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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.

1. The Internet can not be used for______.

A. studying B. shopping C. thinking D. playing

2. 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

3. The Internet was born in about________.

A. 1960 B. 1970 C. 1980 D. 1985

4. 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

5. 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.

B

Until a few years ago, only boys could become students at the university of Ruritania （鲁里坦尼亚大学）. Later the university decided to take girls in. But one of the teachers, Mr Goller, was not pleased at all. He had not wanted to let girl students in.

Mr Goller always began his lessons with the word “Gentlemen!” What could he do now? Well, when the girl students came to his lessons for the first time, he still began with the word. For him the girls were just not there. Then one day there was only one boy in his class among a lot of girls. For a moment, Mr Goller didn't know what to do. Then he began, “Sir! ”

Finally a terrible day came when there were no boys in his class He came into the room, looked at the girls and said, “Oh, nobody's here today!” he turned and went out without giving his lessons.

6．Several years ago, ______.  

A．there was no girl studying in the university.

B．Mr Goller didn't teach in the university

C．the university let girl students in

D．most of the students in the university were boys.

7．Mr Goller usually said “______”when he began his lessons. 

A．Sir　B．Good morning　C．Gentlemen　D．Hello

8．When the girls came to his lessons, Mr Goller was ______. 

A．surprised　B．afraid　C．glad　D．unhappy

9．The writer wants us to know how Mr Goller ______.  

A．agreed to let the girls in　B．didn't like his teaching

C．always didn't know What to do with the girls　D．only liked to teach boy students.

10．We can know from the passage that ______.    

A．the boy students didn't enjoy Mr Goller's lessons

B．we will not see the girl students in Mr Goller's class.

C．Mr Goller was loved by his students

D．Mr Goller will not work in the university.

 My good friends, if you ‘re too busy , maybe it’s time you slowed down and enjoyed a meal with a friend. Try to get away from fast food and choose slow food.

    For years, the pace(节奏)of life has increased for many people. They are too busy to cook.Luckily, there are business people who take the chance to provide a “fast ” way to deal with the problem. You can go to the supermarket and buy cooked food. All you have to do is to heat it and you can enjoy your meal in 10 minutes.

Still too slow ? OK, just go to a fast-food restaurant , order your meal and within 5 minutes it will be made for you.

    The problem is health. Fast food has much more fat, sugar,salt, oil and calories (卡路里), and far fewer vitamin's(维生素)than homemade food. And so, since people have always wanted to live longer,a small but growing population is choosing not only fresh food, but also organic(有机的)food.

    Another reason for changes in eating habits is social. Over the centuries,mealtime has been used to visit , laugh and learn. However, today most of us are having a very different lifestyle! Some people have realized it and they are looking for ways to return to that. Goodbye, McDonald’s.

    Finally, it makes you feel good to plan your meal, cook your meal and see your meal looking like the picture in your cook book. So if you’re too busy, maybe it’s time you slowed down and enjoyed a homemade meal.

1Why do many people buy cooked food in the supermarket ?

    A. It’s delicious.                  B. They think it’s a fashion to eat it.

    C. It saves them time.              D.it save them money. 

2 The writer thinks we just have to wait _____ minutes at most for our meal in a fast food restaurant.

    A. five .        B.fifteen.          C.eight.       D. fifth 

3 Fast food is low in _________ ?

    A. salt .        B.calories .        C.sugar.       D. vitamins .

4 What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 5 mean ?

A. Eating in a fast-food restaurant .

B. Visiting friends.

C. Having a different lifestyle. .

D.Enjoying slow food. 

As young students ,you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big ,such as winning the Nobel Prize;they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.

Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?

Andrew Matews, an Australian writer ,tells us that making your dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it’s impossible for you to become a writer. Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream.

In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want  every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.

You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams.But the biggest difficulty comes from you. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.

As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.

1.The biggest difficulty on the road to your dreams comes from_____________.

A．yourself          B．your friends        C．your school        D．your parents

2.Which of the following isn't mentioned in this passage?

A．You may think you’re not good at some school subjects.

B．Making your dreams real is life’s biggest challenge.

C．You must never give up your dream.

D．Listening to English more can help you realize your dream.

3.If we have dreams in our hearts and work hard, our dreams____________.

A．can’t be realized   B．can be very small    C．will come true      D．can be very big

4.How do you make your dream come true faster?

A．Remember what your dream is             B．Dont’ let your dream leave your heart.

C．Keep telling yourself what you want every day D．A B,and C

5.The best title of this passage is ___________________.

A．How to become a writer                  B．How to make your dream real

C．A big dream is made up of small dreams      D．Everyone can realize his dream.

 

Some people have very good memories(记忆力) and can easily learn quite long poem（诗歌） by heart. Some people have  1 memories and can only remember things that they have said again and again.

The  2 English writer Charles Dickens said that he could walk down  3  street in London and then tell you the name of every shop on  4 sides of the street. Great men in the world have wonderful memories.

A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns  5   own language by remembering what he hears when he is a small child. Some children live with their parents in foreign（外国的） countries and they seem  6 two languages as easily as one. At school it is not so easy to learn foreign languages  7 students have little time for it and they are busy with other subjects as well.

A man's mind is quite like a camera but it 8  photos of what we see and it can also take photos of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo with a camera, there is much work 9  before the photo is finished and ready to show to our friends.  10  the same way there is much work to do before we can keep a picture forever（永远）in our mind.

1.                A．wonderful      B．better          C．poor D．badly

 

2.                A．nice           B．beautiful        C．famous   D．kind

 

3.                A．much          B．some           C．many D．the

 

4.                A．every          B．each           C．both D．all

 

5.                A．her            B．his             C．one’s   D．its

 

6.                A．to keep         B．to get          C．to learn   D．to take

 

7.                A．because        B．why            C．what D．when

 

8.                A．leaves          B．takes           C．gets D．receives

 

9.                A．to do          B．to have         C．to start   D．to stay

 

10.               A．In             B．On            C．With  D．As

 

 

Some people have very good memories and can easily learn quite long poem（诗歌）by heart. Some people have  51  memories and can only  52  things that they have said again and again.

The  53  English writer Charles Dickens said that he could walk down  54   street in London and then tell you the name of every shop on  55  sides of the street. Great men in the world have wonderful memories.

A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns  56 language by remembering what he hears  57  he is a small child. Some children live with their parents in foreign countries and they seem  58  two languages as  59  as one. In school it is not so easy to learn foreign languages  60  students have little time  61   it and they are busy with other subjects as well.

A man's mind is quite like a camera but it  62  photos of what we see and it can also take photos of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo  63  a camera there is much work  64  before the photo is finished and ready to show to our friends.  65  the same way there is much work to do before we can keep a picture forever in our mind.

1. A. wonderful     B. better           C. poor         D. badly

2.A. speak          B. study            C. know         D. remember

3.A. nice           B. beautiful        C. famous       D. kind

4.A. any            B. some         C. many         D. the

5.A. every          B. each         C. both         D. all

6.A. her            B. his          C. one’s        D. their

7.A. when           B. since            C. if               D. as soon as

8.A. to keep        B. to get           C. to learn     D. to take

9. A. badly         B. hard         C. easily           D. happily

10.A. because       B. why          C. what         D. when

11.A. like          B. for          C. to           D. in

12.A. leaves            B. takes            C. gets         D. receives

13. A. in               B. by           C. with         D. through

14. A. to do            B. to have      C. to start         D. to stay

15.A. In                B. On           C. With         D. As