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 |
One day a boy was walking along the street. Suddenly he stopped and looked up into the sky.A young man passed by him.When he saw the boy,he felt curious and look up,too.Just then a girl came up and saw them.”Is there anything in the sky?”She thought and looked up,too. After a while there were quite some people. They were interested in the clear and blue sky.Suddenly the boy asked ,”Hey,what are you looking up at?” “that is what we are going to ask you,”said the young man.”You want to ask me ?But I wasn’t looking at anything,” the boy said.”I raised my head up because my nose bled(流血)。Whose nose was bleeding?
A. The boy’s. B. The young man’s . C. The girl’s.The underlined phrase “felt curious” may mean________in Chinese.
A. 感到恶心 B. 感到抱歉 C. 感到好奇Was the boy looking up into the sky?
A. Yes ,he is. B. No ,he wasn’t. C. I don’t know.Why did the girl look up into the sky?
A,Because she thought the young man enjoined the blue sky .
B.Because she thought there was something wrong into the sky.
C. Because she thought there was something strange in the sky.From the story we can see______.
A.The sky must be the most beautiful that day.
B.The boy was surprised why so many people were looking up into the sky.
C.There must be something interesting in the sky.
Last Sunday afternoon, I was having dinner in a restaurant when my friend Poor came in. Poor is working in a bank and is quite rich, but he is always borrowing money from his friends and never pays it back. Poor saw me and came to sit at my table. He had never borrowed any money from me. When he was eating, I asked him to lend me two dollars. To my surprise, he gave me the money at once.“I have never borrowed any money from you,”Poor said,“So you can pay for my dinner.”The story happened________.
| A．at home | B．in a restaurant |
| C．in a bank | D．in an office |
Poor is the name of a man and the writer________.
| A．knows him well | B．doesn’t know him |
| C．often lends him some money | D．often borrows money from him |
Poor is a________man.
| A．busy | B．clever | C．rich | D．poor |
Why was Poor glad to lend the writer two dollars?
| A．Because they are brothers. |
| B．Because Poor is rich. |
| C．Because the writer is rich. |
| D．Because Poor wanted the writer to pay for the dinner. |
From the story we can see________.
| A．Poor is an old man | B．Poor is friendly |
| C．the writer paid for the dinner | D．the writer is poor |
Our reporter asked people what they were doing on July 20, 1960 when a man first walked on the moon. Here is what they said:
_______ was having a picnic with the family when a man first walked on the moon.
| A．Linda Brown | B．John Bates |
| C．Kate Jones | D．Mark Green |
John Bates was _______ when the astronaut walked on the moon.
| A．having a picnic | B．working |
| C．having fun with friends | D．watching TV |
Mark Green was _______ years old then.
| A．15 | B．18 | C．12 | D．7 |
Paul’s dream was to become a(an) _______.
| A．doctor | B．astronaut | C．teacher | D．clerk |
Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut who walked on the moon. |
| B．Linda Brown read about it in the newspaper on July 21, 1960, and thought it was amazing. |
| C．Mark Green is the youngest of the five people now. |
| D．All the five people remember the day when a man first walked on the moon. |
Lion is a special animal to Chinese people. A couple of stone lions, a male (雄性) and a female (雌性), can often be seen in front of the gates of old buildings. The male lion is on the left with his right paw (手掌) on a ball, and the female on the right. And her left paw is touching a baby animal.
The lion is the king in the animal world because he is powerful. The ball shows the country or the family will be together forever, and the baby animal with the female shows that you will have many children.
The stone lions were also used to show the families were powerful. If you had no money or power, you couldn’t put the stone lions in front of your houses.
It was also popular to make bridges with stone lions. The best known of this is the Lugou Bridge (also as Marco Polo Bridge), built from 1189 to 1192. The stone lions on the bridge are most famous. Maybe there are 485 lions in all, maybe there are 498 or 501. A famous saying is that “the lions on the Lugou Bridge are uncountable(不可数的).”What is a special animal in Chinese people?
| A．Dragon(龙). | B．Tiger. | C．Lion. | D．Dog. |
How many stone lions can often be seen in front of some old houses?
| A．2 | B．3 | C．1 | D．4 |
Who is the king in the animal world according to the text?
| A．Tigers | B．Lions | C．Elephants | D．Bears |
Which is NOT right below about the stone lions in front of the gates of the old houses?
| A．The male lion is on the left with his right paw on a ball. |
| B．The female is on the right with her left paw touching a baby animal. |
| C．The common people couldn’t put a pair of stone lions in front of the gates of old buildings. |
| D．If someone puts a pair of stone lions in front of the gate, he must have a lot of babies. |
Where do we often see stone lions besides in front of some gates?
| A．On bridges. | B．In Hebei. |
| C．On towers. | D．By a river. |
Sam was an English student. He always stayed at home for his holidays. But last winter he thought, “I have never left the country. All my friends have been to Spain. They like it very much. So this year I’m going there for my holiday.”
First he went to Madrid and stayed in a small hotel for a few days. One morning he went out for a walk. In his country people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Sam forgot about this, and while he came to a busy street, a bike knocked (碰撞) him down.
Sam lay on the ground for a few seconds and then he sat up and said, “Where am I?”
An old man was selling maps at the side of the street. He quickly came to Sam and said, “Maps of the city, sir?”Sam came from_________.
| A．England | B．Spain | C．Madrid | D．a hotel |
Sam went to Spain ________.
| A．to see his friends | B．because he like it very much |
| C．to learn English | D．for his holiday |
In ______, people always drive on the left.
| A．Spain | B．the street | C．Madrid | D．London |
One morning, Sam was badly hurt by __________.
| A．a car | B．a bike |
| C．an old man | D．his friend |
When Sam sat up and said, “Where am I?” the old man thought_______
| A．he was badly hurt | B．he wanted to buy a map |
| C．he lost his way | D．he needed some help |