I am a helpless (无助的) mother. I have a fourteen-year-old son. His name is Paul.
My first problem is about his hobbies. He spends almost all his free time playing computer games. When he gets home, he always turns on the computer and closes the door. I’m getting worried about him, especially when his English teacher tells me he always gets low marks (分数) in the English exams.
Second, he likes collecting model cars, but I don’t have enough money to buy all the things that he wants.
My last problem is that he is always alone. He hardly talks with his friends on the phone or goes out with anyone on weekends.
What should I do to help him? Please give me some advice.
1.What’s the purpose (意图) of this passage?
2.How many problems does the mother have?
3.What does Paul usually do in his free time?
4.What advice will you give to the mother and why?
阅读下面的对话，从方框内7个选项中选出5个恰当的句子补全对话。
A. Boys don’t wash clothes.
B. We can use our hands.
C. Why?
D. I’d like to, but I have to do the washing.
E. Yes, I’d love to.
F. OK. I’m coming to help you.
G. So do I.
A: Hello, Doris. Let’s go to the movies this afternoon.
B: 1. But what about coming to help me? So we can finish it early and go to the movies.
A: Well, err, that might be difficult.
B: 2.
A: Um, ah, I don’t know how to use a washing machine.
B: That’s no problem. 3.
A: But you see, err, I’m a boy. 4.
B: What rubbish! If you don’t help me, I’ll never go to the movies with you again.
A: 5.
The summer vacation is the best part of the year for most of American children. They usually have a good time outdoors. If one lives in the countryside, he or she may have fun playing in the woods or fields (田地). If one lives in a city, he or she likes to go to the park to play.
Tom, an American boy, enjoys traveling very much. Last summer he became interested in Chinese history, so he went to Beijing and Xi’an by plane. He left on the 15th of July and went back to New York on the last day of the month. During that time, he visited places of interest and went shopping. At night, he took walks to enjoy night views (风景). He had a wonderful vacation.
1.American children ______ like to play in the park.
A.in the town B.in the city C.in the countryside D.by the sea
2.Tom comes from ______.
A.China B.Japan C.Australia D.America
3.Last summer Tom went to ______ on vacation.
A.China B.India C.America D.Canada
4.Tom went on vacation for about ______.
A.a week B.ten days C.half a month D.a month
A Timetable for Children’s Palace
Tuesday 17:00-19:00 Photo Mr. Brown from France Learn to take good photos. Please bring your own camera. (5 weeks) | Wednesday 16:30-19:00 Computer Science Mr. Smith from New York Learn how to use computers (12 weeks)
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Thursday 19:30-21:30 Modern Medicine Ms. Green from London Would you like to know medical development? (4 weeks) | Saturday 14:00-17:00 Chess Mr. Wu from China Do you want to improve your skills of playing chess? (8 weeks) |
1.The teacher who teaches Computer Science is from ______.
A.France B.America C.Britain D.China
2.If you want to play chess better, ______ will probably give you some help.
A.Mr. Brown B.Ms. Green C.Mr. Smith D.Mr. Wu
3.If you are free between 19: 00 and 22: 00, you can learn ______.
A.how to take pictures B.Computer Science
C.Modern Medicine D.how to play chess
4.______ lasts (持续) the most days.
A.Photo B.Computer science. C.Modern medicine D.Chess
What will the future be like? Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now? Scientists think that life will probably be very different in 2050.
First of all, people won’t use TV channels (频道) by 2050. Instead, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program to the television.
Water will become a very serious problem. We’ll need much more water, but there won’t be enough. Some scientists are afraid that there may be wars (战争) because of water.
Cars will run on new and clean energy (能源) and they will go very fast. There won’t be any accidents (事故) with the help of computers. On the other hand, space planes will take people around the world in two hours.
Robots will work in factories instead of people. They do not ask for money and they can work for 24 hours a day.
In a word, by 2050, our life will change a lot and our future will be quite different from now.
1.Scientists think that life in the future will be ______.
A.better B.worse C.the same D.different
2.There may be the following except (除了) ______ in 2050.
A.TV programs B.car accidents C.space planes D.robots
3.Scientists are afraid that there may be wars because ______.
A.there won’t be enough water B.robots will work instead of people
C.people will need more new energy D.there will be too many space planes
4.The passage mainly talks about ______.
A.watching TV in the future B.moving around in the future
C.life in the future D.robots in the future
Are you interested in students in other countries? Do they have much homework? What do they do in their free time? People did a survey in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. Here is the result.
Who study the hardest?
Chinese students spend the most time in studying. About half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on homework every day.
Who sleep most often in class?
Japanese students fall asleep in class more often. About 45% of them sometimes doze off in class. It’s 32% in South Korea, 21% in the US and 5% in China.
What do they do after school?
In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with friends. Most Japanese students take exercise. Most South Korean students watch TV.
1.About ______ of Chinese students spend more than two hours on homework every day.
A.50% B.45% C.32% D.21%
2.According to the survey, ______ students sleep most often in class.
A.Chinese B.Japanese C.South Korean D.American
3.The underlined phrase “doze off” means ______ in Chinese.
A.上网 B.聊天 C.看电视 D.打瞌睡
4.Most American students ______ in their free time.
A.watch TV B.take after-school lessons
C.hang out with friends D.do sports
