Ding-Dong!

“Jason, honey? Can you answer the door?”

"I am busy, mom!" Jason shouted back at his mother. He had spent three hours so far working to his point in the game. He couldn’t stop now.

Ding-Dong! Jason’s mother came to the front door.

"Jason, it’s your friend, Todd,” Mum called out. Todd, his best friend, stepped into the room. "Jason! I need a friend for playing basketball." He sounded excited.

Jason said angrily, “No way, Todd. I’m playing a game here.” Todd shook his head, “you can play later, let’s go.” Jason gave his friend a dirty look, and his character in the game almost got killed while he looked away. “I almost died because of you!” Todd looked at Jason's mother. Jason's mother looked back at him. They both looked at Jason. But he just played his game.

An hour later, Jason's father came home. It was dinner time after his father washed up and sat down. Jason didn't even hear his name being called to the table. He didn't hear his father walk up

behind him and ask him to turn the game off, either. When the screen suddenly went black and his father's angry face appeared in front of him, Jason finally heard. "No more game for a month." Jason's father shouted at him. "You don't play basketball, you don't come to dinner, and you don't do your housework. We'll make sure everything else gets done before you play any more.”

    Jason nodded slowly. He knew better than to quarrel with his father, and when he thought about it, he had been playing quite a bit. It was fun, but he was letting down (使失望) his friends, his family, and himself by playing too much.

    He'd try harder in the future.

1.What did Todd ask Jason to do?

A. Help him cook dinner.                     B. Beat more levels for him.

C. Repair the computer for him.                  D. Play basketball with him.

2.Why did Jason finally stop playing the game?

A. He won the game.

B. His mother got dinner ready.

C. His father turned off the computer.

D. He decided to play basketball outside.

3.What did Jason do in the end?

A. He thought his father was too strict.

B. He found playing games was quite interesting.

C. He realized it was an unhealthy habit to play computer games without dinner.

D. He couldn’t spend all day playing games, because he had other duties.

4.The best title of the passage is ______.

A. Inside the game                       B. Games or basketball 

C. Jason’s angry father                 D. Uses of the computer                    

短文填空 先读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词在题后横线上必须完整写出。

(本大题5分，每格0.5分)

True friends are hard to find. Often you thought you could believe in someone, b     1 later he or she may let you down.

A true friend is someone who will always be there for you. T  2 good times or bad times, they will stand by your side. They will not l 3 you alone when things get difficult. They will a 4 you without trying to change you. A friend will b 5 new and exciting things into your life and make it richer.

True friends will keep your worst secrets as you will keep t 6 . They will be honest and you can always believe in them. If you talk to someone who you believe in, you don’t have to worry about what you may say. We can enjoy this freedom only with friends.

Friendship is a two-way street. To find a true friend and keep the friendship between you, you must do the same thing as w 7 . Be there for your friends when they are in need and share the good times with them .O 8 them the same things they give to you. Friendship will break quickly if only one person is giving and p 9 effort(努力) into it.

You will find there is nothing more v 10 than having a true friend by your side to share life with, just as someone says, “There is nothing on this earth more to be prized(珍惜) than true friendship.”

One day, a teacher was giving a speech to his students. He held up a glass of water and asked the class, "How heavy do you think this glass of water is?"

The students' answers ranged from 20 g to 500 g. "It does not matter on the weight itself. It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance (救护车). It is exactly the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. "

If we carry our burdens (负担) all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier. "

"What you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again.”

We have to put down the burden sometimes, so that we can be refreshed (使恢复) and are able to carry on.

So before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don't carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.

Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can.

1.The teacher brought a glass of water to the class because_________.

A. he was very thirsty??????????

B. his arms were strong????

C. it was a good example???????

D. he wants to share the water with students??

2."A glass of water" in this passage referred to (指)_________.

A. knowledge????? B. the burden?????? C. the time????????? D. the money???????

3.According to the teacher, you may feel_________ if you put down the burden sometimes.

A. more stressed???? B. much heavier???? C. more relaxed????? D. much happier

4.This was a lesson about_____

A. how to relax oneself in life???????? ???

B. how to solve a physics problem???

C. how to keep fit by drinking water???????

D. how to study well

5.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. You could become heavier and heavier if you held a glass of water in your hand.

B. All the students in the class knew what the weight of the glass of water exactly was.

C. The teacher had a good way of making his lesson clear and easy to be understood.

D. All the students can understand the teacher’s lesson.

根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

WHETHER you like it or not, your parents are responsible (负责任的) for you, at least 1.you finish high school. But does it feel like your parents are stressing you out with their love? Do you often fight with them?

Hu Muqing, 15, of Shenyang, complains that his parents are only concerned (关心) about his grades and not his other needs. He and his parents fight the most about the time he   2.watching TV and on the Internet.

“They think because I’m in Grade Nine I should concentrate on my work,” the Shenyang teenager said.

“However, I need to be able to relax. Most of my friends can watch TV and surf the Web a lot. Sometimes it’s 3.to talk to them. They don’t understand me”.

After some talk, Hu has been allowed to watch TV for 15 to 20 minutes every night, but has been told to keep away from the 4.. So it is always turned off .

Since she feels she’s grown up now, Shen Ying, 15, wants more respect(尊重) from her parents.

“My father shouts at me when he’s unhappy. He doesn’t listen to me, but he always pretends to listen to me 5.”, said the teenager from Jianyang, Sichuan province. “I’d like my parents to regard me as a friend and understand that respect is a two-way street. ”

Lu Yiting, 15, of Shantou, has a different problem with her parents. They think she spends too much time with her friends and is falling into bad company. They also think she should study all the time.

“I want my parents to believe me,” Lu said.

“ It’s the age when teenagers are becoming more independent (独立的). And teenagers don’t now how to talk with their parents. But their parents are very concerned about their kids’ futures, ” said Sun Yunxiao, a researcher at the China Youth and Children Research Center. Sun suggests that teenagers should 6.to communicate with their parents effectively (有效地).

“Find the right time for a talk. 7.Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, say ‘Thank you’ to your parents or give them a small gift with a letter so they can get inside your head a little,” he advised.

Sun also believes that teenagers have to work to get trust and respect from their parents.

“You need to make sure they know that you’re not going to fail your exams or let 8.down. Let them know that you want to do well, and that you will do well,” he said.

根据短文内容及首字母提示,补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺。（请在答题卡上写出完整单词） 

 True friends are hard to find. Often you thought you could believe in someone, b   1    later he or she may let you down (让你失望).

A true friend is someone who will always be there for you. Through good times or b   2    times, they will stand by your side. They will not l   3    you alone when things get difficult. They will accept you without trying to change you. A friend will b   4    new and exciting things into your life and make it richer.

True friends will keep your worst secrets as you will keep t   5   . They will be honest and you can always believe in them. If you talk to someone who you believe in, you don’t have to w   6    about what you may say. We can enjoy this freedom only with friends.

    Friendship is a two-way street. To find a true friend and keep the friendship b   7    you, you must do the same thing as well. Be there for your friends when they are in n   8    and share the good times with them. Offer them the same things they give to you. Friendship will break quickly if only one person is giving and p  9    effort into it.

   You will find that there is nothing more valuable t   10    having a true friend by your side to share life with, just as someone says, “There is nothing on this earth more to be prized (珍惜) than true friendship”.