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Passage38

Sheisacute,quietgirl.Asadaughter,shehasnosecretsfromhermother,whoisverypleasedwithher.Butthesedaysshehasbecomenotsoopenasbefore.Shehasadiarythatshekeepsunderlockandkey.Hermothercannothelpworryingabouther.“WhatwillIdoifshefallsinlove,whichistooearlyofherage?

Afterallsheisreachingthe‘dangeroustime’.”Thesethoughtshavecausedtroubleinthemother’smind.

Oneweekend,thegirlcametotellhermotherthatshewasgoingtothecinemawithherschoolmatesandwouldreturnlate.Thiswasthefirsttimehermotherhadagreed,andshecouldn’thelpworryingbecauseherdaughterhadneverbeenawayatnightbefore.Themotherwaitedtillnine.Shedecidedtogoouttomeetherdaughter.Justatthattime,sheheardthenoiseofacarparking.Shewenttothewindowandsawherdaughterwavinggoodbyetoaboy.Herheartmissedabeat.Whenthegirlcamein,themotherwaswatchingTV,pretendingnothinghadhappened.“Mum,I’mback.”“Yeah.”“Sorrytobelate.Stillsittingup?

”“Yes.Oh,that…Whoisthatboy?

”Thedaughtergotasurprise.”Ah…Heismymonitor.Hegavemealiftonhiswayhome.Mum,I’mgoingtobed.”“Allright.Gotosleepearly.”

Thenextmorning,whenthemotherwenttothedaughter’sroomtodosomecleaning,shefoundherdiaryleftonthebed.Afterafewminutes’thinking,sheatlastopenedittothepageofthenightbefore.Itread:

Mum,itislovethatmadeyouask,butitwouldshowyourunderstandingofmeifyouhadn’t.

1.Themotherusedtobe___________withherdaughter.

A.angryB.satisfiedC.popularD.pleased

2.Themotherworriedbecauseherdaughter____________.

A.wastoocuteandquietB.hadadiaryunderlockandkey

C.fellinlovetooearlyD.alwayswentbackhometoolate

3.Whydidthedaughtergetasurpriseatnight?

Because_________.

A.hermotherfoundherdiarythatshekeptunderlockandkey

B.hermotherknewshedidn’tgotothecinema

C.shefoundthathermother’sheartmissedabeat

D.hermotherknewshestayedwithaboythatnight

4.Whycouldthemotherfindherdaughter’sdiary?

Because________.

A.shethoughthermotherwouldn’treadherdiary

B.thegirlforgottolockherdiaryandleftitonthebed

C.shewantedhermothertoreadherdiaryonpurpose

D.shealwayshadnosecretsfromhermother

5.Thepurposeofthearticleistotellparentsthat_________.

A.allparentsmustbestrictwiththeirchildrenineverything

B.childrenneedlessunderstandingthansimplelove

C.parentsshouldn’treadtheirchildren’sdiarieswithouttheirpermission

D.parentsshouldn’tpreventtheirchildrenfromfallinginloveearly

Passage39

Forseveralyears,Americanshaveenjoyedteleshopping–watchingTVandbuyingthingsbyphone.NowteleshoppingisstartinginEurope.InanumberofEuropeancountries,peoplecanturnontheirTVsandshopforclothes,jewelry,food,toys,andmanyotherthings.

TeleshoppingisbecomingpopularinSweden,forexample.ThebiggestSwedishcompanysellsdifferentkindsofthingsonTVin15Europeancountries,andinonyearitmade$100million.InFrancetherearetwoteleshoppingchannels,andtheFrenchspendabout$20millionayeartobuythingsthroughthosechannels.

InGermany,untillastyearteleshoppingwasonlypossibleononechannelfor1houreveryday.Thenthegovernmentallowedmoreteleshopping.Otherchannelscanopenfortelebusiness,includingthelargestAmericanteleshoppingcompanyanda24-hourteleshoppingcompany.Germanbusinessarehopingthisnewteleshoppingwillhelpthemsellmorethings.

Somepeopleliketeleshoppingbecauseitallowsthemtodotheirshoppingwithourleavingtheirhomes.Withalltheproblemsoftrafficinthecities,thisisanimportantreason.Butatthesametime,otherEuropeansdonotlikethisnewwayofshopping.Theycanteleshopping“junkontheair”.ManyEuropeansusuallyworryaboutthequalityofthethingsforsaleonTV.Goodqualityisimportanttothem,andtheybelievetheycannotbesureaboutthequalityofthethingsonTV.

TheneedforhighqualitymeansthatEuropeanteleshoppingcompanieswillhavetobedifferentfromtheAmericancompanies.Theywillhavetobemorecarefulaboutthequalityofthethingstheysell.Theywillalsohavetoworkhardertosellthingsthatthebuyerscannottouchorseeinperson.

1.Teleshoppingis__________inEurope.

A.notpopularB.growingC.decliningD.cheap

2.Peopleliketeleshoppingbecauseitis_____________.

A.fashionableB.cheaperC.easierD.safe

3.SomeEuropeansdon’tliketeleshoppingbecausethey_________.

A.don’tliketobuythingsB.don’twatchTV

C.believethethingssoldonTVareexpensiveD.thinkthethingssoldonTVareofbadquality

4.InGermany,teleshoppingmay__________.

A.helpbusinessmangetmoremoneyB.keeptheshopsopenlonger

C.havefewerbuyersD.bringbetterTVprogrammes

5.Thebesttitleofthispassageis“_________”.

A.AmericanteleshoppingB.TeleshoppingCompanies

C.TeleshoppinginEuropeD.Teleshopping–JunkontheAir

Passage40

Nowadays,anyChinesecanenjoytheluxury（奢侈）ofowningaprivatecar,ifheorshehasenoughmoneytobuyit.Havingacarofyourownmeansnomoretravelingoncrowdedbusesorsubwaytrains,andyoucandropoffthechildrenatschoolontheway.What’smore,italsomeansthatyoucanenjoytheweekendsandholidaysbetter,becausewithacaryoucangotoplaceswheretheregularbusesandtrainsdonotgoto.

However,besidestheadvantagesofowningacar,therearealsodisadvantagesofowningacar.Ononehand,withtheincreasingnumberoftheprivatecars,theroadsarebecomingmoreandmorecrowded,anditoftenmakesthejourneyhardandmoreandmoretrafficaccidentshappen.Ontheotherhand,weknowthepricesofgasolineandrepairsareconstantlyrising,soitisveryexpensivetorunacar.Youhavetopaymoreforalicenseandinsurance.

Comparingtheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofowningacar,wecanmakeaconclusionthattheadvantagesofowningacaroutweigh（超过）thedisadvantages.Therefore,itseemsthatChinashouldincreaseitsoutputofcarsandmaketheprivatecarmarketlarger.Theresultwouldbethatcarswouldbecomecheaperandcheaper.

1.WhydosomanypeopleinChinaenjoytheluxuryofowningaprivatecar?

A.Theycangotoworkverycomfortably.

B.Theydon’tneedtotakecrowdedbusesorsubwaytrains.

C.Theycanenjoytheweekendsandholidaysbetter.D.Alloftheabove.

2.What’sNOTthedisadvantageofowningaprivatecar?

A.Theroadsarebecomingmoreandmorecrowded.B.Therearemoreandmoreaccidents.

C.Payingmuchmoneyforrunningacarandalicense.

D.Chinaismakingtheprivatecarmarketlarger.

3.Whatwilltheresultbeiftheprivatecarmarketbecomeslarger?

A.Carswillbecomecheaperandcheaper.B.Thepricesofgasolineandrepairswillbelower.

C.Itwillnotbenecessarytohavealicense.D.Therewillbemoreandmorebuses.

4.What’sthewriter’sopinion（观点）ofowningacar?

A.Theadvantagesofowningacararemorethanthedisadvantages.

B.Thecarsaretooexpensivetobuy.C.Totakeabusisbetterthantodriveacar.

D.Youneedn’tpayforotherthingsexceptgasolineandrepairs.

5.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheAdvantagesoftheCars.B.ThePrivateCar.

C.TheDisadvantagesoftheCars.D.TheMarketofthePrivateCars.

Passage41

Americansenjoysports.ThethreenationalsportsareAmericanfootball,playedinthefall;basketball,playedinthewinter;andbaseball,playedinthesummer.Thecrowdsattheseeventsmaysurpriseyou.TheWorldSeriesandtheSuperbowlwillattracttensofthousandsoffanstothestadiumandtherewillbemuchshoutingandcheering,butevenifthespectatorbecomeveryangrythereisrareanyviolence.

Besidesthesebigevents,sportsasrecreationareenjoyedthroughoutthecountry.Golf,tennis,riding,sailing,surfing,jogging,andevenparachuting,arepopularrecreationalactivities.Youwillfindthattheequipmentforthesesportscanoftenberented,sothatevenvisitorsarenotexcluded.Playingthesportyoulikeisconsideredanessentialpartofaperson’slife.Luckily,thegreatnaturalresourcessuchaslakes,mountainsandvastseacoastsinthecountryallowAmericansthespacetheyneedtoenjoythemselves.

1.WhenistheseasonofAmericanfootballintheUSA?

A.Spring.B.Summer.C.Fall.D.Winter.

2.WhendoAmericansenjoybigbasketballevents?

A.Inspring.B.Insummer.C.Infall.D.Inwinter.

3.Whatusuallyhappensinacrowdedstadium?

A.Fightsbetweenfansofopposingteams.B.Muchcheeringandyelling,butseldomviolence.

C.Fightsbetweenopposingteams.D.Spectatorsbecomeviolentastheyturnangry.

4.Whatkindsofsportsarediscussedinthepassage?

A.Spectatorsportsonly.B.Participantsportsonly.

C.Bothnationalsportseventsandrecreationalsportsactivities.

D.Professionalsportsandschoolsports.

5.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

A.MostAmericansplayatleastoneofthethreenationalsports.

B.AnimportantpartofanAmerican’slifewillbeconsideredmissingifhe/shedoesn’tplayanysports.

C.Sportseventsoftenleadtoangerandviolenceamongspectators.

D.Visitorshavetobuysportsequipmentinordertoplaysports

Passage42

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