The computer is fast and hardly makes a mistake , while(然而) people are slow and make mistakes sometimes . That’s what people often say when they talk about computers. For many years , scientists have been improving computers . Now a computer can do a lot of everyday jobs wonderfully . It is widely used in factories , hospitals, post offices and airports . A computer can report , decide and control in almost every field . With the help of a person, a computer can draw pictures , write music , talk with people , play chess, translate languages and so on . Many computer scientists are now thinking of making computers “ think ” like a man . Perhaps computers will one day really think and feel . Some people are afraid that one day computers will be too clever to listen to them. But scientists tell us that such things will not happen . People are still cleverer than computer.The computer can work ______ than people .
A. more wonderfully
B. more slowly
C. more oftenComputers can do _______ for people .
A. few jobs B. all jobs C. many jobsWhat will perhaps happen in the future ?
A.Computers can think like men and women .
B.People will no longer use computers .
C.Computers will only be used to talk with people .The author(作者) of the passage mainly tells us something ________ .
A. about the danger of the computer
B. about scientists
C. about the computerWhich of the following is right according to the passage ?
A.People are slow and full of mistakes when using computers .
B.Computers can translate languages without people’s help .
C.Computers will never be cleverer than people .
Long long ago there was a poor man. He had an orange tree in his garden. On the tree there were many oranges . One day he found one of his oranges was much bigger than the others . It was as big as a football . Nobody had seen such a big orange . The poor man took the orange to the King. The King was so happy that he gave the man a lot of money for it .
When a rich man heard of (听说) it . He said to himself, “It’s only an orange. Why did the King give so much money for it ? I’ll take my gold cup to the King. He’ll give me more money .”
The next day when the King received the gold cup. He said to the rich man “What a beautiful cup ! I’ll show you something wonderful ! Please take this great orange.”The poor man had an orange tree _____________.
A.beside his garden | B.outside his garden |
C.in his garden | D.near his garden |
The poor man was surprised to see ____ a football.
A.all the oranges on the tree were like |
B.one of his oranges was as big as |
C.what was on his tree was |
D.one of his oranges was bigger than |
Why did the poor man take the biggest orange to the King ?
A.Because the King had never seen such a big orange. |
B.Because he could sell the orange to the King. |
C.Because the King liked to eat big oranges. |
D.Because he wanted to get much money. |
The rich man took his gold cup to the King. He thought ______.
A.the King would give him the biggest orange |
B.the King would give him a new house |
C.he could get much more money than the poor man |
D.the King would give him something wonderful |
At last the King gave the rich man ____ .
A.the biggest orange |
B.a lot of money than he expected |
C.what he wished to get |
D.nothing |
American boys and girls love watching television. Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the television set. Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Saturday.
Televisions are like books or films. A child can learn both bad things and good things from them. Some programs help children to understand the world, and others show people the places of other countries or other time in history. With television, a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a play, a concert or a game at home.
Television brings many places and events into our homes. Some programs show crimes(犯罪活动)and other things that are bad for children, so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do.Some children spend eight hours or more _____ on Saturday.
A.studying | B.playing card games |
C.watching TV | D.helping their parents |
On television children can see_____.
A.games | B.big animals |
C.oceans | D.almost everything |
Children usually spend _____ a day in school.
A.six hours | B.more than eight hours |
C.only a few hours | D.four hours |
The underlined sentence means_____.
A.television makes things happen in homes |
B.we can know places and events on TV without going to see them |
C.we can see houses and buildings on TV |
D.we can find the places easily |
Parents sometimes help their children find other things to do when there is _____ for children.
A.a bad program | B.an animal |
C.a game | D.an uninteresting film |
Working people in Hong Kong are always busy in the daytime. They don't have enough time to enjoy themselves. If you are one of those people, come and join us! We'll take a night-time cruise (乘船游览) around the Victoria Harbor(维多利亚). You can see fantastic city lights during the trip, and you can also enjoy a wonderful dinner on the junk(帆船)if you like.
Harbor Night Cruise Time: 6:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m. (Monday-Friday) 7:30 p.m.-12:00 p.m.(Saturday &Sunday) Price:An adultA child under 12 (With dinner) 300 HK dollars 200 HK dollars (Without dinner) 220 HK dollars140 HK dollars Ticket office: Harbor Travel Service (No. 30 Lam Ming Street) Place to Start: Star Company(No. 98 Cyber port Road) |
What transport can people use during the trip?
A.They can take a train |
B.They can take the underground. |
C.They can take a junk. |
D.They can take a plane. |
Today is Friday. How long can people enjoy the night cruise tomorrow?
A.Five hours. | B.Three and a half hours. |
C.Four hours. | D.Four and a half hours. |
People can enjoy or see _____ during the cruise.
A.fresh air | B.city lights |
C.tall buildings | D.wonderful bridges |
You will go to _____ to buy tickets.
A.Star Company | B.No. 30 Cyber port Road |
C.Harbor Travel Service | D.No. 98 Lam Ming Street |
Mr. And Mrs. Thomas with their 8-year old son want to take the trip. How much can they save if they don't have dinner on the junk?
A.300 HK dollars. | B.220 HK dollars. |
C.200 HK dollars. | D.120 HK dollars. |
Jackie has a big company in New York and he is very rich. But he is not from a rich family.
In 1956 Jackie was born in New Jersey. His father was a farmer and his mother was a housewife. They had three childrend. Jackie was the eldest of them. When Jackie was a boy, he often helped his father on the farm. He did it well but he found he didn’t like farm work at all. At eighteen, Jackie finished school but he didn’t go to university. He went to New York and started working in a sports shop. After 5 years, his own shop opened. Then the shop became bigger and bigger and he had more and more money.
Some asked him, “How can you be successful?”
Jackie answered, “My father always wants me to go back to the farm and I try my best to avoid(避免) it.”
根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)Jackie is a farmer.
There were 5 children in Jackie’s family.
Jackie didn’t like to work on a farm.
Jackie moved to New York in 1974.
Jackie’s father was happy to see he worked as a shop assistant.
Bruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop. He lived not far from his school. He always walked there and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playground(操场). It was very wet after it rained. One day, when he got home, his clothes were all wet. His mother became angry and said, "Don't play in the water on your way home from school!"
On the next day Bruno came home with wet and dirty clothes. His mother became even angrier. "I'll tell your father if you come back wet again," said his mother. "He'll punish(惩罚)You, you know."
The third day the little boy was dry when he came home.
"You're a good boy today", his mother said happily. "You didn't play in the water."
"No," the boy said unhappily. "There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon. There wasn't any room(空地方)for me at all!"Bruno went to school every day.
A.by bike | B.by bus | C.by car | D.on foot |
The playground was between.
A.two classrooms |
B.the cinema and shop |
C.Bruno's house and school |
D.the shop and Bruno's school |
The little boy liked to play on the playground .
A.when it snowed |
B.when there was some water there |
C.when the children played football there |
D.when his father was busy with his work |
Bruno was afraid of (害怕) the most.
A.his father | B.his mother |
C.his teacher | D.the older boys |
That afternoon, the boy's clothes were dry because .
A.nobody made room for him in the water |
B.there was no water on the playground |
C.he took off his clothes before he played there |
D.he played in the water carefully |