We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet ?
Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks（网络）didn’t work well . If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.
At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “ surfing ”（浏览）the Internet more convenient.
Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.
The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of peoples’ life.The Internet has a history of more than ______ years.
| A．sixty | B．ten | C．fourty | D．fifty |
A new network system was set up to________ .
| A．make computers cheap |
| B．make itself keep on working all the time |
| C．break down the whole network |
| D．make computers large and expensive |
At first the Internet was only used by _________.
| A．the government | B．universities | C．hospitals and banks | D．schools |
________ made “surfing” the Internet more convenient .
| A．Computers | B．Scientists | C．Software | D．Information |
Which of the following is true ?
| A．In the 1960s , computer networks worked well . |
| B．In the early 1970s , the Internet was easy to use . |
| C．Today it’s still not easy to get on-line . |
| D．Sending e-mail is now more popular among students than before . |
Carol and Susan are very good friends. They are in the same class at school and they often go to each other’s home on Sunday. Now they are both eight yeas old. Carol’s mother has got a new baby. Carol is very glad to have a little sister, so she is always talking about her to Susan.
At first Susan is very interested (感兴趣) in the new baby because she does not have any brothers or sisters. But after some time she begins to get tired of (厌倦) Carol’s keeping on talking about it. She also feels a little jealous (嫉妒) of her friend.
One morning when the two girls meet at the school gate, Carol says to Susan cheerfully (愉快地), “Do you know, Susan, my baby sister has put on about half a pound in weight (重量) this week?”
“That is not very much,” answers Carol. “I know a baby that puts on ten pounds a day.”
“Oh, that can’t be true!” answers Carol. "Whose baby is it?”
“An elephant’s,” says Susan.Why do Carol and Susan often go to each other’s home? Because ________.
| A．they are in the same class |
| B．they are good friends |
| C．they like to talk about babies |
| D．they are in the same study group |
Susan is ______ to hear Carol talk about the baby’s weight one morning.
| A．sorry | B．cheerful | C．happy | D．not happy |
How much does a baby elephant put on in weight a week?
| A．Half a pound. | B．Ten pounds. |
| C．Seventy pounds. | D．Seven hundred pounds. |
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You can call _______ if you like Chinese music very much.
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| C．88730401 | D．88940302 |
Jane can learn to _______ if she is 17 years old.
| A．make cards | B．play the lute |
| C．make cakes | D．draw pictures |
Where can you read the passage?
| A．In the school library. | B．In a storybook. |
| C．On clubs’ walls. | D．In an English book. |
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him.
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time.
“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home.”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?” Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.
| A．sixteen | B．eighteen |
| C．twenty | D．fifteen |
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.
| A．he’s her grandson | B．he’s clever |
| C．he can keep quiet | D．he gets home on time |
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s ________.
| A．classmate | B．colleague (同事) |
| C．aunt | D．wife |
The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.
| A．盖印 | B．跺 | C．贴邮票 | D．承认 |
Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order to (为了) ________.
| A．wake his grandma up |
| B．make his grandma angry |
| C．let his grandma tell him the time |
| D．let his grandma buy him a watch |
After reading this, we know this is __________.
| A．a studying plan of Edward Scott |
| B．a teaching plan of Ms. Ivy Thomas |
| C．a school report of Edward Scott |
| D．a new-term plan of Dr. M. L. Martin |
Which of the following is NOT included (包含) in the form？
| A．P.E. | B．Music. | C．Mathematics. | D．History. |
Edward’s best subject is __________.
| A．Science | B．English | C．French | D．Music |
How long will the school holiday last?
| A．About two months. | B．Over three months. |
| C．About four months. | D．Over five months. |
According to (根据) the form, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Edward can’t sing songs very well. |
| B．Edward doesn’t do well in science. |
| C．Ms. Thomas doesn’t think Edward is good enough. |
| D．Dr. Martin thinks that Edward won’t do any better. |
A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest. When he sat in the seat and closed his eyes, a pedestrian (行人) came up and knocked at his window to ask the time. The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch, “It is 8 o’clock.” He said. Then he went to sleep again. But soon he woke up because a second pedestrian was knocking at the window, “Sir, do you have the time?” he asked. The driver looked at his watch again and told the man it was 8:30.
If it happened again, he could not have a good rest. So he wrote a short note and put it on the window for all the people to see. It said, “I don’t have the time.”
Again the man sat in the seat and slept. A few minutes later a third pedestrian came along and began knocking at the window. “Hey, sir,” she said, “It’s 8:45.” The driver stopped his car to __________.
| A．have breakfast | B．have a rest |
| C．have lunch | D．tell time |
The first pedestrian knocked at his window to __________.
| A．wake him up | B．take his car |
| C．ask the time | D．buy his car |
“I don’t have the time.” The driver wanted to tell pedestrians “__________.”
| A．Don’t ask me the time |
| B．I don’t have a watch |
| C．I want to know the time |
| D．I don’t want to know the time |
Why did the third pedestrian come along and begin knocking at the window?
| A．She wanted to know the time. |
| B．She thought the driver was ill. |
| C．She wanted to wake the driver up. |
| D．She knew the time and wanted to tell the driver. |
Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
| A．The driver slept well in his car. |
| B．The driver had a good rest in his car. |
| C．The third pedestrian was kind-hearted but the driver wouldn’t think so. |
| D．The driver would be happy when the third pedestrian told him the time. |