Cloze Test

　　Nearly five months ago, 17-month-old twin sisters Mama Jesus and Maria Teresa Quiej Alvela lay hospitalized, conjoined(连体) at the head. The 1 birth defect(缺陷) made 2 impossible for the girls to walk, sit up right, or even turn to smile at one another. Their only hope for a 3 life：a ground-breaking but highly risky operation 4 their skulls(颅骨).

　　Last August, a 50-person medical team 5 the 22-hour surgery(外科手术) at UCLA's Mattel Children's Hospital. Afterward, the two Marias were in separate beds for the first time－the operation a landmark success. As of December, the Marias 6 than we expected. Only minor problems have kept the girls hospitalized：Maria Jesus is recovering from a small infection(感染) on her head 7 doctors grafted(移植) skin to the back of her head, and a little hearing 8 has been detected 9 Maria Teresa's ears, perhaps 10 the surgery. Still, doctors say the girls are healing(康复) well enough to return to their home. We expect to see them playing in the garden soon.

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You probably know you should say” please” and “thank you ” at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?

Keep It Down! You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people can’t hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. Not one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your cars, so even if you are alone when listening to our MP3 player, you shouldn’t have it turned up too high.

Take Them off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 player off and put it away. Libraries and schools don’t allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that don’t have rules,

but is would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Sometimes, it just doesn’t make sense to listen your MP3 player at event. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event?  your would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.

Take One Out! Once is a while it’s okay just to take out one earphone and not other. Imagine you are listening your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and it’s not for you.

It’s Your Choice! There are times when you need to decide what is best. For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 Players when read books, while others think it is disturbing. In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you.

 

1.The underlined word “volume” in Paragraph Two probably means” _____.

A) the type of music         B) the amount of a sound 

C) the length of a song       D) the colour of and MP3 player

2.No one wants to listen to _____ from others’ MP3 player.

A) a loud sound          B) sad stories

C) a long movie         D) the words of a song

3.We should turn down the music when we are alone because loud music _____.

A) is not enjoyable         B) makes us tired     

C) is bad for MP3 players    D) huts our ears

4.If we listen to our MP3 player at a play, _____.

A) the theater won’t allow it         B) the actors will get angry

C) others won’t hear the play well    D) we will miss part of the play

5. We can take once earphone out when we _____.

A) show others the way       B) talk to fiends on the phone

C) watch a sporting event     D) have dinner with our parents

6.It’s all right to use our MPS player in _____.

A) schools   B) libraries   C) restaurants   D) museums

7. What can be the best title of this passage?

A) Music Lovers    B) Music Manners    

C) MP3 Players     D) MP3 Earphones

 

 

This is __1__ news for children in the countryside. We may still remember the girl __2__ big eyes. Her big eyes are __3_ us her dream: I wish to __4__! In China, there are still __5__ girls and boys like her. They want to go to school, but their _6_ are too poor. If the family has two or three children, parents __7_ send them all to school. So they often ask __8__ to stay at home, and boys to go to school.

Now they needn’t __9__ the money. From 2006 on, children can go to school _10__ in poor areas. They don’t have to __11__ books and other things. Some of them can even get __12__ from the government（政府）to make their life better. Soon, __13__  children in the countryside can go to school for free. All families are very __14_ with the news. It is _15__ great.

1. A. small        B. good       C. bad          D. big

2.A. with               B. on              C. to                     D. in

3.A. saying           B. telling     C. speaking           D. talking

4. A. go to work   B. go to bed   C. go to school       D. go home

5. A. a lot              B. 1ot of        C. a lot of              D. much

6. A. schools        B. cities         C. houses           D. families

7..  A. can’t                  B. will              C. should              D. mustn’t

8.  A. teachers           B. girls           C. boys                D. all the children

9.  A. look up    B. turn on     C. worry about   D. make sure

10.  A. by themselves  B. on foot    C. for free       D. with money

11.  A. borrow        B. read      C. bring         D. pay for

12.  A. books         B. clothes    C. food         D. money

13.  A. all                    B. some       C. many              D. most

14.  A. sad          B. interested    C. happy       D. excited

15.  A. not                   B. never        C. hardly               D. really

 

You probably know you should say” please” and “thank you ” at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?

Keep It Down! You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people can’t hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. Not one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your ears, so even if you are alone when listening to our MP3 player, you shouldn’t have it turned up too high.

Take Them off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 player off and put it away. Libraries and schools don’t allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that don’t have rules, but it would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Sometimes, it just doesn’t make sense to listen to your MP3 player at event. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.

Take One Out! Once in a while it’s okay just to take out one earphone and not other. Imagine you are listening to your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and it’s not for you.

It’s Your Choice! There are times when you need to decide what is best. For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 Players when read books, while others think it is disturbing. In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you.

1.The underlined word “volume” in Paragraph Two probably means” _____.

A．the type of music                       B．the amount of a sound

C．the length of a song                      D．the colour of and MP3 player

2.No one wants to listen to _____ from others’ MP3 player.

A．a loud sound                           B．sad stories

C．a long movie                           D．the words of a song

3.We can take one earphone out when we _____.

A．show others the way                     B．talk to fiends on the phone

C．watch a sporting event                   D．have dinner with our parents

4.It’s all right to use our MPS player in _____.

A．schools           B．libraries           C．restaurants        D．museums

5.What can be the best title of this passage?

A．Music Lovers       B．Music Manners     C．MP3 Players       D．MP3 Earphones

 

Are you carrying too much on your back at school? You’re not alone. Back experts(专家) in the USA are worried about that young students are having back and neck problems because they are carrying too much in their backpacks .

“It hurts my back when I run,” said Ebelin Reyes, a student in Virginia. “It’s hard to get up the stairs with my backpack because it’s too heavy.” Students have to carry heavy backpacks on their backs for a whole week’s study. Ebelin is one of them. They have   regular(固定的)backpacks with two straps(带子) to carry them, but a number of students with heavy loads(负担) have switched to rolling backpacks. The backpacks have wheels and can roll on the ground. Shirley Park’s backpack weighs 10 kilos, and she said, “I’ll change to a rolling backpack because I am starting to have back pain.”

How much is too much? Experts say that students should carry no more than 10% to 15% of their own body weight. A few students have had a good idea to lighten(减轻) the load: less homework.

Doctor’s suggestions:

Lighten the load. Take home only the books the students need that day.

(2) Wide straps are better. They can send out weight over your shoulders (肩)and be sure to wear backpacks with two straps.

(3) The heaviest things should be packed closest to the back.

(4) Bend(弯曲) both knees when you pick up the pack, don’t just bend over the waist(腰).

1.The main idea of the passage is about _______.

A．the problems made by rolling backpacks

B．the advantage of backpacks

C．the best backpacks for students

D．how to lighten students’ backpacks

2.From what Ebelin Reyes and Shirley Park said, we know______.

A．students like to carry heavy backpacks

B．students have to do a lot of homework

C．backpacks with wheels are bad for students

D．students have no time to play because of heavy backpacks

3.The underlined word “switch to” means______.

A．use for           B．turn to            C．catch up          D．begin to use

4.According to the experts, it’s better for a student of 40 kilos to carry a backpack of ____ at most.

A．10 kilos           B．8 kilos            C．6 kilos            D．7 kilos

5.If students follow the doctor’s suggestions, they______.

A．may do less homework

B．may feel their backpacks are lighter

C．can learn how to enjoy themselves

D．will know why to wear heavy backpacks