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　　A couple from Minneapolis, in the north, decided to go to Florida, in the south, for a long weekend during one particularly icy cold winter. They both had jobs, and had 1 managing their travel schedules（日程安排）It was decided the husband would fly to Florida on a Thursday, and his wife would 2 him the next day. Upon arriving as 3 , the husband checked into the 4 There he decided to 5 his laptop（computer）and send his wife an email back in Minneapolis. However, he 6 left off one letter in her 7 and sent the e-mail without 8 his error.

　　In the 9 in Houston, a widow（寡妇）had just returned from her husband’s burial service He was a minister of many years who had been“called home to glory”following a heart 10 （died and gone to report in heaven）. The widow checked her e-mail, 1l messages from family and friends. Upon 12 the first message, she was so shocked as to fall to the floor, The widow’s son 13 into the room, found his mother on the floor and saw the computer 14 which read:

In 1933 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the film-maker Walter Disney. He had an unusual voice and he wanted to work in Disney’s cartoon film for children. When Walter Disney heard Nash’s voice, he said, “Stop! That’s our duck!”

The duck was the now-famous Donald Duck, who first appeared in 1934 in the film, The Wise Little Hen. Donald lived in an old houseboat and worn his sailor jacket and hat. Later that year he became a star after an eight minute Mickey Mouse film. The cinema audiences liked him because he was lazy and greedy, and because he lost his temper very easily. And they loved his voice when he became angry with Mickey’s eight nephews. Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself, probably because he wasn’t a goody-goody, like Mickey.

In the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, Donald and his friends Mickey, Goofy and Pluto made hundreds of Disney cartoons. He also made educational film about the place of the USA in the world, and safety in the home. Then in 1966 Donald Duck and his voice disappeared—there were no more new cartoons.

   Clarence Nash died in February, 1985. But today’s children can still see the old cartoons on the television and hear that famous voice.

1.

 Who made Donald Duck cartoons?

　 A. Mickey Mouse.          B. Clarence Nash.

　 C. Walter Disney.       D. Pluto.

2.

When did the first Donald Duck film appear?

　 A. In 1933     B. In 1934     C. In 1966     D. In 1965

3.

Who was Clarence Nash?

　 A. A cartoonist.         B. A writer.　

 C. A film maker.          D. The man who made the voice for Donald Duck.

4.

Why did people like Donald better than Mickey Mouse?

　 A. Probably because he was lazy and greedy.　 B. Probably because he wasn’t a goody—goody like Mickey.

　 C. Probably because he lost his temper very easily.

　 D. Probably because he became angry with Mickey’s eight nephews.

Two teenagers who are lost at sea off the United States for six days were saved yesterday.

Driscoll, 15, and his best friend, 18-year-old Josh Long, were found on Saturday about 11 km 21 Cape Fear in North Carolina. That was six days and more than 100 miles（161 km）from where they had 22 from Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, on April 24.

The boys had 23 a lot of water and were tired, but in pretty good 24. They set out 25 on a 4.3-metre sailboat on a 26 day when the National Weather Service had warned small boats to stay out of the water. They realized they were 27 almost immediately and tried to swim back to 28 , 　29 the boat along with them.

Within 30 , they were far out at sea.

“We 31 our fishing equipment on the second day,” Driscoll said. “So we couldn’t catch any fish.”

The boys’ hopes faded 32 each day. They stood on their boat 33 they saw another boat, 34 . One night they were woken up by 35 coming into the boat. A large ship was very close to them.

“ 36 was like some huge building in the water,” Driscoll said.

At one point, the boys thought they had gone across the Atlantic Ocean and were close to Africa. 37 , they were 179km north of their starting point. A coast guard boat set out to 38 them.

The boys got up and made some 39 . This time, they were heard.

“What we have experienced is a completely surprising story of 40 . That’s going to be studied for years to come,” said Richard Goerling, Long’s uncle. “I think the boys have a book to write.”

21. A. at　　　　　　 　　　 B. on　　　　 　　　　 C. beside　　　　　 D. off

22. A. arrived　　　　 B. set off　　　　　 C. returned　　　　 D. finished

23. A. drunk　　　　 B. lost　　　　　 　　 C. saved　　　　　 D. found

24. A. shape　　　　 B. health　　　　 　　 C. spirit　　　　　 D. energy

25. A. traveling　　　 B. racing　　　　　 　 C. fishing　　　　　 D. swimming

26. A. fine　　　　　 B. rainy　　　　　 　 C. windy　　　　　 D. snowy

27. A. in trouble　　 B. in safe　　　　　 　 C. at sea　　　　　 D. far away

28 A. shore　　　　 B. the sea　　　　　 C. an island　　　　 　 D. harbor

29. A. driving　　　 B. sailing　　　　　 　 C. pushing　　　　 D. pulling

30. A. a week　　　 　 B. hours　 　　　　　 C. minutes　　　　　 D. seconds

31. A. bought　　　 　 B. found　　　　　 C. lost　　　　　 　　　 D. repaired

32. A. by　　　　　 　 B. for　　　　　　 C. on 　　　　　　D. with

33. A. every time　 　 B. once　　　　　　 C. one day　　　　　 D. sometimes

34. A. jumping and singing　　　　　　　 　 B. waving and shouting

C. crying and speaking　　　　　　　　 　 D. screaming and whistling

35. A. a shark　　　 　 B. a mouse　　　　 　 C. water　　　　　　 D. some noise

36. A. He　　　　　 　 B. This　　　　　 　 C. That　　　　　　 D. It

37. A. Instead　　　 　 B. Therefore　　　　 C. But　　　　　　 D. So

38. A. search　　　 B. look for　　　　 C. look into　　　　 D. defend

39. A. fire　　　　 　 B. noise　　　　　 　 C. balloons　　　　 　 D. flags

40. A. voyage　　　 　 B. struggle　　　　 C. survival　　　　 　 D. sailing

The Internet and the World Web (网) are great places to be right now. We use the word “place” because so many of the things you can do online are similar to the things you can do wherever people gather together－in homes, schools, libraries, shopping centers, or at family reunions or town meetings. The Net allows people to learn shopping, find important information, and communicate, whether they’re local, global or simply virtual (虚的).

The Web is useful. You can find old friends online. You can research and book flights, check the weather, find breaking news, andfind out information about schools and colleges. Yon can even place an order for books, CDs, computers and cars.

The Internet is also fun. You can write to old friends or check out their web pages, enjoy web-based soap operas, laugh at online jokes, join in a live Net Event, chat with other Internet surfers(漫游者), check to see if your name appears anywhere on the Web.

Millions of users log on to the Net every day, and it’s not just to do research. There’s a lot of fun there. That’s one reason why it’s called web “surfing”.

Of course, the first step to use the Web for business or for fun is learning how to work a “web browser”. If you’re new to computers, it may take a while before you are completely comfortable with your browser. Don’t worry. You don’t have to be a computer whiz. The basics of a web browser are very much like the basics of modem computers－learning how to point and click the mouse, learning how to scroll up and down a page of text, and learning how to use pull-down menus. Again, be patient. There’s no time limit on web surfing. Give yourself a chance to explore (探索) the browser itself while you explore the Web.

1. The writer compares the Web to_______.

A. places to visit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. places to gather together in

C. some easy job 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. things you can do online

2. We can learn from the text that the Web is not only_______ but also_______.

A. of great use; of great value 　　　　    B. of great use; of great enjoyment

C. useful; funny 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. of some use; of a little interest

3. The underlined word “whiz” probably refers to a person who_______.

A. is a computer expert　　　　　　　　　　   B. is a computer fan

C. is lost in computer games 　　　　　　　　　　 D. owns a computer company

4. To use the Web, all we have to do is to learn how to_______.

A. use the computer mouse　　　　　　　　 B. scroll up and down a page of text

C. use pull-down menus 　　　　　　　　    D. all the above