Starting from this month， you won’t be hearing the word “NBA” on sports programs on CCTV. Instead， sport hosts will give the full Chinese name when they refer to the NBA – National Basketball Association. You also won’t hear any other English abbreviations（缩写式）on CCTV’s Chinese programs， such as GDP (gross domestic product) or WTO (World Trade Organization). You will hear their Chinese translations.

CCTV received a notice from the State Administration of Radio， Film and Television， telling it to avoid using English-language abbreviations in their reports to protect the “purity” of the Chinese language. A few other TV stations also received the notice.

Fu Zhenguo， an editor of People’s Daily， is one of the people who proposed（提议）the change. “Using English in a Chinese-speaking environment is against Chinese law，” he said. “Using English on Chinese TV programs is unfair to people who don’t understand English. It will have a bad language influence on kids and teenagers.”

But some experts have a different opinion. Liu Yaoying， a professor at the Communications University of China， said the move shows cultural conservatism（保守主义）. “If Western countries can accept some Chinglish（中国式英语）words， why can’t the Chinese language be mixed with English?” Liu said.

A lot of people have criticized the move， saying that it will cause problems for them.

“I understand what CD， VCD and DVD mean when I hear them. But I won’t know what the TV programs are talking about if I hear those products’ full Chinese names，” a person wrote in a BBS post. Following the same post， another person wrote jokingly： “I’m not listening to my MP3 now. I’m listening to my Moving Picture Experts Group-1 Audio Layer 3.

Some people also question why CCTV is keeping its logo， since it is also an English abbreviation.

1. We can’t hear the English abbreviations from this month because___________.

A. no one can say the abbreviations

B. the abbreviations are useless

C. Chinese translations are easier to be understood.

D. the purity of Chinese should be protected

2. Which of the following is an abbreviation of an organization?

A. DVD B. WTO C. GDP D. VCD

3.What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “criticized”?

A. 阻止 B. 赞同 C. 表扬 D. 批评

4.From the passage， we know that.

A. Not all the people are satisfied with the move.

B. All the people are pleased with the move.

C. CCTV has given up its logo.

D. The Chinese language can’t be mixed with English .

5. The seventh paragraph shows

A. a bad language influe nce on kids and teenagers

B. it is unfair for our Chinese to use English abbreviations.

C. problems caused by not using the English abbreviations

D. cultural conservatism

My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent， I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried， the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year， it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. In this way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser， and I even begged him. Nothing worked.

One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and asked God for help. “Please God， I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you.”

I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word， I choked up（哽咽）and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son， but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands. ” For a moment there was silence on the other and of the line. The headmaster seriously said， “Thank you for your time”， and hung up.

Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally， he was even on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year， I attended a parent –– teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home， he said， “Mum， remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said， it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”

1.Which of the following has the similar meaning as the underlined word “withdrawn” in the first paragraph?

A. Quiet and lonely

B. Relaxed and excited

C. Talkative and lively

D. Happy and easy-going

2.According to the first report card， Karl ___________.

A. often went to school late

B. failed in all the exams

C. did a good job at school

D. didn’t do well at school

3. When the mother said “It’s out of my hands.” to the headmaster， she meant that she ___________.

A. didn’t know what to do about her son

B. would drive her son away from the house

C. had no money to support the family

D. she would have to hang up

4.Who was it that telephoned Karl’s mother that day?

A. The headmaster.

B. The school adviser.

C. Karl himself.

D. The passage doesn’t tell us.

5. From the passage we can learn that _____________.

A. children in single – parent families always have mental problems

B. mother’s love plays an important role in teenagers’ life

C. parents should give their children as much help as possible

D. school education still works well without support from parent

综合填空，阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents. They say that their parents don’t 1.u_____________ them. They often think their parents are too strict 2. w_____________ them.

Parents often find it difficult to win their 3.c_____________ trust， and they seem to forget how they themselves felt when they were young.

For example， young people like to do things without much thinking. It’s one of their ways to show that they grow up and they can solve any difficult4.p_____________. But older people always think 5. m_____________ than young people. Most of them plan things ahead and don’t like their plans to be6. c_____________， so when you want your parents to let you do something， you will succeed easily if you ask before you really start doing it.

Young people often make their parents angry by the7.c_____________ they wear， the music they enjoy and something else. But they don’t mean to cause any trouble. They just want to be cut off (摆脱) from the old people’s world and they are8.t_____________ to make a new culture of their own. And if their parents don’t like their music or clothes or their ways of speech， the young people feel very sad. Sometimes instead of going out with their parents， they just want to stay at home 9.a_____________ and do what they like.

If you plan to do something， you’d10. b_____________ win your parents over and get them to understand you， if so， your parents will certainly let you do whatever you want to do.

任务型阅读

阅读下面的短文，并完成短文后的任务。

Playing is serous business for children. In fact， it’s what they do best! Ask them why they do it， and kids will probably say， “Because it’s fun!” But it’s much more than that. It’s also good for them.

78）Studies show that from birth babies begin learning through play. They use their five senses to get know their new world. Touching allows them to discover how different things feel. Brightly colored toys and clothing help develop a baby’s sense of sight(视觉).

When small children choose which toy to play with， they begin developing their abilities in making decisions.

Children love toys that allow them to use their imagination. Sometimes an empty box is more fun than a high-tech toy. That’s because a box can become anything a child imagines it to be.

Crayons， paints and Play-Doh (彩色塑泥) are also good because they allow children to crate. Traditional building blocks teach important pre-math skills like problem-solving.

79）Playing doesn’t become any less important once children start school. Many valuable(有价值的) lessons about life are learned on the school playground. Kids learn how to share， take turns and play by the rules.

（一）根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1.What can children do best in their childhood?

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2.What kind of toys do children love?

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（二）将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

3._________________________________________________________.

4._________________________________________________________.

（三）请给短文拟一个适当的题目。

5._________________________________________________________.

书面表达

假设下面的图片描述的是发生在你妈妈身上的事。请你用一段连贯的文字，描述下面三幅图中所展示的内容，并根据生活常识，发挥想象，续写第四幅图可能发生的事情。（不少于80词）

One evening， when my mother

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I have a lovely _________/pet/. His name is Jacky.

A. pen B. pig C. pet D. Put

My favorite show is at eight， I don’t want to ________/mis/ it.

A.miss B. make C. mix D.meet

Go along the_______/r??d/and turn left. You’ll see a bookstore in front of you.

A. red B. road C.ride D. read

We should eat more vegetables and fruit to keep___________/?helθI/.

A.happen B. happily C. hardly D. healthy

Talking with foreigners is a good way to _________/Im?pru:v/our English.

A. important B.invite C. improve D. impolite