A lot of grown-ups worry that spending too much time playing video games isn’t good for a kid’s health. Now some doctors have noticed that kids who bring their hand-held game players to the hospital seem less worried about being there. These patients also seem to experience less pain when they are concentrating on a superhero adventure or a car race. At the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Maryland, young patients are finding hospital visits easier to deal with, thanks to a test program called the Hospital-based On-line Pediatric Environment (HOPE). Patients in HOPE have a life-threatening condition where their kidneys(肾脏)no longer filter(过滤)wastes from their blood. To get their blood cleaned, these kids must be hooked up to dialysis(透析) machines at the hospital three times a week, for at least three hours each time. HOPE allows kids to play online sports, racing, and adventure games with each other. Eventually they will be able to connect with kids in other hospitals who are suffering from the same problem. "We want to use the power of the Internet to bring together kids who feel that they are separated by their illness, and let them know that they are not alone," said Arun Mathews, the doctor who heads the program. He loves video games himself and got the idea to connect kids all over the country. Many researchers elsewhere are testing video game programs that might help young patients. For example, nine-year-old Ben Duskin of San Francisco, who was struggling with cancer helped to design a video game where players get rid of cancer cells. That’s all great news, because doctors already know that reducing pain and worry helps patients heal faster.
【小题1】What’s the main idea of the passage?

A.Playing video games too much is bad for kids’health.
B.Playing video games seems to be beneficial to young patients’ recovery.
C.Doctors find that reducing pain helps patients recover faster.
D.Doctors invent a game to help kids in hospitals.
【小题2】How long will it take a patient to get his blood cleaned in a week?
A.About 3 hours.B.About 6 hours.C.About 9 hours.D.About 21 hours.
【小题3】According to Arun Mathews, the main purpose of HOPE is to _________.
A.encourage kids to play online games
B.teach kids how to design video games
C.help kids who are suffering from illness connect with each other
D.make parents worry less about their kids playing video games too much
【小题4】Which of the following plays the most important role in the HOPE project?
A.Music.B.The Internet.C.Novels.D.Films.
【小题5】What can we learn from the passage?
A.Nine-year-old Ben Duskin, who has a cancer, is very brave and clever.
B.Many parents want their children to play video games because it’s good for their health.
C.Doctors are not sure whether reducing pain and worry can help the patients recover faster.
D.HOPE allows kids to play online games only with the kids in the same hospital.


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America has long been considered the land of opportunity(机遇)by those from other countries. Americans, too, believe that the United States gives almost limitless opportunities for those who want to open business on their own.
Today, Americans are still fond of trying their hand at becoming small business people, even though only one out of two survives in the first two years. Many of these people start their business for the wrong reason; to get away from the paper work of their present jobs or to exchange the responsibility(责任) of their present jobs for freer life styles. But more, not less paper work and responsibility come with the ownership of a small business.
Not all small businesses succeed. Fifty percent of the 4 550 000 that start in the United States ever fail. Still ninety-five percent of businesses in the U.S. can be regarded as small, and these businesses altogether produce forty percent of America’s total national products.
60.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A.People from other countries and Americans think there are a lot of opportunities in the U.S.
B.Only the Americans think the U.S. can give them many opportunities.
C.Both people from other countries and Americans believe they have many opportunities in the U.S so that they can do whatever they like.
D.People from other countries and Americans all think the U.S. the place where they can realize their dreams.
61.From this passage, we know that________.
A.many people from other countries think that in the past there were many opportunities in the U.S. but not now
B.now Americans don’t believe the U.S. can give them a lot of opportunities
C.people from other countries still think they have more opportunities in the U.S. than in their own countries
D.Americans think they have more opportunities to start their own business than those from other countries
62.According to this passage, many American people like to start their own business because___.
A.they want to become rich soon
B.they not only dislike their present jobs but also want a freer life style
C.they don’t want to do paper work
D.they want to have more chances
63.From this passage, we can get the idea that________.
A.it is easy to do business successfully in the U.S
B.it is easy to start a business but hard to make it successful
C.there are more big business than small business in the U.S
D.only big business can succeed in the U.S

We tried so hard to make things better for our kids but we made them worse. For my naughty boys, I’d know better. I’d really like for them to know about hand-me-down clothes and home-made ice cream and leftover meatloaf. I really would.

My cherished boys, I hope you learn humility (谦逊) by surviving failure and that you learn to be honest even when no one is looking. I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in. I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother. And it is all right to draw a line down the middle of the room, but when he wants to crawl (爬) under the covers (被子) with you because he’s scared, I hope you’ll let him. And when you want to see a Disney movie and your kid brother wants to tag along, I hope you take him.

  I hope you have to walk uphill with your friends and that you live in a town where you can do it safely. I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books, and when you learn to use computers, you also learn how to add and subtract (减) in your head.

May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on the stove and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole (旗杆). I hope you get sick when someone blows smoke in your face. I don’t care if you try beer once, but I hope you won’t like it.

I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your grandpa or go fishing with your uncle.

I hope your father punishes you when you throw a baseball through a neighbor’s window, and that your mother hugs you and kisses you when you give her a plaster of pared mold (一个石膏模型) of your hand.

  These things I wish for you—tough times and disappointment, hard work and happiness.

1.Who wrote the letter?

A.A grandmother.

B.A grandfather.

C.A father.

D.A mother.

2.What does the author hope for the boys?

A.they learn a lesson from a fight with others.

B.they know how to calculate with computers.

C.they get on well with family members..

D.they burn their hand on the stove and stick their tongue on a frozen flagpole.

3.It can be inferred from the text that the boys _________________.

A.often fight with others

B.are to develop good qualities

C.always keep their grandpa company

D.score high in the exam

4. Why does the author write the letter?

A.To show the boys it’s not easy growing up.

B.To teach the boys dos and don’ts on the way growing up.

C.To help the boys to avoid making mistakes on the way growing up.

D.To encourage the boys to fully experience life on the way growing up.

 

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Sometimes children do not do what their parents tell them to do. When this happens, a parent tries to help the child to do the right thing. When this does not work, the parent usually punishes the child.

There are many things that a parent can do. One thing that people have done is to spank (打屁股) the child. When a parent spanks a child, they will use their hand or a hard object to strike them on their bottom. This is meant to show the child that they have done something wrong.

One parent remembers being spanked when he was a child. His parents used a wooden spoon. When he spanked his own children with his hand, he saw that he put a red mark on his child’s leg. He never did that again.

One problem with spanking is that it teaches the child to hit someone when they do not like what the other person is doing. Another problem with spanking is that the parent is usually angry and can hit the child too hard. Sometimes parents will use spanking for everything and not try other ways to get the child to do the right thing.

Many parents are not sure of what to do instead of spanking. Some people think that their religion tells them that spanking is okay. Some think that the law lets them do it. The courts (法院) say that parents have the right to teach their children how to behave.

Other things should be tried before a parent decides to spank a child. Telling the child exactly what is wanted from them can be one thing. Giving a child more than one choice is another thing that can be tried. Getting down to the child’s level and taking a more child-friendly approach (方法) can help as well.

67. According to the passage, when children do something wrong, one thing that parents usually do to punish them is to ________.

A. strike them on the bottom

B. try to help them do the right thing

C. teach them what to do

D. take them to court

68. Which of the following is NOT the problem caused by spanking?

A. It teaches the child to hit others when they offend(使人不快) him or her.

B. The parent may get angry and hit the child too hard.

C. Sometimes parents may use spanking for everything.

D. It makes parents try other ways to make the child do right.

69. Which of the following can best describe the writer’s attitude towards spanking?

A. favorable (赞同的)   B. indifferent (不关心)

C. interested          D. unfavorable

70. From this passage, we can conclude that ________.

A. Good children always do the right thing.

B. Parents should try their best to avoid (避免) spanking their children.

C. Parents have no choice but to spank their children when they do something wrong.

D. Children can have more than one choice to avoid being spanked.

 

Sometimes children do not do what their parents tell them to do. When this happens, a parent tries to help the child to do the right thing. When this does not work, the parent usually punishes the child.

There are many things that a parent can do. One thing that people have done is to spank (打屁股) the child. When a parent spanks a child, they will use their hand or a hard object to strike them on their bottom. This is meant to show the child that they have done something wrong.

One parent remembers being spanked when he was a child. His parents used a wooden spoon. When he spanked his own children with his hand, he saw that he put a red mark on his child’s leg. He never did that again.

One problem with spanking is that it teaches the child to hit someone when they do not like what the other person is doing. Another problem with spanking is that the parent is usually angry and can hit the child too hard. Sometimes parents will use spanking for everything and not try other ways to get the child to do the right thing.

Many parents are not sure of what to do instead of spanking. Some people think that their religion tells them that spanking is okay. Some think that the law lets them do it. The courts (法院) say that parents have the right to teach their children how to behave.

Other things should be tried before a parent decides to spank a child. Telling the child exactly what is wanted from them can be one thing. Giving a child more than one choice is another thing that can be tried. Getting down to the child’s level and taking a more child-friendly approach (方法) can help as well.

1.According to the passage, when children do something wrong, one thing that parents usually do to punish them is to ________.

A. strike them on the bottom     B. try to help them do the right thing

C. teach them what to do         D. take them to court

2. Which of the following is NOT the problem caused by spanking?

A. It teaches the child to hit others when they offend(使人不快) him or her.

B. The parent may get angry and hit the child too hard.

C. Sometimes parents may use spanking for everything.

D. It makes parents try other ways to make the child do right.

3.Which of the following can best describe the writer’s attitude towards spanking?

A. favorable  B. indifferent    C. interested  D. unfavorable

4.From this passage, we can conclude that ________.

A. Good children always do the right thing.

B. Parents should try their best to avoid spanking their children.

C. Parents have no choice but to spank their children when they do something wrong.

D. Children can have more than one choice to avoid being spanked.

 

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