In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what "keeping up with the Joneses" is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.
The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant(仆人) and gave big parties for their new neighbors.
It was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors.  He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it "Keeping up with the Joneses" because "Jones" is a very common name in the United States. "Keeping up with the Joneses" came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand' s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are "Joneses" in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
小题1:Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they _______.

A．want to be as rich as their neighbors

B．want others to know or to think that they are rich

C．don't want others to know they are rich

D．want to make themselves happy

小题2:It can be inferred（推断）from the story that rich people like to_______.

A．live outside New York City	B．live in New York city
C．live in apartments	D．have many neighbors

小题3:According to the writer, it is_______ to keep up with the Joneses.

A．correct

B．interesting

C．impossible

D．good

小题4:Which of the following activities probably does not belong to the rich people?

A．holding a race	B．riding horses
C．holding parties	D．hiring a servant

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Different countries have different manners. Before coming into a house in some Asian countries, it is good manners to take off your shoes. In European countries, even  though shoes sometimes become very muddy(多泥的),this is not the case. A guest in a Chinese house never finishes a drink. In Malay house, too, a guest always leaves a little food .In England, a guest always finishes a drink to show that he has enjoyed it .Here are some examples of the things that a well-mannered person does not do.
He never laughs at people when they are in trouble. Instead he tries to help them .He is always kind both to people and animals. When people are waiting for a bus, he takes his turn. He does not push to the front of the queue. On the bus, he gives his seat to an old person or a lady who is standing next  to  him .  If  he  accidentally knows into someone, or gets in their way ,he says "I'm sorry". He says "Please" "Excuse me" when he makes a request and "Thank you" when he receives something. He stands up when he speaks to a lady or an old person, and he does not sit down until the other people are seated.

Countries and a well mannered person does	Manners
In some Asian countries before coming into a house In小题1:____________, In小题2:__________, In England, A well-mannered person says “Thank you”	It is good to小题3:___________ You needn’t take off your shoes. a guest always leaves a little food a guest always finishes a drink to 小题4:_________. When小题5:_____and he never laughs at people when they are in trouble.

"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." is a popular saying in the United States. is true that all of us need recreation (娱乐).  We can't work all the time if we are going to keep good health and enjoy life.
Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular way is to take part sports. There are team sports, such as basketball and football. There are also individual sport such as swimming and running. Skating and mountain climbing are the most popular recreation for people who like to be outdoors.
Not everyone who enjoys sport events likes to take part in them. Many people like watching TV or listening to them on the radio. So many people like some forms of indoor, recreation, such as watching TV, singing and dancing.
It doesn't matter we like indoor recreation or take part in outdoor sports. It is important for everyone to relax from time to time, and enjoy some forms of recreation.
小题1:If we want to be healthy and enjoy life,            .

A．we must work all the time

B．we should work all the time

C．we can not work at all

D．we not only work hard but also need recreation

小题2:Football is a kind of                     .

A．team sport

B．team race

C．indoor sport

D．individual sport

小题3:"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." Here "dull" means        .

A．good

B．happy

C．foolish

D．nice

小题4:"Not everyone who enjoys sport events likes to take part in them." means     ____.

A．many people like sport events, but none of them likes to take part in them

B．they all tike sport events, but no one likes to take part in them

C．many people like sport events, but only some of them like to take part in them

D．only some like sport events, but everyone likes to take part in them

小题5:What is important for everyone to relax from time to time?
A. Outdoor sports.                 B. Indoor recreation.
C. Both A and B.                  D. Neither A nor B.

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I am an American boy.小题1:____to China in 2010.I have been studying here for
two years. My father often takes me to play football on the playground.
Last Sunday, l was taken to the park by my father. We saw a lot of monkeys
小题2: in the tree. While I was walking along the river, I heard a voice from behind. I thought to myself, “It must小题3:  Mr. Brown." "Hello, Mr. Brown!" My father said. Are you taking photos here?" "Yes, it's such a beautiful park," Mr. Brown said.
China is a great country. We really enjoy小题4:  here. Father says we will _小题5:back to America for a short holiday next week.

What do people do with their old, useable but outdated(过时的) computers? Most people don’t know what to do with them. Many old computers end up gathering(聚集) dust in homes. Many more are thrown out with the trash.
Finally, some computers are thinking of ways to reduce(减少) the amount of computer junk. Sony has agreed to help recycle（回收）old Sony products. Dell, Hewlett-Packard and others now also take back some equipment.
Laws（法律）are being passed, too. In Europe, computer companies will have to pay for collecting and recycle old Sony products. And 70% of computer waste must be recycled. The idea behind the laws is that computer companies themselves should pay the cost.
Yet while many people are throwing away good computers, others cannot afford them at all. Hundreds of organizations are working to solve this problem. These groups collect and repair old computers. Some also teach computer repair skills.
The computers then go to schools, charities(慈善机构) and needy individuals. Giving a used computer to one of these organizations can turn one person’s trash into someone else’s treasure(财富) and cut down on waste, too.
小题1:Nobody knows what to do with their old computer.
小题2:Many old computers are in homes, covered with dust.
小题3:Dell is one of the companies which are thinking of ways to reduce the amount of computer junk.
小题4:If computer companies want to collect and recycle their used products, they have to pay money.
小题5:Hundreds of organizations only collect and repair old computers
小题6:The story talks about ways to deal with used computers.

Now many people like the game Angry Birds. Here is a piece of good news for them—soon there will be a lot of Angry Birds-themed（主题） activity parks around the world.
The first two parks opened in Finland last year, and a few other parks are going to open in the UK. However, people still don’t know when and where Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK.
“As a kind of online game, it is popular with people of all ages. It’s really an interesting game. And the parks will be interesting places for everyone around the world.” said Peter Vesterbacka, an officer of Angry Birds Company（公司）. He also said, “ We want to make Angry Birds a part of pop culture. We’re just getting started.”
Angry Birds-themed activity parks have many interesting places for children to play. They like them very much. People can see the characters（人物） and colors from the game in the park. People can also play the Angry Birds game on large screens in the park. The company wants to invite people to not only play it on the sofa, but to go out, move around and have fun. So everyone will be happy in Angry Birds-themed activity parks.
小题1:Where did the first two Angry Birds-themed activity parks open?
A. In the UK.    B. In Finland.     C. In Australia.     D. In the USA.
小题2:Angry Birds is _______.

A．an online game	B．an online movie
C．a talk show on TV	D．a game show on TV

小题3:Lots of people think Angry Birds is very ______.

A．boring

B．easy

C．interesting

D．difficult

小题4:The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refers to（指的是）_______.

A．the characters	B．the screens
C．the interesting games	D．the interesting places

小题5:From the passage, we can know_______.

A．Angry Birds is only popular with young people

B．Peter Vesterbacka works for Angry Birds Company

C．there is no screen in Angry Birds-themed activity parks

D．Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK in 2015

Every day cars kill or hurt many people on roads. Sometimes the drivers drive too fast or do not drive carefully enough .Some of them       traffic rules and cause accidents.
According to some researchers, it is usually the pedestrians(行人) who cause the accidents. A lot of road users are very     . They walk or run across the roads      the cars. They walk in the roads but not on the walkways. Some do not take the time to        the green lights and simply cross the roads against the red lights.
Many people think accidents often happen in        roads in large cities, but this is not always true.       , Tokyo is one of the world’s largest cities and probably one of the busiest cities. However, there are       accidents to pedestrians. The reason is that the police there are very        and the pedestrians are very careful . Pedestrians never cross the roads against a red light and they     follow the traffic rules.
Do you know alcohol(酒精) is another main cause of traffic accidents? It delays(延缓) people’s response(反应). Those who have drunk alcohol are        in making decision. They need a few more seconds to react. Alcohol drinking is especially dangerous for motor car drivers. It is not only drivers who may have accidents after drinking, drunk pedestrians may put their lives in danger as well.

小题1:	A．make B．break C．follow D．remember

小题2:	A．tired B．careful C．careless D．afraid

小题3:	A．at the end of B．in the center of C．on top of D．in front of

小题4:	A．turn on B．wait for C．set up D．look for

小题5:	A．busy B．wide C．clean D．new

小题6:	A．In fact B．By the way C．For example D．In other words

小题7:	A．very few B．so many C．some D．lots of

小题8:	A．lazy B．polite C．patient D．strict

小题9:	A．even B．never C．hardly D．always

小题10:

A．slow B．active C．excited D．lazy

Raising pets is a popular online game among teenagers. "More than 20 of my classmates have adopted(领养）pets online, while last year the number was just 10，” said Wang Hui，a middle school student from Beijing, who also raises pets online.
If you go to some websites, you can adopt virtual(虚拟的）pets like penguins, chickens, dogs and elephants. You can feed，wash, talk to and play with your pet.
Dai Yingshuang of Shanghai raises pets on KaixinOOl. com. The 15-year-old girl said it is great fun. She thinks that she has also learned how to take care of others.
If one doesn't feed and care for the pet, it becomes unhappy and unhealthy. So raising an online pet means spending a lot of time online.
This makes many parents worried. They fear there will be bad influence in the children's studies.
Dai said that she usually asks her uncle to take care of her pet, while she is at school.
Wang Zhaotong, from Anhui，has been raising a penguin on QQ. com since last year. The 14-year-old girl takes good care of the penguin.
She said her parents knew about the penguin and think it's Okay. If the students can keep the balance between studying and playing, it's not bad for them to “raise” pets online.
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小题1:According to the passage, over of the students in Wang Hui's class have adopted pets online this year.

A．10

B．20

C．half

D．all

小题2:What does Dai Yingshuang think of raising pets online?

A．It's not interesting at all.	B．It wastes time.
C．It's not good for her study.	D．It is great fun.

小题3:Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．Raising an online pet doesn't mean spending a lot of time online.

B．If one doesn't feed the pet, it becomes unhappy and unhealthy.

C．Raising pets online makes many parents worried.

D．The writer thinks it doesn't matter if the students keep the balance between studying and playing.

小题4:How many examples are mentioned in the passage?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

小题5:What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Raising pets online is popular among teenagers.

B．It's bad to raise pets online.

C．How to raise pets online.

D．It's good to adopt pets online.

Most of us are the only child in the family! We have no little brother or big sister . Our family consists of our mom , our dad and us . We are growing up in a world greatly different from our parents’ . Yet we will be the future leader of China. We will someday have to work together and carry China into the beautiful future . So , we must learn to love each other like brothers and sisters !
It’ s hard to think about how different life would be if we had a brother or a sister . We never have to share anything at home ! of course , we might have cousins, but we don’ t have to live with them ! Our parents try to give us the best , and the best doesn’t need sharing between two or three children . Do we ever ask ourselves if we are spoiled（宠坏）?
Someone thinks that we are spoiled because we don’t know the value of money, because we don’ t know how hard our parents work but mainly because we many children don’ t know how to love ! We don’ t want others to regard us as spoiled , do we ? Well, why not start now to help our parents at home or share a game with one of our friends? In a word, We must learn to love each other !
小题1:How many people are there in most families in modern China ?

A．Three

B．Five

C．Six

D．Seven

小题2:As Chinese teenagers , what’ s our duty in the future ?

A．To look after brother and sisters .

B．To help parents do the housework .

C．To carry china into the beautiful future .

D．To save more money .

小题3:As the only child in the family , we share the best things with _____ .

A．our cousins	B．our brothers and sisters
C．anyone	D．nobody

小题4:What’ s the main reason that someone thinks we are spoiled ?

A．That we don’ t know how to love .

B．That we don’ t know how to use money .

C．That we only share games with our friends .

D．That we don’ t know hard our parents work .

小题5:The passage mainly tells us _____ .

A．we should help our parents

B．we should learn to love each other

C．we should have brothers and sisters

D．we should be kind to our classmates

Here is some information about homes in the United States and the people who live in them.
In the early 1990s, there were more than 91 million homes, or households(家庭) in the US. About 64% of the people in the US own their homes. The rest(其余的) rent(租) their homes. The rented homes are usually apartments(公寓).
74%of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country(乡下). Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US and about half that number have cats.
Families in the US are becoming smaller. On the average(平均), 2.64 people lived in a home in the early 1990s. In 1960, the average was 3.5.
Half of the teenagers (青少年) in the US have their own bedrooms.
An American moves(搬家), on the average, twelve times in his or her life. In Japan a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times.
小题1:Where do most Americans live?

A．Around the country.

B．In or around cities.

C．In the country.

D．In cities.

小题2:How many American families own a cat?

A．40%

B．64%

C．20%

D．74%

小题3:Families in the US are      .

A．becoming bigger .	B．becoming smaller
C．becoming happy.	D．not sure

小题4:Which of the following is TURE?

A．Americans move more often than the English.

B．The average number in a family now is getting bigger than that in the 1960s.

C．The Japanese move . more often than the British.

D．Most young people of the US have no bedrooms of their own.

小题5:The best title for the passage is about       .

A．Americans moving homes all the time

B．Pets in American families.

C．City families & country families.

D．Americans families.