What’s a blog? A blog is a personal online diary(日记). It’s cool, it’s hot, and everyone is doing it. People talk about it often. Sound like a fashion? In fact, It’s another trend (流行趋势). And the word “blogger” means a person who writes diaries online. Are you a blogger?　　

Many bloggers are teenagers who log (进入) onto websites to discuss anything in their lives. Many of today’s teenagers are not afraid to openly discuss everything in their lives. Teenagers complain about their parents and homework. They share diaries, post(发布) songs from the latest bands and show pictures of theirs. They write their own poems, say something about their girlfriends or boyfriends and complain to each other or offer support. But mostly they just write down what they do every day.　　

However, many parents are worried about these young bloggers. Parents see the kids talking about how they got drunk last weekend and how they don’t like studying. They are using the language that is surprising to their parents. Besides hearing from their friends, teen bloggers also get messages from strangers. Most of the time, it’s older men asking to meet teenage girls. “These strange men are dangerous for my kids. They sometimes teach my kids bad words.” said Cara Cabral, a mother of two children.　　

Many teenagers and young adults know it’s not safe to use blogs on the Internet. They know they are putting information about themselves in a place where it can be seen by anyone. But teenagers are unwilling to give up these new communication tools that have become a way of life for many of them. 　　

1. The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph means ________.　　

A. the fashion          B. the Internet       C. the blog    　　

2. Which of the following is NOT TRUE？　　

A. Teenagers don’t tell about their personal life in their blogs.　　

B. Teenagers mostly write down what they do every day in their blogs.　　

C. Teenagers complain about their parents and homework in their blogs.　　

3. What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?　　

A. Many parents don’t understand kids’ language in their blogs.　　

B. Many parents are worried about these young bloggers. 　　

C. Many parents can understand why their kids don’t like studying.　　

4. Many parents think it’s         for their children to get messages from strangers.　　

A. dangerous     B. interesting        C. surprising 　　

5. We can learn from the last paragraph that         .　　

A. It’s easy for many teenagers to give up blogging on the Internet                 　　

B. It’s safe for many teenagers to put their personal information on the Internet　　

C. It’s popular for many teenagers to use blogs on the Internet　

A) 根据首字母及所给中文提示或英文解释，写出句中所缺单词。
1. All the doctors and nurses on the ORBIS plane are v_____________.
2. Do you know the saying, “ ________(真正地).
3. K____________ is power, and we should try to learn as much as we can.
4. It’s very important for us to form team s________ during the charity walk..
5. The old man has nowhere to live, so he is h________.
6. We have done a lot of ________(研究) on teenage problems.
7. They are receiving t_______ in playing table tennis.
8. You should pay ___________(注意) to your writing,Hellen.
B) 根据句意，用所给词的适当形式填空。
9. The heavy work ________________(affect) his health, so he looks much older.
10. Can I have a _______________(medicine) examination today? I don’t feel well.
11. Dr. Brown felt tired because he had two_______________(operate) in the day.
12. With the ____________  (develop) of the modern medicine, many cases can be cured or prevented.
13. The 2012 Olympic Games will ____________ (hold) in London.
14. If you get to a new place,you may get______(lose).
15. Many parents send their children to the USA for _________(far) study.

Xia Ming was worried about his study, so he wrote a letter to a magazine.

Two readers read the letter from the magazine and here are their answers:

1.Xia Ming worried about ______.

       A. his classmates     B. his life     C. his study       D. his father

2.Thumbelina gave ______ examples in the letter.

       A. one             B. two        C. three          D. four

3.Thumbelina wrote about those famous people _______.

       A. to make Xia Ming feel better

       B. to make Xia Ming laugh

       C. to show how much she knows

       D. to show that she dislike them

4.Which is NOT true?

       A. Xia Ming doesn’t have fun studying at school.

       B. Xia Ming’s father always helps him with his study.

       C. Smiling can reduce the pressure.

       D. Edison is famous in the world.

5.“Tomorrow is another day.” tells us ______.

       A. It’s the weekend tomorrow

       B. Xia Ming can get good grades tomorrow

       C. Tomorrow is different from today

       D. There are hopes in our lives

The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and TV, telephone and so on. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has also brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution (污染). Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.
The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.
Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad to all living things in the world. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us become angry more easily.
Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal (煤) in houses and factories in the city.
The pollution of SO2 is now the most dangerous problem of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.
【小题1】Our world is becoming much smaller _______.