If you want to find out a piece of information about anything, the best place to search for it is Wikipedia. This online encyclopedia(百科全书) is written by thousands of people around the world. Anyone can add or change the information if he or she finds it not correct or not well written. In this way, people who know a lot about a certain subject can write about it even if they are not university professors.
What is more, Wikipedia includes articles written in about 235 languages. This fact makes it one of the few websites on the Internet that are truly international. It was started in 2001 by Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales, as a free online English-language encyclopedia project. By April 2008 over 10 million articles had been put on Wikipedia. A quarter of the articles in English. Wikipedia is also a place where people can find the latest news.
However, Wikipedia has its own problems. There have been many complaints that some of the information on Wikipedia is not accurate and some important subjects are not included. This has led to arguments between the writers of articles. The people running Wikipedia say that the accuracy of the information is improving and that it is one of the top 20 visited websites on the Internet.
So, if you are looking for some information, why not try Wikipedia?
1.Wikipedia is ___________.
A．a computer game B．an online magazine
C．a free university D．a website encyclopedia
2.People who write on Wikipedia__________.
A．know much about a certain subject B．likes writing different stories
C．can’t be university professors D．are usually famous scientists
3.The underlined word “accurate” means __________.
A．错误的 B．准确的 C．有条理的 D．逻辑的
4.Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Wikipedia includes articles written in about 253 languages.
B．People can find information about different subjects on Wikipedia.
C．Wikipedia is the only truly international website on the Internet.
D．Half of the articles on Wikipedia are written in English.
The basketball final between Perfect School and Sunrise School has entered white-hot stage. There are only fifteen seconds left. Sunrise School is one point ahead. Mitchell, who is one of the best players of Perfect School, is now controlling the ball. The students are extremely excited. They cannot help standing up and shouting, “Go! Mitchell!”Other teammates also encourage Mitchell, “Take a shot, boy!”
Mitchell knows it will be the last shot. He hesitates (犹豫) and falls into careful thinking. He imagines that he shoots from the halfway line. The hall turns quiet. All eyes follow the track of the basketball. It jumps round the ring over and over again and finally rolls out of the court. The world turns noisy. Mitchell sees his coach lower his head, his teammates kneel down and his fans cry. It gives him so much pain. It is the last match for his coach before retiring. All the teammates practiced hard and hoped to give their coach a perfect ending. But now, the bubble bursts (破裂).
“Is that what you want?” Mitchell asks himself.“Certainly not. But how can I change the situation? Teamwork!”Mitchell returns to reality from his thinking. He does not have a shot by himself but surprisingly passes the basketball to his teammate, Jack, who is standing near the basket. Jack catches the basketball and quickly scores a two-point shot. There goes the whistle at the same time. Perfect School finally wins the game.
1.When there are only fifteen seconds left, ______.
A．the students are surprised B．Mitchell’s coach is shouting
C．Sunrise team is one point ahead D．Perfect team is two points ahead
2.How does Mitchell help his team win the game?
A．He tries to stand near the basket. B．He passes the basketball to Jack.
C．He shoots from the halfway line. D．He quickly scores a two-point shot.
3.What can we learn from the story?
A．Teamwork helps win the game. B．Jack is the most popular player.
C．The coach will retire next year. D．The hall turns quiet after the final shot.
1.Which of the following is experiment time?
A．8:00-22:00 on Saturday.
B．10:00-21:00 on Wednesday.
C．8:00-11:30 on Monday and Thursday.
D．18:00-21:00 on Sunday, Monday, Thursday.
2.If you want to be a volunteer, you should _____________.
A．come from Asian countries
B．be able to get up early in the morning
C．be free at certain time next two weeks
D．call the office of the department of psychology
3.How much will you be paid after three hours’ experiment?
A．30 yuan. B．60 yuan. C．90 yuan. D．120 yuan.
When Ron Clark began teaching in 1995, his teacher gave him this advice, “If you can 1 the life of one child, you’ll be a success.” Up to now, Ron still doesn’t agree with that advice. When Ron entered a class, he decided to change every student’s life for the better.
Ron never planned on being a teacher. After 2 , he travelled around the world, living a life 3 of adventures(冒险), but after getting terribly sick, he went back to his hometown, North Carolina. Then he got 4 again and taught at a school there. “From then on it was like magic — I fell in love with teaching.” said Ron. After five years of teaching, he heard that some schools in East Harlem, New York were failing because there were 6 good teachers. “At that moment I had a(n) 6— it was like a calling,” he said. “And so I said, ‘I’m going to do it.”
Before school started, Ron went to every single student’s home to 7 with their families. He gave his students his home phone number, so if they had any 8 with their homework, they could call him. To connect with his students, Ron knew he should use special 9 of teaching. He learned to play funny games with them, gave them 10 lessons, and spent his time showing students 11 New York’s tourist attractions. His students studied harder and behaved better in 12 .
Because of his 13 in North Carolina and Harlem, Ron Clark has become one of the most successful teachers in America. And his book called The Essential 55, more than 14 else, has become very popular in the world.
Sold in over 25 15 , The Essential 55 has encouraged teachers around the world to influence the lives of all of their students. Ron Clark is now starting a new school in Atlanta, Georgia — probably his biggest adventure!
1. A．live B．influence C．make D．choose
2. A．school B．work C．class D．college
3. A．filled B．fond C．proud D．full
4. A．terrible B．well C．sick D．pleased
5. A．some B．few C．many D．more
6. A．feeling B．idea C．view D．mind
7. A．play B．study C．deal D．meet
8. A．information B．advice C．task D．trouble
9. A．ways B．goals C．rules D．aims
10. A．friendly B．nicely C．lively D．lovely
11. A．across B．along C．around D．at
12. A．subject B．lesson C．return D．score
13. A．effects B．affects C．works D．efforts
14. A．anywhere B．anyone C．anything D．nothing
15. A．towns B．cities C．countries D．universities
—Did anyone come to my office just now?
—Yes. Mathew wanted to know ____ this Saturday afternoon.
A．that you would go fishing B．where would you go fishing
C．who you would go fishing D．if you would go fishing
They didn’t continue to climb up the mountain __________ the bad weather.
A．because B．because of C．as a result D．in fact
