题目内容
Few people knew how to use the Internet in the past, ________?
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A .did they |
B .didn't they |
C .did he |
D .didn't he |
Berners-Lee was born on June 8, 1955 in London, England. His parents, both computer designers, encouraged him to think and work creativelhy as he grew up. He was an excellent student and naturally took an interest in computers and science.
After graduating from Oxford University, Tim went to work at a science research centre in Sfwitzerland. There be developed some of the different systems that would later become the Web. The first was HTML, the computer language used to make web pages. The second was an address system that let computers anhywhere find each other and send and receive information. In 1990, while still at the science centre in Switzerland, he put them together to make the first Internet browser. It could run on any computer and allowed people to create share their information with the rest of the world.
Tim knew that the more people used the Web, the more useful it would be. He wasn’t interested in money but knowledge, so he gave out his invention for free to anyone who was interested. Many were interested and the growth of the Internet began.
Today Tim works as a professor at the MIT in America, researching new and interesting ways to use the Web. He has received many awards from governments and organizations for his efforts. He is still not very interested in money. That is why he is so admired by his students and workmates. It may also be one of the reasons that few people outside the world of technology know his name.
【小题1】 The underlined word “significant” (in Paragraph 1) most probably means “ ” .
A.strange |
B.terrible |
C.important |
D.difficult |
A.The address system was used to make make web pages. |
B.The World Wide Web was created in Swizerland. |
C.The fist web browser was very expensive to buy |
D.Many people could use the Internet before 1990 |
A.He was encouraged to be creative. |
B.He didn’t do well at school. |
C.He is a very poor businessman. |
D.He is well-known all over the world. |
A.England. |
B.Switzerland. |
C.America. |
D.Canada. |
A.The events that took place in 1990. |
B.The history of the Internet. |
C.The invention of the Internet browser. |
D.The man who created the World Wide Web. |
If you have a problem with speaking, you can do several things. Listen to English as much as possible. You can learn a poem(诗) or a song by heart. You can also learn more dialogues(对话). And practice speaking with your friends as much as you can.
Many people find it difficult to listen to English. The answer is to listen as much as you can. However, don’t do too much at one time. It is better to practice listening for five minutes every day. Don’t sit down and listen for an hour at a time. That’s too much! Do choose listening passages that are interesting and not too difficult. Choose(选择) tapes(磁带) on which the people speak clearly and not too fast. Take it easy, at first. Success with simple tapes at the beginning is the answer. Later on you can practice with tapes that are more difficult.
Finally, how can you learn to write well? How do you use little words like in, on, of and for? There are two answers to this. First, do some study with new words. Keep a list of verbs like look for, look after and so on. Second, read as much English as possible. There are many things that can’t be learnt. You must see them in books many times. Then you’ll be able to use them correctly(正确地) yourself. So, in order to write well, you must first learn to read much.
【小题1】This passage is about English ______ .
A.spelling, listening, grammar and reading |
B.listening, speaking, reading and writing |
C.taking exams, pronunciation, reading and writing |
D.pronunciation, reading, listening and writing |
A.learn more dialogues | B.learn a poem or a song by heart |
C.practice speaking with your friends as much as you can | D.all above |
A.It’s better to listen to English for a long time every day. |
B.At the beginning, you’d better choose the tapes on which the people speak quickly. |
C.At first you should begin with simple tapes for listening. |
D.Few people think it hard to listen to English. |
A. Buy books of writing practice. B. Read as much as possible.
C. Do some study with new words. D. Both B and C.
【小题5】Which of the following is not right according to the passage?
A.Many people find it difficult to listen to English. |
B.Sit down and listen for an hour at a time. |
C.Learn a poem or a song by heart can improve your speaking. |
D.To improve speaking, you can practice speaking with your friends as much as you can. |
Mike found a job in a bookstore after he finished middle school. He wouldn’t do anything but wanted to get rich.
It was a cold morning. It snowed and there was thin ice on the streets. Few people went to buy books and the young man had nothing to do. He hated to read, so he watched the traffic. Suddenly he saw a bag fall off a truck and it landed by the other side of the street.
“It is full of expensive things.” Mike said to himself. “I have to get it right now, or others will take it away.”
He went out of the bookstore and ran across the street. A driver saw him and began to whistle (鸣笛), but he didn’t hear it and went on running. The man drove to the side, hit a big tree and hurt himself in the accident. Two weeks later, Mike was taken to the court (法庭). A judge asked if he heard the whistle when he was running across the street. He said that something was wrong with his ears and he could hear nothing.
“But you heard me this time,” said the judge.
“Oh, I’m sorry. Now I can hear with one ear.”
“Cover (盖住) the ear with your hand and listen to me with your deaf (聋的) one. Well, can you hear me?”
“No, I can’t , sir.”
“You told a lie. There is nothing wrong with either of your ears,” the judge said.
【小题1】Mike found a job as a _____________ when he left school.
A.driver | B.judge | C.policeman | D.bookseller |
A.an accident | B.a thief | C.a lost bag | D.a lot of money |
A.Mike was running to the street |
B.the driver was deaf and couldn’t hear anything |
C.the car hit the bag in the middle of the street |
D.the driver wanted to pick up the bag |
A.Mike didn’t do well in his work. |
B.The judge believed Mike’s words. |
C.Mike told a lie. |
D.The car hit a tree beside the street. |