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TheGreatFireofLondonstartedintheveryearlyhoursof2September1666.Infourdays

itdestroyedmorethanthree-quartersoftheoldcity,wheremostofthehouseswerewooden

andclosetogether.Onehundredthousandpeoplebecamehomeless,butonlyafewlosttheir

lives.

ThefirestartedonSundaymorninginthehouseoftheKing'sbaker（面包师）inPudding

Lane.Thebaker,withhiswifeandfamily,wasabletogetoutthroughawindowintheroof.A

strongwindblewthefirefromthebakery（面包房）intoasmallhotelnextboor.Thenitspread

quicklyintoThamesStreet.Thatwasthebeginning.

Byeighto'clockthreehundredhouseswereonfire.OnMondaynearlyakilometerofthe

citywasburningalongtheRiverThames.Tuesdaywastheworstday.Thefiredestroyedmany

well-knownbuildings,oldStPaul'sandtheGuildhallamongthem.

SamuelPepys,thefamouswrite,wroteaboutthefire.Peoplethrewtheirthingsintothe

river.Manypoorpeoplestayedintheirhousesuntilthelastmoment.Birdsfelloutoftheair

becauseoftheheat.

ThefirestoppedonlywhentheKingfinallyorderedpeopletodestroyhundredsof

buildingsinthepathsofthefire,Withnothinglefttoburn,thefirebecameweakandfinally

diedout.

Afterthefire,ChristopherWren,thearchitect,wantedacitywithwiderstreetsandfine

newhousesofstone.Infact,thestreetsarestillnarrow,buthedidbuildmorethanfifty

churches,amongthemthenewStPaul's.

Thefirecausedgreatpainandloss,butafteritLondonwasabetterplace:acityforthe

futureandnotjustofthepast.

1.Thefirebeganin.

A.ahotelB.thepalaceC.PuddingLaneD.ThamesStreet

2.Theunderlinedword“family“inthesecondparagraphmeans.

A.homeB.childrenC.wifeandhusbandD.wifeandchildren

3.Itseemsthatthewriterofthetextwasmostsorryfbrthefactthat.

A.somepeoplelosttheirlives

B.thebirdsintheskywerekilledbythefire

C.manyfamousbuildingsweredestroyed

D.theKing'sbakerywasburneddown

4.Whydidthewritecite（引用）SamuelPepys?

A.BecausePepyswasamongthoseputtingoutthefire.

B.BecausePepysalsowroteaboutthefire

C.Toshowthatpoorpeoplesufferedmost

D.Togivethereaderaclearerpictureofthefire

5.Howwasthefireputoutaccordingtothetext?

A.TheKingandhissoldierscametohelp.

B.Allthewoodenhousesinthecityweredestroyed

C.Peoplemanagedtogetenoughwaterfromtheriver

D.Housesstandinginthedirectionofthefirewerepulleddown

6.Whichofthefollowingwerereasonsfortherapidspreadofthebigfire?

A.Therewasastrongwind

B.Thestreetswereverynarrow.

C.Therewasnotenoughwaterinthecity

D.Peopledidnotdiscoverthefireearlier

Key:l.C2.B3.C4.D5.D6.B

2

Inthe1930s,alotofpeopleintheUSAwereoutofwork.Amongthesepeople

wasamannamedAlfredButts.Healwayshadaninterestinwordgamesandso,to

fillhistime,heplannedagamewhichhecalled“LexicoHowever,hewasnot

completelysatisfiedwiththegame,sohemadeanumberofchangestoitand,in

time,changeditsnamefrom“Lexico"to"Alph”andthento“CrissCross”.He

wantedtomakesomemoneyfromhisnewgavebuthedidn'thaveanyreal

commercialsuccess.

In1939,ButtshappenedtomeetamancalledJimBrunotwhoshowedan

interestinthenewgame.Thetwoworkedtogetherondevelopingthegameandin

1984itwasofferedforsaleintheUnitedStatesunderitsnewname—“Scrabble”.

Atfirst,itdidn'tsellverywell.Inthefirstyearitsoldjust2250setsandby

195lithadonlyreached8500setsayear.

Then,in1952themanagerofMacy'sdepartmentstoreinNewYork,Jack

Strauss,happenedtoplay“Scrabble“whilehewasonholiday.Hethoughtitwasa

wonderfulgameand,whenhewentbacktoworkafterhisholiday,heinsistedthat

Macy'sshouldstock（储备）thegameandmakeaneffort（努力）tocallthepublic's

attentiontoit.

Asaresult「Scrabble“becameabigsuccessintheUnitedStatesanditsoon

spreadtoAustraliaandthentootherEnglish-speakingcountries.

1.Thetextismainlyabout.

A."Lexico"B.threemenC.awordgameD.AlfredButts

2.AlfredButtsinventedthegame“Lexico”.

A.tomakehimselffamous

B.tomakespellingsimpler

C.whenhewasoutofworkandlookingforajob

D.whenhewasplayingwordgametopassthetime

3.Whomade"Scrabblepopular?

A.AlfredButtsB.JackStrauss

C.AlfredButtsandJimBrunotD.JackStraussandJimBrunot

4.WhendidAlfredButtsfirstputhisgameonthemarket?

A.In1939B.In1948

C.Before1939D.Between1939and1948

Key:l.C2.D3.B4.C

3

OntheeveningofJune21,1992,atallmanwithbrownhairandblueeyes

enteredthebeautifulhalloftheBellTowerHotelinXi'anwithhisbicycle.The

hotelworkersreceivedhimandtelephonedthemanager,fortheyhadneverseena

bicycleinthehotelhallbeforethoughtheylivedin“thekingdomofbicycles”.

RobertFriedlander,anAmerican,arrivedinXi'anonhisbicycletripacross

AsiawhichstartedlastDecemberinNewDelhi,India.

Whenhewas11,hereadthebookMarcoPoloandmadeuphismindtovisit

theSilkRoad.Now,after44years,hewasontheSilkRoadinXi'anandhisearly

dreamswerecomingtrue.

RobertFriedlander'snextdestinations（目的地）wereLanzhou,Dunhuang,

Urumqi,etc.HewillcompletehistripinPakistan.

l.Thebestheadline（标题）forthisnewspaperarticlewouldbe.（主观问题）

A.TheKingdomofBicycles

B.ABeautifulHotelinXi'an

C.MarcoPoloandtheSilkRoad

D.AnAmericanAchievingHisAims

2.ThehotelworkerstoldthemanageraboutFriendlandercomingtothehotel

because.（客观问题）

A.heaskedtoseethemanager

B.heenteredthehallwithabike

C.themanagerhadtooknowaboutallforeignguests

D.themanagerknewabouthistripandwasexpectinghim

3.Friendlanderisvisitingthethreecountriesinthefollowingorder:L

（客观问题）

A.China,India,andPakistanB.India,China,andPakistan

C.Pakistan,China,andIndiaD.China,Pakistan,andIndia

4.WhatmadeFriedlanderwanttocometoChina?（客观问题）

A.ThestoriesaboutMarcoPoloB.ThefamoussightsinXi'an.

C.HisinterestinChinesesilkD.Hischildhooddreamsaboutbicycle

5.Friedlandercanbesaidtobe.（主观问题）

A.cleverB.friendly

C.hardworkingD.strong-minded

Key:l.D2.B3.B4.A5.D

4

Doyoualwaysunderstanddirectionsonabottleofmedicine?Doyouknow

whatismeantby"Takeonlyasdirected"?Readthefollowingdirectionsandseeif

youunderstandthem.

“Toreducepain,taketwotablets（药片）withwater,followedbyonetable

everyeighthours,asrequired.Fornight-timeandearlymorningrelief（缓解疼

痛）taketwotablesatbedtime.Donottakemorethansixtablesintwenty-four

hours.

Forchildrenofsixtotwelveyearsold,givehalftheamount（量）.Forchildren

undersixyearsold,askyourdoctor'sadvice.

Reducetheamountifyousufferfromrestlessnessorsleeplessnessaftertaking

themedicine.”

1.Howmanytablesatmostcanapersonover12havein24hours?

A.ThreeB.FourC.SixD.Eight

2.Howmanytablesshouldanine-yearoldchildnormallytakein24hours?

A.HalfatabletB.OnetabletC.TwotablesD.Fortables

3.Whatistheadviceforonewhocannotsleepwellaftertakingthemedicine?

A.Stoptakingthemedicineatbedtime.

B.Continuetotakethenormalamount.

C.Takemorethanthenormalamount.

D.Takelessthanthenormalamount.

4.Itcanbeinferredfromthedirectionsthatthismedicine.

A.helpsyoutofallasleepquickly

B.maybedangeroustosmallchildren

C.cannotbetakenifonefeelssleepy

D.shouldnotbetakenbychildrenundersix

5.Thistextismostprobablytakenfroma.

A.textbookB.newsreel

C.doctor9snotebookD.bottleofmedicine

Key:1.C2.C3.D4.B5.A

5

Manypeoplegotodifferentcountriesandliveindifferentplacesinlifetime.In

differentcountries,theymaymeetwithdifferentmanners.Sometimestheyare

puzzledbythedifferentmanners,andperhapstheymaymakeajokeaboutthose

manners.Sowhenwegotoastrangecountry,weshouldpayattentionto

somethingnewordissimilar.Forexample,themostWesternersarenotconcerned

aboutprotocol（礼仪）insocialmatters.Butthereareafewtablemannersthe

Easternersshouldtryatalltimestoobserve（遵守）.

Tostartwith,putthenapkin（餐巾）onyourlap.Itprotectsyourclothesfrom

foodorisusedtowipeyourhandsormouthwhennecessary.

Holdtheknifeinyourrighthandandtheforkinyourlefthand,andcutthe

meatorfishintopiecesasyoueat.Alwaysuseyourforktoputfoodintoyour

mouth.Useyourspoononlyforsouporotherliquids.

Donotputyourownutensils（fork,knife,spoon）intotheservingbowl（公用

碗）.Usetheutensilinthebowltoputsomeofthefoodonyourownplate,andthen

returntheservingutensiltothebowl.

Donotspitfoodanywhere.Ifyouhavebonesinyourmouth,takethem

outwithyourfingersandplacethemontheedgeofyourplate,never

onthetableorfloor.

Donotreachacrossthetableorinfrontofanotherperson.Asksomeoneto

passwhateveryouwant.

Donotsneeze,coughorblowyournoseanywhereexceptintoahandkerchief

（手帕）orKleenex（纸巾）.Thenyouthrowitintoawastepaperbasketorgarbage

can（垃圾桶）.Ifyoucough,trytocoveryourmouthwithyouhand.

l.TheEasternersusuallypayattentiontoinsocialmatters.

A.tablemannersB.howtowalk

C.howtouseaservingbowlD.howtouseautensil

2.Putthenapkinonyourlap.Heretheword"lap"means.

A.aracetrack

B.thefrontpartofaseatedpersonbetweenthewaistandtheknees

C.asuitofclothes

D.handkerchief

3.Holdtheknifeinyourhandandtheforkinyourhand.

A.right,rightB.left,left

C.left,rightD.right,left

4.Useutensilintheservingbowltoputsomeofthefoodonyourownplate.

A.yourownB.aservingC.others9D.yourhand

5.Don'tattable.

A.talkwithothersB.singsongs

C.laughatothersD.sneeze,cough,spitfoodorblowyournose

（Key:1—5ABDBD）

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Mr.Turnerlikedfishing.Itwashisfavoritesport.Heoftenfishedforhourswithout

catchinganything.Butthisdidnotworryhim.Somefishermencouldn'tcatchfish.

Sometimestheycaughtoldbootsorrubbish.Mr.Turnerwasevenworsethanthe

fishermen.Henevercaughtanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhespentwhole

morningontheriver,healwayswenthomewithanemptybag.

“Youmustgiveupfishing!^^hisfriendssaid,"It'sawasteof

“Buttheydon'trealizeoneimportantthing.Tmnotreallyinterestedinfishing.

Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall.Itcanmakeme

forgetthenoiseofthecityandlivequietlyforsometime."healwayssaidto

himself.

1.Mr.Turneralwayswentfishingbecause.

A.hecouldsellthefishandgetsomemoney

B.hethoughtitwasagoodsport

C.hecouldcookthefishforsupper

D.hecouldsitinaboat

2.Mr.Turnerlikedtofish.

A.bytheriverB.inaboatontheriver

C.intheriverD.withthefishermen

3.Healwayswenthomewithanemptybagbecause.

A.hecouldn'tfishatallB.thereweren'tanyfishintheriver

C.hegavethefishtothefishermenD.hedidn'tpayattentiontofishingatall

4.Hisfriendstoldhimwhentheyknewhecouldn'tcatchanything.

A.tolearnhowtofishB.tochangethewayoffishing

C.nottofishanymoreD.tobuyfishtoeat

5.FromthestoryweknewMr.Turner

A.livedinthecountryB.wasagoodfisherman

C.wasinterestedinfishingD.dislikedthenoiseofthecity

1—5BBDCD

7

Youprobablyknowthefoodpyramid（金字塔）wellenough.Itisafoodpyramid

withhorizontalstripes（水平线）.Carbohydrates（碳水化合物）,suchasbread,riceand

potatoes,areonthebaseofthepyramid.Theyaremostofoureverydayfood.The

fatsandoils（月旨油）areatthetopofthepyramid.Weshouldeattheleastofthem.

Well,thefoodpyramidwithverticalstripes（垂直线）.Insteadofthehorizontal

stripes,theverticalstripesmeanthefivefoodgroupsandfatsandpyramid.Thisis

becausenotallfoodsinafoodgroupgiveusthesamehealthbenefits（好处）.Afresh

apple,forexample,wouldbeonthebaseofthepyramid,whileanapplepiewould

beatthetop.Thisshowsthatwecaneatmorefresh（阶梯）goingupthesideThis

showsushowimportantexerciseis.Italsoshowsusthatwewillbehealthierand

healthierifwetakeexerciseeveryday.

SowhydidsomeAmericanexpertschangethepyramid?Theydidthistodoa

betterjoboftellingpeoplehowtobehealthy.Thenewpyramidtellsustohave

balanced（平衡的）foodfromeachfoodgroupeverydayanditshowsusthatwe

needlessofsomeuskindsoffoodthanother,Forexample,youneedlessmeator

fishthanriceorfruit.Italsoshowsusthatnotallfoodsinagroupgiveusthesame

healthbenefits,andthatexerciseisquiteimportantinoureverydaylife.

1.Theverticalstripesinthenewpyramidmean

A.bread,rice,potatoes,fruitandmeat

B.somekindsoffoodweshouldeat

C.thefivefoodgroupsandfatsandoils

D.carbohydrates,fatsandoils

2.Theword“fresh"hereinChinesemeans.

A.清新的B.新鲜的

C.新做的D.鲜做的

3.Thestepsshowus.

A.howtoeatfatsandoils

B.exerciseinverydifficult

C.howtohavebalancedfood

D.exerciseisveryimportant

4.Thestripesinthenewpyramidbecomehealthieratthetopbecause

A.youshouldeatlessasgrowolder

B.allfoodsinafoodgroupgiveusdifferentatthetopbecause

C.somefoodsineachfoodgrouparenotashealthyasothers

D.theolderyouarethemoreimportantthefoodpyramidis

5.TheAmericanexpertschangedthepyramidbecause.

A.theywantedtotellpeoplehowtobehealthymoreclearly

B.theoldfoodpyramiddossnottellpeopletotakeexerciseeveryday

C.thenewfoodpyramidlooksmuchbetterthantheold

D.theoldfoodpyramidisnotgoodforourhealthatall

Key:1-5CBDCA

8

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Thisinternational（国际的）businessmagazine.

with23,000readersintheworld,needsajournalist

tohelpreportnewsinEurope（欧洲）.

theonewhowantsthisjobshould:

haveatleasttwoyears*workexperiencefor

newspapersormagazines

begoodatFrenchandGerman,andif

PossiblehavesomeknowledgeofSpanish（西班牙语）

havetraveledwidely

PleasewritetoDavidBenton.89BrownStreet,

WashingtonTel:23670072

HouseRent

Thosewhoneeda2一bedroomhouse

pleasecallMsMorisonafter6pm.

Tel:2391400

Single?Nervousabouttraveling?

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Journeysmaketravelabroadeasy.

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41princeRoadTel:23870052

1.Mr.Smithwantstohaveaseven-dayjourneyaroundItaly,France,Germany,

HollandandEngland.Howmuchwillitcosthim?

A.¥8.857.B.¥8.875C.$8,857D.$8,875

2.WhattelephonenumbershouldLilycallifsheneedsa2-bedroomhouse?

A.2391400B.23670072

C.23870052D.2378002

3.Mr.WhitelivesinHongKong.Hehasnevertraveledabroadbeforeandhewants

tohaveajourneyaroundEurope.canhelphim.

A.MsMorisonB.BusinessJournalistC.ECUTOURSD.Mr.Brown

4.1fMr.KingwantstobeabusinessjournalistWORLDWATCH,whatlanguages

doeshehavetoknowwell?

A.SpanishandGermanB.FrenchandGerman

C,SpanishandFrench.D.French,GermanandSpanish.

5.WhichoneisNOTTRUREaccordingto(根据)theaboveads?

A.Youshouldhavetraveledwidelyifyouwanttobethejournalist.

B.YouneedwritetoDavidBentonifyouwanttobethejournalist.

C.It'lltake7daystotravelaroundItaly,France,Germany,HollandandEngland.

D.IfTomneedsa2-bedroomhouse,hecancallMsMorisonbefore17:00.

Key:1-5DACBD

9

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SunshineApartmentSeaviewDiamondHouse

▲$98,000▲$132,000▲$110,000

▲Builtin1967▲Builtin1984▲Builtin1994

▲2bedrooms,

▲3bedrooms,

▲bedroom,livingroomkitchen,

2bathrooms

kitchen,2bathroomsbathroom,

kitchen,2diningroom

livingroom

▲abigbeautiful▲agardenanda

▲asmallgarage

gardengarage

▲9kmfromthecity▲23kmfromthecity

▲inthecitycenter

centercenter

1.DiamondHousewasbuilt

A.abouttwentyyearsagoB.hundredsofyearsago

C.in1984D.abouttenyearsago

2.SeaviewismoreexpensivethanSunshineApartment.

A.thirty-fourthousanddollarsB.twelvethousanddollars

C.fivethousanddollarsD.twenty-twothousanddollars

3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Seaviewhasgot3bedroomsandtwokitchens.

B.DiamondHousehasgotagardenandagarage.

C.DiamondHouseischeaperthanSunshineApartment.

D.SunshineApartmenthasgotasmallgarden.

4.IfIlikedoingshoppinginthecitycentereveryday,Ishouldbuy.

A.SeaviewB.SunshineApartment

C.DiamondHouseD.Noneofthem

5.TheSmithswanttobuyahousewith2bedrooms,abathroom,alivingroom

andagarage.Whichonedotheychoose?

A.SeaviewB.SunshineApartment

C.DiamondHouseD.Noneofthem

1—5DABCC

10

InternetForum.

Writer\TimeTopic:Who'sabettersinger:AndyLauorJackyCheung.

AndyfanSomepeoplesayJackyisthebestChinesesinger.Idon't

1-17-2005thinkso!Andyisthebest.Iwenttohisconcertlastyear.It

2:45pm.wassohardtobelieve,Ialmostcried!OK,Ididcry,but

that9sbecauseAndyissohandsome!

1000reasonsIdon'tagreeatall.Andysoundslikeeveryothersinger.

1-17-2005Hisvoiceisnothingspecial.Ontheotherhand,Jacky's

4:38pmvoiceisdifferentfromothers,andhissongsareso

romantic!

MoviemanIthinktheyareaboutthesame.ButAndyisreallya

1-17-2005betteractor.I'veseenalmostallofhismovies..Remember

8:55pmtheonewherehewasanairplanepilot,andhisplane

crashednearafarm?Ilovethatmovie!

LindaleeIalsothingJackyisabettersinger,Ipreferhis

Cantonesesongs.Maybetheysoundbetterbecause

1-18-2005Cantoneseishisfirstlanguage.

10:17am

1000reasonsIagree.Jacky'sCantonesesongsarebetterthanhis

1-18-2005Mandarin(普通话)songs.(thoughIstilllikeallhis

12:47pmsongs.)

1.WholikesAndyLauthebest?

A.AndyfanB.1000reasonsC.MoviemanD.Lindalee.

2.WhydidAndyfancry?

A.Shewassadataconcert.B.shewasangrywithJackyCheung.

C.ShehadabrokenheartD.ShethoughtAndywasverygood-looking.

3.What'sMovieman'sopinion?

A.Andyisabettersinger.B.Jackyisabettersinger.

C.Theybothsingwell.D.Jackyisabetteractor.

4.LindaleethinksJacky'sCantonesesongssoundthebestbecause,

A.JackyhasnoexperiencesinginginMandarin.

B.Cantoneseishisfirstlanguage.

C.hisMandarinpronunciationisbad.

D.Jacky'sMandarinsongsareboring.

5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.NobodylikeAndy'smovies.

B.1000reasonshasthesameopinionasLindalee.

C.1000reasonsthinksAndy'svoiceismorespecialthanJack's.

D.AndyfanhasneverseenanAndyLau'sconcert.

1—5ADCBB

11

Readthefollowingsixadvertisementsandanswerthequestionsforeachofthem.

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Comfortablefamilyhomewithlargegardenonnorthsideoftown.

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ROOMFORRENT

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MODERNKITCHENINRESTAURANT

EVERYFLAT

1.TheBrownsarelookingfbranewhouse.Mr.Brownwantstoliveinthenorthoftownnear

hisworkplace.Mrs.Brownwantsahousewithfourbedrooms.TheBrowns'childrendon't

carewhatthehouseislikeaslongas（只要）thegardenisbigenough.

Whydidn'ttheBrownsbuythehouseintheadvertisement?

A.itwasonthewrongsideofthetown.B.Thereweren'tenoughbedrooms.

C.Therewasnodinningroom.D.Thegardenwastoobig.

2.Man:Whydon'twerentoneoftheSeaviewHolidayFlatsforourholiday,Mary?They

soundjustasgoodastheSeaviewHotel,anditwouldbemuchcheaper.

Mary:There'sonebigdifferencebetweentheholidayflatsandthehotel.Thehotelwouldbe

muchlesswork.

WhywouldMaryratherstayatthehotel?

A.Theywouldn'thavetocook.B.It'snotsoexpensive.

C.Shewouldenjoythebeautifulgardens.D.It'snearthesea.

3.Tom:There'sanewfootballteamstandinginthevillage,Mum.Tmoldenoughtoplayinit.

Westopschoolathalfpastthree,soI'dhaveplentyoftime.

Mum:Well,Isupposeyoucoulddoyourhomeworklater.Butlook,Tom,youhavenreadthe

advertisementcarefully.Youcan'tpossiblyplayforthisteam.

Whycan'tTomplayforthenewfootballteam?

A.He'snotoldenough.B.Tomhasn'treadtheadvertisementcarefully.

C.Schoolstopstoolate.D.Hehastodohishomework

4.Man:I'mlookingforaroomtorent.Itdoesn'tmatterhowbigitis.Idon'tcarewhatcolour

thewallsareorhowoldthefurniture（家具）is.I'vegottostudyformyexams,sothe

housemustbequietandneartheschool.

Girl:Therearesomeadvertisementsforroomsinthepaper.Whataboutthisone?

Man:Yes...Yes...that'sallright.Oh,dear,no,Idon'tthinkitwoulddo.

What'swrongwiththeroomintheadvertisementaboutrooms?

A.It'stoosmall.B.Thewallsarethewrongcolour.

C.ThemanlikesoldfurniturebetterD.It'stoonoisy.

5.Annhasalwayswantedtoworkinarestaurant.Shethinksthey'reexcitingplaces.It'shard

workbutsheisn'tlazy.YouhavetoworkonSaturdaysandSundaysbutyougetotherdays

off.It'snotverywell-paid,butwhocaresaboutmoney?

WhydoesAnnwanttogetthejobintherestaurant?

A.Itsaneasyjob.B.Thepayisgoodandthefoodisfree.

C.Shethinksitwouldbefun.D.Yougetlongholidays.

Key:1~5:BACDC

12

Wearealreadyfamiliarwithcomputers—computersworkforusathome,inofficesandin

factories.Butitisalsotruethatmanychildrentodayareusingcomputersatschoolsbeforethey

canwrite.Whatdoesthismeanforthefuture?Arethesechildrenluckyornot?

Manypeoplewhodonotknowaboutcomputersthinkofthemasmachinesthatchildrenplay

with.Theyworrythatchildrendonotlearnfromexperiencebutjustfrompressingabuttonand

thatthisisnotgoodforthem.Theythinkthatchildrenaregrowingnotknowingaboutthereal

world.

Butpeoplewhounderstandmoreaboutcomputerssaythatcomputerscanbeverygoodfor

children.Acomputercanhelpthemtolearnabouttherealworldmorequickly,tolearnwhat

theywanttolearnandthinkforthemselves.Andforthefuture,don'tweneedpeoplewhocan

thinkclearly,whoknowhowtogetinformationquicklyanduseitwell?Whatdoyouthink?

6.'Tobefamiliarwith“meansto.

A.knownothingB.knowaboutC.dislikeD.like

7.Doeseveryonethinkcomputersaregoodforchildren?

A.Yes,theydo.B.No,noteveryonethinksdo.

C.Theydon'tknow.D.Theyarenotsure.

8.Whatcancomputershelpchildrentodo?

A.Tothinkclearly,todohomeworkandtowrite.

B.Toplaygames,todomathandtocopy.

C.Tothinkclearly,togetinformationandtouseitwell.

D.Tocount,tocleanthehouseandtogetinformation.

9.Doesthewriterthinkcomputerisagoodthing?

A.Itisn'tmentionedB.No,hedoesn'tthinkso.

C.Hedoesn'tknowD.Yes,hedoes.

Key:6~9BBCD

13

KarenFinleywasbomintheU.S.in1956.Whenshewasonlyfourteen,shebecame