25、   Television is good. You'd like to watch it all day and all night. But too much TV is a very bad thing. Scientists found that kids who watch too much TV may have more trouble learning to read. They can't focus on their work.

   Kids learn language skills best by reading, talking and playing with others. If they spend too much time watching TV, they'll have less time for those things. Watching too much TV is bad for people's health. People don't move much while watching TV. What's more, they may eat a lot of food while watching. This can make them fat. We call these people "couch potatoes".

   Fighting on TV is a big problem for kids. Young people are good at following. Scientists have found that those who watch a lot of fighting shows are more likely to fight.

1. Scientists say if kids watch too much TV, they will __.

   A. learn language skills more easily 

B. be healthier

   C. find it hard to learn to read        

D. eat less food

2. Kids learn language skills best by__.

  A. reading       B. talking              C. playing with others          D. all of the above

3. While watching TV, what DON'T people do?

   A. Eat a lot of food.                     B. Have less time for reading.

 C. Hardly move.                    D. Focus on their work.

4. Which of the following is true?

   A. An American child will watch 12,000 fighting acts on TV a year.

   B. It's good for kids to learn from fighting acts on TV.

   C. Too much TV is good for people's health.

   D. It's easy for kids who watch a lot of fighting shows to fight.

5. "Couch potatoes" are people who watch too much TV and become

   A. thin                 B. fit                   C. fat           D. strong

23、例如你叫李華，你的朋友田甜將去英國。請你將她的基本情況介紹給你英國的朋友Rita, 希望她們能成為朋友，并希望Rita 能夠去機場接她。請根據(jù)以下要點給Rita寫一封信。

提示：1.介紹田甜的年齡、外貌、性格以及愛好。

           2. 田甜將去英國George Spencer School學習一年，并將乘飛機于8月1日下午4點到達倫敦希斯羅機場(Heathrow Airport)。

注意：1. 詞數(shù)80左右。

              2. 信的開頭和結尾已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。

                                        June 26^th, 2007

Dear Rita,

       How is everything going? I’d like to introduce my best friend, Tian Tian, to you. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __.

       Will you please be kind enough to meet her at the airport? Many thanks.

       Best wishes.

                                                                                                                       Yours,

                                                                                                                       Li Hua

22、One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?

       In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, which Americans would call the second floor.

       The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and America, though the British and Americans both speak English.

       The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They’re more active and easier to talk with.

       The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use football, eraser and mail while Americans prefer to use soccer, rubber and post.

1. Simon went to London to ______.

       A. visit his friend                  B. spend his holiday

C. study English                   D. have a meeting

2. Which picture shows us where Rick’s flat was? ______.

3. According to the passage, the British usually spend their time ______ on the train.

       A. playing cards                          B. talking loudly

C. doing some reading              D. singing and dancing

4. What does the underlined word “terms” mean in Chinese in the passage? ______.

  A. 成果         B.學期                  C. 會議                D. 用語

5. What’s the best title for the passage? ______.

  A. Differences       in culture                    B. Simon’s funny story

C. Information abroad                          D. Hiding the feelings

21、       I am Steve. I was born and grew up in South Wales. My favorite place to play was out on the hills where my imagination had plenty of space to expand（拓展）.

       My family moved out of Wales when I was thirteen. I went to a new school. One of my subjects was French. Because I had never learned any French, my teacher told me to sit in the corner and write anything I was interested in. That’s the time I started writing, just for myself, and I’ve been writing ever since.

       I have always loved BIG IDEAS, and so I enjoy writing fantastic stories. And I also write horror（恐怖的）stories. I think they are like the old fairytales（童話故事）,and can teach you important things.

       I am in my forties on the outside, twelve on the inside. I like rock music, Indian and Chinese food, and I enjoy drinking. I live in a small village with my wife Mary, ducks, cats, goats, hens and lots of rabbits. If you’d like to find out more about me and hope to buy my books, go to www. sbowkett. freeserve. co. uk.

1. When he was 13, the writer ______.

       A. wrote lots of poems                    B. moved out of Wales

C. sold many story books                    D. became a famous singer

2. He liked playing out on the hills because he could ______.

       A. expand his imagination                 B. learn French

C. listen to stories                               D. buy some books

3. Maybe the writer is ______ years old now.

       A. 12                    B. 22                     C. 32                    D. 42

4. According to the passage, the writer keeps ______.

       A. cats, hens and pigs                         B. ducks, goats and rabbits

C. hens, rabbits and dogs                    D. rabbits, pigs and cats

5. From the passage, we can learn that the writer ______.

A. lives in a big city with his son          B. likes eating Japanese sand

C. lives in the countryside with his wife      

D. introduces a nice book to us

20、

1. The writer of this letter is ______.

  A. a student               B. a teacher           C. an officer          D. a driver

2. ______ is one of the reasons why the forests are disappearing.

       A. Rain                  B. Tourism                   C. Planting             D. Breathing

3. The writer advises Mr. Heppell to ______.

       A. stop shops from using paper any more

B. use paper which is made from tress

C. stop shops selling paper made from trees

D. plant more and more trees in the future

4. How can Mr. Heppell contact the writer? ______.

       A. By calling her                   B. By interviewing her

C. By visiting her                  D. By e-mailing her

5. What’s the purpose of this letter? ______.

       A. To know more about Mr. Heppell

B. To make friends with Mr. Heppell

C. To ask Mr. Heppell to teach in the school

D. To ask Mr. Heppell to help protect forests

19、A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”

“If you must know, I make $20 an hour,”

“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”

The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish（自私的）!”

       The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed（平靜）down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.

       “Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”

“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.

       “Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.

“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” the little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”

1. How much does the boy’s father make an hour? ______.

       A. $10                   B. $20                   C. $30                   D. $40

2. In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means ______.

       A. very angry         B. quite happy        C. too excited        D. a little nervous

3. At first, the father refused to lend the boy any money because ______.

       A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself

B. he did not have enough money at that moment

C. he thought the boy would buy something of no use

D. the boy always borrowed money from him

4. The boy wanted to buy ______ with twenty dollars.

       A. a new book for himself                          B. a nice present for his father

C. a toy for his own birthday               D. an hour of his father’s time

5. From the passage, we can infer（推斷）that the boy’s father ______.

       A. often played with his son                B. spent little time with his son

C. didn’t love his son at all                  D. often came back home early