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　　we are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet?

　　Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up (建立) in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks(网络) didn't didn't work well. if one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system(系统)had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.

　　At first the Internet was only used by the government(政府), but in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made“surfing”the Internet easier.

　　Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mails is more and more popular among young people .The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life.

(1) How long has the Internet been used?

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(2)What would happen when one computer in the network broke down after the new network system was set up?

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A. The other computers would wait.

B. The other computers would still work.

C. Some of the others still worked

D. The other computers wouldn't work.

(3) Which of the following used the Internet first?

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(4) What is true about computers in the 1990s?

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A. They became cheaper and easier to use.

B. They became larger and larger.

C. People couldn't buy them anywhere.

D. People could get information only from them.

(5) What can we infer(推断)from the last sentence?

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A. People will die without the Internet.

B. All people should set up(建立) their own network.

C. People live easily without the Internet.

D. People will more and more depend on(依赖) the Internet.

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　　Americans with small family own a small car or a large one .If both parents are working, they usually have two cars .When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van (住房汽车).A small car can hold four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded. A van can hold seven people easily, so a family with three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel . They could all travel together.

　　Mr. Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and buy a van .Their children are usually asked to sit in the back seats behind them .This sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases (衣箱)when they travel.When they arrive at their grandparents' home, the suitcases are brought into their home and the two seats can then carry the grandparents.

　　Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays When a family are travelling to the mountains or to the seaside ,they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks.All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are travelling together.That is why motor homes have become very popular.In America there are many parks for motor homes.

(1) From this passage, a van is also called ________.

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(2) Before Mr Hagen and his wife bought a van, they _________.

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A. sold their old house

B. moved to their grandparents' house

C. built a new place for the van

D. sold their second car

(3) A motor home is usually owned by a family with _________.

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(4) American usually use motor homes ___________.

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A. to travel with all the family members on holiday

B. to do some shopping with all the family members

C. to visit their grandparents on weekends

D. to drive their children to school every day

(5) Motor homes have become popular because ________.

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A. they can take people to another city when people are free

B. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays

C. some people think that motor homes are cheap

D. big families can put more things in motor homes

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　　Though chopsticks are used in many Asian countries. they have their beginnings in China. Chinese history says that the Chinese had chopsticks as far as the Xia Dynasty (朝代) (about 4, 000 years ago) In the Spring and Autumn period (时期)copper and iron chopsticks appeared . With the Han Dynasty lacquered (上漆)chopsticks came ,followed by gold and silver chopsticks still later .Today we have chopsticks made of plastics .The most expensive are made of part of tusks of elephants and hard green stone.

　　Chopsticks tell Chinese tradition in their way .In ancient (古代的)times the rich used hard green stone or gold chopsticks to show their wealth (富有).In history many kings used silver chopsticks to take their food to see if it was poisonous (有毒的).It was said that if it was ,the silver chopsticks would turn colour .Chopsticks are traditionally given to a daughter when she marries to show that they should have a son very soon ,for “Chopsticks”in Chinese is pronounced like “quick a son”!

　　Though chopsticks from Hangzhou, wooden chopsticks from Shanyang of Shanxi Province, and Beijing's chopsticks are well-known.

　　Many westerners , businessmen ,tourists put aside (一边)their knives and forks in favour (喜爱) of chopsticks in China

　　Chopsticks appeared in the old Chinese story: an old man teaches his sons a lesson by showing how he could easily break a single chopstick but not a number of them .In China chopsticks are connected with good luck .So on the country's New Year's Eve many families will lay out new chopsticks at dinners as a way of making requests for luck.

(1) Chopsticks have their beginnings in________ .

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(2) Chopsticks and iron chopsticks appeared in________ .

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(3) The history of chopsticks can tell us ________.

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A. something about Chinese food

B. nothing but how many kinds of chopsticks are used in China

C. about the lives of Chinese kings

D. much about Chinese way of life in the past

(4) Many Westerners in China like to use ________.

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A．chopsticks

B. their knives

C. their forks

D. chopsticks and knives and forks at the same time

(5)Chinese use chopsticks _________.

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A. to lift food to the mouth only

B. to teach others a lesson only

C. in many other ways besides taking food

D. in many other ways except except taking food

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　　Kate was born in a small village. When she finished middle school in a town ,she wouldn't return to the poor place and found work in a shop there. She wanted to marry a rich man. As she wasn't friendly to others, nobody would marry her .Five years passed and she became a twenty-five –year girl. She had to marry My King who taught maths in a school.

　　Mr. King liked his work and was kind to his students and they all liked him .But his wife hates him .She thought he's poor and was bad to him. One day the woman wanted to buy a beautiful hat for herself ,but her husband hadn't enough money. She scolded (骂) him for a long time and didn't let him go home .He had to stay in his friend's house.

　　A few days later he went home with his friend .As soon as she saw him ,she decided to leave .She began to put her clothes into a trunk (箱子).Mr. King and his friend couldn't stop her. Before she left .she said to her husband ,“Only a dog likes a man like you !”

　　At that moment his friend was reading the newspapers carefully .Suddenly he jumped up and shouted ,“Good news for you , my friend! you've won the first prize in the lottery(彩票)！”

　　“Really?”the woman stopped to ask .

　　“He'll get five hundred thousand dollars!”Mr King's friend said to the woman.“Why not leave him now ? Haven't you said only a dog likes him?”“Bowwow-wow(汪汪)，”the woman said with a smile “It was only a joke!”

(1) When Kate was _______ ,she finished middle school.

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(2) Nobody would marry Kate because _________.

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A. she came from a village

B. she was very rude

C. she wasn't beautiful

D. she hadn't enough money

(3) At last Kate had to marry a ________.

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(4) Kate didn't like her husband because ________.

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A. he couldn't give her enough money

B. he wasn't friendly to her

C. he didn't take good care of her

D. he didn't take good care of her

(5) Kate thought __________.

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A. her husband was a dog

B. her husband was bad to her

C. only a dog liked her husband

D. she could remarry a rich man

(6) When she heard that her husband won the first prize in the lottery ,Kate became _________.

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(7)Kate decided to _______.

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A. stay with her husband

B. say sorry to her husband

C. live alone

D. get all the money

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　　A young man and an old man were waiting for a train at a station. They sat next to each other.“What's that in your bag?”asked the young man ,pointing to a big bag beside the man .“Gold , nothing but gold ,”answered the old man. The young man could hardly believe his own eyes.“What?”he said to himself in surprise.“So much gold? My God! How I wish to be able to get so much gold.

　　The old man looked tired and sleepy and it seemed that he could hardly to keep his eyes open.“Are you sleepy, sir?”asked the young man.“Then you'd better lie down on the chair and have a good rest. Don't worry about the train. I'll wake you up in time.”“All right. It's very kind of you, Young man.”The old man lay down and before long he fell asleep .The young man took the big bag gently(轻轻的). But when he was about to run away ,he found a corner of his fur coat(皮大衣)was under the old man's body .Several times he tried to pull it out ,but he couldn't. At last he took off his coat he went away with the bag.

　　The young man ran out of the station as quickly as his legs could carry him. When be reached a place where he thought the old man couldn't find him, he stopped and quickly opened the bag .To his surprise. these was nothing but a lot of small stones. There was no gold in it. He hurried to the station at once. But when he got there ,he found the old man was gone.

(1) At first a young man ________ at the station.

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A. wanted to fool the old man

B. waited for a train

C. tried his best to get the gold

D. wanted to get the old man's bag

(2) The young man was surprised when ________.

A. he heard there was gold in the bag

B. he saw much gold in the bag

C the old man laid himself to sleep

D. the old man looked tired and sleepy

(3) The young man tried his best to get the bag because ________.

A. it was big enough to hold his fur coat

B. he was very poor

C. he thought there was plenty of gold in it

D. it was his bag

(4) The young man took off his coat because ________.

A. the weather was hot and he didn't need it

B. it was too heavy to carry

C. the gold was much more valuable(值钱)than the coat

D. the old man was too tired and he didn't want to wake him up

(5) When he returned to the station ,he found that the old man was __________.

　　Mr Ma, a famous mental doctor from Beijing once said at an important meeting, “Now many young students have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people around them like their parents and classmates. Parents and teachers should care more about this problem.”

　　Then Mr Ma gave some examples. One patient, a middle school students from Xi'an was doing badly in his lessons. He thought his teachers and friends often laughed at him, and he became so nervous and worried that one night he left his home without telling his parents. Another student, a 14-year-old schoolgirl from Shanghai, was very afraid of exams. While she was reading the exam paper, she couldn't think of anything to write.

　　A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of the young students in Shanghai have mental problems. They often feel worried and very unhappy. Unluckily many of them won't go and ask for help. Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor. Others won't talk about their secrets.

　　At the end of the meeting, Mr Ma offered some good ideas to young people.

　　Talk to your parents or teachers often.

　　Take part in group activities.

　　Try to get on well with the people around you.

　　Go to see a doctor if you often feel unhappy.

(1) The students who often become worried or have trouble getting on well with others may have ________.

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A．no parents

B．no secrets

C．poor memories

D．mental problems

(2) The schoolgirl's problem happened whenever she ________.

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A．studied very hard

B．had exams

C．talked with her parents

D．went to see the doctor

(3) Some of those with mental problems won't ask for help because ________.

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A．they don't want to tell their secrets to others

B．their parents are too busy to look after them

C．doctors can't help them with the problems

D．they can do with the problems themselves

(4) The underlined word “stupid” in this passage means ________.

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(5) According to the last paragraph, which of the following is a good idea?

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A．It's important for children to live with their parents.

B．It's helpful for people to see doctors every day.

C．It's useful for students to keep quiet in class.

D．It's necessary for young people to have group activities.

　　Miss Wu is a young teacher of English in China. She loves teaching very much. One day when she was giving an English lesson, she found the headmaster sitting at the back of the classroom. After class, the headmaster told her that he came to her class to find out how much English and how much Chinese she was using. The result was about half English and half Chinese. She was using Chinese when she gave instructions to her students and when she wanted to get feedback (反馈) from her students. The headmaster told her that she should use more English in her class.

　　Miss Wu made a plan like this:

　　·Talk with an Englishman every Sunday for two hours to learn more .English expressions;

　　·Write some English expressions on cards. These cards not only remind her to use English in class, but also help her remember some expressions;

　　·Have a five-minute talk in English with students before class.

　　She used body language to help her if students could not understand.

　　One year later, she found she could use English freely in class.

(1) Miss Wu ________.

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A．has a poor memory

B．is a teacher of Chinese

C．loves her job

D．is angry with the headmaster

(2) The headmaster came to Miss Wu's class to ________.

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A．write some English expressions on cards

B．help her improve her English teaching

C．give instructions to the students

D．get feedback from the students

(3) After the headmaster left, Miss Wu realized that she should ________ in her class.

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A．use more Chinese

B．use more English

C．use half English and half Chinese

D．use body language

(4) What does the underlined word “remind” mean?

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(5) What is the main idea of this passage?

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A．Use cards in English teaching.

B．Talk with English-speaking people.

C．Speak more English in English class.

D．Learn more English expressions.

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　　The aim (目的|) of students who come to school is to study. But to study needs a right way, or we would waste the time or the money. The following are ways of studying.

　　The best time for reading is morning. Because in the morning, the air is fresh and our minds are clear. For that reason, we can get good results.

　　In studying we must be patient (耐心的). If we don't understand a text well, we must read it again. We should not read the next one till we have learned the first one well.

　　When we are studying, we must put our hearts into the book. We can not read absent-mindedly (心不在焉地) , or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading.

　　We must always ask “whys”. If it is not well understood, write it down and ask our teachers or parents, brothers or friends, in any possible way. We must know it completely and then our knowledge can be used well.

　　Though there are many ways for studying, however, the above mentioned (提及的) will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.

(1) The article tells us ________.

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A．to read in the morning

B．to pay attention to ways of studying

C．the importance of reading

D．to have patience in studying

(2) This article has taught us ________ ways of studying.

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(3) We'd better read in the morning because ________.

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A．it is difficult to get good results

B．the air is fresh and our minds are clear

C．it is easy to remember what we have learned

D．both B and C

(4) If we can't put our hearts into the book when we read, it is ________.

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A．possible to learn something from it

B．easy to understand it well

C．impossible for us to get something from it

D．hard to get something from it

(5) In studying, we must always ask “whys” in order to ________.

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A．understand the book well

B．get some questions to ask our teachers

C．do with the new words

D．write down the questions

　　Are you the only child in the family? If so, you are the most important person in your family. Parents are the closest people to you in the world. But a lot of middle school students have a problem. They feel they're not as close to their parents as before. They even don't think their parents are fair (公平的) to them.

　　Some students complain that their parents often say a lot to them, but never listen to them. Some say their parents don't al low them to play computer games when other classmates are doing that. Others say when they're making phone calls to friends, their parents like to ask if they're speaking to a boy or a girl. These make them very unhappy. Some students even decide to leave home because they're afraid to tell their parents when they have done something wrong, especially when they do badly in exams. Then they usually think running away is the only choice (选择). But they don't know running away may bring them more problems.

　　Problems are parts of life. Here are some suggestions for you to solve your problems.

　　(l) Find a good chance to talk with your parents. Don't be afraid to tell them your feelings.

　　(2) Get help from others like good friends or teachers.

　　(3) Keep a diary to help you understand more about yourself and your feelings.

　　(4) Show your parents you're growing up. Then they'll feel you're no longer a small child.

　　If you follow the advice, you'll have a happy life and never think of running away.

(1) According to the article, ________ are the closest people to an only child.

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(2) Which of the following is TRUE?

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A．Parents don't love their children now.

B．Middle school students don't have any problems.

C．Some students don't think their parents are fair to them.

(3) We'd better ________ if we have problems with them.

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A．talk with our parents

B．quarrel with our parents

C．leave our parents

(4) Why does the author advise us to keep a diary?

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A．Because it's our homework.

B．Because it can help us practice writing.

C．Because it can help us understand ourselves better.

(5) This article is about some middle school students' ________.

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　　Newspapers are very important in our daily life. Many people begin their day by reading the paper. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they don't have the time to read the news carefully and must be pleased with a quick look at the front page. At other times they may be in such a hurry that they give time only to have a quick look at the headlines (标题).

　　There are newspapers to please every reader. In big cities there are many types with several different editions (版面) every day. In small towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only one edition each day. In some places the paper is printed weekly. Most papers have several editions, especially on Sundays. Besides the front page with the most important news, there are some other editions about the sports page, the amusements page, the business page, and so on. Newspapers are more and more popular and important in people's daily life.

(1) People read newspapers to ________

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A. learn about what happened in the world

B. learn about whatever they want

C. be pleased

D. get some information

(2) Most papers have ________ on Sundays than usual.

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(3) If you want to see a film, you'd better read ________ in a newspaper.

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A. the business

B. the front page

C. the sports page

D. the amusements page

(4) Newspapers are printed ________

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(5) If the readers have no time to read the newspaper carefully, they will ________

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A. ask others to read it for them

B. watch TV

C. read the front page or headlines quickly

D. listen to the radio