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1.Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.
One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future (未来). They talked for a long time.
“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?” “Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where's yours?” “I left it at home.”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
1. Jack was ________ when he finished middle school. A. sixteen B. eighteen C. twenty D. Fifteen
2. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.
A. he's her grandson B. he's clever C. he can keep quiet D. he gets home on time 3. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________. A. classmate B. colleague (同事) C. aunt D. Wife
4. The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese. A. 盖印 B. 跺 C. 贴邮票 D. 承认
5. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.
A. to wake his grandma up B. to make his grandma angry C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch
2. We are all busy talking about and using the Internet (互联网), but how many of us know the history of the Internet?
Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks (络) didn't work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.
At first the Internet was only used by the government, but, in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made 'surfing' (览) the Internet more convenient.
Today it is easy to get on-line (网) and it is said that millions of people use the Internet everyday. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.
The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life. 1.the Internet has a history of ___ years.
A.about 40 B.less than 30 C.more than 45 D.nearly 35 2.scientists set up a new network system to ___
A.make the computer cheaper B.make the system work well
C.make the computer go well D.develop new softwares 3.the Interent was widely used in the ___ A.1960s B.1970s C.1980s D.1900s
4.the underlined words\on-live\Chinese mean ___. A.上机 B.上网 C.接线 D。买电脑 5.which of the following is NOT true?
A.in the 1960s computer network system want wrong easily. B.computers are much cheaper than before C.today the Internet is used everywhere. D.people had enough softwares to get on-time fifteen years ago. 3. Now, China has the second largest number of Internet users in the world after the United States. Many of Chinese Internet users are teenagers. They spend about 13 hours every week online. On the
Internet, students can find out almost anything. Surfing the Internet（网上冲浪）can help them with their homework and learn a lot of knowledge.
People can use the Internet to write letters, stories and to send emails. Many teenagers keep in touch with their friends online. They can also make new friends through QQ or ICQ.
Some of the students surf the Internet just for fun. They like to listen to music, watch films, and go to their favourite stars' websites.
But some parents always think that the Internet takes young people away from study. \playing computer games and most games are about killing and fighting. It's too dangerous. And there are some dirty things on the Internet, \1. According to this passage, China has the ______ highest number of Internet users. A. Second B. Third C. Fourth D. fifth 2. The phrase\ A. 浏览网站
B. 交朋友
C. 打电话
D. 保持联系
B. They can go to their favourite stars’ websites.
3. Some of the students surf the Internet for fun. What can they do? A. They can listen to music and watch films. C. A and B.
D. We don't know.
4. Some parents worry that the Internet is ______ . A. Helpful B. Dangerous C. Traditional D. useful 5. What's the best title of this article?
A. The Internet
B. The Computer
C. The Teenagers
D. Surfing the Internet
4. You have been working hard to learn English. Do you know American kids are trying to learn Chinese? More than 60,000 American students now study Chinese.
\ Chinese has become more useful, and more and more Americans begin to learn it,\专家).
For example, in 1999, only three schools in Chicago had Chinese lessons. This year more than 30 schools there have Chinese during school days. Last year China gave them 3,000 textbooks because they had done a good job.
Although Chinese is becoming more and more popular, it is one of the most difficult languages to learn. Usually, an English speaker takes about 1320 hours to become good at Chinese. He needs only 480 hours for French, Spanish or Italian.
1. According to Scott McGinnis, more and more Americans begin to learn Chinese _____ .
A. because of China's fast development B. because of China's interesting culture C. because they have more free time D. because Chinese is easy to learn 2. This year, _____ schools in Chicago give students Chinese lessons. A. only three B. Thirteen C. over thirty D. less than thirty 3. The students at those schools in Chicago take Chinese lessons _____ . A. after school B. at weekends C. on school nights D. on school days 4. Last year China gave _____ textbooks to those schools in Chicago. A. thirty B. three hundred C. three thousand D. thirty thousand 5. From the last two sentences we know that _____ . A. Chinese is easier to learn than French, Spanish or Italian
B. Chinese is more difficult to learn than French, Spanish or Italian C. English speakers like to learn French, Spanish or Italian more than Chinese D. English speakers like to learn Chinese more than French, Spanish or Italian
阅读理解。阅读短文,从A、B、C、D中选出最佳答案。
5. It is easier to go downhill than to climb uphill. So it is easier to fall into bad habits than into good ones. Bad habits do not come suddenly. They come little by little without one being aware of their danger.
School boys first pick up little bad habits in school and on the street. When they can't write their lessons,they copy from their schoolmates. If they see bigger boys smoking, they also want to learn to smoke. If they see their friends gambling they want to gamble. When they get bigger, the habits become stronger andstronger so that they can no longer get rid of them. From copying they learn to steal, from gambling, they learn to cheat. At last they become suspected by everybody. How necessary it is that we get rid of the bad habits in the beginning! 1. It is easier to fall into ______than into________.
A. good habits, bad habits B. bad habits, good ones C. bad habits, good one 2. Bad habits come________.
A. suddenly B. little by little C. faster and faster 3. Where do schoolboys pick up little bad habits first? A. In school B. On the street C. in school and on the street 4. When schoolboys get bigger, their bad habits become_______. A. stronger and stronger B. weaker and weaker C. better and better 5. It is important for us_________.
A. to copy with them B. to learn to steal and cheat C. to get rid of the bad habits in the beginning
6. Have you ever been ill ? When you are ill , you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot ,and there are pains all over your body . You don’t want to work , you stay in bed ,feeling very sad.
What makes us ill ? It is germs(细菌).Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can’t find them with your eyes, but you can see them with a microscope.They are very very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing.
Germs are always found in dirty water. Water under the microscope, we look at dirty water unde the microscope, we shall see them in it .So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.
Germs aren’t found only in water. They are found in air and dust .If you cut your finger, if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut (割开处), some of the germs would go into your finger. Your finger would become big and red , and you will have much pain in it .Sometimes the germs would go into all of your body , and you would have pain
everywhere.
1. Which of the following is true?
A. If things are very very small, they are germs. B. If things can’t be seen , they must be germs. C. Germs are only in dirty water. D. Germs are everywhere around us. 2. What is a microscope used for?
A. Making very very small things look much bigger. B. Making very big things look much smaller. C. Helping you read some newspapers. D. Helping you if you can’t see things clearly. 3. Why don’t your parents let you drink dirty water?
A. You haven’t looked at it carefully. B. Water can’t be drunk in this way. C. There must be lots of germs in it . D. Water will make you ill . 4. Which of the following is not true?
A. Germs can be found both in water and in the air. B. Germs can go into your finger if it is cut. C. If your temperature is not OK, there must be germs in your body. D. If your finger isn’t cut , there aren’t any germs on it. 5. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Germs may make us ill. B. Germs are in dirty water. C. Don’t drink dirty water. D. Take care of your fingers 7.Mr Smith gave his wife money every Friday evening. His wife always spent it all the next Wednesday,so that（以至于） for the next three days she had no money to spend at all.One day Mr Smith asked her,―But how did you spend all that money?She answered,―I don’
t know .So one Friday evening,Mr Smith gave her money together with an exercise book and a pencil.He said to his wife ,―Please write down how you spend the money .Next Tuesday,his wife had no money again.Mr Smith took the exercise book to see how she had spent it.―I have done what you told me ,she said gladly.She had written―
Friday,I got 18 pounds from Mr Smith.on the first page,and on the second page,she wrote ,―Tuesday,I have spent it all.（ ）61.Mrs Smith always spent all the money ＿＿＿＿. A.the next day B.in four days C. in a week D. on next Wednesday
（ ）1.Mr Smith gave his wife an exercise book and a pencil and asked her ＿＿
A.to do homework B.to have a look C.to write down how she spent the money D.to draw a picture on it （ ）2.Mrs Smith was ＿ to do what Mr Smith asked her to . A.happy B. sad C.sorry D. excited （ ）3.Mr Smith gave his wife money ＿＿＿＿ a week. A.once B.twice C.three times D.four times
（ ）4.The story tells us that Mrs Smith was not very ＿＿＿＿. A.glad B.tall C.careful D.good
8.There are forty_eight students in our class.There are twenty_three boys and twenty_five girls.Some students live near the school,and some others live very far from the school.About half of the students come to school by bike .They often get to school at a quarter to seven.About ten students often come to school by bus.They often go to school very early,too.Another ten students come to school on foot.Their homes are near the school,but they are often late for school,because they get up very late.
（ ）1.More than half of the students usually come to school ＿＿＿＿. A.very late B.very early C.by bus D.on foot （ ）2.Some students are often late for school because＿＿＿＿A.their homes are far from the school B.they go to school on foot
C.they get up very late D.they don’t like going to school （ ）3.About ＿＿＿＿ students go to school by bike. A.forty_eight B.ten C.twenty D.twenty_four
（ ）4.About ten students often come to school by bus because＿ A.their homes are not near the school B.they don’t have any bikes C.they can’t ride bike D.they want to go to school very early （ ）5.How many students live far from the school?
A.About thirty_eight B.About twenty C.About ten. D.About twenty_five