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Three Things to Do Before You Are 18
Are you bored with your daily life? Here are some things you
should try before you are 18, because after that it’s too late.
Learn to swim
Seriously, this is so important that it can save your life. If you can’t swim well, you won’t be able to do water sports like waterskiing, surfing and diving. Even taking a boat trip will be dan
gerous for you. Make sure you do it.
Try at least one kind of team sports
Being a good team player is an important skill in life. You can’t just think of yourself, but have to work well with other people. Other advantages of team sports like basketball, football and baseball are that they keep you fit and healthy, and they are also great fun. Teams usually have a good social life too – you’ll go to lots of parties and make many friends.
Collect something
One of the best hobbies for under – 18s is collecting things. You could collect kinds of stamps, or you could collect things that make you remember what you have done, like cinema tickets for films you have seen or emails from friends. The best way to collect is to have a special album to put your collection in and to write what each thing means to you. That way you won’t forget.
1.The most important reason for learning to swim is that _________.
A. it can save your life
B. it can make you healthy
C. you might easily do lots of things
2.“A good social life” in the passage means____________.
A. you’ll study in groups
B. you’ll go to parties and make many friends
C. you’ll take part in many matches
3.The writer tells us that one of the best hobbies is to___________ .
A. collect something
B. do some water sports
C. send emails to your friends
4.What kind of collection is NOT mentioned(提及) in the passage?
A. stamps B. cinema tickets C. snowballs
5.The passage is mainly about ____________ before you are 18.
A. good habits to keep B. skills to have C. things to do
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Mr. Green and his wife had a dog. When they went out, they always left the dog inside the house. One evening they wanted to go to the cinema, so they left the dog in the house and locked the door and their garden gate. They went off in their car.
When the film was finished, they went home. They opened the gate and put the car away. When they came to the front door, they found that the glass in the door was broken. The door was not locked and it was open. A robber（强盗）! They went in and quickly looked in all the rooms to see if the robber had taken their things. However, everything was in the right place and nothing at all was missing.
The dog was sleeping in the sitting-room. The wife was angry with the dog. “Why didn’t you guard(保卫)the house?” she said. The dog was pleased to see Mr. and Mrs. Green. It began to wag(摇)its tail and then it went to a comer of the room and picked up something in its mouth. It went to the wife and dropped the thing at her feet. When she went to pick it up, she was very surprised. Can you guess what the dog’s present was? It was a man’s finger!
The end of the story is this. Mr. Green telephoned the police and told them everything. Three days later the police caught the robber. They found him easily.
1.That evening Mr. Green and his wife __________.
A. took their dog to see a film
B. left the dog alone at home
C. went home before the film was finished
D. locked the door and could not open it
2.The robber stole(偷)__________.
A. everything from the house
B. something expensive from the house
C. nothing from the house
D. a car from the house
3.Why was the woman angry with the dog? _________
A. Because she thought it had made the room dirty.
B. Because she thought it had broken the glass.
C. Because it wouldn’t go to the cinema with her.
D. Because she thought it hadn’t guarded the house.
4.The robber was caught easily because __________.
A. the police knew him
B. the police happened to meet him
C. Mr. Green know where he lived
D. he had one of his fingers
5.Mr. Green and his wife would _________.
A. like their dog more than before
B. drive the dog
away from their home
C. let the dog bring home more presents
D. ask the police to take the dog away
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Pearl and June were good friends and spent most of their time together.
They were both very old and they worried about their health. Most of the time they talked about nothing else.
They worried about their food. Was it clean? Would it give them pains in the stomach?
They worried about the weather. Was it too cold and wet? Would it give them pains in their bones?
They worried about pollution in the air. would it give them pains in their chests(胸部)and throats(喉咙)?
They worried about being hurt in a car accident, killed in a plane crash, getting sick, and so on.
All they could think about was being ill or hurt.
One day they went on a train journey together.
“We’ll need some food,”Pearl said.
“We’ll buy some bananas,”June said.“They are good to eat and always clean.”
And so they bought two bananas to eat on the train.
It was not long before they were hungry.
Pearl took out the bananas and gave one to June. Then she peeled(剥)the skin of her banana and took a large bite of it.
At that moment the train went into a tunnel(隧道). Everything went black.“Don’t eat your banana,”Pearl shouted at June.“Mine has made me go blind!”
1.What did the two old ladies talk about most of the time? _________
A. Themselves. B. Other people. C. Healthy food. D. Dangerous drivers.
2.The old ladies didn’t want to ______.
A. eat any bananas B. travel by train
C. be young again D. get sick
3.Pearl ate her banana ________.
A. after they came out of the tunnel B. at the station
C. before June ate hers D. before she was hungry
4.Pearl thought that the banana _______.
A. stopped her from seeing B. would make her hungry
C. would make her ill D. would be good for June
5.What’s the best title of the story? __________.
A. What Good Friends B. What a Bad Train Journey
C. Bananas Are Good for You D. Bananas Are Bad for You
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It is good to keep animals in zoos. Zoos are places for people to see many different kinds of animals from all over the world. Without zoos, most people would never see a real tiger or bear. Secondly, zoos look after the animals very well. The animals are always given food and cleaned on time. In the wild, it is not always possible for an animal to find food, so sometimes it goes hungry. Thirdly, zoos protect the animals. They offer them safe place to live in. In the wild, some kinds of animals are in danger of becoming extinct （灭绝).But zoos give these animals a chance to live. Without zoos, there would be fewer kinds of animals in the world.
However, some people think it is unnatural (非自然的) and unfair（不公平的） to keep wild（野生的） animals in cages. Most animals are kept in cages that are too small for them. The animals such as bears and tigers always look sad in cages. Wild animals should look for their own food. Anyone would not feel happy if he isn't allowed (允许) to go outside his home and animals don't like it either.
判断正误(正确T错误F)
1.If you don't go to a zoo, you can't see dogs.
2.In the zoos, all animals are happy.
3.In the wild, animals look for their own food.
4.According to（根据) the last sentence, we can say animals like to stay in the cages.
5.The writer is not sure whether it is better for animals to stay in Zoos.
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should try before you are 18, because after that it’s too late.