Do you often listen to MP3 players at a too high voice? Are you frightened to hear this?
The sizes of MP3 players are very small, but small MP3 players make it easy to take hundreds of songs with you. So many young people carry them and listen to music every day. MP3 players are very popular among students. 
The scientists say teenagers should be far from high volume (音量), including mobile phones’ noise. A study says, “High volume and long listening time can cause hearing problems.” They think if young people listen at more than 89 decibels (分貝) every day, they will lose their hearing in five years. A scientist said, “So many young people often use personal music players and mobile phones at a high voice. I am afraid that they may be losing their hearing.
So let’s turn our MP3 players down!

1. 1.

   According to the passage, which of the following is true?

   1. A.
      Scientists tell young people to turn off their MP3 players.
   2. B.
      Teenagers will lose their hearing if they listen to hundreds of songs in MP3 players.
   3. C.
      A person will lose hearing in 5 years if he or she listens to an MP3 player every day.
   4. D.
      The mobile phone can also cause hearing problems if we don’t use it correctly.
2. 2.

   The underlined word “they” (Paragraph 4) most probably refers to ______.

   1. A.
      scientists
   2. B.
      MP3 players
   3. C.
      mobile phones
   4. D.
      teenagers
3. 3.

   Which might be the best title for this passage?

   1. A.
      Turn your MP3 players down!
   2. B.
      Never use MP3!
   3. C.
      How to protect your hearing.
   4. D.
      Young people’s hearing.

Do you have any plans for the Project Hope? Why not spend your time helping others? Don’t listen to people who say that young people today often think only of themselves. It is not true at all. More and more young people in China volunteer(志愿) to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of their stories.

Li Ping, 17

I’m going to help the Forest Center build new hiking paths(山間小路) in the mountains. I’ll spend the whole summer living in a tent(帳篷) and breathing the clean mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the stars. It will be a nice sport, and I’ll be able to do something good at the same time!

Wu Dong, 18

This summer, I’m going to take part in the Spring House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. I’ll help them and they will teach me what to do. I also have a chance to learn how to build houses.

Liu Hui, 16

I’m going to teach children who have difficulties in reading. I’ll work for a program called Reading for Life. Every day, I’m going to help children choose and read books that they like. I love children and reading, and I want to be a teacher. So this is going to be a great experience for me.

1. More and more young people in China ___________.

A. like to help others on school holiday　　　 B. want to make more money by helping others

C. only think of themselves　　　　　　　　 D. have no plans for the Project Hope

2. Li Ping’s plan for this summer holidays is to ___________.

A. living in a tent　　　　　　　　　 B. helping to build hiking paths

C. sleeping under the stars D. breathing the clean mountain air

3. Which of the following about Wu Dong is WRONG?

A. Wu Dong likes reading very much.　　 B. Wu Dong’s family isn’t very rich.

C. Wu Dong is the oldest of the three. D. Wu Dong is kind.

4. Liu Hui will work for Reading for Life because he can _____________ there.

A. play with children　　　　 B. read more books　

C. can help children read D. look after the poor children

5. Which is the best title (題目)for this passage?

A. The Forest Center　 B. Reading for Life　 C. Young Chinese Volunteer D. A Special House Program

If you think you are too shy and want to be a little outgoing, try the following. You can make it.

    Tell people you are shy. Just let people know that you are a shy kid. When they know that, they’ll understand you better. This also helps you feel more at home when talking with others.

    Try to smile more. People think you are friendly and easy to talk to. Remember that most of us would like to talk to friendly people and we will stay away from an angry-looking face.

    Talk to others first. If you find it hard to do, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to those people?

    Turn your attention to somewhere else. Think more about ways to enjoy the party or the game. Don’t worry about your looks or care if people like you.

    Reward(獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)) yourself. Each time after you say “hi” or smile at someone for the first time , say to yourself “You did it!” or buy yourself an ice cream.

    Keep trying and one day you won’t be shy any more when you talk to others.

1.How many suggestions does the writer give us in the passage?

A. Three        B. Four.          C. Five         D. Six.

2.How can you make people think you are friendly and easy to talk to?

A. By telling them you are shy.                B. By trying to smile more.

C. By talking to them first.                   D. By rewarding yourself.

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. People can understand you better when they know you are shy.

B. Most people don’t like to talk to those people with angry faces.

C. Don’t care what you look like at the party or the game.

D. Each time after you smile at someone for the first time, you should buy yourself an ice cream.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A. How to be outgoing?          

B. When to be friendly?

C. Why to be shy?        

D. Where to say something nice about people around you?

If you think you are too shy and want to be a little outgoing, try the following. You can make it.
Tell people you are shy. Just let people know that you are a shy kid. When they know that, they’ll understand you better. This also helps you feel more at home when talking with others.
Try to smile more. People think you are friendly and easy to talk to. Remember that most of us would like to talk to friendly people and we will stay away from an angry-looking face.
Talk to others first. If you find it hard to do, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to those people?
Turn your attention to somewhere else. Think more about ways to enjoy the party or the game. Don’t worry about your looks or care if people like you.
Reward(獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)) yourself. Each time after you say “hi” or smile at someone for the first time , say to yourself “You did it!” or buy yourself an ice cream.
Keep trying and one day you won’t be shy any more when you talk to others.
【小題1】How many suggestions does the writer give us in the passage?