Having Fun "Growing" and "Stealing"?
Recently，an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students. People can "farm" on a piece of "land" and "grow"， "sell" or even "steal" "vegetables"，"flowers" and "fruits" on the Net. They can earn some e-money and buy more "seeds"，"pets" and even "houses".
Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions.
Harold：I don’t quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game， Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.
Allan：I enjoy putting some "bugs" in my friends’ gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game. Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.
Laura： You know， people in the city are longing for(渴望) the life in the countryside. It reduces my work pressure(壓力)；besides，it gives me the exciting experience of being a "thief".
Ivy：Well. it’s just a waste of time. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can not focus on(專注于)their study.
【小題1】 According to the passage，people can’t _______ things in this game.

A．grow

B．borrow

C．steal

D．sell

【小題2】Which is NOT the reason why people like the game?

A．They are longing for country life.

B．They can have fun with friends.

C．The game can relax people and give them a new experience.

D．They are confident enough to face the real world.

【小題3】Where can you find this passage?

A．In a car magazine.	B．In an advertisement.
C．In a newspaper	D．In a science book

Food or friends? Lip salve (潤唇膏) or iPod? What is the most important thing in the US teenagers’ lives today? Let’s take a look.

Some find that they can’t do without people.

“My biggest need is my friends. Without them, I wouldn’t do much,” said Adrian Fernandez, a 14-year-old boy.

With others, food always comes first.

“I do not think that I could live without chili con carne (辣子肉丁). I eat it every day. And if I didn’t have it, it’s all I would think about,” said Max Wu, an 8th-grade boy.

Sometimes, the things teenagers can’t do without are strange.

Take 14-year-old girl Hannah Sacchini for example. “I cannot live without lip salve, especially in winter,” said Hannah Sacchini. “I go mad if my lips get dry.”

Of course, today everybody uses mobile phones and computers. Some teens can’t live without these high-tech (高科技的) things.

Justin Beck, a 15-year-old boy, feels like this: “I would not be able to live without my iPod. I use it for so many different things. I always have it with me,” he said.

So, now we know the things US kids really must have. What about you and your classmates? What can’t you live without?

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳選項。 （10分）

1.To Adrian Fernandez,     is the most important.

A. a friend              B. lip salve      C. a computer       D. chili con carne

2.How often does Max Wu eat chili con carne?

A. Once a week.               B. Every day.

C. Twice a day.                  D. Three times a week.

3.Hannah Sacchini will become     if her lips get dry.

A. fat         B. excited            C. shy                 D. annoyed

4.We can learn that Justin Beck     takes his iPod to school.

A. never               B. sometimes        C. always              D. hardly ever

5.The passage mainly tells us    .

A. what things the US kids really must have

B. what the US teenagers do every day at school

C. what the most important food in the US teenagers’ lives is

D. how the US teenagers’ lives are every day at school

 

選詞填空（每小題1分，共10分）

excite   tell   think   surprise    not   mad    anymore   will   however   call

It was an 【小題1】____ week for the people in the soap opera “Young Lives”. First of all, Marcia told Ben she was having a 【小題2】____ party for Lana, and that Lana 【小題3】____she was going to her house to study. Then Lana 【小題4】____Ben she was 【小題5】____at Marcia, and that she 【小題6】___ going to her house on Friday. So Ben told Lana that Marcia was going to have a party for her. Lana told Ben that she wasn’t mad at Marcia 【小題7】____, and that she 【小題8】____go to Marcia’s house on Friday night. 【小題9】______, Marcia 【小題10】_____ everyone and told them that she wasn’t going to have the part.

Having Fun “Growing” and “Stealing”？
Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students．People can “farm” on a piece of “l(fā)and” and “grow’’, “sell” or even “steal” “vegetables”, “flowers” and “fruits” on the Net. They can earn some e-money and buy more “seeds”,  “pets” and even “houses”.
Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions．
Harold：I don’t quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game, Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.
Allan：I enjoy putting some “bugs” in my friends’ gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game．Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it．
Laura：You know, people in the city are longing for(渴望) the life in the countryside．It reduces my work pressure(壓力)；besides, it gives me the exciting experience of being a “thief”．
Ivy：  Well. it’s just a waste of time．Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can not focus on (專注于)their study.
【小題1】According to the passage, people can’t _______things in this game.

A．grow

B．borrow

C．steal

D．sell

【小題2】From Laura’s words, we can guess that she’s most probably_________

A．a(chǎn) student

B．a(chǎn)n office worker

C．a(chǎn) farmer

D．a(chǎn) thief

【小題3】Which is NOT the reason why people like the game?

A．They are longing for country life．

B．They can have fun with friends．

C．The game can relax people and give them a new experience．

D．They are confident enough to face the real world.

【小題4】Where can you find this passage?

A．In a car magazine．	B．In an advertisement．
C．In a newspaper	D．In a science book

Do you know HFMD? It’s short for Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease. This year, in China, thousands of children were suffering from it. What’s HFMD? How to prevent it? Now, read the passage please.
HFMD usually affects babies who are 1~4 years old, but adults can also be infected. Both EV71 and Cox A16 can cause HFMD, which usually starts with a slight fever followed by blisters (水泡) and ulcers (潰瘍) in the mouth and rashes (皮疹) on the hands and feet.
It can be spread through people with the mucus (唾液) or feces (糞便) of an infected person. It usually appears during the summer and autumn months. HFMD isn’t Bird Flu, SARS or Mad Cow Disease, but it’s not a new one, either. It first appeared in New Zealand in 1957. About forty years later, it appears in Asia. It’s reported that it breaks out every 2 or 3 years.
HFMD is very terrible and there is no vaccine (疫苗) now, but we can do something helpful to prevent it. ‘Children with HFMD should seek medical treatment as early as possible’, experts say. They also suggest that parents keep the air fresh in a child’s room, which should be kept clean, tidy and dry. Children should be taught to wash their hands regularly. Staying away from crowded public places is also basic.
【小題1】 HFMD is usually spread with ____________.

A．feces	B．feces of an infected person
C．water	D．mucus

【小題2】Which isn’t helpful to prevent HFMD?

A．to keep the air fresh in a child’s room	B．wash hands regularly
C．see a doctor	D．stay in crowded public places

【小題3】Can you guess the meaning of the underlined word ‘infected’ in paragraph 3?

A．傳染的

B．感染的

C．正常的

D．康復(fù)的

【小題4】About HFMD, which one is right?

A．It’s the same as Mad Cow Disease .	B．It first appeared in China.
C．Adults can be infected too.	D．There is vaccine now.

【小題5】Can you give a title for the article?

A．The history of SARS	B．What’s and how to prevent HFMD
C．HFMD in China	D．How to prevent HFMD