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“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.
Why did the writer begin this passage by asking you a question?

A．Because he or she liked to begin this passage by asking readers a question.

B．Because he or she was afraid that the readers didn't know this question.

C．Because he or she wanted to make the readers interested in this passage.

D．Because Shakespeare is one of the most famous people in the world.

The underline word“cheque”in the fifth paragraph means ________.

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．Larry Page and Sergey Brin dreamed to answer any question.

D．one of the most popular websites gave them a cheque for $100,000.

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 not the biggest one before 2002.

C．Larry Page and Sergey Brin named google after a hundred zeros.

D．The service of the Google search engine is very popular.

The passage mainly tells us ________.

A．the development of the Google search engine.

B．about Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

C．how to find information on the Internet.

D．how to use the Google search engine.

Having a few days off always sounds so great. Everyone needs a vacation. And so does US President. US President Barack Obama (1)去度假with his family in winter in 2011. Where did they go and did the first family (2)玩得快乐? Now, Obama is trying to share his experience (经历) with us. Let’s listen to him.“We travelled to Honolulu, Hawaii, in December 2011 for Christmas. Of course we went there by air. We spent 17 days there. Hawaii is my hometown. We had a wonderful time there. This was one of the sweetest vacations in my life. My wife Michelle and I visited US Marines (海军) and their families in Hawaii on Christmas Day. I even held the eight-month-old baby of a captain in my arms. I also spent part of Christmas Eve playing golf with my old friends from Hawaii and some White House staff. I went to Hanauma Bay Nature Park with my two daughters. That’s our favourite place. We dived there, and set four sea turtles free. We all had a good time. And both my daughters said that they wanted to go there for a second time later.”
Answer the questions according to the passage.
将文章中汉语划线部分译成英语（每个短语不多于三个词）
(1) _________________ (2) _________________________
将划线句子译成汉语。. _____________________________________________
根据文章内容回答问题。
How did Obama and his family go to Honolulu?
________________________________________
列举奥巴马在度假期间的重要活动（两项即可,每空不多于6个词）
(1) _____________________________________
(2) _____________________________________
根据短文完成下面的句子。
Hanauma Bay Nature Park is so attractive(吸引人的) that Obama’s daughters wanted to go there ________________________ later.

Do you know the game "Rock, paper or scissors"? Maybe you think it's just a simple game for children. But in fact, some adults use it to make decisions and solve their problems. It is also popular in many countries.
There are different stories about the history of the game. But many people believe the game came from Japan, and Japanese have played it for a long time. Later it came to Europe in the middle of the 18th century. In 1842, England founded the Paper Scissors Stone Club and from then on people could get together to play the game for honor (荣誉).
There is even an international club named the World Rock Paper Scissors Club in Toronto. The club makes "Rock, paper or scissors" more and more popular. It holds the world championship (锦标赛) every year. Top players from around the world take part in it and the champion (冠军) can get a lot of money and the honor of all the fans of "Rock, paper or scissors".
Who use the game to make decisions and solve problems according to this passage?

A．Children.	B．Some adults.
C．Students.	D．The old.

Where do many people think this game came from?
A. Europe. B. China.
C. Japan. D. The USA.
From when could people get together to play this game for honor?

A．1842.	B．1841.
C．1845.	D．1846.

How often does the World Rock Paper Scissors Club hold the world championship?

A．Once a year.	B．Once two years.
C．Once three years.	D．Once four years.

What will the champion of this game get?

A．A lot of money.	B．The leader of this club.
C．Honor.	D．A and C

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 satisfied with (满意) him.
One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future (未来). 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 (为了) ________.

A．to wake his grandma up

B．to make his grandma angry

C．that his grandma was going to tell him the time

D．that his grandma was going to buy him a watch

Festivals
Symbol	Name	Date	Country
	Spring Festival	January or February	China
	Mother’s Day	The second Sunday in May	the USA
	Boys’ Day	May 5th	Japan
	Christmas Day	December 25th	Western countries

Mother’s Day often comes on______.

A．the second Saturday in January

B．the third Saturday in December

C．the second Sunday in May

D．the fifth Sunday in May

Of all the festivals in the form(表格)，______ comes last in a year.

A．Christmas Day	B．Boys’ Day
C．Mother’s Day	D．Spring Festival

The symbol of Spring Festival is______.

A．flowers	B．fish
C．trees	D．dumplings

Americans may celebrate______ festival(s) in the form.

A．1

B．2

C．3

D．4

The festival for boys is only celebrated in _______.

A．China	B．the USA
C．Japan	D．Canada

A．China	B．America
C．England	D．Australia