What can you do on the Internet? Many of us like to read the news, buy things and play games. Some students now have a new use for the Internet – helping them with their homework.
Tina, 14, from Shenzhen, Guangdong, often searches online for the answers to her math problems. She said sometimes she and even her parents don’t know the answers to the problems, so she has to turn to the Internet.
“I can see how other people work out these problems and learn from them,” Tina said. “It’s easy and saves time.”
But not all the students welcome this. Leo, 15, from Hangzhou, Zhejiang, thinks it may make students stop thinking.
“We should think over the problems first. Simply copying the answers won’t improve our abilities. ” he said.
In the eyes of Wang Zhaoming, a Shanghai teacher, the success of all this is down to the students. If they use the Internet properly (适当地), it could be a good tool for study, Wang said.
“Students should first think about the problems by themselves. As for the online answers, they should choose the best among different ones. The most important thing is to know the logic (逻辑) behind the answers,” he said. “Don’t be shy to ask teachers and classmates the next day if you don’t understand the answer.”According to the passage, it’s a new use for students to ___________ on the Internet.
| A．buy things | B．play games | C．help with homework | D．read news |
The right order to use the Internet to help with our homework is ____________.
① Choose the best answers among different answers online;
② Search the answers on the Internet;
③ Think about the problems by ourselves;
④ Try to understand the logic behind the answer you’ve chosen.
| A．①②③④ | B．③②①④ | C．②③①④ | D．④③②① |
In Leo’s opinion, searching online for the answers may _______________.
| A．make students simply copy the answers instead of thinking |
| B．help solve the problems between students and their parents |
| C．be a good tool of study if students use the Internet properly |
| D．improve the students’ different abilities |
The best title of this passage is_____________.
| A．How to use the Internet | B．Think before you search online |
| C．Is Internet bad or good for students | D．Computers or teachers |
Is there a strange something high up in the world’s tallest mountains? If so, is it a big bear? Is it a monkey? Or is it a kind of man?
No one knows. This mystery (谜) has puzzled (困惑) the world for years.In 1887, a mountain climber found large footprints (脚印) in the snow. They looked like the footprints of a very large man. But men don’t walk without shoes in the snow!
In 1906, another climber saw more than footprints. Far off (遥远的)saw a very large animal standing on two legs. As he watched, it ran very quickly.
Fifteen years later, newspapers had new stories about the “something”. A mountain climber said he had seen the “snowman” walk slowly across the snow, far below him. He said it looked a very large man.
From then on more and more stories to tell. But not until 1951 did a mountain climber bring back pictures of large footprints. The pictures showed clearly that the Snowman walked on two legs. So it was not a bear or a monkey growing. Someday we may find out just what it is that makes the large footprints. The passage is about ______________.
| A．some mountain climbers | B．some strange animals |
| C．some large footprints | D．the mystery of snowman |
Why were people interested in the footprints.
| A．They were footprints of a large bear |
| B．They looked like the footprints of a large man. |
| C．They were found in the snow. |
| D．They were found in the world’s tallest mountains. |
The pictures of large footprints were taken by a mountain climber in _________.
| A．1887 | B．1906 | C．1921 | D．1951 |
Why did the mystery grow when a mountain climber brought back pictures of large footprints?
| A．They were footprints of an ape man. |
| B．They were footprints of a snowman. |
| C．The pictures showed clearly how the Snowman walked. |
| D．The pictures showed clearly how an ape man walked on two legs. |
.Since a mountain climber first found the large footprints in the snow, the mystery of the Snowman has puzzled the world for __________ years.
| A．more than one hundred | B．ninety-five |
| C．eighty | D．fifty |
Happiness is for everyone. You don't need to care about those who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and lots of money and so on. Why? .Because those who have big house may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too.All these are your happiness. If you notice them, you can see that happiness is always around you.
Happiness is not the same as money.It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can't be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.Happiness is for____________.
| A．those who have large and beautiful houses |
| B．those who have cars |
| C．those who have lots of money |
| D．all people |
What is the topic sentence of the last paragraph?
| A．Happiness is the same as money |
| B．Happiness is a feeling of your heart |
| C．You have something else that can’t be bought with money |
| D．You have more chances else that can’t be bought with money |
Which is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．When you get success, your friends will be very proud of you. |
| B．You can get help from others when you are in trouble. |
| C．You can still be a happy person even if you have little money. |
| D．All of the above. |
We say "Happiness is not the same as money." because____________ .
| A．money always brings happiness |
| B．money doesn't always bring happiness |
| C．everything can be bought with money |
| D．only rich always bring happiness |
The underlined word “revolving”(in Paragraph 3)most probably means “____________”.
| A．旋转的 | B．自动的 | C．防盗的 | D．屏蔽的 |
Everyone likes living in a clean and comfortable environment.If the environment is bad. it will affect our bodies, and make us not feel well.Sometimes we may be terribly ill.At that time we don’t want to work, and we have to stay in bed and rest at home.So the environment is very important to us.
It’s germ that makes us ill.There are germs everywhere, They are very small and you can’t find them with your own eyes, but you can see them with a microscope（显微镜）.They are very small and there may be hundreds of them on a very small thing, Germs can always be found in the dirty water.When we look at dirty water under the microscope, we shall see them in it.Germs can also be found in air and dust.If you cut your finger, some of the dust from the floor may go into it, and you will have much pain in it.Sometimes the germs will go into all of your body, and you will have pain everywhere.
To keep us healthy, we should try to our best to make our environment become cleaner and tidier.This needs us to act together.The writer tell us that________.
| A．germs can’t live in the water. |
| B．we should rest at home if the environment is bad |
| C．we feel well when the environment is good. |
| D．germs like comfortable environment |
Germs are________.
| A．very small things that you can’t see with your eyes. |
| B．just living in a clean and comfortable environment |
| C．either big or small depending on where they are |
| D．clean when they are found in clean water |
Germs can be found in_________.
A.dirty water B. air C.dust D.A.B and CHow will you feel if germs go into the finger that is cut?
| A．I will feel nothing. | B．I will feel painful. |
| C．I will feel nervous. | D．I will feel frightened . |
From the passage we know that________
| A．environment doesn’t affect our life. |
| B．germs may make us ill. |
| C．we don’t need to improve our environment. |
| D．if the environment is better, germs will be more. |
Will it matter if you don't take your breakfast? A short time ago, a test was given in the United States.People of different ages, from 12 to 83, were asked to have a test.During the test, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all.Scientists wanted to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten different kinds of breakfasts.
The results show that if a person eats a right breakfast, he or she will work better than if he or she has no breakfast.If a student has fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen more carefully in class.
The result is opposite to what some people think.Having no breakfast will not help you lose weight.
This is because they are so hungry at noon they eat too much for lunch.They will gain weight instead of losing it.You will lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.During the test, the people were given_____________.
| A．no breakfast at all |
| B．different foods or sometimes none |
| C．very rich breakfasts |
| D．a little food for breakfast |
The results show that __________________
| A．breakfast has great effect on work and studies. |
| B．breakfast has little to do with a person's work. |
| C．a person will work better if he only has fruit and milk. |
| D．Fat people should have little for breakfast |
According to the passage, some people think that if you don't have breakfast, you will___________.
| A．be healthier | B．work better |
| C．lose weight | D．do nothing worse |
The best title for this passage is__________.
| A．How to Lose Weight |
| B．Breakfast Helps You Get Weight |
| C．Breakfast Is Good for Health |
| D．Don’t Have Breakfast |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．It is bad for your health to have no breakfast |
| B．Having breakfast will not make you put on weight. |
| C．If you don't eat much for lunch and supper, you may lose weight. |
| D．The more breakfast you have, the more quickly you'll learn in class. |
“The world has never been a better place to live in” says science writer Matt Ridley, “and it will keep on getting better.” Read on to see how Ridley makes his case. Right or wrong? You decide.
Compared with 50 years ago, when I was just four years old, people now make nearly three times as much money, eat one third more food and expect to live one third longer. In fact, it’s hard to find any areas of the world that’s worse off now than it was then, even though the world population has more than doubled over that period.
One reason we are richer, healthier, taller, cleverer, longer-lived and freer than ever before is that the four most basic human needs—food, clothing, fuel and shelter—have grown much cheaper. Take one example: In 1800, a candle providing one hour’s light cost six hours’ work. In the 1880s, the same light from a lamp took 15 minutes’ work to pay for. In 1950, it was eight seconds. Today, it’s half a second. In these terms, we are 43,200 times better off than in1800.
In the United States, rivers, lakes, seas and air are getting cleaner all the time. A car today produces less pollution traveling at full speed than a parked car did from leaks (泄漏) in 1970.
Although the world population is growing, the rate (率) of increase has been falling for 50 years. Across the world, national birth rates are lower now than in 1960, and in the less developed world, the birth rate has almost halved. According to a research report from the United Nations, population will start falling once it reaches 9.2 billion in 2075. After all, there are already seven billion people on earth, and they are eating better and better.
In 1970s, there were 550 billion barrels (桶) of oil reserves (储存) in the world, and in the 20 years that followed the world used up 600 billion. So by 1990, reserves should have been overused by 50 billion barrels. Instead, it is reported there are 900 billion today. They will last for many years and people will find something in place of oil long before they run out.
The more we develop, the more we can develop. The more we invent, the more inventions become possible. For 200 years, pessimists (people who believe that terrible things will happen in future) have had all the headlines—even though optimists have far more often been right. There are some reasons for pessimists. No charity (慈善机构) ever raised money by saying things are getting better. No journalist ever got the front page writing a story about how terrible things won’t happen. Don’t be a pessimist—dare to be an optimist!Today, providing one hour’s light costs ______.
| A．6 hours’ work | B．15 minutes’ work |
| C．8 seconds’ work | D．0.5 second’s work |
Which of the following is true, according to the passage?
| A．Things we used to need were much cheaper than they are today. |
| B．The pollution today is much more serious than it was long ago. |
| C．Population problem has nearly made the world stop developing. |
| D．It’s not necessary to be worried about oil reserves in the world. |
What does the word “optimists” in the last paragraph mean?
| A．People who are brave enough to face anything terrible. |
| B．People who can always tell good things from bad ones. |
| C．People who have hopeful and happy feelings about life. |
| D．People who don’t easily believe what they’re told about. |
Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
| A．Never Give Up | B．Cheer Up |
| C．Don’t Be Sad | D．Think Out |