As a father, I always do my best to help my son, Peter. I like to help him with his study. I encourage him to join team sports. I send him to the summer camp if he wants to go. I also teach him to be both a good student and a useful man.
He used to make me feel proud. I often thought he was the best son and I was the best father in the world.
However, things changed two years ago. It was Peter’s 12th birthday. My wife and I bought him a computer as a present. We thought it was necessary for him to learn how to use a computer in the modern world. We knew that some children were addicted (上瘾的) to computer games and that they didn’t study or work at all. Someone said that computers and the Internet were bad for children, but I didn’t worry about it. I trusted (信任) my son. I believed that he could control himself. Peter did very well at first. He played computer games, but for only two hours every week. Most of the time he studied or wrote articles on the computer. We felt very happy to see that.
When we finally learned that Peter was also addicted to computer games, it was too late. He didn’t like studying at all. He no longer joined team sports. Sometimes we even couldn’t find him at night. He spent several days and nights at the Internet cafe. We tried everything to help him, but nothing worked. What should we do?
【小题1】Why did the writer think his son was the best in the past?

Chicago on a Budget

    How to have fun in Chicago without spending a lot of money?

    Sightseeing

    ○ The Art Institute of Chicago has a fine collection of photos and paintings. The ticket is ＄10.00,but go on Tuesdays and you’ll get in free(免费).

    ○ The Sears Tower is the world’s third tallest building. By going to the 103rd floor, you can get a great view of the whole city! All for only ＄8.50.

    ○ There are free concerts in Grant Park in summer. They are held Wednesday through Saturday night at 7:30 p.m.

    ○ Attend the taping of a TV show for free. The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Jenny Jones Show both offer tourists free tickets. For The Oprah Winfrey Show you’ll have to book tickets at least a month before.

    Places to stay

    You can get a hotel for ＄100 to ＄ 300 a day. However, you can get a room in the dormitory(宿舍) at Roosevelt University for ＄215 for a whole week! But you have to stay for 30 days to get this great rate(优惠).

1. This passage is written for telling us ___________.

A. Chicago is a big and beautiful city      B. where we can see fine photos and paintings

C. how to make a cheap trip in Chicago  D. there are many free concerts in Chicago

2. It will cost you ____ if you visit the Art Institute instead of the Sears Tower on Sundays.

        A. more         B. less         C. the same         D. none

3.You have to spend at least _____________in all to stay in a dormitory room at Roosevelt University at a good rate.

A. ＄100            B. ＄300            C. ＄215                D.＄860

4.According to this passage, which of the following statements in NOT TRUE?

       A. You are free to go to the Art Institute on Tuesdays.

       B. Free Grant Park concerts are held four nights a week in summer.

       C. The Sears Tower is the world’s third tallest building.

       D. You can get tickets to The Oprah Winfrey as soon as you arrive.

Hearst Castle is in California, America. A person called William Randolph Hearst built it between 1922 and 1939, at a cost of more than $30 million. Last year, I had a trip to that castle.

I spent the whole day looking around. But there was much to see, and a day wasn’t enough. Hearst Castle has four houses. The main house, “Casa Grande”, is the biggest one. Visitors can live in the other three ones. Many of them are Hollywood film stars, and they often come to the parties there.

At Hearst Castle, there are also beautiful gardens and two swimming pools, one inside and a larger one outside. I loved the one outside, the “Neptune Pool”. It was a pity that we couldn’t go swimming there!

The guide told us that Mr. Hearst travelled around Europe with his mother at the age of ten and looked at paintings and castles. He never forgot that tour and wanted his house to look like a castle. When Mr Hearst died in 1951, his family gave Hearst Castle to the people of California. Now it’s a museum.

1.The underlined word “Castle” in the first paragraph means _____.

A．城堡             B．胜地             C．城垛             D．楼阁

2. “Casa Grande” is _____ the other three ones at Hearst Castle.

A．younger than                          B．bigger than

C．older than                             D．smaller than

3.There are _____ at Hearst Castle.

A．beautiful gardens

B．one swimming pool inside

C．one swimming pool outside

D．all the above

4._____ made Mr. Hearst build this wonderful castle.

A．A tour around Europe

B．The paintings and castles in Europe

C．His mother

D．His dream

5.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A．Hearst Castle in California was cheap to build.

B．Hearst Castle is on a mountain near the sea.

C．Many Hollywood film stars come to Hearst’s parties.

D．After Mr. Hearst died, his family lived at Hearst Castle.

Many people think that we will do more work if we spend more time.So students have to spend the whole day doing their schoolwork except during the   61  .We can often see that students are busy with their schoolwork   62  at school and at home.

Students today usually have many   63 .They love music and sports.They like   64  TV.A two-day weekend can get them away from too much schoolwork, and they can have a   65  time.But because of too much schoolwork, they have no time to enjoy   66 .Students really don’t like their weekend homework, so they usually don’t like doing their weekend homework   67  Sunday night.And because there is not   68  time for so much work, students usually finish it in a hurry.The poor weekend homework often makes teachers   69 .Too much schoolwork also   70  students lose interest in learning.

A horse runs faster after a rest.We should give students less homework and more free time.

1.                A．parties         B．meals          C．films D．classes

2.                A．all             B．either          C．neither   D．both

3.                A．sports          B．interests        C．exercises D．problems

4.                A．watching        B．watches        C．watch    D．to watching

5.                A．bad            B．good           C．glad D．sad

6.                A．ours           B．your           C．theirs    D．themselves

7.                A．on            B．after           C．until D．when

8.                A．enough         B．good           C．weak D．necessary

9.                A．happy          B．pleased         C．angry D．angrily

10.               A．does           B．makes          C．takes D．leaves

Hearst Castle is in California, America. A person called William Randolph Hearst built it between 1922 and 1939, at a cost of more than $30 million. Last year, I had a trip to that castle.
I spent the whole day looking around. But there was much to see, and a day wasn’t enough. Hearst Castle has four houses. The main house, “Casa Grande”, is the biggest one. Visitors can live in the other three ones. Many of them are Hollywood film stars, and they often come to the parties there.
At Hearst Castle, there are also beautiful gardens and two swimming pools, one inside and a larger one outside. I loved the one outside, the “Neptune Pool”. It was a pity that we couldn’t go swimming there!
The guide told us that Mr. Hearst travelled around Europe with his mother at the age of ten and looked at paintings and castles. He never forgot that tour and wanted his house to look like a castle. When Mr Hearst died in 1951, his family gave Hearst Castle to the people of California. Now it’s a museum.

1. 1.

   The underlined word “Castle” in the first paragraph means _____.

   1. A.
      城堡
   2. B.
      胜地
   3. C.
      城垛
   4. D.
      楼阁
2. 2.

   “Casa Grande” is _____ the other three ones at Hearst Castle.

   1. A.
      younger than
   2. B.
      bigger than
   3. C.
      older than
   4. D.
      smaller than
3. 3.

    There are _____ at Hearst Castle.

   1. A.
      beautiful gardens
   2. B.
      one swimming pool inside
   3. C.
      one swimming pool outside
   4. D.
      all the above
4. 4.

    _____ made Mr. Hearst build this wonderful castle.

   1. A.
      A tour around Europe
   2. B.
      The paintings and castles in Europe
   3. C.
      His mother
   4. D.
      His dream
5. 5.

    Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

   1. A.
      Hearst Castle in California was cheap to build.
   2. B.
      Hearst Castle is on a mountain near the sea.
   3. C.
      Many Hollywood film stars come to Hearst’s parties.
   4. D.
      After Mr. Hearst died, his family lived at Hearst Castle.