Recently, many people have begun to try a new way of doing shopping through the Internet. They are very interested in it. Why is it becoming more and more popular now? There are some reasons. First, more and more people have their own computers and their computers can be joined with the Internet. So it is possible for many of them to do shopping through the Internet. Second, shopping through the Internet can save them some money and a lot of time. Third, they don't need to go to the shop themselves.  Because of these good facts, few people refuse it.

On the other hand, some people don't like this new way of shopping. They are worried about the safety of shopping online. Customers(顾客)can only see the pictures of a product on the Internet. And they can't enjoy the pleasure of buying things in a large supermarket or a wonderful shopping center. These are the reasons why they do not like it.

But I think more and more people will like this new kind of shopping in the future.

1.Many people are interested in ______ online.

A. watching TV B reading C. studying D. shopping

2.From the first paragraph，we know ______.

    A. no one likes buying things online

    B. more and more people don't like shopping through the Internet

    C. shopping on the Internet is more and more popular

    D. There are no advantages about shopping on the Internet

3.People like doing shopping on the Internet because it can ______.

   A. save their money and time

B. help them make a lot of money

   C. be very easy

D. help them save time

4.Some people don't like shopping online because they______.

A. have to pay more money

   B. must send their money first online

   C. don't have enough time

   D. are worried about the safety of shopping online

5.What's the best title(题目)of this passage?

   A. Why don't people like going shopping?

   B. Shopping through the Internet is very popular.

   C. How do people shop with little money?

   D. Chinese people don't like shopping on the Internet.

 

    O．Herry was am American writer．He wrote lots of short stories．His real name was William Sydney Porter．He was born in North Carolina in 1862．

    A s a young boy，he lived an exciting life．He did not go to school for a long time，but he learned everything he wanted to know．When he was about 20 years old．O．Herry went to Texas There he did different jobs．He first worked in a newspaper，and then had a job in a bank．When some money went missing from the bank．O．Herry was suspected(被怀疑)．Because of that，he was sent into prison(监狱)．

    During the three years in prison，he learned to write short stories．After he got out of prison．he went to New York and continued writing He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there．People liked his stories，because although simple(简单)，to the readers’ surprise，the stories would finish with a sudden change at the end．

1．William Sydney Porter was famous as a writer of ______．

   A．children’s stories           B．long stories          C．short stories    D．love stones

2．O．Herry stayed in prison for________．

   A．3 years                         B．4 years                 C．5 years          D．6 years

3．O．Heny learned to write stories_______．

   A．when he was in prison                 B．when he worked in a newspaper

   C．when he worked in a bank             D．when he was in New York

4．People enjoyed his stories because________．

   A．the stories were very short                  B． the stories were interesting

C．the stories had surprising endings  D．the stories were about the prison

5. O．Herry’s stories were mostly about_________．

   A．his prison life                             B．New York

   C．the life of the rich                         D．the life of the poor and New York

下面是四位同学写给《21世纪中学生英文报》编辑 Editor Lee的求助信。在信中，四位同学分别谈了自己在学习或生活中的问题。

A. 请将四封信与问题进行配对，并把序号A、B、C、D填入题题后相应的横线上。

     (A)

Dear Editor Lee,

Recently I have much difficulty in falling asleep. When I go to bed, though I feel sleepy,

I always think a lot and can’t fall asleep. So I always feel tired in class and sometimes my head hurts badly. Can you give me some advice?

Steven

(B)

Dear Editor Lee,

I am a student from Junior middle school.I am good at all the subjects except English.I can’t remember words well. I am not good at speaking and listening .

What shall I do?Could you give me some advice?

John                                                                 

(C)

Dear Editor Lee,

I have a problem. I really don’t know what to say when I meet strangers .I find it hard to talk with others because I am afraid they might laugh at me.I’m not as clever and funny as my friends .If people start to talking to me, they will think that I’m just boring.

Please help me.

Ann

(D)

Dear Editor Lee,

I was getting on well with my best friend .But a few days ago, another friend of mine told me that my best friend often said bad words about me. When I heard this, I was very angry. What shall I do? Should I stop being her friend or stay with her as usual ?

Betty

                                                                   

 

根据所掌握的文化或背景知识，选择正确答案。

1.The slogan of the 30th Olympics is ________________.

A．One World One Dream	B．Inspire a generation
C．Faster，Higher，Stronger	D．Start Here

2.The sign @ on the keyboard means ______ in English.

A．at

B．and

C．an

D．a

3.You can see ___ in America.

A．the Opera House	B．the Statue of Liberty
C．Eiffel Tower	D．Big Ben

4.Below are some ideas about America culture. Which of the statements is NOT true?

A．In the US, most people do their own housework.

B．In the US, people who walk their dogs in public should clean up after them.

C．In the US, saying thank you is a common way of reacting to a compliment.

D．In the US, the bill in most restaurants includes a service change.

5.____ can prevent the earth from being hurt by harmful rays from the sun.

A．CO

B．CO2

C．H2O

D．O3

6.__________ lies in the center of China. There are over1,000 lakes in it.

A．Hubei

B．Hunan

C．Anhui

D．Jiangxi

 

Choose a word or an expression in the box which is the closest in meaning to the underlined part of each sentence(选择与划线部分意义最接近的单词或词组)：

A．said loudly

B．communicate

C．to a different country

D．about E. on a ship

F．the natural world around us

1．Some people are still polluting the earth and damaging the environment.

2．“Watch out!” Mum exclaimed as she saw a bus coming to me.

3．The whiz-kid was sent abroad to further his study in arts.

4．The detective interviewed Jimmy in connection with the lost pearl necklace.

5．Don't worry. We can keep in touch by e-mail.