In ancient languages, the seven days of the week were named after the sun, the moon, and the five planets that ancient people knew about (luckily, they only knew about five planets then, or our weeks would be much longer). There is a good reason that in English “Sunday” has the word “sun” in it. Sunday seems to be everyone’s favorite day of the week. It makes sense that it’s named after everyone’s favorite thing in the sky! Do any other weekday names sound like astrological (占星的) words? How about “Monday” and “Moon”, or “Saturday” and “Saturn”?

If you learn French or Spanish, you will see even more planets in the names of the days of the week. These languages are rooted in Latin(拉丁文) and the Latin names match the planet names for all seven days.

English is a strange language. It is very confusing. The days of the week are a perfect example of this confusion. A few are from Latin, and a few are from German. “Tuesday” is named after a German God: Tiw (Tiw’s day). Friday is named after a German Goddess(女神): Freya. English words change spelling, meaning and roots that are based on wars and kings. That’s why English is so hard to learn! Learning the names of the week can be like a history lesson in itself!

46. Which day of the week was named after the moon?

A. Sunday　　　 　　 B. Monday　 　　 C. Saturday　 　　 　　D. Tuesday

47. We can tell from the story that “Saturn” is _______.

A. a planet’s name　 B. a strange language C. a God’s name　 D. a Goddess’ name

48. The underlined words “everyone’s favorite thing” in Paragraph 2 refers to _______.

A. Monday　　　　 B. Sunday　　　 C. the moon 　　　　D. the sun

49. Which day is from German?　 A. Sunday B. Monday　 C. Tuesday　　 D. Saturday

50. The story mainly tells us ________.

A. what the seven days of the week are named after

B. how the English language changes　　　 　

C. Why there are seven days in a week　

D. Which day of the week is people’s favorite

I have a happy family. Look! Here is a 31 of my family. The boy in bed is 　32 . I am 33 　English boy. My 34 is Peter. I am eleven years old. This is my sister. Her name is Kate.

35 is nine years old now. Kate and I are students now. We are 36 the same school. 37 are my father and mother. My father is a teacher. How old is my father? He is forty. My mother is 38 　nice. She cooks（做饭）for us every 39 . We all 40 her so much. We are a happy family.

(　 )31. A. room　 B. ruler　 C. paper　 D. photo

(　 )32. A. him　　 B. me　　 C. boy　 D. my friend

(　 )33. A. an　　 B. the　　 C. this　　 D. a

(　 )34. A. class　 B. school　 C. name　 D. number

(　 )35. A. They　 B. It　　　 C. He　　　 D. She

(　 )36. A. in　　 B. on　　　 C. of　　 D. to

(　 )37. A. This　 B. These　 C. It　　　 D. She

(　 )38. A. such　 B. very　　 C. much　 D. please

(　 )39. A. day　　 B. year　　 C. hour　　 D. minute

(　 )40. A. meet　 B. take　　 C. love　　 D. call

　

Many children use the Internet to get useful knowledge and information, and to relax in their free time. But some of them are not using in a good way. Here are some rules to make sure you are safe and have fun on the Internet.

Make rules for Internet use with your parents. For example, when you can go online, for how long and what activities you can go online.

Don’t give your password (密码) to anyone else, and never leak out the following information---your real name, home address, age, school, phone number or other personal information. 

Check with your parents before giving out a credit (信用) card number.

Never send a photo of yourself to someone in e-mail unless your parents say it’s OK.

Check with your parents before going into a chat room. Different chat rooms have different rules and attract different kinds of people. You and your parents must make sure it’s a right place for you.

Never agree to meet someone you met on the Internet without your parent’s permission (允许). Never meet anyone you met on line alone.

Always remember that people online may not be who they say they are. Treat everyone online as strangers.

If something you see or read online makes you uncomfortable, leave the site. Tell a parent or teacher right away.

Treat other people as you’d like to be treated. Never use bad language.

Remember—not everything you read on the Internet is true.

1. If you want a true friend on the Internet , you can ____________ .

A. tell the people what your name is .

B. meet the people on line alone.

C. write an e-mail about yourself .

D. get your parent’s permission.

2.It’s good for children to ________ on the Internet.

A. give password to others

B. get useful knowledge and information

C. give out a credit card number

D. go into a chat room as they’d like to

3. The underlined phrase “leak out” in the third paragraph may mean “________.”

A. give away　   B. leave out

C. give out      D. put away

4.If your parents don’t agree, never ________.

A. read anything on the Internet

B. relax in your free time

C. have a face-to face meeting with anyone you met online

D. treat other people as you’d like to be treated

5. This passage is mainly about “________”.

A. How to use Computers

B. Surfing on the Internet

C. Information on the Interne

D. Internet Safety Rules

 

Your friends might be in Australia or maybe just down the road, but they are all just a few clicks （点击）away. Life has changed for millions of young people across the world who now make friends online. Whether you use chat-rooms, QQ, MSN or ICQ, you are a member of this group.

“I don’t often talk with my parents or grandparents, but I talk a lot with my old friends on QQ, ”said Fox’s Shadow, the online name used by a girl student in China. “Most of my classmates use QQ after school. ”

QQ is the biggest messaging service in China. A record from Tencent, the company which developed QQ, shows that 4 million people used it one Saturday night in October.

And probably Fox’s Shadow was one of them. “I log in （登陆）on Friday nights, and Saturdays or Sundays when I feel everything around me boring. I usually spend about ten hours chatting （聊天）online every week, ”she said. “But I never talk with stranger, especially boys or men. ”

Even though she likes chatting, she is careful about making friends with stranger online. “You don’t know who you’re talking to. You should always be careful about whom you believe in online. ”

Many people would like to meet offline when they feel they have got to know someone very well. Fox’s Shadow once met one of her online friends face to face. It was a girl who was a football fan like herself and they went to a football match together. 

A 16-year-old Beijing boy, named Bart Simon online, dislikes QQ users. “I used to chat on QQ, but I found that most people were talking about foolish things, ”he said. Now he chats online in English, using MSN. “I only chat online because I’ve got friends in Japan, the US and Singapore, ”he said. “I want to learn more about foreign cultures（文化）. ”But he spends little time chatting on QQ as he sees it as a waste of time and money. 

“If you are really addicted to （上瘾）it, sometimes you can’t give your mind to your lessons, ”he said. “And friends in your real life are always more important than those so-called friends you meet online. ”   

1. People meet face to face offline when they think they ________.   

A. have known each other well　　   B. have the same interest　　

C. have enough free time　　　　    D. have nothing to do   

2. Fox’s Shadow thinks QQ is ________.　　 

A. the biggest messaging service in China　　  B. a good place to spend her boring time　　  C. a safe place to chat with strangers　　　　　　 D. the best place to make friends   

3. From the passage, we know “… they are all just a few clicks away” means “_______”.　　  A. it is wonderful to see your friends by clicking　　 

B. it is easy and fast to get in touch with your friends　　 

C. it is possible to live much closer to your friends　　 

D. it is popular to make friends online   

4. Which of the following sentence is TRUE according to the passage?　　 

A. All the people on QQ are talking about foolish things.　　 

B. Chatting online is a waste of time and money.　　 

C. We should be careful about boys or men online.　　 

D. We should think more of our friends in real life. 

 

Many children use the Internet to get useful knowledge and information, and to relax in their free time. But some of them are not using in a good way. Here are some rules to make sure you are safe and have fun on the Internet.
Make rules for Internet use with your parents. For example, when you can go online, for how long and what activities you can go online.
Don’t give your password (密码) to anyone else, and never leak out the following information---your real name, home address, age, school, phone number or other personal information. 
Check with your parents before giving out a credit (信用) card number.
Never send a photo of yourself to someone in e-mail unless your parents say it’s OK.
Check with your parents before going into a chat room. Different chat rooms have different rules and attract different kinds of people. You and your parents must make sure it’s a right place for you.
Never agree to meet someone you met on the Internet without your parent’s permission (允许). Never meet anyone you met on line alone.
Always remember that people online may not be who they say they are. Treat everyone online as strangers.
If something you see or read online makes you uncomfortable, leave the site. Tell a parent or teacher right away.
Treat other people as you’d like to be treated. Never use bad language.
Remember—not everything you read on the Internet is true.
【小题1】 If you want a true friend on the Internet , you can ____________ .

A．tell the people what your name is .

B．meet the people on line alone.

C．write an e-mail about yourself .

D．get your parent’s permission.

【小题2】It’s good for children to ________ on the Internet.

A．give password to others

B．get useful knowledge and information

C．give out a credit card number

D．go into a chat room as they’d like to

【小题3】 The underlined phrase “leak out” in the third paragraph may mean “________.”

A．give away	B．leave out
C．give out	D．put away

【小题4】If your parents don’t agree, never ________.

A．read anything on the Internet

B．relax in your free time

C．have a face-to face meeting with anyone you met online

D．treat other people as you’d like to be treated

【小题5】 This passage is mainly about “________”.

A．How to use Computers

B．Surfing on the Internet

C．Information on the Interne

D．Internet Safety Rules