Shanghai Science and Technology Museum opened to the public on December 20, 2001. It is located at 2000, Century Avenue. Pudong New Area, near the century Park. Covering an area f 68,000 square meters, it has seven huge exhibition halls and three wonderful theatres.

Shanghai Science and Technology Museum is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Monday. It is very easy to reach. You can take the No. 2 Underground and get off at South Yang-gao Road Station, or you can take a bus and get off at the Century Park.

Shanghai Science and Technology Museum

The computer plays an important part in our everyday life. It is one of the great __1__ in the world in the __2__ century. It works for us not only at home, in the offices, in big shops, __3__ at schools. Today it is used __4__ many ways. It really __5__ the world large wealth and happiness.

The first computer in the world was __6__ Enid. It was built in America in 1946. It was __7__ and heavy. __8__ it was born, it has been developing very fast. Until now it has gone __9__ four periods (阶段) and changed a lot. There’re many kinds of computers. Computers are getting smaller and smaller and computing faster and faster. It becomes more and more __10__.

The computer can do most of the things __11__ the people. It can help us to __12__ about the real world more quickly, to learn __13__ we want to learn and to think __14__ ourselves. __15__ a student in the twenty-first century, you must work hard at it.

(　 ) 1. A. inventions 　　　　　 B. discoveries 　　　 C. robots 　　　　　　 D. inventors

(　 ) 2. A. twenty-first 　　　　　　　 B. twenties　 　　　　　　　 C. twelfth 　　　　　　 D. twentieth

(　 ) 3. A. also　 　　　　　　　　 B. but also 　　　　　 C. too 　　　　　　　　　 D. either

(　 ) 4. A. in　　 　　　　　　　　 B. to 　　　　　　　　　　 C. by 　　　　　　　　　 D. over

(　 ) 5. A. takes 　　　　　　　　 B. helps 　　　　　　　 C. gets 　　　　　　　　 D. brings

(　 ) 6. A. found 　　　　　　　　 B. invented　　　　　　 C. called　 　　　　　　 D. bought

(　 ) 7. A. easy 　　　　　　　　　 B. small 　　　　　　　 C. large 　　　　　　　 D. light

(　 ) 8. A. For　 　　　　　　　　 B. Until 　　　　　　　　 C. When　 　　　　　 D. Since

(　 ) 9. A. by 　　　　　　　　　　 B. across　 　　　　　 C. through 　　　　　 D. against

(　 ) 10.A. serious 　　　　　　 B. harmful. 　　　　　 C. dangerous 　　　　 D. helpful

(　 ) 11.A. for　 　　　　　　　 B. to 　　　　　　　　　　 C. at 　　　　　　　　　　 D. with

(　 ) 12.A. set　 　　　　　　　　 B. tell　　 　　　　　　 C. know 　　　　　　　　　　 D. talk

(　 ) 13.A. what 　　　　　　　　 B. that 　　　　　　　　 C. which 　　　　　　 D. who

(　 ) 14.A. of　 　　　　　　　　　 B. about　 　　　　　　 C. out 　　　　　　　　　 D. for

(　 ) 15.A. For　 　　　　　　　　 B. Be 　　　　　　　　　 C. As 　　　　　　　　　 D. To

5. Human beings give computers their information and tell them _____.

　　 A. how to do　　　　 B. what to do it　　　 C. what to do　　　　 D. when to do

4. _____ you practice using English, _____ you will be at English.

　　 A. The harder, the good　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The harder, the better

　　 C. Harder, better　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. The harder, better

3. She does the sum much _____ than she did before.

　　 A. careful　　　　　　　 B. more careful　　　 C. carefully　　　　　　 D. more carefully