Some people believe that classes, teachers and school buildings will no longer be necessary in the near future because of the Internet and other new technology. Perhaps this will be true one day, but if the world has no schools, I can't imagine how our society will be. In fact, we should learn how to use new technology to make schools better. We should invent a new kind of school connected to libraries, museums, science centers, labs and even companies. Technological companies should create learning programs for schools. Scientists could give talks through the Internet. TV networks and local stations could develop programs about things students are studying in school. Labs could set up websites to show new technology, so students could see it on the Internet.
Is this a dream? No. There have been many cities where this is beginning to happen. Here the whole city is connected to the Internet, and learning can take place at home, at school, and in the office. Businessesprovide programs for the schools and the society. The schools provide computer labs for people without their own computers at home. Because everyone can go on the Internet, older people use it as much as younger ones, and everyone can visit faraway libraries and museums as easily as nearby ones. How will this new thing of school change the usual way of learning? It is a little early to be sure, but it is very exciting to think about it. Technology will change the way we learn; schools will change as well; and we will learn something from the Internet.Who thinks that students won’t have to go to school?
A.Everyone. | B.The writer. |
C.Some people. | D.The teachers. |
What does “a new kind of school” mean in the passage?
A.A school with many new computers. |
B.A school with many new students. |
C.A school with many new teachers. |
D.A school connected to the Internet. |
What the writer thinks is that____________.
A.schools are still necessary |
B.more schools should be built |
C.there should be fewer schools |
D.more computers are needed in schools |
Why do people think learning can take place at home,at school, and in the office?
A.Because whole city is connected to the Internet. |
B.Because everyone can go on the Internet. |
C.Because gettting online is very easy. |
D.Because scientists could give talks through the Internet. |
What fact does the passage NOT provide?
A.Technology will change our way of learning. |
B.If you are a student ,you can set. up websites to show new technology. |
C.The schools provide computer labs for those who have no personal computers. |
D.On the Internet,you can visit another city’s libraries as easily as the people there. |
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(1)In the Friendship Restaurant you can eat food.
A. |
Chinese |
B. |
Japanese |
C. |
English |
D. |
French |
(2)Sarah wants to do some volunteer work.She can call to get some ideas.
A. |
846﹣3809 |
B. |
312﹣9997 |
C. |
822﹣3331 |
D. |
822﹣5566 |
(3)Red Bird Club is closed on .
A. |
Tuesday |
B. |
Monday |
C. |
Saturday |
D. |
Thursday |
(4)According to the ad,you can see in the Underwater World.
A. |
volunteers |
B. |
excellent dancers |
C. |
sea animals |
D. |
waiters and waitresses |
(5)If you want to practice English with native speakers,you can join .
A. |
Red Bird Club |
B. |
Volunteer Project |
C. |
Dream Corner |
D. |
Underwater World. |
I am Wilson.My sister and I spent our summer holidays with our uncle this year.He was a geologist and loved to collect stones.One day,he bought us two backpacks and asked us to go to the mountain with him.We walked the whole day.Every now and then he put stones in our backpacks.To our surprise,he also took some stones out from them.But we thought he had just found better stones.When we returned to the house,we were very tired.The backpacks were so heavy that we felt great relief when we took them off.Yet our uncle's backpack was half empty.
"Why did you give us so many stones?"we asked."didn't.You did,"he said."You didn't know it,but I gave you a little attitude test today.I listened to every word you said.Whenever you were complaining (抱怨),I added a stone to your backpacks.Whenever you talked about something with positive thinking,I took out a stone.Andnow look at your backpacks."Our backpacks were full of stones.
"Your negative (消极的) thoughts are just like stones.You carry themin your mind just like those stones in your backpacks.The more negative thoughts you have,the heavier your mind will be."said our uncle.With great love,our uncle taught us one of the most important lessons in life﹣the power of the attitude.
101.Wilson's uncle was a geologist and he loved to .
102.Wilson's uncle asked Wilson and his sister to with him one day.
103.Wilson and his sister asked their uncle why .
104.The underlined word" them"in Paragraph 7refers to" ".
105.The story mainly tells us that we should .
In the city of Guiyang,China,lives a girl named Li Fang.When she was a teenager,she dreamed of going to the United States.(1) "I had a picture of the daddy sitting in the living room,the mommy doing some cooking and their kids playing games on the floor."
Li Fang decided to go to college in California.When she arrived,however,it was not the dream world she had imagined."People were struggling with problems and often seemed unhappy and too busy,"she said."(2) "One of her most difficult classes was P.E.When the class played volleyball,the other students were good at it.but she wasn't.One afternoon,the P.E.teacher had Li Fang hit the ball to her teammates so that they could knock it over the net.It was not a big deal for most people,but it made Li Fang scared.(3) A young man on her team seemed to understand what she was going through.He walked upto her and whispered(小声说),"(4) "Li Fang said,e'You will never understand how those words of encouragement made me feel.
Four words:You can do that.I felt like crying with happiness."Perhaps she thanked the young man; she can't remember it.
Six years has passed.Li Fang is back in China,working as a salesclerk."I have never forgotten the words.(5) "She said,"I am sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness meant to me.He probably doesn't even remember it.From this experience,I have learned a lesson.Whenever you say something to a person﹣cruel or kind﹣you have no idea how long the words will stay with them."She is back in China.But still she hears those four simple words:You can do that.
A.I felt very lonely. B.Come on.You can do that. C.Don't worry,I can help you. D.When things are not going well,I think of them. E.She was afraid of failing and being laughed at by others. F.Most of what she knew about American life was from textbooks. |
In different countries around the world,most children must start schooling at early ages.And they become"adults"at different ages.Being an adult means having the rightto do certain things,such as getting a part﹣time job,voting(投票),getting married,or getting a driving license It also means accepting the responsibilities that go along with these rights.
In many countries,sixteen or eighteen is the age when a person becomes an adult.Young men and women at this age can get a part﹣time job,and begin to receive an income of their own.They no longer have to depend on their parents for money all the time.In Canada and America,sixteen is the age when one can get a driving license; in England,it is seventeen.There are responsibilities that go along with both of these rights.Getting a part﹣time job means that you have to pay income tax.Driving a car demands that you follow certain rules like buying car insurance.
Voting is another right that young people enjoy when they become adults.In the United States,Canada and Britain,young people have the right to vote at the age of eighteen.With this right also comes responsibility.For young people to use their right to vote wisely,they must have an understanding of the needs of society,and they must also learn how politics work.
76.The underlined word"right"in Paragraph One means in Chinese.
A. |
正确 |
B. |
右边 |
C. |
权利 |
77.In America and Canada,young people who are can get their driving licenses.
A. |
at the age of 16 |
B. |
at the age of 15 |
C. |
at the age of 14 |
78.If you drive a car,you have to .
A. |
get a part﹣time job |
B. |
follow certain rules |
C. |
understand society |
79.Tom is a 17﹣year﹣old English boy and he has the rights to .
A. |
drive and learn |
B. |
vote and marry |
C. |
drive and vote |
80.From the passage,we can know that .
A. |
sixteen﹣year﹣olds have all kinds of rights |
B. |
responsibilities need to go along with rights |
C. |
the rules are the same in the UK and the USA. |
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It was a great gift to the world from ancient China.Before it was invented,sailors had to depend on the stars to find direction.After it was invented,the oceans were open to travel.And many new discoveries were made with the help of it. |
Gunpowder |
It was one of the greatest inventions.It is said that in the 3rd century a Chinese man wrote about how to make it.At first,it was used for making fireworks.At the end of the Tang Dynasty,people began to use it in wars.The method of making it was brought to the Arab world and Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries. |
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China was the first country in the world to make paper.During the Western Han Dynasty (202B.C.~9A.D.),paper was made in some places in China.It was developed in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25A.D.~220A.D.) by Cai Lun.He made paper with bark,ropes,rags and so on.Before it was invented,the ancient Chinese carved characters on animal bones and stones.They also wrote them on bamboo and wooden sticks. |
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It was developed in 1041﹣1048 in the Song Dynasty.A man named Bi Sheng carved characters on pieces of clay and wood.Then he put ink on them.After the characters were printed on paper,the pieces of clay or wood could be used again.This technology then spread to Korea,Japan and Europe.It was the basic method at that time. |
71.After the was invented,the oceans were open to travel.
A. |
compass |
B. |
printing |
C. |
gunpowder |
72.At first,gunpowder was used for .
A. |
finding direction |
B. |
making fireworks |
C. |
carving characters |
73. developed paper﹣making in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
A. |
Some sailors |
B. |
Bi Sheng |
C. |
Cai Lun |
74.Printing was developed in the
A. |
Tang Dynasty |
B. |
Song Dynasty |
C. |
Han Dynasty |
75.The best title for the reading material is .
A. |
The Four Dynasties of Ancient China |
B. |
The Four Great Inventors of Ancient China |
C. |
The Four Great Inventions of Ancient China. |