We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know 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 didn't work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system 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 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 very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing” the Internet easier.
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 young people. The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life.How long has the Internet been used?
| A．For over 10 years. | B．For over 20 years. |
| C．For over 50 years. | D．For over 60 years. |
What would happen when one computer in the network broke down after the new network
system was set up?
| A．The other computers would wait. |
| B．The other computers would still work. |
| C．Some of the others still worked. |
| D．The other computers wouldn't work. |
Which of the following used the Internet first?
| A．Hospitals | B．Universities |
| C．Banks | D．The government |
What is true about computers in the 1990s?
| A．They became cheaper and easier to use. |
| B．They became larger and larger. |
| C．People couldn't buy them anywhere. |
| D．People could get information only from them. |
What can we infer from the last sentence?
| A．People will die without the Internet. |
| B．All people should set up their own network. |
| C．People live easily without the Internet. |
| D．People will more and more depend on the Internet. |
①“I will think of it.” It is easy to say this, but do you know what great things have come from thinking? We can not see, or hear, or feel our thoughts, but they have great power (力量) !
②Isaac Newton was seated in his garden on a summer evening when he saw an apple fall from a tree. He began to think, and tried to find out why the apple fell. Then he found how the earth, sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places.
③James Ferguson once saw the inside of his father’s watch, and he wondered, “Why should I not make a watch?” This made him think and he made a wooden clock which kept good time.
④Walt Disney, the famous American film-maker, was often thinking of new ideas. One day, when he was in a meeting, he suddenly stopped talking, deep in thought. He looked and looked at a place high up in the room. This went on for a long time, and then he got an idea for a new film.
⑤Ideas come at any time, and the important thing is to think. When you meet with any difficulty, don’t lose heart. Try to think of it before asking someone to help you. Think and by thinking you will learn how to think differently.Newton wanted to find out ________.
| A．when the apple hit him | B．why the apple fell |
| C．who made the apple fall | D．where the apple fell |
Walt Disney was ________ when he got an idea for a new cartoon.
| A．making a film | B．telling a story |
| C．having a meeting | D．sitting in a garden |
From the passage we can learn that ________.
| A．we should always ask others for help |
| B．every one of us likes thinking |
| C．it is easy to see and hear our thoughts |
| D．thinking helps to get new ideas |
Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the passage?
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Five years ago, I met her in a shopping center. I was walking through the shop when I saw her. Then she came back to my house with me. After that, we became friends.
Once she had to go into hospital to have an operation(手术) on her leg. I was worried about her and looked after her every day. I made breakfast for her. I was not good at cooking, but she never complained(抱怨). I also helped her take showers.
I have no idea why we can be good friends, because she is quite different from me. I like writing, reading and playing computer games. But she loves outdoor activities. She likes playing balls best. She also loves sleeping.
She will run all around the house to lick(舔) my face if someone shouts “Kiss for Dad.” That is the only name she knows me by—Dad, though I call her by many names—Pickle, Missile and Little. But her real name is Pixar. This week she turns seven years old. Pixar was _____________ years old when the writer met her.
| A．two | B．five | C．seven | D．eight |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Pixar once had an operation on her head. |
| B．Pixar doesn’t like playing outside. |
| C．Pixar is the writer’s dog. |
| D．Pixar calls the writer Dad. |
What’s the best title(标题) for the passage?
| A．Pixar—My Son | B．How to Make Friends |
| C．How to Be a Good Friend | D．My Good Friend |
Bicycle Tour(旅行) and Race(比赛)
A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27(Sat. & Sun.) at 5:30 a.m. The riders will leave Tiananmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg. Then the next 55 kilometers leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive(竞争性的) part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.
The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometres. Saturday night the riders will stay at Nandaihe for supper. Sunday morning is free for playing at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.
Cost: 200 yuan
Telephone: 4675027
Ticket price: ￥60, ￥100, ￥150
Time/Date: 4:30 p.m., August 26(Sat.)
Telephone: 5012372
Rock Climbing
The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain Climbing Training Center. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will join in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition(展出) climbing free for audience(观众).
Take a bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.
Time/Date: 9:00~12:00, August 26 and 27
Telephone: 7143177, 7144850The main purpose(主要目的)of the passages in the newspaper is to give information about _____________.
| A．visiting teams |
| B．famous players |
| C．things to do for the weekend |
| D．prices to pay for the sports events |
If you take part in the bike tour, you will probably ride for _____________.
| A．35 kilometers | B．55 kilometers |
| C．90 kilometers | D．110 kilometers |
What is special about the rock climbing competition?
| A．A foreign team will join in it. |
| B．You can watch an exhibition climbing without paying. |
| C．You can join in it if you are interested in it. |
| D．The bus trip to the place of the competition is free. |
It seems that everybody tells lies－well, not big lies, but “white lies”. Telling white lies isn’t really that bad. Most of the time, people do it because they want to protect a friendship or they don’t want to hurt someone. Here are some ways they do it.
★ Giving false excuses
Sometimes people lie because they don’t want to do something. For example, someone invites you to a party. You think it will be boring, so you say you’re busy.
★ Lying to make someone feel good
Often we don’t tell the truth to make someone feel good. For example, your friend cooks dinner for you, but it tastes terrible. Do you say so? No! You maybe say “Mm, this is delicious!”
★ Lying to hide bad news.
Sometimes, we don’t want to tell someone bad news. For example, you have just had a terrible day at work, but you don’t want your family to worry about you. So if your parents ask you about your day, you just say everything was fine.
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| Some Ways People Tell White Lies |
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| Ways |
Examples |
| Giving |
If you wants to refuse (拒绝) a boring party, you may say you are |
| Lying to make someone feel |
You maybe say the food is delicious though it tastes |
| Lying to hide |
You may say |
Tu Youyou, an 84-year-old Chinese female scientist, was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology (生理学) or Medicine on Oct. 5. She found a medicine that cures the deadly disease called malaria(疟疾). Tu shared the prize with two scientists from the US and Japan. Tu is the first native Chinese person to get the Nobel Prize in natural science.
Tu found artemisinin (青篙素) in sweet wormwood(青篙) back in 1971. She spent the following years trying to improve the medicine. According to World Health Organization, about 200 million people suffer from malaria around the world, and about half a million die each year. Today, artemisinin is still the most useful medicine that fights against malaria.
When Tu joined the national research team to find the malaria medicine in the 1960s and the 1970s, things were hard. The team didn’t have advanced equipment then. Tu used to medicines by taking them herself. Tu’s team searched old Chinese medicine books by hand and tested over 2,000 traditional recipes (配方).
To do research, Tu also had to travel a lot. Once she returned to her family after six months away from home. Her little daughter didn’t recognize her and hid from the “strange woman”. However, Tu never complained. “ I feel rewarded when I see so many cured patients,” she said.Malaria is a kind of .
A. foodB. deadly disease C. cancerHow many people shared the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4Tu Youyou found artemisinin .
A. at the age of 40
B. after an American scientist found it
C.When she joined the national research team in the 1960sWhy did Tu use to test the medicine by taking them herself?
A. Because she liked to do so.
B. Because someone forced her.
C. Because she didn’t have good equipment.Which is True according to this passage?
A. About 100 million people die from malaria every year.
B. Old Chinese medicine books are useless.
C. Tu’s little daughter didn’t know her after she left home for six months.