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　　In the past few years telephones in cars have become increasingly popular in the United States. At first they were very costly. And then they cost less, so many people ate now buying and using them. The police say people with car phones are reporting crimes they see and helping catch criminals.

　　In the southern State of Florida, more than 125,000 people have telephones in their cars. Almost one car in every 30 has a telephone. A man in a bug city of Florida is one of these car phone owners. One evening as he arrived home, he saw two people he did not know leaving the house next door. He called the police on his car telephone and followed the strangers in his car. The police caught the two men. A woman in another city of Florida sew a man shooting at another man during an attempt of robbery. She called the police on her car phone and followed the gunman as he fled in a car. She told the police where he was driving. With her information, the police stopped the man and caught him.

　　Many people use their car phones to report other drivers who seem to have drunk too much wine. They also report accidents. This helps doctors and nurses get to an accident sooner to provide medical aid. All those car telephones are like having many more sets of eyes and eats on the road. They help the police to do their jobs better. Car phones also help drivers find the best way to get to a place. In some Florida cities, car phone owners can make Gee calls to radio stations to report when roads become blocked by accidents or too marry cars. The stations then broadcast warning to other drivers to find different roads to use.

1．Recently telephones in cars have become more popular because ________.

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A．the police want people to use them to report crimes

B．they are very handy and useful

C．they are much cheaper than many years ago

D．people in Florida can call others on their car phones

2．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

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A．Every person has a car phone in the State of Florida.

B．The number of people who own car phones is not known in the State of Florida.

C．One in every 30 cars has a phone in the State of Florida.

D．A car phone is a necessary part in the State of Florida.

3．The man called the police on his car telephone because ________.

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A．he wanted to see if it worked properly

B．he saw two strangers passing the house next door and thought they were thieves

C．he did not know the two men who were driving away

D．he saw two strangers coming out of the house next door and going away

4．Which of the following can he the best title for the passage?

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A．Car Telephones and Grimes in Florida

B．Car Telephones Help People in Many Ways

C．Car Telephones Reduce Traffic Accidents

D．Do You Know Anything about Car Telephones?

PALO ALTO, California------"Switching off the television may help prevent children from getting fatter------ even if they do not change their diet or increase the amount they exercise," US researchers said last week.

　　A study of 192 third and fourth graders, generally aged eight and nine, found that children who cut the number of hours spent watching television gained nearly two pounds(0.9kg) less over a one-year period than those who did not change their television diet.

　　"The findings are important because they show that weight loss can only be the result of a reduction in television viewing and not any other activity," said Thomas Robinson, a pediatrician(儿科专家) at Stanford University.

　　"American children spend an average of more than four hours per day watching television and videos or playing video games, and rates of childhood being very fat have doubled over the past 20 years," Robinson said.

　　In the study, presented this week to the Pediatric Academic Societies‘ annual meeting in San Francisco, the researchers persuaded about 100 of the students to reduce their television viewing by one-quarter to one-third.

　　Children watching fewer hours of television showed a significantly smaller increase in waist size and had less body fat than other students who continued their normal television viewing, even though neither group ate a special diet or took part in any extra exercise.

　　"One explanation for the weight loss could be the children unstuck to the television may simply have been moving around more and burning off calories," Robinson said.

　　"Another reason might be due to eating fewer meals in front of the television. Some studies have suggested that eating in front of the TV encourages people to eat more," Robinson said.

1.The author tries to tell us in the first two paragraphs that ________.

A．children will get fatter if they eat too much

B．children will get thinner if they eat less

C．children will get fatter if they spend less time watching TV

D．children will get fatter if they spend more time watching TV

2.According to the passage, the time American children usually spend on watching TV_____.

A．is more than four hours a day	B．is less than four hours a day
C．doubled in the last twenty years	D．is more than on any other activities

3. The time children spend on TV viewing every day is suggested to be about ________.

A．six hours

B．eight hours

C．three hours

D．one hour

4.Which one of the following is right?

A．Children usually eat fewer while watching TV.

B．Children usually eat more while watching TV.

C．Children eat the same amount of meals while watching TV.

D．Children usually eat nothing while watching TV.

5.Why can watching TV increase kids’ weight according to the passage?

　　A. They usually eat more while watching TV.

　　B. They burn off fewer calories.

　　C. They change their diet while watching TV.

D. Both A and B.

 

　　Edelweiss is the Swiss national flower． The blooms are small and white． They are shaped like stars．

　　In the Alps edelweiss grows wild． But it is hard to pick． It grows high up in the mountains, near the area where the snow stays all year long． Most of the plants are found in steep rock crevices．

　　Young men sometimes bring edelweiss back for their girl friends． The girls think of the flowers as a proof of true love． Mountain climbers, guides, and hunters pick edelweiss too． They wear it on their hats． To them it is a sign of courage and daring．

1． Edelweiss is the Swiss national flower of_______．

A． Austria　　B． the Alps　　C． Switzerland

2． The flowers are_______．

A． white　　B． star-shaped C． Both A and B

3． The plants are found in________．

A． snowdrifts B． rock crevices C． Both A and B

4．Edelweiss is hard to pick because it______．

A．has tough stems B．grows in high, steep places

C．is protected by Swiss law

5．Edelweiss given to a girl stands for_______．

A． love B． beauty C． truth

6．Edelweiss worn on a hat stands for______．

A． faith B． peace C． bravery

Love Is Just a Thread

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the  ?　36　? tuition for my brother and me. They don't ?　37　? in the romantic ways that I read in books or  I see on TV. My father has a bad temper; it's easy for him to lose his temper.?

One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I ?　38　? sat down beside her and looked at her.

“Is there any ?　39　? between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.

My mother stopped her work and raised her head with ?　40　? in her eyes. She didn't answer immediately. Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt.

?　41　? at last I heard my mother say the following words:?

“Susan,” she said ?　42　?.“Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable(耐用的).If life is a

?　43　?,then love should be a thread. It can ?　44　? be seen anywhere or ?anytime, but it's really there. Love is ?　45　?.”?

I listened carefully but I couldn't understand her until the next ?　46　?.At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. After they were ?　47　?,every day in the morning and dusk(黄昏),my mother helped my father walk ?　48　? on the country road. My father had never been so ?　49　?.Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun gently shone through the leaves. All of these ?　50　? the most beautiful picture in the world. The doctor had said my father would ?　51　? in two months. But after two months he still couldn't walk alone. We were all worried.?

“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.?

“Susan,”he said gently.“To tell you the truth, I just like ?　52　? with your mom. I like this kind of life.” ?　53　? from his eyes, I knew he loved my mother deeply.

Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this ?　54　?,I understand that love is just a ?　55　? in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

36. A. expensive    B. low     C. cheap  D. high

37. A. play     B. talk     C. act      D. perform

38. A. silently B. carefully    C. certainly     D. happily

39. A. money  B. love    C. time    D. distance

40. A. surprise       B. pride   C. disappointment  D. satisfaction

41. A. So       B. But     C. And    D. For

42. A. sadly    B. excitedly    C. regretfully  D. thoughtfully

43. A. trouble B. pleasure     C. quilt   D. cloth

44. A. hardly  B. often   C. always       D. ever?

45. A. valuable      B. inside  C. true    D. priceless

46. A. winter  B. autumn      C. summer      D. spring

47. A. free      B. back   C. fine    D. ready?

48. A. continuously       B. worriedly   C. constantly   D. slowly?

49. A. gently  B. perfect       C. pleased       D. thankful

50. A. put up  B. took up      C. made up     D. set up?

51. A. run      B. recover      C. Stand  D. work

52. A. walking       B. living  C. sitting D. chatting?

53. A. Examining   B. Seeing       C. Noticing     D. Reading

54. A. practice       B. observation C. experience  D. activity?

55. A. thread  B. thing   C. jewel  D. light