Can you imagine a classroom without one thing that has long been considered a necessary part? No notebooks, no textbooks, no test papers. Nor are there any pencils or pens, which always seem to run out of ink at the critical moment.

A “Paperless classroom” is what more and more schools are trying to realize. Students don’t do any handwriting in this class. Instead, they use hand-sized or specially-designed computers. The teacher downloads texts from Internet libraries and sends them to every student’s personal computer.

Having computers also means that students can use the Web. They can look up information on any subject they’re studying, from maths to social science.

A high school teacher, Judy Herrel in Florida, US, described how her class used the Web. “Using a book that’s three or four years old is impossible,” she said.

A paperless classroom is a big step towards reducing the waste of paper.

“Think about the money and trees we could save with the computers,” she said.

But, with all this technology, there’s always a risk that the machines will break down. So, in case of a power failure or a technical problem, paper textbooks should still be widely available (可得到的) for these students.

1.The underlined word “critical” in the first paragraph probably has the same meaning as _______.

A. worrying            B. dangerous        C. happy          D. important

2.You are sure to find __________ in a paperless classroom.

A. pens                B. computers        C. test papers    D. notebooks

3.According to Judy Herrel, __________.

A. the Web can talk the students everywhere

B. the Web can take the place of teachers

C. the Web is a better tool for information

D. the Web is for downloading information

4.The paper textbooks should still be widely available because __________.

A. students won’t have trouble with their pens

B. computers may break down sometimes

C. students may not get all information from the Internet

D. paper textbooks may give students more information

Can you imagine a classroom without one thing that has long been considered a necessary part? No notebooks, no textbooks, no test papers. Nor are there any pencils or pens, which always seem to run out of ink at the critical moment.
A “Paperless classroom” is what more and more schools are trying to realize. Students don’t do any handwriting in this class. Instead, they use hand-sized or specially-designed computers. The teacher downloads texts from Internet libraries and sends them to every student’s personal computer.
Having computers also means that students can use the Web. They can look up information on any subject they’re studying, from maths to social science.
A high school teacher, Judy Herrel in Florida, US, described how her class used the Web. “Using a book that’s three or four years old is impossible,” she said.
A paperless classroom is a big step towards reducing the waste of paper.
“Think about the money and trees we could save with the computers,” she said.
But, with all this technology, there’s always a risk that the machines will break down. So, in case of a power failure or a technical problem, paper textbooks should still be widely available (可得到的) for these students.
【小题1】The underlined word “critical” in the first paragraph probably has the same meaning as _______.

Can you imagine a classroom without one thing that has long been considered a necessary part? No notebooks, no textbooks, no test papers. Nor are there any pencils or pens, which always seem to run out of ink at the critical moment.
A “Paperless classroom” is what more and more schools are trying to realize. Students don’t do any handwriting in this class. Instead, they use hand-sized or specially-designed computers. The teacher downloads texts from Internet libraries and sends them to every student’s personal computer.
Having computers also means that students can use the Web. They can look up information on any subject they’re studying, from maths to social science.
A high school teacher, Judy Herrel in Florida, US, described how her class used the Web. “Using a book that’s three or four years old is impossible,” she said.
A paperless classroom is a big step towards reducing the waste of paper.
“Think about the money and trees we could save with the computers,” she said.
But, with all this technology, there’s always a risk that the machines will break down. So, in case of a power failure or a technical problem, paper textbooks should still be widely available (可得到的) for these students

1. 1.

   The underlined word “critical” in the first paragraph probably has the same meaning as _______

   1. A.
      worrying
   2. B.
      dangerous
   3. C.
      happy
   4. D.
      important
2. 2.

   You are sure to find __________ in a paperless classroom

   1. A.
      pens
   2. B.
      computers
   3. C.
      test papers
   4. D.
      notebooks
3. 3.

   According to Judy Herrel, __________

   1. A.
      the Web can talk the students everywhere
   2. B.
      the Web can take the place of teachers
   3. C.
      the Web is a better tool for information
   4. D.
      the Web is for downloading information
4. 4.

   The paper textbooks should still be widely available because __________

   1. A.
      students won’t have trouble with their pens
   2. B.
      computers may break down sometimes
   3. C.
      students may not get all information from the Internet
   4. D.
      paper textbooks may give students more information

Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it?The internet is many different networks around the world. A network is a group of computers put together.

Maybe that doesn’t sound interesting. But when we’ve joined the internet, there are lots and lots of things wecan do. We can have a lot of interest on the World Wide Web (WWW). We can use the Internet instead of a libraryto find all kinds of information for our homework. We can find information about our favorite sports or film starsand do shopping on the Internet. We can also send messages to other people by e-mail. It is much cheaper and quicker than calling our friends or sending a letter.

Thanks to the Internet, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. People can now work at

home with a computer in front, getting and sending the information they need. They can buy or sell whatever they want by the Internet. But do you know 98% of the information is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?

1.The passage is mainly about _________________.

A．the Internet       B．information        C．computers         D．e-mail

2.The quickest and cheapest way for people to send massages to their friends is _________.

A．by post           B．by e-mail          C．by telephone       D．by TV

3.The Internet can not be used to ________________.

A．find information for our home work

B．get some information about our favorite sports stars

C．do some shopping

D．do our housework

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The Internet is a big computer.

B．The Internet is lots of computer network

C．The Internet is very helpful.

D．People can work at home with the help of the Internet.

5.What does the writer try to tell us with the last two sentences?

A．The Internet is more and more popular.

B．All the information is in English.

C．English is important in using the Internet.

D．Every computer must join the Internet.