“How many common English words were invented by Shakespeare?”
How long did it take people to find the answer to this question 15 years ago? And now! you can google it and find the answer immediately!
Google is the most popular Internet search engine in the world. It was invented by two students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. They met in 1993, when they were studying computer science at Stanford University, USA. They dreamed of producing something that could also answer any question in seconds.
Internet search engines at that time were slow and gave many websites that weren't useful. In January 1996, Page and Brin decided to make a better and faster search engine. They thought the results should be based on the most popular websites.
Nobody would give them money for their project, so they used their own money. They also borrowed money from family and friends. Then, in 1998, they were given a cheque for $100,000, and they started their own company. Their first office was in a friend's garage. The company's name is Google, a word which comes from mathematics. A “google” is a very high number---- 1 followed by a hundred zeros.
The google search engine was soon used by thousands of people worldwide because it was fast, easy and correct. By 2002 it was the biggest search engine on the Internet. Now, more questions have been answered by Google than any other Internet service, from sport to science, and from music to medicine. Google hopes that in the future all the world's information will be put on the Internet, so that everybody can find everything.The writer began this passage by asking you a question because ___________.
| A．Shakespeare is one of the most famous people in the world |
| B．he or she was afraid that the readers didn't know this question |
| C．he or she wanted to make the readers interested in this passage |
| D．he or she liked to begin this passage by asking readers a question |
The underline word “cheque” in the fifth paragraph means _____ __ in Chinese.
| A．楼房 | B．帐单 | C．订单 | D．支票 |
From the passage we know that at the beginning of their project,__ ____.
| A．there was not any search engine on the Internet. |
| B．nobody supported them except their family and friends |
| C．one of the most popular websites gave them a cheque for $100,000 |
| D．Larry Page and Sergey Brin dreamed to produce something to answer any question |
Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Now the Google search engine is widely used in the world. |
| B．The google search engine was the biggest one after 2002. |
| C．Larry Page and Sergey Brin named google after a hundred zeros. |
| D．The service of the Google search engine is very popular. |
Report Card London Woodland School
Name: Alan Class: 5 Grade: 8
Grade teacher: Mr Jim Green
English: Good work this term. He has a good memory and is good at speaking. A
Maths: Good. But sometimes he is careless. B
History: He knows a lot about British history, but little about other countries. B
Geography: He is a clever student but sometimes doesn’t do his best.C
Home Economics: Good. He likes it best. He can do things for himself. AAlan is studying in _________.
| A．Class 8, Grade 5 | B．Mrs Green’s class | C．Woodland School | D．America |
Alan does well in _________. .
| A．English and Home Economics | B．English and Geography |
| C．Maths and Geography | D．History and Geography |
Which of the following is right?
| A．Alan knows a lot about American history. | B．Alan is clever and careful. |
| C．Alan got a good result in Geography. | D．Alan has a good memory. |
People in different countries have different ways of doing things. Something that is polite in one country may be quite impolite in another. In Britain, you mustn’t lift (举起) your bowl to your mouth when you are having some soup. But it’s different in China. And in Japan you even needn’t worry about making a noise when you have it. It shows that you are enjoying it. Making a noise is considered as (被认为) bad manners (举止，礼仪) in Britain. If you are a visitor in Mongolia, what manners do they wish you to have? They wish you to give a loud “burp” (打嗝) after you finish eating. Burping shows that you like the food.
In Britain, you should try not to put your hands on the table when you’re having a meal. In Mexico, however, they hope you keep the hands on the table during a meal. But Arabians consider you must be very careful with your hands. You mustn’t eat with your left hand. Arabians consider it very bad manners eating with left hands. So, what should you do if you are on a visit in another country? Well, you can ask the local people to help you or just watch carefully and follow them if you are on a visit in another country.It is impolite to lift your bowl to your mouth when you are having some soup in _________.
| A．Britain | B．China | C．Japan | D． Mexico |
In Mongolia, burping after eating shows that _________.
| A．you are rude | B．you are hungry | C．you dislike the food | D．you like the food |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．People in different countries have different ways of doing things. |
| B．British people are very polite. |
| C．You mustn’t eat with your left hand. |
| D．Don’t worry about making a noise when you have soup. |
Jess really felt very happy. When he arrived at his seat in the classroom that morning, he found an invitation（请柬）on his desk. It was from some of his classmates asking him to join their camping trip. This was the first time he was asked to join in an out-of-school activity. Why were they asking him now? Nobody seemed（似乎）to like him. In fact, he had been so lonely (孤独) that he ate a lot to make himself feel less lonely. As a result, he had put on a lot of weight, and this gave the children something more to make fun of him.
Cindy, who was standing near Jess when he read the invitation, went out quickly to tell the others that the trick had worked. Everyone was happy that Jess thought that was true. But there was no camping trip. The whole thing was made up.
At first, Cindy thought it was fun. But later, when Jess told her that he was going to buy a sleeping bag with his pocket money, Cindy had a second idea. She knew that Jess’s family had little money, and she hated to see him spend his pocket money on something he would never use. Cindy also hated to tell Jess the truth (真相). Her close friends would be unhappy with her.
What could she do now?What would happen if Cindy told Jess the truth?
| A．Jess would go on the camping trip himself. | B．Jess’s family would be unhappy with Cindy. |
| C．Cindy might have trouble with her friends. | D．Jess would be grateful to his classmates. |
If Jess really bought a sleeping bag, _________.
| A．everyone else would also buy one | B．He would have it for no use |
| C．Cindy would pay for it | D．it would be the best in the class |
From the story we know _________.
| A．everybody would go camping in the class | B．Jess had no friends in the class |
| C．everybody liked Jess in his class | D．Jess joined in many out-of-school activities |
Which is the best title for this passage?
| A．Jess and His School | B．Jess and His Friends |
| C．An Invitation for Jess | D．Jess and His Camping Trip |
Trees are useful to man in three very important ways. The first important way is that they provide man with food, wood and other products. Trees provide not only man with food, but also many animals with food. Without trees many animals could not live on the earth. It’s not easy for man to live on the earth, either.
The second important way is that trees give us shade. On a hot summer day, people are eager(渴望)to have a rest under the shade of a tree after they have walked a long way. You can imagine how important the shade of a tree is to man and to animals.
The third important way is that trees help to prevent drought and foods. However, in many parts of the world, man has not realized the third important way. He has cut trees down in large numbers. In the end he finds that he has lost the best friends he had.
 The Importance of Trees |
| The First Important Way: _________________________ |
The Second Important Way: To give man shade |
The Third Important Way: _________________________  |
Without trees it’s difficult for man and many animals to live on the earth. |
On a hot summer, people _______________________ are eager to have a rest under the shade. |
Man has not realized this. Because of __________________________ He finds that he has lost the best friends he had |
China’s Manned Space Program
| The first stage |
The second stage |
The third stage |
Future plans |
| Time: October 15, 2003 Spaceship:ShenzhouⅤ Main events: Chinese astronaunt Yang Liwei was sent up into space. He went around the earth 14 times in his one_day flight. China became the third country to succeed in manned space flight. |
Time: October 12, 2005 Spaceship: Shenzhou Ⅵ Main events: Chinese astronauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng were both sent up into space.On October 17, the two Chinese space heroes safely returned to the earth. |
Time: September 25, 2008 Spaceship: Shenzhou VII Main events: Chinese astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng were all sent up into space. China became the third country to succeed in space walk. On Setember 27, the three Chinese space heroes safely returned to the earth. |
China will send up Tiangong I and Shenzhou VII, IX & X between 2010 and 2012 2. China will make a manned moon landing at a proper(适当的) time around 2017. China plans to set up a permanent (永久的) space lab, and build its engineering system in 2020. |
Before China, how many countries had already sent their spacemen into space?
A. Only one. B. Two. C. Three.Which spaceship has China succeeded in achieving first space walk?
A. Shengzhou V B. Shengzhou VI C. Shengzhou VIISo far, how many spacemen has travelled to space in China?
A. 3 B. 5 C. 6Chinese astronauts will possibly walk on the moon around .
A. 2010 B. 2017 C. 2020