英语九年级(9A) Unit 4 自测练习 4

英语九年级(9A) Unit 4 自测练习 4姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、回答问题Answer the questions:Fran Klans is the owner of a coffeehouse in Beckley, West Virginia. Her coffeehouse is called Serendipity. Until this fall, Serendipity was a comfortable place to drink coffee and chat with friends. That all changed when Klaus met Cameron Taylor. Taylor is a computer expert. He wanted to bring new technology to West Virginia.Klaus and Taylor decided to turn Serendipity into a cybercaf. It was like a bolt of lightning hit us both at the same time, Klaus said. When we met, we realized what a good team we would be.With the popularity of computers, email, and the Internet, the newly opened cybercaf at Serendipity is very busy. It was just what Beckley, West Virginia needed.Serendipity is the first cybercaf in West Virginia, but cybercafs are not unusual in other parts of the country. In fact, the first one in the United States opened in 1984. In the early 1990s, there were fewer than 100. Today, cybercafs are popular in many places. There are now over 1000 cybercafs in cities round the world.Serendipitys cybercaf has four new computers. Customers can use the computers to do many things. For example, they can write business reports, do homework, or play games. They can also use the computers to surf the Internet, send or receive email messages, and find entertainment information. They can do all of these things in the comfort of a coffeehouse atmosphere.We are a favourite place for young professionals and students, Klaus said. You see lots of people here with laptop computers. Computers and coffee cups, business and coffee beans. They just seem to go together.The cybercaf is also a favourite place for travelers. Travelers can check their email, send business documents, communicate with their office, and have a cup of coffee at the same time.Adding a cybercaf is not the only change for the comfortable coffeehouse. In the future, Klaus and Taylor want to install video-conferencing equipment. With video-conferencing, customers can have face-to-face business meetings with people across the globe.Serendipitys future plans also include poetry readings on Thursday nights and musical events on Saturday nights.Lots of people seem to enjoy going to Serendipitys cybercaf. As Klaus said, Where else can you surf the Net and enjoy a cup of cappuccino with friends?1 . What did people use to do in Serendipity before Klaus met Taylor?2 . Who thought of the idea of turning Serendipity into a cybercaf, Klaus or Taylor?3 . Cybercafs are rarely seen in other parts of the United States, are they?4 . What can customers use the new computers to do?They can use the new computers to do many things such as writing business reports, doing homework, or playing games and _.5 . Who are the regular customers of the cybercaf?6 . What is Klaus and Taylors future plan besides poetry reading and musical events?7 . What does Klaus actually mean by saying Where else can you surf the Net and enjoy a cup of cappuccino with friends?二、话题作文8 . 学校最近以学生做作业时是否应该在网上找答案？为题做了一个调查。调查发现一些学生赞成，但许多学生反对。请根据调查情况和下列表格中的要点提示，以Think before you search online为题用英语写一篇作文。赞成者反对者你自己观点1.做题2.别人3.时间1.于提升能力2.于思维发展（至少2点）来源:学.科.网Z.X.X.K注意：1. 内容须包括所提示信息，可适当发挥；2. 文中不得出现自己的真实姓名和学校名称；3. 80词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。Think