Today’s teens don’t see anything strange in the fact _______the computer takes up a central place in their social lives.

A. which           B. that             C. where            D. what

 

认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格不超过3个单词。

    Some people think that the Internet is a necessary part of our getting an education, but others blame it for making people addicted (上瘾). This article will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the Internet.

    One of the advantages of the Internet is that one can find all the information on it

with ease(轻易，毫不费劲). Internet portals (入口) like "YAHOO" and "AltaVista" have been created to help us do so. With an Internet connection at home, one has almost no need to go to a library, and this can save a lot of time. Another advantage is that we can communicate with almost everyone over the Net. Email is much cheaper and faster than the normal mail.

    On the other hand, the disadvantages are a serious problem for today’s world. The Internet has led to a new disease: Internet addiction. Many students who used to work hard on their studies now spend all their time online, chatting and doing other worthless things, and wasting a lot of money in Internet cafes. In extreme(极端的) cases teens are even lured (引诱) into doing things that are improper and even illegal (不合法的), such as making videos for adults.

    The Internet is part of our lives now, but we still have to learn to avoid the dangers that come with it. We should remember that it’s only a source of information, and not a way to search for true friendship.

    

        1.             :We need to learn to make use of the Internet properly.

Advantages:

●We can look for (2)______  we need.

●We can get information (3)______ with the help of Internet portals.[来源:Zxxk.Com]

●If the Internet is available at home, we don’t need to go to a library, which can save a lot of time.

●The Internet lets us (4)______ almost everyone.

( 5 )             :        

●People become addicted to the Internet.

●Students waste (6)______ chatting and doing useless things.

●Internet cafes can cost a lot of (7)______.

●Children can be lured into doing (8)______ things.

The author’s (9)______ :

The Internet is a (10)______ of our lives, but we should learn to avoid the dangers it involves.

 

许多学习生活中的烦恼都会使人产生压力,为了更好地发现及解决同学们中存在的心理压力问题,你们班特意开展了一次以"Less Pressure, Better Life"为主题的英语演讲比赛,请你准备发言稿,谈谈你的一些缓解压力的好办法,与同学分享,内容包括:

●同学们中普遍存在的压力：学习很努力，成绩不理想；作业太多没时间玩。

●我的压力：成绩好但与同学相处有困难；与父母缺乏沟通(communicate with…)。

●缓解压力的方法：至少两项。

注意: 1、文中不得出现真实的姓名和校名。

2、            字数：100字左右。格式已为你写好，但不计入总词数。

3、            可适当增加细节，使行文连贯，不要逐条翻译。

Less Pressure, Better Life

Hello, boys and girls!

Pressure is a serious problem in today’s world. Students in our class are under too much pressure.

 

A recent online poll (民意调查) asked kids what they hated most about school. “Classes are boring” came in first. “Too much homework” was a close second. Since all activities remain interesting for only so long, too much homework can lead to ennui. So, why are some kids getting homework overload? Teachers give two reasons. First, they say, the government now requires schools to meet higher-than-ever achievement goals for students. If students don’ t succeed, the school faces punishment. Second, many parents want their children to be able to get into the best colleges and universities. These parents believe homework is a way to ensure that students are learning as much as possible.

    People who favor homework argue that it can have many beneficial effects. They claim it can help students develop good study habits. Homework can help students recognize that learning can occur at home as well as at school. It can help develop their independent learning and responsible character traits(性格特征).

   But studies show that middle school students doing 60 to 90 minutes of homework a night are doing just as well in school as those doing more than 90 minutes. And homework can have negative effects. Homework can deny students access to leisure(休闲) activities that also teach important skills. For example, sports teams teach cooperation and leadership, in addition to helping kids stay physically active. Another problem with too much homework is that parents can get too involved. They can put too much pressure on their kids.

So what should be done? Good homework assignments in the proper amount will have positive effects. Too much homework, however, will have negative effects. The bottom line: Students in grades three through six should do no more than 30 to 60 minutes of homework each night.

1.The underline word “ennui” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “______” .

   A. relaxation      B. fancy          C. boredom            D. intelligence

2. According to Paragraph 1, the kids are given much homework because ________.

   A. schools are evaluated in terms of students’ achievement.

   B. the government doesn’t take the problem seriously

   C. it is a good way to improve the students’ ability

   D. time will be made full use of in this way

3.Those who are in favor of homework think that _______.

   A. homework helps students to succeed

   B. it’s good for kids to help each other in learning

   C. parents are a great help when kids do homework at home

   D. homework helps children to learn independently

4. Which of the following is NOT a negative effect of too much homework?

   A. Kids have little time to do leisure activities.

   B. There is a lack of sleeping time.

   C. The chances of learning other skills are lost.

   D. Kids are under pressure from their parents.

5. The author’s purpose in writing the passage is _______.

   A. to criticize the school teachers

   B. to attract public attention to kids’ study

   C. to offer more help to today’s kids

   D. to call for proper amounts of homework

 

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

     One student took a box of chicken to class．Another carried on a cell-phone  21  ,and still another whistled loudly every time the   22   turned his back．

     Reform school? No．College．

     More and more, professors say, they are coming across  23   students in their classrooms．Many of today’s young scholars arrive late, leave  24  , talk loud or take care of personal  25  such as paying bills during class．

     Why are the students behaving  26  _? “Because they can,” said a student of University of North Texas．“A lot of the time, the professors let them get away with it．”

     Some educators say it is time to bring politeness back to their classrooms—and even   27 taking some of the blame for bad behavior．They say that rude students are by no means the majority but that one of them can ruin an entire   28 ．

     People are   29 __when they learn that impolite behavior is becoming more and more common in   30  _ education, says Dr．Gerald Amanda, a counselor at City College of San Francisco．They   31 some high school students to misbehave, but think those who get to   32__  will behave more politely．

     Dr．Amanda believes that society in   33   has become more tolerant of rude behavior and 

34  ___ people in power, including professors, no longer  35 ___standards for  36 __．That leads to a growing imprudence（轻率行为）  37  some college students．“There’s a great   38    of bad behavior in the world around them, and young people see it and   39  _disrespect,” said Dr．Amanda,   40 ___that sometimes students “have no idea that they are being rude．”

1.A．line               B．conversation     C．message          D．picture

2.A．professor          B．student          C．president            D．classmate

3.A．hardworking        B．cheating         C．rude             D．selfish

4.A．late               B．early                C．noisily          D．quietly

5.A．felling            B．interest         C．computer         D．business

6.A．badly              B．well             C．politely         D．oneself

7.A．enjoy              B．hate             C．start                D．avoid

8.A．school         B．company          C．society          D．class

9.A．delighted          B．surprised            C．interested           D．encouraged

10.A．better                B．more             C．higher           D．younger

11.．A．expect          B．hope             C．forbid           D．wish

12.A．work              B．college          C．learning         D．knowledge

13.A．all               B．time             C．charge           D．general

14.A．why               B．how              C．whether          D．that

15.A．change            B．break                C．set              D．reach

16.A．teaching          B．politeness           C．thinking         D．progress

17.A．about             B．for              C．behind           D．among

18.A．deal              B．number           C．many             D．sum

19.A．prepare           B．grow             C．develop          D．improve

20.A．speaking          B．adding           C．warning          D．wishing