48. Ii is a t  city , because only 4,000  people live there.

47. The m_of your computer shows words anil  pictures.

根据句意和首字母或所给的汉语提示写出所缺单词。

46. Brian's watch is very cheap, but his  uncle's is very e_•

Steven Jobs, the designer(设计者)of the Apple com-puier,was not clever when he was in school. At that  time, he was not a good student and he always made troubles with his  schoolmates. When he went into college, he didn't change a lot. Then he dropped  out (退学).But he was full of new ideas.

After he left college ， Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer. He worked there for only  several months and then he went toIndia. He hoped that the trip would  give him some new ideas and give him a change in life.

Steven Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year  after he returned from India.In 1975, he began to make a new type of computer.  He designed the Apple computer with his friend in his garage(车库).He chose the name "Apple" just be?cause it could help him to  remember a happy summer that he once spent in an apple tree garden. His Apple  computer was such a great su<('<'ss that Steven Jobs soon became famous  all over the world.

41. Steven Jobs was not a gootl student in  school because he_•

A.never did his lessons

B.was full of new ideas

 C .dropped  out

D.always made trouhlcs with his  sclioolmales

42. Why did Steven Jobs go toIndia?

A. Because he was full of new  ideas.

B. Because he wanted to relax.  (：.Because he was too tired.

D.Because he hoped ihe trip would give him  some new ideas and a change in life. 43.Steven Jobs designed his new computer .  A.in India B.with his friend

C. in an apple tree garden D.by  himself

44.Steven Jobs was famous for his_all over  the world.

A.new ideas B.apple

C. Apple compuin D.video  gam<'s

45. From this passage we know_

 A.Steven Jobs didn't finish his studies in  the college be?cause he hated his schoolmates 

B.Steven Jobs liked travelling inIndiaand California

 C.Steven Jobs liked Irving new things and  making his new ideas become true

D. Steven Jobs could only design video  games

Maybe you heard a lot about the Internet,  but what is it?

The Internet includes many different  networks(网络)a-round the world. A network is a group of  computers put to?gether.These networks joined together are called the  Internet.

Maybe that doesn't sound interesting. But  when we join the Internet, there are lots of things we can do. We can use the  Internet instead of a library to find all kinds of information for our  homework.We can find information about our favorite sports or film stars and do  shopping on the Inter-nel.We ran also send messages to other people by  e-mail.It's much cheaper and quicker than calling our friends or sending a  letter.

Because of the Internet, the world is  becoming smaller and smaller.People can now work at home with a  computer,getting and sending the information they  need.They can buy or sell whatever they want over the Internet. But do you know  98% of the information is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow  V

36. The passage is mainly about_-

A.the Internet H. information

C.computers D.e-mail

37. The quickest and cheapest way for people  to send messages to their friends is_.

A.by post B.by e-mail

C.by telephone I).by TV

38. The Internet cannot be used  to_.

A. find information for our  homework

B. get some information about our favorite  sports stars

C. do some shopping

D. do our housework

39. Which of the following is NOT  true?

A. The Internet is a big  computer.

B. The Internet is lots of computer  networks.

C. The Internet is very helpful.

D. People can work at home with the help of  the Internet.

40. What does the writer try to lell us with  the last two sen?tences?

A. The IntiTiu'l is more and more  popular.

B. All the information is in  English.

C. English is important in using the  Internet.

D. Every computer must join the  Internet.

We have seen 3-D movies,3-D games and so on. They are so 26 that young  people like to watch them very much.Have you ever heard of 3-D 27 ？ That's what the Belgian(比禾lj日寸的)newspaper, La Derniere Heure, tried to do for its 28 .This was  Europe's first 3-D newspaper.

It 29 the team two months to make the 3-D  news-paper.They printed(印刷)115 ,000 copies of the  special e-dition of La Derniere Heure. It was more than the usual 30 of the  printed copies.Each of these newspapers came with a 31 of free 3-D glasses. All  the 32 and ads(广 告)for things in the ne、、s|>a|"r were in 3-D， 33 the text  (正文)is still the same as usual. You could get the best  result by holding the paper 50cm away from your 34 . As soon as the paper came  mil, it was 35 with young people.

26. A.interesting B.boring C.ordinary  I).natural

27. A. books B. newspaj),' rs C. programs D.  pictures

28. A.students B.children C. readers D •  workers

29. A.took B. spent

C. cost D. controlled

30. A. price B. number C. size D.  color

31. A. box B. pair C • piece D.  basket

32. A.words B.news C.papcis I),  photos

33. A.hccause B.if C.but D.so

34. A. eyes B. arms C. hands I).  heads

35. A.strict B. patient C. popular D.  modern

15. ―Tim is very tall,isn't he?

―Yes ， he is tallrr  than_.

A.any boys in his class B.all hoys in his  class

 C.any other boy in his class D.anyone in his class

14. (2014广东实验中学期中）This kind of machine can cal?culate_than we can and almost never give  wrong

answers.

A.in faster speed B.at a fast  speed

C.at a faster sjkmh! D.in a fast  speed

13. (2011广东广州中考）The  actress is already 50, but she looks_than she really is.

A.young B.more young

C.more younger D.much younger