1、课时作业8In todays Internet age，the demand for online games continues to grow.Online computer game centers exist in many cities and towns throughout Asia.Facing the pressures of school and life，people tend to the virtual(虚拟的)world，expecting a diversion from these problems.Too often，however，they can lead
2、 to problems and unhealthy addictions.This is most clearly seen in the example of South Korea.The country has the worlds highest percentage of highspeed Internet services.It also has a high number of online game players and related problems.In 2002，a young man collapsed(突然晕倒) and died while playing
3、online games.He had been playing almost nonstop for 86 hours at an Internet caf.Another young man killed his sister after becoming confused between the online world and real life.A 12yearold boy stole US $16,000 from his father and ran away from home.He did this to continue his obsession(着迷) with an
4、 online game.Such problems，however，dont just happen in South Korea.They are spreading to other parts of Asia as well.What kinds of people develop online game addiction? What does the problem look like? Dr SueHuei Chen，a clinical psychologist，researches Internet addiction.She discovered some signs of
5、 atrisk individuals such as lack friendships and good social skills.Those problem individuals feel it so compulsive(强迫的)to play online games that they could sacrifice things such as school or family.They feel the need to spend more and more time online.And they become upset if anyone tries to limit
6、their online game playing.How many problem game players are there? In mainland China，the potential number of problem online gamers is alarming.In 2004，the China Daily reported that China had 13.8 million online game players.Besides，it stated that 80 percent of these were under 25 and had signs of ad
7、diction.Such numbers point toward a growing problem among Chinese youth.Make sure to keep control over your online game playing.If you dont control it，it can get control of you.文章大意：本文讲述了沉迷网络游戏所引起的问题，网络游戏让人逃避现实，沉迷网络的人缺失友谊和人际交往。1What is mainly discussed in the passage?AThe disadvantages of the Intern
8、et.BThe online game problems in Asia.CThe popularity of online games worldwide.DThe cause of online game addiction.答案：B解析：主旨大意题。根据第一段第一、二句In todays Internet age，the demand for online games continues to grow.Online computer game centers exist in many cities and towns throughout Asia.可知，本文讲述的是在亚洲的网络游戏
9、问题。故选B。2The underlined word “diversion” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _.AsurpriseBcomfortCescapeDsupport答案：C解析：词义猜测题。根据本句Facing the pressures of school and life，people tend to the virtual(虚拟的) world，expecting a diversion from these problems.可知人们通过虚拟世界来逃避现实，故选C。3According to Paragra
10、ph 2，which of the following statements is NOT true?AThe young killers sister was killed in a fictional world.BOnline game playing is responsible for the young mans death.CPeople in South Korea have access to the Internet most easily.DThe teenage boy stole money due to his playing games online.答案：A解析
11、：推理判断题。根据第二段中Another young man killed his sister after becoming confused between the online world and real life.可知，“这个年轻杀手的妹妹在一个虚构的世界里被杀害了”的陈述是错误的。故选A。4What can we learn from the passage?AMost people in Asia have developed an addiction to online games.BOnline game addictions cause many lifeanddeath
12、arguments in South Korea.CLonely and unsociable people seem to more easily develop Internet addictions.DIn the year 2004 there were a total of 13.8 million Chinese visiting the Internet.答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中She discovered some signs of atrisk individuals such as lack friendships and good social skills
13、.可知，缺失友谊和不爱交际的人似乎更容易沉迷于网络。故选C。5What are the signs of atrisk individuals?AFeeling it so compulsive to play online games.BBecoming upset if anyone tries to limit their online game playing.CFeeling the need to spend more and more time online.DAll of the above.答案：D解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中Those problem individual
14、s feel it so compulsive(强迫的)to play online games that they could sacrifice things such as school or family.They feel the need to spend more and more time online.And they become upset if anyone tries to limit their online game playing.可推知，A、B、C三项都属于危险个体的迹象。故选D。If you want to keep fit，please refer to
15、the following.Move MoreMake it a rule to find ways to move your body._1_Climb stairs instead of taking the elevator.Walk your dog; play with your kids.It doesnt have to be an hour in the gym or a 45minute dance class.But thats great when youre up to it.At the same time，move more.Quit SmokingEver sin
16、ce 1960 when it was announced that smoking was harmful to health，Americans have been reducing their use of tobacco products.Just recently，weve seen more and more teens smoking.Could it be the Hollywood influence？_2_Take care！Warn your children against smoking._3_While recent studies show a glass of
17、wine or one drink a day can help protect against heart disease，more than that can cause other health problems such as liver and kidney (肝肾) disease and cancer.Reduce StressEasier said than done，stress comes in many ways._4_Spend 30 minutes a day doing something you like such as walking on the beach
18、or in a park，reading a good book，visiting a friend，listening to relaxing music，and watching a funny movie.Protect Yourself From PollutionIf you cant live in a smogfree environment，at least avoid smokefilled rooms._5_Exercise indoors in air conditioning when air quality is good.AAvoid Excessive Drink
19、ingBThere are many things you can do to move your arms and legs.CThink carefully about what you will do.DExercise outside when the smog rating is low.EIt seems that the stars in every movie smoke cigarettes.FKeep a Positive Mental OutlookGSome techniques given by experts are to think positive though
20、ts.文章大意：文章主要介绍了保持健康的几个注意事项。1B解析：根据Move More；Make it a rule to find ways to move your body.可知本段主要讲多活动。故B正确。2E解析：根据Quit Smoking；Just recently，weve seen more and more teens smoking.Could it be the Hollywood influence？可知本段主要讲不要吸烟，越来越多的青少年吸烟可能是受好莱坞巨星的影响。故E正确。3A解析：根据“a glass of wine or one drink a day.mor
21、e than that can cause other health problems”可知，本段讲的是不要酗酒，A项“避免饮酒过量”符合段意，故选A。4G解析：根据Reduce Stress；visiting a friend，listening to relaxing music，and watching a funny movie.可知本段讲的是如何减压，G项是减压的方法之一，故G正确。5D解析：根据Protect Yourself from Pollution；avoid smokefilled rooms.可知本段讲的是保护自己不受污染的影响。故D正确。Hello，everyone.
22、Its my honor to recommend (推荐) Educator of the rear.Im sure everyone has a (an)_1_teacher that they will be able to _2_ for years to come.There is one famous teacher that everyone wants to have in our middle schoolMs Sullivan，whose _3_ you must often hear at school.Ms Sullivan does a lot of things t
23、o make herself_4_.First of all，she has great enthusiasm for her _5_.She teaches many different classesLanguage Arts Enrichment，Writing for Publication and Readers Theater，though most teachers in middle school only teach one _6_，such as math，Social Studies，science，etc.Ms Sullivan is also responsible
24、for _7_ the school play.Every year she devotes her time into _8_ an amazing school play.Luckily I have been a part of it and _9_ it so much!In addition，Ms Sullivan always shows her students that she _10_ them，whether in our study or in life.Some teachers teach us the lessons in a strict way，_11_Ms S
25、ullivan shows us that she is always _12_ like a friend.In writing classes，she makes us have a group discussion first，which I think is a good way to _13_ our creative ideas.Then she lets us _14_ write our stories at our own speed.She _15_ everything we write and gives us a(an) _16_ opinion about it.W
26、e are getting more _17_ writing a composition，and no longer consider it hard work.Most importantly，she also makes each of her classes _18_._19_，I think Ms Sullivan should be Educator of the Year.Even if she doesnt get the _20_，she still deserves our respect and love!文章大意：这是一篇记叙文。一位学生推荐Ms Sullivan老师成
27、为“年度教师”，指出Ms Sullivan老师对待工作热情，同时教授不同的课程，除此之外，她关爱学生，平易近人，应该当选“年度教师”。1A.energeticBfavoriteCenthusiasticDresponsible答案：B解析：考查形容词词义辨析。A.energetic精力充沛的；B.favorite最爱的；C.enthusiastic热情的；D.responsible负责的。由上文Educator of the Year可知此处是指每个人都有一个最爱的老师。故选B。2A.followBvisitCrememberDunderstand答案：C解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.follo
28、w跟随；B.visit拜访；C.remember记住；D.understand明白。因为喜爱老师所以会铭记老师很多年。故选C。3A.nameBlectureCessayDbehavior答案：A解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.name名字；B.lecture演讲；C.essay散文；D.behavior行为。你经常会在学校听到Ms Sullivan的名字。故选A。4A.humorousBamusingCintelligentDamazing答案：D解析：考查形容词词义辨析。A.humorous幽默的；B.amusing有趣的；C.intelligent聪明的；D.amazing令人惊异的。由上文推
29、荐Educator of the Year可知Ms Sullivan做了很多了不起的事情。故选D。5A.workBlifeChobbiesDperformance答案：A解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.work工作；B.life生活；C.hobbies爱好；D.performance表现。Ms Sullivan是老师，故她首先对工作有极大的热情。故选A。6A.studentBterm CobjectDsubject答案：D解析：考查名词词义辨析。 Astudent学生；B.term学期；C.object目标；D.subject科目。上文提到了Ms Sullivan教很多不同的课程，而大多数中学老师
30、只教一个科目。故选D。7A.deliveringBdecidingCdirectingDdescribing答案：C解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.delivering发表；B.deciding决定；C.directing指导；D.describing描述。根据后文the school play可知，Ms Sullivan也负责“指导”校园剧，故选C。8A.calling onBputting onCdepending onDturning on答案：B解析：考查动词短语辨析。A.calling on呼叫；B.putting on举办；C.depending on依赖；D.turning on打开
31、。句意：每年她都花时间举办精彩的校园剧。put on此处指“举办；举行”，故选B。9A.enjoyedBexpectedCachievedDappeared答案：A解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.enjoyed喜爱；B.expected期待；C.achieved实现；D.appeared出现。由上文luckily可知作者非常喜欢校园剧，故选A。10A.caresBcontrolsCconsidersDrequires答案：A解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.cares关心；B.controls控制；C.considers考虑；D.requires需要。Ms Sullivan是一位学生喜爱的老师，是因为她
32、关心她的学生们。故选A。11A.unlessBwhile CbecauseDif答案：B解析：考查连词辨析。A.unless除非；B.while当时候；但是；C.because因为；D.if如果。句意：有些老师以严格的方式教我们这些课程，而沙利文女士展现给我们的是她总是像朋友一样平易近人。while在此处表示前后的对比，相当于but，故选B。12A.acceptableBaffordableCaccessibleDabsent答案：C解析：考查形容词词义辨析。A.acceptable可接受的；B.affordable付得起的；C.accessible易接近的；D.absent缺席的。根据后文l
33、ike a friend可知，Ms Sullivan像朋友一样平易近人。故选C。13A.changeBbelieve CaffectDdevelop答案：D解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.change改变；B.believe相信；C.affect影响；D.develop发展。句意：在写作课上，她让我们先进行小组讨论，我认为这是一个很好的培养我们的创意的方式。故选D。14A.quietlyBquickly CfreelyDeasily答案：C解析：考查副词辨析。A.quietly安静；B.quickly快；C.freely自由地；D.easily容易地；根据后文our own speed可知，老师让
34、我们自由创作我们自己的故事。故选C。15A.studiesBchecks CdesignsDtests答案：B解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.studies学习；B.checks检查；C.designs设计；D.tests测试。句意：她检查我们写的一切并且给出意见。故选B。16A.honestBembarrassingCcommonDregular答案：A解析：考查形容词词义辨析。A.honest诚实的；B.embarrassing尴尬的；C.common普通的；D.regular有规律的。根据上文Ms Sullivan老师像朋友一样平易近人，可知她对我们的文章给出诚实的意见。故选A。17A.pr
35、oud ofBaddictive toCconnected withDconfident in答案：D解析：考查形容词短语辨析。A.proud of以为骄傲；B.addictive to对上瘾；C.connected with连接；D.confident in对自信。根据后文no longer consider it hard work可知我们对写文章变得更加自信，故选D。18A.livingBlively ClovelyDlive答案：B解析：考查形容词词义辨析。A.living活的；B.lively生动的；C.lovely可爱的；D.live活的。句意：最重要的是，她也让她的每一节课都生动
36、活泼。故选B。19A.In particularBIn timeCIn conclusionDIn return答案：C解析：考查介词短语辨析。A.In particular尤其；特别；B.In time及时；C.In conclusion总之；D.In return作为回报。最后一段进行总结，“总之，我认为Ms Sullivan应该成为年度教师。”故选C。20A.aimBprogressCpermissionDhonor答案：D解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.aim目标；B.progress进步；C.permission允许；D.honor荣誉。上文提到了成为“年度教师”，这是一种荣誉，故选D。
37、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。This morning，they left on a long trip to Hawaii.They were as _1_ (excite) as if it were their honeymoon(蜜月)When my parents married(结婚)，they had only enough money for a threeday trip fifty miles from home.They made an _2_ (agree) that each day they would put a dollar i
38、n a special metal box and save it for a honeymoon in Hawaii for their fiftieth anniversary(周年纪念)Dad was a policeman，and Mom was a school teacher.They lived in a small house and did all _3_ (they) own repairs.Raising five children was a challenge，and sometimes money was short，_4_no matter what emerge
39、ncy came up，Dad would not let Mom take any money out of the “Hawaii account(账户)”As _5_ account grew，they put it in a saving account and then bought CDs.My parents _6_ (be) always very much in love since the day they got married.I can remember Dad _7_ (come) home and telling Mom，“I have a dollar in m
40、y pocket，” and she would smile _8_ him and say，“I know how to spend it.”When each of us children married，Mom and Dad gave us a small metal box and told us their secret，_9_ we found attractive.All five of us are now saving for our dream honeymoon.Mom and Dad never told us how much money they had mana
41、ged _10_ (save)，but it must have been fairly large because when they cashed in those CDs，they had enough for the flights to Hawaii and a hotel room for ten days and plenty of spending money.文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述作者的父母非常恩爱，他们在结婚时用一个金属盒子建立一个“夏威夷账户”，在结婚50周年纪念的时候到夏威夷度蜜月。1excited解析：考查形容词。asadj. as和一样，主语为th
42、ey，指人，故用excited，表示“兴奋的”。句意：他们兴奋极了，好像这次旅行是他们的蜜月一样。故填excited。2agreement解析：考查名词。根据前面不定冠词an可知，此处用名词形式。make an agreement达成协议。句意：他们达成协议，每一天他们都会把一美元放在一个特别的金属盒子里。故填agreement。3their解析：考查代词。修饰名词repairs，用形容词性物主代词修饰。句意：他们住在一所小房子里并且自己修理。故填their。4but解析：考查连词。根据前后句意可知，这里为转折关系。句意：有时钱不够用，但不管发生什么紧急情况，爸爸都不会让妈妈从“夏威夷账户”中
43、取钱。故填but。5the解析：考查冠词。这里特指前句中的Hawaii account(夏威夷账户)，故用定冠词the。句意：随着账户的增长，他们把钱存入储蓄账户，然后购买CD。故填the。6have_been解析：考查时态。根据从句since the day they got married.可知用现在完成时，表示从结婚那天一直持续到现在。句意：从结婚那天起，我的父母就一直非常相爱。故填have been。7coming解析：考查短语。短语remember doing sth.记得做过某事，且与连词后面的telling作并列宾语。句意：我记得爸爸回家告诉妈妈。故填coming。8at解析：考
44、查短语。短语smile at sb.对某人微笑。句意：她会微笑着对他说：“我知道怎么花这份钱。”故填at。9which解析：考查定语从句。这里为非限制性定语从句，指代前面一件事，故用关系代词which。句意：后来我们几个都先后成家，父母每人都送了一个小金属盒子，并且告诉我们他们的秘密，我们发现这确实很让人着迷。故填which。10to_save解析：考查短语。短语manage to do sth.设法完成某事。句意：父母从来没有告诉我们他们究竟存了多少钱。故填to save。假如你是李华，你收到朋友李磊的来信，他告诉你他不适应高一数学老师的课，在数学方面有些困难，以至于跟不上其他同学，感到非常
45、着急。请给他写一封电子邮件，想办法解决这方面的困难。注意：1.词数80左右；2邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：适应adapt toDear Li Lei，I have got your letter.And_I_am_very_glad_that_you_believe_in_me.I_have_known_you_have_some_difficulty_in_learning_maths._Because_you_can_not_adapt_to_what_your_maths_teacher_teaches,_you_cant_catch_up_with_others_i
46、n_your_class._Dont_worry_about_it._I_think_the_following_may_be_of_help_to_you._Firstly,_youd_better_listen_to_the_teacher_carefully_in_class._You_can_ask_your_maths_teacher_to_explain_what_you_can_not_understand_after_class._Secondly,_confidence_is_very_important._You_should_be_confident_and_believe_in_yourself._Finally,_you_can_communicate_with_your_classmates_and_get_some_advice_on_maths._Nothing_is_difficult_if_you_put_your_heart_into_it._I_hope_you_will_make_progress_in_it.Best wishes!Yours，Li Hua
