Mark and his brother Jason both were looking at the shining new computer enviously. Jason was determined not to go against their father’s wishes but Mark was more adventurous than his brother. He loves experimenting and his aim was to become a scientist like his father.

“Dad will be really mad if he finds out you’ve been playing with his new computer” Jason said, “He told us not to touch it.”

“He won’t find out,” Mark said, “I’ll just have a quick look and shut it down.”

Mark had been scolded before for touching his father’s equipment. But his curiosity was difficult to control and this new computer really puzzled him.

It was a strange-looking machine — one his dad had brought home from the laboratory where he worked. “It’s an experimental model,” his father had explained, so don’t touch it under any circumstances.” But his father’s warning only served to make Mark more curious. Without any further thought, Mark turned on the power switch. The computer burst into life and seconds later, the screen turned into colours, shifting and changing, and then two big white words appeared in the centre of the screen: “SPACE TRANSPORTER.”

“Yes!” Mark cried excitedly, “It’s a computer game. I knew it! Dad’s only been pretending to work. He’s really been playing games instead!” A new message appeared on the screen:

“ENTER NAMES

VOYAGE　１

VOYAGE　２

Mark’s finger flew across the keyboard as he typed in both of their names.

“INPUT ACCEPTED.

START  TRANSPORT  PROGRAM.

AUTO-RETRIEVE  INITIATED(自动回收程序已启动).”

     The screen turn even brighter and a noise suddenly rose in volume.

“I think we’d better shut it off, Mark,” Jason yelled out in terror, reaching for the power switch. A beam(光束) of dazzling white light burst out of the computer screen, wrapping the boys in its glow(光芒)，until they themselves seemed to be glowing. Then it died down just as suddenly as it had burst into life. And the boys were no longer there. On the screen, the letters changed：

“TRANSPORT SUCCESSFUL．

DESTINATION:  MARS.

RETRIEVE DATE:  2025

1.Why did Mark touch the computer against his father’s warning?

A. He wanted to take a voyage.

B. He wanted to practice his skills.

C. He was so much attracted by it.

D. He was eager to do an experiment.

2.Where did the boy’s father most likely work?

A. In an electronic factory

B. In a computer company

C. In a scientific research center.

D. In an information processing center.

3.Mark thought “SPACE TRANSPORTER” on the screen was the name of ________.

A. a computer game                                       B. a company website

C. a software producer                                           D. an astronomy program

4.Why did Jason want to shut off the computer?

A. He was afraid of being scolded.

B. He didn’t like the loud noise and light.

C. He didn’t want to play games.

D. He was afraid something dangerous might happen.

5.What happened to the boys at the end of the story?

A. They were blown into the air.

B. They were sent to another planet.

C. They were hidden in the strong light.

D. They were carried away to another country.

 

Young Jack moved to a new house. When entering his new bedroom, he saw that it was full of toys but it was tidy. That day he played all he liked, but went to bed without tidying up.
The next morning, when Jack got up, he found all the toys had been put back in their proper places. He was sure that no one had entered his bedroom, but the boy didn’t pay much attention to it. The exact same thing happened that day, and the next day. But on the fourth day when he went to get his favourite toy, the toy jumped out of his hands and said, “I don’t want to play with you!”
Jack felt surprised, but the same happened with every toy he touched. Finally, one toy said to him:
“We don’t want to play with you. You always leave us so far away from our proper places. You don’t know how arduous it is for us to climb back up onto the shelves, or jump into the box. We feel most uncomfortable and unhappy. You don’t know how uncomfortable and cold the floor is! We don’t play with you any more if you don’t promise to leave us in our proper places before you go to bed.”
Jack remembered how comfortable he felt in his bed and how bad he felt when he had once slept in a chair. He realized how badly he had treated his friends, the toys. He asked for their forgiveness(原谅)， and from that day on he always put his toys nicely in their proper places before he got into bed.
【小题1】when Jack moved into his bedroom,           .

A．it needed to be cleaned	B．he found lots of toys
C．he brought lots of toys	D．he put away his toys

【小题2】Why did all the toys refuse to play with Jack?

A．because he always broke them.

B．because he didn’t like them any more.

C．because he only played with his favourite one.

D．because he did’t put them in their proper places.

【小题3】The underlined word “arduous” in Para.4 probably means         .

A．difficult

B．easy

C．regular

D．useful

【小题4】The purpose of the text is to tell us that          .

A．we should have a good sleep

B．we should be fair to every friend

C．we should treat our friends well

D．we should always keep our rooms tidy

The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the    36   person.

When I first knew Bill , back in   37 , he was one of the most carefree（无忧无虑）people I had ever    38  . He was always ready to have a party. He thought    39  of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 15 miles to see an old   40    he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and    41   was never dull when he was    42  . With him there was one wild    43   after another. Sometimes I wonder how we    44   to study for our exams.

Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.   45  , I wasn’t even sure it was    46  . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He   47    most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the    48   thing Bill cared about were possessions(财富). Now they seemed to be his main    49  . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow I never    50   Bill changing so much. My image of him   51    the one I had formed     52  the time when we were college students together.

I suppose it’s   53    to expect people to remain the same, especially    54   I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he    55   the same way about me.

1.                A．proper         B．usual           C．same     D．right

 

2.                A．childhood       B．the army        C．his thirties D．college

 

3.                A．considered      B．met            C．supposed D．expected

 

4.                A．most           B．much           C．nothing   D．none

 

5.                A．movie          B．hospital         C．man D．country

 

6.                A．learning        B．life            C．work     D．fun

 

7.                A．in             B．out            C．around   D．away

 

8.                A．joke           B．mistake         C．chance   D．adventure

 

9.                A．managed        B．continued       C．decided D．hoped

 

10.               A．First of all       B．At first         C．Now and then   D．All the time

 

11.               A．that           B．he             C．there     D．us

 

12.               A．thought        B．spent          C．argued    D．talked

 

13.               A．first           B．next           C．last   D．only

 

14.               A．interest        B．event          C．subject    D．problem

 

15.               A．forgot          B．minded         C．imagined D．liked

 

16.               A．remained       B．reminded       C．suggested D．became

 

17.               A．since          B．from           C．at    D．till

 

18.               A．unnecessary     B．foolish         C．common   D．unusually

 

19.               A．because        B．that            C．how D．when

 

20.               A．discovered      B．acted          C．looked    D．felt

 

 

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Dear Diary,

Here I am in the middle of a city, 350 miles far away from our farmhouse. Do you want to know why we move last week? Dad lost his job, and as Mom explained, “He was lucky to find other one.” His new job meant I had to say goodbye to my classmate, my school or just everything else I love in the world. To make matters bad, now I have to share a room with my younger sister, Maggie. Tomorrow is first day of school. I am awfully tiring, but I know I will never fall sleep.

Good night and remember, you, dear Diary, is my only souvenir from my past life and my only friend.

Yours,

Rosemary

 

The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the  36  person.

When I first knew Bill, back in  37 , he was one of the most carefree (无忧无虑) people I had ever  38  . He was always ready to have a party. He thought  39  of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 50 miles to see an old  40  he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and  41  was never dull when he was  42  . With him there was one wild  43  after another. Sometimes I wonder how we  44  to study for our exams.

Last week I was in <<Houston>> on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.  45  , I wasn’t even sure it was  46  . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He   47  most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the  48  thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main  49  . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never  50  Bill changing so much. My image of him  51  the one I had formed  52  the time when we were college students together.

I suppose it’s  53  to expect people to remain the same, especially 54  I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he  55  the same way about me.

A. proper                   B. same                 C. usual                    D. right

A. childhood                  B. the army           C. his thirties            D. college

A. considered             B. supposed           C. met                      D. expected

A. nothing                 B. much                C. most                    D. none

A. man                   B. hospital             C. movie               D. country

A. learning                 B. life                   C. work                    D. fun

A. in                         B. out                   C. away                    D. around

A. adventure                  B. mistake             C. chance                     D. joke

A. decided              B. intended         C. managed              D. hoped

A. First of all             B. At first        C. Now and then       D. All the time

A. that                    B. us                     C. there                 D. him

A. thought                 B. talked         C. argued                    D. spent

A. first                   B. last                   C. next                 D. only

A. interest                  B. event                C. subject                     D. problem

A. forgot                B. minded             C. liked                 D. imagined

A. remained            B. reminded        C. suggested          D. became

A. since                     B. from                 C. at                            D. till

A. unnecessary           B. foolish                  C. common            D. unusually

A. because                 B. that                   C. how               D. when

A. felt                 B. acted           C. looked                  D. discovered