Cyber Café (网吧) or computer centers are found in many cities around world.Now，a few American high schools are opening these centers.For example，a high school in the state of Maryland began operating a Cyber Café last March.All students at Bethesde­Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda can use the Cyber Café.But school officials say it’s set especially to help students who have no computer or cannot use the Internet at home.

The officials say thirteen percent of the students at the school are from poor families.Many students have arrived in the United States from other countries recently.Students in the school’s program for learning English speak twenty­three languages.

The idea for a Cyber Café at Bethesda­Chevy Chase High School began three years ago.At that time officials were planning to restore the school building.Parents interested in technology proposed (建议) to build a Cyber Café.

Over two years，money for a Cyber Café and other new computers was collected.It received more than one hundred seventy thousand dollars.The Café now has sixteen computers，a printer and a scanner (扫描仪)．School official Ann Hengerer says students use the Internet to complete research.They also write homework and required papers on the computer.In addition，they can send and receive electronic mails.That is especially helpful for many students who have family members in other nations.

The Cyber Café also serves a social purpose.Visitors can stop by for a drink of coffee，tea or hot chocolate.

5．According to the passage，who do you think can use the Cyber Café at Bethesda­Chevy Chose High School?

A．Only the students from foreign countries.

B．Only the students who have no computer at home.

C．All the teachers at school.                      D．All the students at school.

6．What does the underlined word “purpose” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Function.                                           B．Committee.

C．Attitude.                                             D．Organization.

7．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Students can write homework on line in the Cyber Café.

B．Students can send and receive electronic mails in the Cyber Café.

C．Students can play some computer games in the Cyber Café.

D．The Cyber Cafe also provides some drinks for students.

8．What column may the passage be taken from in the newspaper?

A．Travel.                                               B．Business.

C．Education.                                          D．Entertainment.

9．What is the best title for the passage?

A．Cyber Café at High Schools                   B．How to Use Computers

C．How to Surf the Internet                       D．Cyber Café in America

Freerice is an interesting game. Remember to play it when you are free. It can help the hungry around the world.

How to play

In the middle of the Freerice Home page you will see something like:

　　　　　　 small means:

　　　　　　　　　　　 　little

　　　　　　　　　　　　 old

　　　　　　　　　　　　 big

　　　　　　　　　　　　 yellow

Click on one of the four words that you think is correct. If you get it right, Freerice donates 10 grains of rice to help the hunger. You will then get a chance to answer another question in the same way.

How does playing the Freerice help me?

Learning new words is useful. It can help you:

☆Speak persuasively (口才好地)

☆Write better papers, emails and business letters

☆Read faster because you understand better

☆Get better grades in a middle school, a high school and a college

☆Perform better at job interviews and meeting

How does the Freerice vocabulary program work?

Freerice has a big database (数据库). There are words for English beginners, students, businessmen, doctors, drivers… everyone!　

Freerice can adjust to your level of vocabulary. It starts by giving you words at different levels of difficulty. If you get one question wrong, you will go to an easier level. When you get three questions in a row right, you can go to a harder level.

There are 60 levels of vocabulary with over 12,000 words in all, but it is difficult for people to get above level 50.

　　 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

( ) 31. What is Freerice?

A. It is a video game. 　　　　　　　

B. It is an online vocabulary game.

C. It is an online farm. 　　　　　　

D. It is an adventure game.

( ) 32. If you play the game, you can do many things EXCEPT ______.

A. get some rice　　 　　

B. perform better in a speech contest

C. understand the passages better

D. get better grades at school

( ) 33. What does the underlined phrase “adjust to” mean?

A. 调节　 　 　　B. 固定　 　　　　　 C. 减弱　 D. 加强

( ) 34. We can know that ______.

A. the hunger will get 100 grains rice if you get five words right

B. you will improve your English if you play the game

C. the game starts by giving you an easy sentence

D. common people can get above 50 levels of the game

( ) 35. What’s the best title of the passage?

A. How to learn English 　　　　　　　　　　

B. An interesting online game

C. How to get good grades at school　

D. The ways to get high levels

Learning Chinese may seem difficult to foreigners outside China. However, Daisy Raffan, an
36   girl in Britain, hopes to bring the   37   to the young people.
Daisy has   38   an online learning website to teach the language to as   39   people as possible, all over the world.
With China’s fast development in the world, Daisy thinks   40   important for people to learn the language sooner rather than later.
Daisy has been learning Putonghua   41   the age of five. Two years ago,   42   she decided to pass on what she had learned, she   43   the idea for the website, kidschineseclub.com.
She said: “People are afraid to learn Putonghua. One of the main reasons is that they think it’s an   44   language to learn, but I have had fun   45   it .And I hope what I have done is easy and fun.”
Her   46    offers a series of lessons, which are videos of Daisy teaching a group of students on topics from greetings and numbers to Chinese culture.
Daisy’s website has   47   the support of several important persons —the teenager says she has received a letter praising(赞扬) her work from Gordon Brown,   48   is the British Prime Minister(首相).
She said: “I wrote to him and told him what I was doing and got a letter   49  . He said that what I was doing was a really good idea. I thought it was amazing. I was excited that   50   was supporting what we’re doing.”