In the world today, all of the people need recreation（消遣）. We can not work all the time if we are going to keep healthy and enjoy life.
Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular form is to take part in sports. There are team sports, such as basketball and football. There are also individual（個人的） sports, such as swimming and running. Skating and mountain climbing are the most popular recreation for people who like to be outdoor（室外的）.
Not everyone who enjoys sports likes to take part in them. Many people like watching them on TV or listening to them on the radio. So many people like some forms of indoor recreation, such as watching TV, singing and dancing.
It doesn’t matter whether we like indoor recreation or take part in outdoor sports. It is important for everyone to relax from time to time, and enjoy some forms of recreation.
【小題1】 Which is the most popular form of recreation?

A．Sports

B．Watching TV

C．Sleeping

D．Singing and dancing

【小題2】People want to take part in sports in order to       .

A．keep healthy and enjoy life	B．make friends
C．find a good job	D．make more money

【小題3】 Outdoor sports include（包括）              .

A．watching TV	B．singing and dancing
C．listening to the radio	D．skating and mountain climbing

【小題4】Why do many people like watching sports on TV or listening to them on the radio?

A．Because they like sports, but they don’t like to take part in them.

B．Because they don’t enjoy sports.

C．Because they don’t enjoy life.

D．Because they don’t need recreation.

【小題5】 The passage tells us that              .

A．basketball is a kind of team sports

B．everyone who enjoys sports should take part in them

C．different people have different ways of relaxing

D．indoor recreation is not as important as outdoor sports

In the USA，every year，Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday of November．Because Canada (加拿大) is north of（在……北邊） the USA，and is colder．The harvest （收獲） comes earlier （更早）in the year．In Canada，people have Thanksgiving Day on the second Monday in October．
The harvest brings a lot of food to the people．On Thanksgiving Day people in Canada and America like to have a big meal with their friends and family just like Chinese people do at Mid—Autumn Festival．Many Canadians（加拿大人） and Americans put flowers．vegetables and fruits around their homes to say“Thank you”for the harvest．
At a Thanksgiving Day dinner，many Canadians and Americans will eat turkey，potatoes，and pumpkins pie．These are food like the food of many years ago．They are saying“Thank you”for the harvest that comes every year．
(    )3．Which country has the Thanksgiving Day like the USA?
A．Japan．    B．China．  C．Canada．  D．Korea．
(    )4．In the USA，Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday of    ．
A．January    B．May    C．November  D．December
(     )5．Canada has Thanksgiving earlier in the year because      ．
A．they like flowers     B．the harvest comes earlier
C．they have a big meal  D．they want to be different
(     )6．What do people usually say on Thanksgiving Day for the harvest?
A.Good morning． B．I’m hungry  C．Hello． D．Thank you．

In the United States, parents usually encourage their children to develop their potential (潛能). They pay attention to what their kids can do, not what they can’t. As a result, US boys and girls hope to be actors, athletes and doctors; many even want to become presidents when they grow up.
US parents often encourage their children to take part in all kinds of activities at school. They believe that joining in these activities can make their children mature(成熟). Schoolwork is important, but they think that social skills are important as well.
But things in China are different. Chinese parents often tell their children to study hard and pass exams. They think that, for a student, staying away from schoolbooks means wasting time. This puts a lot of pressure on Chinese students, so leaders in China’s education department have called for less homework at the lower grades. Only healthy kids can become healthy adults.
【小題1】American parents think that           .
?

A．Schoolwork is as important as social skills ?

B．Schoolwork is more important than social skills ?

C．Schoolwork is less important than social skills ?

D．Passing exams is the most important for their children

【小題2】Why do many American children have their dream jobs?
?

A．Because they start school earlier than Chinese children. ?

B．Because they study hard. ?

C．Because their parents encourage them to do less homework. ?

D．Because their parents usually pay attention to what they can do，not what they can’t.

【小題3】Chinese parents think that          .
?

A．taking part in all kinds of activities at school can make their children mature ?

B．staying away from schoolbooks means wasting time ?

C．their children should do what they want to do ?

D．social skills is necessary for the students at lower grades

【小題4】According to this passage the writer thinks         .
?

A．China’s education is better than America’s ?

B．America’s education is better than China’s ?

C．Chinese students at the lower grades should have more homework ?

D．Chinese students have less pressure than America’s

In the world today, all of the people need recreation（消遣）. We can not work all the time if we are going to keep healthy and enjoy life.
Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular form is to take part in sports. There are team sports, such as basketball and football. There are also individual（個人的） sports, such as swimming and running. Skating and mountain climbing are the most popular recreation for people who like to be outdoor（室外的）.
Not everyone who enjoys sports likes to take part in them. Many people like watching them on TV or listening to them on the radio. So many people like some forms of indoor recreation, such as watching TV, singing and dancing.
It doesn’t matter whether we like indoor recreation or take part in outdoor sports. It is important for everyone to relax from time to time, and enjoy some forms of recreation.
【小題1】 Which is the most popular form of recreation?

A．Sports

B．Watching TV

C．Sleeping

D．Singing and dancing

【小題2】People want to take part in sports in order to       .

A．keep healthy and enjoy life	B．make friends
C．find a good job	D．make more money

【小題3】 Outdoor sports include（包括）              .

A．watching TV	B．singing and dancing
C．listening to the radio	D．skating and mountain climbing

【小題4】Why do many people like watching sports on TV or listening to them on the radio?

A．Because they like sports, but they don’t like to take part in them.

B．Because they don’t enjoy sports.

C．Because they don’t enjoy life.

D．Because they don’t need recreation.

【小題5】 The passage tells us that              .

A．basketball is a kind of team sports

B．everyone who enjoys sports should take part in them

C．different people have different ways of relaxing

D．indoor recreation is not as important as outdoor sports

In the mid 1990s, people started doing business on the Internet. At that time, there were two kinds of companies. First, there were traditional companies which sold things in stores. Then, there were Internet companies which didn’t have stores, they sold things only over the Net.
Traditional companies didn’t want to lose any business. Quickly, they created their own websites and began selling things over the Net. These are the so-called “brick and click” companies. Many stores are made of brick, and you click on your mouse to buy things with your computer. That’s where the name “brick and click” comes from.
By the late 1990s, e-businesses like Amazon.com, Buy.com, and eToys.com were in trouble. Their profits(利潤) were not very high, and there was a lot of competition. Many of these businesses lost a lot of money, and in 2000, many e-businesses were out of business.
In the world of e-commerce(電子商務), companies are fighting for every dollar and every customer. Will brick and click companies win the war? Only time will tell.
【小題1】Many traditional companies created their own websites in               .

A．the early l990s	B．the mid l990s
C．the late l990s	D．1990s

【小題2】Why were Internet companies in a lot of trouble in the late 1990s?

A．Competition was heavy.

B．Their websites were bad.

C．They didn’t know what to sell.

D．Their profits were high.

【小題3】Which would be a brick and click company?

A．A clothing company with no website.

B．A bookseller with five stores and an Internet site.

C．A video seller with a big website but no stores.

D．A restaurant.