Can you imagine a world without the Internet? It’s surprising to think about it.
Now, China has more than 162 million Internet users, according to the China Internet Network Information Centre. This is the second highest number of user in the world after the United States. Today, 66% of Chinese “netizens(网民)”are teenagers. “They spend about thirteen hours every week online,” said Qian Hulin, an Internet expert(专家). Doctor Song in Beijing Xuanwu Hospital said about 14% of Chinese netizens who are teenagers often lasted over ten hours to play online games.
The main reasons why teenagers surf the Web are to search for information, to communicate with others and to have fun. On the Internet, teenagers can find out almost anything. And surfing the Web can help students with their homework and widen their knowledge.
Li Dong, a teacher in NO. 41 Middle School in Shijiazhuang, likes her students to use the Internet. “When we talk in class, students who surf the Net usually know more background information than the others,” she said.
In addition, people can use the Internet to write letters or stories and send emails. Many teenagers〖JP〗 keep in touch with their friends online. It is cheaper than phoning somebody far away and also much quicker.
1. has the most Internet users in the world according to the article.
A. China B. America C. Canada D. Russia
2.There are about Chinese netizens to play online games for over ten hours.
A. 107 million old B. 22.7 million old
C. 107 million young D. 22.7 million young
3. Which isn’t mentioned about the main reason why teenagers surf the Web?
A. having fun
B. searching for information
C.shopping on line
D. communicating with others
4.Li Dong in NO. 41 Middle School likes her students to use the Internet because she .
A. thinks surfing the Net can help students spend less time on homework
B. thinks her students can get more background information than the others
C. wants her students to talk to her about their hobbies and interests
D. wants to know what her students do and think about at home
5.Which way is the cheapest and quickest to learn something about friends far away?
A. Giving them a call.
B. Going to see them.
C. Writing a letter to them.
D. Sending emails to them.
Whenever there's a terrible storm, there are plenty of sad stories. Many people lost their houses, their cars and their pets. But sometimes these stories have happy endings too.
A family in New Jersey, US, had a cat named Vivien. She is very smart. She could even draw with her wet paws on the floor. They all love her very much. When hurricane (飓风) Sandy hit America in October, they moved to a safer place-13km away from home. Sadly Vivien went missing. The whole family were worried about her. They put up posters on the Internet to look for her. All the nine family members searched wherever they thought she could stay, but they didn't find it. The family thought Vivien was gone forever.
But six months later, Vivien showed up at their house, according to Yahoo News. They considered her return as a wonder. No one can be sure where Vivien was for all that time.
Many animals are good at finding their way home. People usually say that dogs and cats find their way home through using their sense of smell.
But that doesn't explain how Vivien found her way back. Hurricane Sandy blew away the normal smells of home.
"I wish she could talk," said her owner.
1.From the passage we know Sandy is a
A.pet B.house
C.girl D.hurricane
2.The cat was missing for
A.4 months B.6 months
C.9 months D.13 months
3.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Vivien could even draw.
B.The family tried hard to look for the pet.
C.The owner knew how the cat found her way home.
D.Many people lost their houses, their cars and their pets because of the hurricane.
4.What can be the best title (标题) for the passage?
A.A Terrible Storm B. A Clever Pet
C.A Smart Owner D.A sad story
Billy’s favorite color is orange. But he can’t see what orange looks like. Billy is blind.
A month after he was born, his mother noticed that his eyes weren’t quite as big as a normal baby’s. “Billy would never be able to see.” the doctor told his mother. After that Billy’s mother began talking to him, describing things she saw outside the window. She described everything to him.
Billy does not only depend on his mother’s descriptions to learn about the world around him. He sees with his cars and his hands, too. He has perfect hearing. When people make phone calls, he can tell the numbers they dial(拨).
Billy loves computer science. He began teaching himself computer programming when he was just seven years old. His dream school would be Stanford University. He gets top grades in his classes, making that a real possibility.
“You can’t let excuses get in the way of your dreams, and if you do that you can’t move forward and reach your goals, “said Billy.
1.From the passage, we know that_____________.
A. Billy can’t hear. B. Billy can’t see.
A. Billy can’t walk. D. Billy can’t talk.
2.How did Billy’s mother help him?
A. By teaching him how to draw.
B. By asking teacher for advice.
C. By describing everything to him.
D. By sending him to his dream school.
3.When did Billy begin teaching himself computer programming?
A. When he was 7 years old.
B. When he was in Grade 5.
C. When he was high school.
D. When he was at university.
阅读下面一篇短文,判断下列句子是否符合短文内容,符合的用“A”表示,不符合的用“B,,表示。
Clean water is not only important for people to produce food, but necessary for our life However, many people in Asia and Africa don't have enough clean water to use The World Health Organization reports that almost 4 000 children die each day of dirty water or lack(缺乏)of water.
Farmers use 70% - 85% 0f the world freshwater to produce food. People usually don't pay much attention to how much water industry(工业)uses, but you may be surprised to know that industry uses 59% of the water in developed countries.
Home use takes up(占据)only 8% in the world. But as cities grow, more water will be used. The local government has to try to make people useless water. In 60% of European cities, people are saving water by using less. They even keep waste water for other use. In Australia, the government has encouraged people to collect rainwater and recycle water from showers for a second use, The US Environmental Protection Agency has made a water saving program to encourage families and businesses to check their water use and save more water. Scientists and the UN are looking for good water management as the key to solving the problem. We can all work together to protect our fresh water in our daily life.
1.In developed countries, most water is used by industry.
2.People in Asia have enough clean water to use.
3.According to the passage, scientists have found good ways to deal with water problems.
4.Home use of water will increase because of the growing of cities.
书面表达
去年2月28日,前中央台记者柴静向多家视频网站免费奉献了大型空气污染深度调查记录——《穹顶之下》,该纪录片再度唤起了我们对环境问题的关注。
你校学生会将在6月5日“世界环境日(World Environment Day)”举行关于 “环境保护”英语征文比赛,要求大家踊跃参加投稿。请你“Environmental Protection” 为题,结合下列要点,完成一篇90字左右的文章。
要点如下:
1 污染是目前世界上最严峻的问题之一。
2 许多地方,垃圾被扔进了湖泊河流,因此很多河流湖泊被污染了。
3 空气污染对健康有害,污染对我们的生活产生了很大的影响。
4 在一些西方国家,垃圾被分成了不同的类别,然后收集起来。
5 我国政府已经采取措施来保护环境。鼓励人们节约水,减少污染, 过健康的生活方式。
6 作为青少年,在日常生活中我们应该...
注意:
1 短文必须包括所给要点,要求语句通顺,意思连贯;
2 第6点必须用二至三句话展开合理想象;
3 词数90个左右。
Environmental Protection
完成句子 按所给的汉语,用英语完成下列句子,并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。
1.谁能告诉我Tom去农场多久了?
Who can tell me how long _________________________________________?
2.这个有关青少年问题的报告将值得关注。
The report on ‘Teenage Problems’ .
3.她是一个聪明的女孩, 最后,她设法使母亲改变了想法。
She is such a clever girl that she _________________________________to change her mind finally.
4. 两位中年乘客掉入海里,不幸的是,两人都不会游泳。
Two mid-aged passengers fell into the sea. Unluckily, _____________________________to wim.
5.最后,妈妈别无选择只能承诺帮助他。
Finally , mum ________________________________________ to help him.
6. 可以肯定的是,他的决定取决于父母的帮助和支持。
It was _____________________________ on his parents’ help and support.