My mother is fifty-five years old. She retired(退休) just two months ago. After that, she was bored and didn’t know what to do every day. She was kind to us before, but recently she had a chip on her shoulder. She often quarreled with my brother and me without any reason. Also, relations between my parents became difficult. My mother got into trouble and didn’t know how to deal with it. My brother thought of a good idea to solve the problem. He bought her a new smart phone and taught her how to use Wechat(微信). My mothers life changed a lot from then on. No matter where she went and whatever she did, she always used it. She took photos with her new smart phone and always shared her photos in her friend circle to express how happy she was, As a result, she often did something by mistake. She often forgot to turn off the gas and the food she was cooking usually got burnt. My father tried to stop her, but it didn’t work.

This afternoon, my mother prepared to make dumplings for dinner. She took a lot of pictures in order to post them into her friend circle. After dinner, we took out our smart phones and waited to the photos she had taken. To our surprise, we didn’t find any pictures of her dumplings. At last, my father couldn’t help asking her, “Why don’t you share your delicious dumplings in your friend circle today? My mother looked embarrassed and said, “_______” “Oh, my God! I have to spend more money buying a new one!” cried my brother.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.The underlined words. “had a chip on her shoulder” most probably mean ________.

A. had a pain in her shoulder

B. got angry easily

C. liked eating potato chips

2.My brother bought a smart phone for my mother because _______.

A. my mother liked taking photos and sharing them in her friend circle

B. my father retired two months ago

C. my brother wanted to help my mother out of trouble

3.After my mother had a smart phone, _______.

A. she liked it very much and used it all the time

B. she often quarreled with my brother and me without any reason

C. she was bored and didn’t know what to do

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. My mother stopped my father from taking picture of food.

B. My mother often forgot turning off the gas after she had a smart phone.

C. After dinner, we were surprised to find no pictures of dumplings in my mother’s friend circle.

5.“_______” can be the missing sentence in the passage.

A. The dumplings were not delicious.

B. My smart phone was boiled in the pot.

C. I have already posted the pictures in the friend circle.

We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet?

Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks didn't work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.

At first the Internet was only used by the government (政府), but in the early 1970s, universities , hospitals and banks were allowed (允许) to use it too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software (软件) that made "surfing" (浏览) the Internet more convenient (方便).

Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life.

1.The Internet has a history of ___ years.

A. about 20 B. less than 30 C. more than 45 D. nearly 35

2.A new network system was set up to ____.

A. make computers cheaper B. make itself keep on working all the time

C. break down the whole network D. make computers large and expensive

3.At first the Internet was only used by ______.

A. the government B. universities C. hospitals and banks D. schools

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. In the 1960s, computer networks worked well.

B. In the early 1970s, the Internet was easy to use.

C. Sending e-mail is now more popular among students than before.

D. Today it's still not easy to get on-line.

Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing (令人迷惑的). A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They decided that miscommunications(沟通障碍) were always possible, even over something as simple as "yes" and "no".

On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people weren't paying any attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a store and asked, "Do you have cold drinks?" The woman there didn't say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her: She had raised her eyebrows (眉毛), which in Micronesia means "yes".

Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage. She asked the waiter, "Do you have cabbage today?" He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means “no”.

Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some people had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing. He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean "yes" or "no".

1.These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they ______.

A. should go abroad for vacations B. needed to learn foreign languages

C. should often discuss their experiences D. had problems with communications

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to (根据) this passage?

A. In Bulgaria, nodding heads means no. B. Jan taught English on a Pacific island.

C. Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage. D. In India, only shaking heads means "YES".

3.The passage is mainly about .

A. body language in foreign restaurants B. class discussion in Indian schools

C. miscommunication in different cultures D. English teaching in other countries

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