Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their everyday life. For example, they can help people save much time, and they can help people work out many problems they can't do easily: Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers except the old people.
Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children.
They hope computers can help them improve(提高) their studies in school. Yet many of the children use computers to play games, to watch video or to sing Karaoke instead of studying. So many teachers and parents complain that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked by parents in the boxes.
In some other countries, even some scientists hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lost their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble.
Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be decided by people themselves.
1.Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because _______.
A. our country asks us to learn it
B. it can help us a lot
C. we can use it to play games
D. it can help us to find jobs
2.What do many teachers and parents complain about?
A. Their students and children use computers to study.
B. Computers let them lost their jobs.
C. Computers make the students and children fall behind.
D. Computers bring people a lot of trouble,
3. In this passage we know computers _______.
A. also bring us trouble
B. bring us happiness only
C. are hated by people
D. are bad for people's health
4.Why do some scientists hate computers?
A. Because computers let people lost their jobs.
B. Because computers bring them trouble.
C. Because some sciestists don't know how to use computers.
D. Both A and B.
5.How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? I think it means _______.
A. computers are used by people
B. people can live well without computers
C. one must decide how to use computers
D. computers are strange machines
Coffee has become the most popular American drink. Today people in the United States drink more coffee than people in any of the other countries. People drink coffee at breakfast, at lunch, at dinner and between meals. They drink hot coffee or coffee with ice in it. They drink it at work and at home. They eat coffee ice-cream and coffee candy. Coffee is black and very strong. Different people like to drink it in different ways. Some people like coffee with cream or sugar in it. Other people like coffee with both cream and sugar in it. In all ways it is served. Coffee has become an international drink.
1.Coffee is an _______drink.
A. interesting B. international
C. ice cream D. American
2.Different people like to drink coffee
A. at work or at home
B. in different ways
C. with cream or sugar
D. between meals
3.Today Americans drink _______coffee than people in any of the other countries. .
A. as much as B. less C. more D. most
4.The underlined word "strong" here means _______.
A.坚固的 B.淡的 C.清的 D.浓的
5. _______is the most popular American drink.
A. Black tea B. Coffee
C. Water with ice D. Whisky
My name is Max. I am twelve years old. I have many friends. Most of them are as old as I. Some are older. Some are younger.
My best friend is Bill. He lives near me. We go to the same school and we are in the same class. Bill helps me with my maths homework. I help him with his English homework.
Bill is taller than me. He is quite fat. He doesn't .like sports, so he doesn't get much exercise. We both have black eyes, but Bill's hair is longer. I like sports and I play football or go swimming every day. Every Sunday morning Bill and I play computer games. Sometimes I win. Sometimes he wins.
1.The main idea (����) of the text is _______.
A. Max has many friends
B. Max and Bill go to the same school
C. Max and Bill are best friends
D. Max and Bill like the same things
2.Most of Max's friends are _______.
A. twelve years old
B. older than Max
C. younger than Max
D. thirteen years old
3.Max and Bill live _______.
A. near each other
B. in different towns
C. in the same house
D. in the school
4.Max helps Bill with _______.
A. his maths homework
B. his English homework
C. his sports lessons
D. his computer lessons
5.Max and Bill both like to _______.
A. swim
B. play football
C. play computer games
D. play sports
One day a rich man wanted to sell some goods in another town and buy some things there. He to take ten servants(仆人) with him. They would carry the goods and also some to eat on their way. The rich man said to of his servants, "Ali, you are the and the weakest one. You may the lightest load(担子) to carry." Ali thanked him and chose the load. It was their food-bread. The rich man said, "How foolish you are! That's the heaviest one. " But Ali was to lift it up. And so they set off. Four hours , they stopped for a rest. They all some of the bread. Then there was bread for Ali to carry. Each time they ate some, the load became smaller and lighter. At last the clever servant had nothing to carry.
1.A. agreed B. liked C. decided D. refused
2.A. food B. goods C. water D. meat
3.A. all B. both C. none D. one
4.A. tallest B. smallest C. busiest D. fastest
5.A. find B. give C. choose D. carry
6.A. lightest B. smallest C. best D. biggest
7.A. glad B. worry C. sorry D. tired
8.A. early B．later C．past D．last
9.A. loved B．put C．called D．ate
10.A. more B．little C．less D．no
— I believe this is the best movie of the year.
— Well, . Anyway, the ending is OK.
A. that’s a good idea B. that may not be a good idea
C. I’m not sure if you’re right D. I think you’re right
-Shall I take my swimming suit?
-No, you ______. We will just go hiking on the mountain.
A．mustn’t B．couldn’t C．needn’t D．can’t
