Teens Talk

Lisa Black Age 13 Mexico City, Mexico	“My favorite kind of music is salsa, and my favorite singer is Mare Anthony. Salsa is a kind of Latin music. Why do I like salsa? Well, it’s exciting. There’s always salsa music at our home. That’s because my parents love it— and because we live next to a salsa music store!”
Tom White Age 14 New York City, USA	“What’s my favorite kind of music? I like all kinds of music, but my favorite is techno. It’s too cool! My brother hates techno— he thinks it’s terrible! He doesn’t understand it. But I understand his music either—he thinks country music is great!”
Linda Green Age 13 Paris, France	“My favorite kind of music is classical. My friends think I’m boring. but I think classical music is really cool. My mom and dad like classical too, and my dad has a great collation of classical CDs.”

 
小题1:Lisa Black likes salsa and she thinks it is ________.
A. exciting                B. terrible       C. boring
小题2:Tom White comes from_________.
A. Mexico City, Mexico     B. New York City, USA    C. Paris, France
小题3:Linda and her parents like music, and _________ has a great collation of classical CDs.
A. her brother             B. her mother             C. her father
小题4:Lisa Black is the same age as _________.
A. Linda Green           B. Tom White            C. Tom’s brother
小题5:The topic of today’s talk is about teen’s __________.
A. favorite collation       B. favorite music          C. favorite singer

Michael Jackson’s sudden death really astonished(震惊) his fans, but soon they are glad to find another younger “King of Pop” has appeared.
Wang Yiming, who is known as Xiao Bao, has already been popular across the world with his wonderful dance moves. He once appeared on U.S. television show “Ellen” and performed successfully at the World Expo 2010.     About seven years ago, Xiao Bao was born prematurely（早产）, which made his mother really worried. He was so weak. What could he do? Doctors suggested that moving his body to music would help make him strong, but soon his parents were surprised by how quickly Xiao Bao fell in love with music!
“When he was young, we just started playing music to him and he started moving around like this. But we didn’t think that he had such a strong feeling for music. When he was just several months old, we would let him listen to music and he would stop crying and calm down at once,” the proud mother once said.
So far, Xiao Bao has learned the moonwalk and other Jackson’s moves well. His fans are crazy about his wonderful shows. He has drawn more people’s attention. He is fast becoming internationally popular.
There are lots of problems waiting for him, but Xiao Bao will never give up. He is serious about his dancing career(事业). Where there is a will, there is a way. We are sure that Xiao Bao’s dream will come true one day.
小题1:Xiao Bao has been famous for ___________.

A．his young age	B．his dance moves
C．his television shows	D．his strong body

小题2:Why did doctors advise Xiao Bao to dance?

A．Because they knew Xiao Bao’s feeling for music.

B．Because Xiao Bao’s parents wanted them to do so.

C．Because Xiao Bao likes Michael’s dancing a lot.

D．Because they thought dancing would be good for his health.

小题3:How did Xiao Bao’s parents feel when they first saw his reaction(反应) to music?

A．Surprised.

B．Happy.

C．Proud.

D．Worried.

小题4:What can we learn from the passage?

A．People have paid little attention to Xiao Bao.

B．Xiao Bao’s fans are not satisfied with his moves.

C．Xiao Bao works seriously and never gives up dancing.

D．His parents worry about their son’s crazy love for music.

小题5:What’s the best title for the passage?

A．A Boy’s Dancing Career.	B．A Younger “King of Pop”.
C．Michael Jackson’s Moves.	D．Wang Yiming’s Hobby.

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Many of us have ever loved the two toy bears—a brown Teddy bear and a yellow Winnie-the-Pooh bear. The two toy bears come from real stories in life.
In 1902, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the USA, went on hunting. The hunting dogs found an old bear in the forest near Washington D.C. and the guide asked the president to shoot (射杀) it. But President Roosevelt disagreed. A cartoonist (漫画家) drew a cartoon showing that the president refused to shoot the beat. Soon, the bear began to appear in other newspapers. People named the bear Teddy which was Theodore’s nickname (昵称).
In 1913, a captain named Harry Cole bourn paid 20 dollars for a black bear which was born in the Canadian country side. The captain’s hometown, Winnipeg, was the origin (起源) of the bear’s name. In Winnipeg, Winnie served as the mascot (吉祥物). When Would War I began, the captain went to France. Winnie was sent to London Zoo which many kids often visited. Because of its lovely look, the bear became popular with children.

The Stories about the Two Real __小题1:__
Name	Teddy	Winnie-the-pooh
Appearing Time	11 years __小题2:__ than Winnie	In 1913
Birth Place	America	__小题3:__
Origin of the Name	Teddy, the nickname of President Theodore Roosevelt	Winnipeg, the __小题4:__ of Captain Harry Cole bourn
Reason for Being Popular	A cartoon showing that the president didn’t __小题5:__ with the idea of shooting the bear	The lovely look attracting the attention of children who often went to London Zoo

 

It was a Sunday afternoon. It was very____and nobody wanted to stay at home. Mike decided to go swimming in the river. His brother, Jim, wanted to go with him. "____him with you, Mike," said their father. "He will do what you say, I think."
They got____the river quickly. A lot of people were____in it. Mike told Jim
to play on the bank, then he____into the water. About an hour later, Mike swam to the bank with a fish in his hand. Jim was very____. He found a bottle and put the fish in it.
Jim did____except watch the fish that evening. Suddenly Mike heard Jim____in the room. He ran to him and asked, "What's wrong____you, Jim?"
"The fish has died (死了)." Jim said, "I thought it was____. So I took it out of the bottle and put it on the chair. I only wanted it to have a rest."

小题1:	A．warm B．hot C．cool D．cold

小题2:	A．Carry B．Bring C．Take D．Catch

小题3:	A．to B．at C．of D．for

小题4:	A．washing B．running C．resting D．swimming

小题5:	A．ran B．walked C．fell D．jumped

小题6:	A．happy B．angry C．sad D．sorry

小题7:	A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything

小题8:	A．singing B．crying C．smiling D．laughing

小题9:	A．with B．from C．to D．on

小题10:

A．hungry B．free C．tired D．busy

John lived with her mother when he was young. He didn’t know who his father was. The woman did some washing for the rich and could buy only some bread for her son. So the boy was short and thin.
One cold morning there was much snow in the streets. A car knocked the woman down and the policemen took her to the hospital. She didn’t tell John that his father deserted(遗弃) her before he was born until she died. She left her son the name and address of his father.
John found his father, Mr. Brown, in another city. He was one of the richest shopkeepers and he had to receive his son. From then on the boy lived a rich life. He ate all kinds of delicious food and wore beautiful clothes. But he didn’t go to school and could not read or write.
Once his father took him to a party. He saw a newspaper lying on the floor and picked it up while others were talking about a film. He had a look at it and found a car’s wheels(轮子) were upward(向上).He called out,“ Oh, dear! An accident happened!”
All the people were surprised and began to read the newspaper. But soon they all began to laugh. Do you know why?
小题1:John didn’t know his father because       .

A．the man was rich	B．the man deserted his mother
C．his mother left the man	D．the man didn’t like him

小题2:John was short and thin because      .

A．he didn’t like sports

B．his parents were short, too

C．he was often hungry when he was young

D．his mother never gave him food

小题3:The woman told John who his father was       .

A．after she was knocked down by a car

B．before her son left

C．before she was in hospital

D．before she died

小题4:After John found his father,      .

A．he was angry with the man

B．he started a rich life

C．he wouldn’t live with him

D．the man was bad to him

小题5:The people at the party laughed at him because        .

A．he held the newspaper upside down

B．he wasn’t polite

C．the newspaper was yesterday’s

D．he wasn’t clever

Mr Evans works in Sydney. Last week he had a two-week holiday, but he didn't know where to go. He said to his friend Robert, "I hate the hot weather here, but I can't think of a cool place in Australia. Where shall I take my holiday?"
"That's easy," said Robert, "You can go to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground there now."
Mr Evans agreed with his friend. He bought a plane ticket and soon arrived in Moscow. He was having a good time there, but one day he got into trouble（麻烦）. After lunch, he went to a park outside the city. He noticed a dog following him when he was walking past a house. It was hungry and wanted some food to eat. But Mr Evans had no food in his pockets. He tried to shoo （以嘘声吓走） it away, but it began to bark at him. Just at that moment, he saw a stone on the ground. He tried to pick it up, but he couldn't.
"How strange these Russians are!" Mr Evans said to himself, "They do not tie up （栓住） their dogs, but firmly（牢牢地）tie down the stones!"
小题1:Mr Evans is________.

A．American

B．Russian

C．Australian

D．Chinese

小题2:Mr Evans didn't like the________in Australia.

A．hot weather	B．cool weather
C．rainy weather	D．cold weather

小题3:Mr Evans went to Moscow________.

A．by train

B．by bus

C．by air

D．on foot

小题4:The word "bark" means "________".

A．跳

B．叫

C．追

D．咬

小题5:Mr Evans couldn't pick up the stone because________.

A．it was too cold

B．it was too heavy

C．the Russians tied their stones to the ground

D．it was not a stone

Miss Zhao is one of the most popular teachers in the school．Yesterday she came into the  with a big smile on her face．She said to her     that she was    to see they did well in the sports meeting．But    was not pleased to see the classroom last Saturday not as     as usual．She hoped they would clean the classroom every day．
Wei Hua was on     yesterday．She said everyone was at    except Lin Tao．Then she told Miss Zhao about their    to the Great Wall last Sunday．Luckily the weather was   ．They played games and had a picnic there．After Wei Hua    her talk，Miss Zhao began her lesson．

小题1:	A．shop B．classroom C．park D．office

小题2:	A．students B．teachers C．workers D．doctors

小题3:	A．Angry B．sorry C．glad D．sad

小题4:	A．she B．I C．we D．he

小题5:	A．dark B．old C．large D．clean

小题6:	A．time B．duty C．foot D．top

小题7:	A．home B．noon C．night D．school

小题8:	A．visit B．music C．clock D．football

小题9:	A．bad B．fine C．rainy D．windy

小题10:

A．started B．had C．finished D．gave

My pen friend is a kind and friendly girl. She is in England. Her      is Connie. I meet Connie    the Internet, and we are both twelve years     . 
First, I    a letter to her and introduce(介绍) my hobbies, my school and my daily life. A few days later, I get Connie’s    . She     me a lot about herself. I learn that she loves languages, sports and films. She likes China and Chinese food very much. She tells me something about England, too. Connie is good at English, French（法语）and Spanish（西班牙语）, so I ask her to    me a little. Connie wants to learn some    , but it’s very difficult for her.
From Connie, I know      about the world outside. I would like to go to England to    Connie some day.

小题1:	A．hobby B．name C．age D．job

小题2:	A．on B．for C．at D．in

小题3:	A．young B．big C．small D．old

小题4:	A．read B．sing C．write D．draw

小题5:	A．book B．letter C．call D．photo

小题6:	A．asks B．says C．talks D．tells

小题7:	A．teach B．help C．give D．answer

小题8:	A．English B．French C．Chinese D．Spanish

小题9:	A．many B．much C．few D．little

小题10:

A．call B．write C．visit D．help

It was a Sunday afternoon. It was very ____and nobody wanted to stay at home. Mike decided to go swimming in the river. His brother,Jim.wanted to go with him.
“ _______him with you, Mike” said their father.” he will do what you say, I think.”
They got ____the river quickly. A lot of people were ___in it. Mike told Jim to play in the bank,then he ____into the river. About an hour later, Mike swam to the bank with a fish in his hand. Jim was very _____. He found a bottle and put the fish in it.
Jim did____except(除了) watching the fish that evening. Suddenly Mike heard Jim ____in the room. He ran to him and asked,” what’s wrong ____you, Jim?”
“ The fish has died,” Jim said “I thought it was ______. So I took it out of the bottle and put it on the chair, I only wanted it to have a rest.”

小题1:	A．warm B．hot C．cool D．cold

小题2:	A．Carry B．Bring C．Take D．Catch

小题3:	A．to B．at C．in D．For

小题4:	A．washing B．running C．resting D．swimming

小题5:	A．ran B．walked C．fell D．jumped

小题6:	A．happy B．angry C．sad D．sorry

小题7:	A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything

小题8:	A．singing B．crying C．smiling D．laughing

小题9:	A．with B．from C．to D．on

小题10:

A．Hungry B．free C．tired D．Busy

Skylar is a four-year-old girl.  When she learned about Disneyland from TV last July, she began to      money.  She hoped that she could      there some day.  One day her parents surprised her with a trip to Disneyland, but they didn’t      her to use the money in her money box.When they returned, it was Chrismastime.  Skylar decided to buy gifts     her money.  But when she     a show on TV about a local homeless shelter(收容所) Called “The Road House”,she asked her mother again and again      “homeless” meant and why those children needed warm clothes.  She couldn’t get the homeless children off her    .  
Before Christmas, Skylar’s mother took her to a     to buy gifts.  Instead of buying gifts for herself or her family, Skylar      a coat and some socks for a little girl in the shelter.  When Skylar got home, she      the things she had bought in a beautiful box.Skylar was very     at waiting for Christmas! She was not thinking about Santa Claus or the gifts she would     . She was thinking about going to the shelter and giving gifts to a      child.On Christmas Eve, Skylar and her family drove to the shelter and she gave the beautiful    to a girl, Skylar was very happy helping someone else,      her family decided to make the journey to the homeless shelter a tradition.  What a beautiful heart young Skylar has!

小题1:	A．lend B．save C．use D．waste

小题2:	A．cross B．move C．live D．go

小题3:	A．teach B．help C．ask D．invite

小题4:	A．from B．with C．under D．on

小题5:	A．saw B．performed C．held D．desingned

小题6:	A．where B．when C．how D．what

小题7:	A．mind B．hand C．wish D．plan

小题8:	A．school B．bank C．store D．church

小题9:	A．wore B．received C．bought D．provided

小题10:

A．broke B．put C．washed D．mixed

小题11:

A．angry B．proud C．surprised D．excited

小题12:

A．offer B．get C．pack D．make

小题13:

A．clever B．successful C．homeless D．careful

小题14:

A．box B．sweater C．card D．flower

小题15:

A．but B．or C．and D．though