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    Parents are the closest people to you in the world. They love you,and they would do anything for you. But like a lot of middle school students,Linda has a problem. She and her parents don't get on well. “ I really want to be my daddy's sweet girl. But my daddy just doesn’t understand. He talks with me but doesn’t listen. ” said Linda.

   Recently,a study showed that many families had the same problem as Linda's family. The children,12 to 15 years old,don't like talking with their parents much. They aren’t happy at home.

Of course,lots of kids feel that way. But you and your parents will be much happier if you can be friends. Here are some ways to have a good talk with them ：

   ★ Find a good time to talk,like when you’re eating dinner,going out for a walk or watching TV.

   ★ Tell them something you’re interested in,or ask them about their life when they were young. They love to talk about that!

  ★ Listen to them carefully,and look at them in the eye.

  ★ Be honest. Your parents will trust you more.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

  1. Who are the closest people to us in the world according to the article?


2. What's Linda's problem？

3. According to the study,how are the 12-to 15-year-old children at home?

4. How can we and our parents be much happier according to the article?

5. What does the underlined word “that” refer to?

导读本文主要介绍了现在家庭中，父母与孩子之间的一些问 题，并对于孩子们应该如何与自己的父母们更好地交流提出 了几点建议。

详析

1. Our parents.由短文第一段第一句话“Parents are the closest people to you in the world. ”可知，父母是我们在这个世界上最亲近的人。

2. She and her daddy can^ understand each other.

由短文第一段最后的“ But my daddy just doesn’t understand. He talks with me but doesn’t listen. ” 可知，琳 达和她的爸爸彼此间不能相互理解。

3. They aren’t happy. 由短文第二段最后一句话“They aren’t happy at home. ”可知，12至15岁的孩子们在家里 不高兴。

4. We can be friends with each other.由短文第三段第二

句话“But you and your parents will be much happier if you can be friends. ” 可知答案。

5. Our parents’ past life.由短文第五段第一句话“Tell them something you’re interested in,or ask them about their life when they were young. ” 可推知，that 代指“父母年轻时候的生活”。
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  Tom grew up in an orphanage. He always wished he could fly like a bird. Jack lived near the orphanage. He couldn’t walk. He always wished he could walk and run like other kids.

   One day the two boys met in a sandbox. Tom asked Jack ,“Have you seen a bird flying?” “No”， answered Jack ,“But I want to know what it will be like to walk and run. ” “That is very sad”，said Tom. “Do you think we could be friends?” asked Tom. “Sure,” said Jack.

   The two boys played for hours and they were very happy. Then Jack's father came. Tom ran over and said something quietly to Jack,s father. Tom returned to Jack and said,u You are my only friend and I can help you walk and run. And he told Jack to get onto his back. He then began to run across the grass. Faster and faster he ran,carrying Jack on his back. The father started to cry as he watched his son flapping his arms up and down. Jack shouted,uFm flying Daddy. I'm flying! ”

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.What did Tom wish?


2. Why did Jack wish he could walk and run like other kids?

3. How did Tom feel after he played with Jack for hours?

4. How many friends did Tom have?

5. Why did the father cry as he watched his son flapping his arms up and down?

    A boy named Jeremiah Burke,19, threw a water bottle with a note in it while the Titanic sank (下沉) . Now the note is in the Heritage Centre (遗产中心) in Cork.

   Jeremiah Burke's mother gave the bottle to him before he left for the US. As the Titanic sank in the early hours of 15 April,1912,he threw the bottle with the note into the sea.

  The bottle was found a year later on the beach. The note read u From Titanic,goodbye all,Burke of Glanmire,Cork. ” Burke's family kept it for about a hundred years. Now one of Jeremiah’s nieces (侄女) ， Mary Woods,has given it to the Heritage Centre in Cork. She said Jeremiah Burke was traveling to America with his cousin Nora Hegarty,18, to meet his two sisters. But both Jeremiah Burke and Nora Hegarty lost their lives. The ship carried 2 ,208 people on its first trip,but only 705 people survived (幸存) at last.

1 . threw the bottle with the note into the sea when the Titanic sank.

   A. Jeremiah Burke   B. Mary Woods

   C. Nora Hegarty   D. Jeremiah's mother

2. Jeremiah Burke was traveling to America to

   A. find a job        B. meet his mother

   C. take a vacation   D. meet his sisters

3. people lost their lives in this accident (事故) .

   A. 705   B. 1,503

   C. 1,178   D. 2,208

4. From this passage we know .

   A. the note in the water bottle told the reason why the Titanic sank

   B. Jeremiah Burke traveled to America with his niece

   C. the Titanic was on its first trip when it sank

   D. the note in the water bottle was in the Heritage Centre in Cork in 1912

     April Fool's day,also known as All Fools’ Day,is the first day of April. It is a day when many people play jokes among one another. If you fall for a joke,you will be called an April fool.

   April Fool's Day originated from France. At the time of 1500s,some people still used the old calendar to count day and time. As a result,they celebrated New Year's Day on April 1st. These people were known as April Fools. This cultural custom became adopted (采纳) in France and later spread (传播) to many other countries like the United States of America. It is not a holiday,and so it doesn’t have a day-off,cake,any gifts,or sweets,but it does have a really good laughter after all among friends and family.

   Let me tell you some jokes I have played on my family in the past. The night before April FooFs day,I changed every clock in the house and made sure that when my parents got up the next morning the clock should be pointing to 3 ：00 pm. The next morning,my parents woke up wondering how slept so late and were worried for missing their work. Then I would run out from my room and shout ,“ April Fools!” The whole family laughed happily.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.When is April Fool's Day?

2. Which country did April Fool's Day originate from?

3. What do people often do on April Fool's Day?

4. Do students have a day-off on April Fool's Day?

5. Did the writer's parents wake up at 3:00 pm? Why?

    When you want to go shopping,will you go to the shopping center? If you don't want to go to the shopping center,will you choose television shopping or computer shopping? So let's see the differences between television shopping and computer shopping.

    Television shopping began in 1986. About 5% to 8% of the American people now shop on television. Some popular shopping channels are the Home Shopping Network and QV   C. Customers say that television shopping is easier than shopping in a store. How do they buy things? They make a phone call and to order many different products,such as computers,flowers,food,T-shirts and posters. People may be able to shop anytime,anywhere in the world.

    charge the item to their credit card (信用卡) . And some TV shopping channels are on late at night,so people can “go shopping” anytime.

    Is computer shopping the way of the future? About 37% of American families now have computers. They think “ shopping online” is interesting to more people every day. Already,shoppers can use their computers

根据短文内容，完成下列各题

1. 根据短文内容完成句子。(词数不限) Some popular shopping channels are

2. 根据短文内容完成句子。(每空限填一个单词) Shoppers can use their computers to      .

3. When did television shopping begin?

4. 把短文中画线的句子译成汉语。

5. 请给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题。

    On 22 nd January,2007,Dave Comthwaite from the UK became the first person to skateboard across Australia. He made a new world record,by skating a total of 5 ,823 kilometers. Jack Smith,the previous (前 任的) champion,had skated a total of 4 ,830 kilometers across the US in 2003. Dave's journey started in Perth and ended in Brisbane travelling about 60 kilometers a day. It took him five months and 13 pairs of shoes. He had great physical pain and he got really sore feet.

   If Dave hadn’t believed in making his dreams come true,none of this would have happened. Dave left his job two weeks after he had bought a skateboard and decided to go on a journey. He wanted this journey to be about something more than him,so he created an association that would raise money for charities. “If people follow my journey and donations,then Fm doing many people a lot of good ,” said Dave. This journey had plenty of challenges. He travelled across the Australian desert (沙漠) where temperatures reached 481 in the day and Ot at night. He had a serious accident in Adelaide when he jumped on a piece of metal that cut through his foot.

   Dave helped raise more than £ 50,000 for children's charities,wrote a book and encouraged others to follow in his footsteps. I wish we had more people like him leading the way!

1. Where is Dave from?

   A. The US. B. Australia.

   C. The UK. D. France.

2. What can we get from the passage?

   A. Dave skated a total of 4 ,830 kilometers across Australia.

   B. Dave spent 5 months skating from Perth to Brisbane.

   C. Dave was the first person to skateboard across the US.

   D. Dave travelled at the speed of 600 kilometers a week.

3. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

   A. Dave got hurt during his journey.

   B. Everyone can help others if he wishes.

   C. The environment of Australia is terrible.

   D. Dave challenged himself to achieve his dreams.

4. Where may the passage come from?

   A. An art book.

   B. A story book.

   C. A science book.

   D. A medicine book.

    Nowadays we can see ATMs everywhere. So we’d better learn how to use an ATM to withdraw money.

   First,we must find an ATM for your cards. Some ATMs can only work with certain bank's cards. But now more and more ATMs can use all the banks’ cards.

   Second,we can put our cards in a slot on the right side of the machine. Make sure the card is facing the right way.

    Then,when the screen says ,“Please enter your PIN，” we can press the numbers. After that,we can select the type of transaction. So we can press the key for withdrawing money.

    Next,we can put in the amount of money we want to withdraw by pressing the numbers. Then the screen may say ,“ Please wait ”. After a short while,we can take our money from the slot at the bottom of the machine.

    At last,if we don't need other services,we can press the key for ending. Then our cards will come out from the slot we put it in. And we can finish our dealing and take the cards and money away.

1. Can we use every ATM to withdraw our money in a certain card?

   A. Yes,we can.

   B. No,we can't.

   C. The author didn't tell us in the passage.

   D. The author is not sure about that.

2. When should we enter PIN?

   A. Before we put our cards into the machine.

   B. After we put our cards into the machine.

   C. After we select the type of transaction.

   D. After we put in the amount of money.

3. The card should be put in the machine .

   A. from the slot on the left

   B. from the slot on the right

   C. from the slot above the screen

   D. from the slot under the screen

4. When will money come out of the machine?

   A. Before we put in the amount of money.

   B. Before we enter PIN.

   C. After we put in the amount of money.

   D. After we end the service.

5. How many times should we press the numbers when withdrawing money once?

   A. Once.        B. Twice.

   C. Three times.   D. Four times.

 One day,while my friend Jenny and I were traveling through Germany,we were very hungry but we didn't have a lot of money. We decided to stop at a village market to get something to eat. I chose some cookies and went to the front counter (柜台) to pay. Near the counter I saw some packaged (包装好的) cookies in a large box. They looked good and were a lot cheaper than the ones I had in my hand,so I took them instead.

    We left the store and looked for a place where we could eat. We found a quiet place under a tree and we ate our sandwiches first,and then the cookies. We thought they were great.

   “Let's get some cookies again,” I said. “They’re cheap and they really taste good. ”

    Jenny could read some German,but I couldn’t,so I gave her the package. She looked at it and then started to laugh.

    “Why are you laughing?” I asked.

    “Because they’re dog biscuits!” she said.

1. Where did the story take place?

   A. In a small town in Germany.

   B. In a village in Germany.

   C. In a big city in Germany.

   D. In a small village in Paris.

2. Why did the writer buy the packaged cookies?

   A. Because the cookies were delicious.

   B. Because the cookies were very cheap.

   C. Because her friend liked eating cookies.

   D. Because she had no other choices (选择) .

3. Where did they eat their sandwiches and cookies?

   A. In the store.

   B. At home.

   C. In a village's restaurant.

   D. In the open air.

4. Why did Jenny laugh?

   A. Because the brand of the cookies was interesting.

   B. Because the writer didn't know German.

   C. Because she could eat the cookies again.

   D. Because the cookies are for dogs.

5. We can know the ending of the story is .

   A. terrible   B. sad

   C. exciting   D. funny

24. The speech is so (无聊的)that he falls asleep in the hall.

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