The Western world has always been divided into two types of people—the cool and the uncool. It is a　 __36__　 that starts in school. The cool kids are good at sports. They are　 __37__　 with the opposite sex. They are good?looking and people want to　 __38__　 their style. They can do their homework but they don't　 __39__ a big effort. That would not be cool.

The uncool kids are in the　 __40__　 of the playground. They are very bright，but they don't have great　 __41__skills and they are　 __42__　 at sports. When they are not programming computers or doing calculus(微积分) in their heads, they are reading comic books and watching shows　 __43__　 the X Files. They are　 __44__ as the geeks(怪人)．

Here are the geeks. The geeks are taking over(占上风). Make friends with them now　 __45__　 they will put virus in your computer and　 __46__　 your math homework to ruin. Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations, and they might not be too popular at university，but　 __47__　 good degrees.

The most important　 __48__　 of the 21st century, computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks. Geek heroes like Bill Gates　 __49__　 others to follow their examples. Being a geek is a way of earning good money. And the creation of the Internet gave them a　　 __50__　 of their own to work and play in，making them a global force.　 __51__， the effect of the geeks　 __52__ popular culture has started a new trend. It is now cool to be　 __53__. Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture, in which what you know is more important than　 __54__　 you look like.

But there are also　 __55__. Geeks were often bullied (欺侮)or laughed at in school. Now a geek may be your boss. Perhaps it is time for punishment.

36．A.division 　 B．part C．class 　　 D．habit

37．A.pleasant 　 B．popular C．crazy 　 D．particular

38．A.take B．act C．copy　 　 D．advance

39．A.have B．suffer C．support D．make

40．A.corner 　　 B．team 　C．group　 D．center

41．A.operating　 　　　 B．speaking 　C．social 　 D．experimental

42．A.good　 　　 B．active C．hopeless 　　　 D．sharp

43．A.like 　 B．for 　C．such 　　 D．as

44．A.admired　 B．thought 　C．known D．treated

45．A.and　 B．so 　C．or　 　　　 D．that

46．A.put　 B．place 　C．bring 　　 D．take

47．A.win B．take 　C．wish 　　 D．finish

48．A.industry 　 B．progress 　C．discovery 　　　 D．improvement

49．A.excite 　　 B．discourage 　C．demand D．promise

50．A.room 　　　 B．world 　C．chance D．heaven

51．A.Somehow　 　 B．However 　C．Though D．Besides

52．A.in 　　 B．of C．on D．for

53．A.rich B．uncool C．attractive 　　 D．handsome

54．A.how　 　　 B．that C．how much 　 D．what

55．A.risks B．questions 　C．shortcomings 　　　 D．chances

Ⅱ：单词拼写：（共12小题，每小题1分，总分12分）

1．California has the d      of being the most multicultural state in the USA.

2．It never o    to him that his wife was having an affair.

3．If you don’t apply for a p     on your invention, someone might steal the idea.

4．These curtains were once bright green but the sun has f     them.

5．Sorry to i     you, but there’s someone to see you.

6．Many local people       （反对）to the building of the airport.

7．They tried in v    （徒劳）to persuade her to go.

8．I can’t        （忍受）having cats at home.

9．He made a number of rude     （评论）about the food.

10．She took a mouthful of food and then suddenly       （吐）it out.

11．Although the great painter died in poverty, his paintings are worth a f      nowadays.

12．He isn’t often late for school. He comes to school late only    （偶而）.

 

Ⅱ：单词拼写：（共12小题，每小题1分，总分12分）

1．California has the d      of being the most multicultural state in the USA.

2．It never o    to him that his wife was having an affair.

3．If you don’t apply for a p     on your invention, someone might steal the idea.

4．These curtains were once bright green but the sun has f     them.

5．Sorry to i     you, but there’s someone to see you.

6．Many local people        （反对）to the building of the airport.

7．They tried in v     （徒劳）to persuade her to go.

8．I can’t         （忍受）having cats at home.

9．He made a number of rude      （评论）about the food.

10．She took a mouthful of food and then suddenly        （吐）it out.

11．Although the great painter died in poverty, his paintings are worth a f      nowadays.

12．He isn’t often late for school. He comes to school late only     （偶而）.

　　People eat different kinds of food in different parts of the world.

　　In some countries,people eat____1____every day. Sometimes they eat it two or three times a day,for breakfast,lunch and supper. They can____2____it,dry it or make it into rice flour. They usually eat it____3____meat,fish and vegetables.

　　The____4____eat a lot of fish. Japan is an island and its____5____go all over the Pacific looking for fish to____6____. The Japanese sometimes eat uncooked fish. And they____7____ eat a lot of rice.

　　In____8____such as Britain and the United Srates of America,the most important food is____9____or potatoes. People there usually make their bread from wheat flour. They____10____potatoes in different ways. They can boil them and fry them.

　　In Africa,corn is the most important food. Like rice and wheat,corn is a____11____of cereal(谷类食物). African people maka the corn____12____flour. From this flour they make____13____kinds of bread and cakes. Many Africans are very____14____and so they can’t afford to eat much____15____ with their cereal.

1．A．fish　　　　　　　　   B．meat　　　　　　　　　　   C．rice　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．wheat

2．A．boin　　　　　　　　   B．drink　　　　　　　　　　   C．eat　　　　　　　　　　　　  D．have

3．A．as　　　　　　　　　　  B．Iike　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．together　　　　　　　　  D．Japanese

4．A．Ameticans　　　　  B．Chinese　　　　　　　　   C．English　　　　　　　　    D．Japanese

5．A．fishing boats　　   B．lifeboats　　　　　　　　  C．planes　　　　　　　　　　 D．trains

6．A．buy　　　　　　　　   B．catch　　　　　　　　　　  C．hold　　　　　　　　　　    D．weigh

7．A．also　　　　　　　　   B．don’t　　　　　　　　　　   C．hardly　　　　　　　　　　 D．never

8．A．Asian countries   B．the east　　　　　　　　   C．the world　　　　　　    D．Western countries

9．A．bread　　　　　　　　 B．cakes　　　　　　　　　　  C．rice　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．vegetables

10．A．cook　　　　　　    B．eat　　　　　　　　　　　　  C．make　　　　　　　　　　  D．take

11．A．kind　　　　　　　　 B．lot　　　　　　　　　　　　   C．number　　　　　　　　   D．part

12．A．from  &nbs
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;　　　　　　 B．into　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．of　　　　　　　　　　　　   D．up of

13．A．all　　　　　　　　    B．different　　　　　　　　  C．the same　　　　　　　　 D．two

14．A．healthy　　　　　　 B．poor　　　　　　　　　　    C．rich　　　　　　　　　　    D．weak

15．A．corn　　　　　　    B．meat　　　　　　　　　　   C．rice　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．wheat