I am sure that everybody in his／her life has used computers．Nowadays you can feel their presence everywhere—at home，at school，at work and they certainly make life easier．On the other hand，there are people who can work without them．
Anyway, I believe their presence is a good thing．Life with them seems less difficult and more comfortable．You can use them to choose your meal，to withdraw your money，and also to save your time，because these operations ale all controlled by computers．Therefore，you can hardly imagine the modern world without them；the whole planet seems to be one big computer society．
Nevertheless，problems call often appear in this area，too．To have a computer means you have to be quite rich and have the necessary skills to use it．However, think about questions like，“Are computers available for everyone, for rich and poor people，for people from villages and people from cities? Aren’t they too expensive? Is everyone able to learn how to use them and does everyone have the chance to access and work with them? How could everything in the future be dependent on them?”Therefore，I think our society will be divided into two pans．One part will work with them and enjoy the benefits that computers can bring and the other part will be pushed out of society and will actually be left far behind the other group．
Another question that bothers me is，computers are important and they’re good things in our life, but they aren’t everything. They are good as a help at school, quite often as entertainment, especially for young people, as an necessary tool to help in research etc. , but I think we shouldn’t be so dependent on them, because computers are only machines and machines can’t feel anything, can’t be human and sympathetic, and every action performed by computer can be interfered(干涉) with could cause these machines to crash or work badly.
In conclusion, I would like to say I am not against computers. I use computers too, but people should be wary all the time.
72．Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?
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73．By saying“wary”(in the last paragraph)，the author is trying to say,“People should ”
A．be strongly for the use of computers because of its convenience
B．be careful with computers that will also cause problems
C．master more necessary computer skills
D．not do something that causes computers to work badly
74．In the third paragraph，the author presents his idea by ．
A．asking questions for people to think about
B．giving examples to support his argument
C．raising questions and answering them
D．expressing his opinion directly
75．The author’s main purpose in writing the passage is to ．
A．encourage us to use computers in our society
B．advise us to say no to computers from now on
C．remind us to care about the problems that computers bring
D．inform us that computers has become a necessary part of our life
Since 1989 Dave Thomas，who died at age 69，was one of the most recognizable faces on TV.He appeared in more than 800 commercials (商业广告) for the hamburger chain named for his daughter.“As long as it works，”he said in 1991，“I’ll continue to do those commercials.”
Even though he was successful，Thomas remained troubled by his childhood.“He still won’t let anyone see his feet，which are out of shape because he never had proper fitting shoes，”Wendy said in 1993.Born to a single mother，he was adopted (收养) as a baby by Rex and Auleva Thomas of Kalamazoo in Michigan.After Auleva died when he was 5，Thomas spent years on the road as Rex traveled around seeking construction work.“He fed me，”Thomas said，“and if I got out of line，he’d beat me.”
Moving out on his own at the age of 15，Thomas worked，first as a waiter，in many restaurants.But he had something much better in mind.“I thought if I owned a restaurant，”he said，“I could eat for free.”A 1956 meeting with Harland Sanders led Thomas to a career as the manager of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant that made him a millionaire in 1968.
In 1969，after breaking with Sanders，Thomas started the first Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers，in Columbus，Ohio，which set itself apart by serving madetoorder burgers.With 6,000 restaurants worldwide，the chain now makes $6 billion a year in sales.
Although troubled by his own experience with adoption，Thomas，married since 1954 to Lorraine,66，and with four grown kids besides Wendy，felt it could offer a future for other children.He started the Dave Thomas Foundation(基金会) for Adoption in 1992.
In 1993，Thomas，who had left school at the age of 15，graduated from Coconut Creek High School in Florida.He even took Lorraine to the graduation dance party.The kids voted him Most Likely to Succeed.
“The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave，”says friend Pat Williams.“He wasn’t a great actor or a great speaker.He_was_just_Joe_Everybody.”What is the article mainly about?
| A．The life of Dave Thomas. |
| B．The dream of Dave Thomas. |
| C．The schooling of Dave Thomas. |
| D．The growth of Dave Thomas’s business. |
What do we know about his childhood?
| A．He lived a poor life. |
| B．He had caring parents. |
| C．He stayed in one place. |
| D．He didn’t go to school. |
Choose the right time order of the following events in Thomas’s life.
a．graduated from high school
b．started his own business
c．became a millionaire
d．started a foundation
e．met Harland Sanders
| A．e，b，c，d，a |
| B．a，e，c，b，d |
| C．e，c，b，d，a |
| D．a，e，b，c，d |
“He was just Joe Everybody.”(in the last paragraph) means________.
| A．Dave was famous |
| B．Dave was ordinary |
| C．Dave was showy |
| D．Dave was shy |
What is the name of Dave Thomas’s business?
| A．Thomas’s. | B．Wendy’s. |
| C．Lorraine’s. | D．Rex’s. |
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The Pow Wow(印第安人的帕瓦仪式)is held annually at the Trail of Tears Commemorative Park in Hopkinsville，Kentucky.The Pow Wow provides an opportunity for participants to celebrate the great heritage of the American Indian through dance，drumming and singing，traditional foods，crafts and storytelling.For the visitors，it provides an exceptional educational experience.
The idea for hosting a Pow Wow in Hopkinsville was developed by the Trail of Tears Commission in 1988 as a way to commemorate(纪念)the 150th anniversary of the cruel Cherokee removal from their ancestral homelands in the southeast，across the Mississippi to Indian Territory，which is now Oklahoma.Known as the“trail of tears”，this forced removal affected Hopkinsville，which was along the trail，and served as a major stopping point for the Cherokees during the freezing winter of 1838 and 1839.
The president and founder of the Trail of Tears Commission，Beverly Baker，began work in late 1985 to gain support for his idea for a commemorative park，and to encourage interest in acknowledging this event in local history.Volunteers joined Baker in pursuing support of the park and designation(指定)of the Trail of Tears as a National Historic Trail.City and county governments，and a church offered$1,000 in seed money to the group.And then other help came.
A proclamation(宣言)by the governor set 1988 as the Year of the Trail of Tears.In 1992，the Pow Wow celebrated the Year of the American Indian.The state provided money to help develop the Pow Wow grounds as the Trail of Tears Commemorative Park，which opened in 1993.In 1996，the National Park Service designated the park as a site on the National Historic Trail of Tears—the first nonfederal property to receive this designation.Since 1989，Pow Wow’s own income has supported development，operation，and maintenance of the park and its heritage center.School and scout groups，local clubs，and tourists regularly visit the park and center.The Pow Wow is held each year to________.
| A．honor Beverly Baker |
| B．offer all kinds of entertainment to visitors |
| C．provide visitors with an educational experience |
| D．honor the cruel Cherokee removal |
The Pow Wow was first held in the Trail of Tears Commemorative Park in________.
| A．1988 |
| B．1838 |
| C．1989 |
| D．1993 |
Which of the following shows the correct order for the development of Trail of Tears Pow Wow?
a．The idea for hosting a Pow Wow was developed.
b．The Trail of Tears Commemorative Park was designated as a site on the National Historic Trail of Tears.
c．The Pow Wow celebrated the Year of the American Indian.
d．The idea for a commemorative park was put forward.
| A．a，b，c，d |
| B．d，a，c，b |
| C．c，a，d，b |
| D．d，b，c，a |
It can be inferred that when the idea for a commemorative park was put forward，________.
| A．it won many people’s support |
| B．Beverly Baker grew more and more famous |
| C．it was refused by the government |
| D．it only received$1,000 in seed money in all |
How many of the following pieces of information can be gathered from the passage?
a．It was in 1838 that the cruel Cherokee removal took place.
b．Hopkinsville sheltered the Cherokees from freezing cold of winters throughout their trail.
c．Conventionally federal property has the honor to be designated as the site on the National Historic Trail of Tears.
d．The park relies on Pow Wow in terms of monetary support.
| A．4 |
| B．3 |
| C．2 |
| D．1 |
There are a number of special days of the year that are celebrated in different countries.The origins of most of the days are unknown.They were certainly not created by individual people.Other days，however，especially those celebrated in western countries often owe their origins to a particular person.One of the most popular of these，even though it is fairly recent，is Mother’s Day.Mothers have always been highly regarded in all cultures.The ancient Romans had a festival known as Hilaria，during which children took presents to the temple of the “Mother of the Gods”．The Christian Church adopted this idea and called it Mothering Sunday.However，over the years this custom was gradually forgotten，and almost disappeared by the end of the 19th century.
Born in 1864 in Virginia，USA，Anna Jarvis was a school teacher and believed children should show gratitude to their mothers for all their love and care.Encouraged by a friend，she wrote to thousands of important people—politicians，churchmen，doctors，city officials and asked them to support her idea：a special day of the year for thanking mothers.
In 1910 the Governor of West Virginia introduced Mother’s Day into the state.The date chosen was May 10—the second Sunday in May，which is still observed in America today.This date was chosen because May 10 was the date on which in 1908 Anna Jarvis’s mother died.In 1914 President Woodrow Wilson made May 10 the official date for Mother’s Day throughout the United States.
Soon there was a Mother’s Day International Association and the custom began to be adopted in many countries of the world.
Anna Jarvis，a sad and disillusioned woman died in 1948.The custom she had worked hard to establish and which had become almost universal had lost its original purpose.It had been taken over by business.As with Christmas，the giving of presents and the sending of cards had become a multimillion dollar industry.The story is about ________.
| A．Mothering Sunday for Christmas |
| B．the origin of a special day for mothers |
| C．President Wilson and Anna Jarvis |
| D．how people celebrate Mother’s Day |
Hilaria was a festival in ________.
| A．ancient Rome |
| B．America |
| C．China |
| D．the Christian Church |
Anna Jarvis wanted to ________.
| A．thank her mother for her care |
| B．introduce a celebration for mothers |
| C．meet thousands of important people |
| D．make her pupils celebrate her on Mother’s Day |
May 10 became the date for Mother’s Day because ________.
| A．May is in the American spring |
| B．it was the second Sunday in May in 1910 |
| C．President Wilson liked the date |
| D．this was the date on which Anna Jarvis’s mother died |
Unfortunately，Anna Jarvis was not happy with Mother’s Day when she died because ________.
| A．her mother was not there to see it |
| B．she had never been a mother herself |
| C．people were too interested in making it a business |
| D．no one gave any presents or cards to their mothers |
If you look for a book as a present for a child，you will be spoiled for choice even in a year where there is no new Harry Potter J．K Rowling’s wizard is not alone：the past decade has been a harvest for good children’s books，which has set off a large quantity of films and in turn led to increased sales of classics such as The Lord of the Rings.
Yet despite that，reading is increasingly unpopular among children.According to statistics，in 1997,23% said they didn’t like reading at all.In 2003,35% did.And around 6% of children leave primary school each year unable to read properly.
Maybe the decline is caused by the increasing availability of computer games.Maybe the books boom has affected only the top of the educational pile.Either way，Chancellor Gordon Brown plans to change things for the bottom of the class.In his prebudget report，he announced the national project of Reading Recovery to help the children struggling most.
Reading Recovery is aimed at six year olds，who receive four months of individual daily halfhour classes with a specially trained teacher.An evaluation earlier this year reported that children on the scheme made 20 months’ progress in just one year，whereas similarly weak readers without special help made just five months’ progress, and so ended the year even further below the level expected for their age.
International research tends to find that when British children leave primary school they read well，but read less often for fun than those elsewhere.Reading for fun matters because children who are keen on reading can expect lifelong pleasure and loving books is an excellent indicator of future educational success.According to the OECD，being a regular and enthusiastic reader is of great advantage.Which of the following is TRUE of Paragraph 1?
| A．Many children’s books have been adapted from films. |
| B．Many highquality children’s books have been published. |
| C．The sales of classics have led to the popularity of films. |
| D．The sales of presents for children have increased. |
Statistics suggested that________.
| A．the number of top students increased with the use of computers |
| B．a decreasing number of children showed interest in reading |
| C．a minority of primary school children read properly |
| D．a large percentage of children read regularly |
What do we know about Reading Recovery?
| A．An evaluation of it will be made sometime this year. |
| B．Weak readers on the project were the most hardworking. |
| C．It aims to train special teachers to help children with reading. |
| D．Children on the project showed noticeable progress in reading. |
Reading for fun is important because bookloving children________.
| A．take greater advantage of the project |
| B．show the potential to enjoy a long life |
| C．are likely to succeed in their education |
| D．would make excellent future researchers |
The aim of this text would probably be________.
| A．to overcome primary school pupils’ reading difficulty |
| B．to encourage the publication of more children’s books |
| C．to remind children of the importance of reading for fun |
| D．to introduce a way to improve early childhood reading |
One of the bestknown American writers of children’s books is Alfred Strong，or Doctor Strong，as he is better known to readers everywhere.Now，an art show called “Doctor Strong From Then To Now” is travelling around the United States.The pictures and drawings show the history of Doctor Strong.
Doctor Strong first became famous almost fifty years ago when his first children’s book was published.Since then，he has written fortyfive books that have sold more than one hundred million copies around the world.
Doctor Strong’s books are known for their easy use of words and colorful，handdrawn pictures.These drawings bring life to his imaginary creatures，The Cat in the Hat，Horton the Elephant，The Grinch Who Stole Christmas，and hundreds of others.
The San Diego Museum，in California，organized the show.It included about three hundred Doctor Strong’s original (最早的) drawings and some of his writings.
Most of Doctor Strong’s books，although written in a funny way，have serious messages.For example，in Mc Elligot’s Pool，he describes the danger of pollution.He discusses the arms race in The Butter Battle Book，written in nineteen eightyfour.
Doctor Strong is almost eightyfour years old now.He says he never plans to write stories just for children.He says he writes stories that interest people of all ages.He says he uses easy words so that everyone，even a child，can understand.Alfred Strong is a famous ________ in the United States.
| A．doctor |
| B．artist |
| C．writer |
| D．reader |
Doctor Strong first became famous in ________.
| A．his eighties when an art show was travelling around the United States |
| B．his fifties when his drawings and writings were published |
| C．nineteeneightyfour when his book Mc Elligot’s Pool was published |
| D．his thirties when his first book was published |
Doctor Strong’s books are very popular in America because ________.
| A．they are stories about animals such as cats，elephants and so on |
| B．they are written in easy words with colorful pictures |
| C．he organized an art show in California |
| D．they are written in a funny way |
His purpose of writing many such books is ________.
| A．to show his original pictures and drawings |
| B．to organize a special art show of his own |
| C．to make his readers laugh when they read his books |
| D．not only to interest people but to expose(uncover)some serious social problems |
Doctor Strong says he writes his stories ________.
| A．for all people |
| B．for all his patients |
| C．just for grownups |
| D．just for children |