John: Here’s a good shop. Shall we buy mother’s birthday present here?
Mary: Yes, that’s a good idea. Shall we go inside?
Tom: No. Let’s look in the window. Shall we buy her a sweater?
Anne: Er, no. It’ll soon be summer. Let’s buy her a blouse to wear. There’s a nice one in the window.
John: No, she has two blouses. Let’s buy a ring.
Mary: Oh, no! They’re diamond rings. Look at the price. The cheapest is ＄15.
John: A real diamond ring is at least ＄500.They only look like diamonds.
Tom: Shall we buy a table? It’s only ＄15.
Anne: It doesn’t look good, just like a big box. Mum likes chairs.
Tom: But they haven’t any here.
Mary: What about a pen? So cheap! Only ＄10.
John: She has a lot of pens and pencils. All of them are new.
Tom: Oh, look here. These flowers are beautiful.
Mary: They aren’t real and will never die.
John: And they’re the cheapest of all these things. Yes, let’s buy them.
Anne: All right.
【小题1】Who finds the shop to buy the present first?
| A．John. | B．Anne. | C．Tom. | D．Mary. |
| A．John. | B．Anne. | C．Tom. | D．Mary. |
| A．Because it looks so bad. |
| B．Because Mother has many pencils. |
| C．Because it’s too cheap. |
| D．Because Mother doesn’t need pens. |
| A．At least ＄10. | B．Less than ＄10. |
| C．About ＄15. | D．Only ＄15. |
| A．It sells flowers, rings, tables and sweaters. |
| B．It sells rings, coats, blouses and flowers. |
| C．It sells blouses, tables, chairs and pens. |
| D．It sells sweaters, real flowers, tables and rings. |
Your computer has been playing music for years, one CD at a time. Now hundreds of songs can be stored in your PC if they' re in the MP3 format (格式).
| What is it? MP3 compressed(压缩) music into small computer files. You may download MP3 music several ways: Music can be downloaded from websites that have turned wide music libraries into MP3. Once MP3 music is on your PC’s hard drive, you can play it through your computer's speakers, "burn" it onto blank CDs or swap(交换) MP3 files with friends using e -mail. |
| How much? Software needed to play and convert MP3 music is often free. Compact portable MP3 players start at around $ 40 and can hold hundreds of songs. A blank CD on which you can record music costs about a dollar. |
| Advantages MP3 turns your home PC into a jukebox(自动唱机) . Small MP3 players are the size of a deck of cards(一副牌), making it easy to take hundreds of songs with you. Disadvantages You may find that some websites only allow you to listen but you can't download music. Others let you download music but can't be copied to MP3 players. And a growing number of new CDs make it impossible to copy songs to a computer. |
| A．By turning your home PC into a jukebox. |
| B．By taking your own music or songs with you. |
| C．By copying songs to a PC through the speakers. |
| D．By downloading from websites, which have turned music libraries into MP3. |
| A．Copy. | B．Play. | C．Store. | D．Change. |
| A．MP3 music is often free. |
| B．MP3 music can be "burned" onto blank CDs or be swapped with friends by e -mail. |
| C．MP3 music can be taken along while traveling. |
| D．A growing number of new CDs make it possible to copy songs to a computer. |
| A．Free. | B．At least 10 dollars. |
| C．About forty dollars. | D．About a dollar. |
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |
World Future Society
People
People may live for up to 120 years and use new technology to help when people go blind, deaf and have other problems. The number of people over a hundred years old could go from 135,000 today to 2.2 million people by 2050. By 2015 people think that 100 million workers will be able to work from home for a company in a different country by using the Internet.
Money
Worldwide e-business will become even more successful with online shops that sell special products for each person, which will be brought to their house the next day.
Environment
The technology for making energy from wind and the Sun is growing very quickly. In the future wind and Sun energy could become much cheaper and many more countries could use it. This would be very useful in poor countries. The air in big cities would also become much cleaner and healthier as a result.
Society and culture
The Internet will help to create more worldwide friendships. Families may spend more time together as people will be able to do 24-hour online banking and shopping.
Technology
The new science of “nanotechnology” (very small robots or machines) will make all sorts of products smaller and lighter. Very, very small machines could take away rubbish, make things in factories, and help inside the human body by taking away fat. By 2012 people will be able to wear these small machines that look like watches, which will give them lots of information about their body and keep them healthy.
【小题1】What does the World Future Society do?
| A．Look at how technology will make people happy. |
| B．Look at how technology will change the world. |
| C．Make technology w ork better for themselves. |
| D．Make small machines to make us healthier. |
| A．Help all people live for over 120 years. | B．Help disabled people to get jobs. |
| C．Make people healthier and live longer. | D．Help workers to use the Internet. |
| A．In special shops. | B．Using the Internet at certain times. |
| C．Using the Internet any time of the day. | D．Using nanotechnology. |
| A．Poor countries will have enough energy. |
| B．Wind energy will be cheaper than Sun energy. |
| C．We will not need wind and Sun energy. |
| D．Wind and Sun energy will be cheaper. |
| A．drive small machines to work for people | B．make good-quality watches |
| C．allow people to eat more | D．make very small products |
Last Saturday, our school organized a talent show to raise money for charity. It was a great success. Students took an active part in it and we raised 20,000 yuan in all.
After the show I interviewed three students. First, I talked with Liu Li. In the talent show, she danced the ballet（芭蕾舞）. “How long have you been dancing the ballet?” I asked. “For about six years.” she answered. “Why do you learn it?” “I think it’s beautiful and I want to be a professional dancer when I grow up.”
Next I had a talk with Zhao Qiang. He played a piece of Mozart’s music. He played wonderfully. I asked, “When did you start playing the piano?” “Um, I’m twelve now and I have been doing it since I was five.” he said. “Are you going to play the piano after you finish high school?” “Sure. My dream is to be a pianist.”
Finally, I asked Chen Yun, an 11-year-old girl. She sang us some folk songs（民歌）. Her voice is very sweet. “Why are you interested in folk music?” I asked. “I admire Song Zuying and I want to be a singer like her. I have been singing folk songs since five years ago. I hope I can hold a singing concert in the future.” she said.
根据短文内容，完成表格。
| | Talent | How many years | Dream |
| Liu Li | 【小题1】________ | six | 【小题2】________ |
| Zhao Qiang | 【小题3】________ | 【小题4】_______ | to be a pianist |
| Chen Yun | Singing folk songs | since five years ago | 【小题5】________ |
_____ hat is Mrs Li's. It's _____ old one.
| A．A, a | B．The, a | C．The, an | D．A, an |
They arrived _____ Shanghai _______ the evening of April 10th.
| A．at, at | B．in, in | C．in, on | D．at, on |
Here are some books for _____ sister and _____.
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