring(凝视)into space and playing with a piece of bread. He's not even hungry. Is he ill? No, but he does have a problem. He has nothing to do and there's just one reason: the Internet is down and Tony has nothing to do.

When he woke up this morning, Tony was feeling great. He jumped out of bed full of plans for the weekend ahead. It would be a weekend like any other—a great weekend. But that was before he turned on his computer and wasn’t able to go online. No Internet changed everything.

Just as Tony is wondering how he can possibly have a normal weekend without the Internet, his mum walks into the kitchen. “Is everything OK?” she asks. “No, mum, everything is not OK,” her sad son replies. “I can't go online and I have homework to finish.” His mum laughs, “The word program is still working, so what's the problem?”

What's the problem? Tony can't believe his own mother isn’t able to see how serious the problem really is. To start with, he still needs to do research for his homework. He knows his mum will tell him to go to the library but he hates the library. It's so dark and uncomfortable. And forget homework—what about the rest of his weekend! Every weekend, he goes online to email friends. Then he reads the news to catch up on what's happening in the world. He plays a few online games and finishes the weekend off with an online chess game with his cousin Helen. The wonderful weekend-online! Now it's Saturday morning and he's not going to have access to(进入)the Internet for two whole days.

1.Tony stared into space and played with a piece of bread __________.

A. because he was hungry

B. because he was hungry

C. because he was alone at home

D. because the Internet was down

2.When he found he couldn’t surf the Internet,Tony felt __________.

A.great B. excited C. sad D. relaxed

3.Tony’s mother may ask him to__________.

A.go to the library for work

B. get the Internet fixed

C.play his friends outside

D. play chess with his cousin

4.The writer just wants to show us __________ with the story.

A. how to surf the Internet

B. what to do on the Internet

C. how the Internet influences teenagers’ life

D. why teenagers should go online

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