Most children now chat daily either online or through their mobile phones. They are connecting to a huge number of other children all over the world. Some are shy “in real life” but are confident to communicate with others online; others find support from people of their own age on relationship issues, or problems at home.

Sometimes the online world, just like the real world, can introduce problems, such as bullying or arguments. Going online is great fun, but there are also a few people who use the Internet for offensive(冒犯性的)or illegal aims. Children must be made aware（意识到的） of both the good things and the dangers.

To keep children safe your management must cover the family computer. Just as you decide which TV programs are suitable, you need to do the same for the websites and chat rooms your children visit. Remind your children that online friends are still strangers. Reminding them of the risks will keep them alert(警惕).

Computer studies are part of schoolwork now, so it’s likely that your children may know more than you do. We get left behind when it comes to the latest gadgets（小玩意）and the interactive areas of websites, like chat rooms and message boards, which are especially strange. The language of chat is strange to many parents, too. Chatters love to use abbreviations(缩写)such as: atb-all the best, bbfn-bye bye for now, cul8er-see you later, gr8-great, Idk-I don’t know, imbl-it must be love, kit-keep in touch, paw-parents are watching, lol-laugh out loud, xlnt-excellent!

It seems like another language, and it is!

1.The passage is meant for         .

A．children

B．parents

C．teachers

D．net bar owners

2.Which of the following will the author probably agree with?

A．The Internet is no good for children.

B．The chat language is strange to adults.

C．Children shouldn’t chat so much online.

D．The Internet is a good place for children.

3.In order to keep children safe online, you’d better         .

A．choose suitable websites and chat rooms for them

B．teach them to use correct net words

C．surf the Internet together with them

D．forbid them to use the Internet

4.If you stand beside him when your son is chatting about something secret online, he may use         .

A．bbfn

B．lol

C．paw

D．cul8er

 

Don’t drive your kids to school. Let them ride a bike to school.

   In England 8.3 million children travel to school every day. It is reported that only a small number of pupils cycle to school (under 2%), although one in three children would actually like to.

   Experts say that to stay healthy, children need at least one hour of moderate (适度的) exercise every day. But only six out of ten boys and four out of ten girls get that. One of the reasons is that parents have developed a habit of driving their children to school when they could just walk or ride a bike to school.

   Teachers often say that children who walk or ride a bike to school are more ready to listen to their classes, ask and answer questions in class than those driven by car, and the school journey is a good chance for children to learn about road safety and other life skills. Also, for many children, riding a bike is more fun than going to school by car.

   Most parents know the benefits (益处). Then what’s stopping them from letting their kids ride a bike? Safety is the number one worry for them. But actually riding a bike is not as dangerous as parents think it is.

   When you decide to buy a bike, you should be aware（意识到） that a bike that is too big or too small is dangerous. Don’t try to get a bike that your child will “grow into”. Get the right size in good working order. Generally, 20-inch wheels are on bikes for 5-8 year olds; 24-inch wheels are for 9-11 year olds; 26-inch wheels are suitable for those over 11, and some older children should even take bikes with 28-inch wheels, but the main thing is that the bike fits your child.

1.This passage is mainly written for ________.

A. teachers whose students have asked their parents to drive them to school

B. children who have asked their parents to drive them to school

C. parents who drive their children to school

D. parents who drive to work

2.Which of the following benefits of cycling to school is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. It will help children keep healthy

B.  It will make children more active in class.

C. It will make children feel freer

D.  It will be more fun for children.

3.Parents don’t allow their children to ride a bike to school mainly because ________.

A. their children don’t want to.

B. they are worried about their children’s safety.

C. they don’t know what size bike to choose

D. They haven’t enough money to buy a bike.

4.Generally, what size bike is suitable for a 10-year-old child？

A. A bike with 20-inch wheels    B. A bike with 24-inch wheels

C. A bike with 26-inch           D. A bike with 28-inch wheels

 

Most children now chat daily either online or through their mobile phones. They are connecting to a huge number of other children all over the world. Some are shy “in real life” but are confident to communicate with others online; others find support from people of their own age on relationship issues, or problems at home.
Sometimes the online world, just like the real world, can introduce problems, such as bullying or arguments. Going online is great fun, but there are also a few people who use the Internet for offensive(冒犯性的)or illegal aims. Children must be made aware（意识到的） of both the good things and the dangers.
To keep children safe your management must cover the family computer. Just as you decide which TV programs are suitable, you need to do the same for the websites and chat rooms your children visit. Remind your children that online friends are still strangers. Reminding them of the risks will keep them alert(警惕).
Computer studies are part of schoolwork now, so it’s likely that your children may know more than you do. We get left behind when it comes to the latest gadgets（小玩意）and the interactive areas of websites, like chat rooms and message boards, which are especially strange. The language of chat is strange to many parents, too. Chatters love to use abbreviations(缩写)such as: atb-all the best, bbfn-bye bye for now, cul8er-see you later, gr8-great, Idk-I don’t know, imbl-it must be love, kit-keep in touch, paw-parents are watching, lol-laugh out loud, xlnt-excellent!
It seems like another language, and it is!
【小题1】The passage is meant for         .

A．children

B．parents

C．teachers

D．net bar owners

【小题2】Which of the following will the author probably agree with?

A．The Internet is no good for children.

B．The chat language is strange to adults.

C．Children shouldn’t chat so much online.

D．The Internet is a good place for children.

【小题3】In order to keep children safe online, you’d better         .

A．choose suitable websites and chat rooms for them

B．teach them to use correct net words

C．surf the Internet together with them

D．forbid them to use the Internet

【小题4】If you stand beside him when your son is chatting about something secret online, he may use         .

A．bbfn

B．lol

C．paw

D．cul8er

完成句子

1.When we reached the cinema, the film had not begun yet, so we ________________ a taxi. (take)

当我们到达电影院时，电影还没有开始，所以我们本不必坐出租车的。

2.________________________, she had no time to attend to her children. (occupy)

忙于工作，她没有时间照顾孩子。

3.A series of failures ____________________ the truth that Rome was not built in a day. (aware)

4.一连串的失败已经让他意识到了“罗马不是一天建成的”这个道理。

___________________ was that he had received no apology for what happened yesterday. (annoy)

5.令他恼怒的是他还没有因昨天发生的事情而收到任何道歉。

Who _____________________ went to the concert with you last night? (it)

6.昨晚究竟是谁跟你一起去听音乐会的？

So quickly ___________________________ her new surroundings that everyone was amazed. (adapt)

她如此快地适应了新环境以至于每一个人都很惊讶。

7.Although Lucy was neither clever nor beautiful, she played as ______________________ the heroine in the new play. (role)

虽然露西既不聪明又不漂亮，但她在那部新剧中起着与女主角一样重要的作用。

8.The earthquake that happened in Ya’an, Sichuan last week is reported ____________________ the death of nearly 200 people. (result)

据报道，上周发生在四川雅安的地震已导致接近两百人丧生。

9.If his plan ____________________________ approval at the meeting yesterday, he wouldn’t be so discouraged now. (meet)

如果昨天他的计划在会议上获得了赞同，他现在就不会这么沮丧了。

10.John ___________________________cut out going to bed late, for it was harmful to his health. (find)

 

　　阅读理解

There is probably no field of human activity in which our values and lifestyles are shown more clearly and strongly than they are in the clothes that we choose to wear. The dress of an individual is a kind of “sign language” that communicates a set of information and is usually the basis on which immediate impressions are formed．Traditionally, a concern for clothes was considered to be an affair of females, while men took pride in the fact that they were completely lacking in clothes consciousness (意识)

　　This type of American culture is by degrees changing as man dress takes on greater variety and color. Even as early as 1995, a researcher in Michigan said that men attached rather high importance to the value of clothing in daily life. White-collar workers in particular viewed dress as a symbol (象征) of ability, which could be used to impress or influence others, especially in the work situation. The white-collar worker was described as extremely concerned about the impression his clothing made on his superiors (上司). Although blue-collar workers were less aware (察觉到的) that they might be judged on the basis of their clothing, they recognized that any difference from the accepted pattern of dress would be made fun of by fellow workers.

　　Since that time, of course, the patterns have changed: the typical office worker may now be wearing the blue shirt, and the laborer a white shirt; but the importance of dress has not become less. Other researchers in recent years have helped to prove its importance in the lives of individuals at various age levels and in different social and economic status groups (阶层).

(1)The passage tells us that ________.

[　　]

A．our values and lifestyles are in no field of human activity

B．the clothes that we choose to wear have something to do with our values and lifestyles

C．our values and lifestyles are from the sign language

D．the clothes we choose to wear depend on a set of information and immediate impression

(2)raditionally, people usually thought that ________.

[　　]

A．men cared very much for clothes

B．women concerned greatly about what they wore while men didn't

C．both men and women paid great attention to their clothes

D．neither men nor women showed interest in clothes

(3)Blue-collar workers pay great attention to their clothes because ________.

[　　]

A．they extremely concern about the impression their clothes make on their Superiors

B．they know very dearly that people will judge them on the basis of their clothing

C．they want to impress and influence others

D．they don' t want to be laughed at

(4)The passage mainly suggests that ________.

[　　]

A．now men pay more attention to their clothes than women to

B．women always like beautiful dresses

C．people have paid more and more attention to the importance of dress

D．American culture is changing greatly