Many TV programmes are very imaginative. One who watches such TV programmes often feels terrified. Such programmes should be for adults only. When I watched a programme of violence (暴力), I was terrified. One night I was on my home from my friend's, walking to the station. I took a train back to the centre of the city. There would be a lot of people traveling with me, and I felt safe.

　　A man sitting opposite me, I thought nothing of it until I saw him staring at me. “He seemed to be a murderer,” I remembered the film and felt very uncomfortable. Then I got off the train and went to the bus stop. When the man got on the same bus I found that he was following me. Luckily I was together with other people in the bus, so I wasn't frightened. But, when I got off the bus, the streets were almost empty. I walked as quickly as I could. I could hear the footsteps following me, but I didn't dare to look round. After what seemed to have been hours, I reached the front door of my house. I looked for my keys, but I was too frightened to find them. The footsteps stopped behind me. I felt a hand on my shoulder. Instead of feeling hands around my neck, however, I heard a pleasant voice, “I'm sorry if I frightened you, I'm your new neighbor, I thought I recognized you in the train, but I wasn't sure.”

(1) The girl felt frightened when walking to the station, because ________.

[　　]

A．she watched many TV programmes

B．she was being followed

C．she had been at her friend's house

D．he was a girl of rich friend's house

(2) The girl's friend lived ________ her home.

[　　]

A．near

B．a short distance away from

C．a long way from

D．next to

(3) She was really frightened because ________.

[　　]

A．the man following her was a terrible one

B．she was alone that night

C．the street was empty

D．she took the man for a murderer

(4) The man put his hand on her shoulder. He meant to ________ her.

[　　]

(5) Usually a girl will be frightened if ________.

[　　]

A．she often watches TV.

B．she is followed by a stranger at night for a long time

C．she meets her neighbor suddenly

D．her neighbor puts a hand on her shoulder

“Mother tells me that the most important is to study，and she almost never gives me any housework to do，though I really want some，”said Wang，a middle school student in Guangzhou，capital of South China’s Guangdong Province．

A report says that most of Guangzhou teenagers want to do more housework，but their parents usually do not think so．According to(根据)the report，37％of the teenagers do housework less than half an hour every day；39.4％of them from half an hour to one hour；11.5％one to two hours；5.6％over two hours；and 6.2％just have “no” housework to do．

“Most of my time after school should be spent on my homework，and I don’t have time to play．Even on weekends，my parents ask me to stay at home to study．I can’t go to see a film，watch TV or play with other children．My parents never say to me about anything to do with the housework．Sometimes I feel I have the duty to do something to help my parents，but they just get everything done for me，” said Yang Ming，a sixteen-year-old student．

Experts say this won’t change much unless the College Entrance Examination，which adds much pressure(压力) on high school students，is changed．

1．Is Wang often asked to do housework?

       __________________________________________________________________________．

2．What do most of Guangzhou teenagers want to do，according to the report?

       __________________________________________________________________________．

3．How many students never have any housework to do?

       __________________________________________________________________________．

4．What do most parents think is the most important for children?

       __________________________________________________________________________．

5．What does Yang Ming like to spend his time in doing after school?

       __________________________________________________________________________．

阅读理解

　　Many TV programmes are very imaginative. One who watches such TV programmes often feels terrified. Such programmes should be for adults only. When I watched a programme of violence (暴力),was terrified. One night I was on my home from my friend's, walking to the station. I took a train back to the centre of the city. There would be a lot of people traveling with me, and I felt safe.

　　A man sitting opposite me, I thought nothing of it until I saw him staring at me.“He seemed to be a murderer,”I remembered the film and felt very uncomfortable. Then I got off the train and went to the bus stop. When the man got on the same bus I found that he was following me. Luckily I was together with other people in the bus, so I wasn't frightened. But, when I got off the bus, the streets were almost empty. I walked as quickly as I could. I could hear the footsteps following me, but I didn't dare to look round. After what seemed to have been hours, I reached the front door of my house. I looked for my keys, but I was too frightened to find them. The footsteps stopped behind me. I felt a hand on my shoulder. Instead of feeling hands around my neck, however, I heard a pleasant voice,“I'm sorry if I frightened you, I'm your new neighbor, I thought I recognized you in the train, but I wasn't sure.”

(1) The girl felt frightened when walking to the station, because ________ .

[　　]

A. she watched many TV programmes

B. she was being followed

C. she had been at her friend's house

D. he was a girl of rich friend's house

(2) The girl's friend lived ________ her home.

[　　]

A. near

B. a short distance away from

C. a long way from

D. next to

(3) She was really frightened because ________ .

[　　]

A. the man following her was a terrible one

B. she was alone that night

C. the street was empty

D. she took the man for a murderer

(4) The man put his hand on her shoulder. He meant to ________ her.

[　　]

A. kill

B. be friendly to

C. frighten

D. play a joke on

(5) Usually a girl will be frightened if ________ .

[　　]

A. she often watches TV

B. she is followed by a stranger at night for a long time

C. she meets her neighbor suddenly

D. her neighbor puts a hand on her shoulder

阅读理解

　　Many TV programmes are very imaginative. One who watches such TV programmes often feels terrified. Such programmes should be for adults only. When I watched a programme of violence (暴力),was terrified. One night I was on my home from my friend's, walking to the station. I took a train back to the centre of the city. There would be a lot of people traveling with me, and I felt safe.

　　A man sitting opposite me, I thought nothing of it until I saw him staring at me.“He seemed to be a murderer,”I remembered the film and felt very uncomfortable. Then I got off the train and went to the bus stop. When the man got on the same bus I found that he was following me. Luckily I was together with other people in the bus, so I wasn't frightened. But, when I got off the bus, the streets were almost empty. I walked as quickly as I could. I could hear the footsteps following me, but I didn't dare to look round. After what seemed to have been hours, I reached the front door of my house. I looked for my keys, but I was too frightened to find them. The footsteps stopped behind me. I felt a hand on my shoulder. Instead of feeling hands around my neck, however, I heard a pleasant voice,“I'm sorry if I frightened you, I'm your new neighbor, I thought I recognized you in the train, but I wasn't sure.”

(1) The girl felt frightened when walking to the station, because ________ .

[　　]

A. she watched many TV programmes

B. she was being followed

C. she had been at her friend's house

D. he was a girl of rich friend's house

(2) The girl's friend lived ________ her home.

[　　]

A. near

B. a short distance away from

C. a long way from

D. next to

(3) She was really frightened because ________ .

[　　]

A. the man following her was a terrible one

B. she was alone that night

C. the street was empty

D. she took the man for a murderer

(4) The man put his hand on her shoulder. He meant to ________ her.

[　　]

A. kill

B. be friendly to

C. frighten

D. play a joke on

(5) Usually a girl will be frightened if ________ .

[　　]

A. she often watches TV

B. she is followed by a stranger at night for a long time

C. she meets her neighbor suddenly

D. her neighbor puts a hand on her shoulder

Most people work or study from Monday to Friday. The weekend is usually a time of rest. But today's Chinese teenagers can hardly rest during the weekends.

According to a survey, 24% of the Grade 8 students in Beijing have classes at the weekend. Over 40% of the middle school students have less than eight hours’ sleep each night because of study.

And this isn't only in Beijing. Ji Chunying is a Grade 9 student in Guangzhou. The 14-year-old girl has to get up at 6:45 am on Saturday. Then she has a whole day of classes. On Sunday, she goes to extra classes for math and physics.

But Ji doesn't complain. She says her classmates all work very hard.

Finding time to have fun

Zhao Yang, 13, is from Dalian, Liaoning. As a Grade 8 student, Zhao's weekend is less busy. But he still spends Saturday in school. On Sunday, after finishing homework, he plays basketball. "I feel happy because I still have time to do the things I like," he said.

Some students are much luckier. They don't have to go to school on the weekend.

Ding Yi, a Grade 8 student from Laiwu, Shandong, is one of them. And she's a top student.

During the weekend, Ding usually gets up at 8 am. Then she spends some time doing homework. After that she is free to go shopping or watch TV.

Ding said her mother once wanted her to try extra classes. But when they asked Ding's teacher about it, the teacher said it was unnecessary.

"My teacher said I don't need to push myself too much. Learning well at school is enough," Ding said. "I feel pretty lucky."

1.Over 40% of the middle school students have less than eight hours sleep each night because of ___________.

A．playing computer games

B．playing with friends

C．busy study

D．watching TV

2.How many students are mentioned in this passage?

A．2.               B．3.                C．4.               D．5.

3.We can learn from the passage that ___________.

A．Some middle school students can enjoy their weekend.

B．All the students in China are busy studying on the weekend.

C．Every student in China has to go to extra classes on the weekend.

D．All the students complain about their busy weekend.

4.The above text may be a _______.

A．a story of science                       B．school notice

C．short play                             D．news report