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

A. Working on early computers B. Connecting different facts together

C. Repeating the answers to the same questions D. Travelling to the office in Switzerland

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

a. Tim worked in England.

b. Tim invented the World Wide Web.

c. Tim studied science at Oxford University.

d. Tim made his first computer.

e. Tim worked in Switzerland.

A. c-e-d-a-b B. e-b-a-c-d C. c-d-a-e-b D. e-c-a-b-d

3.What does the writer think of Tim Berners-Lee?

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

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

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

D. He has made great achievements in memory research

The most awful words in the English language are, "Our computer is down." You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, "I'm sorry, I can't sell you a ticket. Our computer is down."

"If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket."

"I can't write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so."

I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and looking at the black screen. Then I asked her, "What do all you people do?"

"We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not."

"So when it goes down, you go down with it."

"That's good, sir."

"How long will the computer be down?" I wanted to know.

"I have no idea. Sometimes it's down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There's no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it's down it won't answer us."

After the girl told me they had no backup (备用) computer, I said. "Let's forget the computer. What about your planes? They're still flying, aren't they?"

"I couldn't tell without asking the computer."

"Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he's flying to Washington," I suggested.

"I wouldn't know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldn't take you if you didn't have a ticket."

"Is there any other airline(航空公司) flying to Washington within the next few hours?"

"I wouldn't know," she said, pointing at the dark screen. "Only 'IT' knows. 'It' can't tell me."

By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white, some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage (行李).

1.The best title for the article is _____.

A. The Most Awful Words B. When the Computer Is Down

C. The Computer of the Airport D. Asking the Computer

2.What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?

A. She could sell a ticket.

B. She could write out a ticket.

C. She could answer the passengers' questions.

D. She could do nothing.

3.What did passengers do when the computer was down?

A. They left the airport and went home.

B. They drank coffee and watched the black screen.

C. They began to talk to each other.

D. None above.

4.The last paragraph suggests that _____.

A. a modern computer won't be down

B. computers can take the place of humans

C. sometimes a computer may drive people mad

D. People can do more things without a computer

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Anger is a natural reaction(反应) which comes out when we feel that we have not been treated fairly. The good side of this negative emotion（负面情绪）is that it has helped us to shape and improve our manners. However it will become a problem if we can’t control it. For example, sometimes it happens that your anger hurts others or breaks your friendship and you regret later. It is also bad for the health.

We should control anger so that it does not cause harm to us or to those we love. One of the best ways to control anger is to get help from others. If you feel that you are unable to manage your anger, it can make more trouble. So tell someone that is close to you, a friend or a family member about your problem. When you discuss a matter with others, there is a better chance to solve your problems. Besides, to be humorous is a good choice to reduce your anger. When you feel that it is because of stress that your anger is out of control, you can use humor. It can help you look at difficult things in a lighter way and you will feel better about the things around you.

Anger makes us have a lot of negative thoughts. So we have to change the negative thoughts into positive ones. For this, you must say ‘No’ to all the negative thoughts in your mind first. This can be done with a lot of practice. When you are successful in that, you have to think only about positive things of life.

Meditation(冥想)is an excellent anger management way. What’s more, what we do is to keep ourselves from the outer world, and just care about the inner world. This helps us develop a sense of controlling our thoughts that can cause anger.

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1.比起呆在家里，我更喜欢购物。

I prefer____________________________________

2.他看起来那么疲惫。我怀疑他昨晚是否熬夜了。

He looks so tired. I doubt _____________________________last night.

3.当我十岁的时候，妈妈鼓励我参加篮球选拔赛。

Mum _______________________________when I was ten years old.

4.我认为这些信息不值得回复。

I don’t think these messages __________________

5.北京奥运会的音乐是以西式风格编曲的。

The music for Beijing Olympics is _____________________

6.1939年战争爆发了，人们生活在失去生命的忧虑中。

The war _________ in 1939,and the people _____________________.

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初三是重要的学年之一，针对两个多月以来的初三学习生活，众多学生有喜悦也有失意，某英语报将开展“How to Face Grade Nine”征文比赛，请你根据提示的内容，简要描述并适当发表自己的观点，写一篇英语短文。内容要点如下表：

注意事项：1. 短文须包括表格中所有提示内容，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；

2. 表格中“适当解压”一栏须用1-2点作适当发挥；

3. 词数在90个左右，短文的开头、结尾部分已给出，不计入总词数。

How to Face Grade Nine

We have been here in Grade Nine, one of the most important years for us students, for over two months. Some of us feel good, while some do not. How should we face this year?

First of all, _______________________________________________

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A. B. C.