It's the end of class. When the bell rings, students of Luohu Foreign Languages School in Shenzhen quickly take out their cell phones. They want to log on* to their micro blogs to check the interesting things that have happened in the last hour.

　　Since last year, the trend* of micro blogging has swept the country. Recent surveys shows that most students in middle schools have a micro blog and some even update* their blogs over five times per day.

　　"We learn many fresh and interesting things on micro blogs and they have become popular topics in class," said Andy Liang, 14. "If you do not know about them, you are out of the loop."

　　It is also a great place for students to let out stress. "My parents always ask me to study all the time, and encourage me before exams, but it really adds pressure," said Simon Zhang, 15. "When I share these feelings on my micro blog, I get many replies from friends in the same situation, which makes me feel better."

　　But parents are worried that micro blogging could be a waste of time. Some misleading messages may even cause danger to kids, they said.

　　Mr. Shen, a professor at the China Education Association, suggests parents not worry too much as long as kids are not crazy about micro blogging. Maybe it can become a window for parents to understand their children. "If parents can read their children's micro blogs, they'll know their thoughts, thus leading to better communication and solutions to problems," he said. He also gives some tips for kids.

　　---Don't micro blog for more than one hour a day.

　　---Never micro blog in class.

　　---Try to talk face to face with people from time to time.

　　---Be critical*. Don't trust all the messages on a micro blog.

1.The underlined part "out of the loop" in the passage probably means                 .

　　A. not popular    B. not excited    C. unhealthy        D. unlucky

2.Micro blog made Simon       when he shared his feelings and got replies on his micro biog.

　　A. feel sad       B. let out stress   C. add pressure      D. make friends

3.We can know from Mr. Shen that micro blogging can                  .

　　A. make kids crazy while logging on to it        

 B. bring a lot of misleading messages

　　C. become a window to understand young kids      

D.lead to worse communication

4.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. It's good for kids to micro blog for more than one hour a day.

　　B.Kids should trust all the messages on a micro blog because they are useful.

　　C.The trend of micro blogging has swept the country since five years ago.

　　D. Kids should try to talk face to face with people, not just micro blogging.

 

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　　As you grow rapidly through your teenage years, you will experience a lot of changes. The changes may seem difficult. 　1　 　Don’t panic! You will deal successfully with them! You are a young adult now!

　　With more responsibility, you will find more freedom to make your own choices. This is a time to be well informed about making choices. In this way you can make healthy balanced decisions. 　2　 　You may already know your career path or you may have no idea at all what you want to do. Both situations are fine! Work hard and the right opportunity will present itself to you.

　　Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices. 　3　 　But try not to shut your family out of your life. You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself.

　　It is also perfectly natural at this time for you to spend more time with your friends than your family. Choose your friends wisely. A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens.

　　This period is a part of the life cycle. There are some people who will be with you throughout life’s journey. There will be some people with whom you part and go separate ways. Leaving school can be hard. The reality is that you may not even see all of your classmates again.

　　You are a young adult. It is your life. No one can live it for you. 　4　 　So making the right choices will be important to you. Life is for living. Enjoy your life wisely.

　　A. They will help shape the future.

　　B. They may seem to happen quickly.

　　C. You will probably want to be independent.

　　D. You may appreciate what you have in your own life.

　　E. The choices that you make from now on will be your choices.

　　F. Your family has been with you since you came into this world.

 

 

Dear Mom,     I’m sorry that I can’t go back home for Mother’s Day next week.  On that day, I’ll have to go to an important meeting for my boss, who helps me a lot with my work and life here.  But I’ll find time to see you at home soon.     Mom, thank you for everything you’ve done for Tim and me.  After Dad died ten years ago, you had to work in a supermarket in the daytime and in a restaurant at night.  But you always gave us two your love and care.  Though you don’t have to work now, I still remember your coming home and feeling tired many evenings.     Tim is going to finish his studies next month.  He said he would move back from school and look for a job neat home.  I’m glad you won’t live by yourself anymore.  Let’s plan to take a trip in the near future.  It’s been years since the three of us took a trip together.     Happy Mother’s Day.  I love you, Mom. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Best wishes, 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　John   1.What can we learn about John’s mother? (A) She lives by herself now. (B) She still works day and night. (C) She will make a plan to save money. (D) She used to be too busy to care for her children.   2.What do we know from the letter? (A) John has two brothers. (B) John is unhappy with his boss. (C) John has to work on Mother’s Day. (D) Tim will leave home for his job soon.   3.Which is said in the letter? (A) John’s father died at work. (B) Tim will look for a teaching job. (C) John bought a gift for his mother. (D) John hopes to take a trip with his family.

 

 

The Bermuda Triangle(百慕大三角)is in the Atlantic Ocean, near Florida in the USA. During the past 60 years, more than 1,000 seamen in ships and pilots in planes have lost their lives. It is known as “The Triangle of Death”for its strange seawater and sudden storms. What's the strangest is the light of the seawater, which looks so bright that it can be seen even from an outer spaceship.

　　At 2:00p.m. on Dec. 5, 1945, five planes took off in fine weather from the airport of Florida, on a training task. Two hours later, the leader in the sky radioed that he was “completely lost”. Then there was silence. Another plane was sent to look for them and also disappeared.

　　One of the largest ship that had disappeared in the triangle was an American coal ship, 500meters long. The weather was good, and there were no messages for help before it was “gone”. No broken ships or dead bodies have been found so far.

　　No one is able to tell how all these accidents have happened. A group of Japanese scientists were there to see what it was really like in 1995, but nothing has been heard of them ever since.

1. What is the passage mainly about?

　　A. How the Bermuda Triangle ate up the planes and ships.           

　　B. Why many of the planes and ships have disappeared.

　　C. Strange accidents happened in the Bermuda Triangle, no one can tell why     

　　D. When the Bermuda Triangle was formed very strangely.

2. How many planes had lost in December 1945?

　　A. Five. 　　　　B. Six. 　　　　C. Seven.　　　　 D. Eight.

3. What does the underline word “radioed” mean?

　　A. Wrote sound message using a radio.

　　B. Listened to sound message using a radio.

　　C. Sent sound message using a radio.

　　D. Received sound message using a radio.

4. Why was the leader in the plane lost?

　　A. He met with terrible weather.                       

　　B. He was losing the right direction.

　　C. Airport didn't give him an answer.                  

　　D. The reasons are still unknown.

5. What about the group of Japanese scientists who went to Bermuda?

　　A. They have also disappeared very strangely.

　　B. They have not heard of anything important.

　　C. They are still working hard in Bermuda.

　　D. They've come back, knowing nothing about it.

 

 

Mr. Black was working in a factory in a big town. He liked 　1　 very much, and was very good　2　 it. When he was free, he　3　 down to a small river behind the factory and tried 　4　 some fish, but there were very few there, 　5　 the water wasn’t clean. One summer he went to the seaside during his holiday and stayed at a small cheap hotel.

“I have never fished in the 　6　 before.” He thought. “It will be more interesting than fishing in our river.”

　7　 first he caught a lot of fish and was very 　8　 . He gave them to the hotel and they cooked them for guests, and he enjoyed himself very much. After　9　, he did this every day. But 　10　 he got his bill(账单) at the end of the week, he saw it, “For oil（油） to cook fish(7 days), 70 dollars（美元）.”

1.	A．fishing　 B．drawing C．singing D．lying

 

2.	A．in　　　 B．on　　　 C．at D．with

 

3.	A．lay B．waited C．sat D．looked

 

4.	A．to watch B．to eat C．to find D．to beat

 

5.	A．when B．since C．after D．because

 

6.	A．river B．sea C．lake D．pool

 

7.	A．On B．In C．At　　　　 D．For

 

8.	A．sad B．worried C．happy D．sorry

 

9.	A．that B．this　　　 C．eating D．thinking

 

10.	A．after B．when C．how D．why