Television has taken the place of schools as the main educator(教育者) in America. There are several reasons for this. First, there is the number of hours. While Americans spend about 13,000 hours in schools, they spend 15,000 to 16,000 hours in front of a TV set. Second is the age at which viewers(观看者) start watching TV. People start watching and understanding TV at about the age of 3, which is several years before they start to do school work. Finally, there is the number of viewers. About 90,000,000 young people are attending school, but most of the Americans watch TV every day. It seems, then, that TV shows are taking the place of teachers and professors as the educators in America.

1.The main idea of this passage is ___________.

A．TV is more important than school

B．fewer and fewer children go to school

C．There is not a school which has no TV set in America

D．TV plays a great part in American people’s life

2.How many reasons why television has become the main educator are mentioned in the passage?

A．Two              B．Three            C．Four             D．Five

3.The first reason shows ____________.

A．now children go to school less often than their parents did

B．in his life an American spends more time watching TV than at school

C．a TV program usually gives lessons of 15,000--16,000 hours

D．parents think 13,000 hours of school is not enough

4.In American, a child starts going to school _________.

A．when he is 3                           B．when he is about 6 or 7

C．when he is able to understand TV           D．after he starts to do school work

5.Every day in America ______________.

A．teachers and professors watch TV

B．90,000,000 young people watch TV

C．not only young people watch TV

D．15,000--16,000 people each hour watch TV

完成句子（20分）

1.政府已经把这片地方变成一个公园。

The government has _________the place _________ a park.

2.我父亲过去常常骑自行车上班。My father  ________  _____ go to work by bike.

3.自从2002年，一个新的火车站就已经投入使用。

A new railway station has been _______  _________ since 2002.

4.电视打开了。 The TV is _________.

5.春天是参观中国园林的最好季节。

Spring is the _________ _________ to visit Chinese gardens.

6.When you have got enough points, a cloud will come down and carry you off to a place you have never visited before.

______________________________________________________________________________.

7.It was really wonderful to have a bird’s-eye view of Hong Kong.

______________________________________________________________________________.

8.The conference has been over since last Sunday.

_____________________________________________________________________________.

9.In the past, my mother took me to school. But now I come to school by bus on my own.

______________________________________________________________________________.

10.The government realized it was a serious problem and took action to reduce the pollution.

______________________________________________________________________________.

假如你叫李琦，是八年级的学生，向报社的编辑写封信，反映你家附近的环境问题。

事由 你家附近的一条小河受到污染。过去 河水清澈，两岸长满树和花草，鱼儿游弋、人们在此垂钓、锻炼。

现在 河附近建了一座工厂，不时排放污水，河水发臭、树草枯死，给生活带来不便。

建议 … …（如政府采取措施等）

要求：根据要点，做适当扩展。词数100左右。书信的开头和结尾已给出。

Dear editors,

   I’m a middle school student in Grade 8. I’m writing this letter to_____________________                  

I ________the day before yesterday, I’ve _________for 2days.

A．arrived, come back.                     B．reached, returned

C．got, returned back                      D．arrived, been back

What are you busy           the Internet?

A．search for         B．to search for       C．searching for       D．searching for on

The washing machine______ in Shanghai _______ well.

A．producing ,is worked                    B．produced, works

C．was produced, works.                    D．producing, words

--How many times      he       abroad before?   --Never.

A．has ; been to       B．has ; been         C．has ; gone to       D．has ; gone

The package_______ a book and five CDs and the course________ many topics.

A. includes, covers                B. including, is covered in

B. including, covers               D. is included, is covered

This morning I went to school in        a hurry         I left my notebook at home.

A．enough; to        B．too; to            C．so; that           D．such; that

The windows          after school is over.

A．usually close                           B．usually closed

C．are usually closed                       D．are usually closing