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　　Stockholm（斯德哥尔摩）is the capital of Sweden．It is a big city 　1　 a population of 1．4 million．　2　 the“Venice of the North” it is built 　3　 14 islands and all the streets are very 　4　．The old town contains many well preserved（保护）buildings 　5　 back to the 16th century．Its narrow streets and cluttered（凌乱的）shops contrast with 　6　 business centers and seaside suburbs．The Stockholm land transportation 　7　 is a combination of buses and subways．These buses are not only very clean，　8　 they are always on 　9　 Subways are beautifully 　10　 It is said that the Stockholm subway is the most 　11　 in the world．The system was built during the Second World War and is still being 　12　．It 　13　 an area larger than the subway system of Berlin and Paris．

　　During the 　14　 hour，hundreds of steamboats arrive at and leave many of the islands 　15　 few minutes．In Stockholm，going by 　16　 can be just as 　17　 as going by car or bus，for there are no 　18　 jams or traffic lights on the 　19　．Many cultural events are free，Music，Beethoven's Symphony，for example，attracts a lot of people to Stockholm's city hall．

　　Stockholmers love outdoor sports，fresh air and clean water．Many years ago，the 　20　 around Stockholm was very polluted．Today the water is clean enough to bathe in．

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　　　 The story of English language is a story of change．The old English language, or old English, is quite different from Modern English．If we do not study old English, we can’t understand it．Some of the words are the same, but many are not used now．The story of the English language begins some time after the year 400 AD．At this time, some people came to England from North-west Europe．There were many groups of people．They were called Angles （盎格鲁人）, Saxons（撒克逊人）and Jutes（朱特人），whose language, old English, is like some of the modern language of North-West Europe．In old English, the ending had many meanings．They showed past time and present time and many other things．In Modern English, most of these endings are gone．This is the biggest difference between Old and Modern English．

36．What does the first sentence of the passage mean?

　　　 A．The story of English language often changes．

　　　 B．English is a language that has changed a lot as time passes by．

　　　 C．The old English language has changed into Modern English．

　　　 D．The story of English language is one of how people change the language．

37．Old English has a story of ______．

　　　 A．2,500 years　 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．more than 1,600 years　 　　　　　　

　　　 C．2,300 years　 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．more than 400 years

38．Old English was first used by the people from ______．

　　　 A．Old English　 　　　　　　　　 B．English　 　　　　　　　　　　

C．North-West English D．North-West Europe

39．Which of the following is NOT true about Old English?

　　　 A．The endings of words gave different special meanings．

　　　 B．It is easy for most English-speakers today to understand the language．

　　　 C．Its words are very different from those Modern English．

　　　 D．It was spoken by many groups of the people from North-West Europe．

A mobile phone is in fact a small radio.A radio sends a person’s voice over a long way to another radio.A voice that is sent by radio is called a signal.A radio signal travels very quickly.

　 Only a few years ago，mobile phones were very large.They needed large batteries.They had to be powerful to send their signal to faraway places.This was because most cities had only one antenna tower for mobile phones.

　 Today’s mobile phones are small and easy to use.Now most cities have a lot of antenna towers，not just one.This means that each mobile phone doesn’t have to send its signal far away，so they don’t need to be so powerful.Mobile phones today use small batteries.A large city，where lots of mobile phones are used，can have hundreds of towers.

　 Do you know what use a mobile phone has? Yes，you can use it to do a lot of things.

　 Call your friends and family from almost anywhere.

　 Call the police immediately if there is an accident in the street.

　 Send or receive messages.

　 Sending short written messages is a popular way to use your mobile phone.Many people use short forms of words，so the messages are quick to write and read.Can you guess what these messages mean? Try reading them out.What do you hear?

　 RUOK?

　 CUL8r!

　 That’s EZ!

　 Will I C U B4 2moro?

　 That’s Gr8!

1.The writer talks about 　　　　 uses of a mobile phone.

　 A.three 　　　　 B.five 　　　　 C.seven 　　　　 D.nine

　

2.Why did the mobile phones need large powerful batteries some years ago?

　 A.Because most cities had only one antenna tower.

　 B.Because the mobile phones were too large.

　 C.Because the mobile phones could be used for a long time.

　 D.Because the mobile phones had to send their signal to faraway places.

3.What does the writer think of today’s mobile phones?

　 A.They are small but very powerful.

　 B.They are very popular and cheap.

　 C.They are very easy for us to use.

　 D.They are big enough to send a signal.

　

4.What does “Will I C U B4 2moro？” probably mean?

　 A.Will I see you before two past four in the morning?

　 B.Will I see you by 4∶02 in the morning?

　 C.Will I see you before tomorrow?

　 D.Will I see you by four tomorrow?

　

5.What does the writer write the article (文章) for?

　 A.To give us some common knowledge of the mobile phone.

　 B.To introduce how the mobile phone works and what use it has.

　 C.To tell us what short forms of words mean in written messages.

　 D.To show us in what way the mobile phone is expected to develop.