Cyber Café (网吧) or computer centers are found in many cities around world.Now，a few American high schools are opening these centers.For example，a high school in the state of Maryland began operating a Cyber Café last March.All students at Bethesde­Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda can use the Cyber Café.But school officials say it’s set especially to help students who have no computer or cannot use the Internet at home.

The officials say thirteen percent of the students at the school are from poor families.Many students have arrived in the United States from other countries recently.Students in the school’s program for learning English speak twenty­three languages.

The idea for a Cyber Café at Bethesda­Chevy Chase High School began three years ago.At that time officials were planning to restore the school building.Parents interested in technology proposed (建议) to build a Cyber Café.

Over two years，money for a Cyber Café and other new computers was collected.It received more than one hundred seventy thousand dollars.The Café now has sixteen computers，a printer and a scanner (扫描仪)．School official Ann Hengerer says students use the Internet to complete research.They also write homework and required papers on the computer.In addition，they can send and receive electronic mails.That is especially helpful for many students who have family members in other nations.

The Cyber Café also serves a social purpose.Visitors can stop by for a drink of coffee，tea or hot chocolate.

5．According to the passage，who do you think can use the Cyber Café at Bethesda­Chevy Chose High School?

A．Only the students from foreign countries.

B．Only the students who have no computer at home.

C．All the teachers at school.                      D．All the students at school.

6．What does the underlined word “purpose” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Function.                                           B．Committee.

C．Attitude.                                             D．Organization.

7．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Students can write homework on line in the Cyber Café.

B．Students can send and receive electronic mails in the Cyber Café.

C．Students can play some computer games in the Cyber Café.

D．The Cyber Cafe also provides some drinks for students.

8．What column may the passage be taken from in the newspaper?

A．Travel.                                               B．Business.

C．Education.                                          D．Entertainment.

9．What is the best title for the passage?

A．Cyber Café at High Schools                   B．How to Use Computers

C．How to Surf the Internet                       D．Cyber Café in America

Computers are very important to modern life.Many people think that in the future computers will be used a lot in everyday life.It is thought that we won’t have to go shopping because we will be able to get most things which are sold in shops on the Internet.There will be no more books because we will be able to get all texts from computers.The Internet will be used to play games，see films and buy food.Most telephone calls will be made by computers，too.

Some people are glad about those new ways of shopping and communicating.Others do not think that computers will replace our old ways.

Let’s look at books，for example.Some people think that one day we will not read books made of paper.Instead，we will buy and read books using computers.We will read texts on small pocket computers.The computers will keep many different books in them at the same time.We won’t need to turn lots of pages and paper will be saved.Computerized (计算机化的) books will be used more and more.

Is Internet shopping such a pleasure as going to the shop？Many people say it is not.It is a pleasure to go into shops and look at things you want to buy.It is also unlikely that many people will want to read large texts on our computers，because paper books will perhaps be more friendly.Maybe computers won’t change these two habits.

1．In the first paragraph，it is thought that people will use computers for________.

A．playing games，shopping and making telephone calls

B．making telephone calls，having meals and seeing films

C．seeing films，buying food and going for holidays

D．playing games，making telephone calls and seeing the doctor

2．Which reason for using computerized books is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Computerized books won’t be very expensive.

B．Computers can keep many different books in them.

C．We won’t have lots of pages.

D．We won’t need any paper.

3．The fourth paragraph tells________.

A．about the old and new ways of shopping and communicating

B．if the Internet will change our habits

C．about computerized books

D．about future uses of computers

4．The best title for this passage is________.

A．Computers Will Replace Shops and Books

B．Computers in the Future

C．Computers Will Do Everything for Man

D．How Computers Change Our Habits

The library in our university is a useful________of information.

A．source                                               B．root

C．way                                                   D．cause

Child as he was，he________a good idea to solve the problem.

A．came up with                                      B．came about

C．came into                                           D．came out with

With the development of science and technology，the prices of TV sets have________.

A．gone down                                         B．went down

C．brought down                                     D．been gone down

Xu Beihong is most known________drawing horses________an artist.

A．for；as                                             B．as；for

C．to；for                                              D．to；as

My interests include football，bowling and surfing the web________studying my favorite subjects.

A．instead of                                          B．as well as

C．less than                                            D．rather than

—May I have your________to leave a little earlier?

—Certainly，but  you  should  be  back  tomorrow  by 9 o’clock.

A．conclusion                                        B．encouragement

C．suggestion                                         D．permission

For professional athletes，________to the Olympics means that they have a chance to enter the history books.

A．access                                               B．attend

C．attract                                               D．approach

He moved to Beijing in 1990 and________there from  then on.

A．lives                                                   B．has lived

C．lived                                                  D．is living