What does a typical day look like for a high school student in the United States?Well,everyone's is very different.I can describe my normal day in high school for you.

Our school day usually went from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. However,some days I had cheerleading(啦啦队) practice at 6:30 a.m. If I had cheerleading practice,I got ready at school.And if I had time,I ate breakfast at the school dining hall.

Then I would go towards my locker and get my books for the first period.Each class went for about 50 minutes and we had 5 minutes to get to the next class.We studied everything from science to math and from Spanish to P.E.

I played the flute(长笛) in a band,so one of my class periods was used for that.Lunch-time would be at 12:30 p.m and then we had some time to hang out outside.At the end of the day there was a seminar(研讨会) period.It could be used for studying or meetings.

After school,I would cheer at a basketball game,be a lifeguard(救生员) at work or have speech practice.My family always had dinner together at around 7:00 p.m.,but there wasn't always time.I would finally start studying at around 8:00 p.m. or 9:00 p.m.

So there you have it!That's my typical day in high school.

1.How long did the writer usually stay at school on his school day?

A. Seven hours. B. Eight hours.

C. Nine hours. D. Ten hours.

2.Where did the writer eat breakfast if he had time?

A. At school. B. At home.

C. In a restaurant. D. In a park.

3.When did the writer hang out with his classmates?

A. After the first class.

B. After lunch.

C. After breakfast.

D. After school.

4.Which of the following is not the writer's after-school activity?

A. Have meetings. B. Cheer at a game.

C. Be a lifeguard. D. Practice speech.

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Our school day.

B. Everyone's life is different.

C. The after-school life in the US.

D. A typical day in high school in the US.

Tim Berners?Lee is not the most famous inventor in the world.However, his invention has changed our lives.

He was born in London, England in 1955.When he was a small boy, Tim was interested in playing with electrical things.He studied science at Oxford University.He made his first computer from an old television at the age of 21.

Tim started working on early computers.At that time, they were much bigger than now.He worked in England then Switzerland.Tim was really interested in two things, computers and how the brain works.How could the brain connect so many facts so quickly? He had to work with people all over the world.They shared information about computers.It was hard to manage all the information.He answered the same questions again and again.It took a lot of time.It was even difficult for computers in the same office in Switzerland to share information.Tim also forgot things easily.Could a computer work like a brain? Could it “talk” to other computers?

There was an Internet already but it was difficult to use.In 1989, Tim Berners?Lee invented the World Wide Web (WWW) all by himself.This had a special language that helped computers talk to each other on the Internet.When people wanted to share information with others, they used the World Wide Web.The Internet grew quickly after that.

Tim Berners?Lee doesn't think he did anything special.He says that all of the ideas about the Internet were already there.All he did was to put them together.He says that many other people worked together to make the Internet what it is today.

Most inventors want to become rich.But Tim gave away the World Wide Web for nothing.He now works in America.He helps people share technology and wants the Internet to be free for everyone to use.Maybe he is the most important but least famous inventor in the world today!

1.What was Tim Berners?Lee interested in?

A. Looking for jobs in different cities.

B. Talking to people around the world.

C. Studying how to connect computers.

D. Exploring how to improve memory.

2.The underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refers to “________”.

A. Working on early computers

B. Connecting different facts together

C. Travelling to the office in Switzerland

D. Repeating the answers to the same questions

3.In what order did the following events take place?

a.Tim worked in England.

b.Tim worked in Switzerland.

c.Tim made his first computer.

d.Tim invented the World Wide Web.

e.Tim studied science at Oxford University.

A. c—e—d—a—b B. e—b—a—c—d

C. c—d—a—e—b D. e—c—a—b—d

4.What does the writer think of Tim Berners?Lee?

A. He is not famous because he is not rich.

B. He has changed our lives and he is great.

C. He did nothing special but make people a good life.

D. He has made great achievements in memory research.

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网