Every five minutes my children ask me for the “latest thing”．They tell me that all their friends have it already and they can’t live without it．Our house is full of Games Boys, Play Station CDs and a million other “latest things”．
But, the one “latest thing” we have refused to buy is a mobile phone．Our twelve-year-old son wants one, and we’ve said “no”．He says he’ll only use it for texting and he really needs it for emergencies．
We don’t want him to have a mobile phone, because it may be bad for children’s health．Unfortunately, when I say, “ As your father, I don't want you to have a mobile phone, because you might get a brain tumour(肿瘤), ” he tells me that he doesn’t mind．
Why do twelve-year-old boys only want things that are bad for them? We’ve already told him that he can’t listen to rap music－the words are disgusting(使人反感的)．And I’ve said no to beer with his meals．Right now, I’m saying no to everything．
Then a few weeks ago he asked for something called a BB gun．He says everybody’s got one．Of course they have．He shows me a website full of them and tells me it only fires plastic pellets(小子弹)．Finally, I say yes．I can’t believe I’ve said no to phones and yes to guns．
In October, our son becomes a teenager, and I pray that research will find that mobile phones are safe…even better, that young people may become less moody－and more interested in personal hygiene(卫生)．
Until then, I’m saying no．(281words)
(1)
Why do the children want “latest things” so much?
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A．
“Latest things” are fun to play with．
B．
“Latest things” are easy to play with．
C．
They want to keep up with other children．
D．
They want to show off the latest things to others．
(2)
We can infer from the passage that the father ________．
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A．
can’t afford a mobile phone for his children．
B．
hates his children very much．
C．
cares about his children’s health very much．
D．
only has one daughter
(3)
Which of the following is NOT the reaon why the father said yes to buy a BB gun for his son?
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A．
Many other children have one．
B．
The father wants to satisfy his son．
C．
The father thinks that his son can’t live without the gun．
D．
The father is told the gun is safe for children to play with．
The China National Opera(CNO)will give a concert to celebrate its 50th birthday．
Different generations of CNO vocalists, like Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei, will present the concert which will feature both songs from famous Chinese operas like “The White-haired Girl” and “The Hundredth Bride”, as well as, arias of such Western opera classics as “Madame Butterfly”, “La Traviata” and “Rigoletto”．
Time/date：7∶30 pm, September 7, 8
Location：Tianqiao Theatre
Tel：6551-4787, 8315-6170
Tickets：60－500 yuan(US ＄7.2－60.2)
Folk music
A concert will be held to feature some recently composed traditional Chinese music works．
The concert, given by the Folk Orchestra of the China Opera and Ballet Theatre, will include such pieces as “Memory of Childhood ”, “Memorial Ceremony for God ”and “Wine Song”．
Time/date：7∶30pm, September 13
Location：Concert hall at the National Library of China
Tel：6848 –5462, 6841-9220
Tickets：30-200 yuan(US＄3.6-24.1)
Moon music
A concert of traditional Chinese music will be given on the eve of the Moon Festival which falls on September 21st this year．
The concert will feature a number of famous pieces centred on the theme of the moon, such as “Moonlight”, “Spring night on a Moonlit River” and “Lofty Mountain and Flowing River．”
A number of established traditional Chinese music performers like Zhou Yaokun and Fan Weiqing, will play solos as well as collaborate with the folk music orchestra．
Time/date：7∶30 pm, September 21st
Location：Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities
Tel：6606-8888, 6606-9999
(1)
If you want to buy tickets for listening to the music “Memory of Childhood”, you will dial _________．
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A．
6551-4787
B．
6848-5462
C．
8315-6170
D．
6606-9999
(2)
Which statement is right according to the passage?
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A．
Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei stand for the same generation of CNO vocalists．
B．
“Rigoletto” is a famous piece on the theme of the moon．
C．
“Lofty Mountain and Flowing River” is a traditional Chinese music．
D．
Zhou Yaokun will play solos and Fan Weiqing will collaborate with the folk music orchestra．
(3)
“Madame Butterfly” is ________．
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A．
a Chinese opera
B．
a Western opera
C．
a piece of music
D．
a song
(4)
In which column of a newspaper will the article be published?
