I have been using the Internet since I was five years old, when my dad first sat me down in front of a computer and connected me the World Wide Web.
I’ve always felt like a master of the Internet world. AOL Instant Messaging, MSN, Gmail, Facebook. Myspace---I’ve got it all under control. I thought there was nothing more to it besides checking my e-mail and wasting my time, until I was introduced to electronic commerce(e-commerce): business on the Internet.
Some online business are run from one- room home offices. Others have hundreds of employee(雇员)spread across five different continent. Have you ever heard of Amazon. com, Yahoo. com?
My friends often said they got cheap textbooks off Amazon.com, or had a good deal(交易)on Steve Madden boots that were on sale at SteveMaden.com. Unfortunately for me, I continued my “e-commerceless” Web-surfing, unaware(不知道)of all the deals I was missing out on.
That is, of course, until my sister finally sold the idea to me.
“Why are all these packages arriving in the mail for you, Katy?” I asked her one day. Strange envelopes had been put on our doorstep for weeks now, each one always addressed to my sister; and we all know little sisters should never be getting more mail than their elders!
“Oh, it’s the things I ordered online!” she answered. I watched speechlessly as she opened them. There was no way our parents were letting her spend that much money- online or off!
“How much did all of this coat?”
“Oh, only about $15in all!” She said excitedly. “Everything on eBay is on sale! It’s way better than going to the mall.”
I felt as if my entire life, there had been a store right in my backyard that I had never walked into! That week, I ordered a used Spanish textbook for my summer course online for 10 percent of the publishing price. A few days later, I bought an iPod protector and a book or two via the wonderful eBay.com.
1.From the first two paragraph we can conclude that the author
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A．had no experience using computers |
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B．had no idea of what e-commerce is |
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C．only used the Internet to check e-mail |
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D．thought surfing the Internet was a waste of time |
2.The writer didn’t find out about e-commerce until
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A．he stopped web-surfing |
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B．he visited a store in his backyard |
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C．his friends told him about the online deals they made |
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D．his sister explained the packages she got by mail |
3.We can infer from the last paragraph that the author .
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A．has begun to enjoy online shopping |
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B．loves the big store in her backyard |
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C．feels she is a true master of the Internet |
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D．never enjoyed shopping that much |
4.What’s the purpose of the article?
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A．To make an online shopping ad. |
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B．To do business on the Internet. |
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C．To advise people to do online shopping |
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D．To suggest how he begins online shopping. |
5.What would be the best title of the article?
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A．Online Business |
B．Good deals |
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C．A master of the Internet |
D．Everything on Sale |
①The Dream It is everyone’s dream to work at home or not work at all．You can plan your own hours and work when you want to．There is no more rush hour and no hours that people waste when they get to and from a job every day．
②The Fact The fact is that this dream can be attained．You can stay at home，work when you want to and make money when you need to．There are plenty of opportunities for you to make money at home，just by using your computer and the Internet．
③Start Today! Educate yourself，look closely into all the opportunities and decide on what works best for you．It will not happen during one night，but you can make the decision today and start to make it happen today．
④How Could You Do It? Do you have a blog（博客）or a personal website like millions of other people? Are you using it to make money? Most of these blog and website owners are not．But you can do that!
⑤ When you have your computer and the Internet working for you，your businesses will be working for you 24 hours a day，seven days a week．You will make money while you sleep，travel or do whatever you want to do all day long．
⑥Get Going! There are many ways you can make money with your computer．And you can begin your stay – at – home businesses with just a little money．What are you waiting for ?
1.In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?
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A．Sports |
B．News |
C．Culture |
D．Business |
2.What does the underlined word “attained” in Point ② mean ?
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A．Broken |
B．Realized |
C．Lost |
D．Destroyed |
3.What’s the best title for Point ⑤ ?
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A．Sleep 24 Hours a Day |
B．Make Money Every Moment |
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C．Play All Day Long |
D．Travel Around the World |
4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage ?
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A．People need a lot of money to start a stay – at – home business. |
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B．People can even use their blogs to make money. |
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C．People can plan their own time when they work at home. |
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D．People can make the best decision and start to make it happen today. |
5.How is the passage organized ?
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A．By using famous people’s words. |
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B．By giving reasons only. |
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C．By showing a topic and giving solutions. |
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D．By telling old stories. |
Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. was the first African-American player to take part in the international sport of tennis at the highest level of the game. He was born on July 10, 1943.
When Arthur was 6, his mother died. Arthur, with his father and his brother, lived near a large park in Richmond, Virginia. His father was the manager of the park. He took care of the park and made sure everything was right.
Arthur was allowed to play in the park when he was seven years old. He was quite energetic. A swimming pool, tennis courts, and baseball diamonds (棒球场) were in the park. Arthur spent a lot of time playing there. He did well in sports, but he had never tried to play tennis.
He often watched the tennis players. Sometimes there were tennis lessons, and Arthur would watch even more carefully. The young man teaching the lessons noticed Arthur. His name was Ronald Charity.
Mr. Charity asked Arthur if he wanted to learn to play tennis. Arthur was excited and agreed. Arthur learned very quickly. Mr. Charity found Arthur would grow up to be a good tennis player. By the time he was ten, Arthur won a tournament (联赛). Many older and bigger players came to the park trying to win the prize, but Arthur beat them. He became known as “the kid who could play tennis”.
Arthur grew up to be one of the first successful African-American tennis players. He played and won all over the world.
1.Which question is answered in Paragraph 2?
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A．Where did Arthur grow up? |
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B．Why did Arthur like tennis best? |
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C．When was Arthur born? |
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D．What did Arthur like to do at school? |
2.The park offered people all of these EXCEPT ____.
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A．tennis |
B．football |
C．baseball |
D．swimming |
3. How did Arthur meet Mr. Charity?
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A．Arthur’s father asked Mr. Charity to give Arthur tennis lessons. |
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B．While swimming at the pool, Mr. Charity met Arthur. |
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C．While teaching tennis, Mr. Charity saw young Arthur. |
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D．Mr. Charity noticed young Arthur was playing tennis well. |
4.What did Arthur do for the first time at the age of ten?
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A．He entered the park where his father worked. |
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B．He copied tennis movements without holding a racket. |
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C．He pretended to hit a tennis ball back and forth over a net. |
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D．He played tennis better than players who were older than he was. |
5.This article is a(n) ____.
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A．biography (传记) |
B．diary |
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C．advertisement |
D．piece of news |
International students in Christine Rhodes’ English class in Australia share their impressions (印象) of places they have visited in Australia.
Canberra, the nicest city in Australia
I went for a short holiday to Canberra. My uncle lives there. It’s the nicest city in Australia, a little bit similar to Cairns. There’re lots of big rivers and trees around the city.
Siggi Siebold from Germany
The small city of Mount Isa
I went to Mount Isa six months ago. It’s a long way from Brisbane — about 2,000 km. It’s a small city, with a population of 21,000, but it has all the basic facilities such as a base hospital, six schools and supermarkets. Here the weather is hot and gets very little rain. There’re two big lakes to keep rainwater for people in the city to drink.
Indra Ekanayake
Lake Moondarra and a mine (矿)
In Mount Isa, there’s a dam (水坝) called Lake Moondarra. At weekends you can go there with your friends, and it is beautiful. On the lake, there is water skiing. Also, people can go fishing there.
There’s a big mine in Mount Isa. Many people go to work in the mine and earn a lot of money. Mount Isa isn’t a beautiful green place, but many people love it.
Ida Robb from Indonesia
1.Siggi Siebold is from .
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A．Australia |
B．Germany |
C．England |
D．Indonesia |
2.What does the underlined word “facilities” probably mean in Chinese?
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A．设施 |
B．土地 |
C．交通 |
D．名胜 |
3.Lake Moondarra is a .
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A．city |
B．mountain |
C．mine |
D．dam |
4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned by Ida Robb?
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A．People can go fishing on Lake Moondarra. |
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B．There are 21,000 people in Mount Isa. |
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C．There’s a big mine in Mount Isa. |
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D．Many people like Mount Isa though it isn’t a beautiful green place. |
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
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A．Siggi Siebold stayed in Canberra for six months. |
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B．Mount Isa is a famous village in Australia. |
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C．People in Mount Isa drink rainwater. |
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D．People can’t go water skiing on the lake. |
During his college years, Sherman Rogers spent a summer in logging(伐木) camp. When the boss had to leave for 41 days, he put Rogers in charge(掌管).
“What shall I do if the men 42 to follow my orders?” Rogers asked. He thought of Tony, a worker who complained all day, gave the other men a 43 time.
“Fire（解雇） them,” the boss said. Then, as if reading Rogers’ mind, he added, “I suppose you are going to fire Tony if you get the 44 . I’d feel badly about that. I have been logging for 40 years. Tony is one of the best workers I’ve ever had. I know he hates everybody and 45 . But he comes in first and leaves last. There has not been an 46 for eight years on the hill where he works.”
The next day, Rogers went to Tony, “Tony, do you know I’m in charge here today?” Tony said yes. “I was going to fire you the first time we quarreled, 47 I want you to know I’m not,” he told Tony, adding 48 the boss had said.
When he finished, Tony dropped the things in his hand and tears went down his 49 .
“Why didn’t he tell me that eight years 50 ?”
That day Tony worked 51 than ever before – and he smiled!
Rogers went back to 52 after that summer. Twelve years later he met Tony again who was now boss for one of the largest logging companies in the West. Rogers asked him how he came to California and happened to be so 53 .
Tony replied, “Were it not for the one minute you talk to me back that day, I would kill somebody some day. One minute 54 my whole life.”
Have you got one minute to thank someone? One minute to appreciate(欣赏) her or him? One minute. It can make a 55 for a lifetime.
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