Shopping on the Internet is becoming more and more popular. Why do people use the Internet to shop? Some people say it is more convenient. They don't have to leave their homes to order something; they can shop for anything they want at any time; they can find things for sale that they can't find in the Mores near their homes. Still other people say they can find better prices on the Internet.
If you want to buy something on the Internet, you need a credit (信用) card. You have to type your credit card number and information on the website (网页) and send them to the store over the Internet. You have to be sure that the store will not use your information in the wrong way. You don't want someone to get your credit card number, so be careful with it, because people sometimes steal (偷) credit card numbers from stores.
TV Internet is also a good place to go window-shopping. Window-shopping is when you look at the things for sale in a store, but don't plan to buy anything. In window-shopping you can see what kinds of things you are able to get and how much they cost. Some stores like Ross Stores have a website for information about their Mores, but not for shopping. Some stores have a website for information about their stores, and you can shop on line there, such as Office Depot, Payless Shoe Source and Safeway. Some stores like Amazone.com are only for on line shopping
【小题1】Some people use the Internet to shop because ______.

What is the Internet? The Internet is a huge network of connected computers．It is one of  the greatest inventions of the last century．It started as a way to help researchers do more things faster．But lately it can do much more than that．

    Now many people all over the world use the Internet．In l985，there were about two thousand people on the Internet，but now there are over ninety million people．Each month the Internet welcomes millions of new users．

    The Internet is an excellent communication tool．You are able to talk with many people  around the world at the same time．You can also send and receive messages and e-mails， make your blog（博客）and so on．

    People can use lots of information on the Internet．You can look up businesses with a click of a button，and you can also find out all kinds of information about almost everything, such as medicine，jobs，health，sports，games，music，movies．Communication and information are just two ways that computers provide now．Who knows what this invention will be like in the future?

1．The Internet is one of the greatest inventions of the                           century．

A．21st                    B．20th                    C．19th                             D．18th

2．How many people were there on the Internet in l985．

A．90．                   B．200．                  C．2000．                   D．900．

3．The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “excellent” in the third paragraph is  “                       ’'

A．简单的                B．迅速的                C．乏味的                D．极好的

4．Every month                          users may join the Internet．

    A．hundreds of       B．millions of        C．thousands of       D．billions of

5．From the passage，we know                       ．

    A．computers can be connected to each other

    B．the Internet is a computer

    C．the Internet is the only tool for communicating

    D．a computer is a network

News one: As the pace of life in big cities is getting faster, people are looking for more ways to relax. Let’s take a look at one way people are reducing stress in Beijing. The game is “Room Escape”. “Room Escape” was originally a computer game. In recent years, it has been adapted to a real life game. There are more than 10 places in Beijing where people can play this game.
According to the rules, the players are first taken to a house with several iron doors. They then need to find a way out of the house in one hour. Different houses have different ways of escaping, all of which require players’ bold(大胆的), careful thought, and teamwork.
News two: The Chinese government has published a list of 24 guidelines(指南) on how to take better care of parents. They are a modern update to 24 old stories about respectful children from the Yuan Dynasty.
The guidelines list 24 things to do with parents, including giving them a call every week, teaching them to use the internet, and supporting single parents’ remarriage. The guidelines stem from a Yuan Dynasty book, about 24 filial-hearted children who treated their parents very well. It is a value younger generations should never forget.
【小题1】Why do people play “Room Escape”?