Do you know what couch-potato means? Well, in America, the word is now often used. You see, in America, many people often spend their free time sitting on a sofa watching TV. As there are many channels (频道) to choose, the TV can be quite interesting and very addictive (使人上瘾的). One may sit and watch TV for hours and hours without stop! Well, these people who do nothing all day except watch TV are called couch-potatoes.

In America, while watching TV, most often sitting still with eyes looking right into the TV set. Also because these people are addictive to TV, they don’t take exercise and usually get very fat. So in many ways, these people look like real potatoes! Well, because they look fat, and watch TV on a couch, they are all called couch-potatoes. Now you know what a couch-potato means. The next time if you see someone watching TV too long, just say, “What a couch-potato!”

6. The word “couch-potato” is often used in ______.

A. China        B. America      C. France     D. Germany

7. If a person is called a couch-potato, he or she ______.

A. does nothing all day            B. must be very fat

C. often watches TV in his free time  D. often listens to music

8. Why does a couch-potato look like a real potato? Because he or she ______.

A. is fat and can’t take exercise    B. likes eating potatoes

C. is fat and round              D. almost never moves while watching TV and gets fat

9. The passage mainly (主要) tells us ______ .

A. how to watch TV               B. what couch-potato means

C. why couch-potatoes are very fat   D. where you can find couch-potatoes

10. Which of the followings do you think may be the writer’s suggestion?

A. Never watch TV.                B. Don’t sit on a couch.     

C. Don’t watch TV too much.        D. Don’t eat too much

My mother was telling me about how she and her family got their first television when she was a teenager.Of course it was black and white.She said she only watch it at night.She doesn’t remember over watching it in the morning or afternoon.When I was young we had only about 3 or 4 different channels.My bothers ,my sisters and I would sometimes fight about which channel to watch.But we usually enjoyed the same shows.

Nowadays we can get hundreds of channels on TV.I can’t believe it!There are channels with old movies,cooking ,fishing and so on.It’s amazing!There is a channel for everything.I wonder how much my bothers,my sisters and I would fight if we had hundreds of channels when I was a child.Of course we had only one television set.These days I notice families with 2 or 3 or more television sets in their homes.I guess it stops people from arguing over which channel to choose from .

1.In those days,what kind of television sets did people only have?

A.Black and white ones.                             B.Colors Ones.                    

C.All kinds of televison sets.

2.My mother watched TV ________when she was young.

A.in the morning           B.in the afternoon   C.at night

3.Nowadays,how many channels can we g et on TV?

A.3 or 4 different channels.   B.Only once channel             C.Hundreds of channels.

4.When I was a teenager ,my brothers ,my sisters and I usually enjoyed______.

A.four shows         B.the same shows  C.different show

5.Which of the following in NOT true ? A.My bother ,my sisters and I would sometimes fight about which channel to watch when I was a child. B.These days,there is only one channel with old movies,cooking and fishing.

C.People have many channels to choose from now.

My life is always filled with sadness and little joy. However, no matter what happens, I can always face it bravely.

Last year, I couldn’t believe the   1   that I was allowed to enter the only key high school in my hometown. Then I rushed to my home and told my parents. But my father didn’t seem as  2     as I was. He just kept smoking without saying a word and my mother put her head down and couldn’t help   3  .

I knew very well what my family was   4  . My mum had been ill in bed for 2 years. We lived a hard life and I couldn’t continue my schooling. I felt so upset but I could say   5   to my parents. I decided to help my father with his work   6   my family.

To my surprise, things completely changed   7  the beginning of the new term. My head teacher came to my family with some money, which had been   8   by my schoolmates. He encouraged me, “Always have a dream.” With tears in my eyes, I stepped into the key high school.

I have been studying hard since I entered the high school. Whenever I meet difficulties, I always   9   my teacher and schoolmates. I have a college dream and I must work hard for it, no matter   10   hard life is. Just as a great man says, “When one door shuts, another opens in life.”

(   )1. A. idea                  B. story                 C. news                D. thought

(   )2. A. nervous            B. excited              C. interested          D. worried

(   )3. A. crying                     B. laughing            C. saying               D. shouting

(   )4. A. about               B. before               C. against                     D. like

(   )5. A. nothing             B. something          C. anything            D. everything

(   )6. A. support            B. to support          C. supporting         D. supported

(   )7. A. after              B. since                 C. before               D. on

(   )8. A. raised               B. spent                 C. planned             D. saved

(   )9. A. dream of       B. think of             C. hear of                     D. talk of

(   )10. A. what                     B. which               C. that                   D. how

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