Many boys and girls love to watch TV. They spend many hours a day in front of the TV sets. But many parents let their children watch TV only in special (特定的) time.

    TV shows are like books or movies. There are many kinds of TV shows, such as sitcoms, soap operas, sports shows, fashion shows, etc. A child can learn good things and bad things from them. Some shows help children to know the news all over the world. Children don't have to go to the zoo to see animals. Boys and girls can see sitcoms, sports shows and game shows at home. Some shows teach children how to cook or how to use tools(工具).

Many boys and girls think it is fun to watch TV, but it is also fun to read books, to play games or to visit friends.

(  )36. Many boys and girls spend ______.

   A. 4 hours on TV shows on Sunday   B. 6 hours on TV shows every day

   C. many hours a day in front of the TV sets

(  )37. Many parents _____.

   A. don't let their children watch TV   B. ask their children to watch TV

   C. let their children watch TV in special time

(  )38. From TV, boys and girls can ______.

   A. learn good things and bad things  B. learn nothing  C. learn good things

(  )39. Kids like to watch TV, because ____.

A. it is fun       B. they have nothing to do    C. it is exciting

(  )40. How does the writer like the TV shows?

   A. They are good for children.     B. They are bad for children.

   C. Some of them are good for children. Others are not.

If a snake bites you, take a photo with your mobile phone! It may save your life. This is the surprising advice of a British cook.
One day Henry Jackson was working in a restaurant kitchen. He picked up a dish from the table, and suddenly a snake appeared... and bit him on the hand.
A few days earlier, the snake came to the restaurant from Asia in a box of bananas. It climbed out of the box and hid under the dish.
"I went to try to pick it up and it bit me again. I threw it across the kitchen, and it landed in the fridge. So I closed the door," Mr. Jackson said.
Anyway, Mr. Jackson stayed cool and he took a photo of the snake with his mobile phone. Soon his hand began to ache and he went to hospital. Then his chest began to hurt. Doctors couldn't say what was wrong because they didn't know what kind of snake it was.
Then Mr. Jackson remembered his mobile phone photo. The doctors sent it to London Zoo. When they knew the kind of snake, they could give Mr. Jackson the right medicine, and he left hospital the next day.
"So my advice is this: if a snake bites you, pick up your phone. Take its photo first and then show the photo to the doctors," suggests Mr. Jackson. "Oh, and if the snake doesn't smile for its photo, don't worry."

1. 1.

   The doctor gave Mr. Jackson the right medicine when _________________.

   1. A.
      the snake bit him
   2. B.
      he left the hospital the next day
   3. C.
      Mr. Jackson sent the photo to the hospital
   4. D.
      London zoo told them what kind of snake it was
2. 2.

   The underline word “cool” means __________ in the passage.

   1. A.
      calm
   2. B.
      confident
   3. C.
      unfriendly
   4. D.
      cold
3. 3.

   It can be inferred(推斷）from the passage that__________.

   1. A.
      it is fun to take photos for snakes
   2. B.
      the snake is from London Zoo
   3. C.
      Jackson has a mobile phone with a camera
   4. D.
      Jackson was a customer of the restaurant
4. 4.

   What is the best title of the passage?

   1. A.
      A snake in a restaurant
   2. B.
      A photo saving his life
   3. C.
      A photo of a snake
   4. D.
      A useful mobile phone

2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut（初次登臺）on October 23, 2002 and got 6 points for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he got 13 points（得分）in another game.

   Yao Ming , 22, has been a star in China for some time, but it is still under question as to whether he can play well in the NBA. Yao Ming said, “When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really tough.” He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge. “I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games,” he said

   Yao Ming speaks some English. Both he and his teammates can understand each other. They don't think there is a language problem.

While Yao Ming faces this new challenge,  the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy （活力） to the Rockets. The team has started having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese.

1.On October 23, 2002, Yao Ming played his______ game in the NBA

A. first    B. second    C. third    D fourth

2.Yao Ming got __________ points in the two games for the Houston Rockets in October ,2002.

　　A. 6　　　 　B.13　　　　C.19　　　D.23

3.Yao Ming thinks that _____.

    A. it is boring to play basketball                 

B. playing in the NBA is not easy

    C. it is difficult to watch NBA games on TV       

D. he is an NBA star

4.From the passage we can learn that ________.

A. Yao Ming will work hard for his team

B. Yao Ming often watches TV

　　C. Yao Ming is the best player in the team

D. The Rockets has lost several games