阅读理解。     Get ready, China. The world is coming! Every say lots of foreigners come here as business people or
tourists. And even more people will come in 2008 for the Beijing Olympics. When they come to China, we
should do something to help them enjoy themselves and like China and the Chinese people.
     But there are some things they may not like:
     1. Traffic problems Cars park on sidewalks. Bus drivers drive so fast that they make people who are
trying to cross the street afraid.
     2. Queue jumping At the post office, or even at McDonald"s, people push to the front of a line instead
of waiting.
     3. Bumping Too many people are crowed onto buses and trains. This makes people feel terrible, and it is
not safe, either.On a bus in North America, people try to make themselves smaller and they"ll say "Excuse
me" or "Sorry" if they knock into someone. In China, people make themselves bigger with no "Excuse me"
or "Sorry"
4. Littering I notice this everywhere. Some people throw rubbish onto the ground even when there is a
rubbish bin (箱) right next to them. Most Chinese people are just as unhappy with these kinds of things as
I am. And, certainly, the government (政府) has known the problems and is trying to do something
about them.

1-5  BCCAB

阅读理解。

Mobile phones (手机) have become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned (禁止) students from carrying mobile phones during school hours.       Mobile phones" use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students will want them.       Mary Bluett, an official, said mobile phones" use is a distraction (分心的事) to students during school hours, and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers said that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.       She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn"t get in touch with their children.       Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at the school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school: they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.       Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have mobile phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.

1. Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones _____.

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A. because they are students B. when they are free C. when they are at school D. because they are children

2. We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from _____.

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A. the makers and sellers B. the passers-by and strangers C. their parents and friends D. some mobile phone users

3. What does the underlined word "cheat" mean in Paragraph 3?

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A. 聊天 B. 核对 C. 查询 D. 作弊

4. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn"t _____ during school hours.

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A. use their mobile phones B. leave their mobile phones at the school office C. help the teachers with their work D. get in touch with their children

5. The passage tells us that _____.

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A. students shouldn"t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons B. it is impossible to ban students from using mobile phones at school C. some parents felt unhappy because their children couldn"t use mobile phones at school D. parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours

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For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping-watching TV and buying thing by phone. Now, teleshopping is starting in Europe. In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys and many other thing.       Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden. For example, the biggest Swedish teleshopping company sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries, and in one year it made $ 100 million. In France, there are two teleshopping channels (频道), and the French spend $ 20 million a year buying things through those channels.       In Germany, until last year, teleshopping was on one channel for one hour every day. Then the government allowed more teleshopping.  Other channels can now open for telebusiness, including teleshoping, because it allows people to do their shopping without leaving their homes. With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason to allow more teleshopping. But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping. They call teleshopping " junk on the air". Many Europeans worry about the quality of the things for sale on TV. Good quality is important to them, and they believe they can"t be sure about the quality of the things they see on TV.        The need for high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be different from American companies. They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers can"t touch or see in person.

1. In which countries can people teleshop?     _________________________________ 2. What is teleshopping?     _________________________________ 3. In which countries does the biggest Swedish company sell things?      _________________________________ 4. What do some European worry about?      _________________________________ 5. What must Europeans teleshopping companies do to make people buy things?      _________________________________

用所给动词的正确形式填空，必要时使用used to。

My grandmother complains about how things   1   (change), and she says that life   2  (be) better. Families aren"t families the way they  3  (be). And mothers  4  (stay) home and take care of their children, but now everyone   5   (work). No one has time for children. Everyone"s divorced. (离婚) If a husband and wife   6   (have) problems with their marriage, they don"t stay together anymore.       And the cars! No one   7  (walk) anymore; everybody drives. We   8   (walk) five miles to school everyday, even in winter. And people   9  (not, talk) to each other anymore. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think…        Life   10  (be) simple, but it isn"t now.

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Most people have jobs. They go to work nearly every day. Some people are lucky. Either they have very interesting jobs or they make a lot of money. Most people are not so lucky. Either their jobs are not very interesting or they don"t make much money.       The most interesting jobs are often the most difficult. People take a long time to learn how to do them. Doctors study for at least six years after finishing school. Some young people have interesting and high-pay jobs. Many young players do their work successfully. Football and tennis stars are usually under 35 years old. Older people usually can not play these sports very well. They cannot move fast enough. Golf, however, is a good sport for older people. Many golf players are quite old, but they can play it successfully. Most people work until they are 60 or 65 years old. Then they retire (退休) and have a lot of free time.       Some people never retire though. These people usually have very interesting jobs. Writers, artists, scientists and actors usually work until they die. Their work is their life.

1. Some ______ people have interesting or high-pay jobs, ______     most people don"t have such good luck. 2. Some jobs ______ a long time to learn because they are ______.  3. Young players can ______ very fast, so many of them play these ______     like football and tennis very ______.  4. Golf is a good sport for ______ people.  5. Most people keep ______ until the age of 60 or 65. But writers, artists,     scientists and actors can work all their ______.

阅读理解。

Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned (禁止) students from carrying mobile phones during school hours.        Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the schools this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas presents, and more students want them.        Mary Bluett, an official (官员) said mobile phone use is a distraction (分心) to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat (作弊) during exams.        The official said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn"t get in touch with their children.        Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school: they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.        Many people say that they understand why parents would like their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.

1. Have some middle schools in Australia banned students from carrying mobile phones at school?     ______________________________________ 2. Probably from whom did some children get mobile phones?     ______________________________________  3. What did some students use phone messages to do?      ______________________________________ 4. Why did some parents feel unhappy about banning mobile phones at school?      ______________________________________ 5. Can students use mobile phones for some special reasons?      ______________________________________