[l]When you have a question about something, where do you go? For many people the answer is simple．They go online to a search engine like Google or Yahoo．But what about people in rural or underdeveloped areas who ___________________?

　 [2]A consultant in California, Rose Shuman, has found the answer．Her solution is Question Box．Question Box is a service that provides answers—free of charge—for people who cannot search the Internet directly．

　 [3]Question Box began two years ago in India．As Rose Shuman said: "You just push a button, a big green button, and that will connect you directly to our operators who are sitting in front of computers, and speak your language．And you can ask them any sort of question you want, and they'll look it up in English or in Hindi, or whatever the main language is, and translate the answer right back for you．"

　 [4]The service is currently offered in two villages．The latest version of the box uses mobile phone technology and solar panels in case the electrical power fails．Rose Shuman said the aim was to make the box as easy as possible for users．

　 [5]Question Box has expanded to Uganda where the Internet service has proved slow also ask about current events and many other subjects．It's believed that Question Box will play an important part in the development of undeveloped areas.

1. What's the main idea of this passage? （no more than 15 words

2. Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 1 with proper words. （no more than 8 words）

3．Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning with the following?

　 The newly-invented Question Box works with the help of mobile phone technology and the use of solar energy in case of electricity failure．

4. Sum up the three steps to get the information you need from Question Box．（no more than 10 words for each）

　 ①We　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 ________　 .

　 ②We　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 _________ .

　 ③The operators　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 .

5. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 into Chinese.

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阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案

　Dr．Smith was a famous man．Near his house 　1　 a rich old lady who 　2 　to send him some 　3 　by her servant．Dr．Smith took her presents 　4 　never gave the boy 　5 　for his 　6 　．One day, 　7 　Smith was busy 　8 　his writing, the boy ran into the 　9 　and 　10 　the desk, and some books on it began to 　11 　to the floor．Then he threw a plastic bag 　12 　of meat on the desk and said,“My mistress （女主人）　　 　13　　 　you some meat．”

　Smith turned 　14 　and said, “My boy, 　15 　is not the 　16 　to 　17 　 someone a present．Now, you sit in my chair and 　18 　my way of doing it ．”

　The boy sat down．Smith 　19 　out and knocked 　20 　the door and waited．The boy said, “Come in．”The doctor entered, walked to the desk and said, “If you please sir, my mistress 　21 　me to say 　22 　to you and 　23 　you will take the bag full of meat．”

　The boy answered, “Thank you , my boy , and 　24 　is two dollars for yourself．”

　The man laughed, and after that, Smith 　25 　forgot to give the tip to the boy．

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