Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it, do you know? The Internet is a network. It uses the telephone to join millions of computer together around the world.
Maybe that doesn’t sound very interesting. But when you are joined to the internet, there are lots and lots of thing
s you can do. You can send e-mail to your friends, and they can get them in a few seconds. You can also do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web (WW
W).
There are many different kinds of computers now. They all can be joined to the internet. Most o
f them are small machines sitting on people’s desks at home, but there are still many others in schools, offices, or large companies. These computers are owned by people and companies, but no one really owns the internet itself.
There are lots of places for you to go into the internet. For example, your school may have the internet. You use it during lessons or free time. Libraries often have computers joined to the internet. You are welcome to use it at any time.
Thanks to the internet, the world is becoming small. It is possible for you to work at home with a computer in front, getting and sending the information you need. You can buy or sell what ever you want by the internet. But do you know 98% of the information on the internet is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?What is the passage mainly about?
A internet B information C computers D E-mailsWhich is the quickest and cheapest way to send messages to your friends?
A by post B by e-mail C by telephone D by satelliteWhich may be
the most possible place for people to work tomorrow?
A in the office B at school C at home D in the companyWho is the owner of the internet?
A The headmaster B The officer C The user D No oneWhat does the writer try to tell us with the last two sentences?
A English is important in using the internet.
B The internet is more and more popular.
C Most of the information is in English.
D Every c
omputer must have the internet.
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Jack London was a famous American writer. He was born on January 12, 1876, in America.His family was very poor, and Jack had to leave school to make a living when he was twelve. He worked very hard.
Later Jack returned to school. He was strict with himself and worked hard at every subject, especially (尤其) literature(文学) .
In 1897, he went to Alaska to look for gold(黄金). Instead of getting gold, he found material for his books and stories. He returned home and started to write. His writings were so successful that he became rich and famous in his twenties.
But Jack London was not a happy man. He took his own life in 1916 when he was only 40 years old.Jack London was from ________.
| A．Alaska | B．London | C．the USA | D．France |
He was a famous ________.
| A．worker | B．story-teller | C．teacher | D．writer |
In Alaska, he________.
| A．found gold | B．found books and stories |
| C．became rich | D．learned a lot |
He became famous for________ .
| A．his writings | B．his gold | C．rich life | D．both A and B |
He began to work in________ and died in ________.
| A．1888;1916 | B．1876;1916 | C．1900;1956 | D．1876;1900 |
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We all know who Benjamin Franklin was. He was a very famous American statesman. He was also the first man to discover electricity. Franklin liked to study and to learn about new things. One day he heard from a friend that something black in colour holds the heat better than something white in colour. Franklin wanted to find out if this was true or not.
There was snow on the ground at the time. So he put two large pieces of cloth over the snow. One piece of cloth was black in colour, the other piece was white. Then he waited until the sun began to shine. After several hours he looked under the pieces of cloth and saw that the snow under the black cloth melted much faster than the snow under the white cloth. This proved to him that the black cloth held the heat better than the white cloth.
Soon after this, people began to wear white hats and white clothes during the summer because they were cooler.
根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）：Benjamin Franklin was only a scientist.
One day a friend of his told him something about the relation(关系) between colour and heat.
Something black in colour holds heat better than something white in colour.
This story happened in summer.
People wear white clothes in summer because they know it is cooler.
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Helen Keller was a US author and public speaker who became blind and deaf at the age of 19 months. Anne Sullivan became her teacher in 1887 and taught her to read, write, use sign language and speak. Keller received degree from Radcliffe College in 1904 and spent the rest of her life encouraging others with difficulties like hers to overcome them. Her books include The story of My Life (1902) and Out of the Dark(1913). Her life was the subject of the play The Miracle WorkerHelen Keller was an author in ________.
| A．English | B．America | C．Australia | D．China |
When she was 19 ________ old, Helen Keller became blind and deaf.
| A．days | B．years | C．months | D．seconds |
Did Helen Keller receive a college degree?
| A．Yes, she did. | B．Yes, he did. | C．No, she didn’t. | D．No, he didn’t. |
Which book is written by Helen Keller?
| A．The story of My Life | B．Out of the Dark |
| C．One million pound | D．A and B |
Helen Keller is a/an ________ person.
| A．honest | B．hard-working | C．beautiful | D．lovely |
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Changbai Mountain is in Jilin Province. It’s said to be the most beautiful mountain in the northeast of China. Its name, Changbai, means “ever white” in Chinese, and its whiteness is because of the pumice stones(浮石). You can get there by train or by bus.
Here are some tips for you if you want to visit it:
1. From November to April, heavy snow covers(覆盖) the area. August is the best time to visit it.
2. Be sure to start from your hotel early in the morning, so that you have enough time to see everything and return. Visitors can’t live on the mountain.
3. Bring food and water with you.
| Information Card |
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| Location |
It’s in 1 . |
| Reason of being white |
It’s because of the2 . |
| Transportation |
You can get there 3 . |
| Time |
4is the best time to visit it. |
| Things Taken |
You should take 5. |
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Here is some information about some of the wonders of the world. I am sure you will be interested in them.
The Pyramids of Egypt
There are about eighty pyramids known today. The most well-known was for Pharaoh(法老) Khufu. It is known as the “Great Pyramid”. It’s also the largest one. Workers used about 2.3 million blocks of stone to build it. (A)用了20年的时间才建成。
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The garden sat on a hill. It was a large and wonderful structure(建筑物). Many parts of the garden were high up on large columns(支柱). There were many big and green trees with lovely flowers. Although there are many different ideas about the garden, we are not sure whether this wonder ever existed(存在)!
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
The Lighthouse of Alexandria was designed about 2,000 years ago. It was in Egypt, too. (B) It was one of the ancient wonders of the world, about 135 metres high. It was once the highest building in the world. Although it doesn’t exist now, many people come to see its relic(遗址) every year. The passage has talked about _____ wonders of the world.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
“_____” has the same meaning as Sentence A.
A. We built it for twenty years. B. It spent twelve years building it.
C. It took twenty years to build it. D. Workers took twelve years to build it. _____ raised high up the parts of the garden.
| A．Big green trees | B．Lovely flowers |
| C．Stones | D．Large columns |
The Chinese meaning of Sentence B is “____”.
| A．它是世界奇迹之一 | B．它是世界古代奇观之一 |
| C．它是世界古代奇观 | D．它是世界自然奇观之一 |
Which is NOT true?
| A．The Great Pyramid has used many stones to build. |
| B．Scientists can prove that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon has ever existed. |
| C．The Lighthouse of Alexandria was in Egypt. |
| D．The Lighthouse of Alexandria was about135 metres high. |