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　The computer is fast, and never makes a mistake, while people are too slow, and full of mistakes sometimes. That's what people often say when they talk about computers. For over a quarter of a century, engineers have been making better computers. Now a computer can do a lot of everyday jobs wonderfully. It is widely used in factories, hospitals and banks. A computer can report, decide and control (控制) in almost every field. Many computer scientists are now thinking of making the computer “think” like a man. With the help of a person, a computer can draw pictures, write music, talk with people, play chess, recognize (认出) voices, translate languages and so on (等等). Perhaps computers will one day really think and feel. Do you think that people will be afraid when they find that the computer is too clever to listen to and serve the people?

1． Engineers have worked on computers for ________.

[　　]

A． about a hundred years

B． more than twenty-five years

C． over three months

D． about ten years

2． Some people think that a computer is ________ people.

[　　]

A． cleverer than 　　　　 B． as clever as

C． not cleverer than 　　　D． slower than

3． Computers are ________ the people.

[　　]

A． doing more and more jobs for

B． going to laugh at

C． going to listen to

D． taking the place of

4． With the help of a person, a computer can ________.

[　　]

A． draw pictures

B． write music

C． talk with people or play chess

D． do all above

5． People will 　　　　　　 the computers in the future.

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A． really be afraid of 　　　B． make better use of

C． no longer use 　　　　 D． help

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　　     Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again.　　 They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow　　 food. They are learning a lot about the deserts. But more of the earth　　 is becoming desert all the time. Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time.

　　 　　 Why is more and more land becoming desert? Scientists think that　　 people make deserts. People are doing bad things to the earth.

　　 　　    Some places on the earth don't get much rain. But they still don't　　 become desert. This is because some green plants are growing there.　　 Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places. Plants　　 don't let the sun make the earth even drier. Plants don't let the wind blow the dirt away. When a bit of rain falls, the plants hold the　　 water. Without plants, the land can become desert more easily.　　

1. Deserts __________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 　　 A. never have any plants or animals in them    　　 B. can all be turned into good land before long　　   　　 C. get very little rain    　　 
　　 D. both B and C    2. Small green plants are very important to dry places because____.   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　 A. they don't let the sun make the earth even drier    　　 B. they don't let the wind blow the earth away　　   　　 C. they hold water    　　 
　　 D. all of the above    3. Land is becoming desert little by little because__________.   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　 A. plants can't grow there    　　 B. there is not enough rain　　   　　 C. People haven't done what scientists wish them to do　　 　　 D. scientists know little about the deserts　　      4. Which is the main idea of the first paragraph(自然段)?    　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　 A. Scientists know how to change desert into good land.　　 　　 B. Land is becoming desert faster than scientists can change it  　　　　back into good land.    　　 C. If scientists can bring water to desert, people can live and  　　　　grow food there.　　  　　 D. More and more places are becoming deserts all the time.     5. After reading this, we learn that___________.　　　　［　　］ 　　 A. plants can keep dry land from becoming desert　　 　　 B. it is good to get rid of the grass in the deserts  　　 C. all places without much rain will become deserts　　  　　 D. it is better to grow crops on dry land than to grow grass

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　　     Charles Dickens was one of the greatest writers of the 19th century. He was born on the 7th of February , 1812. His father was a clerk in the city of Portsmouth. There Charles first went to school. In 1812, the family moved to London, where his father ran into debt and was put into prison. At the age of ten, young Charles had to work at a factory. He suffered a lot there. It was the most unhappy time of all his life. In 1834, he started working for a newspaper. Two years later, he wrote his first book——"The Pickwick Papers"(匹克威克外传), which made him known both in England and some other countries. From then on, Charles Dichens devoted himself to literature(献身于文学).

　　     The best known among his writings are "David Copperfield", "Oliver Twist" and "A Tale of Two Cities". These are generally regarded as his master-pieces(杰作), and have been translated into many languages.

1. Charles Dickens, a greatest writer among those　　of the British,was born in _____________

[　　]

A. London　　

B. a prison　　　　　　

C. Portsmouth　　

D. an American city　　　　

2. According to the passage, ________ is the true statement.

[　　]

A. Dickens began to learn before the family moved to London　　 　　

B. Dickens had schooling until he was ten years old　　　　 　　

C. Dickens had to work in a factory to help his family and never went back to school 

D. Dickens, as a matter of fact, received no school education at all

3. Charles Dickens _________.

[　　]

A. hated to mention his life as a worker to others 　　

B. thought, in fact, he was very happy　　　　 　　

C. refused to accept others' help　　

D. None of the above

4. Charles Dickens never worked as a ________.

[　　]

A. worker　　　　　　　　

B. writer　　　　　　

C. newspaper reporter　　

D. teacher　　

5. Charles Dickens was made famous for ________.

[　　]

A. David Copperfield　　

B. Oliver Twist　　　　

C. The Pickwick Paper　　

D. A Tale of Two Cities

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　Charles Dickens was one of the greatest writers of the 19th century. He was born on the 7th of February, 1812. His father was a clerk in the city of Portsmouth. There Charles first went to school. In 1821, the family moved to London, where his father ran into debt and was put into prison. At the age of ten, young Charles had to work at a factory. He suffered a lot there. It was the most unhappy time of all his life. In 1834, he started working for a newspaper. Two years later, he wrote his first book──“The Pickwick Papers” (匹克威克外传), which made him known both in England and some other countries. From then on, Charles Dickens devoted himself to literature (献身于文学).

　The best known among his writings are “David Copperfield”, “Oliver Twist” and “A Tale of Two Cities”. These are generally regarded as his master-pieces (杰作), and have been translated into many languages.

1． Charles Dickens, a greatest writer among those of the British, was born in ________.

[　　]

A． London　　 　　B． a prison

C． Portsmouth　　　D． an American city

2． According to the passage, ________ is the true statement.

[　　]

A． Dickens began to learn before the family moved to London

B． Dickens had schooling until he was ten years old

C． Dickens had to work in a factory to help his family and never went back to school

D． Dickens, as a matter of fact, received no school education at all

3． Charles Dickens________.

[　　]

A． hated to mention his life as a worker to others.

B． thought, in fact, he was very happy.

C． refused to accept others' help.

D． None of the above.

4． Charles Dickens never worked as a ________.

[　　]

A． worker　　　　　　　 B． writer

C． newspaper reporter　　　D． teacher

5． Charles Dickens was made famous for ________.

[　　]

A． David Copperfield　　　 B． Oliver Twist

C． The Pickwick Paper　　　D． A Tale of Two Cities

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　The oldest man had just celebrated his hundredth birthday and the reporter of a paper called on him. Having congratulated the old fellow,the reporter asked a few questions.

　“For what reason do you live so long?” the reporter asked.

　The old man thought a while and then, holding up his hand and counting the items (项) on his fingers, began, “I never smoke,drink or overeat and I always rise at six in the morning.”

　“But,” the reporter didn't agree, saying, “I had an uncle who acted in that way, yet he only lived to be eighty. How do you explain the cause of that?”

　“He didn't keep it up long enough,” was the calm reply.

1． The reporter called on the old man _________.

[　　]

A． the day after his birthday

B． on his birthday

C． not long before his birthday

D． long before his birthday

2． The reporter asked the old man _________.

[　　]

A． what he usually drank or ate for his health

B． how he had enjoyed his hundredth birthday

C． how he had been able to live so many years

D． what the pleasure of being a hundred years was

3． The word “overeat” means _________.

[　　]

A． eat after the usual dinner time 　　　B． eat very much

C． eat at an irregular time 　　　　　 D． eat too much

4． The reporter was not satisfied with the old man's reply because he knew that _________.

[　　]

A． drinking is bad for the health

B． his uncle enjoyed drinking and smoking

C． the old man was not really a hundred years old

D． his uncle didn't live as long as the old man

5． The difference between the old man and the reporter's uncle, according to the old man, was that his uncle _________.

[　　]

A． had a strong will

B． had a strong body

C． didn't continue the health-keeping measure over eighty

D． didn't give up the health-keeping measure

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　　Americans can travel almost anywhere they choose. But to protect (保护) its people, the government lists (列出) a few dangerous places where Americans cannot go. These places are unfriendly countries or countries at war. There, the traveller might not be safe. These countries are listed in a small book called a passport (护照).

　　This passport is a government request for the safety of its travelling people. It is also a government's pledge (保证) that the people will obey the rulers of the host (主人) country .

　　To receive a passport from the government, a traveller must prove that he is a United States citizen (公民) . An American cannot go overseas (外国) without a passport. Only certain close countries such as Canada and Mexico do not ask for passports.

　　Pasted inside the passport is the traveller's picture. Children travelling with their parents are included (包括) in one parent's book.

　　Thousands of people from the United States visit other countries every year. An American traveller might carry plane tickets, money. clothing and many other things. But the most important thing that he carries in another country is his passport.

1．A passport is not needed when an American goes to ________.

[　　]

2．From the passage we can see that ________.

[　　]

A．children can't travel to foreign countries

B．Americans like to travel

C．a traveller is not safe in most countries

D．Americans like to travel to close countries

3．Why does a traveller need a passport?

[　　]

A．He needs something more to carry when he travels.

B．It helps the country to protect the people.

C．He needs to have his picture taken more often.

D．It helps the traveller to know where he will go.

4．Which statement does the passage lead you to believe?

[　　]

A．People should take care of their passports.

B．It is not important to have a passport to travel.

C．Children are never included in a passport.

D．When you are in another country, money is more important than a passport.

5．Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．When Americans are travelling in another country, they must obey the rules of the country.

B．The American government sometimes allow its people to travel to dangerous places.

C．A passport is needed if an American is travelling.

D．Everyone living in the United States can get a passport from the American government.

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　　In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to Animal Hospital to give them needless so that they won't carry disease. They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every store. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people's homes, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud(自豪的) of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder (喂食的器皿) in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed(允许) to kill any animals in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would he punished. If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it.

　　People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: Their family tie (关系) is not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. But pets can solve (解决) this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.

1．The passage mainly talks about ________.

[　　]

A．how to keep disease from pets

B．pets in Canada

C．how to take good care of pets

D．life of the old in Canada

2．They give their pets needles before keeping them at their houses because ________.

[　　]

A．the pets are sick

B．the pets are wild

C．they want to stop them from carrying disease

D．they want them to sleep on the way home

3．This passage shows that Canadians ________.

[　　]

4．Children leave their parents when they grow up because ________.

[　　]

A．they don't love their parents any more

B．they can only find jobs far from their parents

C．their parents' houses are too small

D．they wouldn't depend on (依靠)their parents any more.

5．Which of the following is right?

[　　]

A．People buy animal food only at the animal food stores.

B．Pets eat better than people.

C．Almost every family has a birdcage in his house.

D．Any birds can come to the bird feeders to eat.

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　　The national weather map shows a high pressure area all along the eastern coastline which brought them very pleasant, sunny weather from New York to Florida．But showers (阵雨) and thunderstorms (雷暴雨) are appearing from the Ohio River all the way south to the Gulf Coast.

　　By far the worst of the storms has appeared in and around Texas. Some Texas stations are reported up to fifeeen inches of rain in a twenty-four- hour period with high winds and thunderstorms.

　　Heavy amounts(总量) of snow were reported in the Rocky Mountain region with recorded cold temperatures in Denver and Boulder. As much as a foot of snow has fallen in some of the mountain stations.

　　In contrast, temperatures in Arizona and the desert Southeast went over the one - hundred - degree mark again today under bright, sunny skies.

1．This weather report is about ________.

[　　]

2．It is sunny in ________.

[　　]

3．Along the Ohio River, the storms are ________ than that in Texas.

[　　]

4．The cold temperature in Rocky Mountain region is ________.

[　　]

A．recorded

B．the same as usual

C．the lowest in its recorded history

D．not talked about

5．The one hundred degree mark of temperature must ______.

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　A fine-looking man sat down in the main dining-room of an expensive hotel. He ordered a big meal and spent two hours enjoying himself very much. After the bill was presented, the man called up the head waiter.

　“Ah, my friend,” he said, “that was a wonderful meal! Perhaps you remember that I was a guest at this hotel and at this very same table just about a year ago. And at that time, just because I couldn't pay the bill, you, sir, had me thrown out of this dining-room in full view of all the other guests!”

　“'My deepest apologies, sir,” said the head waiter. “You understand. . . ”

　“Oh, that's quite all right. ” the man said, lighting his cigar, “But I am afraid I'll have to trouble you again. ”

1． The man went to the hotel _________. 

[　　]

A． to trouble the waiter　　　 　　　 B． to have his hair cut

C． to have something to eat 　　　　　D． to find his girl friend

2． What the man really wanted to say is “_________. ”

[　　]

A． Come and have dinner with me, dear

B． You've done wrong

C． You've done right

D． I have no money to pay you for this meal

3． When the head waiter heard that he had thrown that man out of the dining-room about a year ago, he ________.

[　　]

A． was afraid to answer for it

B． expressed his apology at once

C. thought that he was impolite then

D． didn't think it wrong and couldn't understand what this man meant

4． The phrase “in full view of” means ________.

[　　]

A． in the face of 　　　　B． to make fun of

C． with the help of 　　　D． in the case of

5． What do you think was the result of this story? 

　　________

[　　]

A． The man paid for that big meal.

B． The head waiter was fired by the hotel.

C． The man was driven out of the hotel once again.

D． The man was praised for his pointing out the problems of the hotel.

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　　There are thousands of different languages in the world. Everyone seems to think that his native language is the most important one, as it is their fist language. For many people it is even their only language all their lives. But English is the world's most widely used language.

　　As a native language, English is spoken by nearly three hundred million people, in the USA, England, Australia and some other countries.

　　For people in India and many other countries, English is often necessary for business, education and other activities (活动). So English is the second language there.

　　As a foreign language, no other language is more widely studied or used than English. We use it to listen to radio, to read books or to travel. It is also one of the working language in the U. N. (联合国) and is more used than the others.

1．The native language is a person's________ language.

[　　]

2．People in________ use English as their second langage.

[　　]

3．English is ________ used as working language in the U.N.

[　　]

4．English is used in ________ ways by people all over the world.

[　　]

5．People in China use English as a ________ language.

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