Millions of young people are writing blogs. Millions of others are reading them. The word“blog”is a short way of saying Web log.

 Many popular Web sites now offer free，easy ways to create personal Web pages and fill them with writings and pictures. Web sites called “ Facebook ” and “MySpace” are some of the most popular blog sites for young people. Many young adults use their blogs to write about daily activities and events in their lives. They also provide a place for people to write their ideas and opinions and how they think of others’ ideas.

 Blogs offer young people a place to show their writings and feelings. They can also be helpful to connect young people with others. But blogs can become dangerous when they are read on the Internet by millions of people all over the world.

 Recent studies show that young people often provide their names, age and where they live on the Internet. That may not be safe for them. This personal information puts them at risk(风险)of being searched out by dangerous people who want to hurt them. Many students do not know about privacy(隐私)and are surprised to learn that adults can read their personal daily records easily. Students can also get into trouble when they put information about others on their blogs.

As a result, many schools have banned (禁止) the use of blogging Web sites on school computers. Many schools have also begun teaching parents about the Web sites. Parents should know what their children are doing online and should read their blogs to make sure they are not giving out private information. One way to keep away from these problems is to use programs so that blogs can be read by “friends only”. People can read the website only if they know a secret word chosen by the blogger.

1.“Facebook”and“MySpace”are         .

A. school subjects      B. computer programmes

C. school online BBS   D. blog sites for young people

2.Blogs may be dangerous because         .

A. they get in the way of studies

B. they are not allowed for school students

C. surfing the Internet is bad for eyes

D. personal information can be found in blogs easily

3.This passage is mainly about        .

A. the safety of children’s blogs

B. how to search the Internet

C. students’ behavior at school

D. communicating with parents at home

4.According to the passage，many schools help children avoid(避免) blog problems by doing everything EXCEPT        .

A. teaching parents about the Web sites

B. asking students to use programs to refuse strangers

C. telling school students not to make any net friends

D. stopping students from blogging on school computers

5.You can enjoy your blog safely if        .

A. you write your blog at school

B. use a secret number for friends to enter your blog

C. your parents have little knowledge about websites

D. you show all your writings and feelings in your blog

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On my first job, I worked as a sports editor for a small newspaper. I never got a letter from my readers, so I was   l  that there was an envelope（信封）on my desk one morning. From the   2 , I could see it was from a most popular newspaper.

When I opened it, I found a note and it read, “You did a good job. Go on!”

The note was   3  by Mr. John, a famous sports editor. As I was a green hand（新手）, his words made me   4  . After that, I kept the note in my desk drawer. Whenever I doubted  5  I had the ability to be a good editor(编辑) , I would read John’s note and become  6  again.

Later, when I made friends with Mr. John, the note writer, I learned that he often wrote notes to   7  young people in many fields. “When I make   8  feel happy,” he told me, “I feel happy, too.”   9 , why are there few note writers like John in our life? In my   10 , many people are afraid that they cannot be well understood. Also, writing takes more time and it is not  11  to pick up the phone. The problem with phone calls is that they cannot   12   a long time, but a note is a good way of record and our words can be read   13 .

So, when you find some people around you need   14 , please write a note of encouragement to bring them more confidence. Maybe, you are not sure what will  15 , but remember Mr. John’s words—making others feel happy makes you happy, too.

1.                A．certain         B．sure           C．surprised D．frightened

2.                A．calendar        B．envelope       C．book D．photo

3.                A．signed         B．picked          C．copied   D．practiced

4.                A．unhappy        B．sleepy          C．excited   D．sad

5.                A．why           B．that            C．what D．whether

6.                A．serious         B．confident       C．strict D．humorous

7.                A．expect         B．describe        C．introduce D．encourage

8.                A．other          B．the other       C．others    D．the others

9.                A．But            B．However        C．Therefore D．Actually

10.               A．opinion         B．advice         C．idea  D．decision

11.               A．stronger        B．weaker         C．harder    D．better

12.               A．wait           B．last            C．stop  D．rest

13.               A．once          B．only once       C．more than once     D．less than once

14.               A．thanks         B．truth           C．trouble    D．help

15.               A．happen        B．matter         C．turn  D．hold

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On my first job, I worked as a sports editor for a small newspaper. I never got a letter from my readers, so I was   l  that there was an envelope（信封）on my desk one morning. From the   2 , I could see it was from a most popular newspaper.
When I opened it, I found a note and it read, “You did a good job. Go on!”
The note was   3  by Mr. John, a famous sports editor. As I was a green hand（新手）, his words made me   4  . After that, I kept the note in my desk drawer. Whenever I doubted  5  I had the ability to be a good editor(编辑) , I would read John’s note and become  6  again.
Later, when I made friends with Mr. John, the note writer, I learned that he often wrote notes to   7  young people in many fields. “When I make   8  feel happy,” he told me, “I feel happy, too.”   9 , why are there few note writers like John in our life? In my   10 , many people are afraid that they cannot be well understood. Also, writing takes more time and it is not  11  to pick up the phone. The problem with phone calls is that they cannot   12   a long time, but a note is a good way of record and our words can be read   13 .
So, when you find some people around you need   14 , please write a note of encouragement to bring them more confidence. Maybe, you are not sure what will  15 , but remember Mr. John’s words—making others feel happy makes you happy, too.

先阅读短文，然后根据要求答题。

President Obama has said that he gives each of his seven and ten-year-old daughters just a dollar a week for their chores, such as setting the table, washing dishes, and cleaning up their play /' ɛəriə / and bedrooms.

People have different opinions about paying little kids for doing

chores or just giving money to them. Some families think that everyone

in the family should do housework, and that kids shouldn’t be paid for

doing so. The supporters(支持者),however, believe that kids should get

paid, and that the money they get will help kids learn important skills of

how to use it.

But for those who /tʃu:z/ to give the money, it can be a headache  

deciding on how much they should give, especially in these difficult economic（经济的）times. A good idea is that you can keep /'rekɔ:dz/ of how much you spend on your child daily for two weeks and then decide how much you should give according to the average（平均的）daily amount. Kids can start receiving money around ages 4 or 5, when children start to understand how money works.

A)根据短文内容完成下列语音题：

1.Write out the word/' ɛəriə /：_________

2. Write out the word/tʃu:z/：_________

3.Write out the word/'rekɔ:dz/：_________

4.In the underlined sentence find one word whose last sound can have incomplete plosion（失去爆破）：______________

5.In the underlined sentence find two words that can be read together（连续）：

_____________  _____________

B) 根据短文内容填入一个适当的词

6.President Obama’s two daughters _________ paid for doing chores.

7. In the passage there are ________ different opinions about paying to kids for doing chores.

8. Some people think that children should do housework _________ being paid.

9.Some people think that it’s important for children to ________ how to use money.

10.It’s __________ for parents to decide on how much money they should give to their children.