They like using the Internet．They have lots of pocket money to spend．And they spend a higher proportion of it online than the rest of us．Teenagers are just the sort of people an online seller is interested in, and the things they want to buy－games, CDs and clothing－are easily sold on the Web.
But paying online is a tricky business for consumers who are too young to own credit cards．Most have to use a parent’s card．They want a facility that allows them to spend money.
That may come sooner than they think: new ways to take pocket money into cyber (网络的) space are coming out rapidly on both sides of the Atlantic．If successful, these products can stimulate online sales.
In general, teenagers spend huge amounts: $153bn (billion) in the US last year and ￡20bn annually in the UK．Most teenagers have access to the Internet at home or at school－88 percent in the US, 69 percent in the UK．According to the Jupiter Research, one in eight of those with Internet access has bought something online－mainly CDs and books.
In most cases, parents pay for these purchases with credit cards, an arrangement that is often unsatisfactory for them and their children．Pressing parents to spend online is less productive than pressing on the high street．They are more likely to ask “Why?” if you ask to spend some money online.
One way to help teenagers change notes and coins into cybercast is through prepaid cards such as Internet Cash in the US and Smart cards in the UK．Similar to those for pay-as-you-go mobile telephones, they are sold in amounts such as￡20 or $50 with a concealed 14-digit number that can be used to load the cash into an online account.
What does the word “They” in paragraph 1 refer to?
A．Sellers. B．Buyers. C．Teenagers. D．Parents.
According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．More than half of the teenagers in the US and the UK have Internet access．
B．Teenagers pay for goods online with their own credit cards.
C．Most teenagers in the US and the UK have bought something online.
D．Teenagers found it easier to persuade parents to buy online than in a shop.
A new way to help teenagers shop online is to use ______.
A．a new machine B．special coins and notes
C．prepaid cards D．pay-as-you-go mobile phones
What is the passage mainly about?
A．Online shopping traps. B．Internet users in the US and the UK.
C．New credit cards for parents. D．The arrival of cyber pocket money.
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Cara Lang is 13. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts, in the US. Last Thursday, she didn’t go to school. She went to work with her father instead. Every year, on the fourth Thursday in April, millions of young girls go to work. This is Take Our Daughters to Work Day. The girls are between the ages of 9 to 15. They spend the day at work with an adult, usually a mother, aunt, or uncle. They go to offices, police stations, laboratories, and other places where their parents or other family members work. Next year, the day will include sons, too.
The Ms. Foundation, an organization for women, started the program about ten years ago. In the US, many women work outside the home. The Ms. Foundation wanted girls to find out about many different kinds of jobs. Then, when the girls grow up, they can choose a job they like.
Cara’s father is a film director. Cara says, “It was very exciting for me to go to the studio with my dad. I saw a lot of people doing different jobs.” Many businesses have special activities for girls on this day. Last year, Cara went to work with her aunt at the University of Massachusetts. In the engineering department, the girls learned to build a bridge with toothpicks and candy. In the chemistry department, they learned to use scales. They learned about many other kinds of jobs, too.
Right now, Cara does not know what jobs she will have when she grows up. But because of Take Our Daughters to Work Day, she knows she has many choices.
What is Cara’s father?
A. An engineer. B. An official.
C. A moviemaker. D. A professor.
According to the passage, Take Our Daughters to Work Day is __________.
A. on every Thursday in April
B. a holiday for girls of all ages
C. a day for girls to know about jobs
D. a day for girls to get a job easily
On this special day, Cara has done all the following EXCEPT that __________.
A. she learned to use scales
B. she worked as an actress
C. she went to work with her aunt
D. she used toothpicks and candy to build a bridge
What is probably the best title for the passage?
A. Cara Lang, a Fortunate Girl
B. Take Our Daughters to Work Day
C. Children’s Day and Work Day
D. Ms. Foundation, an Organization for Women
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届内蒙古高一12月月考英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, and in particular their parents, don’t know them as well as their friends do. In families, it is quite often brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice.
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a circle of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members. However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of “choice” is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who chooses your friends? Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
1.Many teenagers think their _____ know them better than their parents do.
A．friends B．teachers C．brothers and sisters D．family members
2.Which of the following is right according to the passage?
A．Parents should like everything their children enjoy.
B．In all families children can choose everything they like.
C．Parents should try their best to understand their children better.
D．Teenagers can only go to their friends for help.
3.Which is the best title for this passage?
A．Only Parents Can Decide B．Parents and Children
C．Teenagers Need Friends D．A strange Question
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年广东省揭阳市高三3月第一次高考模拟英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
If you don’t want people to know too much about you, then you had better keep your fridge contents secret, according to a British market research document released last week.
Researchers peered (凝视) into the fridges of 400 people in Britain and compared the contents with the owners’ lifestyles. They claim to be able to classify the nation’s people by fridge contents.
They say those people can be separated into five categories：nutrition nerds (no social sense), food faddiest (whatever’s in style), martyr mums, fast food fanatics and restaurant regulars.
Nutrition nerds care much about what they put into their bodies. Their fridges are stocked with fruit, vegetables and healthy meat.
People in this category tend to be highly organized and usually work in law or accountancy. The vast majority is single, but if they have a partner, that person will be similar.
A fridge full of vitamins — enriched juices implies its owner works in media or fashion. They tend not to eat the foods they buy. Known as the food faddiest, they just want to be seen as purchasing the latest important things.
A fridge filled with everything from steak to frozen fish suggests the martyr mum. Her fridge tends to be stocked with every kind of product, except what she herself would want. This fridge hints at difficulty balancing family and work life.
Fast food fanatics always buy mineral water or soda pop. The nearest they will get to fresh fruit is tomato sauce. Their fridges hint at someone who works hard and plays hard, also, someone who is not into long term planning.
Finally, a fridge filled with nothing more than a bottle of white wine and some sparkling mineral water implies an owner who is single, lives in a big city and enjoys the finer things in life. The fridge is empty because this person regularly eats in restaurants.
1.What can we know from the first two paragraphs?
A．Some researchers are fond of staring at other people’s fridges.
B．People don’t want others to know about their secrets.
C．The food you put in the fridge has something to do with your personality.
D．There are mainly five kinds of lifestyles among British people.
2.According to the passage, people who belong to food faddiest_________.
A．don’t care much about money when buying things
B．will try their best to stay healthy
C．often stay up late to finish their job
D．prefer to ask others about what to do next
3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．“Nutrition nerds” are always organized and successful in their jobs.
B．“Food faddists” like to stock their fridges with all kinds of vitamins.
C．“Martyr mums” care themselves more than others.
D．“Fast food fanatics” usually do not stock their fridges with fresh fruit.
4.What will those who often dine out put in the fridge?
A．All kinds of food they like.
B．Only something to drink.
C．Fruit, vegetables and meat.
D．Food rich in vitamins.
5.What is this passage mainly about?
A．What people store in their fridges.
B．Fridge contents and its owner’s secret.
C．What we should store in our fridges.
D．How to keep our fridge contents secret.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届浙江省苍南县灵溪二高高一第一次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
1.Who is writing the postcard?
A．Fiona. B．Janet. C．Terry. D．Jacqui.
2.Where are they staying now?
A．North of the Great Wall. B．In the south of England.
C．In a big city. D．In a village.
3.Which one is NOT right?
A．John is reading a newspaper.
B．The children are swimming in the river.
C．Terry is lying in the sun.
D．Janet is in the house.
4.How do they like the holiday？
A．enjoyable B．terrible C．boring D．bad
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年浙江省高三回头考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Homestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speak English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home.
What to Expect
The host will provide accommodation and meals. Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week. You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.
Accommodation Zones
Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones2,3 and 4 of the transport system. Most hosts do not live in the town center as much of central London is commercial and not residential（居住的）.Zones3 and 4often offer larger accommodation in a less crowed area. It is very convenient to travel in London by Underground.
Meal Plans Available
?Continental Breakfast
?Breakfast and Dinner
?Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner
It’s important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast.Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal (谷物类食品), bread and tea or coffee. Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental Breakfast in England. Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by desert, fruit and coffee.
Friends
If you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your host’s permission. You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy.
Self-Catering Accommodation in Private Homes
Accommodation on a room-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room. This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long-stay student. However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practice English at home quite as much.
1.What can be inferred from Paragraph3?
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A．Zone 4 is more crowded than Zone 2. |
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B．Hosts dislike travelling to the city centre. |
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C．The business centre of London is in Zone1. |
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D．Accommodation in the city center is not provided. |
2.According to the passage, what does Continental Breakfast include?
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A．Dessert and coffee. |
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B．Bread and fruit juice. |
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C．Fruit and vegetables. |
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D．Centre and cold meat. |
3.Why do some people choose self-catering accommodation?
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A．To experience a warmer family atmosphere. |
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B．To enrich their knowledge of English. |
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C．To enjoy much more freedom. |
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D．To entertain friends as they like. |
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