This is a new CD ______“Best Friend”.

A．called

B．calls

C．calling

D．is called

 

When  people    travel    in  another  city  or   country ,they  sometimes  stay  in  the  homes of the local people.  This is called   homestay  .   It  is    a  great  experience  because  you  can  meet  people    from   a  different  country   or  city  and  learn  something  new  about   that  place   .                                                                                       I  am  Wan  Li  from  China.  I came  to  the  UK   with  my  friends  for  a  short   visit  .    we   are  living   with  an English  couple   ,Mr.   and  Mrs.Green  ,in  the  west   of    London.    They   have    a    wonderful      four –bedroom  house   .      This   is  a new   house  .  It   has    two   bathrooms     and  a   garden    with  many    beautiful    flowers.   I   have   a   bedroom    of   my   own   .                                                                                     
There  are   some    shopping    centres    and     restaurants     near     the    house,     and   the  house   is  close   to   an     underground  station. It  takes   about  thirty  minutes  to  get  to   the  centre  of  London. 
I  think   a  homestay   may  be   a  good   choice  for  you  if  it  is  your  first  time  to  visit  abroad .  The local  people  are  friendly  and  willing  to  help. If  you  happen  to  celebrate   the  holidays  with  them,  you  will  get  to  know  more  about    western  culture  and  customs.
【小题1】The  underlined  word   homestay   in  the  passage  means_________.

A．Stay at home.

B．Stay in the homes of one’s friends

C．Stay in the homes of one’s relatives

D．Stay in the homes of the local people.

【小题2】Wan Li and his  friends  live with _______ in London.

A．Mr. and Mrs. Bush	B． Mr. and Mrs. Green
C． Mr. and Mrs.	D．Mr. and Mrs. Brown

【小题3】There is ____________near  the  house.

A．a bus station	B．an underground station
C．a train station	D．an airport

【小题4】How long does it take Wan Li  to get  to the centre of London from the  west of London?

A．Thirty minutes	B．Thirteen minutes
C．Twenty minutes	D． Forty minutes

【小题5】When travelers to the Great Britain happen to celebrate the holidays with the local people they will learn more about___________.

A．western culture and customs

B．world culture and customs

C．eastern culture and customs

D．southern culture and customs

Computers are good tools(工具）.The Internet is also good. But some people spend too much time online. They can’t stop. Doctors say this is a new sickness. They call this sickness Internet Addiction Disorder (互联网成瘾症）（IAD).

People with IAD are online a lot. They spend hours chatting to their friends or playing online games. Many people with IAD spend more time on the Internet than with family or friends. Some people with IAD even quit(辞掉)their jobs!

Do you have IAD? Think about these questions：How many hours a day are you online? Is it a lot or a little? When you are not online，are you thinking about playing a computer game or checking your messages? When you are online，do you forget the time? Do you get angry when you can’t play a game?

If you have IAD，what can you do? Dr. Ivan Goldberg and Dr. Kimberly S.Young have some ideas. First，ask yourself “Why am I online a lot?” Then try to take a break. For example，use the computer or play games twice a week，not every day. In this way，you can have a good social life with other friends.

1.The passage is mainly about________

A.a new sickness

B.an online game

C.messages

D.computer jobs

2.If you have Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD)，you are_______

A.online for an hour a week

B.send e-mall messages at work

C.are on the Internet more than with friends

D.never use the computer

3.According to the passage，which is NOT a sign of IAD?

A.Quitting your job to spend more time online.

B.Spending time with family and friends.

C.Forgetting the time when you are online.

D.Getting angry when you can，t play a game.

4.Ivan Goldberg and Kimberly S. Young_______

A.quit their jobs

B.are online a lot

C.have IAD

D.help people with IAD

 

Every year the Greens go to the beach for a week’s vacation. There are many interesting things to do at the beach.
The children play games on the sand. Sometimes they build sandcastles (沙堆小城堡). There are saltwater (咸水的) swimming pools. The children can swim safely in these pools and the water is always clean.
There is an esplanade (海滨大道). This is a long road by the beach. There are many cafes (咖啡厅) and restaurants on the esplanade. There is also a park beside (在……旁边) the beach. This is a place that many people like to go to.
The Greens always stay at the same hotel. They usually have the same rooms. These rooms are at the front of the hotel. There is a good view of the sea from their windows. The children are a little sad when the vacation is over because they don’t want to leave.
【小题1】How often do the Greens go to the beach?

A．Once a year.	B．Once a week.
C．Twice a year.	D．Every a half year.

【小题2】Which place do many people like to go to?

A．The hotel.	B．The saltwater swimming pool.
C．The esplanade.	D．The park beside the beach.

【小题3】What’s the meaning of the underlined word?

A．景色

B．观点

C．意见

D．观察

【小题4】Why are the children a little sad when the vacation is over?

A．Because their parents will go home.

B．Because they should go to school after the vacation.

C．Because they enjoy themselves so much that they don’t want to leave.

D．Because they can’t come to the beach any more.

【小题5】According to the story, which of the following is TRUE?

A．The Greens stay in the rooms at the front of the hotel.

B．If they want to see the sea, they must go to the beach.

C．They won’t go to the beach next year.

D．There are no restaurants by the beach.

Yao Ming, the centre of the Chinese National Men’s basketball team, joins the Houston Rocket in the 2002 NBA. The 2.2 m, 120kg basketball star becomes the first one to come from a foreign (外国的) team. Yao Ming was born in Shanghai in September, 1980. His mother is a leader of the Chinese National Women’s Team. His father plays basketball, too. Yao Ming is welcome in China. He becomes a very important basketball player in China Basketball Association. It’s short for CBA.
During the 2000-2001 seasons, he gets 27.1 scores for the Shanghai Oriental(东方) Sharks in every match. Yao Ming joins the Houston Rockets in November, 2002. He says this is a new start in his basketball life. He world do his best to learn from the NBA and improve(提高) himself. Sport analyst(分析家) Bill Walton says, “Yao Ming is very strong. He has the capability(能力) of changing the future(未来) of basketball.”
【小题1】The Houston Rockets is the name of a _______ team. 

A．tabletennis

B．volleyball

C．basketball

D．golf

【小题2】Both Yao Ming’s father and mother are ___________.

A．footballplayers

B．theleaderoftheChineseNationalTeam

C．thecentersofChineseNationalTeam

D．basketballplayers

【小题3】Yao Ming ________ in CBA during the 2000-2001 seasons. 

A．doesbadly

B．isn’tgood

C．isin America

D．doeswell

【小题4】Yao Ming _________ the Houston Rockets in November, 2002.

A．doeshisbesttojoin	B．isa teacherin
C．becomesamemberof	D．leaves

【小题5】Sport analyst Bill Walton thinks Yao Ming can __________. 
A. learn from the NBA.
B. change the future of basketball 
C. improve himself
D. becomes the captain of the Houston Rockets.