题目内容
Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their everyday life. For example, they can help people save much time, and they can help people work out many problems they can't do easily: Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers except the old people.
Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children.
They hope computers can help them improve(提高) their studies in school. Yet many of the children use computers to play games, to watch video or to sing Karaoke instead of studying. So many teachers and parents complain that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked by parents in the boxes.
In some other countries, even some scientists hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lost their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble.
Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be decided by people themselves.
【小题1】Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because _______.
| A．our country asks us to learn it |
| B．it can help us a lot |
| C．we can use it to play games |
| D．it can help us to find jobs |
| A．Their students and children use computers to study. |
| B．Computers let them lost their jobs. |
| C．Computers make the students and children fall behind. |
| D．Computers bring people a lot of trouble, |
| A．also bring us trouble |
| B．bring us happiness only |
| C．are hated by people |
| D．are bad for people's health |
A. Because computers let people lost their jobs.
B. Because computers bring them trouble.
C. Because some sciestists don't know how to use computers.
D. Both A and B.
【小题5】How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? I think it means _______.
| A．computers are used by people |
| B．people can live well without computers |
| C．one must decide how to use computers |
| D．computers are strange machines |
【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】D
【小题5】C
解析试题分析：本文主要介绍了电脑是十分有用的，它在人们的生活中有很多的作用，同时也带来了一些麻烦。到底是有用还是麻烦，主要取决于人们怎么使用它。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据They can help people a lot in their everyday life（在人们的日常生活中，它帮了人们许多）可知，本题选B。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据So many teachers and parents complain that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind（所以许多老师和父母抱怨电脑不能帮助孩子们学习反而是他们落后）可知，本题选C。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness?（电脑真的是带给人们麻烦还是给人们带来幸福？）可知，本题选A。
【小题4】细节理解题。根据They say computers let millions of people lost their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble（他们说电脑使数百万的人们丢失了他们的工作或者带给他们许多的麻烦）可知，本题选D。
【小题5】细节理解题。根据It will be decided by people themselves（它将由人们自己决定）可知，本题选C。
考点：社会现象类短文阅读。
阅读快车系列答案请阅读一篇短文，根据所提供的信息，完成下面的表格。
In the modern society, the traffic problem has become more and more serious, which has aroused(引起) wide public concern（关心）, especially in the rush hour , at some time or other, people would rather walk on the street than drive the car, and the line people waiting for the bus can be as long as 10 meters. Because a great number of office workers go to work and go off work at the same time, most private cars and buses are on the roads at the same time, which of course leads to traffic jams(交通堵塞).
But how to solve it? As far as I’m concerned, for one thing, the government should build more roads to meet the needs of cars; for another, we should call for people to take a bus instead of driving their own cars. At times, we can also ride bikes to go to work or visit somewhere. Not only do we strengthen ourselves in this way, but also we protect the environment. In a word ,if all of us take actions to solve it, I believe there will not be a word named traffic jam .
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| problems | Ways to solve it |
| 【小题1】 has become more and more serious. | The government should build 【小题2】 . |
| Traffic jams mostly happen in 【小题3】 . | We should call for people to 【小题4】. or ride a bike sometimes instead of driving their own cars. |
| If all of us take actions to solve it, I believe there will not be a word named 【小题5】 . | |
Singapore’s public transport system（公共交通系统）is one of the best in the world, so you should have no problem finding your way around like a local．There are three main forms of public transport here that you would find in any other big city--trains, buses and taxis．
 | TRAINS Trains run from 6 a．m．to midnight． Single trip tickets start at 80 cents．If you buy an EZ-Link card for $15, you can ride the trains and buses as you like．If you need more information, just call Transit Link at 18007674333． | |||
| BUSES There are several bus services in Singapore and fares（车费）start at 80 cents．Be sure to always ask the driver the cost of your ticket as he cannot give you changes．If you need help, just call Transit Link at 18007674333． |  | |||
 | TAXIS There are three main taxi companies--City Cab（65522222），Comfort（65521111）and Tibs（65528888）．Booking can also be made easily by calling the number above． | |||
| RENTAL（租）CARS Driving in Singapore is a pleasure and if you like to travel as you like, renting a car is a good choice．Renting takes away the hassle of getting to places around Singapore．Just sit back and enjoy the city．It also means you’ll get to see a lot more that a train or a bus won’t let you see．For car rental, call Avis on 6567371668． |  | |||
| A．65528888 | B．6567371668 | C．18007674333 | D．65522222 |
| A．both buses and trains | B．only trains |
| C．both buses and taxis | D．only rental cars |
| A．To take a bus． | B．To take a train． |
| C．To rent a car． | D．To take a taxi． |
| A．how to rent a car | B．how to take a bus |
| C．3 taxi companies | D．public transport system |
| A．A local has some trouble finding his way around． |
| B．It’s much cheaper to go around by bus than by train． |
| C．You can see a lot more in Singapore only by renting a car． |
| D．It’s easy and convenient for visitors to travel in Singapore． |
Square Dance ABC is an exciting new way to practice square dancing.
Enjoy a fan, easy beginner’s square dance, with no experience needed.
There are three different dances. The A, B and C dances can be experienced in any order. This is the main difference between Square Dance ABC and the traditional “lesson-based” way. You can do the three beginner’s dances in any order.
Instead of waiting until a class starts once a year, people can start Square Dance ABC any time!
After all three dances (in an order), dancers have learned 22 square dance movements. The next step is the experienced ABC dance, using all 22 movements.
It is easy to convince people to try square dancing any time. Most people that try it will like it. Square Dance ABC will bring lots of opportunities(机会) for fun, fitness and friends!
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【小题1】Who might be interested in this website?
| A．Kids that are good at drawing. | B．Adults that want to go traveling |
| C．Volunteers that want to teach children | D．People that want to learn to dance. |
| A．save lots of money for a holiday. |
| B．try square dancing only once |
| C．stay healthy and make lots of friends |
| D．learn the English letters ABC more easily |
| A．an advertisement by an English club |
| B．an invitation by an English club |
| C．an application by a sports club |
| D．an advertisement by a dance club |
Do you know there are two kinds of football games? One is American football (橄榄球), and the other is soccer（足球）.In China many young men like playing soccer. It is very popular. But the Chinese don’t call it soccer. They call it football. There are eleven players in each team. And the ball is round. Only the goalkeeper(守门员) can touch the ball with his hands. The other players can’t touch the ball with their hands.
In America, soccer is not very popular. They like playing American football. It is very different. The ball is not round. It is like a big egg. There are also eleven players in each team. All the players can touch the ball with both feet and hands.
【小题1】Do the Chinese like playing soccer?
| A．Yes, they do. | B．No, they don’t | C．Yes, I do. | D．No, I don’t. |
| A．Eight. | B．Twenty-two | C．Eleven | D．Twenty. |
| A．Touching the ball with hands. | B．Playing soccer. |
| C．Watching TV. | D．Playing American football. |
Swimming is very popular in the world. Most people like swimming in summer, even in the other three seasons. Water makes people feel cool and swimming makes people keep healthy.
If you swim in a wrong place, it may not be safe. A lot of people died when they were enjoying themselves in the water, and most of them were students. Now some people are not careful enough in swimming. They often think they can swim so well that nothing will happen to them in water. If you go swimming in summer, don’t forget that a lot of good swimmers have died in water. They died not because they couldn’t swim, but because of their carelessness (粗心). Don’t get into water when you are alone. If there is a “No Swimming” sign（标记）, don’t get into water. If you remember these, swimming will be safe and enjoyable (舒服的).
根据短文内容，选出能完成所给句子的最佳答案。
【小题1】____ like swimming in summer.
| A．Few people | B．Most people | C．Only students | D．Only swimmers |
| A．clean | B．fat | C．healthy | D．thin |
| A．wonderful | B．interesting | C．not safe | D．not careful |
| A．students | B．children | C．not strong | D．too careless |
| A．get into water | B．die in water | C．swim too long | D．swim too badly |
People can find jobs in many ways. Sometimes you can find a job easily, by walking into a local store and looking at its notice board(布告栏). Local stores often have areas for people to put small signs telling the services that they need or they can provide. Such services include looking after children or cleaning houses.
Another popular tool for finding a job is the Internet. For example, people around the world can
use the Craigslist Web site to buy things, meet people or find a job. It is said that the site can receive two million new jobs each month.
Another useful way to find a job is through a university. For example, students at the University
of Texas can go to the job center to get help. Many college students like this way better.
At times, some experts(专业人士)can also help people find a job. Susan Miller has her own company called California Job Services in Los Angeles. She says her company helps people find a job by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods to help them find the right job. So with her help, many people have succeeded in finding a good job.
【小题1】On the Craigslist Web site, you can't________ .
| A．find a job | B．meet people |
| C．sell your old things | D．do some shopping online |
| A．visiting the Internet |
| B．asking experts for help |
| C．looking at the notice board |
| D．going to a job center in the university |
| A．长处 | B．强度 | C．力量 | D．人数 |
| A．Local stores have few areas for people to put signs |
| B．You can only get one service on the notice board |
| C．The Craigslist Web site can get two million new jobs each week |
| D．Susan Miller has helped many people find a good job successfully |
| A．how to find experts | B．ways of finding a job |
| C．how to study and work | D．ways of setting up a job center |
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
"I was eating with my wife and children," he said, "When we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened."
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
"There was no time to take anything," she said, "A few minutes later, the roof came down."
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area and the welfare department （福利机构） brought them food, clothes and shelter.
【小题1】How was one of Mr. Tan’s children after the storm?
| A．Lost. | B．Dangerous. |
| C．Frightened. | D．Not found. |
| A．her husband knew there would be a storm. |
| B．they were all outside the house when the storm became worse. |
| C．she felt the house was moving. |
| D．the welfare department helped her. |
A Terrible Storm. B. A Lucky Woman.
C. Good Soldiers. D. Clever People.