As a child, Alain Robert was afraid of high places. One day, when he was 12, he went back home from school. At the front door of his building, he looked for his keys. He didn’t have them. It was 3:30 and his parents worked until 6:00 pm. Alain looked at his apartment on the eighth floor. He saw an open window. He closed his eyes and imagined himself climbing the building. When he opened his eyes, he told himself, “I can do it.” Fifteen minutes later, he was in his house and his fear of high places was gone.

Today, Alain still climbs building. In 2003, he climbs a building in London dressed as Spiderman to advertise(为…做广告) the movie. In 2004, he climbed a building Taipei 101 (one of the tallest buildings in the world). To reach the top of a building, Alain uses only his hands and special shoes. He has no rope or other safety tools.

Alain climbs as a hobby. He also does it to make money for charity (for poor children and the homeless). When he climbs, he wants to send a message to people. If you have a dream or something you really want to do, it can become real. But you must be brave and keep trying. If something bad happens, don’t give up. Close your eyes and tell yourself, “I can do it.”

1.When Alain climbs a building, he uses ________.

A. his hands and special shoes

B. special tools

B. his hand only

D. his special shoes only

2. The underline word “charity” means “__________” in Chinese.

A. 享受 B. 休闲 C. 慈善 D. 消费

3.Alain climbs for two reasons. They are _________.

A. for fun and his health

B. for charity and for his job

C. for his health and for charity

D. for charity and for fun

4. If you feel afraid to do something, what is Alain’s advice?

A. Practice climbing buildings

B. Tell yourself “I can do it.”

C. If something bad happens, then stop.

D. Try to do something else.

Have you ever asked your relatives or friends if there is Wi-Fi in their houses? Have you ever searched for Wi-Fi when you are at restaurants or hotels. The answer will probably be “Yes”. Most of us want Wi-Fi everywhere as if we couldn’t live without it. But we can only use free Wi-Fi in some public places. We still have to spend some money accessing(连接) the Internet at most time. Here comes a piece of good news.

A rich, powerful organization in the USA called MDIF has decided to change the age of online computing(计算) completely by giving free Wi-Fi to every person on the earth. They will send up hundreds of satellites(卫星) into low Earth orbit(轨道) next year.

This is because they have made a survey and found that only 60% of the world’s population have been able to get information on the Internet. And this is also because many countries can’t offer people the necessary infrastructure(基础设施) to access the web.

We can expect to use free Wi-Fi everywhere in the near future.

1.Do we have to spend some money accessing(连接) the Internet at most time?

A. Yes. B. No C. We don’t know.

2.What is MDIF?

A. A sport meeting

B. A rich, powerful organization in the USA

C. A organization for helping homeless people

3.How many people have been able to get information on the Internet?

A. 10% B. 80% C.60%

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. MDIF will send up hundreds of satellites into low Earth orbit next year.

B. Many countries can offer people the necessary infrastructure to access the web.

C.We can’t expect to use free Wi-Fi everywhere in the near future.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. The Internet

B. The great invention

C. Free Wi-Fi everywhere in the future

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