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 things 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 (WWW).
There are many different kinds of computers now. They all can be joined to the internet. Most of 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?
( ) 1 What is the passage mainly about?
A internet B information C computers D E-mails
( ) 2 Which is the quickest and cheapest way to send messages to your friends?
A by post B by e-mail C by telephone D by satellite
( ) 3 Which may be the most possible place for people to work tomorrow?
A in the office B at school C at home D in the company
( ) 4 Who is the owner of the internet?
A The headmaster B The officer C The user D No one
( ) 5 What 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 computer must have the internet.
In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.
When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.
If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.Why do people in England often talk about the weather?
| A．Because they may have four seasons in one day |
| B．Because they often have very good weather |
| C．Because the weather is warm just like in spring |
| D．Because the sky is sunny all day |
From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain.
| A．sunshine and snow | B．black clouds |
| C．summer and winter | D．spring and autumn |
"People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too _____in winter."
| A．warm | B．cool | C．cold | D．rainy |
In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because ________.
| A．their friends ask them to do so |
| B．it often rains in England |
| C．they are going to sell them |
| D．they are their favourite things |
The best title (标题)for this passage is ________.
| A．Bad Seasons | B．Summer or Winter |
| C．The Weather in England | D．Strange English People |
A judge was working in his room one day when a neighbour ran in and said, “If one man's cow kills another's, is the owner of the first cow responsible?”
“It depends,” answered the judge.
“Well,” said the man, your cow has killed mine.
“Oh,” answered the judge. “Everyone knows that a cow cannot think like a man, so a cow is not responsible, and that means that its owner is not responsible either.”
“I am sorry, Judge,” said the man. “I made a mistake. I meant that my cow killed yours.”
The judge thought for a few seconds and then said,“ When I think about it more carefully, this case is not as easy as I thought at first. ”And then he turned to his clerk and said, “Please bring me that big black book from the shelf behind you.”The neighbour asked the judge_______.
| A．whether the first cow was responsible |
| B．whether the owner of the first cow was responsible |
| C．whether both cows were responsible |
| D．whether both the owners were responsible |
When the neighbour reported that the judge's cow had killed his, the judge answered that______.
| A．a cow was responsible |
| B．its owner was not responsible |
| C．neither a cow nor its owner was responsible |
| D．his cow was responsible |
When the neighbour heard this, he told the judge that_______.
| A．there was nothing happened |
| B．his cow had been killed |
| C．it was his cow that had killed the judge's |
| D．both cows had been killed |
When the judge heard that his cow had died, he________.
| A．got angry |
| B．said nothing |
| C．put his neighbor into prison |
| D．changed what he had said at first |
In this story the judge was______.
| A．a clever judge | B．a humorist | C．unfair | D．foolish |
One day, my wife and I went shopping. We took the car as we had a lot of things to buy because my brother and his family were going to spend the weekend with us. We stopped the car in front of the shop. An hour later we came back to the car with a lot of things. Then the trouble started. We could not open the car door. “Oh, dear,” said my wife. “What are we going to do?” “Let’s ask that policeman,” I said. The policeman was very kind and glad to help us. Soon he got the door open. Just at that moment an angry man came up and shouted. “What are you doing with my car?” We looked at the number of the car, and our faces turned very red.The husband and the wife went shopping _________.
| A．by bus | B．in their car | C．by bike | D．on foot |
They spent _________ in the shop doing their shopping.
| A．half an hour | B．four hours |
| C．one hour | D．eight hours |
The _________ opened the car door in the end.
| A．husband | B．wife |
| C．policeman | D．owner of the car |
The owner of the car was very angry to see _______
| A．someone had opened his car door |
| B．the policeman standing by the car |
| C．his car was not there |
| D．that there was a trouble |
They didn’t know it was the wrong car until they looked at the ____ of the car.
| A．color | B．owner | C．door | D．number |
In the world ,soccer of football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years.
To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup ,children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called“Dream(梦幻) World Cups” in Japan .The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a blue bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags(旗帜)of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama .Some football teams will have games there.
Are you a football fan(迷)？The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football. Teenagers(青少年)like playing and watching football .Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favorite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan. If a country wants to take part in the World Cup ,she must have______.
| A．Many football fan | B．a very good team |
| C．many football player | D．a big playground |
From the passage, in the picture children drew many things except______.
| A．people playing football | B．pictures of some football stars |
| C．a sunny sky | D．flowers |
In“Dream World Cup”,the children drew the flags of some countries______.
| A．to show their love for their own country |
| B．to tell the people their stories |
| C．to show their good wishes for the football teams |
| D．to show their new ideas about football. |
Many teenagers have the pictures of some football stars because___.
| A．they are interested in football |
| B．they are football fans |
| C．they think their favorite players are great |
| D．all of A,B and C |
Dou Kou, a Chinese boy, is called "the youngest writer in the world". He has written 3 books so far. Dou Kou was born in Jiangsu Province in 1994. When he was 7 months old, his parents started working in over 30 different cities, such as Xi'an and Shenzhen. This kind of life gave him things to think and write about.
When Dou Kou was 9 months old, he could speak and at the age of one he could say five to six hundred words. At 3, he could look up words in the dictionary. At 4, his father taught him to learn something. His parents like reading very much. So does he. At the age of 5, he began writing fairy tales.
His fairy tales are all from his life. One day, he found many mice in the house. They not only ate their food but also hurt his mother's hand. So he thought, "If we give mice the stomachs ( 胃 ) of cows, they'll eat grass and it'll be helpful to people. ” This was his first fairy tale "Change Stomachs for Mice". At 6, he wrote a novel about his own life in different cities with his parents.
Now, he studies well in a middle school. He has written his third book, the novel called "Eyes of Childhood". He says, "I am not different from other children. I just wrote several books, How many books has Dou Kou already finished writing?
| A．3. | B．6. | C．9. | D．12 |
Dou Kou began to use a dictionary________,
| A．when he wrote fairy tales | B．before his father taught him to study |
| C．after he went to school | D．when he kept a diary |
Which of the following is Not true?
| A． Change Stomachs for Mice was Dou Kou’ s first fairy tale |
| B．Dou Kou likes writing and reading as well. |
| C．Dou Kou’s novels make him different from other children of his age. |
| D．Dou Kou’s parents don’t allow Dou Kou to write at his early age. |
Which is the best title (标题) of this passage?
| A．Three books by a child | B．How to write fairy tales |
| C．Dou Kou, the youngest writer | D．How to be a writer |