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　　From boyhood he had been interested in astronomy(天文学), and while at Cambridge he would sit up at night to watch the stars. But he was not satisfied with the telescopes of those days because they didn't show him a clear picture of things. At first he thought there must be something wrong with the lens. But no matter how hard he tried to improve the lens; the trouble was still there.

　　This set Newton thinking. He began to study the nature of light and colors. In the end he found that sunlight, or white light, is actually made up of a row of colors. He counted seven colors in all. This was of course a great discovery. But Newton still wasn't satisfied His mind was busy with another problem. Before Newton's time, scientists had already discovered that the sun, not the earth, was the centre of the other planets moving round the sun. But they couldn't explain why this was so until Newton gave the answer.

　　One autumn evening while Newton was sitting under an apple tree thinking over these problems, he saw the moon rise in the sky. Why, he asked himself, should the moon go round the earth, never leaving the same path? At that moment, he heard an apple drop from the tree. Why didn't it go sideways or fly up?

　　There seemed to be only one reason：the earth was drawing it－that is the force of gravity. If a stone is tied to the end of a string and whirled around, it will fly round and round in circles because of the string. In the same way, the force of gravity, thought Newton, must be the force that keeps the moon going round the earth and the planets round the sun.

1．This passage mainly tells us ________.

[　　]

A．Newton gave the right answer to the making up of the sunlight

B．Newton found that the moon goes round the earth

C．how Newton made two of his greatest discoveries

D．why Newton made two of his greatest discoveries at home

2．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．Newton made only two discoveries in his lifetime.

B．Finding nothing wrong with the lens, Newton began to study the nature of light and colors.

C．Nobody could explain why the planets moved round the sun before Newton's time.

D．It was by chance that Newton discovered the force of gravity.

3．Give the right order of the events given in the passage.

a．Newton found that the sunlight is made up of a row of colors.

b．Newton wondered why the apples didn't go sideways.

c．Newton concluded that the force of gravity keeps the moon going round the earth.

d．Newton tried every means to improve the lens.

e．Newton counted the number of colors.

[　　]

A．e, d, c, a, b

B．e, a, c, b, d

C．d, a, e, b, c

D．d, e, a, b, c

4．Which of the following is nearest in meaning to “They couldn't explain why this was so until Newton gave the answer.”?

[　　]

A．Newton gave the answer because they couldn't explain why.

B．Newton couldn't explain why unless they gave the answer.

C．It was Newton who gave the answer.

D．Newton was the first to give the answer.

答案：C;A;C;D
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　　Brenda was a young woman who was invited to go rock climbing．Although she was scared to death, she went with her group to a tremendous granite cliff(花岗岩悬崖)．In spite of her fear, she put on the clothes, took a hold on the rope, and started up the face of that rock．Well, she got to a ledge where she could take a breath．As she was hanging on there, the safety rope suddenly touched Brenda’s eye and knocked out her contact lens(隐形眼镜)．

　　Well, here she is on a rock ledge, with hundreds of feet below her and hundreds of feet above her．Of course, she looked and looked and looked, hoping it had landed on the ledge, but it just wasn’t there．Here she was, far from home, her sight now blurry．She was desperate and began to get upset, so she prayed to the Lord to help her to find it．

　　When she got to the top, her friend Helen examined her eye and her clothing for the lens, but there was no contact lens that could be found．She sat down, discouraged, with the rest of the party, waiting for the rest of them to make it up the face of the cliff．She looked out across range after range of mountains, thinking of that Bible verse that says, “The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth．”

　　At the bottom there was a new party of climbers just starting up the face of the cliff．One of them shouted out, “Hey, you guys! Anybody lose a contact lens?” Well, that would be startling enough, but you know why the climber saw it? An ant was moving slowly across the face of the rock, carrying it．

(1)

What is Brenda’s feeling when beginning to climb the cliff?
[　　]
A．	Happy．
B．	Desperate．
C．	Fearful．
D．	Brave．

(2)

What happened as she got to a ledge to take a breath?
[　　]
A．	She fell from the cliff．
B．	She decided to give up climbing．
C．	A rock hit her eyes and knocked her down．
D．	The safety rope knocked out her contact lens．

(3)

Who found Brenda’s contact lens?
[　　]
A．	Brenda herself．
B．	Helen．
C．	A member from her climbing party．
D．	A member from another climbing party．

(4)

Which can be the best title?
[　　]
A．	Brenda and the Cliff
B．	The Ant and the Contact Lens
C．	A Hard Cliff Climbing
D．	A Beautiful Ant

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　　It’s easy to laugh now．Ten years ago, companies like Netscape had to explain what“browser”means; the two founders of Google were just ordinary Stanford students．Over the past ten years, the Internet has totally changed everyday life for millions people around the world．Looking back over the last 10 years, the obvious question is：Where will the Internet take us in the future?

　　One of the best places to start trying to answer the question is with a man widely known as one of the“fathers of the Internet”, Between 1968 and 1982, Vinton Cerf played an important role in developing the network technology for wider use．In a recent article, Cerf wrote that the believed the Internet would continue to enhance people’s life through sound, video, etc．Interestingly, he also noted with confidence that 90percent of all applications on the Internet had yet to be invented．In the more distant future, Cerf predicted that an interplanetary(星际间)Internet would connect the shuttle, ground stations and other spacecraft．

　　Meantime, back on the earth, a survey from the nonprofit Pew Internet and American Life Project from early last year looked at how the internet would affect our lives in 10 years’ time．The study looked at a wide range of topics, and it found some concerns along with the celebration．On the top of list of worries is a cyber(网络)attack．Many Internet experts agree that computer criminals are simply waiting for the right opportunity to strike．According to the Pew study, about 66% Internet users believe at least one devastating(毁灭性的)attack will occur in the next 10 years．Howard Schmidt, Who has worked on security issues at Microsoft company, said,“We will have self-repairing and self-configuring computer systems that can effectively protect one’s computer, so one perform the faction they want,”said Sehmidt．

(1)

What would be the best title for the passage?
[　　]
A．	The Internet：What Causes Cyber attack?
B．	The Internet：What Lies Ahead?
C．	The Internet：A New Revolution．
D．	The Internet：A Bright Future．

(2)

Cerf feels confident of ________．
[　　]
A．	online entertainment equipment application
B．	the connecting between the Internet and space
C．	the much wider application fro the Internet
D．	the rapid development of network technology

(3)

The underlined word“enhance”Probably means ________．
[　　]
A．	improve
B．	provide
C．	distrub
D．	ruin

(4)

The survey suggests that ________．
[　　]
A．	many experts are worried about the wide use of the Internet
B．	most people welcome the changes brought by the Internet
C．	concerns are a necessary part of celebration in everyday life
D．	there are both celebration and worries about the Internet

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　　Scott Langteau has this message fro kids：Spend less time playing video games．

　　It's a message that many a mom and dad have tried to impress upon many a youngster (and some not-so-youngsters) who spend perhaps a bit too much time with game controllers in hand．

　　But the 40-year-old Langteau isn't a parent．He's a experienced at video game－one who played producer on three “Medal of Honor” games and co－founded his own game development company．

　　Langteau has just published a children's book called “Sofa Boy,” which tells the story of a kid who spends too much time sitting on the couch with controller held in hand and the rather terrible consequences that follow．

　　It's a fairy tale plucked straight from Langteau's own experiences as a lad with a fondness for video games and his own bouts with a bit of game addiction．But first, Langteau would like make one thing clear：“I'm not saying that you shouldn't play video games．I think video games are great, I think they do great things for kids．Instead, Langteau says his book is all about a little something called “moderation．(克制)”

　　“It'saboutbeingwellrounded,” he says．“Just like with anything else, we all need to make sure that there's a variety in what we do．”

　　Video gamers can be a rather bad－tempered when it comes to accepting criticism about their favorite entertainment．And understandably so．After all, most people who go around talking about the dangers of playing video games tend to be outsiders － people who don't play video games and certainly don't understand that they can be a valuable and healthy form of entertainment．

　　But Langteau and “Sofa Boy” seem to be in a unique position to deliver a message of gaming moderation that the young game－savvy masses might actually listen to．After all, this is a man who understands what it means to be a kid with a passion for games．His early experience has taught him a lesson．

(1)

Scott Langteau published “Sofa Boy” to ________．
[　　]
A．	share his great skills on games
B．	warn kids against game addiction
C．	tell about his fairy tale as a kid
D．	deliver a message for games

(2)

Which of the following is TRUE of the book “Sofa Boy”?
[　　]
A．	The book tells of the writer's own story．
B．	The book describes an experienced garner．
C．	The boy in the book wins a medal for games．
D．	The boy in the book is not an addict on games．

(3)

We can learn from the passage that ________．
[　　]
A．	Langteau advises the young to play games within limits
B．	Langteau advises the young not to play games
C．	playing video games ruins the future of kids
D．	playing video games is of no benefit to kids

(4)

By saying “It's about being well rounded” Langteau thinks ________．
[　　]
A．	games do great things for kids
B．	gamers are usually fat and round
C．	games should be viewed from all sides
D．	gamers are to blame for their behaviors

(5)

What topic will be discussed in the following paragraph?
[　　]
A．	His idea to create “Sofa Boy”．
B．	His great achievement in games as a kid．
C．	His hard times to set up his game company．
D．	His enthusiasm for games when he was a small boy．

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The Browns are looking for a new house．Mr．Brown wants to live in the north of the town near his workplace．Mrs．Brown wants a house with four bedrooms．The Browns’ children don’t care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough．Why doesn’t the Browns buy the house in the advertisement?
[　　]
A．	it is on the wrong side of the town．
B．	there aren’t enough bedrooms．
C．	there is no dinning room．
D．	the garden is too big．

(2)

Man：why don’t we rent one of the Sea View Holiday Flats for our holiday, Mary? They sound just as good as the Sea View Hotel, and it would be much cheaper． Mary：there’s one big difference between the flats and the hotel．There would be much less work in the hotel． Why would Mary rather stay in hotel?
[　　]
A．	They wouldn’t have to cook．
B．	it’s not so expensive
C．	She would enjoy the beautiful gardens．
D．	it’s near the sea．

(3)

Tom：there’s a new football team standing in the village, mum．I’m old enough to play in it．We stop school at half past three, so I’d have plenty of time． Mum：well, I suppose you could do your homework later．But look, Tom, you haven’t read the advertisement carefully．You can’t possibly play for this team． Why can’t Tom play for the new football team?
[　　]
A．	He’s not old enough．
B．	Tom hasn’t read the advertisement carefully．
C．	School stops too late．
D．	He has to do his homework．

(4)

Man：I’m looking for a room to rent．It doesn’t matter how big it is．I don’t care what color the walls are or how old the furniture is．I’ve got to study for my exams, so the house must be quiet and near the school． Girl：there are some advertisements fro houses in the paper．What about this one? Man：yes…yes…that’s all right．Oh, dear, no, I don’t think it would do．
[　　]
A．	It’s too small．
B．	the color of the walls is wrong．
C．	The man likes old furniture better．
D．	it’s too noisy．

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　　Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman．A man goes shopping because he needs something．His purpose is settled and decided in advance．He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration．All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want．If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on proceeds at once．All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone’s satisfaction．For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants．In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else, he offers the nearest he can to the article required．No good salesman brings out such a substitute without least consideration; he does so with skill and polish：“I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size．It happens to be the color you mentioned．”Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is：“This is the right color and may be the right size but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on．”

Now how does a women go about buying clothes?In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way．Her shopping is not often based on need．She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only“having a look round”．She is always open to persuasion：indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her．She will try on any number of things．Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her．Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes．They are always on the lookout for the unexpected bargain．Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro often retracing her steps, before selecting the dresses she wants to try on．It is a tiresome process, but apparently an enjoyable one．Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands．

1．What does a man usually do when he is buying clothes?

2．What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes?

3．What does a man do when he can not get exactly what he wants?

4．Many jokes make fun of women shoppers by saying that

5．What is the most obvious difference between men and women shoppers?

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