Mary was an operator (接线员) 911 in Los Angeles. One Thursday morning, she was surprised to get a call from a young child who said, “Mom my ill, Mom my ill, ” again and again. Mary hurried to find the address of the call. She called the police, in a minute, the policemen and doctors arrived at the house. They broke the door open, they couldn’t believe their eyes. The little child was so young that maybe she could not walk！She was sitting beside her mother and holding her mother’s hand. Tears (眼泪) were running down her face. T he doctors gave the woman some medicine and soon she woke up. Late r she told people, “ Everyone was surprised that my daughter could call 911. One Monday I tried to teach her how to call 911, but she couldn’t do it.” Mary was surprised，too. “It’s the first time I’ve seen a two-year-old child call 911.”
1.What did Mary do every day？
A. She answered the telephone calls.
B. She talked with the policemen and the doctors.
C. She played with the children.
D. She dealt with emergencies（紧急情况）.
2.How did she feel when she answered the little girl’s call？
A. She was worried. B. She was sorry．
C. She was surprised. D. She was happy.
3.How did the police and the doctors get into the house？
A. They went in through the windows.
B. They broke the door open.
C. They didn’t go in.
D. The women was outside. They didn’t need to go in.
4.How could the little girl learn to call 911？
A. She learnt it by herself.
B. She asked others to call 911.
C. Her mother taught her one Monday.
D. Her mother often taught her.
5.How old was the little girl？
A. Only two.
B. She was nine.
C. She was five.
D. She couldn’t walk, so she must be less one.
Many people like to search the Internet. Exploring the Internet is one of the most important activities of the day. The Internet brings the outside world closer to people’s homes. Some people say the world is smaller than before because of the Internet.
What’s going on in other countries?
How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game somewhere?
What’s the life like in t
he
deepest part of sea? If you want to answer all these questions, just come to
the Internet. Of course, people can also learn through reading or listening to
the radio. But with the Internet they can learn better and more easily. A lot
of information can be collected at a great speed.
Can we go shopping without leaving home? Can we see a doctor without going to the hospital? Can we study without going to school? Can we draw money without going to bank? All these things seemed to be impossible, but now they have become quite possible.
The Internet helps us open our eyes. The Internet also helps open our minds. The Internet often gives us new ideas. In a word, it helps us in many ways. Great changes have taken place in our life since the appearance of the Internet.
1.Some people say the world is smaller than before because_________.
A. all people like to search the Internet
B. the Internet makes the search smaller in size
C. the Internet brings the outside world closer to them
D. exploring
the Internet is one of the most important activities of the day
2.The sentence “The Internet also helps us open our minds.” means_____ .
A. the Internet is new to us
B. something is wrong with our minds
C. our minds can be opened only by the Internet
D. we can learn more with the help of the Internet
3.We can’t _________ through the Internet.
A. know a good sports match somewhere
B. cook the meal
C. know a lot of information
D. see a doctor and study all kinds of subjects
4.This passage has told us _________ .
A. it’s helpful to explore the Internet
B. not to explore the Internet any more
C. to stop reading to explore the Internet
D. students should not explore the Internet
at any time
5.Which of the following sentences is not true?
A. The Internet can get the information faster than reading.
B. Without leaving home, we can get the money from the bank by radio.
C. People can learn better and more through the Internet.
D. People often learn a lot of new ideas from the Internet.
The earth is our home. We must take care of it. Life today is easier than it was years ago, but it has brought some new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution（污染）. We can see it, smell it, drink it and even it. Man has polluted the . The more people, the more pollution.Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so people. When the land was used up (用光), the river was not clean in a place,man went to place. Now man is slowly polluting the whole world pollution is still the most serious, it’s bad for things in the world.Many countries don’t le t people burn for air in houses and factories in the city. Pollution by SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of pollution. It’s caused by heavy traffic. People say it’s to ride bikes. When you are , there is no pollution. But even in developed countries, most people don’t go to work by bike. It’s not bikes are expen sive or people are tired if they ride to work. It’s because the number of cars on the roads becomes larger. So more people their bikes and go to work by cars, then things are getting . We should have special roads only for bikes and make it difficult and expensive for drivers to take their cars into the city that they will go back to use their bikes.
1.A. hundred B. hundreds of C. hundred of D. hundreds
2.A. listen B. listen to C. hear of D. hear
3.A. moon B. star C. earth D. sun
4.A. lot B. little C. many D. much
5.A. others B. the others C. the other D. another
6.A. Air B. Food C. Water D. Noise
7.A. life B. live C. living D. lives
8.A. something bad B. bad something
C. something good D. good something
9.A. water B. air C. noise D. white
10.A. least
B. best
C. m
ost
D. worst
11.A. driving B. biked C. riding D. ridden
12.A. why B. because C. what D. how
13.A. put on B. look at C. put away D. look up
14.A. better and better B. more and more
C. worse and worse D. bigger and bigger
15.A. quite B. such C. very D. so
If you want to make yourself _____, you should speak clearly and slowly.
A. understand B. understood C. to understand D. understanding
We expected Carl ______ his dream.
A. realize B. to realize C. realizing D. realized
. Jane with the Greens ____ the Great Wall if it ______ tomorrow.
A. is leaving for, isn’t rainy B. are leaving for, doesn’t rain
C. is leaving for, won’t rain D. are leaving for, isn’t rainy
