The American Museum of Natural History Address: Central Park West at 79th, St., New York Tel: 212-769-5100 Traffic: located on the Upper West Sideof Manhattan, the museumis conveniently reached by bus, underground or car. Parking: There is a small parking place which charges only $7.75 per day, but is often full. Parking in the neighborhood is also limited. Museum hours: 10:00 am to 5:45 pm Sunday through Tuesday; 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Admission: $3.20 for grown-ups, one-fourth for children, and free on Friday and Saturday evening from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The museum is open every day of the year except Christmas and Thanksgiving.

1.The American Museum of Natural History is in 　　　.

A．Philadelphie                           B．Washington

C．Boston                               D．New York

2.There is a parking place outside the museum, but 　　　.

A．people cannot park their cars there

B．it is not big enough to park all the cars

C．it will cost you $7.75 per week

D．nobody wants to park his car there

3.If four grown-ups and four children want to pay a visit to the museum at 3:00 pm on Saturday, they will pay 　　　.

A．$16              B．$19.2             C．$25.6            D．no money

4.You can visit the museum 　　　.

A．at 7:00 am on Monday

B．at 8:00 pm on Tuesday

C．at 11:00 am on Sunday

D．at 10:00 pm on Friday

5.From the passage, we can learn that 　　　.

A．the museum lies in the east of New York

B．the small parking place charges more than $8 a day for a car

C．one can get to the museum by car, by under-ground or by bus

D．the museum is the most popular one in America

 

We are all busy talking about and using the Internet (互联网), but how many of us know the h____1___ of the Internet?

　　Many people are surprised when they find that the I___2_ was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and e__3___ . Computer networks (网络) 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 e__4___ to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through a__5_ part. In this way computer network system would keep on w___6___ all the time.

　　At f_7_ the Internet was only used by the government, but, in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too. H_8__, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was d__9__ to use. By the start of the 1990s, c__10_ became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made 'surfing' (浏览) the Internet more convenient.

Today it is easy to get on-line (上网) and it is said that m__11__ of people use the Internet everyday. Sending e-mail is more and more p__12__ among students.

The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life.

 

  Height is just one of the thousands of features your genes decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then most probably you will be tall, too, but if you have questions about how tall you're going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out.
But genes don't decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential(潜力). Getting plenty of sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the expected height.
No doubt you're wondering how fast you should grow. It depends. There's no perfect or right answer. Generally speaking, kids grow about 2 inches (6 centimeters) a year between age 3 and the time when they start puberty (when your body starts changing and becoming more grown up).
Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years. Two centimeters here and 2 inches there are not nearly as important as the height you're at now, how you've been growing up to this point, and what other changes your body may be going through.
Don't be scared if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a growth spurt（高峰）during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later ----between 7 and 13 for girls and 9 and 15 for boys.
You'll usually begin to notice that you're growing faster about a year or so after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty. 
【小题1】. The Chinese for the word “puberty” is 　　　　　　　　　.

A．童年时期

B．婴幼儿时期

C．习惯养成期

D．生长发育期

【小题2】 If you want to know how fast and how tall you should grow, _____.

A．you should have enough exercise	B．you can ask doctors for help
C．you should save the environment	D．You can record your growth during puberty

【小题3】 This passage is mainly about 　　　　　　　　　.

A．how the genes work in your body	B．when is the time you grow fast
C．why you look like your parents	D．how you grow to a certain height

【小题4】 After reading this passage, we can explain 　　　　　　　　　.

A．how good it is to be a doctor	B．how much sleep time we need
C．why genes can’t decide everything	D．what healthy diet is

【小题5】 Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Your height most probably depends on how high your parents are.

B．Girls’ age for starting puberty is usually earlier than that for boys’.

C．The time showing the first changes of puberty is never noticed.

D．You may be scared sometimes when you grow too fast.

补全对话

A:Hi,Mr.Wilson.Where did you go last night?I 1　　　you up but there 2　　　 no 3　　

B:Hi,David.I 4　　　to Shanghai,Suzhou and other 5　　　.

A:Great.6　　　 did you go there 7　　　?

B:You know I’m a businessman.I 8　　　9　　　 to many places.

A:What 10　　　 of computers do you have?

B:Many 11　　　12　　　.

A:Some are very 13　　　 and 14　　　 are quite dear.

B:I think your job 15　　　be 16　　　 and 17　　　 because you can sell your things and see the world 18　　　 the 19　　　 time.

A:I think so.So I 20　　　 my work.