My grandfather is eighty years old now. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.
Families aren’t families they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now not any more. Everyone is busy working. Mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now the family don’t eat home-cooked food any more.
And the cars! No one walks any more. More and more people drive. Students used to walk 5 miles to school every day, even in winter. But nowadays students don’t. And in school, children don’t have to think any more.. In math class, for example, they used to add, subtract, multiply and divide(加减乘除)in their heads. Instead, they use calculators.
And people today have TV and computers, and they don’t talk to each other any more. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think.
Life used to be simple, but it isn’t any more.
小题1:What does my grandfather think of the life now?
A.He thinks the life now is very good.
B.He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be.
C.He thinks the life now is better than it used to be.
D.He thinks the life is the same as it used to be.
小题2:What does the underlined word “marriage” mean in Chinese?
A.生活B.工作C.婚姻D.家庭
小题3:What has happened these years according to the passage?
A.Children don’t have to think any more in school.
B.Students use calculators in math class.
C.Some used to walk to school, but now they don’t.
D.All of above.
小题4:What changes have happened to some families?
a. People have TV.  
b. People like to eat home-cooked food.
c. Lots of families have computers.
d. Lots of couples(夫妇)live apart because of unhappy problems.
A.a, b, dB.b, c, dC.a, b, cD.a, c, d
小题5:Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Life now is much simpler.
B.People have too much time to talk with each other now.
C.The writer’s grandfather only complains and pays no attention to better life now.
D.Lots of mothers stay at home and look after their children.
完形填空 (本大题有10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在各小题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
The winter vacation is coming. How do you make your vacation    from your school life? Here is some     for you. Maybe it can help you learn while you have fun!
You can go to visit    There you can see a lot of interesting and valuable things, such as works of art or historical items. That will help you learn more history    your country.
Reading in the   is also a good choice. You can find different kinds of books there. You can read lots of English storybooks. It is   for your English learning.
Traveling with your     is also exciting! Also, you can do many outdoor activities, such as climbing the mountain, going to the beach. But you should always tell your parents     doing any of these things.
It is a good idea to make a vacation book. You can write    in the vacation book: what you want to do for your vacation and what you see during your vacation. You can also draw something you like most on your vacation to make it more interesting. When a new term begins, you can    it with you to share your experience with your friends.
小题1:
A.sameB.differentC.easyD.hard
小题2:
A.reasonB.adviceC.answerD.problem
小题3:
A.storesB.hospitalsC.museumsD.places
小题4:
A.onB.aboutC.inD.at
小题5:
A.homeB.libraryC.schoolD.shop
小题6:
A.helpfulB.badC.easyD.difficult
小题7:
A.friendsB.parentsC.motherD.father
小题8:
A.afterB.whenC.beforeD.because
小题9:
A.nothing B.anythingC.somethingD.another thing
小题10:
A.bringB.takeC.talkD.tell
Hello Sandy,
We have just returned form our holiday. We went with our friends,Edward Smith and his wife Tina, to the Yorkshire Moors. It is a beautiful natural park. There are lots of places to walk on the tops of the hills,miles of grassland with no people,just sheep and birds.
Edward had just come out of hospital and he could not walk as far as before. However, this meant that we walked in the mornings, and then stopped at a restaurant for lunch each day before returning to the place we lived in. Edward and I slept in front of the fire all afternoon, while the ladies went for another walk. Very pleasant!
I took lots of photos from the place we lived in, across the valley (山谷)below us, of the morning sunrise, and the mist(迷雾)in the valley. Also, in England, the old steam-powered trains are very popular. I took many photos of the train.
Yesterday we had the first snow of this winter. It is very early. We usually have snow in January. It rained all day, then snowed in the evening .Today we have bright sunshine! Both Jenny and I are well. I don’t know if I told you, in the last e-mail , that Jenny is now working in a hotel. Although she has to work hard, people there are nice, and she is enjoying the work.
Please write to us to tell us your news.
Yours,                                                                  Victor
小题1:What can they see on the tops of the hills? 
A.Sheep and birdsB.Snow.C.Many people.D.Forests.
小题2:Why couldn’t Edward walk very far?
A.Because he didn’t like walking.B.Because he was in hospital.
C.Because he was weak then.D.Because his wife didn’t go.
小题3:What’s the season now?
A.SpringB.WinterC.SummerD.Autumn
小题4:Where does Jenny work now?
A.In a computer companyB.In the hospital
C.In a restaurantD.In a hotel
小题5:Victor wrote to tell Sandy _____.
A.he just came back from his holiday
B.Edward could not walk as far as before
C.they had the first snow of this winter
D.how things were going with the holiday.
Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.
Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees-anywhere at all!
Because of the many changes in computer technology , laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher-education officials are studying? how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.
At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, “ Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we’re giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”
小题1: The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to ________.
A.use for their schoolwork
B.access the Internet
C.work at home
D.connect them to libraries
小题2:Why is the word “speak” in the second paragraph in quotation marks(引号)?
A.They don’t really talk.
B.They use the computer language.
C.Laptops have speakers.
D.None of the above reasons is correct.
小题3:Which of the following is true about Westlake College?
A.All teachers use computers.
B.1500 students have laptops.
C.It is an old college in America.
D.Students there can do everything.
小题4:A window on the world in the last paragraph means that students can ________.
A.attend lectures on information technology
B.travel around the world
C.get information from around the world
D.have free laptops
小题5: What can we infer from the passage?
A.The program is successful.
B.The program is not workable.
C.The program is too expensive.
D.We don’t know the result yet.
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