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　　Australia is nearly as large as the United States, hut most of it is too dry for people to live in. Around this dry part are large sheep and cow farms. A few of them are as large as the smallest states in America. Often the nearest neighbors are several hundred kilometers away.

　　The two-way radio is very important to people who live on these great Australian farms. It works much like a telephone. A person can listen to someone else talk and then give an answer. For example, people on the large farms could talk to a doctor far away. They could tell the doctor about someone who was ill, and the doctor could let them know how to look after the sick person. As the large farms were so far from towns, the children could not go to school. Radio schools were started for them in some places. At a certain (某一) time each day, boys and girls turn on their radios and listen to teachers in cities far away.

　　Families on the large farms wanted to give news to their neighbors. The programme “Round Robin” talks by radio were started to keep families in touch with each other. They could talk about who was going away and who was ill. The men could talk about their sheep and cows and how much money the markets could pay for them. In many ways the radio became a newspaper for the farm people of Australia.

(1) From the first paragraph, we know there are some ________ farms in Australia.

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A. very good

B. very large

C. very dry

D. very small

(2) In the passage above the two-way radio is ________ .

[　　]

A. important to Americans

B. useful for children only

C. used as a telephone

D. only used by doctors

(3) The word “sick” in the second paragraph means ________ .

[　　]

A. ill

B. poor

C. kind

D. healthy

(4) The children on the large farms far away ________ .

[　　]

A. always went to school together

B. could have lessons on the radios

C. listened to teachers at school

D. built radio schools with teachers

(5) Which of the following is NOT TRUE in the passage?

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A. The two-way radio is like a telephone for Australian farmers.

B. Families on large farms could keep in touch with each other by radios.

C. The two-way radio is like a newspaper for Australian farmers.

D. All the Australians live on dry places, and they use radios in many ways.

(6) The best title of this passage is ________ .

[　　]

A. Australian Families

B. Australian People

C. A Useful Radio

D. A Telephone Call

　　A professor（教授）told his students to go into the city slums（贫民窟）to study（研究）the life of 200 boys. He asked them to write reports about each boy's life future（将来）. Every one of the students wrote,“He doesn't have any hope.”

　　Twenty-five years later, another professor read about the earlier study. He told his students to find out what had happened to these boys. Of the 200 boys, 20 had moved away or died. Nobody knew what had happened to them. They tried very hard and found the other 180 people. Among them 176 had become successful（成功的）as doctors, teachers and scientists.

　　The professor was very surprised and decided to study it further. Luckily, all the men were living near the place and he was able to ask each one,“What made you successful?”Each one answered with feeling,“There was a teacher”.

　　The teacher's eyes began to shine and she said with a sweet smile,“It's really very easy. I loved those boys.”

(1）Why did the students go to the slums?

A．To help the poor children.

B．To look for a good teacher.

C．To study the life of some young boys.

D．To become successful people.

(2）Of the 200 boys, how many were known to be not successful?

(3）What changed the boys' life?

(4）Why was the second professor surprised?

A．Because some boys had died.

B．Because most of the boys lived a hard life.

C．Because a few boys didn't have hope.

D．Because the earlier reports were wrong.

(5）Which of the following is not true?

A．Some of the boys became doctors.

B．The second professor talked to the 180 people and their teacher.

C．The teacher still remembered the boys.

D．The boys didn't want to talk about their teacher.

　　A detective is a policeman, but he does not wear a uniform. He works in his ordinary clothes. If he wears a uniform, robbers will know that he is a policeman. Then they will avoid（躲避）him.

　　To“detect”means“to find out”. A detective finds out who does bad things. He can sit in a coffee shop with other customers. He can listen to people talking. Some thieves（小偷）may want to rob a shop. If they talk, a detective may hear them. Then policemen will hide（藏）in the shop. When the thieves come, the policemen will catch them.

　　A detective can go to a football match. He can watch for pickpockets and catch them. Pickpockets are people who steal（偷）things from people's pockets.

(1）A detective is ________.

A．a uniformed policeman whose work is to catch criminals（罪犯）

B．a policeman out of uniform whose work is to find out criminals

C．an ordinary man who finds about criminals

D．an ordinary policeman whose work is to avoid criminals

(2）Which of the following statements is not right?

A．A detective always goes to a coffee shop for information（消息）

B．Information can sometimes be overheard by the detective in a coffee shop.

C．Criminals might talk about their plans in a coffee shop.

D．The coffee-shop situation（在咖啡馆了解情况）is an example of a detective's work.

(3）Sometimes policemen may hide in a shop ________.

A．so that a detective can't give him information

B．to catch a detective's information

C．so that other policemen cannot use the information

D．to act on the detective's information

(4）Which sentence is true?

A．It is dangerous for thieves to drink coffee.

B．Bad men are foolish if they talk too much.

C．All the people who go to a coffee shop are bad.

D．A detective can do nothing for us.

(5）A detective might go to a football match to ________.

A．catch thieves

B．steal things

C．put things in people's pockets

D．watch the players

阅读理解

　　Young people can have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates.

　　Liu, a Junior 2 student from Hefei, could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in class. He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger(手指) with a knife.

　　Another student, l4-year-old Yan from Guangzhou, was afraid of exams. She got very worried in one, and when she looked at the exam paper, she couldn't think of anything to write.

　　A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of Shanghai teens have mental(精神) problems. Their troubles include(包括) being worried and very unhappy, and having problems in learning and getting on with people.

　　Many students who have problems won't go for advice(劝告) or help. Some think they will look stupid(愚蠢) if they go to see a doctor. Others don't want to talk about their secret.

　　Liang Yuezhu, an expert(专家) on teenagers from Beijing Anding Hospital, has the following advice for teens:

　　*Talk to your parents or teachers often

　　*Take part in group activities(活动) and play sports

　　*Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell

根据短文内容，回答问题

1．What is wrong with some students?

2．Why did Liu cut his finger with a knife?

3．When did Yan's problem happen?

4．Why won't students who have problems go for advice or help?

5．Please express(表达) Liang's advice in your own words.