My parents divorced when I was 8 years old. Their marriage was a mistake of World War II. And about 50 years ago, I was the only child I knew who didn't have a father at home on Father's Day. Divorce was very uncommon back then.
So when my friends were in town shopping for presents for their fathers, I decided since my mother was both Mother and Father, no one else was like her, who better deserved(be worth) a present on Father's Day than her?
I bought her a little set of tools, just a few things, hammer, pliers(钳子) and screwdriver(螺丝起子) and a box to put all these things in. I got some ideas from my grandfather and named it Mother's Tool Box. She was excited, more at the thought of being cared for on Father's Day than of the present. She always said she liked her Father's Day memories better than the Mother's Day ones. It made her feel special — and she was. I have noticed in the past few years, greeting cards are even made for "Mother on Father's Day". Ever since then, my mother has got cards on Father’s Day. By the way, she knew just how to use those tools and others she had ever used over the years.
【小题1】Which sentence shows that divorce was very uncommon at that time?

My parents divorced when I was 8 years old. Their marriage was a mistake of World War II. And about 50 years ago, I was the only child I knew who didn't have a father at home on Father's Day. Divorce was very uncommon back then.
So when my friends were in town shopping for presents for their fathers, I decided since my mother was both Mother and Father, no one else was like her, who better deserved(be worth) a present on Father's Day than her?
I bought her a little set of tools, just a few things, hammer, pliers(钳子) and screwdriver(螺丝起子) and a box to put all these things in. I got some ideas from my grandfather and named it Mother's Tool Box. She was excited, more at the thought of being cared for on Father's Day than of the present. She always said she liked her Father's Day memories better than the Mother's Day ones. It made her feel special — and she was. I have noticed in the past few years, greeting cards are even made for "Mother on Father's Day". Ever since then, my mother has got cards on Father’s Day. By the way, she knew just how to use those tools and others she had ever used over the years.

1. 1.

   Which sentence shows that divorce was very uncommon at that time?

   1. A.
      My parents divorced when I was 8 years old.
   2. B.
      My parents’ marriage was a mistake of World War II.
   3. C.
      My mother has got cards on Father’s Day.
   4. D.
      I was the only child who didn’t have a father at home on Father’s Day.
2. 2.

   What did the writer decide to do when he saw friends shopping for Father’s Day presents?

   1. A.
      Go shopping with his friends.
   2. B.
      Buy a present for his mother.
   3. C.
      Help his mother.
   4. D.
      Ask his grandfather for help.
3. 3.

   “Hammer, pliers and screwdriver” are probably things __________.

   1. A.
      more often used by men
   2. B.
      that cost a lot of money
   3. C.
      very popular at that time
   4. D.
      that his mother liked most
4. 4.

   Mother was excited because __________.

   1. A.
      she was very interested in the tool box
   2. B.
      she was deeply loved by her child
   3. C.
      she saw the name on the tool box
   4. D.
      she knew how to use the things
5. 5.

   Why did Mother feel special?

   1. A.
      She had more Father’s Day memories.
   2. B.
      She had only one child.
   3. C.
      She was both Mother and Father.
   4. D.
      She was the happiest one on Father’s Day

   My name’s Mary. This is my family tree. These are my parents. Their names are Bill and Grace Brown. Those are my grandparents. Their names are Henry and Linda Brown. This is my uncle. His name is John. That boy is my brother. His name is Tony. This is Susan. She is my uncle’s daughter.

(    )56. Mary’s brother is ______.

A. Susan           B. John            C. Tony       D. Linda

(    )57. Bill is John’s ________.

A. father         B. brother              C. uncle        D. son

(    )58. Henry is Susan’s _______.

A.father    B. grandfather       C. uncle         D. grandmother

(    )59. Grace is Susan’s________.

A.sister         B. mother       C. aunt                    D. grandmother

(    )60. Tony and Mary are Susan’s_______.

A. brothers               B. sisters          C. cousins          D. friends

Every morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every evening my mother looks through magazines at home. And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. Can we imagine life without paper or print?

      Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago, and has been made from silk, cotton, bamboo, and, since the 19th century, from wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. But in those days, books could only be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expensive and rare. And because there weren’t many hooks, few people learned to read.

      Then printing was invented in China. When printing was developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. As a result, more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly.

      Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books, and information can be kept on CD-ROMs or machines such as MP3 players.

      Computers are already used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can already be read online. So will books be replaced by computers one day? No, I don’t think the Yao Ming poster on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a computer two metres high!

1.What does the writer do before he goes to sleep’?

A. He reads books.                   B. He reads newspapers

C. He looks through magazines         D. He looks at the posters on the wall.

2.When was paper first created?

A. About 2.000 years ago.              B. In the 19th century.

C. About 1.000 years ago.              D. In the 11th century.

3.Why were books expensive and rare before the invention of printing?

A. People could not read.

B. People could not write words on paper.

C. People could not find silk, cotton or bamboo.

D People could only produce books one at a time by hand

4.What happened after books became cheaper?

A. People didn’t want to buy books.

B. Printing was invented in China.

C. Knowledge and ideas spread quickly.

D. The Internet was introduced to people soon

5.What is the writer’s opinion about books and computers’?

A. People won’t need books any more

B. Books won’t be replaced by computers.

C. People prefer to find information in books.

D. Computers have already replaced books.