Let us say there is something you don’t know how to do.

  In the past if you were determined to learn, you might have called a friend or relative, taken a night class or walked down to the local library for a research term. But now a lot of websites are springing up, providing free practical advice on these subjects and actually anything else you can think of.

  In one sense, these “how-to” sites represent a part of the growing world of online learning. This tradition found one of its earliest forms in the FAQs – or Frequently Asked Questions files – that began on Usenet, the Internet’s global, discussion group. These FAQs, many of which still go round continuously, took a specific subject – and explained it to complete novices.

  But “how-to” sites take the FAQs idea in a somewhat different direction by addressing subjects that aren’t necessarily related to discussion forums (论坛). These sites take the style of a written teaching period and a tone of friendly advice. Possibly the biggest and best known of these sites is learn 2.com (www.learn2.com). It offers nearly 1000 free tutorials (个别指导时间) and adds new ones frequently for a job interview.

  At ehow.com (www.ehow.com) you can learn how to train for your first marathon, how to buy a vacation home, or how to make a movie in eight steps.

  1. The purpose of writing the passage is to ____________.

  A. introduce new websites to people B. teach how to take new courses by Internet

  C. present new means to learn something you want to know

  D. help you to solve any difficultly you meet with

  2. “How-to” sites are set up to ____________.

  A. explain FAQs to the public B. help people to learn what they want to

  C. tell their difference form discussion forums

  D. complete the growing world of online-learning

  3. The underlined word “novices” in the passage probably means ____________.

  A. experts who know a lot B. hosts of “how-to” sites

  C. people without knowledge D. beginners of “how-to” sites

  4. It can be inferred (判断) from the passage that ____________.

  A. “how-to” sites are specially designed for the disabled

  B. people can teach themselves at home by visiting “how-to” sites

  C. it is pleasant to listen to the advice on “how-to” sites

  D. you can just click your mouse at home to question anything

  5. According to the text, if you want to buy a tent for camping you may visit_______.

  A. www.ehow.com B. www.learn2.com

  C. the discussion forums D. the FAQs


  A new supermarket put on a notice inside the entrance. It said, "Remember, once a week,

  one of our customers(顾客) gets free goods(things that cost nothing). This may be your lucky

  day!" All the housewives who went to the supermarket had one great hope: to be the lucky

  customer who didn't have to pay for her shopping.

  For several weeks Mrs Blake hoped to be the lucky customer. Unlike many other

  customers, she never gave up hope. The cupboards in her kitchen were full of things she did

  not need. She dreamed of the day, when the manager of the supermarket would come and say

  to her, "Madam, this is your lucky day and everything in your basket is free."

  One Friday morning, after she finished her shopping and had taken all the things to her

  car, she found that she had forgotten to buy tea. She went to the supermarket, got the tea and

  went towards the check-out. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket come to

  her. "Madam," he said, "congratulations! You are our lucky customer and everything in your

  basket is free!"

  1. From the notice in the new supermarket, we know that ____________.

  A. customers could buy things at lower prices once a week

  B. the customer who bought the least goods didn't have to pay

  C. just one customer could get free goods once a week

  D. the first customer who bought goods in the supermarket was the lucky one

  2. What was Mrs Blake's hope?

  A. To buy something cheaper in the supermarket.

  B. To see the manager of the supermarket.

  C. To buy everything she needed in the supermarket.

  D. To be the lucky customer.

  3. Why did Mrs Blake go back to the market after her shopping?

  A. Because she wanted to see who would be the lucky customer.

  B. Because she forgot to buy one more thing.

  C. Because she had to pay for her shopping.

  D. Because she wanted to get another chance to be the lucky customer.

  4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

  A. The manager of the market was a clever businessman.

  B. In fact the notice for free goods was a trick (诡计).

  C. Mrs Blake's dream came true at last.

  D. Mrs Blake did shopping every week in the past several weeks.

  5. What would Mrs Blake probably say when she heard the manager's words?

  A. "Oh, my God!" B. "How lucky I am!"

  C. "Bad luck!" D. "It's very kind of you!"


阅读理解。

    JOLIN Tsai (蔡依林), a famous singer, has become an English teacher! But she is not staying in a classroom to give you talks in English. Instead, she has published (出版) a new book, "Jolin's English Diary Book". It came out in Taiwan in March. Jolin is helping you learn English in a light hearted way and give you useful words for life outside your textbooks.

  "I hope it's a happy English book," she said, "When you learn English in a fun way, you will keep on doing it." This certainly doesn't mean just reciting (背诵) words. Jolin has a lot of clever ways of learning. She likes to listen to English songs or find friends to talk to in English. She has been good at English since Grade 3 in primary school. Because of this, she hosted news programme on the radio herself.

  Jolin knows it's important to put English to good use. So, in her English diaries, she wrote something about her everyday life, like study, fashion, travel and family. After each diary, she gives you lots of notes. You can use them often, too! Jolin also asks you to keep diaries like hers.

  1. When did Jolin Tsai publish "Jolin's English Diary Book" ?

  A. In May.    B.In April.   C. In March.   D. In June.

  2. She has been good at English ___.

  A. since she became a famous singerB. since she was in Grade 3

  C. since she was in college   D. since she was 3 years old

  3 Jolin thinks that ___ is important for us to learn English.

  A. just reciting words     B. hosting a programme on the radio

  C. studying in the classroom  D. putting English to good use

  4. What's the meaning of "light-hearted" in the passage?

  A. 轻松愉快的  B. 漫不经心的   C. 迷迷糊糊的  D. 乐于助人的

  5. From the passage we know that ____.

  A. she is not only a famous singer but also an English teacher in a primary school

  B. you don't have to keep English diaries

  C. she teaches us how to be a famous singer in "Jolin's English Diary Book"

  D. Jolin Tsai shows us how to learn English in a fun way


完形填空

  Mr and Mrs King have lived in our town for nearly twenty years. They have a book shop by the bus station. They’re polite to everyone and have a lot of friends. They often 1 the poor students and sell them some books cheaply. So there’re many young men in their shop. Of course people 2 them and their friends often visit them and 3 them. We can always hear their rooms are full of 4 and quarrel.

  It was a Friday evening. Mr and Mrs King were going to have a picnic on the island the next 5 . It was a little far from our town. So they had to 6 earlier than usual to catch a six o’clock train. After 7 a few friends came to see them while they were cooking some food and drinks for the picnic. Mr King and his wife had to stop to receive them. They talked a lot and few of them looked at the 8 on the wall. It was late. Mr and Mrs King were anxious(焦急的)but they couldn’t tell the visitors about it. Mrs King thought for a few minutes and had an idea. She said to her husband, “Oh, it’s eleven o’ clock! You’d better stop talking ,dear! Our guests are anxious to 9 !”

  Mr King heard this and stood up, then he said 10 to the visitors and they left soon.

  1. A. help B. hurt C. hit D. watch

  2. A. know B. understand C. meet D. like

  3. A. play with B. fight with C. talk with D. catch up with

  4. A. cry B. shout C. noise D. laugh

  5. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night

  6. A. go to work B. get up C. go to sleep D. open the shop

  7. A. breakfast B. lunch C. supper D. meal

  8. A. phone B. photo C. clock D. picture

  9. A. go home B. go to bed C. go shopping D. have a seat

  10. A. hello B. goodbye C. sorry D. nothing

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