People of Burhngton are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the  1  have made up their minds to 2the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest (抗议) against heavy trucks which run  3 through the narrow High Street."They not only make it 4to sleep at night. but they are 5damage to our houses and shops of historical  6  said John Norris.one of the protesters." 7 we must have these noisy trucks on the roads," said Jean Lacey. a biology stu-dent. "why don't they build a new road that goes  8the town, Burlington isn't much more than a  9 village. Its streets were never  10 for heavy traffic."Harry Fields also studying  11said they wanted to make as much  12as possible to force the  13 to realise what every body was having to  14 "Most of them don't  15 here anyway."he said."they come in for meetings and that.and the Town Hall is soundproof(隔音). 16 they probably don't  17 tbe noise all that much, It's high time they realised  18  .The fourth student.Liza Vernum.said she thought the public were  19 on their side.and even if they weren't they soon would be. 20 asked if they were  21 that the police might come to  22them."Not really."she said."actually we are  23 bell-ringers.I mean we are assistant bell-ringers for the church.There is no 24 against practising."I 25the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.

1. A.college                           B.village                      C.town                 D.church

2. A.change                           B.repair                        C.ring                   D.shake

3. A.now and then                  B. day and night            C. up and down    D. over and over

4. A.terrible                           B. diffcult                    C uncomfortable   D.unokeasabt

5. A.doing                             B. raising                     C. Putting               D. producing

6. A.If                                   B. Although                 C.wben                  D. Unless

7. A.to                                  B. through                    C.over                    D. round

8. A.pretty                             B.quiet                        C. Iarge                  D. modern

9 A.well                                B.hard                         C. biology               D.education

10.A.effort                            B.time                          C.trouble                 D.noise

11.A.townspeople          B.other students        

C. government officials    D. truck drivers

12.A.stand                             B.accept                      C.know                  D.share

13. A.shop                            B.live                          C.come                  D.study

14. A.event                            B.loss                         C.action                    D.problem

15. At hardly                          B.unwillingly                C.mostly                   D. usually

16 A.I                                   B.we                           C.She                        D.They

17. A.seize                             B.fight                         C.search                   D.stop

18. A.proper                         B.experienced               C.hopeful                  D.serious

19. A.point                            B.cause                        C.need                      D.law

20.A.left               B.found                   C.reached             D.passed

Tom Brennan was working in a Philadelphia office building when he noticed a black bag. The bag contained a book. This chance discovery ended a 12-day search by the Library Company of Philadelphia for a historical treasure-a 120-page diary kept 190 years age by Deborah Logan,"a woman who knew everybody in her day,"James Green ,the librarian told the magazine American Libraries. Most of the diary is a record of big events in Philadelphia ,It also includes a description of British soldiers burning Washington .D. C in the war of 1812.She describes President James Madison on horseback as "perfectly shaking with fear"during the troubled days.George Wash- ington,she writes,mistook her for the wife of a French man.and praised her excellent English .The adventure of the lost book began September 4 when Cory Luxmoore arrived from Eng- land to deliver the diary of his ancestor(祖先)to the Library Company,which he and his wife considered to be the best home for the diary. Green told American Libraries he had the diary in his possession"a bout five minutes"when Luxmoore took it back because he had promised to show it to one other person.On returning to his hotel after showing the percious book to Green,Luxmoore waas shocked to realise that he had left it in the taxi. Without any delay,Green began calling every taxi company in the city,with no luck,"I've felt sick since then,"Luxmoore told reporters.According to Green.no one has yet learned how the diary came to the office building .Tom Brennan received a reward(奖励)of 1,000,Philadelphia gained another treasure for its histo- ry,and Luxmoore told reporters,"It's wonderful news.I'm on high".

1.This article mainly tells about the story of _____

A.a lost diary

B.Deborah Logan

C.Cory Luxmoore

D.the Library Company

2.From the text,we learn that the diary is now owned by_____

A.Tom Brennan

B.an unknown person

C.a Philadelphia magazine

D.the Library Company of Philadelphia

3.Philadelphia is thought to be the best home for the diary because_____.

A.it was written in Philadelphia

B.it tells stories about Philadelphia

C.people in the city are interested in old things

D.the British and the Americans once fought in Philadelphia

4.Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the diary?

a-Tom Brennan found the book in an office building.

b-The book was shown to James Green.

c-Cory Luxmoore arrived from England.

d-The book was left behind in a taxi.

A.a.b.c.d    B.c.b.d.a     C.a.c.d.b     D.c.a.b.d

5.What did Cory Luxmoore mean when he said "I'm on high"?

A.I'm rich    B.I'm famous    C.I'm excited     D.I'm lucky.

Computer people talk a lot about the need for other people to become"computer-literate."But not all experts (专家) agree that this is a good idea.One ploneer,in particular,who disagrees is David Tebbutt,the founder of ComputertownUK. Although many people see this as a successful attempt to bring people closer to the computer.David does not see it that way.He says that Computertown UK was formed for just the opposite reason,to bring computers to people and make them"people-literate."David Tebbutt thinks Computertowns are most successful when tied to a computer club but he insists there is an important difference between the two,The clubs are for people who have some computer knowledge already.This frightens away non-experts,who are happier going to Computertowns where there are computers for them to experiment on.with experts to encourage them and answer any questions they have,They are not told what to do.they find out.The computer experts have to learn not to tell people about computers.but have to be able to answer all questions people ask.People don't have to learn computer terms(术语), but the experts have to expla in plain language. The computers are becoming "peoPle-literate."

1. Which of the following is David Tebbutt's ides on the relationship between people and computers?

A.Computer learning should be made easier.

B.There should be more computer clubs for experts.

C.People should work harder to master computer use.

D.Computers should be made cheaper so that people can afford them.

2.We can infer from the text that "computer-lilerate" means_____

A. being able to afford a computer

B.being able to write computer programs

C. working with the computer and finding out its value

D. understanding the computer and knowing how to use it

3. The underlined word "it" in the second paragraph refers to the idea that Computertowns____

_.

A.help to set up more computer clubs

B.bring people to learn to use computers

C. bring more experts to work together

D. help to sell computers to the public

4. David Tebbutt started Computertown UK with the purpose of_____

A. making better use of computer experts

B. improving computer programs

C.increasing computer saies

D. popularising computers

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