There are few families in the United States that do not have either a radio or television set. Both of them have become a necessary part of our daily life, keeping us filled with the news of the day, teaching us in many fields of interest, and making us happy with singing, dancing and acting.

Marconl, the Italian inventor, who gave us the radio, probably didn’t know how much his great invention would have done for the world in the years to come. Radio had, perhaps done as much as any other communication tool. Things of the world can be reported to people everywhere a few seconds after they happen. Travelers in or out of–the–way places, ships at sea even astronauts round the earth are able to keep in touch with each other by radio.

Television is another important invention. It lets us see as well as hear the actor. Since its appearance, TV has done a great deal in the daily life of people everywhere. Many programs are now televised in color.

Perhaps the most modern invention is “Telstar”, a “star” moving round the earth. It makes it possible for the people all over the world to be closer than ever before. Now a family in Chicago can watch on TV a motor–car race in Italy, a table tennis competition in Beijing or a volleyball match in Japan as these events are actually happening!

1.The passage tells us that __________ in the U.S.A. have no radio or television set.

A. few families   B. all the families    C. many families   D. a few families

2.Who do you think the writer of the passage is?

A. An Italian.     B. A Japanese.       C. An American.    D. A Chinese.

3.Why does the passage say radio and TV have become a necessary part of our daily life?

A. Because they have touched nearly everything in our life.

B. Because men would not live happily without them.

C. Because they are the only ways to spread information.

D. Because no communication means no life.

4. What is a “Telstar” used to do according to the passage?

A. To receive and store information only.

B. To move around the earth just like the moon.

C. To give light onto the earth at night.

D. To help send out radio or TV information to the world.

5. When the writer introduces Marconl in the second paragraph, he means __________.

A. he was just an Italian inventor

B. his invention has done much for the world

C. he had reported much to people all over the world

D. he helped people travel a lot around the world

词汇运用，根据句子意思和括号中英文提示填空。（每空一词，计10分）
【小题1】We all like her bright,         (smile) eyes.
【小题2】The news of his         (arrive) made each of us excited.
【小题3】The weather will become         (bad) on Monday than today.
【小题4】We enjoyed        (we) at the party last Saturday evening.
【小题5】Look! A lot of       (tour) names are on the wall. They come to help do a bird count.
【小题6】People always run         (失去控制地) when the earthquake happens.
【小题7】Nothing can make my father        (平静下来) down.
【小题8】I felt a slight shaking         (穿过) my body.
【小题9】Swans fly to         (北方的) countries when summer comes.
【小题10】I learnt the rainstorm        (警告) from the newspaper.

根据句意，在横线上写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。

1.It gave me ____________ (please) to hear the news of your success.

2.Your ___________ (suggest) seem to be of great value.

3.VReading an interesting book in my garden, with a cup of tea in my hand can always make me feel ____________ (relax).

4.It seems that he is more ____________ (humour) than I’ve thought.

词汇运用，根据句子意思和括号中英文提示填空。（每空一词，计10分）

1.We all like her bright,         (smile) eyes.

2.The news of his         (arrive) made each of us excited.

3.The weather will become         (bad) on Monday than today.

4.We enjoyed        (we) at the party last Saturday evening.

5.Look! A lot of       (tour) names are on the wall. They come to help do a bird count.

6.People always run         (失去控制地) when the earthquake happens.

7.Nothing can make my father        (平静下来) down.

8.I felt a slight shaking         (穿过) my body.

9.Swans fly to         (北方的) countries when summer comes.

10.I learnt the rainstorm        (警告) from the newspaper.

Like most teenagers in the world, Joso Montanaro a teen artist in Brazil, likes reading and drawing cartoons. But he is special—his drawings get published(出版).
Montanaro is now drawing cartoons for Folha. Folha is Brazil’s largest newspaper and is known for its cartoons. Montanaro has already been working at Folha for two years. Each week he draws two, there or four cartoons and sends them to the paper. From those editors choose one for the next day’s page.
Montanaro draws about the news of the day. Recently he worked on The Wave—a drawing of the tsunami(海啸) that hit Japan. Montanaro also likes to draw cartoons about the funny things that happen in Brazilian politics(政治).
“I like doing political drawings because you can joke about somebody bigger than you.” Montanaro says.
Folha’s art director ,Mario Kanno, says editors saw something new and different in Montanaro’s work.“We brought him in with this idea to show that, yes, young people also read newspapers and can show their ideas on politics,”Kanno says.
Montanaro’s love for cartoons began when be was only 7 or 8 year old. His dad bought him comics. Montanaro says these books gave him the ideas that got him drawing.“I think those great works have really helped me,”he says.“They remind me that I should draw something in my book every day.”
【小题1】What is Montanaro doing for Folha now?