Food or friends? Lip salve (润唇膏) or iPod? What is the most important thing in the US teenagers’ lives today? Let’s take a look.

Some find that they can’t do without people.

“My biggest need is my friends. Without them, I wouldn’t do much,” said Adrian Fernandez, a 14-year-old boy.

With others, food always comes first.

“I do not think that I could live without chili con carne (辣子肉丁). I eat it every day. And if I didn’t have it, it’s all I would think about,” said Max Wu, an 8th-grade boy.

Sometimes, the things teenagers can’t do without are strange.

Take 14-year-old girl Hannah Sacchini for example. “I cannot live without lip salve, especially in winter,” said Hannah Sacchini. “I go mad if my lips get dry.”

Of course, today everybody uses mobile phones and computers. Some teens can’t live without these high-tech (高科技的) things.

Justin Beck, a 15-year-old boy, feels like this: “I would not be able to live without my iPod. I use it for so many different things. I always have it with me,” he said.

So, now we know the things US kids really must have. What about you and your classmates? What can’t you live without?

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。 （10分）

1.To Adrian Fernandez,     is the most important.

A. a friend              B. lip salve      C. a computer       D. chili con carne

2.How often does Max Wu eat chili con carne?

A. Once a week.               B. Every day.

C. Twice a day.                  D. Three times a week.

3.Hannah Sacchini will become     if her lips get dry.

A. fat         B. excited            C. shy                 D. annoyed

4.We can learn that Justin Beck     takes his iPod to school.

A. never               B. sometimes        C. always              D. hardly ever

5.The passage mainly tells us    .

A. what things the US kids really must have

B. what the US teenagers do every day at school

C. what the most important food in the US teenagers’ lives is

D. how the US teenagers’ lives are every day at school

根据表格内容，选择正确的答案。

1.What is Mary’s problem?

2.Donna thinks Mary’s problem is _________

3.The underlined word “reduce” in the passage probably means __________

4.Donna thinks that ________ can help Mary think more clearly.

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to Donna’s letter?

A young man is lying in hospital sadly. The 24-year-old lost his right leg. The doctor said that his long history of smoking was the reason. “I first smoked when I was 14. It made me feel like a man and I thought it looked cool. Now I know I was wrong,” said the young man.

It is a mistake many young people make. According to the survey, 40 million of China’s 130 million young people aged between 13 and 18 smoke. Fifteen million of them are addicted (上瘾的). The survey also found that about 68% of young smokers first smoked before the age of 13.

Many young people see people smoke in the movies, but in real life, stars like Jackie Chan think smoking is a bad thing and not cool at all.

Doctors say that if a person starts smoking very young, he or she may live 22 years less than those who don’t smoke.

1.How long did the young man smoke?

A. For 10 years. B. For 13 years. C. For 14 years. D. For 18 years.

2.What did the young man think of smoking when he first smoked?

A. It was wrong. B. It was bad. C. It was boring. D. It was cool.

3.What does the underlined word “it” refer to (指的是)?

A. Smoking. B. Getting ill.

C. Lying in hospital. D. Stopping smoking.

4.The number of young people who smoke in China is ____ million.

A. 15 B. 40 C. 68 D. 130

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Many stars think smoking is cool.

B. People who smoke can only live to be 22.

C. It’s a big problem that many young people smoke.

D. Many young smokers first smoked before the age of 10.

Sunny Language School
We are a language school for children of 12—18. We want an assistant in the library, an English teacher, a gate- keeper, and a sports coach.

Job	Age	Language	Skill（能力）	Other term（其他条件）
lab assistant	20—35	Chinese, English	enough experience (经验, 经历)for the job	careful（细心）
teacher	20—45	English, French, Japanese	have the TQC(教师资格)	responsible（负责）
sports coach	20—40	Chinese, English	major（专业）in P.E.	healthy and strong（强壮）
gate-keeper		Chinese	have a good memory（记忆力）	healthy