24、根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

Advertisements are everywhere! They're on the r  1   and TV，in newspapers and magazines，on buses and buildings．They're on websites and mobile phones．Companies g  2  their products to film stars，pop stars and sports stars to u  3   so that fans will buy them in order to copy the stars．

Advertisements have become so common（常见的）that they aren't w  4   any more．We don't like advertisements，so we try not to see them．We turn o  5   the advertisements on computers．We refuse（拒绝）to watch them on TV，or read them in magazines．We no longer pay attention to the posters all around us．We don't copy the stars b  6   we know they don't really like the things they advertise．

This means that advertising companies need a new w  7   to sell．They can't make their products “cool” by advertising．Advertisements aren't cool，and teenagers won't buy the things in advertisements j  8   because the advertisements say they are fashionable．The latest way to advertise is not to advertise．

I  9   of using stars，companies are using teenagers．They pay them to tell their friends about new products．Teenagers don't want to dress like everyone else and buy the things that everyone else has．They want to look d  10   and create their own style．Teenagers don’t think it’s cool to copy the stars or buy things they've seen in advertisements.

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My favorite great book is The Adventure of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain．Tom lives with his aunt Polly in a quiet street of St Petersburg，Missouri．He's a lively and clever young boy，and he finds himself in many exciting adventures（冒险）．He runs away with his two friends，Huck Finn and Joe，to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River for several days．With Huck he goes looking for treasure，with Becky he gets lost in a cave，and finally，they find a box of gold．

My favorite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead．He decides to go to his own funeral．He hides and watches for a time，and then suddenly he appears．Everyone is surprised to see him but they're also pleased to see him alive．

Tom is the hero of the story．but there are other important characters．Huck is an outsider and everyone is afraid of him．Becky is pretty with fair hair，Joe is Tom's best friend，and Injun Joe is the bad man of the story．

The theme of the story is about children growing up．It describes how strangers are seen in small towns of America．Finally，it talks about freedom，social hales and how people are punished（惩罚）for bad behaviour．

Why do I think The Adventure of Tom Sawyer is a great book? Mark Twain wrote the story in 1876，but it's still read and loved by people all over the world today．And although it's only a story，Twain wrote it in the everyday English of the southern states of America in the 19th century，so it sounds very real．Today it's thought to be one of the greatest books in American literature．Go on--read it! I know you'll enjoy it，too．

1．Where does Tom run away with his two friends?

A．To a quiet street．                                    B．To a small town．

C．To an island．                                            D．To a forest．

2．Who is the bad man in the story?

A．Huck Finn．        B．1niun Joe．          C．Becky．                 D．Polly．

3．How did people feel when Tom appeared at his own funeral?

A．They were surprised and pleased．                  B．They were surprised and sad．

C．They were worried and excited．                 D．They were frightened and happy．

4．The whole book is mainly about              ．

A．freedom and social rules                           B．children's bad behaviour

C．the growth of young children                             D．strangers in American small towns

5．The writer writes the article to              ．

A．ask us to read the book                            B．tell us how popular the book is today

C．tell us when Mark Twain wrote the story     D．tell us why the story sounds very real

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Our local Community（社区）Youth Club is a very popular organization with young people in my town．I have been a member for four years now and I've taken part in a lot of interesting projects．These include fun activities such as holiday camps and discos．We have even made a video．

But it isn't all just enjoyment．We have also started doing social work to help people in our neighborhood．We have organized activities for small children during the holidays．We have also formed a special support group to help young people stop smoking．

We are particularly proud of the most recent group we have created．It organizes regular visits to the local home for the elderly．This idea came from a school visit to a home for the elderly．My class spent an afternoon at the home and everyone found the visit very rewarding（有意义的）．

The old people at the home were excited by our visit．They were very talkative（健谈的）and they told us their personal stories．During our visit，the home was full of the sound of laughter．We sang songs and played games with the old people and had tea together．But we realized that life wasn't always easy．Some of them were in poor health and were very unhappy．They couldn't go outside and the visits by children brought some sunshine into their lives．

Many young people like me have very little contact with elderly people．As a result，we have a lot of wrong ideas about them．We have little or no idea of the kind of lives they lead in the homes．After this visit，my Mends and I decided we should do something to help improve the quality of their lives．

Since the creation of our visiting group，over twenty volunteers have joined us．Up to now，we have organized three group evening parties and a concert．But I think the individual（单独的）visits are the most important．Club members regularly visit old people and everyone finds the experience rich and rewarding．

1．Is the writer a member of the Youth Club?

2．How did the old people feel by the children’s visit?

3．Why do young people have wrong ideas about the elderly?

4．What did the writer and his friends decide to do after the visit to the home for the elderly?

5．Put the sentence “They couldn't go outside and the visits by children brought some sunshine into their lives．” into Chinese．

20、One thing that British and Chinese cultures share is a love for fine tea．Today，when we think of Western tea culture，we often think of the English and beautiful china tea cups．

Afternoon tea

People believe that an English lady，Anna，first introduced the idea of afternoon tea．In the 18th and 19th centuries, the English ate only two main meals each day--breakfast and a heavy supper that would last for several hours in the evening．As a result，people often got very hungry during the long wait between these two meals．To solve this problem，Anna came up with the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal between four and five o'clock．This meal included cakes and sandwiches，and tea was served（提供）to wash down the food．In order to make this afternoon meal important，fine china cups and plates，and silver teapots，knives，forks and spoons were used．Soon, afternoon tea Parties became popular social occasions．Today，afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life in modern Britain．

Will you come for coffee?

Coffee also has an important role in British culture．People often use the words “Will you come for coffee?” to mean “Would you like to come to my home for a chat?” Normally，several different drinks such as tea，hot chocolate or a soft drink like orange juice will be served as well as coffee，and you will be asked what you would like．However，you will not normally be offered wine at a “coffee” party．

Coffeehouses and the London Stock Exchange

In the l7th century London，coffeehouses were busy and noisy places．Businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses to do their business，as well as to drink coffee．In fact，the London Stock Exchange（股票交易所）is believed to have started from these coffeehouses．

1．Anna introduced the idea of drinking afternoon tea because she                 ．

A．enjoyed chatting with her friends at home

B．loved fine tea and beautiful china tea cups

C．wanted to share nice food with her friends

D．found people felt hungry during the long wait between the two meals

2．What does “social occasions” mean in Chinese?

A．集体婚礼            B．社交活动             C．社区表演               D．公共场合

3．If someone says to you “Will you come for coffee?”, you                 ．

A．will be offered coffee only

B．are asked what you would like to drink

C．will be asked to have a chat with him or her

D．are invited to take part in an afternoon tea party

4．From the last paragraph（段落）we can see               ．

A．a new business was started in coffeehouses

B．coffeehouses are still used by businessmen and bankers

C．businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses just for coffee

D．most people wouldn’t like to go to coffeehouses because of the noise

5．Which is the best title（标题）of the article?

A．British And Chinese Cultures                     B．The Beginning of Tea and Coffee

C．Coffeehouses And Business                        D．English Tea and Coffee Culture

18、Don't talk to Simon like that．He is only               eleven-year-old boy．

A．a                         B．an                       C．the                        D．不填

17、Ricky caught a bad cold yesterday，              he had to stay at home．

A．because               B．but                      C．or                          D．so

16、When traffic lights are red，we             stop and wait．

A．may                    B．can                      C．must                      D．might