A. as soon as the party began C. when all the other people left
B. together with other people D. before the party began
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Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you, “What is the most useful thing in your life?” Maybe you will answer, “Computers and the Internet.” The first computer was made in 1946. It was big but it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller, but they work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer said, “People can?t live without computers today.”
The Internet came about twenty-five years later than computers. But it can be found almost everywhere now. We can use it to read books, send e-mails, do some shopping, play games or make friends.
Young men, especially the middle school students like the Internet very much. They often go to the Internet bars when they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have seen these friends. They don?t know their real names, ages and even sex. They are so interested in making “unreal friends” that they can?t put their heart into study. Some of them play the games in the Internet bars all day and all night. Many of them can?t catch up with others in many subjects because of that.
Now the government has done many things. Some bad bars have been banned. But that?s not enough. The teachers and parents are still worrying about their students or children.
We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that computers and the Internet could not do all the things.
1. Today computers and the Internet have _____ to do with more and more people. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything 2. How was the first computer?
A. It was made in China. C. It couldn?t work fast. B. It was not very big. D. It was very cheap. 3. When was the first computer made?
A. In the 18th century. C. In 1946. B. In the 19th century. D. In the 180s. 4. Who likes the Internet very much? A. The middle school students. B. The primary school student. C. The college students. D. The workers.
5. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A. Computers can help people do everything.
B. Middle school students aren?t allowed to use the Internet.
C. Some students have used the Internet to make the “unreal friends”. D. To go to the Internet bars too often is good for students to study.
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According to Forbes magazine, Oprah Winfrey is one of the richest women in America. She
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has worked as a news reporter, movie actress, and author, but she is best known for her popular television talk show, Oprah.
Life has not always been easy for Oprah. When she was young, her parents did not live together and she often moved house. Her family was poor, and Oprah did not have her first pair of shoes until she was six years old. But Oprah was smart; she learned how to read before she started school. And even from her young age, Oprah loved to talk.
After graduating from high school, Oprah got a job as a newsreader at a television station in Baltimore. Oprah was very different from the other reporters. She laughed when she made a mistake, and cried if a story was sad. Her style was not right for news reporting, so she was fire (解雇).
Oprah?s boss at the television station offered her a job as the co-host of a morning talk show called People Are Talking. She was very popular on that show, and in 1981 Oprah moved to Chicago where she was given a larger studio audience. Five years later, her show Oprah was broadcast nationally for the first time.
Every day, 14 million people watch Oprah in the USA and 130 other countries. She interviews not only famous people but also ordinary people, who she asks to talk about their personal problems. When a guest?s story moves her, she cries and opens her arms for a hug. People throughout the USA and around the world feel close to Oprah because of her emotional communication style.
1. Oprah got her first pair of shoes when she was _______ years old. A. five B. six C. seven D. eight
2. Which of the following is TRUE about Oprah Winfrey according to the passage? A. As a child, she lived in the same house for a long time. B. She got her first job at a television station in Chicago. C. She is best known across the nation for news reporting. D. She isn?t afraid of showing her feeling openly. 3. Why was Oprah Winfrey fired?
A. She was the same as the other reporters.
B. The company wanted to reduce the number of the reporters. C. Her style was not suitable for news reporting. D. She was popular on the People Are Talking.
4. What makes Oprah so popular according to the passage? A. It shares people?s joy and sorrow whole-heartedly. B. It provides good solutions to many problems. C. It teaches communication skills.
D. It shows the personal lives of famous people. 5. What is the passage mainly about? A. Popularity of talk show hosts. B. Oprah Winfrey?s success story. C. The USA news industry.
D. The process of producing the talk show Oprah.
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Mr. Brown?s wife died one year ago. He is not only busy with his work, but also has to take care of his naughty children.
It?s lunchtime. The six elder children of the family put the baby in a big bowl with corns, cabbages and carrots and pretend that they are eating their little sister. The poor seventeenth nanny (保姆) is scared to see this. She screams and then runs out of the house desperately (拼命地).
Mr. Brown has hired seventeen nannies in a row (接连地) to take care of his naughty boys and girls, but the children try their best to get rid of their nannies. All the seventeen nannies have to leave him because of the children?s tricks (恶作剧). Mr. Brown is not able to find any more nannies for his children. Without a nanny, the family is totally in a mess. Mr. Brown is very upset.
When the children are playing crazily in the kitchen that night, Nanny Mcphee appears at the door. She is a magical woman with special powers and an ugly appearance (面容). She quickly stops the chaos (混乱) in the kitchen, and teaches the children to say “please”. Then, she makes good use of her magic power and teaches the children a lot, such as obedience (服从), respect, politeness, honesty, love, courage, understanding and responsibility. Many interesting stories happen during this process.
1. Mr. Brown has to take care of his children because _____. A. his wife died one year ago B. he is busy with his work
C. he has hired seventeen nannies
D. Nanny Mcphee doesn?t want to help him 2. How many children are there in the family? A. 6. B. 7 C. 17. D.18. 3. When the nanny _____, she creams. A. puts the baby in a bowl B. eats the little sister
C. thinks the children are eating their little sister D. runs into of the house
4. If there is no nanny, the family will be _____.
A. very good B. happy C. in a mess D. very upset 5. Why can?t Mr. Brown find any more nannies for his children? A. Because he can take care of his children by himself. B. Because all the seventeen nannies quit their jobs.
C. Because the children try their best to get rid of their nannies. D. Because Nanny Mcphee is ugly.
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I can?t remember when I started collecting litter. But it was when I got tired of seeing litter near my home and realized that no one else was going to pick it up.
I live close to a forest in Ohio, America. I can walk there in three minutes! I used to love going there to play with my dog. But one day there was so much litter there that I became very unhappy. I decided to clean up the forest. I wanted to feel happy going there again.
I made my first trip to clean the forest that afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me. Ten minutes after starting to pick up litter, my bag was full! It had cans, bottles, broken glass and
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newspapers in it.
Since that first trip three years ago, I?ve gone to the forest four times a year to pick up litter. I?m often there for three hours. It makes me feel great to do something for the environment.
After each trip, I look at all the litter I?ve found. If any of it is recyclable, I keep it. I can?t understand why people drop litter. But I will keep picking it up until they stop dropping it. I know I can only do a small bit to help the earth, but I still think it is important.
1. When did the writer begin to collect litter? A. When he was very young.
B. After his home moved to a new place.
C. When he realized no one else was going to pick it up. D. After he left school. 2. Where does the writer live? A. He lives in a forest. B. He lives near a forest.
C. He lives far away from forest.
D. He lives in a place with much litter. 3. How far is it from his home to the forest? A. Three minutes? walk. B. Three minutes? ride. C. Ten minutes? walk. D. Ten minutes? ride. 4. The writer collects litter in order to _____. A. make money B. make fun C. get a prize D. make the place clean 5. Where does the writer collect litter? A. In the forest. B. In the street. C. In the park. D. In the school.
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One summer afternoon Jane and James Brown visited their daughter at her home in Lilly, France. A few minutes before six the Browns decided to leave. They said goodbye to their daughter, walked to their car and got in. Mr. Brown was about to start the can when a gunman jumped up from the back seat. He held a gun to Mr. Brown?s head “Drive me to Paris!” he ordered. “All right,” Mr. Brown answered. “I?ll drive you anywhere you want to go. But first let my wife out of the car.”
The gunman agreed. After she was safely out of the car, Mr. Brown started the engine and drove down the street. He was driving slowly but his mind was racing. Unarmed and 81 years old, he knew he could not fight the gunman. Suddenly Mr. Brown realized how he could attract the attention of the police. He began driving like a mad man. He drove sixty miles an hour on side streets, ran red lights, and drove the wrong way on one-way streets. But not one police officer saw him. Suddenly he remembered that the Lilly police station was only a few blocks away. “All right,” he thought. “If I can?t bring the police to my car, I?ll bring my car to the police.”
He turned around the corner and saw the police station ahead. The two large doors were closed. He sped up the car straight for the doors. The car crashed through the doors and stopped in the countryside. Mr. Brown cried, “Help! He is going to kill me.” It happened so quickly that the
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gunman didn?t know what to do. Just then the officers from the police station had already come. They quickly caught the gunman. It was 6:30 p. m.—only 35 minutes after the Browns left their daughter?s home on a quiet street in Lilly.
1. The Browns went to Lilly to ______. A. do some shopping B. see their daughter C. visit the grandma D. go sightseeing 2. When Mr. Brown was going to start the car, a gunman ______. A. stopped his car
B. stood in front of his car C. hid in his car
D. held a gun to his head beside the car door. 3. Mr. Brown was driving slowly because_______. A. he didn?t know which way to go to Paris B. he was trying to find the policeman C. he was too frightened to drive D. he was thinking about what to do 4. Which of the following was not true?
A. Mr. Brown drove very quickly on the side streets.
B. Mr. Brown didn't? stop when the traffic lights were red. C. Mr. Brown knew he could fight the gunman.
D. The policemen quickly came when they heard the doors knocked down. 5. How did Mr. Brown find the policemen at last? A. He sped up the car.
B. He drove the wrong way on one-way streets. C. He brought his car to the police station. D. He drove like a mad man.
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Have you ever suddenly felt that someone you know was in trouble-and he was? Have you ever dreamed something that came true later? Maybe you have ESP (超感官知觉).
ESP may be called a sixth sense. It seems to let people know about events before they happen, or events that are happening some distance away.
Here?s an example: A woman was washing clothes. Suddenly she screamed, “My father is dead! I saw him sitting in the chair!” just then a telegram came. The woman?s father had died of a heart attack. He had died sitting in a chair.
There are thousands of stories like this one on record. Scientists are studying them to find out what?s behind these strange mental messages. Here?s another example—one of hundreds of dreams that have come true:
A man dreamed he was walking along a road when a horse carriage（马车） came by. The driver said, “There?s room for one more.” The man felt the driver was Death, so he ran away. The next day, the man was getting on a crowded bus. The bus driver said, “There?s room for one more.” Then the man saw that the driver?s face was the same face he had seen in the dream. He wouldn?t get on the bus. As the bus drove off, it crashed and burst into flames. Everyone was
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