A primary school teacher asked her students to write a composition about what they would like God to do for them. At the end of the day, while marking the compositions, she read one that impressed her deeply. Her husband, who had just walked in, saw her crying and asked her, “What happened?”

She answered, “Read this. It is one of my students’ compositions.”

“Dear God, tonight I ask you for something very special: Make me into a television. I want to take its place and live like the TV in my house. Have my own special place, and have my family around me. To be taken seriously when I talk. I want to be the centre of attention and be heard without interruption(打断) or questions. I want to receive the same special care that the TV receives even when it is not working. Have the company of my dad when he arrives home from work, even when he is tired. And I want my mom to want me close when she is sad and upset, instead of ignoring(不理) me. And ...I want my brothers to fight to be with me...I want to feel that my family just put everything aside, every now and then, just to spend some time with me. And last but not least, make sure that I can make them all happy and entertain them. God, I don’t ask you for much. I just want to live like our TV. ”

At that moment the husband said, “My God, poor kid, what horrible parents!” .The teacher looked up at him and said, “That composition is our son’s!”

1.Why did the teacher cry?

A．Because a composition moved her deeply.    B．Because the composition was very bad.

C．Because the students were lazy.            D．Because she had a fight with her husband.

2.Who was the boy that wrote the composition?

A student who was with God.               B. A student who was like a television

C. A student in her class, but not her son.         D. A student in her class, in fact, her son.

3.According to the article, what will happen when the boy talks?

A．Everyone will pay attention to him.          B．He will be interrupted.

C．No one will pay attention.                 D．His mother will talk to him.

4.Which is not right according to the passages?

A．TV can entertain them                    B．TV can catch the attention of his family.

C．TV can give you answers when you ask question.    D．TV can receive special care from his family.

5.According to the article, we can know the boy is_________.

A．naughty           B．lonely            C．happy            D．wrong

Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it, do you know? The Internet is a network. It uses the telephone to join millions of computer together around the world.

Maybe that doesn’t sound very interesting. But when you are joined to the internet, there are lots and lots of things you can do. You can send e-mail to your friends, and they can get them in a few seconds. You can also do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web (WWW).                                              

There are many different kinds of computers now. They all can be joined to the internet. Most of them are small machines sitting on people’s desks at home, but there are still many others in schools, offices, or large companies. These computers are owned by people and companies, but no one really owns the internet itself.

There are lots of places for you to go into the internet. For example, your school may have the internet. You use it during lessons or free time. Libraries often have computers joined to the internet. You are welcome to use it at any time.

Thanks to the internet, the world is becoming small. It is possible for you to work at home with a computer in front, getting and sending the information you need. You can buy or sell what ever you want by the internet. But do you know 98% of the information on the internet is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A internet     B information       C computers       D E-mails

2.Which is the quickest and cheapest way to send messages to your friends?

A by post     B by e-mail       C by telephone     D by satellite

3.Which may be the most possible place for people to work tomorrow?

A in the office     B at school     C at home    D in the company

4.Who is the owner of the internet?

A The headmaster    B The officer     C The user      D No one

5.What does the writer try to tell us with the last two sentences?

A English is important in using the internet.

B The internet is more and more popular.

C Most of the information is in English.

D Every computer must have the internet.

“I don’t often talk with my parents or grandparents, but I talk a lot with my old friends on QQ, ”said Fox’s Shadow, the online name used by a girl student in China. “Most of my classmates use QQ after school. ”

QQ is the biggest messaging service in China. A record from Tencent, the company which developed QQ, shows that 4 million people used it one Saturday night in October.

And probably Fox’s Shadow was one of them. “I log in （登陆）on Friday nights, and Saturdays or Sundays when I feel everything around me boring. I usually spend about ten hours chatting （聊天）online every week, ”she said. “But I never talk with stranger, especially boys or men. ”

Even though she likes chatting, she is careful about making friends with stranger online. “You don’t know who you’re talking to. You should always be careful about whom you believe in online. ”

Many people would like to meet offline when they feel they have got to know someone very well. Fox’s Shadow once met one of her online friends face to face. It was a girl who was a football fan like herself and they went to a football match together. 

A 16-year-old Beijing boy, named Bart Simon online, dislikes QQ users. “I used to chat on QQ, but I found that most people were talking about foolish things, ”he said. Now he chats online in English, using MSN. “I only chat online because I’ve got friends in Japan, the US and Singapore, ”he said. “I want to learn more about foreign cultures（文化）. ”But he spends little time chatting on QQ as he sees it as a waste of time and money. 

“If you are really addicted to （上瘾）it, sometimes you can’t give your mind to your lessons, ”he said. “And friends in your real life are always more important than those so-called friends you meet online. ”   

1. People meet face to face offline when they think they ________.   

A. have known each other well　　   B. have the same interest　　

C. have enough free time　　　　    D. have nothing to do   

2. Fox’s Shadow thinks QQ is ________.　　 

A. the biggest messaging service in China　　  B. a good place to spend her boring time　　  C. a safe place to chat with strangers　　　　　　 D. the best place to make friends   

3. From the passage, we know “… they are all just a few clicks away” means “_______”.　　  A. it is wonderful to see your friends by clicking　　 

B. it is easy and fast to get in touch with your friends　　 

C. it is possible to live much closer to your friends　　 

D. it is popular to make friends online   

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

A. All the people on QQ are talking about foolish things.　　 

B. Chatting online is a waste of time and money.　　 

C. We should be careful about boys or men online.　　 

D. We should think more of our friends in real life. 

完形填空。通读下面两篇短文。根据短文内容，从A B C三个选项中选出可填入空白处的正确答案。（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）

Last year Tom left school. He came to Taibei to  1  a job. He went from one company to  2 but  3 wanted him. Now he had little money.He had to go back to his small town. So he came to the station. He felt 4 and tired. It was very late at night and  5 was full of people. They were waiting 6 tickets of the last train. He bought the last ticket, and he was happy.

At that time, a woman with a crying a baby walked to him. She asked him to sell her the ticket. He gave her the ticket. He thought they needed it  7 he did. After the train left, he sat on the bench and didn’t know  8  to go. Just then, an old man came and said，“Young man, I saw what happened just now. I have a big company. I need a good young man like 9 . Would you like to work 10 me?”

1.A.find                    B. see                 C. look

2.A.the other               B. other               C. another

3.A.everyone                B. no one              C. nothing

4.A.happy                   B. sad                 C. glad

5.A.the city                B. the company        C. the station

6.A.to buy                  B. to sell             C. to give

7.A.less than               B. more than           C. worse than

8.A.what                    B. why                 C. where

9.A.the woman                B. you                 C. her

10.A.with                   B. for                 C. to

Now many people like the game Angry Birds. Here is a piece of good news for them—soon there will be a lot of Angry Birds-themed activity parks around the world.

    The first two parks opened in Finland last year, and a few other parks are going to open in the UK. However, people still don’t know when and where Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK.

    “As a kind of online game, it is popular with people of all ages. It’s really an interesting game. And the parks will be interesting places for everyone around the world.” said Peter Vesterbacka, an officer of Angry Birds Company. He also said, “ We want to make Angry Birds a part of pop culture. We’re just getting started.”

    Angry Birds-themed activity parks have many interesting places for children to play. They like them very much. People can see the characters and colors from the game in the park. People can also play the Angry Birds game on large screens in the park. The company wants to invite people to not only play it on the sofa, but to go out, move around and have fun. So everyone will be happy in Angry Birds-themed activity parks.

1.Where did the first two Angry Birds-themed activity parks open?

A. In the UK.    B. In Finland.   C. In Australia.     D. In the USA.

2.Angry Birds is _______.

A. an online game       B. an online movie

C. a talk show on TV     D. a game show on TV

3.Lots of people think Angry Birds is very ______.

A. boring      B. easy     C. interesting     D. difficult

4.The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refers to（指的是）_______.

A. the characters         B. the screens

C. the interesting games    D. the interesting places

5.From the passage, we can know_______.

A. Angry Birds is only popular with young people

B. Peter Vesterbacka works for Angry Birds Company

C. there is no screen in Angry Birds-themed activity parks

D. Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK in 2015