Ding-Dong!

“Jason, honey? Can you answer the door?”

“I am busy, mom!” Jason shouted back at his mother. He had spent three hours so far working to this point in the game. He couldn′stop now.

Ding-Dong!Mom′s footsteps approached the front door.

“ Jason, it′your friend Todd.”Mom called from the doorway.

Todd, his best friend, stepped into the room. “ Jason!I need a partner for playing basketball.”He sounded excited.

Jason snorted. “No way, Todd. I′m playing a game here.”

Jason gave his friend a dirty look, and his character in the game almost got killed while he looked away, “ I almost died because of you!”

Todd looked at Jason′s mother. Jason′mother looked back at him. They both looked at Jason. “Why don′t you play basketball with your friend?”Jason′mother suggested.

“Tomorrow, maybe…” There were more levels to beat tomorrow, though, Maybe he had played tomorrow. He had have to see what mood he was in. He thought he heard footsteps walking away, but he was too busy beating the next level to care.

An hour later , Jason′father came home. It was dinner time after his father washed up and sat down. Jason didn′t even hear his name being called to the table. He didn′t hear his father walk at behind him and ask him to turn the game off, either.

When the screen sudd enly went black and his father′angry face loomed in front of him, Jason finally heard. “No more game for a month.” Jason′s father shouted at him.“You don′t play basketball, you don′t come to dinner, and you don′t do your chores. We′ll make some everything else gets done before you play any more.”

Jason nodded slowly. He knew better than to argue with his father, and when he thought about it, he had been palying quite a bit. It was fun, but he was letting down his friends, his family, and himself by paying too much.

He′d try harder in the future.

36. What was Jason doing when his mother asked him to answer the door?

A. Having dinner            B. Turning off the game

C. Playing computer games   D. Arguing with his father.

37. What did Todd ask Jason to do?

A. Help him cook dinner           B. Beat more levels for him.

C. Repair the computer for him    D. play basketball with him.

38. Why did Jason finally stop playing the game?

A. He won the game.                     B. His mother got dinner ready.

C. His father turned off the computer.   D. He decided to play basketball outside.

39. What did Jason learn in the end?

A. He thought that his father was too strict with him.

B. He found that playing computer games was quite interesting.

C. He realized it was an unhealthy habit to play games without dinner.

D. He couldn′spend all day playing games, because he had other duties.

40. Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A. Inside the game                B. Games or Supper.

C. J ason′s Angry Father          D. Use of the Computer.

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You may have noticed that the world′s population is not evenly distributed(分别) around our planet. There are some countries where people seem to be living nearly     on top of each other because conditions are overcrowded. Then there are others where it seems that hardly anybody lives. What influences this unequal distribution of people? There are specific advantages and disadvantages of *diving in a certain area.

The two main factors that influence people′choice of location are climate and resources. Climate is the usual weather conditions in a region. Areas that have bad weather are generally less deal as places to live in. The north and south poles at the top and bottom of the world may be beautiful in their rugged, natural way, but the disadvantage of the bitterly cold and windy conditions usually keeps people way.  When it comes to climate, warm conditions and a normal amount of rainfall are advantage that attract people.

Natural resources are things that we get from nature that help us survive. Each region offers different resources, and therefore attracts different groups of people. People who enjoy the beach car make their living by catching and selling the ocean′s many fish and other sea creatures. Those who prefer farming can take advantage of rich soil(土壤) in valleys near rivers. Some people are willing to accept the disadvantages of the terrible conditions of deserts or mountains in order to take advantage of the resources like oil or woods.

41. The underlined part “on top of ”in the first paragraph most likely means_______.

A. very close to     B. on the highest part of

C. in control of     D. on the surface of

42. What are the main factors that influence the distribution of people?

A. Resources and oceans.   B. Climate and rivers.

C. Climate and resources.  D. Warm conditions and rainfall.

43.Th e writer thinks many people don′t live near the north or south pole because ________.

A. they can′t get enough food there

B. they natural sights there don′t attract people

C. the unpleasant weather keeps them away

D. the length of nighttime is too short or too long

44. Why do people go and live in valleys near rivers?

A. The temperature isn′t too low in winter.

B. the resources like oil can bring them much money.

C. People can make their living by catching and selling fish.

D. It′s easier for people to grow plants or kee p animals.

45. The purpose of the example in the last paragraph is to tell us _______.

A. people cannot survive in cold conditions

B. different resource attract different groups of people

C. People usually prefer living at the seaside to living in mountains

D. a normal amount of rainfall is necessary for people to live in the desert

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