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　　Han Pingrun made sure he was at home every summer evening to watch the Japanese cartoon(卡通) series, Famous Detective Konan(《名侦探柯南》) on TV. “The story is so interesting. I want to know what happens next,” said the junior school student from Beijing.

　　Many students like Han love cartoons on TV, in films and in comic books. Cartoons are especially hot this year. Cartoon shows were held in Shanghai and Guangzhou. Hundreds of people visited and many were junior students. Many famous cartoon characters(人物), like Crayon Shinchan(蜡笔小新) and Robotcat(机器猫), are popular among teens(青少年).

　　Some students watch cartoons for fun. Others think they can learn from cartoon characters.

　　Huang Yiyi, a Junior 2 student from Guangzhou, loves the red-haired basketball player Sakuragi Hanamichi(樱木花道) from“Slum Dunk”(《灌篮高手》). “He is very confident and never gives up,” he said.

　　Parents and teachers are worried that some cartoons are unfit for children. Another problem is that kids also read them in class.

　　Yang Xiong, an expert on teenage education in Shanghai said, “Cartoons may be fun, but teens should not spend too much time on them.”

1．Who likes cartoons best?

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2．Which cartoon is Sakuragi Hanamichi from?

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A．Famous Detective Konan.

B．Crayon Shinchan.

C．Robotcat.

D．Slum Dunk.

3．Which of the following sentences is true?

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A．The teens don't like cartoons.

B．Teachers and parents like children to watch cartoons every night.

C．Parents and teachers don't think all the cartoons are helpful to children.

D．Experts think that children should spend much time on cartoons.

4．What do the teenagers watch cartoons for?

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A．Because they like all the cartoon characters.

B．Some watch cartoons for fun.

C．Some watch cartoons only for studying.

D．The teenagers watch cartoons for fun or to learn from cartoon characters.

5．Which title is the best for the passage?

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A．Cartoons are very interesting.

B．Cartoons and TV.

C．The teenagers and Cartoons.

D．People like to watch Cartoons.

钢琴家朗朗是世界古典音乐新一代领军人物，被誉为“当今世界最年轻的钢琴大师”.
Lang Lang, called “Chinese Mozart”, one of the best-known Chinese pianists in the world, was born in Shenyang in 1982. He began to take piano lessons at the age of three. He played the piano at least 20 hours a week at that time. At the age of five, he won the Shenyang Piano Competition. Four years later, his father took him to Beijing to study at the Beijing Central Music Conservatory(中央音乐学院). When he was 11, he won the first prize at the Fourth International Young Pianists Competition in Germany. In 1996, he went to the United States to study music. Soon he became famous all over the US, and then around the world.
The road to success has never been easy. Lang Lang’s father even stopped his job in his police office. For over ten years, he followed Lang Lang everywhere he went, not only as a father, but also as a manager, tutor and friend, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money. In spite of(尽管) giving on average over 150 performances around the world every year now, he still finds time to practice and learn new works. Lang Lang considers himself lucky and believes he should give something back. He has helped the children in poor areas a lot.
【小题1】How old was Lang Lang when he went to Beijing to study?

A．He was three.

B．He was five.

C．He was nine.

D．He was eleven.

【小题2】Why did Lang Lang’s father take him to Beijing?

A．They went on vacation to Beijing.

B．Their family needed money at that time.

C．Lang Lang wanted to take part in the Piano Competition.

D．Lang Lang went there to study at a famous music conservatory.

【小题3】Where was the fourth International Youth Piano Competition held?

A．In Germany.

B．In the United States.

C．In Japan

D．In China.

【小题4】Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．Lang Lang went to the United States to study music at the age of 14.

B．Lang Lang’s father had to stay in Shenyang to make money.

C．Lang Lang’s parents have done a lot for him to be a famous pianist.

D．Lang Lang is called “Chinese Mozart” because he plays the piano very well.

【小题5】 What can we learn from this passage?

A．It’s not very difficult to be a pianist.

B．A pianist is always popular in the world.

C．You have to practice and learn much to be successful.

D．Pianists never hate playing the piano because it’s interesting.

A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”
“If you must know, I make  $20  an hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down.He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy,could you lend me $10?” The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish!”
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”
“Oh,thank you,Daddy!.”he said happily.Then, the boy took out some coins.When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.”the lillte boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now.Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow.I would like to have dinner with you.”
【小题1】At first,the father didn’t lend the boy any money because      .

A．he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself

B．he did not have enough money at that moment

C．he thought the boy would buy something of no use

D．the boy always borrowed money from him

【小题2】In this passage,the underlined word “furious” means      .

A．very angry

B．quite happy

C．too excited

D．a little nervous

【小题3】The boy wanted to buy       with twenty dollars.

A．a new book for himself	B．a nice present for his father
C．a toy for his own birthday	D．an hour of his father’s time

【小题4】From the passage, we can infer that the boy’s father        .

A．often played with his son	B．spent little time with his son
C．didn’t love his son at all	D．often came back home early