The basketball final between Perfect School and Sunrise School has entered white-hot stage. There are only fifteen seconds left. Sunrise School is one point ahead. Mitchell, who is one of the best players of Perfect School, is now controlling the ball. The students are extremely excited. They cannot help standing up and shouting, “Go! Mitchell!”Other teammates also encourage Mitchell, “Take a shot, boy!”

Mitchell knows it will be the last shot. He hesitates (犹豫) and falls into careful thinking. He imagines that he shoots from the halfway line. The hall turns quiet. All eyes follow the track of the basketball. It jumps round the ring over and over again and finally rolls out of the court. The world turns noisy. Mitchell sees his coach lower his head, his teammates kneel down and his fans cry. It gives him so much pain. It is the last match for his coach before retiring. All the teammates practiced hard and hoped to give their coach a perfect ending. But now, the bubble bursts (破裂).

“Is that what you want?” Mitchell asks himself.“Certainly not. But how can I change the situation? Teamwork!”Mitchell returns to reality from his thinking. He does not have a shot by himself but surprisingly passes the basketball to his teammate, Jack, who is standing near the basket. Jack catches the basketball and quickly scores a two-point shot. There goes the whistle at the same time. Perfect School finally wins the game.

1.When there are only fifteen seconds left, ______.

A．the students are surprised                B．Mitchell’s coach is shouting

C．Sunrise team is one point ahead            D．Perfect team is two points ahead

2.How does Mitchell help his team win the game?

A．He tries to stand near the basket.           B．He passes the basketball to Jack.

C．He shoots from the halfway line.            D．He quickly scores a two-point shot.

3.What can we learn from the story?

A．Teamwork helps win the game.             B．Jack is the most popular player.

C．The coach will retire next year.             D．The hall turns quiet after the final shot.

 

Children in England mustn't work until they are 13. They need to have a work permit (许可证) to start working.
The jobs teenagers can do_:
Delivering (递送) newspapers_: Many teenagers will get up early to deliver newspapers to houses in their local area before going to school. They are known as Paper-boys or Papergirls.
Babysitting: Looking after young children in their home while their parents have gone out for the evening is a popular job for teenagers, as they get money for watching children and television all at the same time!
Helping the Milkman: From the age of 14 some teenagers help the milkman deliver milk to houses.
Other popular jobs ： Working in a shop; Office work; Washing cars ; In a cafe or restaurant. The hours teenagers (13 and 14 year olds )can work:
School Days_: Not more than 2 hours in one day during the following periods:
Morning 7 a. m. —start of school or Evening _: close of school— 7 p. m.
Saturdays: Up to 5 hours between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Sundays_: Up to 2 hours between 7 a.m. and 11 a. m.
Term time_: Up to 12 hours a week (Including weekends)
【小题1】 In England how old do children have to be before they can work?

A．15.

B．14.

C．10.

D．13.

【小题2】 Paper-boys and Papergirls deliver newspapers           

A．early in the morning

B．at noon

C．in the afternoon

D．in the evening

【小题3】Teenagers in England can do all of the follow­ing except_________.

A．work in an office

B．work in a night club

C．look after young children

D．deliver newspapers

【小题4】 How many hours a week may teenagers work during the term time?

A．10.

B．14.

C．17.

D．20.

Computers are very important to modern life.Many people think that in the future computers will be used a lot in everyday life.It is thought that we won’t have to go shopping because we will be able to get most things which are sold in shops on the Internet.There will be no more books because we will be able to get all texts from computers.The Internet will be used to play games，see films and buy food.Most telephone calls will be made by computers，too.

Some people are glad about those new ways of shopping and communicating.Others do not think that computers will replace our old ways.

Let’s look at books，for example.Some people think that one day we will not read books made of paper.Instead，we will buy and read books using computers.We will read texts on small pocket computers.The computers will keep many different books in them at the same time.We won’t need to turn lots of pages and paper will be saved.Computerized (计算机化的) books will be used more and more.

Is Internet shopping such a pleasure as going to the shop？Many people say it is not.It is a pleasure to go into shops and look at things you want to buy.It is also unlikely that many people will want to read large texts on our computers，because paper books will perhaps be more friendly.Maybe computers won’t change these two habits.

1．In the first paragraph，it is thought that people will use computers for________.

A．playing games，shopping and making telephone calls

B．making telephone calls，having meals and seeing films

C．seeing films，buying food and going for holidays

D．playing games，making telephone calls and seeing the doctor

2．Which reason for using computerized books is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Computerized books won’t be very expensive.

B．Computers can keep many different books in them.

C．We won’t have lots of pages.

D．We won’t need any paper.

3．The fourth paragraph tells________.

A．about the old and new ways of shopping and communicating

B．if the Internet will change our habits

C．about computerized books

D．about future uses of computers

4．The best title for this passage is________.

A．Computers Will Replace Shops and Books

B．Computers in the Future

C．Computers Will Do Everything for Man

D．How Computers Change Our Habits

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　　Helen works for Mr Johnson, the manager(经理)of a small shoe shop in Bradford. Yesterday morning Mr Johnson went to the 1 factory. Helen was sitting alone in the shop 2 a tall man came in.

　　The man took a pistol(手枪)out of his pocket and pointed it at Helen. “Give me the money, 3 I’ll kill you. ”he said. Helen 4 to give him the money in her desk, and the man walked out.

　　Helen is a 5 young woman, so she ran after him. She followed the man 6 ,Soon Helen saw the tall man 7 into a car. At the same time she saw a policeman 8 . She ran to the car, put her hand 9 the window, pulled the thief’s hair and 10 for help. The policeman ran up to them and arrested(逮捕)the thief. He gave back Helen the money.

　　Helen went back to the shop. She was tired 11 happy, she had the money. The manager 12 for her. He was very 13 .

　　“Helen．”he said. “You should stay in the 14 . A thief might come in and 15 the money. ”

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