2023年電大歷屆網(wǎng)考英語之閱讀理解

A10…ApublicKey:BCDCB21…AmanwasKey:CDDAC22…AyoungboyKey:ABDBD32…AtravelerKey:BCADA23…AbagisusefulKey:DBCBA55…ACityoftheWorldMostpeopleDABDB58…AmillionKey:DCBDD45…AfriendofKey:CBDAD18…AcharacteristicofKey:ABDAB3…Aforeigner’sKeyDBDAC18…AsshewalkedKey:ABDBD48…AspriceandKey:ABDAB57…AslongastheKey:DBCDA27…AnoldmanKey:CDBBC43…AnEnglishtravelerKey:BADAD41…Americansenjoy.Key:CDBCB20…AfterhavinglivedKey:ABBBCB46…BeforeyougoKey:CBBAD63…BillturnedtheKey:BDABD6…BritainandFranceKeyDDADC14…Bydefinition,heroesKey:CDDCBC42…ComputersareKey:BCABC61…CarsarelotsoffunKey:CACBB7…CommunityserviceisKeyBCADBF-H30…FoulshamHouse.Key:DBADC39…ForseveralyearsKey:BCDAC9…HereisastoryKey:ADBDC17…HaveyoueverKey:BADBC12…HowmenfirstKey:DCDBAI1…ItwasverycoldKey:ABBCC6…IfyouaskDanielKey:ACDBD24…IfyouaskmostKey:DDCBA60…IfyoudonotKey:CCCCB49…InSydneythereKey:CADDC2…IntheUnitedStateKeyBBBDB51…IamgoingKey:BADDA11…IthasbeenKey:CCDCB26…LanguageisalwaysKey:DBBAD10…LawshavebeenKey:ABDCBM-N4…Myfriend’sKey:ABCBD37…MygrandparentsKey:CDCBD16…Mr.White.Key:BAADC19…Mr.andMrs.Key:DCCBA44…Mr.YoungKey:CBADB36…MartinKey:CDBAA13…ManypeopleKey:BCBAC29…NewYorkisoneKey:BDBCC40…Nowadays,anyKey:DDAABP25…PepysandhisKey:CCCBC54…PubsaresupposedKey:BCADD56…PearlCarlsonwasKey:CABBD9…PaperisoneoftheKeyBAABC16…PlacestostayinKey:ABDBBS35…SocialcustomsKey:DCACA38…Sheisacute,.Key:DBDCC4…Sixteen-year-oldKeyDCCDA15…ShynessistheKey:BABCBT3…TherewasonceKey:BCDAD5…TherearethreeKeyBDCCC15…TheChineseKey:BCDAC47…TheworldKey:DACDB50…TheidealKey:ADABB59…ThedarkKey:BCBBB62…TheaimKey:CBDCA1…TheFrenchKeyCBDDD7…Thesedays,Key:BBACC5…ThreemenKey:DBCCB34…TibetisamongKey:BAACB33…TomarrivedKey:BACDDW2…WhyisitthatKey:ADCAB11…WearebusyKey:CBACD17…Whatmakesa?Key:BCACD14…Whatisthe?Key:ACCCD53…WhatmustyouKey:DADBC28…WhenyouhaveKey:DDCAB52…WhenweatherisKey:ADADC8…WhenJohnandKeyDCBBDO-J-R-L8…OursisabigworldKey:BCDBB13…JackBrown,Key:CDBBA31…RamonwasveryKey:ABCCA12（表格）：Lovelydogaged5Key:DBCDBPassage1ItwasverycoldlastSunday.PaulandhisfriendsAllen,BillandBettywenttothelakeafterbreakfast.Theybegantoskateontheice.Paulskatedbetterthanhisthreefriends.Heskatedfastanddidn’tknowapieceoficewasbroken.Hefellintothewater.Hisfriendswereafraidandcalledforhelp.Justthentwoworkerswalkedthereandheardthem.Theyrantherequicklyandhelpedtheboycomeoutofthewater.Thentheytookhimtoahospital.Paulandhisparentsthankedthemverymuch.1.Whendidthechildrengoskating?A.Afterbreakfast.B.Beforesupper.C.Afterlunch.D.Atlunch.2.Howmanychildrenskatedonthelake?A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.3.Whoskatedbestofallthechildren?A.Allendid.B.Pauldid.C.Billdid.D.Workerdid.4.WhydidPaulfallintothewater?A.Becauseheskatedfast.B.Becausehewasnotgoodatskating.C.Becausehedidn’tknowtheicetherewasbroken.D.Becauseheskatedslow.5.WhohelpedPaul?A.Hisfriends.B.Hisparents.C.Twoworkers.D.Betty.Key:ABBCCPassage2Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvanceincommunicationtechnologyisastepbackfromtheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailandinstantmessagingovertheInternet,wecancommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanconductentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.Asalmosteveryimaginablecontactbetweenhumanbeingsbecomesautomaticbymachine,thealienationquotientgoesup.Youcan’tevencallapersontogetthephonenumberofanotherpersonanywhere.Directoryassistanceisalmostalwaysfullyautomaticbymachine.Pumpinggasatthestation?Whysaygood-morningtotheworkerwhenyou…swipe（刷卡）yourcreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?Placingmoneyatthebank?…talktoaclerkwhomightliveintheneighborhoodwhencanjustputyourcreditcardintotheATM?Prettysoonyouwon’thavethehardtaskofmakingeyecontactatthegrocerystore.Somegrocerychainsareusuallyaself-scannersoyoucancheckyourselfout,avoidingthoseannoyingclerkswholookatyouandaskhowyouaredoing?1.Thewriter’sattitudetowardsadvancesincommunicationtechnologymaybedescribedas____?A.criticalB.unconcernedC.positiveD.uninterested2.Ifhismomhasaquestion,he_______.A.willfindwaystoreachherB.willlocatehere-mailaddressC.willtrytogetheravoicemachineD.willleavehertheanswerthroughvoicemail3.Judgingfromthecontext,theword“alienation”inline2,paragraph2means______.A.relationshipB.closenessC.strangenessD.stress4.Withtherapiddevelopmentofhightechnology,peopledon’tneedto_______.A.seeortalktooneanotherB.saygoodmorningtoworkersC.makeeyecontactwithclerksD.completelyrelyonmanpower5.Itcanbeinferredthatthewriter_________.A.ispleasedwiththemodernpaceoflifeB.feelsmoreseparatedfromothersC.doesn’twantanyonetobotherhimD.singsthepraisedofcommunicationtechnologyKey:ADCABPassage3Therewasonceanantthatwasverythirsty.Itranhereandtherelookingforsomewaterbutcouldnotfindany.Thensuddenly,whentheantwasalmostreadytodieofthirst,alargedropofwaterfellonit.Theantdrankthewater,whichsaveditslife.Thewaterwasactuallyatearfromayounggirlwhowascrying.Becauseofhersadness,thetearhadmagicalqualitiesandsuddenlytheantcouldspeakthelanguageofhumanbeings.Theantlookedupandsawtheyounggirlsittinginfrontofahugepileofseeds.“Whyareyousad?”askedtheant.“I’mtheprisonerofagiant.”thegirltoldtheant.“Hewon’tletmegountilI’vemadethreeseparateheapsofgrain,barley（大麥）andrye（黑麥）outofthishugepileofseedsinwhichtheyareallmixedtogether.”“Thatwilltakeyouamonth!”theantsaid,lookingatthehugepileofseeds.“Iknow,”thegirlcried,“andifIhaven’tfinishedbytomorrow,thegiantwilleatmeforhissupper!”“Don’tcry,”theantsaid,“myfriendsandIwillhelpyou.”Soonthousandsofantswereatwork,separatingthethreekindsofseeds.Thenextmorning,whenthegiantsawthattheworkhadbeendone,heletthegirlgo.Thusitwasoneofhertearsthatsavedherlife.1.Whatisanant?A.Asmallanimal.B.Aninsect.C.Abird.D.Agiant.2.Whendidthedropofwaterfallontheant?A.Whenitwaslookingforfood.B.Whenitsavedtheant’slife.C.Whenitwasnearlydying.D.Whenitlookedup.3.Whywastheyounggirlcrying?A.Becauseofhersadness.B.Becauseshesawtheant.C.Becausethegiantwouldlethergo.D.Becausethegianthadgivenheranimpossiblejobtodo.4.Whatwouldthegiantdoifthegirlfailedtodothework?A.Hewouldeather.B.Hewouldlethergo.C.Hewouldtakeheraway.D.Hewouldsendhertoprison.5.Whoorwhatsavedthegirl’slife?A.ThegiantB.TheantC.Theant’sfriendsD.HertearsKey:BCDADPassage4Myfriend’sgrandfathercametoAmericafromEasternEurope.Afterbeingprocessed（移民入境檢查）atEllisIsland,hewentintoacafeteriainLowerManhattantogetsomethingtoeat.Hesatdownatatableandwaitedforsomeonetotakehisorder.Butnobodycametohim.Laterawomanwithaplatefulloffoodsatdownoppositehimandtoldhimhowacafeteriaworked.“Startoutattheend,”shesaid.“Justgoalongthelineandpickoutwhatyouwant.Attheotherendhe’lltellyouhowmuchyouhavetopay.”“Isoonlearnedthat’showeverythingworksinAmerica,”thegrandfathertoldmyfriend.“Lifeislikeacafeteriahere.Youcangetanythingyouwantonlyifyouarewillingtopaythemoney.Youcanevengetsuccess,butyou’llnevergetitifyouwaitforsomeonetobringittoyou.Youhavetogetupandgetityourself.”1.Wheredoyouthinktheoldmancamefrom?A.Poland.B.Australia.C.Canada.D.Japan.2.Fromthepassage,weknowifyouwanttogetsuccessinAmerica,youshould_________.A.gethelpfromyourfriendsB.trytogetitbyyourselfC.knowhowacafeteriaworksD.getupagainifyoufail3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Theoldmansatdownoppositethewomansothatshecouldtakehisorder.B.Theoldwomansatdownoppositetheoldmansothatshecouldservehim.C.Althoughthewomandidn’tknowtheoldman,shetoldhimhowtogetsomethingtoeatinthecafeteria.D.Althoughthewomandidn’tknowtheoldman,shedecidedtopaythebillforhim.4.Whatdoestheword“it”inthethirdparagraphreferto?A.Thefoodservedinthecafeteria.B.Thesuccessonewantstoget.C.Thebillonehastopayinthecafeteria.D.Theplateusedinthecafeteria.5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.FromEasternEuropetoAmericaB.EatinginanAmericanCafeteriaC.HowtoEatinaCafeteriaD.LifeIsLikeaCafeteriainAmericaKey:ABCBDPassage5Threementravelingonatrainbeganaconversationabouttheworld’sgreatestwonders.“Inmyopinion,”thefirstmansaid,“theEgyptianpyramids（埃及金字塔）aretheworld’sgreatestwonder.Althoughtheywerebuiltthousandsofyearsago,theyarestillstanding.Andremember:thepeoplewhobuiltthemhadonlysimpletools.Theydidnothavethekindofmachinerythatbuildersandengineershavetoday.”“IagreethatthepyramidsinEgyptarewonderful,”thesecondmansaid,“butIdonotthinktheyarethegreatestwonder.Ibelievecomputersaremorewonderfulthanthepyramids.Theyhavetakenpeopletothemoonandbroughtthembacksafely.Inseconds,theycarryoutmathematicalcalculationsthatwouldtakeapersonahundredyearstodo.”Heturnedtothethirdmanandasked,“Whatdoyouthinkisthegreatestwonderintheworld?”Thethirdmanthoughtforalongtime,andthenhesaid,“Well,Iagreethatthepyramidsarewonderful,andIagreethatcomputersarewonderful,too.However,inmyopinion,themostwonderfulthingintheworldisthisthermos.”Andhetookathermosoutofhisbagandhelditup.Theothertwomenwereverysurprised.“Athermos?”theyexclaimed.“Butthat’sasimplething.”“Oh,no,it’snot,”thethirdmansaid.“Inthewinteryouputinahotdrinkanditstayshot.Inthesummeryouputinacolddrinkanditstayscold.Howdoesthethermosknowwhetherit’swinterorsummer?”1.Theunderlinedword“thermos”inChinesemeans“_______”.A.電冰箱B.洗衣機C.電風(fēng)扇D.保溫瓶2.Thatthethreemencouldnotagreeonwhattheworld’sgreatestwonderwasbecause_______.A.theycouldnotthinkofanythingverywonderfulB.theyallhaddifferentideasC.theycouldnotprovethattheiropinionswererightD.thejourneyendedtoosoon3.Thefirstmanthoughtthepyramidswerethemostwonderfulthingsintheworldbecause____.A.theywereverybeautifulB.theywereEgyptianC.theyhadbeenbuiltwithverysimpletoolsD.theycoulddomathematicalcalculations4.Thethirdmanthoughtathermoswasthemostwonderfulthingintheworldbecause_____.A.itlastedlongerthanthepyramidsB.itcostlessthanacomputerC.hethoughtitknewwhetheritwaswinterorsummerD.theothertwomenweresurprisedwhenhetoldthemaboutit5.Thethirdmanwasnotverycleverbecause______.A.hecouldnotthinkofanythingtosayB.hedidnotunderstandhowathermosworksC.hedidnotthinkthepyramidswerewonderfulD.hedidnotknowanythingaboutcomputersKey:DBCCBPassage6IfyouaskDanielRadcliffwhoactedHarryPottertopickaspecialmomentfromthelastyearofhislife,youwillfinditalmostimpossible.“Oh,wow,that’sreallydifficult,”hesayswithasmile.“Therehavebeensomanythings,somanymemoriesthatattimesit’shardtorecallthemall,”saysDaniel.“ButIguessoneofthebestoneswastheLondonpremiereforthePhilosopher’sStone.Itwasjustamazing,oneofthebestnightsofmylife.”“ButI’vehadsuchagreattimedoingTheChamberofSecrets.Ilovedoingthework.Ilovemeetingnewpeopleandbeingpartoftheteam.It’sbeengreat.”Danielhaschanged.Heturned14inJuly,2023.Heistaller,hisvoiceisdeeperandhisframeisfillingoutashebeginshisteenageyears,andhehasbecomeanexcellentactor,too.DanielwasborninLondonwherehisfather,Alan,workedasanagentandhismother,Marcia,asacastingdirector,andbothhavebeenanessentialguidinginfluenceontheironlychild.1.HowoldwasDanielRadcliffin2023?A.15B.16C.14D.132.WhatisDanielRadcliff’smemoryaboutthepastyearaccordingtothepassage?A.Hedidn’trememberanythingaboutit.B.Hehadsomanybadmemoriesaboutit.C.Therewereamazingexperiencesinthepastyear.D.Therewerenotmanyunforgetablethingsinthepastyear.3.WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasalikingbyDaniel?A.Makingfriends.B.Beinganactor.C.Beingpartoftheteam.D.Becomingadirector.4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Daniel’sparentsareallfilmstars.B.Daniel’sparentsinfluencedDanielgreatly.C.Danielhasneverhadanyinfluencefromhisparents.D.Danielhasbrothersandsisters.5.Danielwasbornin_________.A.NewYorkB.BeijingC.ParisD.LondonKey:ACDBDPassage7Thesedays,childrenoftenthinkofsuperheroes（超級英雄）ascute（漂亮?xí)A）,coolandstrongsupermen.Apoor,shortandthinboywearingglassedmaynotinterestthekidstoday.Yetinlessthan4years,HarryPotterhastakentheworldbythestorm.J.K.Rowling,thewriterofHarryPotter,wasaBritishsinglemotheroutofworkandlivingonmoneygiventoherbythegovernment.Oneday,whenshewasonalongtraintrip,shehadtheideaforthisbook.Shewrotethefirstbookoftheseveninthecaféwithherbabydaughtersleepingbesideher.Lastyear,thefanswelcomedthebirthofthefourthbyliningoutsidethebookstores.Todaythesebooksarestillpopularamongpeople.HarryPotterissomethingmorethanfantasy（幻想）.Rowlingtriestotellthereadershowthingsarenotalwayswhattheyseemtobe.However,millionsofthefansdon’tcareaboutsuchalesson.Theywouldliketospendmanysleeplessnightswaitinginlineforthefifth,thesixthandtheseventhtocome.Forthem,surprisingstoriesofthelittleboyarewhattheywant.1.J.K.Rowling________whenshewrotethefirstbook.A.livedaquietlifewithherhusbandB.wasverypooranddidn’tgetworkforherselfC.hadtoteachherdaughterhowtoworkD.wasalreadyafamouswriter2.WhendidRowlingthinkoftheideaofwritingherbook?A.Whileshewastellingherbabystoriesaboutsuperheroes.B.Whileshewasgoingonalongtrip.C.Shewasonherwaytofindwork.D.Whileshewasdrinkinginacafé.3.Howmanybooksofthesevenhavecomeoutaccordingtothispassage?A.Four.B.Five.C.Six.D.Seven.4.WhatdoesRowlingwanttoshowtoherreaders?A.HarryPotterisapoor,shortandthinboywearingglasses.B.Fantasy.C.Howthingsarenotalwayswhattheyseemtobe.D.Shehasgotmanyinterestingstorybooks.5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Rowlingwrotethefirstbookwithherdaughter’shelp.B.Rowlinggavebirthtoherfourthbabylastyear.C.ThefansjustcareaboutthesurprisingstoriesofHarryPotter.D.Onlychildrenlovethebooks,forthey’refairytales.Key:BBACCPassage8Oursisabigworld,complexandfullofmanydiversepeople.Peoplewithmanyvaryingpointsofviewareconstantlyrunningupagainstotherswhohavedifferingopinions.Thoseofuswhosmokearejustonegroupofmany.Recently,theactivismofnon-smokershasremindedusoftheneedtobeconsiderateofotherswhenwesmokeinpublic.But,please!Enoughisenough!Weshouldliketoremindnon-smokersthatcourtesyisatwo-waystreet.Ifyoupolitelyrequestthatsomeonenotsmokeyouaremorelikelytoreceiveacooperativeresponsethanifyouscowl（皺眉）fiercelyandhurlinsults.Ifyouspeakdirectlytosomeone,youaremorelikelytogetwhatyouwantthanifyoucomplaintothemanagement.Manyofushavebeensmokingforsolongthatwesometimesforgetthatothersarenotusedtothearomaofburningtobacco.We’rehuman,andlikeeveryoneelseweoccasionallyoffendunknowingly.Butmostofusareopentofriendlysuggestionsandcomments,andquitewillingtomodifyourbehaviortoaccommodateothers.Smokersarepeople,too.Welaughandcry.Wehavehopes,dreams,aspirations.Wehavechildren,andmothers,andpets.WeeatourhamburgerswitheverythingonthemandsalutetheflagatFourthofJulypicnics.Wehopeyou’llrememberthatthenexttimeasmokerlightsupinpublic.1.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphis_________.A.toinformthereaderofthecomplexityoftheworldB.todeclarethattheauthorbelongstothegroupofsmokersC.totellnon-smokersthatsmokerswillbeconsiderateD.torevealtheauthor’sreasonforwritingthisessay2.Whatdoesthesecondsentenceinthesecondparagraphimply?A.Weshouldgoontwodifferentroads.B.Wehavedifferentwaysofdoingthings.C.Beingpolitetoeachotherisamutualthing.D.Wecansmokeandsometimeswewillnotsmoke.3.Accordingtotheauthor,howcanyougetcooperativeresponsefromsmokersifyoudon’tliketohavesomeonesmokingbesideyou?A.Complaintohissuperior.B.Tellhimdirectlythatyouhatesmokers.C.Refrainfromcomplainingbuttrytohinthimnexttime.D.Tellhimpolitelythatyouarenotusedtosmoke.4.Accordingtotheauthor,whydosomesmokerssmokeinpublic?A.Becausetheycannotresistsmoking.B.Becausetheyforgetthatothersdonotlikethesmellofcigarettes.C.Becausetheyarehumansandtheycannotavoidoffendingpeople.D.Becausethereisnolawagainstit.5.Howdoestheauthortrytopersuadethereader?A.Heusesreasons.B.Heappealstopeople’semotions.C.Hecitesexamplesinhisargument.D.Hesimplystateshisopinion.Key:BCDBBPassage9HereisastorytoldaboutanAmericangeneralwhowasaveryimportantfigureintheAmericanarmyduringtheFirstWorldWar.EverybodyintheUnitedStatesknewhimandmanypeoplewishedtohaveapictureorsomethingofhisintheirhomes.SoonafterthewarthegeneralreturnedtoWashington.Onedayhewenttoadentistandhadsixteethpulledout.Aweeklaterthegeneralheardthathisteethwerebeingsoldinshopsat$5each.Oneachoftheteeththerewasalabelwiththenameofthegeneralandwords:“buytheseteethandshowthemtoyourfriendsathome.”Thegeneralgotangry.Herushedtohisofficeandorderedsixofficerstogoaroundthecityandbuyallhisteeth.Theofficerswentoutandvisitedeveryshopinthecapital.Theywereawayfromtheofficeallday.Intheeveningtheyreturnedandputonthetableinfrontofthegeneraltheteeththeyhadbought.Theyhadcollected175teeth.1.ThegeneralcamebacktoWashington____________.A.aftertheFirstWorldWarB.aftertheSecondWorldWarC.duringtheFirstWorldWarD.bothAandB2.Manyfamilieswantedtohave__________ofthegeneral.A.apictureB.atoothoranythingC.ashopD.BothAandB3.Thegeneralorderedhismento_____________.A.arrestthedentistB.lookforallhisteethandbuyallofthemC.visitalltheshopssellingteethD.buyalltheteethinalltheshops4.Thefacethatthegeneral’snamewasonthelabelofeachtoothshowsthat____________.A.thegeneralwasfamousB.theshopownerswantedtomakemoremoneyC.thegeneral’steethwerevaluable.D.bothAandB5.Theteeththeycollectedmostprobablycost__________.A.$175B.$795C.$875D.$1150Key:ADBDCPassage10ApublichousewhichwasrecentlyboughtbyMr.Jamesisupforsale.Heisgoingtosellitbecauseitishaunted（鬧鬼）.Hetoldmethathecouldnotgotosleeponenightbecauseheheardastrangenoisecomingfromthebar.Thenextmorning,hefoundthatthedoorshadbeenblockedbychairsandthefurniturehadbeenmoved.ThoughMr.Jameshadturnedthelightsoffbeforehewenttobed,theywereoninthemorning.Healsosaidthathehadfoundfiveemptywhiskybottleswhichtheghost（鬼）musthavedrunkthenightbefore.WhenIsuggestedthatsomevillagersmusthavecomeinforafreedrink,heshookhishead.Thevillagershavetoldhimthattheywillnotacceptitevenifhegivesitaway.1.Mr.Jameswas_________.A.aghostB.theownerofthepublichouseC.goingtobuythehouseD.goingtohaveafreedrink2.Whichofthefollowingiscorrect?A.Mr.Jamessawtheghost.B.Hehadnotturnedoffthelights.C.Thechairshadbeenmoved.D.Hesleptwell.3.Mr.James__________thehouse.A.wasgivenB.builtC.rentedD.bought4.Mr.Jamesfound___________.A.sixtyemptybottlesB.thatthevillagershaddrunkthewhiskyC.thatthelightswereonD.therewasaghostonhisbed5.Thewriterofthepassage_________Mr.James’story.A.believesB.doesn’tbelieveC.makesupD.hasbeentoldthestorybysomeelseKey:BCDCBPassage11WearebusytalkingaboutandusingtheInternet,buthowmanyofusknowthehistoryoftheInternet?ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupinthe1960s.Atthattime,computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworkdidn’tworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbrokedown,thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetworksystemhadtobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnotworking,informationcouldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetworksystemwouldkeeponworkingonthetime.AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment,butintheearly1970s,universities,hospitalsandbankswereallowedtouseittoo.However,computerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartofthe1990s,computersbecamecheaperandeasiertouse.Scientistshadalsodevelopedsoftwarethatmade“surfing”intheInternetmoreconvenient.Todayitiseasytogeton-lineanditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.Sendinge-mailismoreandmorepopularamongstudents.TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople’slife.1.TheInternethasahistoryofmorethan_______years.A.sixtyB.tenC.fortyD.twenty2.Anewnetworksystemwassetupto_________.A.makecomputerscheaperB.makeitselfkeeponworkingallthetimeC.breakdownthewholenetworkD.makecomputerslargeandexpensive3.AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedby_________.A.thegovernmentB.universitiesC.hospitalsandbanksD.schools4.__________made“surfing”theInternetmoreconvenient.A.ComputersB.HardwareC.SoftwareD.Information5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Inthe1960s,computernetworkworkedwell.B.Intheearly1970s,theInternetwaseasytouse.C.Todayit’sstillnoteasytogeton-line.D.Sendinge-mailisnowmorepopularamongstudentsthanbefore.Key:CBACDPassage12Lovelydogaged5I’mmovingandcan’ttakehimwithme.Verygoodwithchildren.I’dliketogiveitawaytoagoodhome.Tel:8631966WantedWelcometheHilo’sStoreTakeanyoldpairofshoestousbetweennowand30Sep.Andyouwillpaynotmorethantendollarsforanynewpairofshoes.Youroldshoeswillbegiventothepoorpeople.Awomen’sdresssize12silk$150.Alsothreedressedforgirlsbetween5and9yearsold,$120thethree.MoreinformationcallLauraat5998326.1.Youneedn’tpayifyouwanttoget__________.A.apairofshoesB.awomen’sdressC.agirl’sdressD.alovelydog2.IfMrs.Evansisinterestedinthedressed,soshemaycall_____________.A.8631966B.5998326C.2455919D.24568363.IfMrs.Evanswantstobuyallthedressed,soshehastopay_________.A.$170B.$200C.$270D.$3004.IfyougiveanoldpairofshoestoHilo’sStore,youcangetanewpairofshoeswith________.A.over10dollarsB.lessthan10dollarsC.only10dollarsD.10dollarsorlessthan10dollars5.Whomwilltheoldshoesbegivento__________.A.richpeopleB.poorpeopleC.beggarsD.hard-workingpeopleKey:DBCDBPassage13JackBrown,anofficeworker,liversinWashington.Heinherited（繼承）amilliondollarswhenhewas23,buthewasn’thappyatall.Whenhiscollegefriendswerelookingfortheirjobs,hedidn’thaveto.Jackdecidedtoliveasimplelifelikeeveryoneelse.Hegave$10,000ofhismoneytoacharity（慈善機構(gòu)）tohelppoorchildrenliveabetterlife.Todayheis36.Hestillwearscheapshoesandclothesanddrivesasmallcaronly,butheisveryhappy.UptonowJackhashelpedsomechildrenfrompoorcountriesallovertheworld,bysendingthemeach$200amonth.Themoneywasusedforthechildren’sstudy,food,medicineandclothing.Jackreceivesareporteachyearonthechildren’sprogress.Theycanwritetoeachother,butusuallythechildrendonotspeakEnglish.WhenJackfirstheardaboutthesechildren,hewantedtohelpthem.“Itwasnothingspecial,”hesaid.“UntilIwenttothesecountriesandmetthechildrenIwashelping,Ididn’tknowanythingabouttheirlife.”O(jiān)nceJackwenttomeetalittlegirlinAfrica.Hesaidthatthemeetingwasveryexciting.“WhenImether,Ifeltvery,veryhappy.”hesaid.“AndIsawthatthemoneywasusedforagoodcause.Itbroughtmehappiness.IwanttodoeverythingIcantogoonhelpingthosechildren.”1.Jackdidn’tneedtolookforajob_________.A.beforehewenttocollegeB.afterhewenttoAfricaC.becausehegotonemilliondollarsD.beforehereceivedareport2.Jackhassentthemeach$200amonthtohelpsomepoorchildren__________.A.onlyinWashingtonB.onlyinEnglandC.onlyinAfricaD.aroundtheworld3.Jacklearnedaboutthechildren’sprogressby__________.A