China covers large areas and has a great population. Different living habits have always been an interesting topic in the country. Recently, another difference between southern Chinese and northern Chinese became a hot one: the way people shop at markets.

People from southern China say that they always buy what they need for just one or two meals. It is normal for them to buy half of a Chinese cabbage, two potatoes and 0.25 kilograms of beef at a time.

However, one may be laughed at if he does this in the north. Instead, buying vegetables and meat enough for a week is usual. Also, you can buy a small amount (数量) of fruit, such as a single apple or pear, each time in the south. Shop owners even help you peel and cut them. But shop owners in the north hardly offer such service. And many fruits are sold in baskets and boxes.

The difference could be due to the different weather.

Food can be kept for a long time in the north, as it is usually cold and dry there. Many northern Chinese have the habit of storing food, especially for the long winter. But the hot and wet weather in the south makes southern Chinese buy just enough food for one meal or one day, or else the food may go bad.

1.In southern China, people usually buy _____ at a time.

A. a small amount of food

B. a large amount of food

C. enough food for a week

D. a lot of meat and vegetables

2.If you buy fruits in the south, the shop owners may _______.

A. peel and cut them for you

B. laugh at you

C. only sell them in boxes and baskets

D. only sell a single apple or pear

3.Many northern Chinese have the habit of keeping food because ________.

A. the weather is hot and wet

B. food goes bad quickly

C. the weather is cold and dry

D. they live far away from markets

4.The underlined words "due to" mean "_________" in Chinese.

A. 所以

B. 但是

C. 然而

D. 因为

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Different Weather in China

B. Different Living Habits in China

C. Southern Chinese and Northern Chinese

D. Southern China and Northern China

In the moder world computers and the Internet are getting more and more popular. Most people think they are very useful in their work and lives.

The first computer was born in 1946. It was very big and it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller, but they work faster and faster. What can computers do? Computers can do many things.

At the same time, our world is getting smaller and smaller with the Internet. The Internet came into the world about twenty-five years later than computers. It makes our lives easier. If you are far away in America, you can talk to your family on the Internet. If you want to read a good book, but you don’t have time to buy it in the bookstore, you can read it on the Internet. You can also read newspaper, do some shopping, play games and make friends on it.

Many students like the Internet so much that they would not like to do anything else. They make friends on the Internet, but they may not see these friends. Some of the students are cheated by (受……的欺骗) the “unreal friends”. Because of the Internet, some students can’t work hard at their lessons. Many of them can’t do as well as before in their studies. A few of them have to leave school.

We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But please remember, “Not all things are good for you.”

根据材料内容,选择最佳答案。

1.Our world is getting ________ with the Internet.

A. larger B. smaller C. more beautiful D. more colorful

2.What does the writer think of computers and the Internet?

A. They are good for everyone and everything.

B. They are not good for children.

C. They are very useful, but sometimes they are bad for students.

D. They are good for only older people.

3.When was the Internet born?

A. In 1921. B. In1971. C. In 1980. D. In 1900.

4.Which of the following about computers is WRONG?

A. The first computer was born in 1946.

B. Computers can help us with our studies.

C. The first computer didn’t work as fast as computers now.

D. Computers work much faster because they are smaller.

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Computers and Our Lives B. Computers or the Internet

C. The Internet and Our Lives D. Computers and the Internet

A doctor was once teaching a class of medical students at a famous hospital in Edinburgh. An injured(受伤的)man was brought in, and the doctor turned to one of his students and asked him, “What's wrong with this man?” “I don't know, Sir,” the student answered. “Shall I examine him and find out?” “There's no need to examine him,” said the doctor. “You should know without asking questions. He has hurt his right knee. Didn't you notice the way he walked? He hurt it by burning it in the fire. You see his right trouser leg is burnt away at the knee. This is Monday morning. Yesterday was fine, but on Saturday the roads were wet and muddy(泥泞的).The man's trousers are muddy all over. The man fell down on Saturday night.” The doctor then turned to the man and said, “You had your pay on Saturday and went to a public house and drank too much. You got muddy and wet on the way home. Because you had drunk too much, you fell on the fire and burnt your knee. Is that right?”

“Yes, sir,” said the man.

1.The medical students were having a lesson .

A. at the library B. in a classroom

C. at a well-known hospital D. in a medical school

2.The man hurt his knee .

A. on Monday B. on Sunday night C. on Saturday night D. yesterday

3.How did the doctor know that the man burnt his knee?

A. From the way he walked.

B. By seeing his trouser leg is burnt away at the knee.

C. By seeing the man's trousers are muddy all over.

D. Both A and B.

4.From the passage we know that is very important for medical students.

A. watching and thinking B. taking good care of others

C. learning from others D. teaching

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