Many children think mobile phones are cool. They come in fun colours and you can talk with a friend anytime and anywhere.
In the USA, more than 90 million people use mobile phones. Many of those people are children. For children, mobile phones are more than phone calls. They are fashionable.
Most mobile phone users don’t think about the health problems caused by mobile phones. Some scientists say that mobile phones give off radiation(辐射) that might be bad for users. One recent study shows that mobile phone radiation might raise a person’s chance of getting some kinds of cancer. Other scientists say mobile phones are not bad for people’s health. They say that they didn’t find any link between mobile phone use and cancer.
Scientists say that people can protect themselves from mobile phone radiation. One way is to use a earphone, or people can make shorter calls.
1.Many children like mobile phones because they think mobile phones are _________.
A. cool B. colourful
C. cheap D. their toys
2. In the USA, who thinks mobile phones are more than phone calls?
A. women B. men
C. scientists D. children
3.Which of the following sentences is true?
A. All scientists think mobile phones are bad for users.
B. Some scientists think mobile phones are bad for users.
C. Mobile phones can make people die.
D. Mobile phones are only bad for children.
4.The underlined word “give off” in the passage means “________”.
A. 发出 B. 放弃
C. 远离 D. 传播
5. To protect themselves from mobile phone radiation, people can ________________.
A. make longer calls B. use a earphone
C. make shorter calls D. both B and C
This is the true story of a great woman. Her name was Helen Keller. She was born in 1880 in Alabama in the USA. When Helen was one year and a half, she got ill and then she became blind(瞎的) and deaf(聋的).
Her parents tried to do their best for their daughter and they asked a young teacher called Anne Sullivan to their home to teach Helen. Anne herself was almost blind in her youth. Helen was a smart girl but she couldn’t hear or talk. She was angry at this. So she was always crying and shouting. Then Anne often went for walks with Helen in the country near her home. After two weeks, Helen became quiet. Anne began to teach her how to spell and Helen learned to write. Boards(木板) with lines on them helped her to keep the words straight. Soon her talents were famous all over the world. There were her stories in newspapers and magazines. By the time she was 17, she was studying French, German, Latin, physics and many other subjects. She was still blind and deaf. In 1902, she wrote a book The Story of my life. It became well-known all over the world.
1. Helen became blind and deaf when she was ___________.
A. one year old B. half a year old
C. one year and a half old C. two years old
2. Why was Helen always crying and shouting?
A. Because she couldn’t hear and talk.
B. Because she felt lonely.
C. Because she was angry with Anne.
C. Because Anne always went out with her.
3. Anne taught Helen how to __________.
A. run B. speak and write
C. play football D. swim
4. Why did Helen need to use special boards to write on?
A. Because she didn’t like desks.
B. Because she didn’t have desks.
C. Because boards with lines on them helped her to keep the words straight.
D. Because she liked to use them.
5. How old was Helen when she finished the book The Story of my life?
A. 51. B. 42.
C. 22. D. 17.
John likes chocolates very much, but his mother doesn’t give him. They’re bad for his teeth, she thinks. But John has a very nice grandpa. The old man loves his grandson very much and sometimes he buys John some chocolates. Then his mother lets him eat them, because she wants to make the old man happy. On Sunday evening, it is John’s seventh birthday, he says, “Please, God, make them give me a big box of chocolates for my birthday.” His mother says, “God can’t hear you. Don’t shout.” “I know,” says the clever boy with a smile. “But my grandpa is in the next room, and he can.”
1.John’s mother thinks ______________.
A. John’s teeth are bad
B. chocolates are good for his teeth
C. chocolates are bad for his teeth
D. John likes cakes
2. Why does John’s mother let him eat chocolates sometimes?
A. Because John wants to eat it.
B. Because John’s grandpa buys some for him.
C. Because she wants to be happy.
D. Because she wants to make John’s grandpa happy.
3. Which one is right?
A. The grandfather is bad.
B. John studies hard in school.
C. John is clever.
D. John’s mother doesn’t love him.
4. What day is John’s seventh birthday?
A. Saturday. B. Friday.
C. Tuesday. D. Sunday.
5.Why does John shout?
A. He wants to make grandpa hear him.
B. He wants to make grandma hear him.
C. He wants to make God hear him.
D. He wants to make his mother hear him.
Jennifer was sitting on the bench. ‘It’s getting _ ,’ she thought. ‘I should go home.’ She wanted to know her parents’ reactions (反应) when she___ home after the three days she was missing. It was really dark when she finally got to home’s front door. It was different _ usual. _looked after the outside garden for _ days. It was so strange because her father usually worked hard to keep everything___ and tidy. She couldn’t understand what was going on. She walked into the _ . First, she went into the kitchen__ she saw a note written by her father. He said, ‘Dear Ellen, here is some coffee. I am looking for her out.’ Ellen was her mother, but ___ is she? She went to her parents’ room. She saw her there. Her___ was lying on the bed and was sleeping. Her face looked so tired as if she wasn’t asleep for days. Jennifer wanted to wake her up. However, she looked too tired, _ Jennifer just fell asleep beside her.
When Jennifer _ , something was different: She wasn’t in her mother’s room and she wasn’t _ the old clothes she ran away in. She was on her own bed. It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she _ __ a voice, ‘Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you __ us all very, very afraid.
1.A.early B.late C. warm D. angry
2.A.got B.get C. gets D. will get
3.A.to B.from C. with D. as
4.A.Everybody B.Somebody C. Anybody D. Nobody
5.A.many B.lots of C. a few D. much
6.A.clean B.dirty C. quiet D. busy
7.A.school B.room C. house D. library
8.A.if B.or C. what D. and
9.A.when B.who C. where D. what
10.A.mother B.father C. friend D. sister
11.A.and B.so C. but D. though
12.A.got up B.woke up C. put up D. cleaned up
13.A.putting on B.dressing C. wearing D. taking
14.A.heard B.listened C. sounded D. listened to
15.A.had B.told C. made D. gave
Alice didn’t want to let the rabbit ________________.
A. get away B. to get away
C. put away D. to put away
---- Don’t play with fire. ----- __________________.
A. Never mind. B. You’re welcome.
C. That’s all right. D. All right.
