The Simpsons are the most popular family in the world. Every week, many people all over the world stay at home to watch them on TV.

This is a cartoon family of five people: all of them have bad-looking yellow faces and big white eyes. The parents are Marge and Homer, Marge has blue hair. She loves her hair very much. She is always very kind to her family.

Homer works in a factory and spends all his free time watching TV and eating donuts(炸面圈). He always eats with his mouth open and he is too fat.

Bart is the oldest child. He always gets bad grades. He doesn’t like to do his homework and often makes his parents angry. He likes playing tricks(恶作刷) on his sister, Lisa. Lisa is a little younger than Bart and is always top of the class at school. She is the smartest person in the family. Maggie is the youngest child. She can’t talk or walk and she’s always silent. She can only say one word: "Daddy".

The Simpsons started in 1989 and it’s still very popular now. People of all ages like it because the Simpsons are like a real family. They aren’t perfect or beautiful like a lot of families on TV.

1.What can we know about Bart according to the passage?

A.He is quite a smart boy.

B.He is the youngest in his family.

C.He doesn’t work hard at his study.

D.He likes to play tricks on his sister Maggie.

2.What does the underlined word "silent" mean?

A.Outgoing. B.Serious. C.Quiet. D.Strict.

3.What might the writer think of the Simpsons?

A.Boring. B.Successful. C.Terrible. D.Perfect.

A computer can get very hot when it works on a lot of programs. It can cost a lot to cool the computer. So some scientists want to know what would happen when if the heat from the computer could be used.

Large Internet companies such as Google and Microsoft have thousands of computers. As these computers deal with information, they produce lots of heat, so they need huge cooling systems. These systems send the heat into the air.

A company in the Netherlands thinks paying to make the computers work and then paying again to cool them are a waste of energy. So the company developed a special device—the e-Radiator.

Boaz Leupe, head of the company, says that e-Radiator works as a heating system and saves money. He explains that the energy is used twice—once to heat the home and once to cool the computer and that the users don't have to pay to cool their computers.

Five homeowners in the Netherlands are testing the heating system in their homes.

"We pay for the computer usage, so in that way, homeowners get heating for free." Boaz says.

Jan Visser is one of the homeowners. "If you use the computer more, the e-Radiator produces more heat," he says. "It cannot provide enough heat if you don't use your computer often." But he is ready to try it. It's a great help to his family.

The company says e-Radiators produce heat temperature of up to 55℃. It says the system could save its users about $ 440 a year.

1.Which of the following is true?

A.Before the e-Radiator appears, the heat of a computer is usually sent into the air.

B.Google and Microsoft don't need huge cooling systems.

C.Google and Microsoft developed a special device-the e-Radiator.

D.The heat of a computer usually makes the computer work better before the e-Radiator appears.

2.What is the e-Radiator mainly used to do?

A.To help Google B.To provide heat. C.To heat the computer. D.To clean the computer.

3.How much could the system save its users a month?

A.About 220 dollars. B.About 440 dollars. C.About 44 dollars D.About 36 dollars.

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A.A New Company B.How to Heat Computers

C.A New Way to Heat Homes D.How to Solve Environment Problems

If you lose 12 times in a row (连续地), will you just give up? Dale Carnegie, a pioneer in public speaking and self-development, kept trying. And he became famous by showing people how to be successful.

Carnegie was born into a poor family in the United States. The boy didn’t see a train until he was 12 years old. In his teens, he had to get up at 3 am every day to milk cows for his family.

When Carnegie first entered college, he felt upset because of his worn-out clothes and common looks. His mother encouraged him, “Why not try to be better in other things instead of just dress and good looks?”

Carnegie tried to be more active in college. He joined the debate (辩论) team. But one after another, he lost 12 competitions. The young man was very disappointed with himself. He said later that he thought of killing himself after failing so many times. But soon Carnegie was seen practicing public speaking on the riverside. His hard work paid off at last. In 1906, Carnegie won a famous speech contest and became famous. “Believe that you will succeed, and you will,” he said.

In order to share his success, Carnegie opened schools and wrote books. His best-sellers include How to Win Friends and Influence People and How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. More than 50 million copies of his books have been translated into 38 languages. They are still helping people on the road to success.

(回答下面的问题,每题答案不超过6个词)

1.Why did Carnegie have to get up very early every morning in his teens?

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2.What did his mother do when Carnegie felt upset in the college?

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3.What made Carnegie be well-known?

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4.How did Carnegie share his success?

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5.What should we do after failing many times from Carnegie’s story?

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