这一篇小故事，主人公是怀特夫人和她的小儿子．俩人对在网上玩游戏，持有不同观点，母亲怕儿子玩得太晚，影响休息；儿子则因为有了台好电脑，硬件好，内存大，各种软件和消毒盘齐全而玩得尽兴不已．这篇短文的取材时尚，内容与初中学生：年龄相吻合，容易引起他们的浓厚学习情趣．

　　“Tom? Are you in bed yet?” called Mrs White. There was no answer. Mrs White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son's room Tome was sitting in front of a bright computer screen(屏幕) on which a colorful dragon(龙) jumped and shouted.

　　“Oh, Tom! You're still playing on that computer. You must stop now, it's half past eleven. If you don't go to bed soon, you'll be very tired tomorrow.” said Mrs White.

　　“But I've nearly beaten the dragon.” said Tom. Mrs White could see the excitement(激动) on her son's face. She sat down beside him.

　　“You are always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family,” she said with a smile. “What's so special(特别的) about it? Show me what it can do!”

　　Tom was very excited. “I think this is a great computer, Mum!” he said happily. “The hardware(硬件) is good. There's so much memory(内存) and it has some wonderful software programmes. This game, Dragonsplayer, is my favourite, but I sometimes borrow games from Danny and other friends. I don't have to worry about any infected(被感染的) disks(磁盘) because I have a virus(病毒) detector(监测器) which can go over any disk and check it for viruses. Let me show you!” Tom began tapping(敲打) keys on the keyboard(键盘). The screen changed in answer to his orders(命令).

　　“Oh, Tom,” laughed Mrs White. “I'm sure it's a wonderful computer, but I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about.”

1．When Mrs White was calling Tom, he was ________.

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A．lying in bed reading a book

B．on the computer with a dragon

C．standing in front of the screen of the computer

D．playing computer games in his bedroom

2．From the passage we know that the story happened ________.

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A．before Tom went to school in the morning

B．before Tom went to bed at night

C．just as the dragon jumped and shouted

D．after Tom had slept for some hours in the evening

3．Tom was very excited because ________.

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A．he had a radio detector in his computer B：he was worrying about the infected disks

C．he had nearly beaten the dragon in computer game

D．his mother came upstairs to ask him to go to bed

4．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

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A．Tom liked playing computer games

B．Tom enjoyed playing with real dragons

C．Tom hated tapping on the keyboard

D．Tom hated teaching his mother how to play the computer

5．How did Tom get on with his mother?

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A．Mrs White was very hard on her son

B．Mrs White loved her son and took good care of him

C．Tom didn't want to talk about the computer with his mother

D．Tom thought his mother was as wonderful as the computer game

【小题1】看着这些老照片，那位老人忍不住想起了他的童年。
When looking at these old photos, the old man _____________________ his childhood.
【小题2】汤姆，你介意教我如何在网上搜寻一些有关这个主题公园的信息？
Tom, would you mind ______________________________some information about that theme park on the Internet?
【小题3】这条小河过去很干净我常常在那里玩。
The river ______________________and I often played there.
【小题4】格林先生离开我们学校两个月了.
Mr. Green ___________________________two months.
【小题5】过山车以高速行驶，我们过得很愉快。
The roller coaster ____________________________and we had a good time.
【小题6】阳光镇的变化带来了很多的有利条件，但是也导致了很多的问题。
The changes in Sunshine Town_____________________ ______________________.