Young people and older people do not agree.     【小题1】    But in one special programme in New York State, grown-ups and teenagers live together in a friendly way.
Each summer 2000 teenagers and 50 grown-ups live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the villages.      【小题2】     The grown-ups teach them these skills.
There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photo-taking or painting. Others sit around and talk or sing.      【小题3】
When people live together, rules are necessary. In this program the teenagers make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “    【小题4】     What should we do about it?”
One of the teenagers has this to say about the experience. “You stop thinking only about yourself. You learn how to think about the group.”

Chinese are very generous(慷慨的) when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the  money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States and Australia. They also want their children to take extra-course activities where they will either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes which will give them a head in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education. Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter. However, what most parents fail to see is that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap.
Parents can see that their children are very skilled in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today’s children are short of self-respect and self-confidence.
The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills that they need to be confident, happy and clever.
Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework. Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking requires patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and finish his job successfully step by step. His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and lots of self-confidence.
Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse(激发) his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. These activities are not only teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind. And that is more important.
【小题1】. Most Chinese parents don’t realize __________.

My brother and I often fight with each other over small things. One day our father said to us, “Tomorrow we will take part in the Ray Home Sports Day. Both of you must go with me. Perhaps you can learn something from those children.” My brother laughed, “Dad, Ray is a home for physically disabled children. What can we learn from them?”
“You will see,” our father said.
Our father works as a volunteer at Ray. The children there have problems with their hands, speech, walking or hearing. Every day, he spends hours helping them to move or exercise their legs or arms.
The following day, he took us to Ray Home. When we got there, we found a nice place to sit down. Finally, the sports began. There was a 50-meter race to see who could run fastest. All the runners were physically disabled. As the race started, all the children moved as fast as they could. Just then, one of the girls fell over and hurt her leg. She began to cry at the top of her voice.
All the children stopped to help the poor girl. Then they all held hands and finished the race together. My brother and I were surprised to see this: the children weren’t interested in winning the race－they were more interested in helping each other to finish the race.
【小题1】. Why did the father take the writer and his brother to Ray Home?

Weixin was created and put into market by Tencent on January 21, 2011. Because of its amazing functions（功能）, low cost and convenience ( 便利), it is very popular. You can see many people around you using Weixin to talk with their friends.
Weixin can make people quick to send voice message, video, pictures and text by phone. Because it is sent by network（网络）, distance is not a problem. Even if your friends are in foreign countries, you can use Weixin to contact.
Weixin supports Wi-Fi and 3G network. It can enjoy group chat up to 20 people. Besides this, it can do much. Weixin can search people around you. It also supports to send videos. You can share the wonderful pictures with other people at any tim . It can share your messages to the world and make new friends. Weixin can keep your pictures and texts in your phone. It also helps you to get your messages from others. Weixin makes more people “talk” with each other in different places at different times.
The cost of Weixin is very low. It costs nothing to own Weixin if you have a phone. The low cost is one of the main reasons why Weixin becomes popular. Many people say that it’s much more convenient than QQ. Nowadays these users can’t live without them. They chat on QQ and Weixin and express their thoughts on Weibo.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
【小题1】. The use of Weixin began              .          .
A. in February, 2011             B. in January, 2011       C. in March, 2013
【小题2】 The underlined word “contact” means               in Chinese.              .
A. 联系                      B. 交易                C. 视频
【小题3】 How many Weixin’s functions are mentioned in this passage?
A. 3                          B. 5                  C. 7
【小题4】. According to the passage, we learn that                            .
A. only young people use Weixin to talk with their friends
B. Weixin can help people make new friends
C. the cost of Weixin is much more expensive than that of QQ
【小题5】. The main idea of the passage is              .
A. how to use Weixin to communicate with others
B. Weixin’s functions and its advantages
C. Weixin’s influences on most people’s lives

Four students are talking about the future after class.

“Who needs a shopping center if you have Taobao?” says Wang Lin, a young writer in Shanghai.
Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site(网站), has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life. She spends lots of money on Taobao.
Many Chinese Internet users like Wang Lin have got the fun of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students or young workers. More women shop online than men. Clothing and home-use products(产品) are the most popular online.
It was reported that more than 1,260 billion yuan was spent on online shopping in 2012, and about 80% through Taobao.
Taobao means “looking for good things” in Chinese. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books, from candies to DVD, from flowers to cellphones. You may wonder if it’s safe to shop on the Internet. However, Wang Lin said, “It’s very safe and easy. Unless you receive the things from the sellers and are satisfied with them, the shop owner will not get the money. You can also get your money back if you want to return the things.”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
【小题1】. Taobao is                   .
A. Wang Lin’s favorite site            
B. China’s largest online shopping site.
C. young people’s favorite site
【小题2】. The most popular products online are            .
A. clothing and home-use things 
B. candies and books    
C. flowers and cellphones
【小题3】. In 2012,              was spent on Taobao.
A. over 1,260 billion yuan      
B. 1008 billion yuan    
C. about 252 billion yuan
【小题4】. From the passage we know that              .
A. there are more men shopping online than women
B. people can easily look for good things on Taobao
C. if customers are satisfied with the things from Taobao, the shop owner will get the money
【小题5】. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A. Shopping on Taobao        
B. Chinese Internet Users  
C. A Young Writer

从方框中所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，补全短文。 (5分)
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The Beijing Underground’s Line Ten will soon have 40 “reverse vending machines（有偿自动回收机）”,which will pay people for their empty plastic bottles.
“We have placed two such machines at Beijing Capital International Airport and four at the city’s underground stations. They have been well received so far,” said Feng Juan, an engineer from the company which makes the machines. “People are encouraged and paid for turning waste into treasure. More than 30,000 empty bottles have been collected since December,” she said.
If something else, such as waste paper, is thrown into the machine, the machine will spit(吐) it out.
“Supported by the government, the reverse vending machines will be introduced to colleges and universities soon,” Feng said.
The company is also considering covering more recycling materials, including used books and teaching materials.
“Long-term plans call for about 2,000 reverse vending machines to be place throughout the city in the next few years, including 80 at colleges and universities, shopping malls, communities and office buildings,” Feng said.
Chang Tao, director of the company, said that if the new project works well in the city, the company will consider offering the waste-to-treasure service to other developed cities in the eastern part of China.

【小题1】Which sign probably represents the meaning of the underlined word “recycling”?

【小题2】Which of the following is an opinion rather than a fact?

“Why does the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side!”
That’s an old joke in the west, but it came to my mind again when I saw people crossing the road at the intersection of Shaanxi Road and Huaihai Road in Shanghai.
When the traffic light was red, a group of people were waiting for the light to change. Suddenly one man began rushing to the other side of the road. Soon others followed him at the crossing and more people did the same. Just like chickens, they didn’t mind the honking horns(喇叭声) and kept crossing the road in a mess.
Every year several thousand people are either killed or hurt on the roads in Shanghai. And at least one third of them were jaywalking(乱穿马路). Jaywalking is very common in Shanghai. It seems that jaywalkers are not afraid of the danger to themselves.
Traffic laws are to keep people safe. So we should obey them, and have good road-crossing habits. When someone starts to jaywalk, we should stop him, and never follow him. That way we can avoid the traffic accidents.
【小题1】The underlined word “intersection” here probably means “       ”.

Nowadays, more and more people like to shop on the Internet.  How can you protect yourself from different types of Internet tricks?  Following these tips can make you online shopping safer：
(1) Never click on an unsolicited(主动提供的) e-mail.  If you are interested in the things well-known company that sells the same thing, don’t click on any links in the e-mail itself.
(2) Don’t answer any e-mail that asks you for personal financial(财政的) information.  Most of the legitimate(合法的)companies will not ask your information through e-mail.  And don’t believe what the e-mail says easily.  Sometimes some e-mail will ask you to make a telephone call to get more information about the things you want.  Don’t forget to check the phone number on your phonebook to make sure it is the number of a legitimate company before you make the call.
(3) When you are searching for information on the Internet, make sure that there is a key symbol at the bottom of your browser(浏览器)and the “http” in the website address.  These mean that the website is safe.
(4) Don’t sent your money to an unknown website before you receive the things they send to you and make sure they work well.
Shopping on the Internet is convenient and fun.  It is also safe if you are careful enough.
【小题1】 If you want to protect yourself from Internet tricks, what can you do?
A. Click on the links in the e-mail itself.
B. Make sure the website is safe.
C. Make a phone call according to the information in the e-mail.
【小题2】When searching for information, make sure there is _________at the bottom of your browser and ________in the website address.
A. a key picture, the “http   
B. a key symbol, the phone number 
C. a key symbol, the “http”
【小题3】The best title for the passage may be_____________.
A. Tips on Sending E-mail  
B. Tips on Making a telephone  
C. Call Tips on online Shopping
【小题4】 From Tips 2 we can learn that_________________.
①we should refuse to answer an e-mail about personal financial information
②we should click on an unsolicited e-mail
③we should remember to check the phone number before we call the company
④most of legitimate companies will ask for your information through e-mail
A. ②③          B. ①③         C. ②④
【小题5】 Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A You can click on any link of e-mails.
B. Don’t believe what the e-mail says easily.
C. Not all the websites are safe.