四、阅读理解(一) (每小题2分，共30分)

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I have two daughters and one son. They are Mary, Laura and Eric. Mary is seven. Laura and Eric are  five. They watch a lot of television, maybe five hours a day. I’m worried that it’s too much. What should I do?

Catherine

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Television can be a way of learning and relaxing. But studies show that too much television can make kids more likely (可能的) to be fat and fight with others.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP，美国儿科学会) says that older kids shouldn’t watch more than 1-2 hours of television every day, and that kids under the age of two should not watch any television. The shows kids watch should be educational. All in all, kids shouldn’t watch too much television. You should ask them to spend more time playing with friends, exercising or reading.

(     )56. Catherine has ________ kids.

A. two   B. three   C. four    D. five

(     )57. Catherine writes this letter because her kids __________.

A. are too fat      B. don’t like exercising

C. always fight with each other  D. watch too much television

(     )58. Studies show that kids who watch too much television are likely to be ______.

A. fat   B. lazy    C. serious   D. shy

(     )59. According to AAP, kids older than two can watch TV for ________ a day.

A. less than 3 hours B. 4 hours    C. less than 2 hours   D. 5 hours

(     )60. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Laura and Eric are 5.

B. Catherine’s kids watch TV for 3 hours a day .

C. Kids should watch educational shows.

D. Kids under two shouldn’t watch TV.

B

It was sunny last Saturday. I told my mom that I wanted to go to the park. But when I got out, I ran for half an hour to meet my friends, Bert and Kevin,  on the beach.

We played volleyball for an hour. Suddenly, Kevin hit (打) the ball into the sea. I wanted to show off (炫耀) how well I swam so I decided to get the ball.  I jumped into the sea and started swimming. After swimming for about fifteen minutes, I was tired. But the ball was only a few meters away from me. I tried to get the ball. However, some grass (草) stopped me. I tried but I couldn’t swim. I shouted for help. A young man came to help me quickly. When I woke up, I was in the hospital. I saw my parents sitting on the chair. They were angry (生气的) with me.

I will never forget the scary experience. I will never want to show off again.

(     )61. The writer told his mom he would go to the ________.

A. beach    B. park   C. museum      D. hospital

(     )62. They played volleyball for ______ on the beach.

A. fifteen minutes B. half an hour   C. an hour   D. two hours

(     )63. The writer decided to get the ball because ______.

A. he hit the ball into the sea

B. his friends couldn’t swim

C. he was ready to help his friends

D. he wanted his friends to know he swam better

C

I’m Emily. Three years ago, I thought I didn’t have enough time to do the hou sework, so I cancelled the cable (取消有线电视). But I still think it’s fun to watch TV shows when I  get the chance.

My favorite show was The Life Laundry. It was so interesting. It came on Saturday mornings after Norm on This Old House and Rick Steves’ Europe. It was like Clean Sweep. It chose some common people. In the show, people took everything in the house outside so they could see how many things they had. Then they would go through each thing and decide whether (是否) to keep or sell it. When people sold some things they would never use, a team (团队) would make the home more beautiful with a new coat of paint. At the end of the show, everyone was always happy to see their home cleaned up and look spacious.

Antiques Roadshow came after The Life Laundry, which was confusing (令人困惑的) because The Life Laundry made you want to clean out your things, but it made you want to keep everything.

(     )66. Emily stopped using the cable ______ year(s) ago.

A. four     B. three     C. two    D. one

(     )67. When was The Life Laundry?

A. On Saturday mornings.     B. On Saturday afternoons.

C. On Sunday mornings.    D. On Sunday afternoons.

(     )68. What does the underlined word “spacious” mean in Chinese?

A. 危险的    B. 宽敞的   C. 传统的   D. 明确的

(     )69. What came after The Life Laundry?

A. Norm on This Old House.   B. Clean Sweep.

C. Rick Steves’ Europe.    D. Antiques Roadshow.

(     )70. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Emily wasn’t busy with the housework.

B. Emily didn’t mind The Life Lau ndry.

C. People gave things to each other in The Life Laundry.

D. Antiques Roadshow made people want to keep everything.