In most towns today, you can see teenagers standing over electronic machines with flashing lights, shooting at spaceships from other planets and dropping bombs on strange monsters. The machines have names like Space Warrior, Dark Invader and so on. It used to be believed that damage was done only to those strange visitors from outer space, but now it seems that they are striking back.

Many teenagers like electronic games so much that they can't stop playing. They spend hours tightly holding the joystick controls and constantly pressing buttons marked” fire”. They develop pains on their fingers because of the constant pressure. They play and play so that the pains have no chance to cure properly. The rapid wrist movement required to guide the spaceship across the screen causes another problem: The muscles of the wrist and arm become so inflamed (發(fā)炎的)and swollen that they press against the bones. This condition is what doctors now call "Space Warrior's Wrist". Other strange aches and pains also are likely to affect the elbows and shoulders.

Another even more alarming problem is shown by the case of a 17-year-old girl which was recently in the British Medical Journal. She had been playing various kinds of electronic games for more than two hours a day. Her father repaired games and machines and she could use the cassettes and systems in his workshop as often as she liked. One day, after playing a game called Dark Invader, she lost consciousness (暈倒) and fell to the floor.

Doctors who examined her found she was suffering from an unusual illness caused by lights flashing at a particular frequency.

【1】What are the teenagers crazy about today in most towns? (Within 5 words)

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【2】What will happen to the teenagers if they spend too much time playing electronic games? (Two points within 15 words)

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【3】How long did the 17-year-old girl play different kinds of electronic games? (Within 10 words)

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【4】What was the cause of the girl’s unusual illness? (Within 10 words)

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【5】What does the passage mainly talk about? (Within 10 words)

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In recent years, playing kite-board seems to become more and more popular in Alaska in America. It is a new and old game. The game has w 【1】the interest of many young people. The game is interesting but a little d【2】. One needs to play it very c【3】.

A kite-board is in fact a skateboard drawn by a few big flying kites. The old game was p【4】 by some young people in Holland and Spain as e【5】as the last century. Since the board was hard to control, f【6】 people dared（敢）to play it. With the i【7】 of the design of kite and skateboard, many people can learn how to play it. A kite board may go as fast as about 50 kilometers an hour. If you haven’t had any p【8】, you’d better not play it. It is not s【9】. It is said that the game can exercise not only your b【10】 but also the sensitivity of your brain.

The Taj Mahal is a love story, a sad and beautiful one.【1】. Three hundred years ago, there lived an Indian emperor called Shah Jahan. His wife was a beautiful and bright woman whom he loved greatly. Her title was Mumtazl Mahan: its shortened form Taj Mahan, means “pride of the palace”. In the year 1630 this beloved wife of the emperor died. 【2】. He decided out of his love for his wife, to build her the most beautiful tomb that had ever been seen.

【3】. It took more than twenty thousand men working over a period of 18 years to build the Taj Mahan, one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.

The building itself stands on a marble platform 29 meters square and 6-7 meters high. 【4】. The Taj itself raises another 61 meters into the air. It is an eight-sided building made of white marble.

The emperor planned to build the same tomb (墳墓)of black marble for himself. 【5】. However his son put him into a prison in the palace before he could finish, and for the rest of his life, he could only gaze across river at the tomb of his beloved wife.

A. It sets on the other side of the river connected by a silver bridge.

B. He was so brokenhearted that he thought of giving up his throne.

C. If it didn’t exist, we would easily imagine that the story of its construction was simply a fairy tale.

D. Towers rise from each of the four corners.

E. He organized the best artists and architects(建筑師) from India, Turkey, Persia and Arabia and finally, the design was complete.

A. It sets on the other side of the river connected by a silver bridge.

B. He was so brokenhearted that he thought of giving up his throne.

C. If it didn’t exist, we would easily imagine that the story of its construction was simply a fairy tale.

D. Towers rise from each of the four corners.

E. He organized the best artists and architects(建筑師) from India, Turkey, Persia and Arabia and finally, the design was complete.

Live Music—Late Night Jazz

Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous drum player. He’s coming with his new 7-piece band, Herbie’s Heroes. Herbie is known to play well in the early hours, so don’t expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie’s third visit to Shanghai. The first two were sold out, so get your tickets quickly.

PLACE：The Jazz Club DATES：15~23 March

PRICE：￥80, ￥120 TIME：10:00p.m. till late!

TEL：6466-8736

PLACE：The Jazz Club DATES：15~23 March

PRICE：￥80, ￥120 TIME：10:00p.m. till late!

TEL：6466-8736

Scottish dancing

Take your partners and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. Instructors will explain the dances. The live band, Gordon Stroppie and The Weefrees and also excellent.

PLACE：Jack Stein’s DATES：every Monday

PRICE：￥60, ￥including one drink TIME：7:00~10:00p.m.

TEL：6402-1877

PLACE：Jack Stein’s DATES：every Monday

PRICE：￥60, ￥including one drink TIME：7:00~10:00p.m.

TEL：6402-1877

Exhibitions—Shanghai Museum

There are 120,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history under one roof, It’s always interesting to visit, but doubly at the moment with the Egyptian Tombs Exhibition. There are lots of mummies and more gold than you’ve ever seen before. Let us know if you see a mummy move!

PLACE：Shanghai Museum

PRICE：￥30,(￥15 for students)

TEL：6888-6888 DATES：daily

TIME：Monday ~ Friday 9:00a.m. ~ 5:00p.m. , Weekends 9:00a.m. ~ 9:00p.m.

PLACE：Shanghai Museum

PRICE：￥30,(￥15 for students)

TEL：6888-6888 DATES：daily

TIME：Monday ~ Friday 9:00a.m. ~ 5:00p.m. , Weekends 9:00a.m. ~ 9:00p.m.

Dining—Sushi chef in town

Sushi is getting really big in Shanghai. In Japan, it’s become an art form. The most famous Sushi“artist”is Yuki Kamura. She’s also one of the few female chefs in Japan. She’ll be at Sushi Scene all of this month.

PLACE：Sushi Scene in the DATES：all month

PRICE：￥200 TIME：lunchtime

TEL：6690-3211

PLACE：Sushi Scene in the DATES：all month

PRICE：￥200 TIME：lunchtime

TEL：6690-3211

For a full list of events, please see our website.

【1】Suppose you are going to attend an activity at 8:00p.m.on Saturday, which one can you choose?

A. Live Music—Late Night Jazz

B. Scottish dancing

C. Exhibitions—Shanghai Museum

D. Dining—Sushi chef in town

【2】Which of the following is True according to the advertisements?

A. The performance given by the American jazz band won’t last long.

B. Scottish dancing is so interesting and easy that it will never tire you out.

C. Kamura made Sushi popular in Shanghai.

D. It is more interesting to visit Shanghai Museum with the exhibits from Egypt.

【3】From the text we may guess that Kamura is .

A. a cook B. a waitress C. an instructor D. an artist

______a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and _______.

As is often the case, some little kids think they don’t get enough gifts ______ some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too _______. For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree, it is enough to make her very__________.

Gift giving is different in different _______. Here are some of their likes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone________, because many people have enough things and don’t want ________ gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember________. In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don’t need to ________ too much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough.

To make things ________, some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, however,____________ money can make people uncomfortable. “When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they’re being lazy,” says John Wilson. “In England, we have a saying: It’s the thought that ______. When someone gives me money, I feel they don’t think it about at all. I prefer to receive a gift________ has some thought behind it.”

Different people have very different thoughts _______this subject! So maybe the art of giving is difficult! What do you think?

【1】A. usually B. especially C. commonly D. generally

【2】A. dislikes B. unlike C. disadvantages D. disagreements

【3】A. whether B. when C. if D. while

【4】A. same B. similar C. small D. big

【5】A. lonely B. happy C. angry D. good

【6】A. cities B. towns C. counties D. countries

【7】A. else B. other C. else’s D. another

【8】A. many too B. much too C. too many D. too much

【9】A. a child B. a person C. a guide D. a teacher

【10】A. spend B. take C. cost D. have

【11】A. more difficult B. easily C. easier D. more easily

【12】A. using B. giving C. receiving D. lending

【13】A. counts B. invents C. finds D. knows

【14】A. who B. what C. it D. that

【15】A. in B. on C. before D. after

A. was married to; got married B. got married to; have married

C. married; have been married D. got married with; are married

A. closely; close B. close; closely C. closely; closely D. close; close

A. had contact with B. had a chat with

C. telephoned D. received letters from

“Thank you very much,” she said. She opened her purse and took out all the money. She wanted to give the boy a small reward, __ there were only bills of $20 in the purse and she thought that $20 was too __ to give the boy. “I’m sorry, “ she said, “but I don’t have any small ___ to give you.”

The boy said, “That’s all right,” and he went away.

A few days later he found __ woman’s purse. It also had her driving license in it, so he knew where she lived. He went to her house and said “I found your purse,” and handed it to her.

“Thank you very much,” she said. She opened her purse and took out all her money.

“That’s ____”, she said, “Before I lost my purse I had a $100 bill and a $20 bill in it. Now I have a $100 bill, a $10 bill and two $5bills.”

“Yes,” the boy said, and smiled.

【1】A. to find B. finding C. find

【2】A. who B. whose C. which

【3】A. is B. were C. was

【4】A. e-mail B. address C. age

【5】A. cut down B. knocked on C. broke into

【6】A. so B. but C. or

【7】A. little B. few C. much

【8】A. change B. menu C. purse

【9】A. another B. the other C. other

【10】A. interesting B. exciting C. strange