"A child is dying---out of breath!" I had just begun my working day in the city, when these words came through the radio of the police car I was driving. I turned on the red lights and siren(警笛)and drove off as fast as I could. "Just my luck!" I thought. I didn't know this city well and my first call of the day was a life-and-death sudden happening, several kilometers away.

I got to the house. A mother, filled with fear, handed me her baby, his face already blue. Was I too late? Dear me!

I did what had been taught to do in such a serious condition. A small thing flew out of the baby's mouth on to the floor. It was a button. Thank heaven! The holes in it let a little air through.

A doctor rushed into the room. He had with him an oxygen bag.

The child began to cry at the top of his voice, burned red and started to look for his mother. He was angry but was saved.

1.The writer of the story is _______.

A．a(chǎn) policeman        B．a(chǎn) driver           C．a(chǎn) doctor           D．the boy's father

2.The writer turned on the red lights and siren in order to _____.

A．show that he was a police car

B．have the people in the streets make way for him

C．warn the people in the streets of the danger ahead

D．tell the people in the streets that he did not know the way well

3.The baby was still living when the writer got to the house because _______.

A．the writer arrived in time

B．the writer had been taught what to do at that time

C．the button was not big enough

D．the button happened to have holes in it

4.What worried the writer all the way to the dying child ?

A．He was afraid to come too late to save the child.

B．It was a sudden happening and he was too young.

C．Any people might be knocked down or killed by his car.

D．He was afraid that he could not have the button taken out.

 

How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.

   Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. What’s more, life is always presenting new things to the child — things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. But a child has his parents. He is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told not to do things or being punished for what he has done wrong.

When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.

1.According to the second paragraph, the writer thinks that __.

   A. life for a child is comparatively easy

   B. a child is always loved whatever he does

   C. if much is given to a child, he must do something in return

   D. only children are interested in life

2.After a child grows up, he __.

   A. will have little time playing

   B. has to be successful in finding a job

   C. can still ask for help in time of trouble

   D. should be able to take care of himself

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

   A. People are always satisfied with each part of their life.

   B. Life is less interesting for old people.

   C. Children are free to do what they want to do.

D. Adults should no longer rely on others.

4.The underlined word "responsibilities" in the second paragraph means__________.

    A. duties            B. jobs         C. suggestions          D. desires

5.The main idea of the passage is _________ .

    A. life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains

    B. young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard

C. childhood is the most enjoyable time in one's life

D. one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life

 

There is a common belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever considered spelling unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, quite different ideas about how to teach it, or how much priority (優(yōu)先) it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The problem is how to encourage a child to express himself freely in writing without holding him back with spelling.

     If spelling becomes the only point of his teacher's interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to "play safe". He will write only words within his spelling range. That's why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.

     I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience: "This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling mistakes." It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupils' technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad thing for the teacher who had omitted (略過)to read the composition, which contained some beautiful expressions of the child's deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the mistakes, but if his priority had centered on the child's ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more hope to seek improvement.

1.Teachers differ in their opinions about   _______ .

A. the difficulties in teaching spelling

B. the necessity of teaching spelling

C. the importance of the basic writing skills

D. the role of spelling in general language development

2.The expression "play safe" probably means ______.

A. to write carefully

B. to avoid using words one is not sure of

C. to use dictionaries frequently

D. to do as teachers say

3.Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that______.

A. students will be able to express their ideas more freely.

B. teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes.

C. students will have more trust in writing.

D. students will learn to spell words correctly.

4.The main idea of the passage is _______.

A. the importance of developing writing skills

B. the importance of spelling

C. the correct way of marking composition

D. the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition

 

The couple decided to adopt the child whose parents ________in an accident.

A．had been killed     B．a(chǎn)re killed          C．had killed         D．killed

 

The US government has started a website, Admongo, to help children think critically about the advertising aimed at them. It claims to provide visitors with an “education” through games and other entertainment.

A cartoon man dressed in old time pilot clothing greets visitors to Admongo. "Call me Haiz", he says upon arrival in a rocket ship that opens up with a crazy world inside it. Spacey dance music plays in the background as Haiz tells visitors that they need to learn about advertising.

Its inventors say eight to twelve years old is the age kids develop their critical thinking abilities. Kids of that age are also a big market for advertisers.

The idea behind Admongo is to teach children three things: To identify the advertiser. To know what the advertiser is really saying. And to know what the advertisement is trying to get the child to do.

Children learn these things through a video game. They create their own game character. They can choose different skin colors, hair styles, eye and mouth shapes. Then they begin a trip through ad-land, where there are ads on buses and billboards. The players have to find all the marketing in the neighborhood before they can move on to the next level.

The Admongo game takes players inside a home, to the advertising studio and everywhere else ads can be found. It is a complete exploration of the world of marketing.

One such area is food marketing. The Federal Trade Comission (FTC) says it is a big business. The FTC estimates that food, drink and fast-food restaurants spent more than one and a half billion dollars on advertising to young people in 2010.

The FTC says children are important for three reasons. They buy products. They influence parents and caregivers to buy. And they are the future adult buyers of the products.

A recent study says most advertising aimed at children is for foods of the lowest nutritional value. First Lady Michelle Obama has said she would like to see advertisers marketing healthy foods for children.

1.The best title of the text may be ________.

A．The guide of Admongo                   B．An education website for children

C．A popular online video game               D．An advertising website

2.The government started the website to _________.

A．a(chǎn)ttract the biggest market of buyers.

B．sell the products of its company.

C．help children know about advertising.

D．a(chǎn)dvertise the video game for children.

3. Players in the website game can_________.

A．choose hair styles for their character.        B．travel to a supermarket.

C．eat in a fast-food restaurant.               D．play video games during the trip.

4.According to Michelle Obama, lots of food advertised for children are _____.

A．healthy           B．of high nutrition     C．yummy           D．of low quality