5、The first newspapers were handwritten sheets which were posted in public places．The earliest recorded newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC．In the 700’s, the world’s first printed newspaper was developed in China．The paper was printed from carved wooden blocks and sent out among the citizens．Europe didn’t have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany．

The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam in 1620． In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published weekly．The first daily English newspaper was the DAILT COURANT, which did not appear until 1702．

In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston． But the local government soon stopped its publication．In 1704, John Campbell started THE BOSTON NEWSLETTER, the first newspaper to be published daily in America．By 1760, the whole America had more than thirty daily newspapers．There are now about 1800 daily papers in the USA．

Today, as a group, English languages newspapers have the largest circulation（循环、流通、发行） in the world．The largest circulation for a newspaper, however, is that of the Japanese newspaper ASAHI SHIMBUN, which sells over eleven million copies every day．

1．The first English newspaper printed and sold every day appeared        ．

    A．in 1620                                             B．at the end of the 17th century

    C．in 1609                                             D．at the beginning of the 18th century

2． How many years earlier was the newspaper printed in China than in America?

A．9 or 10 centuries．                                        B．More than 1000 years．

C．700 years o so．                                          D．Less than 800 years．

3．As suggested by the passage, which of the following newspapers have the largest number of readers in the world?

A．Italian languages newspaper．

B．Chinese languages newspaper．

C．English languages newspaper．

D．Japanese languages newspaper．

4．Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?

    A．The World’s First Newspaper

    B．History of Newspaper

    C．The First Daily Newspaper in America

    D．A Remarkable Man—Benjamin Harris

4、Where did the British people come from? This is an extraordinarily interesting question, since they are a mixture of many different races, and all these races invaded（入侵） Britain at various times from Europe．Nobody knows very much about Britain before the Romans came during the first century BC, but there had been at least three invasions（入侵） before that．The first of these was by the Iberians．The other two were by Celtic tribes（部落）：first the Gaels, whose descendants（后裔）are the modern Scots and Irish, some of whom still speak the Gaelic language; and secondly the Britons, who gave their names to the whole island of Britain．These were the people whom the Romans conquered（征服）．But the Roman Empire was overthrown by the Germanic tribes, which once overran（横行于）the whole of Western Europe．

There were three great Germanic tribes which invaded Britain: the Angles, the Saxons and Jutes; and together they form the basis of the modern English race． The Britons, as a race, disappeared except in Wales and Cornwall．Many Welsh people still speak their “ British” language, which is called Welsh．The Angles were so numerous that the country was called Angle-land, i．e England, and the Anglo-Saxon language was old English, in other words, modern English has descended（传下来）directly from it．

So far then, we have noted the Iberians, two kinds of Celts; the Romans and the Germanic peoples, which we shall call collectively the Saxons: but they by no means ended． A few hundred years later a further invasion took place from the North-East, that of the Danes． Finally, and more important, there came the great Norman invasion．In the year 1066, Duke William of Normandy claimed the English throne（王位） and he defeated and killed the Saxon King Harold at the Battle of Hastings．He went on to conquer the whole country and was crowned（加冕） William I of England．Our present Queen is one of his descendants．There has never been another invasion of Britain in the 900 years since William the Conqueror, so that all the various elements（人的一群） have had time to settle down and form one people．   

1．The British people are descendants of __________ ．

    A．the Romans                                           B．the Germanic peoples

    C．the Normans                                          D．many different races

2．Modern English is mainly derived from          ．

A．the Garlic language                                 B．the “British” language

C．the Germanic language                              D．the Anglo-Saxon language

3．Which of the following statements in not true?

A．The Britons form a large part of the modern English race．

B．Some languages of former invaders still exist in Britain now．

C．The last and greatest invasion Britain suffered from was the Norman invasion．

D．It can be inferred that the name of England is derived（获得） from the name of one of the Germanic tribes．

4．This passage deals mainly with          ．

   A．the past suffering of Britain

B．the history of Britain

C．the origin（起源，来历） of the British people

D．the development of the English language

3、Some of the world’s most  famous persons have suffered a similar disability, such as Albert Einstein, the scientist; Thomas Edison, the inventor; Auguste Rodin, the artist．What disabled these three highly-intelligent （高智商的） men? Strange as it may seem, they all suffered from learning disabilities, the name given to a number of related learning disorders．

Persons with learning disabilities are of normal or higher intelligence．Yet they have great difficulty learning to read, write or use numbers．

Almost always, there is problem with one of the mental processes needed to understand or use written signs or spoken language．A learning-disabled child sees and hears perfectly well． Yet he or she is unable to recognize the differences in sizes, shapes or sounds that are easy for others to recognize．

Learning disabilities are very common．They affect perhaps 10 percent of all children．Four times as many boys as girls have learning disabilities．

Since about 1970, new research has helped brain scientists understand these problems better． Scientists now know there are many different kinds of learning disabilities and that they are caused by many different things．There is no longer any question that all learning disabilities result from difference in the way the brain is organized． You can not look at a child and tell he or she has a learning disability．There is no outward（外部的） sign of the disorder． So some researchers began looking at the brain itself to learn what might be wrong．

In one study, researchers examined the brain of a learning-disabled person who had died in an accident．They found two unusual things．One involved cells（细胞）in the left side of the brain, which control language．These cells normally are white． In the learning-disabled person, however, these cells were gray．The researchers also found that many of the nerve（神经）cells were not in a line the way they should have been． The nerve cells were mixed together．

1．How can we learn whether a person has suffered from learning disabilities or not?

    A．By judging whether he or she sees or hears perfectly well．

    B．By checking if he or she is of normal or higher intelligence．

    C．By judging if he or she is the world’s most famous person．

    D．By judging whether he or she has any difficulty in recognizing the differences in sizes, shapes or sounds．

2．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

    A．Among the children suffering from learning disabilities, girls are fewer than boys．

B．It is reported that many more girls have learning disabilities than boys．  

C．All the world’s famous persons have the chance to get the similar disorders． 

D．Most of the world’s famous persons have suffered from disabilities．

3． Why did researchers examine the brain of a learning-disabled person who died in an accident?

A．To try find out the cause of learning disabilities．

B．To see if the person had any outward sign of the disorder．

C．To check if the person is of normal or higher intelligence．

D．To find out if the person suffered from a learning disability．

4． If somebody has learning disability,               ．

A．his or her nerve cells are in a line the way they shouldn’t be  

B．the cells in the left side of the brain are gray and the nerve cells are not in a line

C．he or she has no difficulty in learning to read, write or use numbers

D．he or she is able to recognize the differences in sizes, shapes or sounds

2、此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）; 如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线（﹨）划掉。

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

For about half century, scientists have been making             1．          

better and better computers． Now a computer could do a         2．          

lot of everyday jobs wonderful． It is widely used in              3．          

factories, hospitals and banks． Many computer scientist          4．           

are now thinking of having the computer to “think” like              5．           

a man． At the help of a person, a computer can draw             6．          

pictures, write music, talking with people, translate                 7．          

languages and so on． Perhaps computers will one day            8．          

really think and feel． Do you think that people will                9．          

afraid when they will find that the computer is too intelligent         10．          

1、假如你是李华，请就本校食堂服务（canteen service）的状况给校长写一封信。内容包括：

词数：100字左右，开头和结尾已为你写好。

Dear Mr. Principal,

    I’m a senior student of our school．I’d like to say something about the canteen service in our school．

28、Have you got a free evening next week?          , let’s have dinner.

A．While so       B．Since so         C．When so       D．If so

27、      of danger in the street at night, she had to go home, with a friend       her.

A．Warned; accompanied                                  B．Having warned; accompanying

C．Warning; accompanying                              D．Having been warned; accompanying

26、---Do you want tea or coffee?

---       . I really don’t mind.

A．Both           B．None          C．Either            D．Neither

25、---Our holiday cost a lot of money.

---Did it? Well, that doesn’t matter     you enjoyed yourselves.

A．unless           B．as long as         C．as far as          D．in case