It’s the end of class. When the bell rings, students of Luohu Foreign Languages School in Shenzhen quickly take out their cell phones. They want to log on (登錄) to their micro blogs (微博) to check the funny things that have happened in the last hour. Since last year, the trend (潮流) of micro- blogging has swept the country. Recent surveys show that most students in middle schools have a micro blog, and some even update(更新) their blogs over five times per day.

    “We learn many fresh and interesting things on micro blogs and they have become popular topics in class,” said Liang Jianmin, 14, a student at Harbin No 3 Middle School. “If you do not know about them, you are out of the loop.” It is also a great place for students to let out stress. “My parents always ask me to study hard, and encourage me before exams, but actually it adds pressure ,” said Zhang Yazhe, 15, a student in Luohu Foreign Languages School. “When I share these feelings on my micro blog, I get many replies from friends in the same situation, which makes me feel better.”  But parents are worried that micro-blogging could be a waste of time. “Some misleading messages may even cause danger to kids.” they said.

Shen Mingde, a professor at the China Education Association, suggests parents not worry too much as long as kids are not crazy about micro blogging. Instead, it can become a window for parents to understand their children.

“If parents can read their children’s micro blogs, they’ll know their thoughts, thus leading to better communication and solutions to problems,” he said. He also gives some Micro blogging tips for kids

★1. Don’t micro blog for more than one hour a day.

★2. Never micro blog in class.

★3. Try to talk face to face with people instead of just micro-blogging.

★4. Be critical (批判性的). Don’t trust all the messages on a micro blog.

1 Why do the students quickly take out their cell phones after class?

      A. Because they want to phone their parents to tell them the funny things. 

B. Because they want to listen to music.

    C. Because they want to surf the Internet to read novels.

D. Because they want to log on to their micro blogs. 

2 Liang Jianmin thinks people are out of the loop if they do not know________.

      A. the latest news on the Internet     B. the famous popular singers among students

      C. the popular topics in class         D. many fresh and interesting things on TV

3 What does the underlined phrase "let out" mean in Chinese?

     A.  釋放                    B.  泄露                   C.  熄滅                   D. 開脫

4  What does Shen Mingde think of micro-blogging?       

      A. It could be a waste of time.   B. Some misleading messages may even cause danger to kids.   

C. It can become a window for parents to understand their kids. 

D. Parents should not worry too much if kids are crazy about micro-blogging.

5 Which statement is true according to the passage? 

A. Kids should micro blog for more than one hour a day.

      B. Kids should try to talk face to face with people instead of just micro-blogging.

C. The trend of micro-blogging has swept the country since five years ago.

      D. Kids should trust all the messages on a micro blog.

 It’s the end of class. When the bell rings, students of Luohu Foreign Languages School in Shenzhen quickly take out their cellphones. They want to log on (登錄) to their microblogs (微博) to check the funny things that have happened in the last hour.    Since last year, the trend (潮流) of microblogging has swept the country. Recent surveys show that most students in middle schools have a microblog, and some even update(更新) their blogs over five times per day.

 “We learn many fresh and interesting things on microblogs and they have become popular topics in class,” said Liang Jianmin, 14, a student at Harbin No 3 Middle School. “If you do not know about them, you are out of the loop (被排擠在圈外).”  It is also a great place for students to let out stress. “My parents always ask me to study hard, and encourage me before exams, but actually it adds pressure (壓力),” said Zhang Yazhe, 15, a student in Luohu Foreign Languages School. “When I share these feelings on my microblog, I get many replies from friends in the same situation, which makes me feel better.”  But parents are worried that microblogging could be a waste of time. Some misleading（誤導(dǎo)性的） messages may even cause danger to kids, they said.

Shen Mingde, a professor at the China Education Association, suggests parents not worry too much as long as kids are not crazy about microblogging. Instead, it can become a window for parents to understand their children.

“If parents can read their children’s microblogs, they’ll know their thoughts, thus (因而) leading to better communication and solutions to problems,” he said. Micro blogging tips for kids

★1. Don’t microblog for more than one hour a day.

★2. Never microblog in class.

★3. Try to talk face to face with people instead of just microblogging.

★4. Be critical (批判性的). Don’t trust all the messages on a microblog.

(  )81. Why do the students quickly take out their cellphones after class?

  A. Because they want to phone their parents to tell them the funny things.  B. Because they want to listen to music.

  C. Because they want to log on to their microblogs.  D. Because they want to surf the Internet to check the funny things.

(  )82. Liang Jianmin thinks people are out of the loop if they do not know________.

  A. the popular topics in class     B. the popular songs in class

  C. fresh and interesting things on the Internet     D. many fresh and interesting things on TV

(  )83. What does the underlined phrase "let out" mean in Chinese?

   A.  釋放        B.  泄露     C.  熄滅   D. 開脫

(  )84. What does Shen Mingde think of microbiogging?         A. It could be a waste of time.

  B. Some misleading messages may even cause danger to kids.    C. It can become a window for parents to understand their kids.  D.Parents should not worry too much if kids are crazy about microblogging.

(  )85. Which statement is true according to the passage?  A. Kids should microblog for more than one hour a day.

  B.Kids should try to talk face to face with people instead of just microblogging.

C. The trend of microblogging has swept the country since five years ago.

  D. Kids should trust all the messages on a microblog.

 

One day, a boy found the cocoon(繭) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small   36  in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make   37  body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped. So the boy   38  to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be   39 .He took a pair of scissors and cut the hole   40  .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it   41 a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin   42  .The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.

The boy acted with   43  but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of   44  out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液體) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be   45  to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(擠壓) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.

  46   struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be  47   we could have been and we would never fly.

In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even  48   growth, without it , there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid   49  or problems. So, next time you are   50 a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little—then fly!

1.                A．hole           B．worm          C．tall  D．snake

 

2.                A．it             B．it’s           C．itself D．its

 

3.                A．decided        B．a(chǎn)sked          C．showed   D．ordered

 

4.                A．a(chǎn)fraid          B．interested       C．surprised D．grateful

 

5.                A．slimmer        B．bigger          C．shorter   D．smaller

 

6.                A．touched        B．sounded        C．looked   D．smelt

 

7.                A．wings          B．feet            C．eyes D．head

 

8.                A．success         B．excitement      C．kindness  D．humour

 

9.                A．get            B．getting         C．to get    D．got

 

10.               A．ready          B．quiet           C．glad  D．used

 

11.               A．Somewhere     B．Something      C．Some time D．Sometimes

 

12.               A．a(chǎn)s helpful as     B．a(chǎn)s weak as      C．a(chǎn)s strong as D．a(chǎn)s creative as

 

13.               A．repeats        B．recommends    C．requires   D．represents

 

14.               A．happiness       B．difficulties      C．pleasure   D．hope

 

15.               A．served with     B．growing into     C．bringing in D．faced with

 

 

How do you pay for things? Do you usually use cash(現(xiàn)金), or do you like to pay by credit card(信用卡)? If you are like a lot of people, you probably have at least one credit card. Also, you might use it more often than you probably should.

Credit cards first became popular in the 1920s, At that time, businesses, such as hotels and companies, gave credit cards to their best customers(顧客). Unlike today's credit cards, customers could only use these cards at the Store or business that gave out the card. Customers had to pay for things in full. They couldn't pay for something a little at a time.

In 1950, a businessman named McNamara started a credit card company — Diners Club. Unlike earlier credit cards, this card could be used by customers at many restaurants. Customers liked the card because they didn't have to carry a lot of cash with them. Restaurant owners liked the card, too. Why? They found out that customers usually spent more money when they could pay by credit card.

In its first year of business, Diners Club issued 200 cards, The customers who got the cards from the Diners Club could use them at 27 different restaurants. Today, Diners Club has about 8 million customers, and they can use their cards in over 7. 6 million businesses in more than 200 countries.

1.What can we know about the earlier credit cards from the passage?

A. They could be used everywhere.

B. Customers had to pay for things in full.

C. They were very popular before the 1920s.

D. Everyone could get this kind of credit card.

2. The underlined word "issued" here probably means "       ".

A. showed   B. took   C. borrowed     D. provided

3. This passage is mainly about        .    

A. part of the development of credit cards

B. how to use cash

C. the number of people who use credit cards in the world

D. how credit cards help businessmen