US college students are burdened, with credit card (信用卡)debt, according to a study published Tuesday, and the problem can be serious－ranging from more drop-outs, to future employment problems and even self-murder. The study, by Georgetown University sociologist (社会学家) Robert Manning, blamed credit card issuers for actively targeting students and colleges for allowing them to do so. "The unrestricted selling of credit cards in universities or colleges is so aggressive that it now forms a greater threat than alcohol or sexual diseases," Manning told a news conference in Washington. "If we do not quickly deal with this serious problem, the matter will continue to get worse, with social consequences far more tragic (悲剧的) than mere dollars and cents. "
Based on hundreds of face-to-face interviews and surveys with students, Manning concluded both the number with credit card debt and their indebtedness had been "underreported" in previous studies－which failed to reflect the "survival strategies" many used to deal with their debts. These included the use of federal student loans to pay off credit cards, effectively shifting the debt, appealing to parents for loans, reducing course work hours to increase time at paid jobs, or even dropping out altogether to work full time.
"Official drop-out rates include growing numbers of students who are unable to cope with the stress of their debts and / or part time jobs for servicing their credit cards, " the study said. "Students credit card debts are examined during the employment process and may be an important factor in evaluating future employees," it noted. O’Donnell and Manning agreed students should bear some responsibility for reckless use of credit, but said credit card companies also had to be held responsible for making it so easy for them to get into debt. Manning said one of the most troublesome aspects of the student credit card issue was "the seduction (诱惑) of college and university officials by the credit card industry".
【小题1】Sociologist Robert Manning's study shows that     .

A．the number of American college students using credit cards on campus is increasing

B．more and more American college students meet with credit card debt problems

C．more and more American colleges encourage students to use credit cards to make profits

D．credit card issuers will run into debt for encouraging college students to use credit cards

【小题2】The author's feeling towards college students with credit card debts is __.

A．discouraged and negative	B．pitiful and critical
C．indifferent and disapproving	D．negative and doubtful

【小题3】The author implies all of following should be responsible for this problem EXCEPT      .

A．credit card issuers	B．college authorities
C．parents of the students	D．students themselves

【小题4】The word "reckless" in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by        .

A．inconsiderate

B．frequent

C．careful

D．regular

America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don ’t feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship .This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand .Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending（延伸）deeply into both families.
There is another difficult point for us to understand . Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China ,we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off from our work to act as guides to our friends .It is opposite in America , Americans can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes , the welcome will be full , warm and real. For Americans , it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality（好客）at home and enjoy your visit in America!
【小题1】The underlined phrase “pick up” in Paragraph 1 may mean “_______”.

A．keep out

B．give up

C．pay no attention to

D．continue

【小题2】Which of the following is the typical （典型的）way of  American hospitality?

A．Treating friends at home.

B．Taking days off to be with friends.

C．Meeting friends at the airport at midnight.

D．Sharing everything they have.

【小题3】Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?

A．Americans are always generous with their time.

B．Americans don’t feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon.

C．Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear.

D．Chinese friendships are more sincere than American friendships.

The Internet has become part of teenage life. There’s a report on 3,375 students aged from 10 to 18 in seven Chinese cities. It says that 38% of them believe they use the Internet often. While most of them get useful information and use the Internet to help in their studies, some are not using it in a good way. Many are playing online games too much. A few even visit Web sites they should not look at. Bad things can happen if young people spend too much time on the Internet.
In order to help young people use the Internet in a good way, a textbook on good Internet behavior has started to be used in some Shanghai middle schools this term. It uses real examples to teach students all about good ways of using the Internet. Some students also make online friends. But if you are meeting a friend offline, let your parents know.
Teachers and parents all think the book is a very good idea. It will teach students how to be a good person in the online world. It will be a guide for teens using the Internet and keep students away from bad sites.
【小题1】The underlined word “it” means_____?
A. the book  B. the report  C. the Internet
【小题2】From the report, about____ students between 10—18 years old  
in the seven cities use the Internet often.
A. 3,375   B. 1,280   C. 2,100   
【小题3】 What do most of the students do on the Internet?
A. They get useful information to help in their studies.
B. They play online games.
C. They make online friends.
【小题4】Why do teachers and parents think the book is a good idea?
A. Because it helps with the students’studies.
B. Because it is used in Shanghai middle schools.
C. Because it teaches students how to use the Internet in a good 
way.
【小题5】Which is  the best title for the passage?
A. The Internet is very useful.
B. Students can't use the Internet.   
C. Be careful when using the Internet.

Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2020．"What will our world be like in the year 2020?""I don't know."says Fred．"What do you think?""Well, no one knows, but It's interesting to guess.""In the year 2020 everyone will carry a pocket computer. The computer will give people the answers to all their problems. We shall all have telephones in our pockets, too, and we'll be able to talk to our friends all over the world. Perhaps we'll be able to see them at the same time.""A lot of people will live and work under the sea. Perhaps there will be big towns, factories and farms under the sea, too.""Machines will do most of the work, and so people will have more holidays, perhaps they'll work only two or three days a week. They'll be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there.""I'm looking forward(期待) to the year 2020. I hope to go to the moon!""And I hope I'll be able to live under the sea."says Fred."Won't that be very interesting? Just like a fish!"
【小题1】Tom and Fred talked about          ．

A．their school life

B．some interesting news

C．their life in the past

D．their life in the future

【小题2】Machines will          ．

A．do most of the work instead of people

B．do some of the work instead of people

C．do as much work as people

D．do as 1ittle work as people

【小题3】From their talk, we know that          ．

A．only Fred hopes to fly to the moon

B．both of them hope to fly to the moon

C．one of them hopes to fly to the moon

D．neither of them hopes to fly to the moon

【小题4】Fred said          ．

A．he liked fish very much

B．he would like to live under the sea like a fish

C．he would go fishing under the sea

D．he would spend a few days on the moon

【小题5】Which of the following statements is Not mentioned?

A．People will be able to fly to the moon in a spaceship．

B．People will have more holidays．

C．Many people will live and work under the sea．

D．All the factories and farms will be built under the sea．

Mr. Flower was well-known around for growing the best flowers of the year and his four glass-houses were taken good care of. These glass-houses were close to a public path, which was always used ___36__ children and young people walking to and from __37__. Boys of about thirteen years of age, especially, were often tempted（尝试） to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flower’s __38__ . They managed to resist the temptation(抵制诱惑) when Mr. Flower was around, but the temptation often seemed to be too __39__ when Mr. Flower was __40__ to be seen. For this reason, Mr. Flower did his best to be __41__ his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school days.
However, it was not always possible for him to be on guard at these times.  Mr. Flower had tried __42__ to prevent（阻止） the damage to his glass; but nothing that he had done had been__43__. He had been to the school to complain(抱怨) to the headmaster, but this had not done any__44__. He had hidden in the bushes（灌木丛） and __45__ those boys that threw stones __46__ his garden, but the boys could run __47__ faster than he, and they even __48__ at him at a distance（距离）. He had even walked along the path and picked up all those __49__that he could find so that the boys would have nothing to __50__, but they soon found others, or threw lumps of earth instead.
Then just as he had given __51__ hope of winning the battle（战斗）, a truly wonderful __52__ came up to him. He set up a large notice board made of good strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses __53__ it could be clearly seen from the path. On the board he painted the __54__ : DO NOT THROW AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flower had no __55__ .The boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice board than at the glass-houses.

【小题1】

A．to B．by C．of D．with

【小题2】

A．factory B．office C．school D．work

【小题3】

A．bed-rooms B．living-room C．reading-room D．glass-houses

【小题4】

A．strong B．weak C．limited D．strange

【小题5】

A．impossible B．unable C．possible D．somewhere

【小题6】

A．far away from B．in or close to C．into or out of D．at or out

【小题7】

A．in no way B．in a way C．in the way D．in many ways

【小题8】

A．successful B．cheerful C．wonderful D．careful

【小题9】

A．harm B．wrong C．good D．wonder

【小题10】

A．watched B．walked to C．waited for D．run after

【小题11】

A．towards B．over C．out of D．into

【小题12】

A．many B．much C．more D．lots of

【小题13】

A．laughed B．looked C．called D．surprised

【小题14】

A．earth B．sticks C．stones D．branches

【小题15】

A．pick up B．catch C．play with D．throw

【小题16】

A．in B．off C．out D．up

【小题17】

A．idea B．friend C．guest D．word

【小题18】

A．where B．there where C．on which D．there

【小题19】

A．announcement B．words C．sentences D．message

【小题20】

A．peaceful times B．further trouble C．more happiness D．questions