One of the founding fathers of the internet has predicted the end of traditional television. Vint Serf, who helped to build the internet while working as a researcher in America, said that television was approaching its “iPod moment.”

In the same way that people now download their favorite music onto their iPods, he said that viewers would soon be downloading most of their favorite programmers onto their computers. “85 percent of all video we watch is pre-recorded, so you can set your system to download it at any time,”said Mr. Cerf, who is now the vice-president of Goggle.

“You’re still going to need live television for certain things--like news, sporting events and emergencies--but increasingly it will be almost like iPod, where you download content to look at later.”

Although television-on-demand has not yet become a main activity in the UK, the BBC, 1TV and Channel 4 have all invested a lot of money in technology which Mr. Cerf think will enable viewers to watch their favorite shows on their computers.

However, some critics(批评家)have warned that the Internet will collapse(崩溃)if millions of people try to download programmers at the same time.

Over the next four years, scientists think the number of videos watched over the Internet will double, with people moving from short chips to hour-long programmes.

Broadband companies claim that the service will cause“traffic jams”,which will cost millions of pounds to solve. Mr. Cerf dismissed these warnings, saying that critics had predicted 20 years ago that the net would collapse when people all around the world started to use it at the same time, “We’re far from exhausting (用尽)the capacity,” he said.“I want every one of the six billion people in the planet to be able to connect to the Internet.”

61.Vint Cerf is all the following EXCEPT that ___________.

A. a researcher in the United States

B. the vice-president of Goggle

C. one of the founders of the Internet

D. a manager of a broadband company

62. Which of the following is NOT something Vint Cerf has predicted?

A. Traditional television will soon have its iPod moment.

B. The number of videos watched over the Internet will double.

C. Viewers will be able to download TV programmers onto their iPods.

D. Viewers will be able to watch their favorite TV shows on the Internet.

63. According to the passage, people can always do all the following EXCEPT ____________.

A. watch short clips over the Internet

B. download live TV over the Internet

C. download per-recorded videos over the Internet

D. listen to their favorite music on their computers

64. Some critics are now predicting __________.

A. the Internet will collapse if millions of people use it at the same time

B. people all over the world will be able to connect to the Internet

C. the Internet will crash if  too many people download TV programmes at the same time

D. the videos people watch over the Internet

65. This passage mainly tells us __________.

A. a Goggle expert is predicting the end of traditional television

B. the Internet will never be used to download people's favourite shows

C. the Internet will become more popular

D. something about Vint Cerf

She seems to prefer          American TV Shows to talking to me．

    A．to watch         B．to be watching   C．watching         D．having watched

Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end with commercials thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. "Buy Super Clean Toothpaste.” Drink Good Wet Root Beer.” Fill up with Pacific Gas.” Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of "You Need It! Buy It Now!"

The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you’ve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it’s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless （鲁莽的） or daring, the ride can be as thrilling （惊心动魄的） as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left hand lane? After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you’ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.

The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you’ve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the armrests even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at no more ways to sit.

1.According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?

A. Buses on the road.                B. Films on television.

C. Advertisements on the billboards.    D. Gas stations.

2.What is the purpose of this passage?

A. To give the writer’s opinion about long bus trips.

B. To persuade you to take a long bus trip.

C. To explain how bus trips and television shows differ.

D. To describe the billboards along the road.

3.The writer of this passage would probably favor         .

A. bus drivers who aren’t reckless      B. driving alone

C. a television set on the bus          D. no billboards along the road

4.The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because           .

A. the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun

B. they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in between

C. the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses

D. both traveling and watching TV are not exciting.

5.The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are .

A.exciting    B.comfortable    C.tiring    D.boring

Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end with commercials （商业广告） thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. "Buy Super Clean Toothpaste. ""Drink Good Wet Root Beer." "Fill up with Pacific Gas." Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of "You Need It! Buy It Now!"

The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you’ve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed—new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it’s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless （鲁莽的） or daring, the ride can be as thrilling （惊心动魄的） as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the rightor the lefthand lane? After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you’ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.

The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you’ve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the armrests even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at no more ways to sit.

1.According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?

2.What is the purpose of this passage?

3.The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because____ .

4.The writer thinks the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are____ .

Prison Break is a huge hit thanks to its handsome star, Wentworth Miller. His character, Michael Scofield, is the engine that drives the show.

Having committed a crime to get into prison and break out with his innocent brother, Michael Scofield is one of the most interesting personalities on TV today. But what about the man behind the character?

Miller, 35, is a hard guy to figure out. He does not come from a normal background and has never lived his life in a typical way.

Miller didn’t take direct path to fame and fortune. He graduated from Princeton University in 1995, not with a degree in theatre of film, but in English. He didn’t even act when he was in college. His only performance experience was in his university’s singing group. Yet, at graduation Miller still decided to make the move to Hollywood.

Miller has always been different. Although he is American, he was in Britain when his father was studying there. His family background is also a special mix of cultures. “My father is black and my mother is white. That means I have always been caught in the middle. I could be either one, which can make you feel out of place,” Miller says.

Following his unusual path, Miller did not start trying out for films and TV shows when he first went to Hollywood. Instead, he worked as a lowly production assistant. Not what you would expect from a Princeton graduate. However, it all paid off for Miller in the end. 

In 2002, Miller played a role in the drama Dinotopia（《恐龙帝国》）. He started as a thoughtful and shy man. Producers remembered his performance when they were casting Prison Break two years later. With a golden globe nomination（提名）and another season of Prison Break on his resume, Miller seems ready to take over all of Hollywood. 

1.What does the passage mainly talk about?

         A．Michael Scofield in Prison Break.

         B．Hollywood’s recent big hit—Prison Break.

         C．Miller’s unusual path to fame and fortune.

         D．The man who will take over all of the world.

2.The writer thinks “Miller is a hard guy to figure out” because ______ .

         A．it’s difficult to tell him from others

         B．he is a shy man and hard to cooperate with

         C．he always has ideas hard for people to understand

         D．his family background and life experience are very special

3.Which is the closest in meaning to the underlined sentence “it all paid off for Miller in the end”?

         A．Miller put a lot of extra work for his final success.

         B．Miller gained fame and fortune at last with his first film.

         C．Miller finally succeeded even if he has been in low position.

         D．Miller managed to pay off his debts with his small income in the end.

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Miller?

A．He is chosen to play the Michael Scofield due to his interesting personality.

         B．His performance in Dinotopia makes some contributions to his success.

         C．He has the same experience with the character Michael Scofield.

         D．He is angry about his being born into a mixed-cultural family.