Children today stay indoors most of their time.They watch TV, play computer games and in some cases (情况), even do their homework.Figures show that today's youngsters (年轻人) stay outside for just over an hour each weekday, and fewer than five hours on Saturdays and Sundays.

It also shows that 58 percent of parents wish their children to play outdoors more often, and they seriously worry their children don't spend enough time playing outdoors.

In fact, playing outdoors is so important for children—not only to help them stay active and healthy,but also to communicate (交流) with friends, and make those colorful childhood (童年) which we look back on so warmly.

And because they don't go out, they don't know their own communities as well as their parents did, they don't have as many friends in the area and they don't have the same chances for fun as their parents did.

1.How long do today’s children play outdoors on each weekday according to the study?

A. Just over one hour. B. More than two hours.

C. About five hours. D. About nine hours.

2.What does the underlined word “Figures” mean in Chinese in this passage?

A. 人物 B. 档案 C. 数据 D. 轮廓

3.How many percent of the parents want their children to play outdoors more often?

A. None of them. B. 85% of them. C. 58% of them. D. All of them.

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

A. Today's children do sports outdoors more than their parents did.

B. Today’s children play outdoors as much as their parents did.

C. Playing outdoors helps children stay active and healthy.

D. Playing outdoors brings the children safe problems.

5.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Children today have more outdoor activities.

B. It’s helpful for children today to play outdoors often.

C. Children today don't know what to play.

D. For parents, they should give the children free time.

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If you ever want to invite your foreign friend to dine out but are not sure what dish to order, 1., better known as Kung Pao Chicken. It is a safe bet. In fact, the dish was named one of the top 10 most popular Chinese dishes in the world by the ABC News Point website in April. And at the Beijing premiere (首映) of The Hunger Games:

Mockingjay Part 2,2. , the leading actress Jennifer Lawrence said Kung Pao Chicken was her favorite Chinese dish. Kung Pao Chicken is beautiful to look at: It’s a mixture of chicken, golden peanuts and bright red chilies. The chicken should be cooked just right, so that it is wonderfully juicy (多汁的).3..

The tasty dish is not only easy to find in many Chinese restaurants but is also one of the most popular foods on Chinese restaurants’ menus in other countries. Why is that? “Breast ( 胸脯 ) meat is the most popular part of a chicken. This helps explain the success of Kung Pao Chicken among foreigners,” Corrado Michelazzo, an Italian chef (厨师) who also enjoys Chinese food, told CNN.4.Michelazzo explained that Westerners enjoy the balanced taste of the dish’s sauce. Thus, 5., “Kung Pao Chicken won the hearts of generations of

Westerners who grew up with Chinese restaurants down the street.”

A.I’d like to eat chicken

B.try fried diced(切成粒的)chicken with peanuts and chili (辣椒)

C.which came out in China on Nov 20

D.when you met

E. Another important feature of Kung Pao Chicken is its sweet and spicy sauce

F.The nuts are added at the last minute so they taste fresh

G. it should come as no surprise that CNN wrote

The hospital was very busy.The nurse hurried from patient to patient.They did not have time to talk to them or answer their questions.Instead they just gave them their medicines, made their beds and moved on.

The head nurse was as busy as a bee.She had to walk around with the doctors, make sure the nurse were doing their work, complete her reports and answer the phone.

Many of the phone calls were from the friends and relatives(亲属)of the patients.They were telephoning for information about the people in the hospital.

One phone call, however, was a little different from all the others.

The phone rang and the head nurse answered it.“Hello,”she said.

At the other end of the line a voice replied,“Good morning!I'm phoning about Fred Lee.Could you tell me how he is, please?”

The head nurse looked at her notes and said,“Mr Lee has had his operation, and is resting.”

“Can you tell me if this condition(状况)is good?”the voice asked.

“Yes,”the woman replied.“He is comfortable and the operation is a success.”

“When do you think he will be able to go home?”the man asked.

“Oh, today is Monday.Perhaps at the end of the week,”the head nurse said.Then she asked,“May I tell him who is asking about him?”

“Yes,”the man said.“Fred Lee.”

“No, that's the patient's name,”the head nurse said.

“Yes.And I am the patient.Phoning you is the only way I can get any information about my condition.”

1.Who might not be busy in the hospital?

A. The doctors B. The nurse C. The head nurse D. The patients

2.What did the head nurse have to do in the hospital?

A. She had to make the beds B. She had to write the reports

C. She had to have an operation D. She had to walk around with the patients

3.When did the head nurse say Fred Lee could go home?

A. The next day B. The next week C. In a month D. At the end of this week

4.Why did so many people phone the hospital?

A. They wanted to talk to the nurse B. They wanted to talk to the doctor

C. They wanted to ask about their friends or family D. They wanted to know where the hospital was

5.Which of the following is true about the story?

A. Fred Lee himself phoned the head nurse B. Patients are very difficult people

C. The head nurse didn’t do a good job D. Fred Lee was not getting better

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