Having Fun “Growing” and “Stealing”？

　 Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion __1__ young office workers and students.

People can “farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow”, “sell” __2__ even “steal” “vegetables”, “flowers”, and “fruits” on the Net. They can earn some money and buy more “seeds”, “pets” and even “houses”.

　 Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are __3__ opinions.

　Harold: I don’t quite understand __4__ they are so mad about the childish game. Maybe they are just not confident __5__ to face the real world.

　 Allan: I enjoy putting some “bugs” in my friends’ gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game. Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.

　 Laura: You know, people in the city are longing for the life in the countryside. It reduces my work pressure; besides, it gives me the__6__ of being a “thief”.

　 Ivy: Well, it’s just a __7__ of time. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can not __8__ on their study.

1. __________　2.__________　3. __________ 4. __________　

5. __________　6.__________ 7. __________　8.__________

 

Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students. People can “farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow”, “sell” or even “steal” “vegetables”, “flowers” and “fruits” on the Net. They earn some e-money and buy more “seeds”, “pets” and even “houses”.
Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions.
Harold: I don’t quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game. Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.
Allan: I enjoy putting some “bugs” (小虫子) in my friends’’ gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game. Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.
Laura: You know, people in the city are longing for the life in the countryside. It reduces my work pressure in the office; besides, it gives me the exciting feeling of being a “thief”.
Ivy: Well, it’s just a waste of time. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they cannot pay more attention to their study.
【小题1】By playing the game, people can ______.

A．make a lot of money	B．make many friends
C．have great fun	D．better their life

【小题2】 The people “steal” someone else’s “vegetables” to ______.

A．live a more comfortable life

B．show their confidence in the reality

C．earn e-money to develop their own "farm"

D．enjoy the feelings of being children

【小题3】 Among the people interviewed, ______ doesn’t like the game at all.

A．Laura

B．Harold

C．Joyce

D．Allan

【小题4】 What can you learn about Laura from the passage?

A．She is a college student.	B．She lives in a village.
C．She is an office worker.	D．She wants to be a thief.

Some diaries from Jackie Chan’s blog

January 4, 2009

  Lately I’ve been busy in Beijing having meetings to discuss my new movie. I also attended John Wu’s ceremony（典礼）of his new movie, Red Cliff, which took two years to complete. I’m good friends with the director John Wu and the main actor Tony Leung.

January 5, 2009

Today I went to record a television program for Beijing TV called Volunteers Across China. This TV program is a large-scale reality show that is based on the idea that “good people reap good rewards” and it hopes to encourage people to be more aware and help the “good people” who are in difficult situations.

January 6, 2009

     I’m very pleased to announce that my Jackie Chan automobile website is set up and officially operating! I hope that through this automotive website, I can get in touch with more people who want to buy cars.

January 7, 2009

Today, I went to record a song called Zhongguo Nian. This song was written by Chang Shilei. I sing this song together with Tan Jing. Chang Shilei is a naturally talented musician. He also has an interesting habit. His piano is placed next to his bed. When he wakes up, he plays the piano until he’s tired, and then he lies down on his bed to sleep.

January 9, 2009

Today I met with the producer and director of Longwei Xiaozi ,and I also brought along my friend’s daughter for a screen test. Although my friend’s daughter grew up in China, her English is very good and it just happened by chance that this movie needs a young actress for a part, so I took her along to audition（试演）.

1.What might be the best title for this passage?

A. My new movie.           B. My busy life.

C. My good friend.           D. My favorite song.

2. The TV program Volunteers Across China tries to

A. find some rich people who are able to help the poor.

B. encourage people to look after the young.

C. ask people to help “good people” who are in trouble.

D. make China more and more famous all over the word.

3.The underlined word “announce” in the third paragraph means

   A. tell sb sth officially

  B. tell sb what you think

C. tell sb to do sth

D. say that sth must happen

4.With whom does the author sing the song Zhongguo Nian ?

   A. John Wu.      B. Tony Leung.       C. Chang Shilei.       D. Tan Jing.

5.What can we infer from the text?

   A. It took the author two years to finish the movie Red Cliff.

B. People who are in trouble can ask Beijing TV for help.

C. Chang Shilei is a famous actor who is good at playing the piano.

D. Longwei Xiaozi needs a young actress for a part who can speak English well.

 

短文填词 (满分10分)

Briefly speaking, English is so useful that all of us students should learn it well. It is a good idea to make friends with foreigners. In my o___________,

1.__________

it is the best way to i_________your English. It will be fun and it will expand

2.__________

your view of world. If you make friends with a n______________speaker, you

3.__________

can practice your ______________(口语的)English mor often and you can

4.__________

____________(分享) your ideas with people around the world. You can also

5.__________

Become familiar with the different _________(风俗) and habits. There are some

6.__________

people who are afraid to make friends with foreigners___________they are not

7.__________

Confident in their English. In fact, many foreigners do not__________about

8.__________

grammar. They can get your key__________and then figure out the whole

9.__________

meaning. So it is unneccessary_________be afraid to talk with foreigners, just

10.__________

go ahead.

 

 

Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students. People can “farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow”, “sell” or even “steal” “vegetables”, “flowers” and “fruits” on the Net. They earn some e-money and buy more “seeds”, “pets” and even “houses”.

Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions.

Harold: I don’t quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game. Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.

Allan: I enjoy putting some “bugs” (小虫子) in my friends’' gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game. Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.

Laura: You know, people in the city are longing for the life in the countryside. It reduces my work pressure in the office; besides, it gives me the exciting feeling of being a “thief”.

Ivy: Well, it’s just a waste of time. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they cannot pay more attention to their study.

1.By playing the game, people can ______.

A．make a lot of money	B．make many friends
C．have great fun	D．better their life

2. The people “steal” someone else’s “vegetables” to ______.

A．live a more comfortable life

B．show their confidence in the reality

C．earn e-money to develop their own "farm"

D．enjoy the feelings of being children

3. Among the people interviewed, ______ doesn't like the game at all.

A．Laura

B．Harold

C．Joyce

D．Allan

4. What can you learn about Laura from the passage?

A．She is a college student.	B．She lives in a village.
C．She is an office worker.	D．She wants to be a thief.