Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their daily life. For example, They can help people to save much time to do much work, and they can help people to work out many problems they can’t do easily. Our country asked everyone except the old people, to learn to use computers before the twenty-first century.
Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children. They hope computers can help them improve their studies in school. Yet, many of the children use computers to play games, to watch videos or to sing karaoke, instead of studying. So many teachers and parents complain that computers can’t help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked in boxes by parents.
In some other countries, even some scientists also hate computers. They say computers make millions of people lose their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble.
Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be decided by today’s students themselves!Our country asked everyone to learn to use computers except the ________ .
| A．young people | B．old people | C．students | D．adults |
Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because _____
| A．Our country asks us to learn it. | B．it can help us to do a lot of things. |
| C．We can use it to play games only. | D．it can help us to find jobs only. |
What do many teachers and parents complain about? They complain about _____ .
| A．their students and children use computers to learn well. |
| B．computers let them lose their jobs |
| C．computers make their students and children fall behind |
| D．computers bring people a lot of trouble |
In this passage we know computers _____
| A．also bring us trouble | B．bring us happiness only |
| C．are hated by people | D．are good for people’s health |
How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? It means ____
| A．computers are used by people |
| B．people can live well without computers |
| C．one must decide how to use computers |
| D．computers are strange machine |
Ben
When I left school five years ago, I said to myself, “That’s that! No more learning for me．Now I can enjoy myself in the evening．” But about a year ago the boss said, “We’re going to get a computer in the near future．” What does he mean? I simply don’t know．Anyway, I decided to go to evening classes．I’m quite an expert(专家) on computers now and you know, I actually enjoy studying．
Eve
I haven’t much interest in studying．To be honest, I don’t like reading very much, except for magazines and that sort of thing．Just reading, that is, to kill the time．But I do enjoy watching TV．Not that I watch everything．In fact, I choose my programmes very carefully．I’m particularly interested in current affairs(时事)．In some ways I think I learn more in this way than I did at school．
Ted
I’m a very different sort of person－I simply love doing things．That’s why I enjoy sports so much．I mean, actually playing．I hardly ever watch it on TV, but I do read quite a bit about it．I’m even interested in the history of sports．I don’t have much time for anything else, except that I quite like dancing．Some people say I’m not very good at it, though．
Joan
I should say I have great interest in studying．I’d rather do this than anything else．Since I left school．I’ve taken courses in all sorts of things．I go to the city library once a week, but I much prefer evening classes because it’s more fun that way．My latest “craze（狂热）”－if you can call it that －is foreign languages．I’m learning two, not one!According to what they say, which of the following is NOT TRUE?
| A．Ben was pleased to leave school． |
| B．Eve does not spend much time in reading． |
| C．Ted spends a lot of time watching his favorite sport on TV． |
| D．Joan is learning languages in the evening school． |
Among the four people, _____ are considered to have made good use of time in studying．
| A．Ben and Eve | B．Eve and Ted |
| C．Ted and Joan | D．Ben and Joan |
In the future, we can infer(推断) that ________．
| A．Joan may speak one of foreign languages well． |
| B．Eve will study computers |
| C．Ben is interested in current affairs． |
| D．Joan prefers going to the city libraries． |
The sentence “That’s that!” means ________．
| A．Ben thinks he never need to learn |
| B．Ben wants to learn that |
| C．Ben would like to go on studying |
| D．Ben will learn from others |
In the past, when people had problems, they went to their families or friends to get advice. Today it is possible to get advice from radio shows, TV programmes and telephone hot lines, too. Most telephone hot lines are completely anonymous---callers do not have to say their names or telephone numbers. Most hot lines are usually free, too, even if the calls are long distance(距离). Other hot lines pay their advisers for their work. Usually the advisers are professionals with years of education and experience, but sometimes, the advisers have only taken a short class before starting to work on the hot line. All the advisers listen to people and help them solve their problems.Today when people have problems, ________．
| A．they can only ask their families for help |
| B．they can only get help from their friends |
| C．they can get help from telephone hot lines |
| D．they go to the advisers to get help |
Callersthe hot line for the advice or the phone calls．
| A．pay much | B．have to pay |
| C．don’t have to pay | D．get money from |
The advisers working at the hot line．
| A．are usually professionals | B．have all taken a short class |
| C．can solve any problem | D．are not all paid |
How do the hot line advisers work?
| A．They do what the callers tell them to do． |
| B．They go to the callers to help them． |
| C．They give advice to the callers by phone． |
| D．They ask people to come to see him． |
Jack wants to go to the zoo early next Thursday．The zoo will open at__________．
| A．9：00 a．m． | B．10：00 a．m． | C．4：00 p．m． | D．5：00 p．m． |
If visitors cannot see the animals, the animals may be______．
| A．playing | B．eating | C．acting | D．sleeping |
Jack is eight years old．He goes to the zoo with his 58-year-old grandfather．How much should they pay for visiting the zoo?
| A．$18． | B．$22． | C．$28． | D．$32． |
What should we do in order not to frighten the animals?
| A．We should ride bikes． | B．We should keep quiet． |
| C．Ｗe should feed the animals． | D．We should keep the zoo clean． |
Tom had once worked in a city office in London, but now he was out of work．He had a large family to support, so he often found himself in difficulty．He often visited Mr．White on Sundays, told him about his troubles, and asked for two or three pounds．
Mr．White, a man with a kind heart, found it difficult to refuse to give the money, though he himself was poor．Tom had already received more than thirty pounds from Mr．White, but he always seemed to be in need of some more．
One day, after telling Mr．White a long story of his troubles, Tom asked for five pounds．Mr．White had heard this sort of thing before, but he listened patiently to the end．Then he said,“I understand your difficulties, Tom．I’d like to help you．But I’m not going to give you five pounds this time．I’ll lend you the money, and you can pay me back next time you see me．”
Tom took the money, but he never appeared again．Tom was now in difficulties because he ____．
| A．worked in a city office and was poorly paid |
| B．was poorly paid and had a large family to support |
| C．was poorly paid and always spent money carelessly |
| D．was out of work and had a large family to support |
Tom went to Mr．White for help ____．
| A．twice a week | B．often on Sundays |
| C．always on Sundays | D．whenever he needed money |
Altogether Tom received from Mr White．
| A．at least thirty-five pounds | B．just thirty-five pounds |
| C．less than thirty pounds | D．five pounds |
A bus stops（停靠） at a small bus stop（公交站）. A man is hungry（饥饿） and he wants to buy some cakes. It’s raining(下雨) hard. He doesn’t want to go out in the rain. He sees a boy. 'Come here, boy!' he cries（喊）. 'Do you know how much（多少钱） the cakes are?' The boy says yes. The man gives the boy four dollars（美元） and asks him to buy two cakes. 'One is for you and one is for me.' Three minutes later, the boy comes back. He’s eating a cake. He gives the man two dollars and says, 'Sorry, there is only one cake left（剩下）.'Where is the man?
| A．He’s near the bus. | B．He is at home. |
| C．He’s on the bus. | D．He is in the car. |
The man doesn’t want to go out because__________.
| A．he is tired | B．he doesn’t like rain |
| C．he is hungry | D．it’s raining hard |
How many cakes does the boy buy?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
How much are they if(如果) we buy five cakes?
| A．five dollars | B．Four dollars | C．Ten dollars | D．Fifteen dollars |
What’s the result (结果)?
| A．The man eats the cake. | B．The boy eats the cake. |
| C．The boy doesn’t eat the cake. | D．The boy and the man both eat the cakes. |