Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet，but what is it，do you know？The Internet is a network．It uses the telephone to join millions of computers together around the world．

Maybe that doesn't sound very interesting．But when you're joined to the Internet，there are lots and lots of things you can do．You can send E-mails to your friends，and they can get them in a few seconds．You can also do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web（WWW）．

There are many different kinds of computers now．They can all be joined to the Internet．Most of them are small machines sitting on people's desks at home，but there are still many others in schools，offices or large companies．These computers are owned by people and companies，but no one really owns the Internet itself．

There are lots of places for you to go into the Internet．For example， your school may have the Internet．You can use it during lessons or free time．Thanks to the Internet，the world is becoming smaller and smaller．It is possible for you to work at home with a computer in front，getting and sending the information you need．You can buy or sell whatever you want by the Internet．But do you know 98％of the information on the Internet is in English？So what will English be like tomorrow？

1．What is the passage mainly about？

    A．Internet．      B．Information．  C．Computers．    D．E-mails．

2．Which is the quickest and cheapest way to send messages to your friends？

    A．By post．      B．By E-mails．   C．By telephone．  D．By satellite．

3．Which may be the most possible place for people to work in tomorrow？

    A．In the office．   B．At school．    C．At home．     D．In the company．

4．Who's the owner of the Internet？

    A．The officer．    B．The user．     C．The headmaster．D．No one．

5．What does the writer try to tell us with the last two sentences？

A．English is important in using the Internet. 

B．Most of the Internet is in English．

C．The Internet is more and more popular．

D．Every computer must have the Internet．

When you’re curious （好奇） about something, and want to know more about it, you can use the way of asking questions. Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers. The steps below can guide you during the research （研究）.

Step 1　 On a notecard or piece of paper, write down the subject that you are interested in. Just get the main idea down. For example, you might write: Discover more about dinosaurs.

Step 2 　Next, stop and think for a moment about what you already know about your subject. List what you already know like the sentences below:

（1） Dinosaurs lived long before human beings appeared.

（2） Dinosaurs lived on the earth for more than 150 million years.

（3） Some dinosaurs fed on plants, some on meat.

Step 3　 What can you do with what you want to learn? By asking questions. On your paper, start writing down questions about the dinosaurs as you think of them:

（1）What’s the best weather for dinosaurs to live in?

（2）How many kinds of dinosaurs are there?

（3）Have dinosaurs really disappeared?

Step 4　 Armed with your list of questions, you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research. As you learn more about your subject, you’ll probably discover some new questions. For example, you might discover that dinosaurs disappeared about 65 million years ago. Why? What happened? Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely.

The next time you find something interesting to research, take time to organize （组织） your thinking by asking good questions. And remember — learning more always brings more questions.

1．When you do some research, you should take the following steps:　　　 .

① list what you want to know　　　　 ② choose a research subject

③ list what you already know　　　　 ④ discover new problems

A．④③①②　　　 B．①④③②　　　 C．②③①④　　　 D．③②④①

2．From the passage, we know .

A．dinosaurs appeared after human beings

B．not all the dinosaurs fed on meat

C．dinosaurs lived on the earth for 65 million years

D．dinosaurs liked warm seasons

3．What does “Armed with your list of questions” mean?

A．Putting your list of questions under your arm

B．Discussing your questions with your classmates

C．Writing down your list of questions

D．Taking your list of questions with you

4．According to the passage, which one is true?

A．You can find all the answers online

B．Learn more, and you’ll have no questions

C．Asking questions is the only way for research

D．During the research, you may keep finding new questions

5．The best title for this passage is “ 　　　　　　　　　　　 ”.

A．Discovering Dinosaurs　　　　　 　　 B．Asking Good Questions

C．Finding Subjects　　　　　　　 　　 D．Learning Steps

阅读短文, 然后从方框中选出可以填入文中空白处的单词，并将其填入短文后相应题号的横线上。

All students need to have good study habits. ___1__ you have good study habits, you learn things quickly. You also  2  them easily.

Do you like to study in the living room? This is not a good place, because it is usually too __3_. You need to study in a 'quiet __4__, like your bedroom. A quiet place will help you only to 5  one thing.

When you study, do not think about other things __6__. Only think about your homework. If you do so, you will do your homework more __7_and you will make __8_ mistakes.

Good study habits are very important. If you do not have __9__try to learn them. If yours are good, they will help you __10__in your studies.

Harry Potter is the name of a series of fantasy novels by British writer J.K. Rowling. Six of seven planned books have been published to date. The books depict（描写）a society of witches and wizards, the man character being a young wizard named Harry Potter. The first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone（ retitled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in the United States） , was released in 1997. The first four books have been made into films, and the fifth book is due to start filming in February 2006.

1．How many books does the series of novel have ?

2．Is Harry Potter a witch or a wizard ?

3．What does “Philosopher”s stone” mean in Chinese ?

4．Who is the writer of Harry Potter ?

5．How many books have been made into films so far ?

Sydney is a young city. Its history goes back just over 200 years. But in Australia, it is the oldest city. It is also the country’s largest city. Sydney is the capital of New South Wales and the most populous（人口稠密的）city of Australia.

   The climate of Sydney is very good. It’s not too cold during the winter and not too hot during the summer. The sky is blue, the air is fresh, birds sing in the garden. People who live in Sydney seem to have an easy life style. They will tell you, ”Don’t worry .”

Many people think that Sydney is one of the most attractive cities in the world. It has many tall and modern buildings. Among them, Centre point Tower is the tallest. Standing on the 305—metre tower, you will have a great view of the city.

Sydney is famous for its deep harbor（港口）.The harbor has many bays（湾） and beautiful surf beaches. Among them, Bondi beach is the most popular. Sydney Harbor is not only beautiful, it also serves as a large port. Ships carry wool, wheat and meat from Sydney to other countries.

People living in Sydney like to call themselves Sydneysiders. They are mostly friendly and easygoing. When they are not working, they love to have a good time at the beach, swimming and sailing.

1．How old is Sydney ?

2．How is the climate of Sydney ?

3．How tall is Centre point Tower ?

4．What is Sydney famous for ?

5．What do people living in Sydney love to do when they are not working ?

（A）你最喜欢什么颜色？Do you like yellow, orange and red ? You do, you must be a person full of hopeful happy feeling about life. Do you like gray and blue ? Then maybe you are quiet, and you would rather go after than go before. And sometimes you feel unhappy. I f you love green, you are strong-minded. You wish to do （B）__________well and want other people to see you are successful. At least this is what psychologists（心理学者）tell us. They tell us that we don’t choose our favorite colour as we grow up. If you happen to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.

     A yellow room makes us feel happier and more comfortable than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and gladness to the saddest winter day.（C）Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active. It is a fact that factory workers work better,harder, and have few accidents when their machines are painted（漆）orange rather than black or dark gray. Remember, then, that（D） if you feel low, you can brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a new colourful things. Remember also that you will know your friends better when you （E）____________what colours they like or dislike. And don’t forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character（ 性格）when you choose something in different colours.

1．将划线部分（A）译成英语：______________________________.

2．在（B）的空白处填入一个适当的词语：_____________________.

3．将划线部分（C）译成汉语：_____________________________________________.

4．将划线部分（D）译成汉语：_____________________________________________.

5．在（E）的空白处填入一个适当的词语：____________________.

Marie Curie（Whose birth name was Manya Sldodowska） was born in Poland on November 7,1867.（A）Her father was a high school physics teacher and encouraged her interest in science. in 1891 she went to study in Paris and changed her name to the French, Marie. Two years later she passed the examination for a degree in physic with the highest grades in her class.（B）She later married a French physicist Pierre Curie.
       Marie Curie became （C） interested in the work of Conrad Roentgen who discovered X-rays in 1895.She knew the element twanium gave off rays （D）similare to X-rays and she wanted to find new uses for these rays. Pierre Curie stopped his own work and joined his wife in hers. In 1898 they announced his discovery of two new elements: radium and polonium, both of which gave off even more rays than uranium. In 1903 she and her husband won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work in isolating pure radium.（E）在1911年Marie Curie又获得了化学诺贝尔奖。Later in life, she became ill from the effects of working with radium, and died in 1934.
1．将划线部分（A）改写为 His father__________ _________ _______a high school.
2．将划线部分（B）译成汉语：____________________________________.

3．在（C）的空白处填入一个适当的词语：______________

4．将划线部分（D）译成汉语：_____________________________.

5．将划线部分（E）译成英语：_____________________________.

请以学生会文体部的名义为一场篮球友谊赛写一份海报，内容如下：

　　1．参加者：美国北地中学校队和我校校队

　　2．地点：水泥球场

　　3．时间：2008年11月20日（星期四）下午4点

　　4．组织者：我院学生会文体部　

5．海报发出时间：2008年11月14日

Friendly Basketball Match

The Recreational and Physical Culture Department of the Students Union

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Use the suggested questions as clues. Write at least 60 words about the topic北京将举办2008年奥运会，做为一个初中生你将为奥运做些什么 ？题目自拟,写一段不少于60个字的短文。

The only thing ______we could do was to ask the police for help.

A．which             B．who          C．that           D．whom