Computers are very important to modern life. Many people think that in the future we will use computers in everyday life. It is thought that we won’t have to go shopping because we will be able to get most things which are sold in shops on the Internet. There will be no more books because we will be able to get all texts from computers. People will use the Internet to play games, see films and buy food. Also,we can use the Internet to make telephone calls.
Some people are glad about these new ways of shopping and communication (交际). Others do not think that computers will replace our old ways.
Let’s look at books, for example. Some people think that one day we will not read books made of paper. Instead, we will buy and read books using computers. We’ll read texts on small pocket computers. The computers will keep many different books in them at the same time. We won’t need to turn to lots of pages and we will save lots of paper. We will use more and more computerized (计算机化的) books
Is Internet shopping such a pleasure(愉快的事) as going to the shop? Many people say it is not. It is a pleasure to go into shops and look at things you want to buy. It is also unlikely (不大可能) that many people will want to read large texts on our computers, because paper books may be more friendly. Maybe computers won’t change these two habits .In the future , people will use computers for ___.
| A．playing games, shopping and making telephone calls |
| B．making telephone calls, having meals and seeing films |
| C．seeing films, buying food and going for holidays |
| D．playing games, making telephone calls and seeing the doctors |
In the passage, the word “replace” means ___.
| A．更新 | B．取代 | C．交换 | D．放弃 |
Which reason for using computerized books is not said in the passage?
| A．Computerized books won’t be very expensive. |
| B．Computers can keep many different books in them. |
| C．We won’t have lots of pages. |
| D．We won’t need any paper. |
It tells us _________ in the last paragraph
| A．about the old and new ways of shopping and communicating |
| B．if the Internet will change our habits |
| C．about computerized books |
| D．about future uses of computers |
The title for this passage is ___.
| A．Computers will replace shops and books |
| B．Computers are the future |
| C．Computers will do everything for man |
| D．How computers change our life |
Who is this postcard sent to?
| A．Peter. | B．Gemma. | C．Kim. | D．Tom. |
Which country does this postcard come from?
| A．Canada. | B．China. | C．England. | D．Australia. |
How did Tom go to Holiday Cove?
| A．By plane. | B．By ship. | C．By car. | D．By train. |
Why does Peter want to go to the aquarium instead of the crocodile farm?
| A．Because he has visited it before. |
| B．Because he is afraid of crocodiles. |
| C．Because he is interested in dolphins. |
| D．Because he has no tickets to the crocodile farm. |
Where is Tom going on Friday?
| A．Holiday Cove. | B．Rest Harbor. | C．Mill Hill. | D．Golden Beach. |
Are you interested in country music? I like it very much !It will take me away for a while after I am tired . The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields. Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings. It’s the spirit（精神） of America ,easy to understand ,slow and simple.
Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of American countryside. Many of songs tell about the lives of famers . They talk about love, crops（庄家） or death.
The life of the countryside can be hard, so the words in country music are often sad. At first, people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular later. In the 1920s,people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.
When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America.
John Denver was one of America’s most famous country singers in the 1970s. His song “Take Me Home, Country Roads” is well-known and people still play it today.
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小题，每小题2分，满分10分)Country music is usually about _______.
| A．students’ feelings | B．farmers’s feelings |
| C．the lives of workers | D．crops |
Country music developed ________.
| A．in John Denver’s city | B．in the Southern United States |
| C．in the Northern United States | D．the United States |
People bagan to make country song records _______.
| A．in the 1920s | B．in 1920 | C．in the 1970s | D．in 1970s |
Why did Country music become popular in America?
| A．Because city people liked the music. |
| B．Because people in the city moved to the countryside. |
| C．Because country music talked about city people’s lives. |
| D．Because farmers moved to cities with their music and it continued to change. |
Who is famous for the song “Take Me Home,Country Roads”?
| A．A farmer in the countryside. | B．A person who moved to towns |
| C．John Denver. | D．Denver John. |
Every year there is a Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It is the most important festival in China. So before it comes， everyone has to prepare things. They buy pork， beef， chicken， fruits and many other things. And they often make a special kind of food—“dumplings”. It means “come together”. On the day before the festival， parents buy new clothes for their children. Children also buy presents for their parents. On the Spring Festival Eve（除夕）， all the family members come back to their hometown. This is a happy moment. Some sing and dance， some play cards and others get the dinner ready. When they enjoy the meal， they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. They all have a good time.
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题，每小题2分，满分10分)Which is the most important festival in China?
| A．Mid-Autumn Festival. | B．Spring Festival. |
| C．Children’s Day. | D．Teachers’ Day |
When is the Chinese Spring Festival usually celebrated(庆祝)?
| A．In March or April. | B．In May or June. |
| C．In January. | D．In January or February |
is the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China.
| A．Chicken | B．Dumplings | C．Fish | D．Beef |
What’s the meaning of the food “dumplings” for Chinese people in the Spring Festival?
| A．Look up. | B．Help yourself. | C．Come together. | D．Take care |
The family when they are having dinner together on the Spring Festival Eve.
| A．give each other the best wishes | B．buy each other presents |
| C．sing， dance and play cards | D．play cards |
Find and keep your friendship
Every one of us, rich or poor, should at least have one or two good friends. Your friends will listen to you when you speak, will take care of you when you are sick, and will be together with you in your journey through life.
Everyone needs friends. Friendship can make us happier. How can we find a good friend and get on well with each other? Here is some advice.
Make friends with a person who is easy to get along with.
You should make friends with a person who has something in common with you.
Give your friend a hand when he or she is in trouble . Friends should always be ready to help each other.
Believe in each other. This is the most important thing in a friendship.
Even the best friends may have quarrel (争吵)sometimes. If this happens ,don’t let your quarrel last too long. Try to make up with（和好） your friends soon.
Friendship is a kind of treasure in our life. It is like a bottle of wine,the longer it is kept,the better it will be.
根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误。你认为正确的句子请在答题卷相应的空格内写T,错误的写F,(共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分)Rich people don’t need friends.
If your friends are in trouble,you should help them.
Make friends with people who are not difficult to get along with.
Don’t believe in your friends.
Best friends don’t have a quarrel.
There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world。But only a few of them are very important．English is one of these．Many people use it，not only in England and the USA，but also in other parts of the world．About 200，000，000 people speak it as their own language．It is difficult to say how many peopie are learning it as a foreign language．Many millions of people are trying to do so．Is it easy or difficult to learn English?Different people may have different answers．Have you ever noticed ads(广告)of this kind in the newspapers or magazines?“Learn English in six weeks，or give your money back…”，“easy and funny…”，“Our records and tapes help you master English in a month”．Of course，it never happened quite like this．
The only language that seems easy to learn is t11e mother tongue．We should remember that
we all learned our own language well when we were children．If we could 1ea m English in the
same way，it would not seem so difficult．Think of what a small child does．He 1istens lo what people say．He tries what he hears．
So，it is hard to say that learning English is easy．We must do a Iot ofpractice．And practice needs great effort and takes much time．Good teachers，records，tapes，books，and dictionaries will be helpful，but they cannot do the student’s work for him．How many languages are very important in the world?
| A．A few． | B．Few． | C．About 1，500． | D．Many． |
How does the writer like the ads in the newspapers or magazines?
| A．He thinks the ads very expensive． |
| B．He thinks the ads are true． |
| C．It never happened quite like what the ads said． |
| D．He believes“Learn English in six weeks，or give your money back．” |
Which language is easy to learn?
| A．English． | B．Chinese． | C．Japanese | D．The mother language． |