Do you like to sit in front of the computer and play computer games hour after hour? Have you ever thought of what that may be doing to your health? More and more children are becoming overweight(肥胖的) and growing less creative because they spend too much time in front of the computer according to a survey.
Last week Child Protective Services(儿童保护组织)in America organized an activity. The aim of the activity was to encourage children to do some outdoor activities instead of playing computer games at home. Many American children spend about 1,000 hours a year playing computer games — more time than they spend in school. As a result, they are overweight. Some of them have very poor eyesight, and they can’t see clearly.
Everyone should pay attention to his health and try to keep healthy. The doctor says that the longer children play computer games, the more overweight they may become. And the junk food children eat while they’re playing computer games makes the weight problem more serious.
To keep fit, children need to take exercise regularly, play outside with friends, and explore the world around them. Can you spend two weeks without playing computer games? It might be difficult for computer lovers, but why not have a try?
【小题1】Children may become______ if they play computer games all day.

A．much younger

B．much lighter

C．less creative

D．less careful

【小题2】American children may spend______ hours in school a year according to the passage.

A．less than 1,000

B．more than 1,200

C．about 1,500

D．about 2,000

【小题3】The underlined word “eyesight” means “______” in Chinese.

A．凝聚力

B．想象力

C．记忆力

D．视力

【小题4】What can we learn from the passage?

A．Playing computer games has caused some health problems.

B．Playing computer games can make children cleverer and more creative.

C．Child Protective Services in America organized an activity for parents.

D．Child Protective Services asked children to study at home and not to play outdoors.

Everyone knows that there’s not enough land in Hong Kong.If you go there by air, you will land at Kai Tak Airport. It was built out into the sea. It is in the part of Hong Kong called Kowloon. Kowloon is one of the two big islands in Hong Kong.
The other island is Hong Kong itself. You can get there by ship or through a tunnel(隧道) under the sea.
The population of Hong Kong is more than six million. Chinese and English are spoken by many people there. Clothes, computers, radios, televisions are made in Hong Kong. It is a shopping center. You can buy all kinds of things there.
Hong Kong is also a beautiful city. It’s a good place for traveling. People from all over the world visit Hong Kong every year. You can watch dog-racing and motor-racing there. When you are hot and tired, you may rest in the small cool gardens. There are also a lot of tall buildings with comfortable rooms to live in. If you enjoy eating out, you can easily find a good place for delicious food.Foods of different flavors(风味) are served in Hong Kong.
【小题1】Where was Kai Tak Airport built?

A．It was built out into the sea.	B．It was built out into the lake.
C．It was built out into the river	D．It was built out into the pool.

【小题2】What’s the population of Hong Kong?

A．Nearly 6 million.	B．Less than 6 million.
C．Over 6 million.	D．Only 6 million.

【小题3】How many products(产品) of Hong Kong are mentioned in this passage?

A．7.

B．6.

C．5.

D．4.

【小题4】Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Kai Tak Airport is in Kowloon.

B．There's a lot of land in Hong Kong.

C．Many people in Hong Kong speak Chinese and English

D．Hong Kong is a beautiful city for traveling

【小题5】 According to the passage, we know that ________.  

A．Hong Kong is a big city with a large population

B．there are almost no factories in Hong Kong

C．few people visit Hong Kong ever year

D．visitors can enjoy the comfortable living rooms and delicious foods in Hong Kong

City Library

The largest library in the area with over 70,000 books of different kinds in it.

Two big reading rooms which can hold 2,000 readers.

Open from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm, Monday to Saturday.

Sunny Museum

An art show from August 1^st to 20^th.

Over 300 paintings by world famous artists will be show in it.

Concert

A concert in Jinma Theater on July 10^th.

Some famous singers in China will sing in the concert. The money for the tickets will be used for the poor children.

Singing Competition

The House of Culture of the city will hold a singing competition in October.

Those who like singing can take part in the competition.

Dadi Cinema

Snow White, a cartoon by Disney, will be shown in Dadi Cinema next Sunday.

Ticket Price: ￥40. (Half for children)

1.If Tom wants to borrow the books from the City Library, he can go there at ______.

A．5:00 am on Monday                     B．5:00 pm on Monday

C．10:00 pm on Friday                      D．10:00 am on Sunday

2.How many paintings will be shown in Sunny Museum?

A．More than three hundred.                B．Less than three hundred.

C．Only three hundred                     D．Two thousand.

3.The concert is held in order to help ___________ children.

A．all the            B．the hard-working    C．the clever         D．the poor

4.The singing competition will held in __________.

A．Sunny Museum                         B．the House of Culture of the city

C．Dadi Cinema                           D．Jinma Theatre

5.If a six-old-year girl goes to Dadi cinema to see Snow White with her parents, they’ll have to pay ________________.

A．100 yuan         B．120 yuan          C．100 dollars        D．120 dollars

 

Most people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799, scientists studied works(作品) of art made at different times from 1, 500 B. C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the world's population is left-handed.
Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a person's two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the left hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain (大脑). The right side of the brain, which makes a person's hands and eyes work together, controls(控制) the left hand. The left-side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre for thinking and doing problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists than among people in other jobs.
No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged(损害) when they are born. However, this doesn't happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason (原因) why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene (基因) for right-handedness, he/she may become either right-or left-handed according to the chance (偶然性) and the people they work or live with.
Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today they don't have to.
【小题1】 After studying works of art made at different times in history, the scientists found      .
A. the art began from 1, 500 B. C.
B. the works of art ended in the 1950s
C. most people shown in the works of art are right-handed
D. most people shown in the works of art are left-handed
【小题2】 How many people in the world are left-handed now?

A．Less than one sixth.

B．More than a half.

C．About 40%.

D．The passage doesn't tell us.

【小题3】 What is the left hand for most people used to do?

A．It's used to find or hold things.

B．It's used to work with things.

C．It's used to make a person's eyes work together.

D．It's the centre for thinking and doing problems.

【小题4】  According to (根据) the  passage, which of  the following is NOT true?

A．No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed.

B．Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness.

C．Today children are not made to use their right hands only.

D．Scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-handed.

【小题5】The best title(标题) for this passage is      .

A．Scientists' New Inventions

B．Left-handed People

C．Which Hand

D．Different Brains, Different Hands.