For most people, the word "fashion (时尚)" means "clothes". But people may ask the question, "What clothes are in fashion?" And they use the word "fashionable" in the same way:

"She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable colour. "

But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs ... and in languages.

Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.

Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours.

New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.

1.Most people think that "fashion" means __________.

A．subjects

B．holidays

C．books

D．clothes

2.By          we can see that fashions change as time goes.

A．finding a job

B．looking at pictures

C．eating in a restaurant

D．wearing a fashionable coat

3.In the 5th paragraph the writer mentions            kinds of ways to send information.

A．three

B．four

C．five

D．six

4."There is money in fashion" means

A．people like fashion and money

B．fashionable things are expensive

C．one can make money through fashion

D．a fashionable man makes much money

5.The passage is mainly about              .

A．the changes of fashions

B．the kinds of colours

C．the money in fashion

D．the differences between houses

 

Libraries give kids a quiet and safe place to read and learn. For over 100 years, libraries have played an important role in Americans’ education. But how are these book-filled buildings changing with the times? You may be surprised to find out.
Benjamin Franklin famously founded (创建) America’s first lending library in 1731. But the public library system got its biggest development in the American history in the late 1800’s. Businessman Andrew Carnegie donated millions of dollars to help build free public libraries across the country. Between 1886 and 1919, Carnegie’s donations helped build 1,679 new libraries.
Carnegie believed that libraries could offer the chances to Americans, young and old. He knew that the more libraries there were, the more people would have opportunities to read and use books, speeches and news. 
If you can easily find a public library in your community(社区), you’ll get more chances. After all, the United States has 9,225 public libraries. Today, libraries keep growing. Seven tenths of the libraries have free Internet. It provides much more information and opportunities to ask for jobs online.
Libraries are also teaching kids about the fun of reading. The new program Read! Build! Play! adds reading into playtime. As kids listen to a book that is being read aloud, they use Legos (乐高积木) to build images(图像) from the story happily. Today’s libraries are always looking for creative programs to bring people into the library.
Benjamin Franklin once said, “The doors of wisdom(智慧) are never shut.” As long as the doors of public libraries are open, what he said is most certainly correct!
【小题1】 Benjamin Franklin founded the first lending library in _______.

A．1731

B．1800

C．1886

D．1919

【小题2】How many public libraries have free Internet now?

A．2767.

B．6458.

C．9225.

D．1679.

【小题3】The right order of the following statements is ______ .
①The public library system in America developed fast.
②The first lending library was founded.
③ Libraries provide information and chances to ask for job online.
④ Libraries try to bring people into the library by using creative programs.

A．②①③④

B．②③④①

C．③④①②

D．①②③④

【小题4】 The last paragraph mainly tells us_________.

A．libraries have played an important role in Americans’ education

B．public libraries in the US should never close the doors

C．the writer doesn’t agree with Benjamin Franklin

D．libraries help people to open the doors of wisdom

【小题5】 The best title for the passage is _______.

A．the libraries in the world

B．libraries and opportunities

C．libraries teach kids to read and learn

D．the development of the American libraries

My parents taught me not to waste food. My mum always found ways to make leftovers（剩余食物） taste good. I went to YiLan to learn about some of their special food. As I was there, I learned about the food and the history of the area. I learned that they don’t waste food, either, and they use leftovers! 

Many years ago, there was not enough food for everyone. People learned to cook and eat almost everything. They had to think of ways to make special dishes. One of these dishes is kao zha.It  made  with leftovers like

meat, soup, oil and fat. That might not sound very good, but it does taste good.

Today, kao zha is a special dish at big banquets (宴会).  Another famous dish is called zao bing.

 It’s made with fruit, meat and other things. I really liked it! But I didn’t want to eat too much.  It has a

lot of fat in it. I smelled something burning and I saw smoke, so I found another special food of the YiLan area  duck  meat. The duck meat is put in a big oven (炉) to cook it. Smoke keeps the meat fresh.   I don’t

usually eat meat, but this duck meat was delicious! It tasted sweet. YiLan is a great place with delicious food. I hope I can come back again! 

1.The writer learns from her parents _______. 

A. not to eat leftovers          B. to eat good food

C. not to waste food           D. to make good food 

2.She finds that people in YiLan ____. 

A. always waste food          B.  don’t use leftovers 

C. don’t have enough food      D. can cook special food

3.Kao zha is a good dish that is made with ____. 

A. fruit, meat and other things     B. fresh and sweet duck meat 

C. some different leftovers       D. meat, soup and fruit 

4.There are ___ kinds of special foods mentioned in the passage

A. two        B. three        C. four        D. five 。

5.What does the writer think of YiLan?

A. It’s a dirty place            B.   It’s a great place  

C.It’s a dangerous place        D.   It’s a wonderful place.

 

Recent research from the Pew Internet Project suggests that 90% of Americans aged from 12 to 17 use the Internet, and 51% of those teens use social networks. However, there are many possibleproblems with social networking sites and the teenagers who use them.

Apart from the social advantages, social networking sites can be used to record school research, develop artistic talents and experiment with other forms of subject creation. They provide a way to communicatewith others who share the same interests and to get helpful advice on ongoing projects.
Along with these advantages come some dangers. For example, most social networking sites are open to all, especially MySpace, which is the most popular social network among teens in America. It means that they could be put in unpleasant and frightening situations.
A greater danger is that teens may become objects of the people with secret purposes. The secrecy of some social networking sites makes it easy for dangerous people to find young teens and invite them into dangerous conversations. It’s easy for them to pretend as teens and draw children into dangerous real-world communication as well. Then further hurt might be on its way.
Another danger is identity stealing, which can happen when teens share too much information about their names, dates of birth and locations.
Therefore, it’s very important to make sure teens are safe when they use social networks.
Many of the same rules that work for online chat work for these sites:
※Don’t use your real name.
※ Don’t give out personal information to people you don’t know. A last name and a town
are enough for a bad guy to find where you are.
※ Don’t believe that people are who they say to be.
※ Immediately end any communication that makes you uncomfortable and report it to a
parent.
Only if you are sure of your safety, can you enjoy the fun brought by social networking. Besides, trying to deal with all problems on your own can lead to terrible results. Remember, asking your parents or school officials for help doesn’t mean you are unable to do anything but wiser than many others.                                             
【小题1】How many dangers of using social networks are mentioned in the passage?

A．2.

B．3.

C．4.

D．5.

【小题2】The writer takes MySpace as an example to show that ________.

A．students could be put into unreal situations on the Internet

B．teenagers are facing unknown dangers on the social networks

C．Internet provides more social websites to American teenagers

D．social networks are very popular among teenagers in America

【小题3】We can infer from the passage that ________.

A．the dangers are similar when chatting online and surfing social networks

B．more than half American teenagers aged from 12 to 17 use social networks

C．teens who ask for help are wiser when meeting problems on social networks

D．there are more disadvantages than advantages for teens to use social networks

It’s so beautiful outside that spending the day in the office would be very boring. So why not take the vacations(假期)off? A new survey(调查)found that 31﹪of U.S workers don’t always take all of their vacation days. Americans have 12 vacation days on average(平均)each year, but they give back an average of 3 vacation days each year.
So why don’t they use up their vacation days? Some say they would rather get money back for their unused days; some busy workers say they just can’t leave their work. Americans have fewer vacation days than workers in any other country surveyed.
The French take their vacations seriously. French workers get an average of 39 vacation days, and 40﹪ plan to take at least one there-to-four-week vacation.
Workers in Sweden receive an average of 25 vacation days a year, but they can’t find time to use them all. More workers there return vacation days than any other country surveyed.
British workers have the longest working week in Europe(欧洲),with 23 vacation days --the shortest vacation. So they feel overworked.75﹪ say their weekends or vacations are too short and 40﹪ would sacrifice a day’s pay(工资)for one more vacation day.
【小题1】____________ U.S workers don’t always take all of their vacation days.

A．All

B．Most

C．Some

D．Few

【小题2】How many vacation days do Americans have on average each year in fact?

A．9

B．12

C．15

D．23

【小题3】Which country has the most workers working during the vacation days?

A．America.

B．France.

C．Sweden.

D．Great Britain.

【小题4】What does the word “sacrifice” mean in the last sentence?

A．Use up.

B．Put up.

C．Take up.

D．Give up.

【小题5】Which of the following is true?

A．Some American workers are too busy to leave their work.

B．French workers can take one Three-to-four week days.

C．Swedish workers can enjoy all of their vacation days.

D．British workers have the shortest vacation days of all the countries surveyed.