When it comes to helping developing countries，we often think about offering money in order that they can build schools and hospitals，buy food and medicine，or find clean water supplies．These seem to be the most important basic needs in their lives．However，it's far from enough．We have to come up with better ideas．
A man called Nicholas Negroponte invented a cheap laptop computer，which he decided to invent after he visited a school in Cambodia．The laptop which Mr．Negroponte has designed is not the same as the normal one that you can buy in the shops．One difference is that it will be covered in rubber so that it is strong and won't be damaged easily．As an electricity supply can be a problem in developing countries，the computer also has a special handle in order that children can wind the computer upto give it extra power when needed．
This special laptop computer will cost less than 100 US dollars and Mr．Negroponte wants to produce as many as 15 million laptop computers in the first year．The idea is that these computers will help the children's education as they will be able to access the Internet．These computers might not benefit the people in developing countries immediately，but by improving children's education they should help people to find their own solutions to their problems in the long term．
Another idea to help children in developing countries is to recycle old mobile phones so that hey can be used again．In the UK．and probably in many other countries too，millions of mobile phones are thrown away every year．The waste crested by throwing away thee old phones is very bed for the environment， so it seems to be an excellent idea to achieve two important goals at the same time，We will reduce the waste we produce and help others．in other words ，we will be able to"kill two birds with one "and that is always a good thing．
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（1）The underlined phrase "wind．up"in paragraph 2 means ．
| A． |
吹风 |
| B． |
给……上发条 |
| C． |
摇上 |
| D． |
利用空气……使…… |
（2）The laptop computer that Mr．Negroponte has designed ．
| A． |
will be damaged much easier than the normal one |
| B． |
has a special handle to access the Internet |
| C． |
is cheap and can run with extra power |
| D． |
can be helpful to find the people's own solutions |
（3）According to the passage，what benefit can we get from recycling old mobile phones？______
| A． |
We can reduce the waste to protect the environment． |
| B． |
We can help children in developing countries reuse the old mobile phones． |
| C． |
it is good for the environment and very educative for phone users． |
| D． |
It not only reduces the waste produced by developed countries but also helps the children in developing countries． |
（4）Mr． Negroponte's cheap computer is mentioned in the passage to ．
| A． |
illustrate the kindness of people in the developed countries |
| B． |
tell us what high technology can help people |
| C． |
show how to find business opportunities in developing countries |
| D． |
give an example of how to help developing countries |
（5）Which is the best idea the author gives us to help the developing countries？
| A． |
We need to help people in developing countries to help themselves，not just throw money at the problem． |
| B． |
We should spend much money helping people in developing countries build more schools and hospitals． |
| C． |
We should think about giving help to developing countries more often． |
| D． |
We should help the people in developing countries by improving children's education immediately． |
It’s possible to do many simple tricks with numbers. Here is one trick, if you follow the instructions, you will find it’s really interesting.
First, write down your house number. For example, if your address is 73 Jin Shang Road, you would write down 73. After you write down your house address number, you double it. Then add 5 to this doubled number. For example, if your address is 73 and you double it, you will get 146. Then you add 5, you will get 151.
And then, multiply this number by 50. In our example here, you’ll get 7550. The next step is to add your age to this total. For example, if you’re 16 years old, you should add 16 to this total. In our example here, the result will be 7566.
After that, you have to add the number of days in a year, which is 365. In our example here, 365 added to 7566 is 7931.
The final step is this: Subtract 615 from the number that you have. Take away 615 from the total. In our example, 7931 minus 615 is 7316.
The result here—7316—is the trick. The first part of the number is the address and the last part of the number is the age of the person. That is, 73 is the address that we started with, and 16 is the age that we used.
Isn’t it interesting? Do you want to have a try now?How many steps are there in the trick?
A. Four B. Seven C. NineThe third step is ______.
A. ＋5 B. ×50 C.－615Tom is 38, he lives in 89 Jin Shang Road. If he plays this trick, he will get______ in the end.
A. 3889 B. 9150 C. 8938When you play this trick, ______ is Not the number you have to use every time.
A. 50 B.73 C. 365The best title of this passage is “______”.
A. A trick with numbers B. An interesting problem C. How to work out a trick
It is very important for us students to learn to use dictionaries. Try to find the answers to the questions in this dictionary extract（摘要）. 
We can find these explainations（解释）in _________ dictionary.
A. an English-English B. a Chinese-English C. an English-ChineseIf you try to find a word similar to “proud”, you can look up the word “______”.
A. pleasure B. pride C.personIf you have a bad cold, you will ______ according to the extract.
A. feel proud of yourself B. lose your voice C.encourage your parentsThe word “encourage” is a (an)______.
A. adjective B. noun C. verbIn the sentence “Your parents may △ you from smoking”, △ stands for _____ according to the extract.
A. proud B. voice C. discourage
One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, “Look! There’s a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said, “It isn’t worth the trouble.” His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the pennies he bought some grapes.
It was very hot, and there wasn’t a house or a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father dropped a grape on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another grape and once again, his son picked it up and put it in his mouth.
And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the grapes and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the grapes, his father said to him, “My dear son, if you had bent down early to pick up that horseshoe, it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the grapes, always remember the lesson: A person who does not worry about the little things will find that he can not do the great things.”The horseshoe was picked up by______
A. the father B.the son C.nobodyThe father bought some ______ after he sold the horseshoe.
A.pennies B.grapes C.treesThomas picked up the grapes and ate them because______.
A. he was asked to B. he liked them C. he was thirstyThe father dropped the grapes one by one because he wanted ______.
A. his son to eat them all
B. to teach his son a lesson
C. to make fun of his sonFrom the passage, we can learn that______.
A. if we want to eat grapes, we must pick up a horseshoe
B. a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us much money
C. we should worry about small things before we do the great things
Have you seen Avatar？It’s a popular movie this year. It is three-dimensional(3D), so you may have to wear a special pair of glasses to see it. The 3D glasses make the images(图像) from the movie look like they are coming straight at you.
More and more 3D movies are coming to theaters. 3D TV sets have been produced in Japan now. Three-dimensional technology can make TV and movies more exciting. But people with eye problems may get headaches if they spend too much time watching 3D movies.
When we look at an object(物体), each eye sees it at a different angle(角度). Our eyes send the two images to our brain(大脑), and the brain puts them together. That’s how we see depth(深度). So when we watch a 3D movie, one film projector(投影机) projects a left eye image and the other projects a right eye image. 3D glasses allow us to see a different image in each eye.
There are a lot of people walking around with very less serious eye problems. Under normal situations, the brain can adjust to their eyes so they can see things normally.
But when they are watching a 3D movie, the images projected to their eyes can’t be put together by their brain. So the brain needs to work harder at reading the images. That makes it easier for these people to get headaches.
Dr John Hagan, an eye doctor in Kansas City, said some people who do not see depth normally cannot see in 3D at all.When people want to watch a three-dimensional movie, they need .
A. a ticket B. a pair of 3D glasses C. an earphoneThree-dimensional technology uses film projector(s) to project one movie at the same time.
A. one B. twoC. threeAccording to the passage, if we look at an object by only one eye, we can’t judge the excatly.
A. image B. angle C. depthWhich statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A. In the near future, people can enjoy 3D movie by watching TV at home.
B. Whenever you wear a 3D glasses, you can see objects more clearly.
C. People who have something wrong with their brain can’t read the images of 3D movie.The main idea of this passage is .
A. how to use 3D glasses to watch a 3D movie.
B. 3D glasses make the movie seem alive
C. not everybody can enjoy 3D movies.
In the past, going to a piano teacher was the only way to learn how to play the piano. You could have one lesson a week. If you didn’t have private(个人的) lessons, you could still learn piano, but you would have to learn it by yourself. This was easy for some, but very difficult for most. However, with technology as it is today, there is at last another way that you can take piano lessons. You can take an online course.
An online course can save you lots of money. If a private lesson costs 30 or 40 dollars per week, just think about how quickly that adds up. You can take a complete online course in piano by spending a small part of the money that you would pay for taking weeks of private lessons. Also, private lessons are only usually one hour per week. If you have questions during the rest of the week, or if you forget something that your teacher said, you will have to wait for your next lesson to continue your learning. However, online piano courses are quite different.
With an online piano course, you can work at your own pace(进度). You can also take as many lessons per week as you’d want, or go back and listen to your last lesson if you have forgotten anything. Most adults who want to learn how to play the piano enjoy being able to go back and listen to lessons they watched before. It can give you a good idea of what you were doing right, what you were doing wrong, and what you should be doing before the next lesson.
Of course, if you need someone to sit beside you and give you instant feedback(及时反馈) while you are playing, you are not suggested to choose an online course. But most adult learners think they can get their own type of feedback by watching the course again and again.is not mentioned in the passage to learn to play the piano.
A.Going to a piano teacher B. Asking experts for information C. Teaching oneselfGoing to a piano teacher is much morethan having an online piano course.
A. expensive B. convenient C. interestingIf you choose an online piano course, you can .
A. ask questions whenever you want
B. watch the lessons whenever you’d like
C. get some advice while you are playing the piano.Most adults like to go back and listen to the lessons again because .
A. they needn’t spend any extra money
B. they can ask some questions
C. they can know what they were doing right, what they were doing wrongHow many advantages of an online piano course have been introduced in the passage?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4