Children love playing games. That is a well-known fact. Kids learn how to play games at a very early age, and once they find a game they love, they can play for hours and hours. In fact, games for kids are so popular that there is an entire industry dedicated(献身) to designing and selling them. There seems to be a fun game for kids for every occasion. Christmas and birthday are often celebrated with the family tradition of gifting a new game.
In recent years, however, Internet games and gaming system seem to have taken kids’ world by storm. Online games for kids have quickly become a very popular way to pass the time with small children and teens alike. Online games are a great way to have fun, and they can be quite educational as well. Many online games created for specific age groups encourage grade-appropriate development and educational skills.
Hundreds of websites offer fun and educational games to kids. Many of these sites are created by big names, such as National Geographic, which we can trust. They offer free games that parents know are proper for children. Parents are encouraged to go online and research online games proper for their children’s age before allowing their kids to play these games. Parents want to look for parental controls such as the ability to set or monitor their children’s playtime.
With so many options to choose from, parents and children will find it easy to find fun games and activities on the Internet. And nowadays, being able to use a computer is a very important skill for children to learn, so playing on the computer is definitely both educational and fun. Children are sure to learn new skills about any subject with the right, trusted website.
【小题1】The industry of games for kids is fast growing probably because ________.

A．the workers are good at designing

B．children are mostly crazy about games

C．people would like to celebrate birthdays

D．kids don’t like to do their homework

【小题2】Which of the following is TRUE of National Geographic Games?

A．The news is updated every day.

B．There is a large amount of information.

C．It can help parents to control kids’ playtime.

D．The games on it are good for kids’ mental and physical health.

【小题3】What’s the author’s attitude to children’s playing computer games?

A．Supportive.

B．Worried.

C．Negative.

D．Doubtful.

【小题4】What would be the best title for this passage?

A．Traditional games and modern games

B．Computer games harmful to the youth

C．Games for kids changing a lot ever since

D．Internet games with fun and education

Children love playing games. That is a well-known fact. Kids learn how to play games at a very early age, and once they find a game they love, they can play for hours and hours. In fact, games for kids are so popular that there is an entire industry dedicated(献身) to designing and selling them. There seems to be a fun game for kids for every occasion. Christmas and birthday are often celebrated with the family tradition of gifting a new game.

In recent years, however, Internet games and gaming system seem to have taken kids’ world by storm. Online games for kids have quickly become a very popular way to pass the time with small children and teens alike. Online games are a great way to have fun, and they can be quite educational as well. Many online games created for specific age groups encourage grade-appropriate development and educational skills.

Hundreds of websites offer fun and educational games to kids. Many of these sites are created by big names, such as National Geographic, which we can trust. They offer free games that parents know are proper for children. Parents are encouraged to go online and research online games proper for their children’s age before allowing their kids to play these games. Parents want to look for parental controls such as the ability to set or monitor their children’s playtime.

With so many options to choose from, parents and children will find it easy to find fun games and activities on the Internet. And nowadays, being able to use a computer is a very important skill for children to learn, so playing on the computer is definitely both educational and fun. Children are sure to learn new skills about any subject with the right, trusted website.

1.The industry of games for kids is fast growing probably because ________.

A．the workers are good at designing

B．children are mostly crazy about games

C．people would like to celebrate birthdays

D．kids don’t like to do their homework

2.Which of the following is TRUE of National Geographic Games?

A．The news is updated every day.

B．There is a large amount of information.

C．It can help parents to control kids’ playtime.

D．The games on it are good for kids’ mental and physical health.

3.What’s the author’s attitude to children’s playing computer games?

A．Supportive.        B．Worried.          C．Negative.          D．Doubtful.

4.What would be the best title for this passage?

A．Traditional games and modern games

B．Computer games harmful to the youth

C．Games for kids changing a lot ever since

D．Internet games with fun and education

 

Last year, two days after Christmas, we kicked China out of the house. Not the country obviously, but bits of plastic, metal, and wood with the words “Made in China”. We kept what we already had, but stopped bringing any more in. because it had coated our lives with toys, and useless stuff. Sometimes I worried about jobs sent overseas, but price triumphed over virtue at our house. We couldn’t resist what China was selling.

But on that dark Monday last year, an unease feeling washed over me as I sat on the sofa. It wasn’t until then that I noticed a fact: China was taking over the place.

It stared back at me from the empty screen of the television. I spied it in the pile of tennis shoes by the door. It glowed in the lights on the Christmas tree and watched me in the eyes of a doll lying on the floor, I slipped off the couch and sorted gifts into two piles: China and non-China. The count came to China, 25, the world, 14. Christmas, I realized, had become a holiday made by the Chinese. Suddenly I wanted China out.

I persuaded my husband, and on Jan. 1 st, we started a-year-long household embargo on Chinese imports. The idea wasn’t to punish China. And we didn’t fool ourselves into thinking because we wanted to measure how far it had pushed in. We wanted to know what it would take in time, money, and worry to kick our China habit!

In the spring, our 4-year-old son started a campaign to support “China things”. “It’s too long without China,” he cried. He kept at me all day. I have discovered for myself that China doesn’t control every aspect of our daily lives, but if you take a close look at the underside of boxes in the toy department, I promise it will give you pause. “When we can buy China things again? Let’s never stop.” My son said.

After a year without China I can tell you this: You can still live without it, but it’s getting costlier by the day. And a decade from now I may not be brave enough to try it again.

1. The best title for the text could be _______.

A．China Free Living: A Trouble One

B．A Year without “Made in China”

C．Why I Choose “Made in China”

D．“Made in China”: Good or Bad

2. According to the passage, why did the author stop bringing in things “Made in China”?

A．Because she wanted to bring back job opportunities for her natives.

B．Because she has a strong sense of nationalism against “Made in China”.

C．Because she wanted to learn what life would be like without “Made in China”.

D．Because too much stuff made in China was take over her house.

3. The Underlined word “embargo” in the forth paragraph means ________.

A．reaction                              B．ban

C．restriction                             D．cancellation

4.The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is ________.

A．to tell the readers an interesting experience

B．to describe the trouble facing a housewife

C．to explain the importance of Chinese goods

D．to show the difficulty without Chinese goods

 

When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day holidays posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers. It was Christmas eve when I arrived home, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments (装饰物) shining against the green of a pine. “Where did it come from?” I asked.

“I asked the Gates boy to cut it,” my mother said. “I wouldn’t have had one just for myself, such a rush！He just brought it in this afternoon…” The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the tree top crystal star was in its place. A few green branches reached about a little awkwardly at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with the pleasant smell of Christmas. “It’s not like the one you used to find,” my mother went on. “Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the Gates boy didn’t know where to look for a good one. But I couldn’t be fussy (挑剔的)．”

 “Don’t worry,” I told her. “It’s perfect.” It wasn’t, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect．

From the passage, we can infer that ______．

A. the writer spent his first Christmas during the war

B. soldiers did not all go home for Christmas during the war

C. all the soldiers had three-day holidays

D. the writer could not go home for Christmas

When the writer got home, ______．

A. it was December 23th

B. it was snowing heavily

C. he found a Christmas tree in the living room

D. the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree for his mother

From this passage，we can conclude that ______．

A. the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas trees

B. his mother didn’t like perfect trees

C. his mother didn’t want to have a tree

D. the writer wouldn’t have a tree cut by someone else

“All Christmas trees are perfect”，because they can remind you of ______．

A. the wartime                B. the green of a pine

C. the pleasant smell           D. the sweet home

The best title for this passage would be “______”．

A. How to Choose a Christmas Tree

B. How Soldiers Spent Christmas

C. The Perfect Christmas Tree

D. The Christmas Without a Tree

When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays．Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day holidays posted．I was one of the lucky soldiers．It was Christmas eve when I arrived home, and a light snow had fallen．Mother opened the front door．I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood．There were lights, all colors, and ornaments （装饰物） shining against the green of a pine．“Where did it come from?” I asked．

 “I asked the Gates boy to cut it,” my mother said．“I wouldn’t have had one just for myself, such a rush！He just brought it in this afternoon…” The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the tree top crystal star was in its place．A few green branches reached about a little awkwardly at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle．But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with the pleasant smell of Christmas．“It’s not like the one you used to find,” my mother went on．“Yours were always in good shape．I suppose the Gates boy didn’t know where to look for a good one．But I couldn’t be fussy （挑剔的）．”

“Don’t worry,” I told her．“It’s perfect.” It wasn’t, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect．

1．From the passage, we can infer that ______．

       A．the writer spent his first Christmas during the war

       B．soldiers did not all go home for Christmas during the war

       C．all the soldiers had three-day holidays

       D．the writer could not go home for Christmas

2．When the writer got home, ______．

       A．it was December 23th

       B．it was snowing heavily

       C．he found a Christmas tree in the living room

       D．the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree for his mother

3．From this passage，we can conclude that ______．

       A．the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas trees

       B．his mother didn’t like perfect trees

       C．his mother didn’t want to have a tree

       D．the writer wouldn’t have a tree cut by someone else

4．“All Christmas trees are perfect”，because they can remind you of ______．

       A．the wartime                             B．the green of a pine

       C．the pleasant smell                        D．the sweet home

5．The best title for this passage would be “______”．

       A．How to Choose a Christmas Tree         B．How Soldiers Spent Christmas

       C．The Perfect Christmas Tree                 D．The Christmas Without a Tree