High school students in England do much the s...

High school students in England do much the same as those in America or any other country do. They enjoy using the Internet, telephoning their friends, going travelling, listening to music, watching movies on TV or at the cinema.

However, a new study shows that 15-year-olds in England have more fights than those in Canada, Australia and China. This has to do with how they spend their free time. In England, for example, 45% of 15-year-olds spend most evenings out with their friends. And in Canada, the number is 24%. In China, just 17% of 15-year-olds spend their free time in the same way. And in Australia, 15% of 15-year-olds spend their evenings out with their friends.

Another new study shows that the Internet is English students' favorite hobby. They spend about 31 hours a week online. One in four students of the 1,000 polled (接受民意测试的）said they often spoke to those they didn't know online and one in three said they tried to hide(藏）what they were looking at if a parent went into the room. But the study also shows that children also use Internet to help them with their homework. They spend at least three hours a week finding information.

阅读短文, 选择正确答案.

1.From Paragraph（段落）1, we can know that English high school students____________.

A.are good at using the Internet

B.are the quietest students in the world.

C.spend most of their free time watching movies

D.have something the same with the students in other countries

2.The underlined word "This" in Paragraph 2 means "15-year-olds in England ___________."

A.have more fights B.like to go out with their friends

C.spend about 31 hours a week online D.have bad relationships (关系）with their parents

3._________ of 15-year-olds spend their evenings out with their friends in England.

A.Most B.About half

C.About a quarter D.Only fifteen percent

4.How many students of 1,000 polled talked with those they didn't know online?

A.200. B.250. C.300. D.350.

5.This passage is mainly to _______________________.

A.tell the difference of students' school life in different countries

B.introduce the relationship（关系）of English students and their parents

C.compare the spare time activities of English students and the students in other countries

D.introduce students' favorite hobbies in England and some other countries

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Do you like going to the movies? Most of the____in high schools like movies very much. Last Sunday I went to a school and asked some students____their favorite movies. ___of their answers were really interesting. Here are their likes and____:

Jim, a____boy, likes watching thrillers( 恐 怖 片 )because they are scary____exciting. His classmate, Kate can’t stand documentaries(纪录片). She told me they were______parents. But she really likes comedies because they are funny. Jack is a big boy. He said he didn’t mind documentaries. But he doesn’t like comedies____they are boring! And the_______movies are action movies. Everyone____them very much!

1.A.teachers B.students C.parents D.people

2.A.about B.of C.at D.from

3.A.Any B.Some C.Lot D.Much

4.A.disagreements B.dislikes C.hobbies D.enjoyments

5.A.13-year-old B.13 years old C.13- year old D.13-year-olds

6.A.or B.so C.but D.and

7.A.for B.with C.to D.of

8.A.so B.after C.because D.before

9.A.coolest B.cooler C.colder D.coldest

10.A.hates B.enjoys C.minds D.watches

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Do you like going to the movies? Most of the____in high schools like movies very much. Last Sunday I went to a school and asked some students____their favorite movies.____of their answers were really interesting. Here are their likes and____:

Jim, a____boy, likes watching thrillers because they are scary____exciting. His classmate, Kate, can’t stand documentaries. She told me they were____parents. But she really likes comedies because they are funny. Jack is a big boy. He said he____mind documentaries. But he doesn’t like comedies____they are boring! And the coolest movies are action movies. Everyone____them very much!

1.A. teacher　　 B. students　　 C. parents　　 D. people

2.A. about　　 B. of　　 C. at　　 D. from

3.A. Any　　 B. Some　　 C. Lot　　 D. Much

4.A. dislike　　 B. dislikes　　 C. hobbies　　 D. enjoyments

5.A. 13-year-old　　 B. 13-years-old　　 C. 11 year-old　　 D. 11-years-old

6.A. also　　 B. too　　 C. but　　 D. and

7.A. for　　 B. with　　 C. to　　 D. of

8.A. can’t　　 B. didn’t　　 C. doesn’t　　 D. couldn’t

9.A. so　　 B. why　　 C. because　　 D. before

10.A. enjoy　　 B. enjoys　　 C. watch　　 D. watches

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完型填空

Do you like going to the movies? Most of the__ ___in high schools like movies very much. Last Sunday I went to a school and asked some students ______ heir favorite movies. _ __of their answers were really interesting. Here are their likes and_ __ .

John， a _ __ boy， likes watching thrillers(恐怖片) because they are scary _____ exciting.His classmate，May，can’t stand documentaries(纪录片). She told me they were__ ___parents. But she really likes comedies because they are funny. Jack is a big boy. He said he didn’t mind documentaries. But he doesn’t like comedies __ they are boring! And __ coolest movies are action movies. Everyone _　　 them very much!

1.A. teacherB. studentsC. parents D. people

2.A. about B. ofC. at D. from

3.A. AnyB. SomeC. LotD. Much

4.A. dislike B. dislikesC. hobbies D. enjoyments

5.A. 13-year-old B. 13-years-oldC. 11 year-oldD. 11-years-old

6.A. alsoB. tooC. but D. and

7.A. forB. withC. to D. of

8.A. so B. whyC. because D. before

9.A. aB. an C. some D. the

10.A. enjoy B. enjoys C. watchD. watches

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Lucy Brown teaches English in a junior high school. She loves her students very much, and she works hard. She often tells them some interesting stories in class and her students like her, too.

Yesterday, Lucy found some boys always made faces（做鬼脸）in class. She didn’t want them to do that again, so she got all her students together and said, “Boys and girls, when I was young, I liked making faces in class, too. But one day, my grandmother told me not to do that again. She said, ‘If you make faces again, you will be ugly when you grow up.’ So you shouldn’t do that again.”

Some students thought she was right, but some students didn’t. One of the boys put up his hand. “Oh, Tom! What do you want to say?” asked Lucy.

The boy stood up and said, “Miss Brown, you must regret（后悔）listening to your grandmother now.”

1. Lucy is _____.

A．a Chinese teacher   B．a math teacher     C．an English teacher   D．a history teacher

2.In her class, Lucy often _____her students.

A．sings English songs to                    B．performs magic tricks for

C．tells interesting stories to                 D．plays the piano for

3.What did Lucy find yesterday?

A．Some boys always didn’t listen to her.       B．Some boys always ate snacks in class.

C．Some boys always had fights in class.         D．Some boys always made faces in class.

4.How did Lucy make them not to do that again?

A. She called their parents and told them about it.

B She told her grandmother about it.

C. She made the boys stand in front of the other students.

D. She told them a story about herself.

5.From the passage, we know____.

A．Tom didn’t think Lucy was beautiful

B．Lucy will be happy after hearing Tom’s words

C．Lucy’s grandmother didn’t like Lucy

D．Lucy thought the boys in her class were very ugly

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Lucy Brown teaches English in a junior high school. She loves her students very much, and she works hard. She often tells them some interesting stories in class and her students like her, too.

Yesterday, Lucy found some boys always made faces (做鬼脸) in class. She didn't want them to do that again, so she got all her students together and said, "Boys and girls, when I was young, I liked making faces in class, too. But one day, my grandmother told me not to do that again." She said, "If you make faces again, you will be ugly when you grow up." "So you shouldn't do that again."

Some students thought she was right, but some students didn't. One of the boys put up his hand. "Oh, Tom! What do you want to say?" asked Lucy.

The boy stood up and said, "Miss Brown, you must regret(后悔) listening to your grandmother now."

1.Lucy is 　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. a Chinese teacher　　 B. a math teacher

C. an English teacher　　 D. a history teacher

2.In her class, Lucy often 　　　　　　　　　　 her students.

A. sings English songs to　　 B. performs magic tricks for

C. tells interesting stories to　　 D. plays the piano for

3.What did Lucy find yesterday?

A. Some boys always didn't listen to her .

B. Some boys always ate snacks in class .

C. Some boys always had fights in class.

D. Some boys always made faces in class.

4.How did Lucy make them not to do that again?

A. She called their parents and told them about it.

B. She told her grandmother about it.

C. She made the boys stand in front of the other students.

D. She told them a story about herself.

5.From the passage, we know 　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. Tom didn't think Lucy was beautiful

B. Lucy will be happy after hearing Tom's words

C. Lucy's grandmother didn't like Lucy

D. Lucy thought the boys in her class were very ugly

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One day a Chinese student went to study English in England. His family name is Sun. It is the same as the word “sun”. England is a country with bad weather. It is often cloudy or foggy, and it rains now and again. So the people there don’t get much sunshine in the whole year. When the Chinese student went to London, a tall English policeman with a large face opened his passport to examine(检查) it. The policeman was interested to find the Chinese name “sun” in the passport. He thought it was pronounced just like the English word “sun”，so he said to the Chinese student, “ I see your name is sun. You are wanted here.”

The Chinese student was greatly surprised. But after a moment the policeman began to smile, “Mr. Sun, you’ve brought sunshine to England! So we don’t want you to go away.”

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

1.The Chinese student’s family name is pronounced just like the English word “sun”.

2.London, the capital of England, is called “The foggy city”.

3.In London, a tall Englishman with large eyes examined the Chinese student’s passport.

4.The policeman in London was interested in the Chinese name “sun”.

5.Mr. Sun was really to bring sunshine to England.

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Let’s Learn More about Each Other

Are the lives of city kids the same as those in villages? In many ways, they are very different. But what are the differences?

Hu Peng of Wuhan and four friends decided to find them out. Earlier this month, they lived for a week in Caidian, a village near Wuhan. Hu and his friends went door to door in Caidian and asked the kids there lots of questions. They wanted to learn more about village kids’ everyday lives, so they asked these questions like —Do your parents teach you how to do housework? How much money do you usually spend on dinner? What would you do if a thief came into your house? They also asked 150 city kids the same questions.

What’s the Difference?

Last week the team gave a report to their class. There are lots of differences between children’s lives in cities and those in villages. The biggest difference is independence. Hu’s team said that 60 percent of city kids couldn’t do much housework, but 90 percent of village kids could care for themselves.

City kids told Hu they cared about school a lot, and they had no time for washing clothes or making their beds. Village kids said they helped their parents with housework a lot. They cooked, did some cleaning and fed animals. Hu’s team also found that village kids had less pocket money. Many never used computers. They played in rivers or on mountains. Some didn’t really like to make new friends.

Hu and his friends said their trip gave them more self-confidence because they were doing something by themselves. But it also made them a little worried because they saw they still had a lot to learn. “When we grow up, our parents can’t take care of us,” said Hu. “We have to learn to take care of ourselves.” Shen Guanquan, one of Hu’s friends, said, “When children learn to care for themselves, they learn to do lots of things.”

1.How many city kids went to learn about village kids’ everyday lives?

A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.

2.They found that most village kids ________.

A. had no time for their study B. didn’t care much about school

C. helped their parents with housework a lot

3.From the article, the biggest difference is ____ between city kids and village kids.

A. independence B. time C. self-confidence

4.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph means _________.

A. their trip B. their report C. city kids

5.Hu Peng and his friends finished their report by _________.

A. questioning village kids’ parents

B. questioning village kids and city kids

C. watching village kids’ everyday lives

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Let’s Learn More about Each Other

Are the lives of city kids the same as those in villages? In many ways, they are very different. But what are the differences?

Hu Peng of Wuhan and four friends decided to find them out. Earlier this month, they lived for a week in Caidian, a village near Wuhan. Hu and his friends went door to door in Caidian and asked the kids there lots of questions. They wanted to learn more about village kids’ everyday lives, so they asked these questions like —Do your parents teach you how to do housework? How much money do you usually spend on dinner? What would you do if a thief (小偷) came into your house? They also asked 150 city kids the same questions.What’s the Difference?

Last week the team gave a report to their class. There are lots of differences between children’s lives in cities and those in villages. The biggest difference is independence. Hu’s team said that 60 percent of city kids couldn’t do much housework, but 90 percent of village kids could care for themselves.

City kids told Hu they cared about school a lot, and they had no time for washing clothes or making their beds. Village kids said they helped their parents with housework a lot. They cooked, did some cleaning and fed animals. Hu’s team also found that village kids had less pocket money (零花钱). Many never used computers. They played in rivers or on mountains. Some didn’t really like to make new friends.

Hu and his friends said their trip gave them more self-confidence (自信) because they were doing something by themselves. But it also made them a little worried because they saw they still had a lot to learn. “When we grow up, our parents can’t take care of us,” said Hu. “We have to learn to take care of ourselves.” Shen Guanquan, one of Hu’s friends said, “When children learn to care for themselves, they learn to do lots of things.”

1.How many city kids went to learn about village kids’ everyday lives?

A. Three.　　 B. Four.　　 C. Five.　　 D. Six.

2.They found that most village kids ________.

A. had no time for their study

B. didn’t care much about school

C. helped their parents with housework a lot

D. had much pocket money

3.From the article, the biggest difference is ___between city kids and village kids.

A. friends　 　　　　　　　　　 B. Time

C. self-confidence　　　　　　 D. independence

4.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph means _________.

A. their trip　　　　　 B. their report

C. village kids　　　　 D. city kids

5.Hu Peng and his friends finished their report by _________.

A. visiting schools in the village

B. questioning village kids and city kids

C. watching village kids’ everyday lives

D. questioning village kids’ parents

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The high school diploma (文凭) is losing its value quickly, as a growing number of students graduate (毕业) from school without the math and reading skills that colleges and companies require, according to a new report.

The high school graduation exams that most states (州) require students to pass before they graduate remain far too easy. Most of the exams generally test eighth-or ninth-grade level work.

Today, even high school graduates who are going to have blue-collar (蓝领) jobs need to study the math, research and writing courses. But in high school, only students who are going to college are now required to take these courses.

“If you want a good job with a good pay, it’s a high-skill job,” said Michael Cohen, a leading member of the America Diploma Project.

The project suggests that all graduates master a wide range (范围) of skills. “A high school diploma should mean something to a company and university,” said Ohio Gov. Bob Taft, who is Achieve’s co-chairman.

In Taft’s state, about 30% students who go directly to college from high school have to take________of English or math, he said. It’s easy to see that the present high-school graduating standards are not preparing students for college education.

And with high-skilled jobs increasingly headed overseas to places like India and Ireland, states need to act, he said.

To prove why math and reading skills matter, the report includes real-life examples of problems students meet in college and that workers must solve each day on the job. 

Some states are taking actions to upgrade the high school diploma. In Texas, all high school students, starting with the 2008 graduating class, will have to take the college-prep curriculum (大学预备课程) - unless a parent agrees to an easier course load. Other states are planning similar moves.

The report includes examples of reading and math skills that high-school students should have. Project leaders say they hope parents will use those examples to judge (评定) the coursework at their kids’ high schools.

1.Why is the high school diploma losing its value quickly?

A. Because the number of high school students is growing fast.

B. Because high school students fail to reach the standards.

C. Because the graduation tests are easier than it should be.

D. Because difficult courses are not required in high schools.

2.Remedial classesin Paragraph 6 mean classes____.

A. for good learners to study quickly and better

B. for slower learners weak in the subject

C. for learners to be taught one by one

D. for learners to reach a higher standard

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Colleges require higher math and reading skills than companies.

B. It is easier for companies to find high-skilled workers in India.

C. Math and reading skills help little for workers to solve daily problems.

D. Parents ask high schools to offer college-prep curriculum in Texas.

4.What can be the best title for the passage?

A. High School Diploma Means Little

B. Give Students More High-skill Jobs

C. Math and Reading Skills Really Matter

D. Judge Coursework at High Schools

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