The Internet is a big place and has lots of different kinds of information．Nobody has enough time to find something on the Internet．Yahoo gives us a lot of help．
Two Stanford University students Jerry Yang and David Filo started it in 1994．They made a list of their favorite web pages．When their list got bigger, they made a database(数据库)to keep a lot of information．They let everyone use it for free．Soon, thousands of people were using it．
Then they made a new kind of software(软件)．It could store much more information, and people can find information by using it．If you look for “animals”, it will give you a list of web pages with the word．
Yahoo became a public company in 1996．As the company grew, Yang and Filo went on working hard．They put more uses in the software, such as shopping and free e-mails．They started Yahoo in many different countries and in different languages．
Yahoo is famous on the Internet．It really makes money unlike(不像…)most other web companies．
根据短文内容选择正确答案。
(1)
Yahoo was started in 1994 by ________．
[ ]
A．
Bill Gates
B．
two college students
C．
American scientists
D．
thousands of people
(2)
After the company became bigger, Yang and Filo ________．
[ ]
A．
became lazy
B．
worked less
C．
continued working hard
D．
stopped working
(3)
The passage doesn't tell us if we can ________ by using the Yahoo software．
[ ]
A．
go shopping
B．
look for information
C．
send and receive e-mails
D．
make telephone calls
(4)
Which of the following is TRUE?
[ ]
A．
Yahoo is another name of Internet．
B．
Yahoo is a public company．
C．
Yahoo doesn't offer free e-mail
D．
Yahoo is losing money．
(5)
What does the writer think of most other Internet companies?
1970 was the World Conservation(保护)Year．The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is in danger．They hoped that governments(政府)would act quickly in order to conserve nature．Here is one example of the problems．At one time there were 1, 300 different plants, trees and flowers in Holland, but now only 860 remain(留下)．The others have been destroyed(毁灭)by modern man and his technology(技术)．We are changing the earth, the air, the water, and everything that grows and lives．We can’t live without these things．If we go on like this, we shall destroy ourselves．
What will happen in the future? Perhaps it is more important to ask, “What must we do now?” The people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young people today．A lot of them know that conservation is necessary．Many are helping to save our world．They plant trees, protect wild animals, and so on．In a small town in the United States a large group of girls cleaned the 11-kilometer-long banks of the river．Young people may hear about conservation through a record called “NO ONE’S GOING TO CHANGE OUR WORLD”．It was made by the Scatles, Cliff Richard and other singers．The money from it will help to conserve wild animals．
(1)
From th passage we know that there are ________ in Holland now．
[ ]
A．
more trees
B．
more flowers
C．
fewer plants
D．
fewer animals
(2)
This passage is mainly about conserving ________．
[ ]
A．
man
B．
nature
C．
wild animals
D．
wild plants
(3)
What’s the meaning of the sentence “If we go on like this, we shall destroy ourselves?”
[ ]
A．
We can’t live on the earth some day．
B．
We can’t see plants．
C．
We can’t see animals．
D．
Our life will be hard．
(4)
We can guess from the passage that “NO ONE’S GOING TO CHANGE OUR WORLD”was ________．
[ ]
A．
a book about saving the earth
B．
a song loved by young people
C．
a film about protecting wild animals
D．
a tape of songs calling on people to conserve nature
(5)
Which is not mentioned(提到)in the passage?
[ ]
A．
Plant trees．
B．
Protect wild animals．
C．
Clean the banks．
D．
Collect waste paper for recycling．
阅读理解
A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day．You may not pass an exam if you don’t work hard for most time and then work a few days bofore the exam．
If you are taking an English exam, don’t only learn the rules of grammer．Try to read stories in English and speak English whenever you can．
Before you start the exam, read carefully over the question paper．Try to understand the exact(确切的)meaning of each question bofore you pick up your pen to write．When you have at last finished your exam, read over your answers．Correct the mistakes if there are many and make sure that you have not missed anying out．
(1)
You do well in an exam by ________．
[ ]
A．
working hard every day
B．
only read stories in English
C．
staying up late the night before an exam
D．
working hard only a few days before an exam
(2)
Learning the rules of grammar ________ to pass an English exam．
[ ]
A．
is enough
B．
is not enough
C．
is not necessary
D．
is of no use
(3)
It is not a good way ________．
[ ]
A．
to read English stories
B．
to learn rules of garmmar
C．
to speak English as often as possible
D．
to work hard only a few days before an exam
(4)
The word“whenever”means ________．
[ ]
A．
only in class
B．
what time
C．
at any time
D．
forever
(5)
“You haven’t missed anying out”means ________．
[ ]
A．
you haven’t thought hard about anything
B．
you haven’t hard enough time to do angthing
C．
you have done everything
D．
you have given th wrong answer
阅读理解
Charles Chaplin was born in London on April 16, 1889．His parents were music hall actors．The Chaplin family were very poor, and life was difficult in London．Charlie, as he was called, used to do his mother's job in the theatre when she was ill．
When he was only 17 years old, Chaplin got his first real job as an actor．What he did was to do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre．Seven years later he went to the USA．And over the next four years, he formed his own way of art．He developed the character(~J ~,)of a homeless gentleman which became very popular．
From the 1920s to the 1950s, Chaplin made his most famous films．The film Modern Times(1936)shows his care about the modern industry workers．Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period．
Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953．But he never got US nationality．Then Chaplin, his wife' and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died．When he was 83 years old, he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight．He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85．Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th, 1975．
(1)
Chaplin used to _________ when his mother was ill．
[ ]
A．
look after her
B．
do the housework
C．
do his mother's job
D．
do his father's job
(2)
From Paragraph 2, we can know that _________
[ ]
A．
Chaplin went to the USA when he was 24 years old ~
B．
Chaplin became famous when he was 17 years old
C．
people liked Chaplin because he was a homeless gentleman
D．
Chaplin did many silly things to make people laugh in the street
(3)
_________ Chaplin made his most famous films．
[ ]
A．
From 1889 to 1936
B．
From the 1920s to th~ 1950s
C．
From 1953 to 1975
D．
From the 1950s to the 1980s
(4)
We can infer．from the passage that Chaplin left the USA because of _________
[ ]
A．
his family
B．
his work
C．
the US government
D．
the Swiss government
(5)
Chaplin won the Oscar for _________ when he was 83 years old．
[ ]
A．
the acting
B．
the art
C．
the film
D．
the music
阅读理解，阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Bicycle tour and race
A bike tour and race will be held on August 26th and 27th(Sat．＆Sun．)at 5：30 a．m．The riders will leave Tian’an Men Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg．Then the next 55 kilometers'leg，from Yanjiao to Jixian，will be the first competitive(比赛的)part of the tour．The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli．
The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe，covering a distance of 20 kilometers．Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper．Sunday morning is free for the seaside．At all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing．
Cost：200 yuan Telephone：4675027
Brazilian footballers
The Brazilian Football Club play Beijjing Guo’an Team at the Workers Stadium On August 26th．The club has four nation team players．Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Ronario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes．
The third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26 th and 27 that the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base．More than 10 teams from Beijing，Wuhan，Dalian，Jilin and other places will take part in it．A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing．Free for audience．
Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou．
Time/Date：9～12 am，August 26th and 27th Telephone：7143177，7144850 Wang Zhenghua
(1)
The main purpose of the above events is to give information about ________．
[ ]
A．
visiting teams
B．
things to do for the weekend
C．
famous play
D．
prices to pay for the events
(2)
What is special about the rock climbing competition?
[ ]
A．
You don't have to be a sportsman to take part in．
B．
The bus trip to the places of the competition is free．
C．
You can watch it without paying．
D．
Many foreign teams take part in it．
(3)
If you want to do something on Saturday afternoon，which telephone number will you call?
[ ]
A．
7144850
B．
7143177
C．
4675027
D．
5012372
阅读理解
The Spring Festival is China's biggest traditional(传统的) holiday．It usually comes in January or February．It is also called“New Year”because it makes the beginning of a lunar(农历) New Year and the coming of spring．It is celebrated by a big family-reunion dinner．People are very excited and happy．Many people travel hundreds of kilometres to get home for the holiday．And railway stations，bus stations and airports are filled with people hurrying home．Shops and supermarkets are crowded with holiday shoppers．Children are especially happy．They are having their winter vacation；they have many delicious things to eat；they wear new clothes；they fire crackers(爆竹) and fireworks(烟花)．Besides they get some pocket money from their parents as gifts．
The Chinese living in foreign countries also celebrate this big holiday with lion dances，dragon(龙) dances and other colourful performances．Today even many foreigners have come to like our Spring Festival．
(1)
Which is China's biggest traditional holiday?
A．Mid-Autumn Day．
B．New Year's Day．
C．The Spring Festival．
D．Christmas．
[ ]
(2)
Why is the Spring Festival also called lunar New Year?
A．Because it is th beginning of a lunar year．
B．Because it is a spring day.
C．Because it is the beginning of a new year.
D．Because it is the biggest traditional holiday.
[ ]
(3)
Why are the railway stations，the bus stations and the airports so crowded during the holiday?
A．Many people are going to other countries for a visit．
B．Many people are going home for family reunion．
C．Many students are returning to their schools．
D．Many people are going to other cities to do shopping．
[ ]
(4)
What don't the children get during the holiday?
A．Gift money．
B．Candies and crackers．
C．New textbooks．
D．New clothes．
[ ]
(5)
How do the Chinese living in foreign countries celebrate the Spring Festival?
A．By sending cards to friends．
B．By returning to China for family reunion．
C．By holding big parties．
D．With lion dances，dragon dances and other performances．
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