Have you ever heard of blogs (博客)? If you haven’t, you should have. It’s here, it’s growing and it’s having an influence on our life. Surf the Internet and you’ll find blogs everywhere. A blog, shortened from “weblog”, is a public Internet journal written by one person or a group of people. It is a website in which a person or a group can place news, personal thoughts, text, photos, video or audio files, or links upon which visitors can comment. A blog lets you post on the Internet without having to know web design or be technical. You are given an environment to make dated entries on the topic of your choice which are “published”, so other people can read them.
Authoring a blog, maintaining a blog or adding an article to an existing blog is called “blogging”. Blogging has revolutionized Internet publishing in the last several years because it gives everyone with Internet access the opportunity to become an online writer. Objects, such as “text and photos” in a blog can be called “blog posts”, “posts”, or “entries”. The person who posts these entries is called a “blogger”.
Now, somewhere around the world, a blog is created almost every 6 seconds. Because it’s great potential, Bill Gates views it as important as e-mail, BBS, and MSN. He’s trying to make blogs the important tools for future business communications.
1.A blog is .
A．a comment B．an Internet journal C．a design D．a link
2.A person can do the following things in a blog EXCEPT _______.
A．talk to others B．give comments C．read articles D．enjoy photos
3.Who is a blogger?
A．A person who posts letters.
B．A person who writes articles.
C．A person who posts text or photos in a blog.
D．A person who is an online publisher.
4.From the passage we know that .
A．Bill Gates will invent some tools for blogs
B．blogs will be an important business communication tool in the future
C．so far, only a few persons have created blogs
D．blogs will replace e-mail, BBS and MSN in the future
5.According to the passage, the reason why blogs are so popular is that they ____.
A．give everyone the chance to be an online writer
B．can be created by people without much knowledge of computer technology
C．enable a blogger to place news, personal thoughts, text and photos and give comments
D．all of the above
To find how the name Canada came about we must go back to the 16th century. At that time, the French dreamed of disclosing and controlling more land, of expanding(扩展)trade beyond(超出) their borders and of spreading their faith(信仰) across the world .In 1535, Francois I ,King of France, ordered a navigator (航海家) named Jacques Cartier to explore(探险) the New World and search for a passage to India.
Cartier first arrived at the Gulf of the St. Lawrence, which he wanted to explore. He did not know what to expect but he hoped that this Gulf was just an arm of the ocean between two islands. If it was, he would soon be on his way to the Far East. So he sailed upstream along the St. Lawrence River. However, instead or reaching Asia he arrived at Quebec or Stadacona, as the Indians called it. It was at this point that the term “ Canada” entered the country’s history. Apparently the word “Canada” came from an Indian work “Kanata”, which means community or village. Cartier first used it when he referred to Stadacona or Quebec. What a huge “ village” Canada is!
1.In the early sixteenth century , the King of France ordered Cartier to ______
A． find the new world
B． build an entirely new country
C． go and visit the American Indians
D． get more information about America and find a way to Asia
2.Having reached the Gulf of St. Lawrence Cartier thought _____
A． he had already got to India
B． it was a water way to the New World
C． it was a water passage to the East
D． he had sailed into the Atlantic
3.In the early sixteenth century , Quebec was only ____.
A． an Indian village
B． a little town in southern Canada
C． a village at the entrance to the Gulf of St. Lawrence
D． the place which we call Canada now
4.Pick out the right statements from the following _____
A． Quebec was a village and Stadacona was another
B． Cartier mistook Quebec for Stadacona
C． Stadacona was a village in Quebec
D． Stadacona was what the Indians called Quebec then
5.“Canada” was first used to refer to _____
A． a small town in Stadacona
B． the place called Quebec
C． a long water passage
D． a huge village including Quebec and Stadacona
Lisa is ten years old. She is disabled because she has brain damage. She could not do even the simplest thing until a year ago. She could not comb her hair or feed herself. Her parents loved her. And they treated her like a baby.
Mr. Ching has a daughter and a son. They are both grown. They live far from their father. Mr. Cling felt lonely. He decided to become a foster grandfather to a handicapped child. And that was how he met Lisa.
Foster grandparents are grandparents who are not related by birth but foster parents love the children they care for. They also help the handicapped children in special ways. They help to dress and feed the children. They read to them and tell them stories. They also help with handicapped children’s therapy. Therapy is the treatment of a disease or disorder. It helps the children overcome their handicaps.
Mr. Cling became a foster grandparent to Lisa when she was nine years old. At first, Lisa was shy. She was afraid because Mr. Cling was a stranger. But he came to see her every day, gradually she began to trust him. At last, Lisa let Mr. Cling do things for her.
Cling speaks for most foster grandparents when he say, “We all benefit. The handicapped children benefit because we help them live more useful lives. And we benefit because we know the children need us and love us. For any person, there is no greater happiness than that.”
1.Why did Lisa need help?
A．She was a baby
B．She did not want to do anything.
C．She had brain damage.
D．She was a blind girl.
2.What does the underlined word “foster” in paragraph 2 mean?
A．Elderly B．Related by birth
C．Not related by birth D．King-hearted
3.Which five things do foster grandparents do for handicapped children?
a help with their treatment b dress them c live in their homes
d feed them e charge them money f read to them
g tell them stories h make fun of them
A．a,b,d,e,f B．a,c,e,f,h C．b,c,d,f,g D．a,b,d,f,g
4.Why did Mr. Cling foster Lisa?
A．Lisa needs looking after.
B．The passage doesn’t mention of.
C．Lisa need caring for and Mr. Cling also gets enjoyment from it.
D．Mr. Cling is too lonely.
5.The best title for this passage is ________.
A．Lisa, A Handicapped Girl
B．Why Did He Do That?
C．Foster Grandparents
D．The Greatest Happiness!
The advertisement appeared in my e-mail—“1-800-Flowers: Mother’s Day Madness —for just $39.99！” I almost clicked on it, forgetting that those services would not be needed this year. My mother, Margaret Feiddman, died at the age of 89, and so this is my first Mother’s Day without my mom.
In my childhood, my mom appeared to be a typical suburban housewife of her generation. She sewed many of my sisters’ clothes, including both of their wedding dresses and boy’s suits for me. And on the side, she won several national bridge tournaments(桥牌锦标赛).
My mom left many indelible marks on me. The first was to never lose heart and to be independent. My dad died suddenly when I was 19. My mom worked hard for a couple of years. But in1975, I won a scholarship to study in Britain and my mom surprised us all by announcing that she decided to go with me. When I met difficulties, she always said: “You’re a man, so never lose heart, never be knocked down, and try your best to pursue(追求) your dreams.”
My mom’s other big influence on me is a sense of optimism. She had taken her knocks. But every time life knocked her down, she got up and kept on marching forward, encouraged by the saying that pessimists(悲观者) are usually right, optimists are usually wrong, but most great changes are made by optimists.
How I wish to listen to my mother’s words, and give my best regards on this Mother’s Day, but I have no chance now! My best friends, treasure(珍惜)your mother’s love!
1.The author mentioned the advertisement to ___.
A．show he’s tired of the advertisements
B．explain he missed his mother very much
C．make you believe that he was very kind
D．urge the readers to buy the present for their mothers
2.What experience of the author’s mother surprised the author?
A．That she volunteered to go to Britain with her son.
B．That she gained knowledge all by herself.
C．That she did all the housework by herself.
D．That she won several national bridge tournaments.
3.What dose the underlined word “indelible” in the 3rd paragraph probably mean?
A．be out of control B．be easy to remember
C．be destroyed easily D．be impossible to forget
4.We can know about the author’s mother that_____.
A．She encouraged the author to pursue his dreams
B．she felt very lonely in her late life
C．She never received a present from her children
D．she passed away before the author’s father
5.Which can be the best title for the passage?
A．My Great Mother B．Mother and I
C．Treasure Mother’s Love D．Mother’s Day Madness
When I came to my new school three years ago, I was surprised at how lonely I felt. Then one of my classmates invited me to her house for a dinner 36 . I was a little anxious, but finally I gladly 37.
Not really knowing how 38 the bus ride should be, I 39 when I saw the landmarks 40 on my friend’s hand-drawn map. But when I got close enough to the 41 , I found none of the streets were shown on the map. I was 42 on a busy road with cars driving past without a person in sight. I had no43 when the next bus would come, 44 when a bus did come by, I 45 got on. I told the bus driver where I wanted to go and he said that I had caught the 46 bus, but he let me stay on. After he had finished his scheduled bus route, he 47 to help me out. I gratefully showed him my little hand-drawn map but 48 did not help much.
He finally 49 me off at a main road to catch a different bus and was 50 that he could not help me more. After a few minutes of walking, I noticed a bus pull up beside me. It was the 51 bus driver. He explained that he didn’t want to leave me there 52 . He sent out a call and someone radioed back, saying that the bus I needed to catch was about ten minutes away. At last I made it to the dinner party 53 I was over an hour late.
I am forever thankful for the 54 that this bus driver had for me. His act of kindness left a 55 on my heart.
1. A．meal B．party C．meeting D．time
2. A．accepted B．refused C．got D．received
3. A．far B．difficult C．long D．bad
4. A．drove on B．walked away C．hurried by D．got off
5. A．show B．showing C．shown D．to show
6. A．street signs B．tall buildings C．traffic lights D．back yards
7. A．queuing B．sitting C．standing D．waiting
8. A．meaning B．idea C．problem D．way
9. A．so B．yet C．but D．still
10. A．suddenly B．luckily C．finally D．quickly
11. A．right B．wrong C．best D．fastest
12. A．supplied B．refused C．offered D．wanted
13. A．it B．he C．she D．they
14. A．kept B．dropped C．drove D．turned
15. A．eager B．worried C．sorry D．disappointed
16. A．same B．next C．kind D．silly
17. A．helpless B．lonely C．unaccompanied D．alone
18. A．after B．although C．until D．when
19. A．respect B．concern C．help D．love
20. A．mark B．sign C．symbol D．line
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