Having Fun “Growing” and “Stealing(偷)”？

Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students．People can “farm” on a piece of “l(fā)and” and “grow”， “sell” or even “steal” “vegetables”.“flowers”．And “fruits” on the Net , They can earn（攢） some e-money and buy more“seeds”.“pets”and even “houses"．

Joyce interviewed some young people．Here are their opinions．

Harold：I don't quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game, Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.

Allan：I enjoy putting some “bugs（小蟲子）” in my friends’ gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game．Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it．

Laura: You know, people in the city are longing for(渴望) the life in the countryside．It reduces my work pressure(壓力)；besides, it gives me the exciting experience of being a “thief”.

Ivy: Well. It’s just a waste of time．Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can not focus on (專注于)their study.

1.According to the passage, people can’t _______things in this game.

A．grow B．sell C. steal D. borrow

2.Among the people Joyce interviewed,______ likes the game while____ dislikes the game.

A. Laura, Allan B．Allan，Harold

C．Harold, Ivy D. Ivy, Allan

3.From Laura’s words．We can guess that she’s most probably_________

A. a student B．a(chǎn)n office worker

C. a farmer D. a thief

4.Where can you find this passage?

A. In a science magazine B. In an advertisement．

C. In a storybook D. In a car magazine．

任務(wù)型閱讀

閱讀下面的短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成表格。（每空填1至3個詞）

China has decided to stop the use of free plastic bags. Supermarkets, shops and outlets(經(jīng)銷店) in China can’t offer plastic bags any more.

Every year, people use too many plastic bags. They throw them here and there after they have used them. The government has done its best to deal with them but failed. While we offer quick service（服務(wù)）to customers, the plastic bags pollute water, earth and air, and they waste the oil. The government asks people to go back to carry cloth bags and use baskets when they go to buy something. The cloth bags and the baskets can be used again and again.

Many months have passed. The environment has been improved a lot.

We should say ____ to second-hand smoke.

A. yes B. hello C. sorry D. no

Shall we ask Dr. Hu for ____?

A. some advise B. an advice

C. some advice D. some advices

—Her son is too fat. What should he do?

—He had better eat _____ fruits and _____ meat.

A. less; more B. less; less

C. more; less D. more; more

—Where are you going, Maria?

—I’m going to ______the English corner. Would you like to _____ me?

—I’m afraid I can’t.

A. join; take part in B. take part in; join

C. join; join in D. join in; take part in

There is a new sport in American. It is a game called “Earthball”. “Earthball” is like a huge beach ball. While you are playing the game, you should try to keep the ball in the air if possible(可能). As the ball is so big, lots of people have to play together. A man called Stuart Frand invented the game. There are no winners or losers in the game. The idea is just to enjoy yourself as much as you can.

“Earthball” is just one of the games in a “New Games Festival”. The festival first took place in the countryside near San Francisco, in the USA. Perhaps other countries can follow the example of the man from California and have festivals to test(試驗) new games—it sounds like a good idea.

1.“Earthball” is ____ ．

A. an old game B. a huge ball

C. a big beach ball D. a“new Games Festival”

2.According to the passage you could play“Earthball” ____.

A. on the beach B. in the library

C. in the air D. on the bus

3.The game is ____．

A. to look for excellent sportsmen

B. to spread the game throughout the world

C. to test whether it is a good idea

D. to enjoy yourself

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Two people on each side can play“Earthball”.

B. The game is enjoyed mostly by the city people.

C. Many people can play the game together.

D. Only a man can play the game.

5.According to the passage, you can see that the writer ____ ．

A. likes the game

B. dislikes the game

C. thinks that the game is not really good

D. thinks that the game looks good but actually it is bad

補全對話

根據(jù)下面的對話情景，選擇合適的選項補全對話（有兩項是多余的）。

A: Hi, Jack.

B: Hi, Peter. 1.

A: Not too bad. I was the third in the high jump.

B: 2.

A: Thank you very much. 3.

B: Well, Kangkang won the race. 4.

A: Don’t lose heart.

B: I won’t. 5. I am sure next time.

You must be very tired. Why not ________ a rest?

A. to stop to have B. to stop having

C. stop to have D. stop having

— “There is _______ interesting on TV this evening. Let’s go for a walk.”

—“Sounds good.”

A. something B. anything

C. nothing D. Everything