Classified ads

For direct classified service, call 800-0667 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday—Friday.

For rent

Excellent room for girls, begins Jan., 2,4,or 8 months lease(租期). Single,$105-125.Double,$140. Call 800-1932.

Family home, 3 bedrooms, large yard.$275. Call 800-4300

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For sale

Sheepskin coat, men’s size 42, 1 year old. $85. After 6 p.m. Call 800-5224.

Color TV21,$150；transistor radio, $15；recorder,$25. Call 800-0739.

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Help wanted

Babysitter — My home

If you could find a few hours during the day, some evenings and weekends to care for 2 school-age children, please call 800-1111.

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Lost

A black bag with a pencil-box and some books left in the reading room. Will the finder please come to Class 3,Grade 1?

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Found

A green Jacket was left on the sports ground yesterday afternoon(April 15th).Will the owner please ring 656-6688?

“Classified ads” may probably mean____________.

A. ads about everyone’s life

B .ads giving one some necessary information

C. ads divided into different groups according to a certain rule

D. ads for which you needn’t pay any money

If you want to place an ad, what number should you call?

A. 800-0739.                B.800-1932.          C.800-4300.                 D.800-0667.

If you want to get a used color TV and a recorder, how much will you have to pay?

A.＄275.                      B.＄150.               C.＄25.                        D.＄175.

If you want to find a part-time job, you will look at                .

A. For rent                  B. For sale             C .Help wanted             D. Lost

If you can’t find your school card, you will put up a notice at          .

A. Lost                         B. Found               C. Help wanted             D. For sale

On any weekend throughout the year one can spend hours browsing through neighborhood flea （跳蚤） markets．These are very popular for those who are in search of bargains and who have a keen eye for picking through what others have discarded．They hunt and search for something they can reuse．Americans love secondhand merchandise （商品） which can be bought cheaply and restored to its original use．In many cases the condition and the quality are still good, though the style might be outdated．

       For some people searching through flea markets is a hobby which reaps rewards．They look for possible antiques among the items for sale or for old furniture which can be restored with a little care and used again．Many wise collectors often find rare items worth much more than their bargained price．Since prices are usually not fixed, if one is persistent a bargain can easily be struck．The owner may be selling a rare collectable and may not even be aware of its value．One of the great pleasures of shopping at such markets is the chance to bargain with the shop owner and settle for a price which one can afford and is willing to pay．

       Perhaps even more enjoyable than flea markets are the weekend outdoor garage sales which have now become very much a part of American culture．These are held usually in the spring and fall when the weather is still good．Usually a homeowner, having decided that he would like to clear his residence of accumulated items which are no longer useful to him, advertises in a local paper that he is holding a garage sale．More than likely the goods on display are in good condition and great buys can be found if one has the time and patience to search carefully．The home owner places items for sale on display along the driveway leading to his garage or on his front lawn and waits for people to look at what he has to sell．Old magazines, books, paintings, bicycles, ice-skates, items of clothing and electrical appliances of every sort appear on a regular basis．If the owner is in a position where he must sell his home or plans to move soon, then he may be forced to practically give things away at a price far below their true worth．

What do you usually do before holding a garage sale?

       A．Put on an advertisement in a local newspaper．  

     B．Display your goods in front of the garage．

       C．Find rare items and fix their prices．                    

       D．Clear your garage and front lawn．

The underlined word “discarded” in Paragraph 1 probably means ________．

       A．distributed          B．rejected            

       C．discovered         D．stored

When people shop at a flea market, how can they settle on a price?

       A．They can bargain on a price acceptable to both．   

       B．They can question their value．

       C．They can expect a 50% discount．                 

       D．They can compare with the other sellers．

What do we know about the garage sale?

       A．It is only held in the spring of the year．        

       B．The goods on display are totally useless．

       C．Garage sales are popular with Americans．       

       D．All the goods are selling far below their real value．

"Yes, but what did we use to do before there was television?" How often we hear statements like this! Television hasn't been with us all that long, but we are already beginning to forget what the world was like without it. Before we admit the one-eyed monster into our homes,  we never found it difficult to occupy our spare time. We used to enjoy civilized pleasures. For instance, we used to have hobbies, we used to entertain our friends and be entertained by them, we used to go outside for our amusements to theaters, cinemas, restaurants and sporting events. We even used to read books and listen to music and broadcast talk occasionally. All that belongs to the past. Now all our free time is regulated by the "goggle-box". We rush home or gulp down（吞咽）our meals to be in time for this or that program. We have even given up sitting at table and having a leisurely evening meal, exchanging the news of the day. A sandwich and a glass of beer will do-anything providing it doesn't interfere with the program. The monster demands and obtains absolute silence and attention. If any member of the family dares to open his mouth during a program, he is quickly silenced.

The whole generations are growing up addicted to the telly (television). Food is left uneaten, homework undone and sleep is lost. The telly is universal pacifier（撫慰者）．It is now standard practice for mother to keep the children quiet by putting them in the living-room and turning on the set.It doesn’t matter that the children will watch rubbishy commercials or violence－so long as they are quiet.

There is little limit to the amount of creative talent available in the world. Television consumes vast quantities of creative work. That is why most of programs are bad:  it is impossible to keep pace with the demand and maintain high standards as well. When millions watch the same programs,  the whole world becomes a village, and society is reduced to the conditions which obtain in preliterate（無文字的）communities. We become completely dependent on the two most primitive media of communication: pictures and the spoken word.

Television encourages passive enjoyment. We become content with secondhand experiences. It is so easy to sit in our armchairs watching others working. Little by little, television cuts us off from the real world. We got so lazy; we choose to spend a fine day in semi-darkness, glued to our sets, rather than go out into the world itself. Television may be a splendid medium of communication, but it prevents us from communicating with each other. We only become aware how totally irrelevant television is to real living when we spend a holiday by the sea or in the mountain, far away from civilization. In quiet, natural surroundings, we quickly discover how little we miss the repetitive oppression of King Telly.

According to this passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. We used to have hobbies and go to theaters and sporting events.

B. We have a leisurely evening meal and exchange the news when we watch TV.

C. We quickly finish our meals so as to be in time for TV programs.

D. We are usually silent and attentive in front of TV.

The main idea of the second paragraph is to show that_____.

A. children are very noisy

B. TV is full of rubbishy commercials or violence

C. television disturbs our sleep

D. the whole generations are fascinated with TV

Which is the best title for this passage?

A. Television Encourages Passive Enjoyment

B. Television Is Doing Irreparable（不能挽回的）harm

C. Television Is a Universal Pacifier

D. We Can't Live Without TV

This passage is an article of_____.

A. narration                          B. description

C. criticism                          D. argumentation

假設(shè)你是陳紅，是廈門某高一學(xué)生。你的英國網(wǎng)友Tony發(fā)了電子郵件，告訴你他將于今年寒假來中國旅游，并決定來廈門和你呆一周。但他有些情況不清楚。請(qǐng)你給他回郵件。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)150左右；

2.文中英包括所有提出的內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)，可以適當(dāng)發(fā)揮；

3.參考詞匯：  Gulang Island-The Sunlight Rock  ;

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回復(fù)要點(diǎn)：

1.一、二月份都有空  

2．乘飛機(jī)到廈門高崎機(jī)場(chǎng)

3．根據(jù)實(shí)際情況介紹天氣  

4．自己設(shè)計(jì)三個(gè)活動(dòng)

I would rather to stay at home listening to music rather than ______ out on such a cold day.       A. going  B. to go  C. go  D. went

Forbes magazine has named President Hu Jintao as the world's most powerful person, a move that analysts say shows global ________ of China's contribution to the world's economic recovery．

       A．a(chǎn)cknowledgement    B．commitment

       C．complement            D．requirement

There are so many new words in the passage that I could hardly make any ________ of it.

A. meaning      B. use   C. idea  D. sense

In the good care of the nurses, the boy is _________ recovering from his disease.

   A. quietly         B. actually        C. frequently      D. gradually

Although the play had already been on for 10 minutes, I was still unable to find a seat ___________.

  A. to sit        B. for sit on         C. to sit on      D. for sitting

Nick is looking for another job because he feels that nothing he does ________ his boss.

A.satisfies      B. admires            C. obeys                 D. supports