“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. |
Nowadays, more and more people like to shop on the Internet. How can you protect yourself from different types of Internet tricks? Following these tips can make you online shopping safer：
(1) Never click on an unsolicited(主动提供的) e-mail. If you are interested in the things well-known company that sells the same thing, don’t click on any links in the e-mail itself.
(2) Don’t answer any e-mail that asks you for personal financial(财政的) information. Most of the legitimate(合法的)companies will not ask your information through e-mail. And don’t believe what the e-mail says easily. Sometimes some e-mail will ask you to make a telephone call to get more information about the things you want. Don’t forget to check the phone number on your phonebook to make sure it is the number of a legitimate company before you make the call.
(3) When you are searching for information on the Internet, make sure that there is a key symbol at the bottom of your browser(浏览器)and the “http” in the website address. These mean that the website is safe.
(4) Don’t sent your money to an unknown website before you receive the things they send to you and make sure they work well.
Shopping on the Internet is convenient and fun. It is also safe if you are careful enough. If you want to protect yourself from Internet tricks, what can you do?
A. Click on the links in the e-mail itself.
B. Make sure the website is safe.
C. Make a phone call according to the information in the e-mail.When searching for information, make sure there is _________at the bottom of your browser and ________in the website address.
A. a key picture, the “http
B. a key symbol, the phone number
C. a key symbol, the “http”The best title for the passage may be_____________.
A. Tips on Sending E-mail
B. Tips on Making a telephone
C. Call Tips on online Shopping From Tips 2 we can learn that_________________.
①we should refuse to answer an e-mail about personal financial information
②we should click on an unsolicited e-mail
③we should remember to check the phone number before we call the company
④most of legitimate companies will ask for your information through e-mail
A. ②③ B. ①③ C. ②④ Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A You can click on any link of e-mails.
B. Don’t believe what the e-mail says easily.
C. Not all the websites are safe.
The Internet, mobile phones and iPads are part of our lives now. Technology is greatly affecting all ways of our lives, from the ways we work to the ways we play. And it even causes a number of social problems such as cloning humans.
We have had lots of technology and it has changed our lives a lot. There is no doubt that humans will continue to use more and more technology. Here are some examples of modern technology that will change our ideas and will affect our lives greatly.
Global positioning system(GPS)——It’s a system that uses radio signals from satellites to show exact information. It tells you where the user is on the earth in all weather conditions. It’s made up of three parts：satellites, control equipments on land and receivers.
Space Technology——Russian and American scientists have worked together for the international Space Station(ISS) for a long time. They hope the ISS will provide a long-lasting lab. Such a lab will bring humans limitless advantage. It’s even hoped that one day space technology will take humans to their new housed in space.
Underwater Robot——Hercules is kind of underwater robot with some high technology equipments. It will be used to search for ancient ships which were destroyed into the deep sea during their journey long ago.
The world is changing so quickly that it’s hard for us to catch up with all the new inventions because they seem to come out every month. It’s important for us to learn about new technology and the role that it plays in our lives. So we should be willing to accept modern technology, or we will fall behind the times.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。_________can tell you where the user is on the earth exactly.
A. Satellites
B. Underwater Robots
C. Global Positioning SystemAccording to the passage, which is NOT true about the ISS?
A. It has carried people to other planets.
B. It will provide a long-lasting lab or us.
C. Russian and American are working for it.Hercules is used to________________.
A. save lives in the sea
B. repair the broken ships
C. look for the ancient ships in the sea From the passage, we know that________________.
A. the use of GPS is affected by the weather conditions
B. it’s very important for us to learn about new technology
C. technology brings us many advantages such as cloning humansWhat is the purpose of the passage?
A. To help us study some new technology.
B. To tell us technology is changing the world.
C. To help solve the problems that technology causes.
In a famous story, a young boy called Ali Baba says “Open Sesame” and a door to treasures is opened before him. Ma Yun drew inspiration from this and founded Alibaba.com.
Over 14 years, Alibaba.com has become China’s largest e-commerce (电子商务) website. E-commerce is the aof buying and selling goods and services and doing other business activities using a computer and the Internet. However, the founder chose to leave and to discover new areas of business. On May 28, Ma became chairman of Cainiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.The company will set up China Smart Logistics (物流) Network. Its goal is to deliver packages (运送包裹) to people anywhere in the country w
24 hours.
The 48-year-old businessman, who is short and thin and often wears oversized suits, always had he courage to dream big and try new things.
Ma got the idea or starting a business career in 1995. He was then working for a US trading company as a translator, when he was introduced to the Internet. He sthe word "beer" and saw that no data came up about Chinese products(产品).
Ma had an idea: why not build a large Internet market to connect(连接)consumers and companies from all over the world and do business o?
That is how Alibaba began. His company grew quickly. But that doesn't mean ewent well. Alibaba had a difficult time in 2000, when many Internet companies failed. Ma was successful because he m
to attract investment(投资)in his company.
But there is a deeper rfor Ma's success: his attitude. "You deserve (值得) to live your dream," said. "Everyone thought I was daydreaming when I started. But the most important thing is that we believed in our dream from day one, to today and tomorrow Of course we made many mistakes, but we never gave up hope."
Meng Meihui,14,from Dongying, Shandong, loved reading certain pieces of work. But she paid particular attention to her classmate’s every composition, just to find her faults.
“Everyone said she was better at writing than me. I didn’t believe it. I wanted to beat her,”Meng said. Meng was caught by the green-eyed monster-jealousy(嫉妒)
Jealousy is _____among students. Most people may feel a little bit unhappy when others are better than them. It’s natural. However, if students don’t change theirs mindset(思维方式)and deal with it well, jealousy can bring out many problems.
Su Lulu, 14, from Xiamen, Fujian， said those who are too jealous of others might lose _____easily.“Few people like those who always try to find faults in others,” Su said. “A popular student should be open-minded.”
Besides affecting students’ interpersonal(人际间的)relationships, jealousy may also limit students’ development.
Meng said that during that time, she paid too much attention to her competitor(竞争者)and_______to improve herself. “It was tiring and useless,” she said.
Luckily, Meng_____ realized the problem. She stopped her silly behavior and focused on her own progress.
Wang Xiao, a psychology(心理学)teacher at Huangshi Foreign Language School, Hubei, agreed with Meng’s practice. Wang said the best way to deal with jealousy is to turn it into motivation(动力)
“___those who are better than you and focus on yourself, ” Wang said. “It’s more important to improve yourself than to be better than others.”
Wang also suggested that students be confident about themselves. “Everyone has their advantages and disadvantages. Don’t _______your disadvantages with others’ advantages,” he said.
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He was just an ordinary postman. Day after day, he shuttled(穿梭) back and forth across the village. For him, life
was without waves. 
One day, he was delivering mail as usual. When he looked up in the sky, he suddenly lost his balance. It was a little stone that tripped him up（绊倒）. He observed the stone that had embarrassed（难堪） him, finding it strange but beautiful. In his eyes, this stone was like a lost jewel（宝石） covered with dust. The postman then placed the stone in his bag carefully. Because of this stone’s arrival, his day was lightened. He suddenly had a bold thought—I can build a castle with such beautiful stones. How magnificent it will be!
His ordinary life started to be different since then. He still delivered mail, but he collected every stone he could find along the way. All those dusty stones, in his eyes, glittered like diamonds.
Gradually, his small bag couldn’t hold his stones anymore and he needed to use a wheelbarrow to carry them. People didn’t understand what happened when they saw the postman delivering letters with a wheelbarrow full of stones.
After collecting enough stones, he started to build his castle. During the daytime, he passed along the dreams of others; and during the nighttime, he built his own dream. No one was willing to join in. But the postman was unmoved, still happily building his castle. Because he knew, the dream and the castle only belonged to him.
After 20 years of working day and night, the postman’s dream castle was finally completed. It was a magnificent castle just as he had imagined. It was a miracle arising from the ordinary.
This is a real story. The postman’s name is Xue Waller. The stone castle has become a famous tourist attraction in France, which is called“ ideal palace of Ferdinand Cheval.”At the entrance of the stone castle, there is a sentence—“I want to know how far a dream stone can go.” The postman felt embarrassed because he _______.
| A．lost his balance | B．lost his bag |
| C．delivered mail | D．found a stone |
The postman’s own dream was to _______
| A．collect stones | B．deliver mail |
| C．find diamonds | D．build his castle |
The underlined word “glittered” in the third paragraph may mean ________.
| A．shone | B．cleaned | C．posted | D．hid |
Which of the following is not true?
| A． A little stone tripped the postman up while he was delivering mail as usual. |
| B． The postman collected every stone he would find along the way. |
| C． The postman built his castle with the help of his family and friends. |
| D．The postman spent twenty years building his stone castle. |
The postman named Xue Waller was ________.
| A．German | B．French | C． British | D．American |
From the passage we can learn that ________.
| A． The postman had a colourful life before the accident in which he lost his balance. |
| B． The postman gave up his job in order to built his stone castle. |
| C． The stone that tripped the postman up was a real jewel. |
| D． Though people didn’t understand him, the postman continued his dream ---building a castle. |