The Internet is a way of life for US college students, with research showing them to be one of the most connected groups.

　　A recent study by Harris Interactive and 360 youth found that 93 percent of American college students visit the Internet, and this market is expected to grow from 15.2 million in 2003 to 16.4 million in 2007.

　　That is slow but it could be the result of the already high number of college Internet users.

　　About 88 percent of American college students own a computer, and more than half have broadband (宽带) connections. Furthermore, 67 percent own cell phones and 36 percent use their mobile devices to visit the Inter net.

　　Study findings are that 42 percent go online mainly to communicate socially, and 72 percent of college students check e-mails at least once a day, with 66 percent using at least two e-mail addresses.

　　The most popular online social activity is forwarding messages to friends or family, with 37 percent of college students saying they do so.

　　The study looked beyond the Internet surfing (冲浪) habits and into the buying habits of this group, and found them responsible for more than US $ 210 billion in sales last year alone.

　　College students have learned how to spend their money, with 93 percent saying low prices were important when shopping.

　　The study also showed that 65 percent make loan (贷款) payments; 41 percent of freshmen have a credit card; and 79 percent of seniors have a credit card.

　　A significant number of charges on those credit cards are likely to be for entertainment and leisure expenses.

(1) College students in the US, as this passage shows, ________.

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A． don't have to learn their lessons in their classrooms

B．spend too much time visiting the Internet

C．lead an exciting life by using the Internet

D．waste too much time visiting the Internet

(2) From the fourth paragraph we can find that in the US ________.

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A．most college students are from rich families

B．college students can have a computer from their colleges

C．cell phones will take the place of computers in colleges

D．mobile phones make Internet life easy for college students

(3) To communicate with friends, more than half of the college students use ________.

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(4) By using the Internet, college students in the US can do the following except ________.

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(5) The underlined word "charges" in the last paragraph means ________.

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A．cost for goods or services

B．work given as a duty

C．sudden attack at high speed

BEIJING—Beijing is to spend up to us $ 20 billion to change the Chinese capital into a 21th century one for the 2008 Olympics.

    The government managed to host the 2008 games.The general aim is for Beijing to have the same environmental standards as Paris,London or Washington by 2008.

    Hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent to pipe natural gas to the city’s home,taking away dirty coal buring gradually while 60,000 buses will be changed to liquefied(液化的)gas.

    The money also will be used for relocating the polluting factories and building green belts.By 2008 around 90 percent of Beijing’s waste will be treated,compared to only 40 percent at present.

   Olympic officials have already announced that around 50 large projects are being dealt with to improve traffic congestion and cut down pollution.They include construction of Beijing’s first light railway,a 40.5-kilometer line which is expected to be completed in 2005.

    Beijing,besides,plans to build an 82.25-kilometer-long subway to add to the existing 53 kilometres.Nine major roads will be rebuilt or widened.

    Beijing also plans to build a 70-meter-wide green belt aong the waterways to protect water quality as well as increase the green areas.

1.The government will pipe natural gas to the city’s home in order to_________.

A. solve the problem of being short of fuel

B. bring down the cost of daily life

C. reduce the pollution of our capital

D. keep up with the development of modern society

2.From the last threee paragraphs we know the fact that _____________.

A.lengthening the existing 53-kilometer subway is among the 50 large projects

B. a 40.5-kilometre line will be added to Beijing’s frist light railway

C.the length of the subway will be up to  135.25 kilometres in 2005

D.a 70-meter-wide green belt will supply us with enough water

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The environment of London is better than Toronto.

B.In the first paragraph “a 21st century one” refers to a modern and advanced capital.

C.Beijing is badly polluted mainly by coal burning

D.Liquefied gas in more expensive than petrol.

4.This news report mainly talks about ___________.

A.how Beijing is becoming a 21st century city

B.how many projects arebeing dealt with to improve traffic of Beijing

C.how Beijing is being built into first class Olympic host city

D.the use of the 20 billion US dollars

　　Beijing is to spend up to US $ 20 billion to change the Chinese capital into a 21st century one for the 2008 Olympics．

　　The government managed to host the 2008 games．The general aim is for Beijing to have the same environmental standards as Paris, London or Washington by 2008．

　　Hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent to pipe natural gas to the city's homes, taking away dirty coal burning gradually while 60,000 buses will use liquefied gas instead of petrol．

　　The money also will be used for relocating the polluting factories and building green belts．By 2008 around 90 percent of Beijing's waste will be treated, compared to only 40 percent at present．

　　Olympic officials realize the city has a long way to go to match the environmental standards of such cities as Paris, Toronto, Istanbul and Osaka．

　　City officials have already announced that around 50 large projects are being dealt with to relieve traffic congestion and cut down pollution．They include construction of Beijing's first light railway, a 40.5-kilometre line which is expected to be completed in 2005．

　　Beijing, besides, plans to build an 82.25-kilometre-long subway to add to the existing 53 kilometers．Nine major roads will be rebuilt or widened．

Beijing also plans to build a 70-metre-wide green belt along the waterways to protect water quality as well as increase the green areas．

1．The government will pipe natural gas to the city's homes in order to________．

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A．solve the problem of being short of fuel

B．bring down the cost of daily life

C．reduce the pollution of our capital

D．deep up with the development of modern society

2．The underlined word relocating in this report means ________．

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3．From the last three paragraphs we know the fact that ________．

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A．lengthening the existing 53-kilometre subway is among the 50 large projects

B．a 40.5-kilometre line will be added to Beijing's first light railway

C．the length of the subway will be up to 135.25 kilometers in 2005

D．a 70-metre-wide green belt will supply us with enough water

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

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A．The environment of London is better than that of Toronto．

B．In the first paragraph “a 21st century one” refers to a modern and advanced capital．

C．Beijing is badly polluted mainly by coal burning．

D．Liquefied gas is more expensive than petrol．