Who wants to carry a bulky bag to school? No children. Nobody wants one shoulder to be lower than the other, and paining（疼痛）too. In India, most of us would look at the reduction（减少）of textbooks as a way out. But in a country like America, there are always more choices. A company called goReader has created a "school bag" which is the size of a laptop computer（笔记本电脑）, weighing about 2.5 kg. The goReader has a color screen and can "hold" all the textbooks that a student may need, says a report in 'The Asian Age' newspaper.
The company plans to work closely with the publishers（出版商） of textbooks so that these books can be supplied on the Internet. All the students will have to do is to download（下载） their textbooks. Making notes and marking important parts of a lesson can be done just as lots of students have done on their textbooks before.
At present, the plan is being tested out in a university. Richard Katzmann, the owner of the company is having his creation tested at Chicago's DePaul University, where he studied. Does that mean it is goodbye to the new paper, and the smell of the black ink?
1.What does the underlined word “bulky” in the first line mean?
A. light B. small C. big and heavy D. old
2.What would Indians do to solve（解决）the problem?
A. They would reduce the textbooks. B. They would tell the parents to help students.
C. They would tell the teachers to help students. D. They would take students to school by bus.
3. The writer may think that Americans have a ________ way to solve the problem.
A. more stupid B. worse C. better D. quicker
4.The goReader may be a machine ________.
A. that can work as a teacher B. that can be used as textbooks
C. that can cheat students D. that can hurt students
5.When the new machine is used, it is possible that ________.
A. students might study harder
B. students might study at home
C. students might not need teachers
D. students might study without paper textbooks
Henry works in a factory. He comes from a poor family and was in school for only four years. He has to do the hard work, but he is paid less. He likes to watch football matches very much and spends much time on them.
One afternoon there was a big football match on the playground. He borrowed some money from his friend and hurried there. There were a lot of people there. And all the tickets were sold out. He was sorry for it. He saw a pole（杆子）outside the playground and climbed it quickly. A policeman came and said, “It is dangerous to stay on it! Come down!”
“Wait a minute, please!” Henry said and just at that moment the policeman heard cheers on the playground and asked in a hurry, “Which team has kicked a goal（进球）?” “Ours!” “Wonderful! You can stay there. But take care!” The policeman said happily and left. When the match would be soon over, he came back again and asked, “Who has won?” “Theirs, 3:2.” “Come down,” the policeman said angrily. “Such a match is not worth watching!”
Henry had to come down. But soon they heard cheers again. The policeman said in a hurry, “Climb up quickly and see who has kicked a goal.”
1.From the passage we know that ____________.
A. Henry doesn’t like his work B. Henry comes from a rich family
C. Henry doesn’t like the policeman D. Henry is paid less
2.Henry failed to get a ticket for the match that day because __________.
A. he had no money to buy a ticket B. he didn’t want to buy a ticket
C. he had no time to buy a ticket D. all the tickets were sold out
3.The policeman asked Henry to come down the pole at first because __________.
A. it was dangerous B. Henry had no ticket
C. their team kicked a goal D. the other team kicked a goal
4. From the third paragraph（段落）, we can guess that __________.
A. the policeman wanted to teach Henry a lesson
B. the policeman tried to please Henry
C. the policeman didn’t like Henry
D. the policeman was also a football fan
5.The policeman asked Henry to climb up the pole __________.
A. to cheer for their team B. to see the result of the match
C. to cheer for the other team D. to say goodbye to their team
What’s a typical（典型的）day like in Buenos Aires（布宜诺斯艾利斯）? For Diego, who lives with his parents in a house in Buenos Aires, a school day starts 41 . If his mother doesn’t wake him up at 6:00 a.m., his dog Luna will. Diego 42 himself quickly and takes Luna for a walk.
Then it’s time to get ready for school. Diego puts on his school clothes and eats a quick 43 . He slings（抛）his heavy schoolbag over his shoulder and gets onto the city bus for the 25 minutes’ 44 to school.
Diego is in the seventh year of primary school. Classes start at 8:00 a.m. with math, followed
45 history and music. At 1:00 p.m., Diego and his friends have their lunch. After lunch, Diego heads to English class. This is one of his favorites, 46 the students practise English by writing e-mails to students in 47 countries.
When the 48 class ends, Diego and his friends 49 the bus to a city park to play football. Then he’s back home to start on homework. If he finishes in time, Diego will cook dinner. His parents come home from work at about 8:00 p.m., and 50 they sit down to dinner. After dinner, Diego does some reading or watches TV before getting ready for bed!
1.A. quickly B. early C. late D. slowly
2.A. dress B. dressed C. dressing D. dresses
3.A. lunch B. breakfast C. supper D. dinner
4.A. walk B. way C. ride D. road
5.A. at B. for C. by D. about
6.A. because B. if C. since D. unless
7.A. other B. others C. another D. the others
8.A. first B. second C. third D. last
9.A. fetch B. carry C. take D. bring
10.A. only B. just C. also D. then
--- Have you got some water to drink?
--- Here you are. There _______ still some in the bottle.
A. are B. has C. is D. have
---Mum, can I go to the zoo with Linda?
---When your homework _______, you can.
A. is finished B. was finished C. finishes D. finished
I can’t forget the time _______ the earthquake happened in Yushu.
A. when B. which C. that D. where
