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Have you ever returned a book late to the library before? If so, you may pay a small fine(罚款). How much would you have to pay if the book is returned 65 years late?
A high school in Washington, Us had to deal with such a problem recently. A copy of Gone with the Wind was finally returned to its library 65 years late.
However, the school said that it would not ask Wayne to pay the fine, though that would be about $475.
The book was borrowed out of the library of the high school in 1949, and disappeared until it was found in Maine, Us by Wayne. Wayne found the book in his father’s basement(地下室) and then offered to send it back to the school.
“I feel very sorry about that,” Wayne said.
“We’re very pleased to have the book back. Wayne did the right thing,” Lori Wyborney, headmaster of the school said.The book was borrowed out of the library of the high school _____.
| A．in 1949 | B．in 1965 | C．in 1975 | D．in 2014 |
Gone with the Wind is the name of _____.
| A．a library | B．a school | C．a book | D．a magazine |
_____ offered to send the book back to the school.
| A．Wayne’s father | B．Wayne |
| C．Lori’s headmaster | D．Lori |
Robert is sixteen now. He’ll finish middle school in two years. His father has a shop and makes much money. He hopes his son can go to college and makes him study hard. But the young man likes to play cards. He often goes out when his parents fall asleep.
One night, when Robert came back home, his father happened to see him. The old man was very angry and told his son to live upstairs. Robert had to go up and down quietly. Of course it troubled him. He thought and thought but didn’t find a way.
Last evening, Robert listened carefully. And he was sure his parents went to sleep, then he went out to play cards with his friends. He won some money and was happy. And he got back, he took off his shoes and was going upstairs. Suddenly he heard a noise in his parents’ bedroom. He stood behind the door and saw a man come out. He understood that the man was a thief (小偷 ). He stopped him at once. The man was very afraid and brought out all the things he stole in the room.
“Tell me how you didn’t wake my parents up,” said Robert. “Or I’ll take you to the police station!”Robert’s father wants Robert ________.
| A．to study in a university |
| B．to be a good helper when he finishes middle school |
| C．to catch up with his classmates |
| D．to work in his shop |
Why does Robert have to go out at night?
| A．Because his friends have no time in the daytime. |
| B．Because he can play cards when his parents fall asleep. |
| C．Because he can’t win any money in the daytime. |
| D．Because his parents let him do so after they go to sleep. |
Why do Robert’s parents ask him to live upstairs?
| A．Because they are old. |
| B．Because Robert doesn’t like any noise. |
| C．Because they can hear if Robert goes out at night. |
| D．Because the room upstairs is better than the one downstairs. |
Robert listened carefully because he wanted to know _______ .
| A．if he woke his parents up |
| B．if someone came in |
| C．if it was raining hard outside |
| D．if his parents went to sleep |
Robert wanted _____.
| A．to learn how he couldn’t wake his parents up |
| B．to know how to make more money |
| C．to stop playing cards |
| D．the thief to teach him how to steal |
We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know about the history of the Internet?
Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s.At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks(网络) didn’t’ t work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system(系统) had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way the computer network system would keep on working all the time.
At first, the Internet was only used by the government, but, in the early
1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too.However, computers were still expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers become cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software(软件) that made “surfing(浏览)” the Internet more convenient(方便).
Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.
The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life.The Internet has a history of ______ years.
| A．about 40 | B．less than 30 |
| C．more than 45 | D．nearly 35 |
Scientists set up a new network system to ______.
| A．make the computer cheaper |
| B．make the system work well |
| C．make the computer go well |
| D．develop new softwares |
The Internet was widely used in the ______.
| A．1960s | B．1970s | C．1980s | D．1990s |
The underlined words “get on-line” in Chinese mean ______.
| A．上机 | B．上网 | C．接线 | D．买电脑 |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．In the 1960s computer network system went wrong easily. |
| B．Computers are much cheaper than before. |
| C．Today the Internet is used everywhere. |
| D．People had enough softwares to get on-line fifteen years ago. |
The aim (目的) of students who come to school is to study. But studying requires (需要) a right way, or you waste either the time or the money. The following are the ways of studying.
The best time for reading is morning, because in the morning, the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason, we can get good results (结果).
In studying we must have patience (耐心). If we have not known a text well, we must read it again. We shouldn’t read the next one till we have understood the first one.
When we are studying, we must put our hearts into the book, or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading.
We must always ask “whys”. If it is not well understood, write it down and ask our teachers, parents, or friends. In any possible way, we must know it completely and what we’ve leaned can be used well and made better.
Though there are many ways for studying, yet the above mentioned (提到的) will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.The passage tells us ______.
| A．the importance of reading |
| B．to read in the morning |
| C．to pay attention to the ways of studying |
| D．to have patience in studying |
The passage has taught us ______ ways of studying.
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．many |
We’d better read in the morning because ______.
| A．it’s easy to remember what we have learned |
| B．the air is fresh and the mind is clear |
| C．it’s difficult to get good results |
| D．both A and C |
If we can’t put our hearts into the book when we read, it is ______.
| A．easy to understand it well |
| B．better to get something from it |
| C．impossible (不可能) for us to get something from it |
| D．possible (可能) to learn something from it |
In studying we must always ask “whys” in order to ______.
| A．understand the book well |
| B．write down the questions |
| C．do with the new words |
| D．get some questions to ask our teachers |
The population of the world is increasing rapidly. By 2020, there could be 7.5 billion people on the earth. Will there be enough food for all these people? Some scientists think fish farming might solve this problem. However, other scientists worry that fish farming could bring serious environmental problems.
Fish farming is not a new thing. There were fish farms in China 3,000 years ago. Today, about one third of the fish we eat comes from fish farms.
Most fish farms raise plant-eating fish. Popular kinds of plant-eating fish are carp, tilapia, and catfish. However, many fish farms are starting to raise meat-eating fish. A popular type of meat-eating fish is salmon. However, it takes up to 5 tons of wild fish to produce just 1 ton of farm-raised salmon. So if this continued, many types of wild fish could become extinct.
Critics (评论家) of fish farming also say that farm-raised fish is unhealthy. They say there are dangerous chemicals (化学物质) in the fish. They also say fish farming pollutes the water. Some people say that the ways of farming being used now won’t produce enough fish anyway. Instead of building fish farms in lakes or near the coast, they say that the fish farms could be moved far out into the ocean. In the future, fish farms might be large cages that move to the ocean.Which of the following about fish farming is true?
| A．It is very popular around the world. |
| B．It is a new thing in 2010. |
| C．It appeared in China about thirty centuries ago. |
| D．It can solve the problem of the world’s population. |
_________ is not a kind of plant-eating fish.
| A．Carp | B．Catfish |
| C．Tilapia | D．Salmon |
What does the underlined word “extinct” mean?
| A．绝种的 | B．无家可归的 |
| C．弱小的 | D．惊慌失措的 |
How many reasons do the critics hold against the fish farming?
| A．2. | B．3. | C．4. | D．5. |
What’s the passage mainly about?
| A．One way to control the growth of population. |
| B．One way to feed more people. |
| C．One way to catch more fish. |
| D．One way to save the wild fish. |
Every year several thousand people die in the car accidents in Great Britain. And between one and two hundred thousand people are hurt.
There are rules to make the roads safe, but people do not always obey (遵守) the rules. They are careless. If everybody obeys the rules, the road will be much safer. How can we make the roads safer?
Remember this rule. In Great Britain traffic keeps to the left. Cars, buses and bikes must all keep to the left side of the road. In most other countries traffic keeps to the right.
Before crossing the road, we should stop and look at both ways. Look right and left. Then, if you are sure that the road is clear, it is safe to cross the road. If you see small children or very old people, help them to cross the road. We must teach our children to cross the road safely. We must always give them a good example. Small children must not play in the street. If we want to make the roads safer, _______.
| A．everybody must be careful and obey the traffic rules |
| B．traffic should keep to the right |
| C．don’t cross the road too often |
| D．roads must be clear |
If you ride a bike in Great Britain, you must ride_______ .
| A．on the right side of the road |
| B．on the left side of the road |
| C．in the middle of the road |
| D．behind the buses |
Which is NOT right?
| A．Before crossing the road, we should stop and look at both ways. |
| B．In our country traffic keeps to the right. |
| C．Few people die in the traffic accidents in Great Britain |
| D．Streets are not safe places for playing. |
“The road is clear” means that _______.
| A．the road is not noisy |
| B．the road is very clean |
| C．there is no car or bus running |
| D．you can see very clearly on the road |
The safe way to cross the road is to_______.
| A．look right | B．look left |
| C．look both ways, right and left | D．run cross the road |