out in March 1702.
In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston Newsletter, the first newspaper published in the American colonies. By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States.
Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Dhimbun. It sells more than eleven million copies every day.
1. The first daily newspaper came out in _____. A. 59 BC B. 700’s C. 1069 D. 1620
2. The first regular published newspaper in Europe was printed in _____. A. England B. Germany C. France D. Sweden
3. The first printed newspaper in America came out in _____. A. Washington B. New York C. Boston
D. New Orleans
4. Today there are about _____ daily newspaper printed in the United States. A. 1800 B. 1620 C. 1760 D. 1704
5. The largest circulation for a newspaper that of ______. A. Asahi Dhimbun B. Newsletter C. Daily Couran D. Amsterdam
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There are different ways in which people try to deal with the problem of energy. One way is the greater production of common energy sources, such as coal, oil and gas. The trouble with these sources, however, is that they are not renewable.
Another way is energy conservation(节能), which means using energy more efficiently(有效地). In some very cold countries people build special houses to save
energy. They place materials between the inside and the outside of the walls of the house
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to keep the cold out and the warmth in. The house is heated by the lights, the body heat of the people and the other equipment in it.
Finally, renewable energy sources are used even though they are often expensive to develop. One form of these is geothermal energy. In certain parts of the world the temperature of the earth increases thirty degrees centigrade with each kilometer down. At six kilometers, therefore, it rises to nearly two hundred degrees. To get the heat, water is pumped(压;抽)down into the rocks and back up to the surface. Heat from the earth is already used in certain countries.
1. How many ways of dealing with the energy problem are discussed in the text? A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five.
2. From the text we learn that coal ________. A. is quite easy to produce B. is not used most efficiently
C. is the most common source of energy D. could be renewed only by new technology
3. The writer tells about the \A. show the excellent skills of the builders
B. serve as an example of energy conservation C. are heated by different sources of energy D. are warmer than other types of houses
4. The underlined words geothermal energy in the third paragraph mean ________. A. renewable source B. underground source C. heat inside the earth D. temperature of the earth
5. At a place where the surface temperature is 15℃, how deep do you have to dig so as to get a temperature of 75℃? A. One km. B. Two km. C. Three km. D. Four km
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Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “What is the most important in your life?” maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet.”
The first computer was made in 1946. It was very big but it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller. But they work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can’t live without computers today.”
The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than
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computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, write letters, do shopping, play games or make friends.
Many students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex (性别). They are so
interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can’t put their hearts into study. Many of them can’t catch up with others on many subjects because of that．
We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet.
1. The Internet can not be used for ______. A. studying B. shopping C. thinking D. playing
2. When the computer was invented, it was ______. A. large and worked quickly B. small and worked slowly C. large but worked slowly D. small but worked quickly
3. The Internet was born in about _______. A. 1971 B. 1946 C. 1921 D. 1996
4. Which of the following is true?
A. Few students like going into the Internet.
B. Students use the Internet to make “unreal friends”. C. These “unreal friends” often meet each other.
D. Students know the friends on the Internet very well. 5. What does the writer think of the Internet? A. It is wonderful.
B. It can make students study harder. C. It is not good for students.
D. It is helpful, but we can’t do everything on it.
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2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut (初次登台) on October 23, 2002 and got 6 points (得分) for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he got 13 points in another game.
Most people think that Yao Ming is a born basketball player. But Yao said, “When you
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watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really not so easy. ” He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge. “I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games,” he said.
Yao Ming speaks some English. Both he and his teammates can understand each other. They don’t think there is a language problem. While Yao Ming faces this new challenge, the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy (活力) to the Rockets. The team has started having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese.
1. Yao Ming got 13 points on October ,2002. A. 22 B. 23 C. 24 D. 26
2. Yao Ming said that . A. playing in the MBA was difficult B. it was hard to watch MBA games on TV C. he was an MBA star
D. it was boring to play basketball
3. The people of Houston hope Yao Ming will . A. speak excellent English B. bring new energy C. make MBA games easy D. face new challenge
4. From the passage we can know that Yao Ming . A. will work hard for his team
B. made the highest score in his first MBA game C. can’t understand his teammates
D. teaches the Rockets workers Chinese himself 5. The passage is probably . A. an advertisement B. a notice C. a news report D. an instruction 完形填空
通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后，从每小题的四个选择项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
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My father often works very hard. And he has __1__ to see a film. Here I’ll tell you __2__ about him. One afternoon, when he finished his work and __3__ go home, he found a film ticket under the __4__ on his desk. He thought he __5__ to have not much work to do that day and __6__ was quite wonderful to pass the __7__ at the cinema. So he came back home and __8__ finished his supper. Then he said __9__ to us and left.
But to our __10__, he came back about half an hour later. I __11__ him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about __12__ funny thing that had happened at the cinema. When my father was sitting in his seat, a __13__ came to my father’s seat and said that the seat was __14__. My father was surprised. He took out the ticket __15__ looked at it carefully. It was Row 17, __16__. And then he looked at the seat. It was the same. So he asked her __17__ her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17, Seat 3. __18__? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering, suddenly the woman said, “The __19__ of the tickets are different.” So they looked at the ticket more carefully. After a while, my father said, “Oh, __20__. I made a mistake. My ticket is for the film a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left the cinema.
1. A: little money 2. A: a funny story 3. A: was to 4. A: box 6. A: it 8. A: early 9. A: hello
B: much money C: little time D: much time B: a good story C: an old story B: was about to C: had to
C: glass C: that C: day C: quickly C: sorrow C: told C: some C: doctor C: taken C: or
C: Seat 3 C: to see C: When C: prices
B: liked B: this B: quietly
D: a strange story D: ought D: paper
D: wanted D: which D: evening D: suddenly D: surprise D: wanted D: the D: nurse D: wrong D: so D: Seat 4 D: to show D: Where D: owners
B: book
5. A: happened 7. A: morning
C: pretended
B: afternoon
B: good-bye B: explained B: one B: woman B: his B: but
C: good evening D: good night
10. A: disappointment B: joy 11. A: asked 12. A: a
13. A: man 14. A: hers 15. A: and
16. A: Seat 1 17. A: to bring 18. A: Why 19. A: designs 20. A: I'm sad
B: Seat 2 B: to get B: How B: colors
B: I'm sorry C: I'm wrong D: I'm worried 2
Why is a space left between the rails of a railway line where one piece joins the next? The space __1__ to let the rail expand when it gets __2__. On a hot day, the metal
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