Cai Lun invented paper around 2, 000 years ago in China. It is an important
invention. Before the invention of paper, people had to remember lots of information
or write it on stone, wood, leaves, etc.
Today everyone in the world uses paper. With paper, we can make books and print newspapers. Sharing information is a lot easier with the help of paper.
People use paper every day. Students do homework and keep a diary on paper. Paper is a great invention.
Alan Turing was born in London, England, in 1912. He attended Cambridge
University from 1931 to 1934. Turing was a mathematician(数学家)and a computer scientist. Many people called Turing the father of computer science. He created the first design(设计) for a modern computer.
Turing wanted to know if a machine could think for itself and trick someone into believing they were having a conversation with another person. This became known as the Turing test. In the test, a human talked to two other people through a computer. One was a machine, and the other was person. This idea is still used today.
1.When was paper invented by Cai Lun?
A. Around 2, 000 years ago B. About 200 years ago.
C. Around 1, 000 years ago. D. About 100 years ago
2.People can do the following things with paper EXCEPT_________.
A. sharing information B. printing newspaper
C. having the Turing test D. making books
3.Many people considered Alan Turing to be__________.
A. the inventor of paper
B. the father of modern education
C. the inventor of paper
D. the father of computer science
4.In order to have the test, Turing needed ______.
A. three people, one computer and a machine
B. two people, one computer and a machine
C. two people, two computers and a machine
D. one person, one computer and a machine
5.From the passage, we know Cai Lun’s invention and Turning idea are _____.
A. hard to accept B. not used any more
C. unknown to people D. still used today
One day, a hunter went hunting with his dog. He saw a rabbit running out of a bush not far in front and ______raised his gun to shoot. The rabbit was hurt. It ran away _____ .The hunter waved to the dog to_______it. The well-trained dog rushed like an arrow, running very fast and full of ______.
The rabbit ran so desperately(拼命地) that it______ not to have been hurt at all. However, the dog was surprisingly left behind. Gradually(逐渐地), the dog was losing sight of(看不见) the rabbit. At last when the dog ______empty-handed, the hunter was angry and blamed(责备)it, "How______!Unable to catch an injured rabbit! No supper for you.” Feeling sad, the dog tried to explain for ______,"Though I didn't catch it, I had done my best.”
When the rabbit got home, all the other rabbits were surprised at its _____. They were dying to ask, “How did you _____to run away when the dog almost caught you? it’s unbelievable” The dog would only be blamed for not catching me at most, _____ all it did was to do its best. The situation is completely different ______me. I would surely lose my life______I was caught I had to go all out(竭尽全力)!”
We can learn a lesson for our daily life from the story. Have we ever examined ourselves and asked _____we did our best or went all out when we looked for a(n)______for our failure?
1.A. slowly B. quickly C. easily D. strangely
2.A. in order B. in need C. in fear D. in surprise
3.A. bark at B. look at C. look after D. run after
4.A. knowledge B. kindness C. humor D. confidence
5.A. seemed B. became C. tasted D. sounded
6.A. followed B. left C. returned D. waited
7.A. careless B. useless C. homeless D. harmless
8.A. itself B. it C. himself D. him
9.A. sadness B. luck C. worry D. patience
10.A. succeed B. fail C. manage D. suggest
11.A. but B. or C. yet D. so
12.A. from B. for C. as D. of
13.A. though B. unless C. until D. if
14.A. whether B. that C. what D. where
15.A. respect B. hope C. excuse D. effect
----I don't like the short story “The gift” I think it’s out of date.
----I’m sorry, but__________. Although it may be old, I still think it's a moving story.
A. it doesn’t matter B. I don't agree
C. you're welcome D. that’s all night
---Tom, I went to the party yesterday evening.
---Oh, I want to know ______at the party.
A. who do you meet B. who you meet
C. who did you meet D. who you met
My grandparents wrote letters to keep in touch with others_________ they were young.
A. when B. since C. after D. before
Sarah _________many places of interest in Beijing already.
A. visited B. has visited C. will visit D. visits
