Amazon. com was one of the first companies to try to sell products on the Internet. Jeff Bezos started the company. He was a successful vice—president of a company in New York. One day he predicted the future. He thought“The World Wide Web is growing 200 percent a year. It's going to continue to grow. Shopping is going to move to the Internet. People are going to shop online. ”He gave up his good job and drove across the country to SeattleWashington. There he started an online bookstore called Amazon. com. Bezos had very little money. The company began in a garageand at first there were very few people who bought things.

At the Amazon. com sitepeople can search for a book about a subjectfind many different books about that subjectread what other people think about the booksorder them by credit cardthen get them in the mail in two days. This kind of bookstore was a new ideabut the business grew. In a few yearsAmazon. com had 10 million different things in categories including booksCDstoyselectronicsvideosDVDsthings you use to fix up a housesoftwareand video games. Today you can buy anything from food to gold rings at a“virtual shopping mall”that isa group of stores all over the world that works like group of stores all in one place.

Are people going to shop online more and more? No one knows for sure. At least online shopping is growing.

1.Amazon. com is ___________.

A. a bookshop to sell books on the Internet

B. a school to teach students on the Internet

C. a kind of email to send and receive letters

D. a company to sell things on the Internet

2.From second paragraph we infer(推测) that ________.

A. people can buy books on the Internet

B. Amazon. com had 10 million different things

C. it's easy to buy anything on the Internet

D. most people enjoy buying things on the Internet

3.From the passagewe mainly know that ________.

A. online shopping is growing now

B. we are not sure if online shopping is growing

C. it's cheaper to do shopping online

D. many people shop online at first

 

Crazy is our new normal. With two teenage boys and three little boys, our family is restless- to the baseball field, track field (田径场) and piano lessons. Even though we've limited(限制) each boy's activities and try our best to spare some time for the family, it seems that we're always in a hurry.

"Accept it. Roll with it," my husband, Lonny, says, "It's going to be like this for a while."

He is right. It's likely that life will continue to go forward before it slows down. But I remembered the peaceful, quiet days that our family used to enjoy. I missed long walks through the park when we held the boys' little hands. I wished for lazy Saturday afternoons under the tree in our backyard. I wanted to go back a few years, when busyness was the exception and not the rule(惯例).

One night, after a particularly ful day and evening games, our family gathered on the porch (门廊) for ice cream. Two parents, two teens, and three small boys sat on one old swing and a couple of rocking chairs. We were together, in one place, for a short period of time.

The moon was full. The Mississippi River, flowing past our home, was smooth as glass. I put my own arms around the son who sat on my lap and breathed in deeply his little-boy smell -dirt and sweat. My heart was peaceful and satisfied.

I realized that though crazy is our new normal, happiness is as usual. They may look different from before, but they are still there - even if they're in the form of a single moment on the porch. Maybe I just need the eyes to see.

1.What does the writer mainly talk about?

A.Her tiredness of her busy life.

B.Her family's struggle for a better life.

C.Her new feelings about the present life.

D.The pleasure of staying with her children.

2.Which of the following could best describe the writer's present life?

A.Busy and boring.                        B.Busy but happy.

C.Crazy and terrible.                       D.Normal but exciting.

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.The writer has five sons.

B.There is at least one child learning to play the piano.

C.The husband likes the present life.

D.The writer used to live a peaceful and quiet life.

4.Which of the following might the writer agree to?

A.Happiness is everywhere, but we have to discover it.

B.Life is nothing but sadness, busyness and hurry.

C.Parents should do more for their kids' better life.

D.Life in the countryside is attractive, wonderful, and sweet.

 

Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line, others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.

He walked into the station cafe. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates, came in and sat with Tom.

“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.

“There’s plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.

“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.

They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward(倒行)!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”

“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.

1.The bus for Paris would leave at____________.

  A. 12: 05         B. 11: 55          C. 11: 30       D. 11: 40

2.Tom went into the station cafe because ______.

A. Mike asked him to have a cup of tea

B. he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirls

C. it was quite early and he could find a seat there

D. he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there

3. ____________, so he was sad.

A. There was something wrong with the clock

B. Tom couldn’t arrive in Paris on time

C. Tom couldn’t have coffee with Mike

D. The train arrived late that day

 

 

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