Most children now chat daily either online or through their mobile phones. They are connecting to a huge number of other children all over the world. Some are shy “in real life” but are confident to communicate with others online; others find support from people of their own age on relationship issues, or problems at home.
Sometimes the online world, just like the real world, can introduce problems, such as bullying or arguments. Going online is great fun, but there are also a few people who use the Internet for offensive (冒犯性的) or illegal aims. Children must be made aware of both the good things and the dangers.
To keep children safe your management must cover the family computer. Just as you decide which TV pro-grams are suitable, you need to do the same for the websites and chat rooms your children visit. Remind your children that online friends are still strangers. Re-minding them of the risks will keep them alert (警惕).
Computer studies are part of schoolwork now, so it’s likely that your children may know more than you do. We get left behind when it comes to the latest gad-gets and the interactive areas of websites, like chat rooms and message boards, which are especially strange. The language of chat is strange to many parents, too. Chatters love to use abbreviations (缩写) such as: atb — all the best, bbfn — bye bye for now, cul8er — see you later, gr8 — great, Idk — I don’t know, imbl — it must be love, kit — keep in touch, paw — parents are watching, lol — laugh out loud, xlnt — excellent!
It seems like another language, and it is!
1.The passage is meant for ______.
A. children B. parents C. teachers D. net bar owners
2.Which of the following will the author probably agree with?
A. The Internet is not good for children.
B. The chat language is strange to adults.
C. Children shouldn’t chat so much online.
D. The Internet is a good place for children.
3.The purpose of writing this passage is to advise ______.
A. people not to use the net language in real life
B. children not to meet online friends freely
C. teachers to have students study on computers
D. parents to protect their children from online dangers
4.In order to keep children safe online, you’d better ______.
A. choose suitable websites and chat rooms for them
B. teach them to use correct net words
C. surf the Internet together with them
D. forbid them to use the Internet
5.If you stand beside him when your son is chatting about something secret online, he may use ______.
A. bbfn B. lol C. paw D. cul8er
Frank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York, in 1852. His family were very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Frank did not want to be a farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.
Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract people’s interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends（小商品）for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said “FIVE CENTS EACH’. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.
Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened his own store, selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly from the factories. Once, for example, Woolworth went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.
By 1919, Woolworth had over 1000 stores in the US and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always ran his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was : ‘THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.”
1.Frank took a short business course in order to __________.
A. earn more money for his family B. learn something from a salesman
C. get away from the farm D. get enough to eat
2.Frank sold the odds and ends quickly because ________.
A. he knew how to get people to buy his goods
B. he cut down the price by half
C. he had put the goods on a table in a very nice way
D. the sign he put on the table was well designed
3.The price of the knives was cut down by half because _________.
A. the factory workers worked 24 hours a day
B. knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory
C. the knives were made in German, where labour was cheap
D. the knives were produced in one factory
4.__________ make Woolworth a world-famous man.
A. His business skills and his wealth
B. The low price of the goods he sold
C. His trip to Germany and his huge order of knives
D. His natural skill for showing things
5.The belief that “The customer is always right” suggests that __________.
A. whenever there is a quarrel between the customer and shop assistant, the customers are always right.
B. If you want to succeed, the rule is the only way
C. stores must always follow the customer’s orders if they want to make more money
D. stores should do their best to meet the customer’s needs if they want to be successful
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用口号中词语的正确形式填空。
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I’m very pleased 31 (see) all of you here because you are my special guests. Welcome to our company’s museum. My name is Brown, George Brown. I’m the general manager of the company. As you all know, we 32 (main) make computers in our company, as well as some other electronic products. But we are also quite interested in 33 (educate). That’s why we have founded this museum, 34 children can learn how computers have been developed, how they are made 35 how they are used in industry, agriculture, scientific research and many other areas. Children can operate the computers, push the buttons and listen to stories about computers, and they can enjoy video shows. I know you are all teachers and you know 36 schoolchildren really need. So I hope you can give me suggestions after you 37 (show) around. I want my museum to be the best of its kind 38 it opens to all schoolchildren. This is Mr Tom Silver, my assistant. He will be your guide now. I’ll be ___39___ you in an hour and a half. Enjoy 40 . See you.
It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon（马车）and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of 16 to where he was going. Pretty soon he 17_ that he was lost, but he continued to drive, expecting to re-find his way or to 18 someone who could tell him how to get back to the 19 .
It was a long 20 road. For many __21__ he kept on driving. When it was almostdark ，he saw in a field a tall 22 ploughing（犁地） the land. He stopped his 23 team of horses near the fence and called out，“Hello，farmer.”
“Hello，yourself，”the farmer___24____，still ploughing .
“Where does the horse go？”he asked without knowing his language mistakes.
“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It 25 stays right where it is，”said the farmer，without stopping his work.
“How far is it to the next town？” said the city man，speaking a little more 26 .
“Don’t know. I never 27 it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting 28 .“What do you know？You’re the biggest fool I ever saw.”
Finally stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time 29 at the city man. Then he said，“Maybe I don’t know much. 30 I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost！”
1.A. signs B. orders C. attention D. direction
2.A. realized B. recognized C. accepted D. received
3.A. miss B. meet C. look D. lose
4.A. town B. country C. capital D. village
5.A. lonely B. busy C. dirty D. crowded
6.A seconds B. minutes C hours D years
7.A. driver B. policeman C. farmer D. worker
8.A. strong B. tired C. weak D. tiring
9.A. asked B. demanded C. replied D. ordered
10.A. always B. often C. sometimes D. seldom
11.A .politely B. friendly C. loudly D. angrily
12.A. judged B. measured C. saw D. studied
13.A. sad B. lovely C. friendly D. angry
14.A. gladly B. immediately C. silently D. excitedly
15.A. Generally B. Fortunately C. Certainly D. Perhaps
由于观点和立场的不同,孩子与父母之间时常存在一些矛盾和问题,某英文报社正在就“如何改善孩子与父母之间的关系”这一主题征稿,请你写一篇英语短文,发表自己的观点和看法。
要点如下:
1. 存在问题:
孩子:不信任父母,不愿意与父母交流；经常对父母发脾气……
父母:处理问题的方式简单,把自己的想法强加(impose . . . . . . on)给孩子……
2. 解决办法:
孩子:多和父母沟通；尊敬父母,多体谅父母……
父母:多和孩子相处,耐心听取他们的想法……
注意:可适当增加细节；词数:120左右
此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（／）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
One evening two young men were walking in the street.
They tried to find a chance to steal everything. The clock 1. ________
strikes twelve. Most people were in bed. Quickly they came2. __________
to a house so it seemed that everyone in the house had fallen 3. _______
sleeping. Standing at the front gate, one man said in English to4.. __________
the other at a low voice, “You wait here. I will go around to 5. __________
the front door and then get into the house.” Suddenly out 6. __________
of the house ran a dog, barking at them. The two men were 7. __________
very afraid and ran away as fast as possibly. They didn’t stop 8.________
until they had got to a lonely place. One man said to the other9.__________
in surprise, “It’s too bad. I had thought that the dog could10. __________
understand English.”
