Learning English is a great challenge, but with a little help from technolo-gy it can be as easy as a piece of cake.

     As well as the classroom, teachers and textbooks, the Internet, TV and radio programmes can play an active role in helping learn English.

     The Internet is full of rich and up-to-date information. English learners might wish to try http://www.in2english.com.cn./

     This website is co-established by the British Council, the BBC World Serv-ice and Central Radio and TV University.

     It provides cultural information about Britain and has an example of the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) that students can use   for practice. Different levels of grammar tests can also be found.

Make friends online

       Another useful website for middle school students and teachers is www.21se.com.cn. Besides reading 21st Century School Edition online, students are also invited to put their views on different topics up on the website.

Users have the opportunity  to make friends  with people who share their interests.

       In the teaching and learning section, there are reading and vocabulary tips for students.

      Compared with the Internet, TV programmes have their own advantages: one does not have to sit at a computer and the audio and visual effects can even be relaxing.

     One popular English-learning program is called "Modern English". This focuses  on oral English in  practical situations such as taking photos and shopping.

     The short dialogues and useful phrases may help students to express themselves if they go abroad or meet foreigners in China. More than 50 TV stations in about 300 cities have aired the program.

Word to World

If you watch Beijing Television Channel 8, you might see a program titled "Study Abroad". On this show Professor Wang Qiang  from New Oriental School hosts "From Word to World".

He selects words with  deep cultural background and teaches useful phrases related to that word.  Cartoons  are  also  used to explain  how to use the word in daily life. Listening to the radio may not be a new way to learn English but it is easy.

      China Radio International airs a program called "Studio Classroom" at 6:30 a.m. every day. This 25-minute program is aimed at middle school students and covers subjects from current news to travel and history, all in simple language.

71. This passage ______.

     A. introduces some new websites and TV and radio programmes

     B. focuses on advantages and disadvantages of different medium forms

     C. recommends technological help in learning English

     D.  aims at advertising various English courses

72. If you want to read an English newspaper and make comments on different topics, you try_____.

      A. www.in2english.com.cn.                             B. www.21se.com.cn.

      C. Modern English                                           D. Studio Classroom

73. One can practise oral English in everyday situations in _____.

      A. Studio Classroom                                       B. From Word to World

      C. Study Abroad                                             D. Modern English

74. According to the author,one superiority of TV programmes over the Internet is that they ____.

      A. offer more English learning resources

      B. cost you nothing

      C. have better audio and visual effects

D.  have English courses available whenever you need them

75. The author wants the readers to know that learning English ______.

      A. is difficult

      B. is easy

      C. is neither easy nor difficult

      D. can be made much easier with a little help of modern technology

He wanted to go to college, and the only thing that might have stopped him was his disability.

    But this year, Zhang Yan and other physically disabled kids can realize their dream just like any other students.

   As registration(报名)for this year’s college entrance examinations draws near, the government has loosened its requirements on physical examinations for new college students.

   A new rule was jointly decided in March by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health and the China Disabled Persons’ Federation. It clearly states that no student should be rejected(拒绝)simply because they have a physical disability.

   Schools may still advise disabled students on the choice of their major if it is likely to affect their future chances of employment. However,the final decision will be up to the student.,

  “Now I can just go ahead and do my best in the exams. I don’t have to worry that my healthier classmates will have the upper hand because of my disability,” said Zhang happily.

  The 18-year-old boy will graduate this year from a Chengdu high school in Sichuan Province. He lost an eye during an accident as a child.

  Zhang’s mother called Peking University to ask if her son’s eye problem would make it difficult for him to accepted by the university’s Bio-chemistry Department. She was happy to find out that their choice of students would be based “fairly” on exam results.

  “The university official said my son would be judged at the same level as other students ,” said Zhang’s mother.

67. From the report we can infer that Zhang Yan probably _____.

A.     is not sure of his success in the coming exam

B.      does a very good job in his studies.

C.      will not be chosen by the Peking University.

D.     shows not much interest in Peking University.

68. From the 5^th paragraph we can infer that ___.

A.     some colleges have strict limits to disabled students

B.      a major is not important to disabled students.

C.      Students are not free to choose their major.

D.     disabled students may have difficulty finding a job if their major is not chosen properly.

69. Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the report?

A.     There will be no physical examinations for new college students this year .

B.      Zhang Yan has some interest in Bio-chemistry .

C.      Examination marks are quite important to students.

D.     Many colleges used to set limits to disabled students.

70. Which can be the best headline for this report?

A.     Zhang Yan Will Go To University.

B.      Colleges Open Up To The Disabled

C.      Lucky Disabled Students

School and Einstein did not mix well. His teachers thought that he was stupid and that Einstein's thoughts and words were jumbled（混乱）. His schoolwork was poor. Playing the violin was all he was good at as a child.

When he was ten, he met Dr. Max Talmy. Talmy talked with the boy and tried to help him. They discussed books and Einstein showed an interest in maths. He understood difficult problems and ideas. Inside this "stupid" boy was a genius.

Schoolwork never became easy for Einstein. He could not learn things by heart. Paying attention was hard for him. He even did not passed his first test to enter college.

Because of his learning problems, Einstein made few friends. He was shy in groups of people. Yet he overcame his shortcomings. He became a well-known scientist in the field of physics. He was one of the most important thinkers of the modern age.

63. Einstein was not welcome at school really because ______.

A. he was thought to be a stupid boy

B. his thoughts and words were jumbled

C. he was good at maths besides other subjects

D. he couldn't finish his homework

64. Einstein could not learn things by heart because __________.

A. he was not able to use his head

B. he was not good at anything

C. he spent all his time playing the violin

D. he did not pay any attention to what he was not interested in

65. The sentence "School and Einstein did not mix well." Really means ________.

A. Einstein did not love his school

B. Einstein couldn't do as his teachers told him to

C. the school was not fit for him

D. there was no room for him in the school

66. In this passage the word "genius" means ______.

A. a person with special ability      B. a person with no learning at all

C. a person who can do nothing    D. a person who can do everything well

“Dutch” expressions heard in American English were first used in England in the 17^th century. That was a time of fierce competition between England and Holland . At that time, the British used “Dutch” as a word for something bad, or false.

   A Dutch agreement was one made between men who had drunk too much alcohol. Dutch leave was what a soldier took when he left his base without permission.

   Some of these old expressions are still used today with a little different meaning. Long ago, a Dutch treat was a dinner at which the invited guests were expected to pay for their own share of food and drink. Now, Dutch treat means that when friends go out to have fun, each person pays his own share.

    Another common expression heard a few years ago was “In Dutch”. If someone told you that you were in Dutch, they mean that you were in trouble.

   Some of the Dutch expressions heard in American English have nothing to do with the Dutch people at all. In the seventeen hundreds, Germans who moved to the United States often were called Dutch. During the American Civil War, supporters of the northern side in the central state of Missouri were called Dutch, because many of them were German settlers. President Theodore Roosevelt once noted that anything foreign and non-English was called Dutch.

59.Why does the word “Dutch” often have a negative(消极的)meaning in English?

A.     Because in the 17^th century , the Dutch were timid(胆小的)

B.      Because in the 17^th century , the Dutch often drank a lot of alcohol.

C.      Because in the 17^th century , the Dutch often fought with the British .

D.     Because in the 17^th century , the Dutch didn’t like to pay for others.

60.If you want to tell your friend that he is in trouble, you can use “________”

A.  A Dutch       B. Go Dutch       C. In Dutch      D. Dutch leave

61.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The original meaning of “Dutch” refers to the people in the British.

B. “Dutch” sometimes means all that is non-English in American English.

C. The Dutch uncles are often very severe.

D. “Dutch” expressions in English didn’t come from the Dutch at all.

62.What’s the passage mainly about?

A. Telling us that“Dutch” is not a good  word.

B. Showing that “Dutch” means differently between the British and the American.

C. Telling us there was fierce competition between England and Holland.

D. Helping us enlarge the knowledge about the word “Dutch”.

Today, when a man steps onto the moon, the    36     learns about it immediately. What did the   37   say about that first flight in 1903? Strangely enough, they said hardly     38   about it at all. There were only a few reports about it in the newspapers. These reports said very  39  . Some of the things they said were not even  40  .

In 1904 the Wrights brothers built a  41   machine. They called it “Flyer No. Two”. They ___42  some reporters to watch them fly.  43   there was some mechanical(机械的)trouble with the plane and it did not fly at all that day. The  reporters     44    away. They were   45   and did not come back. The Wrights went on with their   46    . In 1905 they built an even   47    machine, “Flyer No. Three”. They were able to  48  up in the air for half an hour and more in this machine. They were able to turn and climb in the air. Farmers and travelers often saw them     49  .  But when these people told reporters about it, they  50   to believe them.

The Wrights    51   “Flyer No. Three” to the  United States Government. The Government was not  __52  .  They seemed to think the Wrights wanted money to build a    53   . They did not understand The Wrights had already done this, and flown it as well. Experts were still saying that mechanical flight was  54  . At the end of 1905, the two    55   took their plane to pieces. The parts were put into a huge box. It seemed that nobody was interested.

It is important that I _____ with Mr. Williams immediately.

A. speak　　                    B. spoke                      C. will speak　　　　      D. to speak

The lady said she would buy a gift for her daughter with the _______.

  A. 20 dollars remained     B. remaining 20 dollars

  C. remained 20 dollars     D. 20 dollars to remain

 Not until the early years of the19th century _____ what heat is. 
A. man did know             B. man knew  
C. didn’t man know       D. did man know

I hate ________ when one talks to me while looking in another direction.

A. it                             B. this                         C. him                          D. that

Whenever she is sad, her parents can always ________.

    A. bring her up         B. cheer her up

    C. give her up           D. come on