Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy. Their school days are busy enough. After school, though, Cathy takes the two boys from football to basketball. Then she has to take her daughter to piano lessons. The tired children don’t get home until 7 pm. They have a quick supper, and it’s time for homework.

The Taylors are like many American and British parents. They take their children from activity to activity, and try to fit as much as possible into their kids’ lives. Doctors say many children are under too much pressure. Teachers complain(抱怨) about teaching tired kids in the classroom.

Most children take part in after-school clubs. Activities include sports, language learning, music and math classes. Pushy parents are nothing new, but now parents seem to push their children a lot more. Parents see other children doing a lot of things, and they feel their own children should do the same.

Linda Miller, a mother of three in London, knows all about such pressure. “In some families, competition starts from a very young age,” she says. “Mothers send their kids to all kinds of classes when they are very young. And they are always comparing them with other children. It’s crazy. People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.

Dr Alice Green agrees. She also says that these children may find it hard to think for themselves when they are older. “Parents are trying to plan their kids’ lives for them. When these kids are adults, they might find it difficult to plan things for themselves.” Parents should learn to give their kids a bit more time to themselves. On one hand, children need organized activities. On the other hand, they also need time and freedom to relax, and they need time to do things by themselves.

(   ) 8. Cathy Taylor sends her daughter to       .

A. math classes     B. language school B. sport club      D. piano lessons

(   ) 9. Why do teachers complain about teaching those children in the classroom?

A. Because they are very tired.     B. Because they know a lot of things.

C. Because they are under too much pressure. D. Because they can’t plan things for themselves.

(   ) 10. From the passage, we know children take part in after-school activities because       .

A. they have interest in them           B. their teachers tell them to do so

C. their parents push them to do so         D. they see other children doing these things

(  ) 11. The writer probably thinks that parents should       .

A. compare their children with others    B. plan their children’s lives for them

C. take their children to different classes  

D. give children time and let them do things by themselves

 

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  school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, teachers said mobile phone use is a distraction(娛樂(lè)) 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 during exams.

She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with(與…聯(lián)系) 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 want their children to have 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,           

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       .

   A. the makers and sellers           

B. the passers-by and strangers

   C. their parents and friends        

D. some mobile phones user

3.What does the underlined word cheat mean in the passage?

   A.聊天      B.核對(duì)    C.查詢(xún)      D.作弊

4.Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t          during school hours.

A. use their mobile phones   

B. leave their mobile phones at school office

C. help the teachers with their work   

D. get in touch with their children

5.The passage tells us that         .

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 they couldn’t use their phones at school

D. parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours.

 

 

Chairman Mao once said: “It is not hard to do one good deed. It is hard to do good deeds all your life.” Guo Mingyi, 52, a worker in Anshan, Liaoning, did just that. Over the past 20 years, Guo has donated 60,000 milliliters(毫升) of blood. That is the blood of 10 people put together.

　　 Once, on a cold winter of 2009, Guo got a call from the hospital. The doctors told him that a patient needed a blood donation. Guo didn’t have time to eat lunch. He travelled in the snow to get to the hospital. When he finished donating the blood, he was so tired that he fell asleep on the hospital bed.

　　 Guo and his family live a simple life. He and his wife and daughter live in a house of only 40 square meters. They don’t have a lot of money, but Guo saves money to support poor children. In the past 16 years, he has donated over 100,000 yuan to more than 180 poor students. When the parents met him, many cried. “He looks poorer than us,” they said.

　　 Guo has also offered hands to thousands of workers, friends and strangers. His warm heart has moved many people. They call him a “Modern-Day Lei Feng”.

　　 Recently, Chinese leaders called on people to learn from Guo. They say young people especially should learn his selfless devotion(無(wú)私奉獻(xiàn)).But Guo said he did these things in order not to get famous. “It’s just that some people need some help, and there should be someone standing out to give them a hand,” he said.

1.When was Guo Mingyi born in Anshan, Liaoning?

A. In 1940          B. In 1950          C. In 1960          D. In 1970

2.Why did Guo Mingyi donate the blood to a patient on a cold winter of 2009?

A. Because they are good friends.

B. Because he had no money to eat lunch.

C. Because he wanted to sleep in the hospital

D. Because he wanted to help the patient very much.

3.Which of the following is RIGHT about Guo Mingyi?

A. He is a common businessman.

B. He has a very rich family.

C. He wants to be famous a lot.

D. He devotes what he has to helping others

4.What does the writer write the passage for?

A. To learn from Gou Mingyi’s selfless devotion.

B. To donate blood to the people in need.

C. To raise money for poor students.

D. To remember Lei Feng.

5.Which part of the newspapers can we see the passage ?

A. Sports news         B. Health care     C. People           D. Nature

 

 

A. What do you want to see first? B. Why do you like them? C. Where are they? D. Do you like dolphins? E. What do you like? F. What are they? G. Why do you want to see them first?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   A: Many new animals are in the zoo. Do you know?

   B: Oh? ______1_______

   A: Pandas, lions, monkeys, giraffes and dolphins.

   B: Let’s go and see them.

   A: OK. ______2_______

   B: I want to see pandas first.

   A: ______3______

   B: Because they are very cute. ________4________

   A: I like dolphins.

   B: _______5________

   A: Because they are clever and cute.

 

從方框中選擇合適的句子完成對(duì)話，有多余的選項(xiàng)。（15分）
A:Do you like animals?
B:___36___
A:   Let’s go to see the animals this afternoon.There’s a new zoo in our city.
B:     ___37_____
A:_____38_____
B:Dolphins!
A:____39____
B:Because they are kind of smart. I like to see a dolphin show.
A: Well ,I like elephants.
B: Why do you like them?
A:__40____. They can do a lot of things with their noses.

A:Because they are interesting. B.What animals do you like? C.why do you like them? D.That sounds good. E.Yes,I do. F.Why are they interesting.