Dear Annie,

I have never written a letter to a newspaper before, I have just never felt the need to do such a thing. I have always felt I was quite able to do everything by myself. But now I know I was wrong.

Sometimes you really need help in life, I guess. And that’s why I’m writing this letter to you.

I have a happy family. I love my children and they love me . I’m a mother of three children. I know well how to bring up (带大)children, and two of them are already over twenty, so it is nothing new for me.

But now I have a serious problem:the Internet problem. My little son is just sixteen, and I feel he should do a lot of homework now , but he doesn’t seem to be interested in it . He can happily spend six or eight hours at a time on the Tnternet every day , He chats with pelple that he has never met before , but speaks little to us .He does lots of useless things on the Internet. And he sees red if you ask him to do his homework.

I just want him to be a good student . Now he seldomdoes his lessons at home. I’m afraid he will drop behind in his class soon. His father is a doctor , a very kind man . He never seems to be afraid of his father.

What can I do ?And don’t tell to talk to him. We’ve tried that and it didn’t work. But this is really a big problem in our family. I have tried everything I can think of . I

wonder how the Internet is so attractive(有吸引力的).You’re my last hope. Please tell me what I can do!

Yours,

Ellen Smith

 

(   ) 1. Mrs Snith wrote to Annie because　　　　　　　.

     A. she often asked others for help

     B. she thought she was a great mother

     C. she didn’t know how to stop his son surfing the Internet

     D. she didn’t know how the Internet was so attractive

(   ) 2.What might NOT Mrs Smith’s son do on the Internet?                        

     A. Send e-mails to his friends         B. Prepare for his lessons

     C. Chat with strange people           D.Read the news

(   ) 3. What does the phrase “he sees red”mean in this passage?                   

     A. He feels sorry                    B.He feels happy

     C. He becomes frightened             D. He becomes angry

(   ) 4. What do you think of Mr.Smith?                   

     A. An irresponsible(不负责任的)father who nerver taught his son

     B. A very excellent doctor who was busy with his work and had no time to teach

his son

     C. A very kind man who loved his son

     D.A man who always made his son be afraid of him but failed

 

 

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Because of different reasons, I could neither go abroad nor attend a language course to improve my English. So, I finally (66)d    ___ to read books in English. I chose Irving’s novel A widow for One Year.

　　What was my experience (67)l    __? Very challenging（有挑战性的）! At the beginning, I tried to stop thinking in Chinese about (68)w    ___ I was reading. I just kept reading instead of looking up the new words in the dictionary. At first it seemed to be (69)i   __ to read and understand without using a dictionary, but then I began to get the meaning (70)s    __. Finally, I was so interested in the wonderful characters and the surprising plot of the novel (71)t   __ I completely forgot that I was reading the book in English.

 　　(72)R    __ this novel was very good for my English learning. I found that Irving’s way of writing was very clear and easy to read. This made me feel really satisfied and encouraged me to read (73)m    __ other books (not only by Irving). I discovered that when you read a book in English you will stop thinking in your mother tongue at some point. It’s just as if you were there, inside the story, among the characters who speak English in the book.

Reading Irving’s novel also enabled me to learn a large (74 )n    __ of new words and expressions used in different contexts. It is really a good (75)w______ to improve our English. 

　　Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true. Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it's hard for you to communicate with your parents, don't worry about it. Here are some advice for you to bridge the generation gap(消除代沟).

　　Don't argue(争辩) with your parents. Don't get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won't agree with your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can't express yourself well if you are angry. Go someplace to cool off. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents. If you don't think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.

　　Try to reach a compromise(和解). Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Michael's mother didn't agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days.

　　Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect(尊敬) to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.

　　Talk about your values(价值观). The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you care about and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life.

　　A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try.

　　(61) The passage tells us __________ have a communication problem.

　　A. parents and other people              B. school kids and their parents

　　C. teachers and their students            D. parents and children of all ages

　　(62) Your parents probably won't agree with you ideas if you __________.

　　A. are quiet                           B. write letter to them

　　C. are not polite enough                       D. express yourself well

　　(63) The underlined phrase "cool off" in the passage means "______________".

　　A. to get you quiet and relaxed            B. to have a good rest

　　C. to make yourself happy               D. to hide yourself quickly

　　(64) If there's really a generation gap between you and your parents, you'd better __________.

　　A. agree with them all the times           B. keep away from them

　　C. have a talk with them often            D. know about their values

　　(65) How do we make a good relationship with parents according to the writer?

　　A. To talk about our values.              B. To always show love and respect to them.

　　C. To argue with them over and over.       D. To keep silent for some time.

　　

A new kind of Sports shoes have been worked out in the UK recently. They can work out whether their owner has done enough exercise to allow time in front of the television.

The shoes－named Square Eyes－have an electronic sensor and a small computer chip (芯片) to record how many steps the wearer has taken in a day.A wireless transmitter(无线传导器) passes the information to a receiver connected to a television, and this decides how much evening viewing time the wearer can have, depended on the day’s efforts.

The idea was encouraged by a wish to fight against overweight among British teenagers, says Gillian Swan, who developed Square Eyes. “We considered the problems and childhood overweight really stood out.” She says, “And I wanted to work out that with my idea.”

Once a child has used up their daily allowance(许可) got through exercise, the television itself turns off. And further time in front of the TV can only be got through more steps.

Swan thought over how exercise should change to television time.Health experts suggest that a child take 12,000 steps each day and watch no more than two hours of television.So, every 100 steps recorded by the Square Eyes shoes means one minute of TV time.

Other similar sports shoes normally keep count of steps by measuring(测量) sudden movement. Swan says people may easily get recording steps through shaking. But her shoes have been built to be harder for lazy teenagers to cheat. “It is possible, but it would be a lot of effort，” she says. “That was one of my main invention considerations.”

(　　)61.According to Swan，the purpose of her sports shoes is to________.

A. keep children away from the TV　　　

B. deal with overweight among teenagers

C. keep a record of the steps of the wearer　

D. prevent children from being cheated by TV programs

(　　)62.Which of the following is TRUE of Square Eyes shoes?

A. They control a child’s daily exercises.

B. They record all the information of the receiver.

C. They control a child’s evening TV viewing time.

D. They have caused the problem of watching TV too much.

(　　)63.Compared with other similar products, Swan’s sports shoes ________ .

A. make it hard for lazy teenagers to cheat

B. count the wearer’s steps through shaking

C. record the sudden movement of the wearer

D. send teenagers’ health information to the receiver

(　　)64.Health experts suggest that a child should take________ .

A. 12,000 steps each day

B. watch more than two hours of television.

C. 100 steps one minute

D. keep count of steps by measuring sudden movement

(　　)65.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A. Smart Shoes Stop Childhood Overweight

B. Smart Shoes Promise More Exercise

C. Smart Shoes Measure Time of Exercise

D. Smart Shoes Decide on Television Time