George Washington Carver was born in 1864. He was born a slave(奴隶). When he was still a baby, his mother was stolen. He was kept by his master.
All his life George loved  31 . When he was only seven years old, he already knew so  32  about plants that people in his hometown called him “the plant doctor”.
George wanted to learn as much as he could, but there was no   33  for black children where he lived. When he was ten, he left home to find a town that would allow   34  children to attend school. He studied in Missouri and Kansas   35  he finished high school. All this time he had to work to   36  his own expense(费用). He worked as a cook and opened his own laundry.
In 1890, George began college. At first he studied art, but he still had a   37  of plants. He began to study agriculture(农业). After he graduated, the famous inventor Thomas Edison asked him to work in his lab but George   38  . He had other   39  . He started an agricultural organization for black students in Alabama.
In those days, many   40  in the south grew only cotton. This was   41  to the soil(土壤). After a while the   42   would not grow as well. George Washington Carver wanted to help farmers in the south to grow plants like peanuts and sweet potatoes. These plants helped the 43  . Over the years he invented hundreds of ways to use these two plants.
George Washington Carver invented so many things that he was   44  “The Wizard(能手) of  Tuskegee”. He died in 1943 at the   45  of 79.
【小题1】
A.animalsB.plantsC.buildingsD.photos
【小题2】
A.muchB.manyC.littleD.few
【小题3】
A.houseB.farmC.hospitalD.school
【小题4】
A.brownB.yellowC.blackD.white
【小题5】
A.whenB.untilC.forD.since
【小题6】
A.costB.spendC.payD.take
【小题7】
A.loveB.hateC.questionD.surprise
【小题8】
A.acceptedB.refusedC.understoodD.cared
【小题9】
A.situationsB.suggestionsC.playsD.plans
【小题10】
A.farmersB.scientistsC.doctorsD.inventors
【小题11】
A.helpfulB.harmfulC.carefulD.wonderful
【小题12】
A.pumpkinB.peanutC.cottonD.potato
【小题13】
A.soilB.waterC.airD.weather
【小题14】
A.seenB.lookC.foundD.called
【小题15】
A.timeB.yearC.ageD.season

George liked flying a plane. Once he bought a small plane and learned how to fly it. He soon became so good that he could make his plane do all kinds of tricks(技巧).
George had a friend. His name was Peter. One day George said to his friend, “ Peter, would you like to have a trip in my plane?” Peter thought, “ I’ve traveled in a big plane several times, but I’ve never been in a small one, so I’ll go.”
They went up, and George flew around for half an hour and did all kinds of tricks in a shaken voice(颤抖的声音), “ Well, George, thank you very much for these two trips in your plane.”
George was very surprised and asked, “ Two trips? ”
“Yes, my first and my last.” Answered Peter.
【小题1】Peter ______ his friend’s plane.
A.had to fly in
B.was asked to have a trip in
C.was asked to fly
D.asked George to fly
【小题2】Peter went up with George in the plane because ______ .
A.he liked traveling very much
B.George was good at flying his plane
C.he had never traveled in a small plane
D.Peter could do all kinds of flying tricks
【小题3】They were in the plane for ______ minutes.
A.forty-fiveB.sixtyC.thirtyD.some
【小题4】How many times did Peter travel in his friend’s small plane?
A.OnceB.TwiceC.Three timesD.Several times
【小题5】From the passage we know that ______ .
A.Peter thanked George for the nice trip
B.Peter thought it was wonderful to have such a trip
C.Peter felt surprised that his friend could fly so well
D.Peter was worried about his safety while George was doing tricks in the sky

Computers are very important to modern life. Many people think that in the future computers will be used a lot in everyday’s life. It is thought that we won’t have to go shopping because we will be able to get most things which are sold in shops on the Internet. There will be fewer books because we will be able to get all texts from computers. The Internet will be used to play games, see films and buy food. Most telephone calls will be made by computers, too.
Some people are glad about these new ways of shopping and communicating(交际). Others do not think that computers will replace(代替) our old ways.
Let’s take books for example. Some people think that one day we won’t read books made of paper. Instead, we will buy and read books using computers. We will read texts on small pocket computers. The computers will keep many different books in them at the same time. We won’t need to turn lots of pages and paper will be saved. Computerized books will be used more and more.
Is Internet shopping such a pleasure as going to the shop? Many people say it is not. It is a pleasure to go into shops and look at things you want to buy. It is also unlikely(不大可能) that many people will want to read large texts on our computers. Because paper books will perhaps be more friendly. Maybe computers won’t change these two habits(习惯).
【小题1】In passage, the word “Internet” means          .
A.国际的B.英特尔C.因特网D.校园网
【小题2】Which reason for using computerized books is NOT said in the passage?
A.We won’t need any paper.
B.Computers can keep many different books in them.
C.We won’t have lots of pages.
D.Computerized books won’t be very expensive.
【小题3】In Paragraph(段落) 1 it is thought people will use computers for          .
A.playing games, making telephone calls and seeing the doctor
B.making telephone calls, having meals and seeing films
C.seeing films, buying food and going for holidays
D.playing games, shopping and making telephone calls
【小题4】Paragraph 4 tells          .
A.about computerized books
B.about the old and new ways of shopping and communicating
C.if the Internet will change our habits
D.about future uses of computers
【小题5】The title(题目) for this passage is “       
A.Computers Will Do Everything For Man
B.Computers Are The Future
C.How Computers Change Our Habits
D.Will Computers Replace Shops And Books

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