A TV series in England，Away from it all，has surprised everyone by becoming a success with young people across the country. Its success is surprising because the series is about the relaxing lifestyles of people who live in the country. There is none of the action that we usually see on TV today. There are also no stressful moments, busy offices or crowded cities. Away from it all is set in the peaceful English countryside and tells simple stories about people’s kindness.   

    The director of the TV series says that its success is a sign of teenagers suffering from stress. They say that watching Away from it all helps teenagers forget about the pressures of exams and homework, and the troubles that fill the world today. They also say that it’s a good sign of today’s young people turning to happier TV series as it shows they want a happier and healthier world.

    Although the series’ success might have a good side, many teachers and parents are worried, however. They say that some of their students and children spend more time before TV and are using Away from it all as an excuse for not finishing homework. Some children have even refused to learn for exams because they say that they can only get personal happiness by avoiding stressful situations.

    And what do the experts say? Paula Ray, a doctor of education, says that TV can influence children’s lifestyles. But she says that if a child reacts strongly, it’ s likely that there are other reasons for his change in behaviour. She says that there is nothing wrong with watching Away from it all but suggests that parents should let their children know TV is not the same as real life.

(   )1. The success of the new TV series is surprising because__________.

     A. it is different from other successful TV series

     B. it is the same as other successful TV series

     C. it is about the English countryside

     D. it is about life in busy cities

(   )2. The director of Away from it all believes that the series helps young people deal with__________.

     A. simple stories       B. stress           C. busy life          D. exams

(   )3. The success of the series shows that young people would like__________.

     A. a world with no homework               B. English TV series

     C. relaxing jobs                          D. a happier and healthier world

(   )4. __________ are worried about the effects of the series.

     A.Experts and teenagers.            B.Teachers and experts.

     C.Teachers and parents.             D.Young people and parents.

  Once, there was a big apple tree. A little boy loved to climb to the tree top, ate the apples and played around it. With time on, the little boy grew up. He no longer played around it every day. One day, the boy came back, sad. “Come and play with me,” the tree said. “I am no longer a kid.” The boy replied, “ I need money to buy toys.” “I don’t have money...,but you can pick all my apples and sell them.” The boy was so excited. He picked all apples and left happily. The boy never came back after that.

  One day, the boy returned. “Come and play with me,” the tree said happily. “I have no time to play. We need a house for my family.” “You can cut off my branches .” So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. But he never came back since then.

  Again, the boy returned and said. “ I want to make a navigation across the sea. Can you give me a boat?” “Use my trunk(主干) to build your boat.” So the boy cut the trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time. Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have anything for you anymore. the only thing left is my dying roots.” the tree said with tears.

 “I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years.” The boy replied.

 “Good! Old tree roots is the best place to rest. Come and rest with me.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.

  You may think that the boy is cold to the tree but that’s how we are treating our parents. The tree is our parent.When we were young, we loved to play with them.When we grow up, we leave them, and only come to them when we need something or when we are in trouble. Whatever we ask for, parents will give everything they have and always be there waiting for us home.

(   )1. The apple tree in the passage is just like__________ in the life.

     A. our kid          B. our parent         C. our friend         D. our sister or brother

(   )2. The boy made his house for his family by __________.

     A. picking the apples     x kb 1

     B. cutting off all the branches of the tree.xkb1.com

     C. cutting the trunk of the tree.

     D. digging the dying roots of the tree

(   )3. The underlined word navigation means__________.

     A. 飛翔            B. 航行　　　    　C. 賽車             D. 徒步

(   )4. The passage mainly tells us__________.

     A. parents hardly give help when children are in trouble

     B. whatever we ask for, parents try to meet our needs in their whole life

     C. children always do something to thank their parents’great effort and help in return

     D. children always care about parents’feeling as they grow up

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It's Saturday morning and Tony's sitting at the kitchen table, staring（凝視）into space and playing with a piece of bread. He's not even hungry. Is he ill? No, but he does have a problem. He has nothing to do and there's just one reason: the Internet is down and Tony has nothing to do.

When he woke up this morning, Tony was feeling great. He jumped out of bed full of plans for the weekend ahead. It would be a weekend like any other—a great weekend. But that was before he turned on his computer and wasn’t able to go online. No Internet changed everything.

Just as Tony is wondering how he can possibly have a normal weekend without the Internet, his mum walks into the kitchen. “Is everything OK?” she asks. “No, mum, everything is not OK,” her sad son replies. “I can't go online and I have homework to finish.” His mum laughs, “The word program is still working, so what's the problem?”

What's the problem? Tony can't believe his own mother isn’t able to see how serious the problem really is. To start with, he still needs to do research for his homework. He knows his mum will tell him to go to the library but he hates the library. It's so dark and uncomfortable. And forget homework—what about the rest of his weekend! Every weekend, he goes online to email friends. Then he reads the news to catch up on what's happening in the world. He plays a few online games and finishes the weekend off with an online chess game with his cousin Helen. The wonderful weekend-online! Now it's Saturday morning and he's not going to have access to（進入）the Internet for two whole days.

( )1.Tony stared into space and played with a piece of bread __________.

A. because he was hungry B. because he was hungry

C. because he was alone at home D. because the Internet was down

( )2.When he found he couldn’t surf the Internet,Tony felt __________.

A.great B. excited C. sad D. relaxed

( )3.Tony’s mother may ask him to__________.

A.go to the library for work B. get the Internet fixed

C.play his friends outside D. play chess with his cousin

( )4.The writer just wants to show us __________ with the story.

A. how to surf the Internet

B. what to do on the Internet

C. how the Internet influences teenagers’ life

D. why teenagers should go online

完形填空。根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個能填入相應空格內(nèi)的最佳答案，

About a week ago, when I was playing basketball at our city park, I noticed a small group of boys picking on(作弄) a smaller boy. They were calling his names and even pushed him to the ground and kicked something in his face. When I saw that, I walked over to the group. 

I stepped  1  them and the smaller boy, and asked them politely what this boy had done . One of the boys replied, “He’s weird.” Then I asked one of the boys if he thought his friend was weird, and the     2  was “No.” So, I asked another boy what the word “weird”  3   , and he said, “Different.” That was my cue(暗示). I told them that everyone was   4  , and that they all looked just as different to the other boy as he did to them. They all stood   5  for a moment, and then the most amazing thing happened. One of the boys helped the small boy off the ground and then said sorry to him. He even  6  him to play with them.

I thanked the boy for being so brave. As I looked around, I realized that there were many other people at the park   7  no one else had stopped to help this boy. I felt happy that the boy was  8  to stand up against his friends to help someone in need, but I felt sad that  9  else had even taken a second look.

I hope that I’ve helped them realize that they could make a  10  with a little effort and maybe next time they will be the ones who choose to help.                                                   

(   ) 1. A. against          B. between                 C. beside                       D. with

(   ) 2. A. guess           B. sign                       C. problem                    D. answer

(   ) 3. A. read             B. spelled                    C. meant                       D. wrote

(   ) 4. A. different       B. free                        C. important                  D. strong

(   ) 5. A. angrily         B. silently                   C. carefully                    D. happily

(   ) 6. A. refused         B. taught                    C. invited                       D. hoped

(   ) 7. A. or                B. so                          C. and                           D. but

(   ) 8. A.too strong     B. so strong                C. strong enough            D. enough strong

(   ) 9. A. someone       B. anyone                   C. nobody                     D. everyone

(   )10. A. difference    B. practice                  C. mistake                    D. a face                   

--I passed the driving test last weekend.   

       --________!

       A. Congratulations   B. What a pity     C. Good luck     D.I hope so

I am not sure if she________me to her party. If she________me, I will be pleased..   

    A. will invite, invites                 B. will invite, will invite   

    C. invites, will invite                 D. invites, invites

--Can I change for a quiet room? This one is too noisy.

       --Sure, you can. But you need to pay for________20 dollars.

      A. the other       B. other           C. another       D. others

--Have you seen Jack? His mother is looking for him all the afternoon.

       --No, I haven’t. I am sure her mother________be very worried.

        A. must          B. may           C. need          D. should

--It ________nearly 10 hours to drive from Chongqing to Shanghai. 

       --That’s tiring. I would rather choose the plane.

        A. spends        B. costs          C. takes          D.pays

 --How did you get the news about the accident of Sewol Ship?

         -- I________by Jerry on the Internet.

        A. was told       B. tell           C. am told        D. told