What’s a blog? A blog is a personal online diary(日记). It’s cool, it’s hot, and everyone is doing it. People talk about it often. Sound like a fashion? In fact, It’s another trend (流行趋势). And the word “blogger” means a person who writes diaries online. Are you a blogger?　　

Many bloggers are teenagers who log (进入) onto websites to discuss anything in their lives. Many of today’s teenagers are not afraid to openly discuss everything in their lives. Teenagers complain about their parents and homework. They share diaries, post(发布) songs from the latest bands and show pictures of theirs. They write their own poems, say something about their girlfriends or boyfriends and complain to each other or offer support. But mostly they just write down what they do every day.　　

However, many parents are worried about these young bloggers. Parents see the kids talking about how they got drunk last weekend and how they don’t like studying. They are using the language that is surprising to their parents. Besides hearing from their friends, teen bloggers also get messages from strangers. Most of the time, it’s older men asking to meet teenage girls. “These strange men are dangerous for my kids. They sometimes teach my kids bad words.” said Cara Cabral, a mother of two children.　　

Many teenagers and young adults know it’s not safe to use blogs on the Internet. They know they are putting information about themselves in a place where it can be seen by anyone. But teenagers are unwilling to give up these new communication tools that have become a way of life for many of them. 　　

1. The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph means ________.　　

A. the fashion          B. the Internet       C. the blog    　　

2. Which of the following is NOT TRUE？　　

A. Teenagers don’t tell about their personal life in their blogs.　　

B. Teenagers mostly write down what they do every day in their blogs.　　

C. Teenagers complain about their parents and homework in their blogs.　　

3. What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?　　

A. Many parents don’t understand kids’ language in their blogs.　　

B. Many parents are worried about these young bloggers. 　　

C. Many parents can understand why their kids don’t like studying.　　

4. Many parents think it’s         for their children to get messages from strangers.　　

A. dangerous     B. interesting        C. surprising 　　

5. We can learn from the last paragraph that         .　　

A. It’s easy for many teenagers to give up blogging on the Internet                 　　

B. It’s safe for many teenagers to put their personal information on the Internet　　

C. It’s popular for many teenagers to use blogs on the Internet　

 

　　　 People believe that climbing can do good to health.Where can you learn the skill of climbing then? If you think that you have to go to the mountains to learn how to climb, you're wrong.Many Americans are learning to climb in city gyms.Here, people are learning on special climbing walls.The climbing wall goes straight up and has small holding places for hands and feet.

　　　 How do people climb the wall? To climb, you need special shoes and a harness (保护带) around your chest to hold you.There are ropes tied to your harness.The ropes hold you in place so that you don't fall.A beginner's wall is usually about 15 feet high, and you climb straight up.There are small pieces of metal that stick out for you to stand on and hold on to.Sometimes it's easy to see the next piece of metal.Sometimes, it's not.The most difficult point is to control your fear.It's normal for humans to be afraid of falling, so it's difficult not to feel fear.But when you move away from the wall, the harness and the ropes hold you, and you begin to feel safe.You move slowly until you reach the top.

　　　 Climbing attracts people because it's good exercise for almost everyone.You use your whole body, especially your arms and legs.This sport gives your body a complete workout.When you climb, both your mind and your body can become stronger.

(　　)6.According to the passage, if you want to do some climbing, you can ________.

A.go to the mountains　　　 B.stay in city gyms

C.stay at home　　　　　　 D.both A and B

(　　)7.The most difficult thing to do in wall climbing is ________.

A.to tie ropes to your harness　　　　　 B.to control your fear

C.to move away from the wall D.to climb straight up

(　　)8.If you are a beginner, you'd better ________.

A.climb high walls　　　　　　　　　 B.climb low walls first

C.not use a harness D.climb with friends

(　　)9.The underlined word “workout” in the last paragraph most probably means ________.

A.settlement B.exercise　　

C.excitement　 D.tiredness

(　　)10.What can we infer from the passage?

A.People are fairly interested in climbing nowadays.

B.It is impossible to build up one's body by climbing.

C.People can only learn the skill of climbing outdoors.

D.It is always easy to see holding places in climbing.

Blue Ocean Aquarium is a great place for families to take a holiday.Children love to see the sea animals and watch movies about sharks in it.

Last Saturday morning, Mr.Jackson took his wife and two little sons to the aquarium.At the ticket office, he asked, “How much shall I pay to get in？” The woman at the ticket office answered, “The price is 20 dollars for each adult or any kid older than five.We let kids in free if they are five or younger.How old are your kids？” Mr.Jackson said, “The older one is six and the younger one is three.I think I must buy three tickets.” The woman was surprised.She said, “Sir, don't you want to save 20 dollars? If you tell me your older son is five, I won't know the difference.” Mr.Jackson said with a smile, “Yes, that sounds right, but my kids will know the difference.”

From Mr.Jackson's story, we know honesty is very important in the modern society.We should tell the truth to the people around us, especially to the kids.

(　　)6.There are ________ people in this story.

　　　　 A.3　　　　 B.4　　　　　　　　 C.5　　　　　　　 D.6

(　　)7.Mr.Jackson paid ________ for their tickets to the aquarium at last.

　　　　 A.20 dollars B.40 dollars　　　　　 C.60 dollars　　　 D.80 dollars

(　　)8.Children can see________ in Blue Ocean Aquarium.

　　　　 A.dolphins　 B.pandas　　　　　　 C.koalas　　　　　 D.tigers

(　　)9.The underlined word “honesty” means “________”.

　　　　 A.激情　 B.友谊　　　　 C.乐观　　 D.诚实

(　　)10.What can we learn from the passage?

　　　　 A.Mr.Jackson was very rich.

B.Mr.Jackson wasted to save some money.

C.Mr.Jackson paid for his two sons' tickets in the end.

D.Mr.Jackson thought honesty was more important than money.

A young father was visiting an old neighbor. They were standing in the old man’s garden, and talking about children. The young man said,“How strict should parents be with their children?”
　  The old man pointed to（指着）a string (细绳) between a big strong tree and a thin young one.
　 “Please untie (解开) that string.” said the old man. “But first pull the string tight so that（以便于）the young tree is straight again.” The young man did so. He untied the string and only found that the young tree bent（弯）over to one side.
　 Then the old man said,“There, it is the same with children. You must be strict with them. But sometimes you must untie the string to see how they are getting on. If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away.”
【小题1】The story is about ____________.
　　    A. how to take care of young trees　   
B. how strict parents should be with their children
C. how the young father should get on with his old neighbor
【小题2】 The young man untied the string ________________.
　　    A. in order to throw it away  　　
B. so that both of the trees wouldn’t grow straight
　　    C. and found that the young tree bent over to one side
【小题3】When could the string be taken away?
　　    A. When the old man left.　  　　
B. When the young man untied it next time.
　   　C. When the young tree grew strong enough.
【小题4】 At last the old man told the young man ________________.
　　    A. that he should be strict with his children if they could not 
stand alone
　　    B. that he should always be strict with his children
　　   C. that he should be hard on his children
【小题5】We learn that the big strong tree and the thin young one are like _________.
A. the young father and the old neighbor   　　
B. parents and their children
　　     C. the old neighbor and the children of young father