Television has taken the place of schools as the main educator(教育者) in America. There are several reasons for this. First, there is the number of hours. While Americans spend about 13,000 hours in schools, they spend 15,000 to 16,000 hours in front of a TV set. Second is the age at which viewers(观看者) start watching TV. People start watching and understanding TV at about the age of 3, which is several years before they start to do school work. Finally, there is the number of viewers. About 90,000,000 young people are attending school, but most of the Americans watch TV every day. It seems, then, that TV shows are taking the place of teachers and professors as the educators in America.
【小题1】The main idea of this passage is ___________.

A．TV is more important than school

B．fewer and fewer children go to school

C．There is not a school which has no TV set in America

D．TV plays a great part in American people’s life

【小题2】How many reasons why television has become the main educator are mentioned in the passage?

A．Two

B．Three

C．Four

D．Five

【小题3】The first reason shows ____________.

A．now children go to school less often than their parents did

B．in his life an American spends more time watching TV than at school

C．a TV program usually gives lessons of 15,000--16,000 hours

D．parents think 13,000 hours of school is not enough

【小题4】In American, a child starts going to school _________.

A．when he is 3	B．when he is about 6 or 7
C．when he is able to understand TV	D．after he starts to do school work

【小题5】Every day in America ______________.

A．teachers and professors watch TV

B．90,000,000 young people watch TV

C．not only young people watch TV

D．15,000--16,000 people each hour watch TV

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Building a house is an operation which costs quite a lot of money．Suppose you plan to

  46   a house，your first step is to find a suitable piece of   47  ，You will probably try to find a sunny place，in a   48   situation，near stores and bus stops，not too far from your friends and the place where you work．

Next you will find an   49   builder．And together with the builder you will make a

  50  ，The builder will draw it．The builder will also   51  the cost of your house．He will estimate(估计)the cost of the wood，the glass，and everything else that he must use in building the house．Later on，when he starts to build，this estimate must   52  ，because the prices may

   53  ，and many other thing may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house．

  54   the builder gives you his estimate，you may wish to change your plan．You may find that some of the things you wanted at first cost too much，or that you can  55   a little more and add something to your original plan．

1.A．buy B．decorate    C．build  D．find

2.A．floor  B．place    C．land D．playground

3.

A．mysterious          B．surprised      C．pleased          D．pleasant

4.

A．excited             B．experienced    C．interesting      D．extra

5.

A．map                 B．plan           C．decision         D．discussion

6.

A．find out            B．carry on       C．work out         D．work on

7.

A．be corrected        B．be copied      C．be read          D．be written

8.

A．swap                B．change         C．exist            D．influence

9.

A．When                B．While          C．Until            D．Since

10.

A．cost                B．spend          C．take             D．pay for

 

 

完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Building a house is an operation which costs quite a lot of money．Suppose you plan to
  46  a house，your first step is to find a suitable piece of   47 ，You will probably try to find a sunny place，in a   48  situation，near stores and bus stops，not too far from your friends and the place where you work．
Next you will find an   49  builder．And together with the builder you will make a
  50 ，The builder will draw it．The builder will also   51 the cost of your house．He will estimate(估计)the cost of the wood，the glass，and everything else that he must use in building the house．Later on，when he starts to build，this estimate must   52 ，because the prices may
   53 ，and many other thing may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house．
  54  the builder gives you his estimate，you may wish to change your plan．You may find that some of the things you wanted at first cost too much，or that you can  55  a little more and add something to your original plan．

【小题1】

A．buy B．decorate C．build D．find

【小题2】

A．floor B．place C．land D．playground

【小题3】

A．mysterious

B．surprised

C．pleased

D．pleasant

【小题4】

A．excited

B．experienced

C．interesting

D．extra

【小题5】

A．map

B．plan

C．decision

D．discussion

【小题6】

A．find out

B．carry on

C．work out

D．work on

【小题7】

A．be corrected

B．be copied

C．be read

D．be written

【小题8】

A．swap

B．change

C．exist

D．influence

【小题9】

A．When

B．While

C．Until

D．Since

【小题10】

A．cost

B．spend

C．take

D．pay for

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How to Make Friends

1. It’s hard to make friends if you stay home alone all the time. Get out of the house and do things that will put you in touch with other people. Join a club or play a sport. Attend meetings or other groups. It’s easier to make friends when you have similar interests.

2. Learn from people who seem to have lots of friends. Watch carefully how they make and keep friends. Don’t copy all of the things they do, but try to notice what they do. Then try some of those things yourself.

3. Don’t be afraid to show people what you’re really good at. Talk about the things you like and do best. Don’t hide your strong points. People will be interested in you if there is something interesting about you.

4. Plan things to talk about with people. Find out what’s in the newspaper headlines, listen to CDs, learn about what’s new with your favorite TV or movie star. The more you have to say, the more people will be interested in having a conversation with you

5. Look people in the eye when you talk to them. That way, they’ll find it easier to talk to you. It’s very difficult to have a conversation with people whose eyes are looking to the left, to the right, or at the floor. People may think you’re not interested in them and may stop being interested in you.

6. Be a good listener. Let people talk about themselves before talking about “me, me, me.” Ask lots of questions and show an interest in their answers.

____4_______a. Tony is never sure what to talk about when he meets people.

____________b. Rose wants to know why her classmate, Cindy, is so good at making friends.

____________c. Adam stays home every weekend and watches videos.

____________d. Benson is a very good dancer, but he never tells anyone about it.

____________e. Martha doesn’t care for others. She always talks about herself.

____________f. When Pedro feels uncomfortable talking to someone, he starts to look away.

a____4__;   b.________;    c._______;   d.______;   e.______;   f._______

 

– Do you know________?

       -- Only one year old.

       A. when does he start golfing          B. when did he star golfing

       C. when he starts golfing              D. when he started golfing