Julie Zingeser texts at home，at school，in the car while her mother is driving．She texts during homework, after pompon（舞绣球）practice and as she walks the family dog．She takes her cellphone with her to bed．Every so often，the hum（嗡嗡声）of a new message wakes the Rockville teen from sleep．“I would die without it，”Julie，15，says of her text life．

This does not surprise her mother, Pam, who on one recent afternoon scanned the phone bill and found her youngest daughter, in one busy month，had sent and received 6,473 text messages．For Pam Zingeser, the key problem is not cost—it's$30 a month for the family’s unlimited texting plan—but the effects of so much messaging．Pam wonders：What will this generation learn and what will they lose in the endless stream of sentence fragments（碎片），abbreviations and emoticons?

     Parents, educators, and researchers are sharing similar concerns as text messaging has exploded across the formative years of the nation's youngest generation. Teens now do more texting on their cellphones than calling. Nationally, more than 75 billion text messages are sent a month, and the craziest texters are 13 to 17. Teens with cellphones average 2,272 text messages a month, compared with 203 calls, according to the Nielsen Co.

    The tap，tap，tap of connectivity can benefit teenagers at a time in life when they cannot always get together in art unscheduled way．Texters are “sharing a sense of  （69题）  ，”said Mimi Ito of the University of California at Irvine．For families, the text world call bring convenience as never before in arranging tides，doing errands（差事），letting parents know of changing plans．

    But some experts say there are downsides，starting with declines in spelling，word choice and writing complexity．Some suggest too much texting is related to an inability to focus．

1．The first paragraph mainly tells us that Julie Zingeser __________

    A．joins in all kinds of activities

    B．sends and receives texts all the time

C．does nothing besides texting

D．does everything by texting

2．Pare disapproves of her daughter's texting because she worries that it may be ________

    A．a waste of money

    B．a waste of time

    C．harmful in every way

D．bad for language learning

3．The underlined phrase "the formative years" in the 3rd paragraph refers to the period when ________

A．someone's character develops

B．someone experiments with new things

C．someone learns to speak

D．someone grows from baby into adult

4．The word missing in the blank in the 4th paragraph must be _______

A．independence                            B．overexcitement

C．co-presence                             D．non-attendance

5．The original title of the article should be: “6,473 Texts a Month, But _______”.

A．at What Cost?                             B．What for?

C．Who Cares?                                D．How Could lt Be?

Helen Thomas, the pioneering White House reporter known for putting presidents on the hot seat, died at 92．

??? To those who regularly watch presidential press conferences, Helen Thomas is a familiar figure．Usually dressed in red and always seated in the front row, she is always the first or second reporter the president calls upon．It is an honor she has earned．Besides, it affords her the perfect opportunity to do what she does best - challenge the president and other public officials to tell the plain truth．She said, "We reporters' priority（首要事情） is the people's right to know - without fear or favor．We are the people's servants．"

Helen Thomas was born in Kentucky in 1920．All the nine Thomas children were brought up to value education, and all were expected to make something of themselves through working hard．She made up her mind while still in high school to become a reporter after writing for the student newspaper．After receiving her bachelor's degree in 1942, Thomas headed straight for Washington, D．C．in search of a newspaper job．Before long, she landed one at Washington Daily News．Her duty included fetching coffee and doughnuts for the paper's reporters and editors．The eager young woman found the atmosphere exciting and was convinced she had made the right career choice．

?? Her big break came when she was sent to Florida to report on the vacation of President-elect John F．Kennedy and his family．Once President Kennedy took office, Thomas changed her focus from the president's family to his policies．She began attending the daily press briefings at the White House as well as presidential press conferences．Thomas has covered every president since Kennedy．Over the years, Thomas found her job "thrilling and inspiring," but never boring．And she took very seriously her duty to "keep an eye on the president" and keep American people informed．

1.What can we learn about Helen Thomas from the passage?

A．Her career took off after covering the Kennedys．

B．Her first job was to deliver doughnuts to a news agency．

C．She was born to a large family in Kentucky in 1942．

D．She decided to be a reporter while in college．

2.Paragraph 3 is written to show Helen Thomas

A．is a good decision maker for her career

B．appreciates education and hard work

C．wants to be famous by writing reports

D．has great support from her family

3.What does Helen Thomas think other work?

A．Unbearable．?? ????????????? B．Exciting．C．Challenging．????????? D．Unforgettable．

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A．A reporter sticking to the facts．

B．A reporter challenging President Kennedy．

C．A reporter from an ordinary family．

D．A reporter for Washington Daily News．

A graded reader is a book containing simplified languages used to help learners master the language. Readers come in different levels, from beginners to advanced. English learners need to choose a reader that is suitable for their level.

Why use readers? Lots of research shows that extensive reading improves all aspects of language learning, including vocabulary, speaking skills, fluency(流利),writing skills and reading comprehension.

Reading is a way of learning English without classes or a teacher. It helps develop learner independence. And while reading graded readers, learners don’t have to run to a dictionary because the language is at their level.

How do I get started? The entire class can read the same book or different books at different times.

How do I know the right level? If your class is all reading the same book, choose one that is appropriate for their level. If your students are reading different books, you can have a selection of books at different levels. In this case, don’t worry too much about the level. A learner who is interested in detective stories might read a higher level book if the motivation(动机)is there.

How to read the book depends on students’ age, motivation and class time available. Some classes like to read silently, others like to read aloud in small groups and some enjoy being read to by the teacher. Be sensitive to the class and ask for their opinions.

Some pre-reading activities are needed. Before students open a book, it is important to spark interest in the story and in the whole process of reading. For example, ask them to guess what the story is from cover, chapter titles and let students put them in the best order, or discuss the author.

During reading, choose a suitable chapter or chapters that can be broken down to make a comic strip (连环漫画). Or students select a part of the book to make into a radio play. Students can also become journalists and report on parts of the story. Choose a piece of action and have students write it up. Besides, students can role-play an interview with a character.

61. Who do you think the passage is written mainly for?

    A．Students.         B．Parents.                  C．Teachers.         D．Pupils.

62. When do you think students can become journalists and report on parts of the story?

A．Before reading.                                          B．During reading.

C．During warming up.                                   D．After reading.

63. From the passage, we can learn that      .

A．readers can make classroom fun

B．reading can help develop learners dependence

C．some pre-reading activities are not needed

D．extensive reading improves all aspects of language learning