TV shows are like books or films. A child can learn bad things from some of them and also good things from others. Some shows help children to understand the news from Washington and other parts of the world. Some programs show people and places from other countries or other times in history. With TV a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the sea to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a play, a concert or a football game at home. Some programs even tell children how to cook or how to use tools.

　　It's fun to watch TV, but it's also fun to play games, to read a book or to visit friends.

（　）1. American children spend________.

A. six hours at school on Saturday

B. four or six hours on TV show on Saturday

C. eight hours or more watching TV every day

D. some more hours in front of the TV sets at the weekend

（　）2. The parents of the boys and girls________.

A. let their children learn things from TV instead of going to school

B. choose the time for their children to watch TV

C. think that TV programs are better than their text books

D. ask their children to watch what they like to

（　）3. With TV boys and girls can________.

A. learn good things and bad things

B. only learn interesting news and places

C. learn from each other and play football games at home

D. read books at home and see films in the cinemas

（　）4. Boys and girls like to watch TV because________.

A. they have nothing to do at home

B. their parents choose certain hours for them

C. they do not want to play games or visit friends

D. it is fun

（　）5. The writer's opinion （意见） is that________.

A. boys and girls must spend some time both on TV and other things

B. children shouldn't watch TV shows

C. parents mustn't buy TV sets

D. children should stop watching TV

A Hard-working Student

This story is about a young student. She worked very hard at her lessons. She was too busy to have a rest. At last, she became ill, and couldn’t go to sleep. Every night, when she went to bed, she closed her eyes and tried to sleep. But the more she tried, the more she stayed awake.

After a while she went to see a doctor, “I just can’t go to sleep at night. What should I do?” “I have a suggestion (建议),” said the doctor, “Try counting numbers. By the time you reach one thousand, you will be asleep. I’m sure of it.”

The next day the student returned to the doctor’s office. “Well,” said the doctor, “How are you today? Did you try my suggestion?” The student still looked tired. “Yes,” she said, “I tried counting one, two, three...up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some coffee so that (以便) I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn’t fall asleep.”

根据短文内容,选择正确答案。

1. Why couldn’t the young student go to sleep?

2. What did the doctor ask the young student to do while she was lying in bed?

3. The underlined word “awake” in paragraph 1 means “______”.

4. What did she do after she felt sleepy?

5. The coffee made her ______, so she still couldn’t fall asleep.

　　One Sunday morning, he __3__ his clock and took off its parts. His father came in and asked,“What are you doing, my boy? __4__ did you break the clock?”

　　“Because I want to know how the clock works. Don't worry, Dad. I can __5__ it later on.”The boy answered with a smile.