2. The patient was asked to ring the bell in an e__________.

1. You are the very i________ of your father.

B

From e-mail to on-line shopping, you may think you’ve heard everything there to know about the electronic frontier(新领域). But with hundreds of thousands of Web pages being added weekly , there are plenty of surprises out there . Here are some of the most intriguing (有迷惑力的).

　　 ……

　　 Put your kid on a greeting card . Here is how: simply take some pictures with a regular camera , and then ask the photo service to develop them digitally (数字化). For a small fee , you’ll receive your photos on a disk . Put that into your computer and , with a few clicks of the mouse , you can view your photos on the screen . With a few more keystrokes (键击), you can attach (使……附在)the photos to e-mail and send them to friends and relatives worldwide.

　　 Sign on to one or several greeting card’s Web sites ( is an index of more than 1200 electronic card sites)and create an electronic birthday or holiday card . Using your digital photos, you can paste your grandchildren onto the cover.

　　 If you don’t want to use your own photos , go to to browse (浏览)hundreds of images in over 30 categories －all of which you can attach to an electronic greeting card for free . For a nominal fee you can choose from a library of 75,000 images as .

Call Australia for free. To have a telephone conversation over the Internet, the person you want to talk to no longer needs a computer. Now all you need to talk to someone in Sydney is one computer with speakers, a microphone, a sound card and some software (available at or ). Typically , you’ll pay a monthly fee (usually under $ 20)to a service provider, but after that, the calls themselves are local. Sound quality is the same as that of a cell phone.

Even if you don’t have a computer, you can still use the Web to reduce your long distance phone costs. Some companies offer a service that lets you use an ordinary phone to call another ordinary phone , but charge only a few cents per minute for U.S. calls , because they send them through the Internet.

　　 Today 48 percent of American homes have computers－a figure that is expected to climb to 60 percent by 2003. And by the end of the next decade, Americans will likely be spending more time shopping , banking , investing and learning on the Internet than in the real world . If you can’t do or find something on the Net today, you probably can tomorrow.

　 6. Over the Internet , you ______.

　　 A. can hear everything there

　　 B. will meet with plenty of surprises which come out every week

　　 C. will hear the things about the electronic frontier

　　 D. can find some things are very interesting

　 7. From the passage we can infer that _____.

　　 A. fewer people will use the Internet in the following ten years

　　 B. more people will study in the regular school by the end of the next decade

　　 C. more people will study online by the end of the next decade

　　 D. more money will be needed for a long distance call by the end of the next decade

　 8. If you want to attach a photo to your e-mail, you have to _____ it.

　　 A. digitalize　　　　　 B. take　　　　　 C. picture　　　　　　　　　　 D. send

　 9. Which of the following is NOT true ?

　　 A. A telephone conversation over the Internet can be carried out without computers .

　　 B. Over the Internet, the receiver of the phone conversation doesn’t need a computer .

　　 C. The phone conversations over the Internet are much cheaper .

　　 D. The long-distance calls online are for free.

　 10. What is the best title for this passage ?

　　 A. From E-mail to on-Line Shopping

　　 B. Surprising Things You Can Do on-Line

　　 C. Kids on Greeting Cards

　　 D. Free Calls over the Internet

A

Where Is God?

A couple had two little boys, aged 8 and 10, who were excessively mischievous. They were always getting into trouble. And their parents knew that. If any mischief (恶作剧) occurred in their town, their sons were probably involved.

The boys’ mother heard that a clergyman (牧师) in town had been successful in disciplining (管教) children, so she asked if he would speak with her boys. The clergyman agreed, but asked to see them individually. So the mother sent her 8-year-old first in the morning, with the older boy to see the clergyman in the afternoon.

The clergyman, a huge man with a booming voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him sternly (严厉地)， "Where is God?" The boy's mouth dropped open, but he made no response, sitting there with his mouth hanging open, wide-eyed. So the clergyman repeated the question in an even sterner tone, "Where is God!!?" Again the boy made no attempt to answer. So the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy's face and cried, "WHERE IS GOD!?"

The boy screamed and ran away from the room, ran directly home and rushed into his closet (壁橱), slamming the door behind him. When his older brother found him in the closet, he asked, "What happened?"

The younger brother, gasping for breath, replied, "We are in BIG trouble this time, brother. God is missing – and they think WE did it!"

1. The underlined sentence means ____________________.

A.　　 Their sons were probably beaten.

B.　　　 Their sons were probably hurt.

C.　　　 Their sons probably played a part in it.

D.　　 Their sons were happy.

2. The clergyman promised to __________.

A.　　 frighten the children.

B.　　　 beat the children.

C.　　　 talk to the two children at the same time.

D.　　 talk to the two children one by one.

3. According to the passage, which of the following sentence is true?

A.　　 The two children always obey their mother.

B.　　　 The two children’s father didn’t know that their children were naughty.

C.　　　 The clergyman was very rich.

D.　　 The two children liked to play tricks.

4. By “where is God”, the clergyman wanted to tell the child _______.

A.　　 they should behave themselves.

B.　　　 he was angry, for they have had stolen God.

C.　　　 that God is missing.

D.　　 to find God.

5. At last, when the younger child rushed home, he was_______.

A. happy　　　　　 B. frightened　　　　 C. ill　　　　　　　 D. angry

Some twenty years ago I was working in a factory with Walter Jansen who would be retired (退休) soon after 40 years of work. For the past twenty-five years he 　1 　the factory foreman (工头). He loved the people he worked with and they loved him too. This was my first year to work but it was Walter’s 　2　 . 　3 　　Walter Jansen who told me about the big “Trip to the Island” tradition (传统): Every December the two hundred workers’ families would 　4 　and each family would place five dollars in a box and write its name on a piece of paper. Then someone would be blindfolded (蒙眼) and draw the 　5 　of the family that would go for a happy two-week trip.

“Why don’t you come to the gathering?” Walter 　6_ 　to me. “I’ll 　7 　you to everyone.”

　 　8 　three o’clock each family had put five dollars. But before the 　9_ 　the announcer called Walter up and 　10 　him a medal expressing their thanks for his years of care and 　11　 . Then I was asked to draw the name of the 　12 　family. I was blindfolded and 　13 　to the box. I reached in, and 　14 　settled on one.

I took off the blindfold and read the piece of paper,”　 15　 !”

The 　16　 　were deafening (震耳欲聋). Everybody surrounded him, 　17　 .

_18 　the gathering continued I 　19　 　the box, carelessly, and a handful of pieces went out. With curiosity (好奇心), I unfolded some, and found each of them in 　20 　handwriting, carrying the same name Walter Jansen.

1. A. was　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. was made　　　　　 C. have been　　　　　　　　 D. had been

2. A. past　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. last　　　　　　　　　 C. first　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. second

3. A. I remembered　 　　　 B. I asked　　　　　　　 C. I heard　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. It was

4. A. come across 　　　　　　 B. get together 　　 C. travel around　　　　　　 D. drop in

5. A. name　　　　　　　　　　　 B. money　　　　　　　　　　 C. member　　　　　　　　　 D. box

6. A. persuaded　　　　　　　　 B. advised　　　　　　 C. said　 　　　　　　　 　　D. asked　

7. A. show　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. invite　　　　　　　　 C. tell　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. introduce

8. A. At　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. For　　　　　　　　　 C. By　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. On

9. A. drawing　　　　　　　　　 B. eating　　　　　　　 C. gathering　　　　　　　　　 D. celebrating

10. A. brought　 　　　　　　 B. provided　　　　　 C. awarded　　　　　　　　　 D. made

11. A. hardship　 　　　　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　　　　　　 C. courage　　　　　　　　　　 D. friendship

12. A. famous　　　　　　　　　 B. best　 　　　　　　 C. lucky　　　　　　　　　　　 D. thankful

13. A. led　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. came　　　　　　　　 C. rushed　　　　　　　　　　　 D. took

14. A. slowly　　　　　　　　　　 B. particularly　　　　 C. finally　　　　　　　　　　　 D. luckily

15. A. My family　　　　　　　　　　 B. Water Jansen　　 C. The announcer　　　　　 D. Anyone

16. A. cheers　　　　　　　　　　 B. voices　　　　　　　 C. noice　　　　　　　　　　　 D. answers

17. A. introducing　　　　　　 B. thanking　　 　 C. congratulating　　　　　 D. laughing

18. A. After 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Till　　　 　　　 C. During　　 　　　　　　 D. While

19. A. fell　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. threw　 　　　　　　 C. dropped　　　　　　　　　 D. opened

20. A. good　　　　　　　　　　　 B. colourful　　　　　 C. the same　　　　　　　　　 D. different

20. Which of the following sentences is CORRECT?

　 A. The Yangtze River is almost twice the length (长度) than the Pearl River.

　 B. This tree is as three times tall as that one.

　 C. The size of the new playground is four times that of the old one.

　 D. I am double of his age.

19. Which of the following sentences is WRONG?

A. Daren’t you tell her the truth?

B. They dared me to jump over the river.

C. People always think I’m a fool. They are right, I dare say.

D. The little girl dares not go out in the dark at night .

18. _________________________, the situation doesn't seem so disappointing.

　A. To look in this way　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Looking in this way

C. Looked at in this way　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. Being looked at in this way

17. -Will you give this message to Mr White, please?

-Sorry, I can't. He ________ .

A. no more works here　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. works no more here

C. no longer work here 　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. doesn’t work here any longer

16. An important test of one’s social ability is whether he _________________ in a changing surrounding.

　 A. can adapt to live　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. can adapt himself to live

　 C. is adapt to living 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. is adapted to living