Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic（大西洋）coast．He put up a notice to want a farmhand．A short man came to see the farmer．"Are you a good farmhand？"The farmer asked him． "Well，I can sleep when the wind blows．"Answered the little man． Although puzzled（迷惑）by this answer，the farmer agreed that he could work on the farm．The little man worked hard around the farm，busy from morning to evening，and the farmer felt satisfied with the man's work．
Then one night the wind blew strongly from the sea．Jumping out of bed，the farmer rushed to the farmhand's sleeping room．He shook the little man and shouted，"Get up!A storm is coming!Tie things down before they are blown away!"
The little man turned over in bed and said firmly（坚定地），"No sir．I told you，I can sleep when the wind blows．" The farmer got so mad that he wanted to kick the farmhand off at once．Instead，he hurried outside to prepare for the storm．To his surprise，he discovered that everything had been tied down．Nothing could be blown away． The farmer then understood what his farmhand meant，so he returned to his bed to also sleep when the wind blew．
When you've prepared everything well for yourself，you have nothing to fear．Can you sleep when the wind blows during your life？
76．Why did the short man come to see the farmer？
77．Was the farmer satisfied with the farmhand at first？
78．What was the farmhand doing when the wind blew one night？
79．Who tied everything down before the storm？
80．What can you learn from the farmhand？
Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “What is the most important in your life?” maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet.”
The first computer was made in 1946. it was very big but it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller. But they work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can’t live without computers today.”
The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, writer letters, do shopping, play computer games or make friends.
Many students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex. They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can’t put their hearts into study. Many of them can’t catch up with others on many subjects because of that.
We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet.The Internet can not be used for______.
| A．studying | B．shopping | C．thinking | D．playing |
When the computer was invented, it was______.
| A．large and worked quickly | B．small and worked slowly |
| C．large but worked slowly | D．small but worked quickly |
The Internet was born in about________.
| A．1960 | B．1970 | C．1980 | D．1985 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Few students like going into the Internet. |
| B．Students use the Internet to make “unreal friends.” |
| C．These “Unreal friends” often meet each other |
| D．Students know the friends on the Internet very well |
What does the writer think of the Internet?
| A．It is wonderful |
| B．It can make students study harder |
| C．It is not good for students |
| D．It is helpful, but we can’t do everything on it. |
When July comes, children know they’ll have the final exams and the school year will end soon. Boys and girls will have a nearly two months’ holiday, and they’ll leave school by train or by car to return home to see their fathers and mothers.
The summer holiday is the best time of the year for most students. The weather is good, so they can spend most of their time playing outside .If one lives in the country, he can go on a trip into the woods or in the fields. If one lives in a big city, he can go to a park to play.
The best place for a summer holiday is the seaside. Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea. But for the others who do not, if they have the chance to stay at one of the big seaside towns for a week or two, they will talk about it all the following school year.
Now, what makes children like the seaside so much? I think it is the sand, the sea and the sun, not anything else. Of course, there are lots of new things to see, nice things to eat and interesting things to do. But the feeling of the sand under their feet, the salt water on their skin, and the warm sun on their backs make them happier. Every year, school children have the final exams in ____, and the exam means the school year will end.
| A．May | B．January | C．July | D．December |
According to the passage, if a child comes from a big city, he can often ____ in the summer holidays.
| A．stay at home | B．go on a trip to the woods |
| C．go on a trip in the fields | D．go to a park to play |
It’s the best way for children to go to the ____ to spend their summer holidays.
| A．park | B．seaside | C．city | D．country |
____ make children like the seaside so much?
| A．The beautiful parks | B．The new things |
| C．The sand, the sea and the sun | D．The people near the sea |
Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?
| A．After the final exams ,school children will stay at school for extra classes. |
| B．The summer holidays is a good time to go out for a trip. |
| C．The children from the countryside can have a good time in the woods in the summer holiday. |
| D．If some children go on a trip to the seaside, they will have many things to talk about. |
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根据短文完成任务：阅读下面的材料，然后根据材料内容回答问题
A volunteer is someone who offers to perform a service out of his own will, often without payment. The year 2001 was the International Year of the Volunteer. 2005 was the UK Year of the Volunteer.
Some volunteer for clinical trails (临床试验) or other medical research. Some may even donate their bodies to scientific research after their death.
An online volunteer is a person who spends time and effort with an organization through an online connection, rather than in person. A great number of people from around the world are online volunteers. Online volunteers can provide help in many fields. The practice of offering online help goes by other names.
(A)There are many opportunities for people to donate their services using the internet. (B) Online volunteers can do different kinds of tasks. Young or old, anyone can spend his spare time online offering some help as an online volunteer. Are you ready to be an online volunteer?What is a volunteer?
Where may some donate their bodies to after their death?
How can an online volunteer work?
将(A)句翻译成汉语。
将(B)句改为被动语态。
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In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past . New medicines and machines are developing every day to extend life. However, some people , including some doctors, are not in favor of these life extending measures, and they say that people should have the right（权利）to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself, and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable . They say that people should be allowed to die with dignity（尊严）and to decide when they want to die. Others don’t agree and say that life under any conditions is better than death and that the duty of doctors is always to extend life as long as possible. And so the battle goes on and on without a definite （明确的）answer. The best title for this passage is ______________.
| A．The Right to Live | B．The Right to Die |
| C．The Doctor’s Duty | D．Life Is Better than Death |
People can live longer than in the past. It’s because _____________.
| A．medical technology develops | B．we have big hospitals |
| C．there are many good doctors | D．both B and C |
According to some people whether a dying patient has the right to die is up to________.
| A．the doctors | B．the surroundings |
| C．his or his family | D．the patient himself or herself |
In the writer’s opinion ___________.
| A．death is better than life | B．life is better than death |
| C．neither life nor death is good | D．none of the above |
Why do some patients want to die ? Because _____________.
| A．the doctors are not good | B．the conditions are bad |
| C．life is too hard | D．they are seriously ill |
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In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Some of them even lose their lives for it. Money does have its most useful effect(影响) on the poor, but once a person has a rich life, a lot more money doesn’t mean more happiness.
If money was everything, all millionaires(百万富翁) would have true love, true friendship, good health and a long life. However, this is not always true.
Nothing else is more pleasant than the three words which are “I love you”. But can love be bought? I’m afraid not. Love means to give, not to take. To every person, health and long life are probably the most precious(宝贵的) things. Well, can health and a long life be bought with money? The answer is “No”.
Of all the longest living people in the world, few of them are millionaires. True friendship can’t be bought either. In a word, where money is worshiped(崇拜), money can cause brothers to quarrel, lovers to hate, strangers to fight and so on. No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make you a happy person if you have not one to laugh with, no one to cry for.According to the passage, which of the following do you think is right?
| A．Money is everything. |
| B．Money isn’t necessary. |
| C．Money is important, but not the most important. |
| D．With no money, with no success. |
What’s the most important thing for every person according to the writer’s ideas?
| A．Only money. | B．Health and a long life |
| C．Only friendship. | D．A, B and C |
Which sentence of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．If you haven’t much money, you can’t get more happiness. |
| B．You may live a long life even if you are poor. |
| C．Every year many people die in the world because their family is poor. |
| D．If you are rich, you will have less friendship. |
In fact, all millionaires ____________.
| A．have much money | B．die earlier |
| C．love their money | D．have true love |
What does the sentence “Love means to give, not to take.” mean in the passage?
| A．爱意味着给你，而不能带走。 | B．爱是可以得到的，不要走开。 |
| C．爱意味着奉献，而不是索取。 | D．爱是可以索取的，而不必付出。 |