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	The United States Department of Defense first used a service called ARPANET in the 1960s. Then, in 1990, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. Today, more than 4.5 billion people in the world use the Internet. It is such a powerful invention that we’ve probably begun to see its long-term effects.
	How can one travel 7,000 kilometers in 8 hours? Fly! We all should be thankful to the Orville & Wilbur Wright, commonly known as the The Wright Brothers. They made the first real plane in 1903. But it could fly in the air for only 12 seconds. Later, other inventors improved it and made planes become a common way of transportation in life.
	Steven Sasson, a Kodak engineer, invented the first digital camera in 1975. The first digital camera had just 0.01 mega pixels（像素）, but now, we have digital cameras up to 160 mega pixels. Nearly every smart phone has its own digital camera connected to its back and front.
	A fridge is the greatest household appliance in history. Before the invention of the fridge, people had to cool their food by using ice and snow. In 1805, Oliver Evans invented the first refrigeration machine. But it was Jacob Perkin who made the first useful fridge in 1834.

1. What is the speed of an airplane according to the passage?

A．875 km/h

B．7 km/h

C．875 m/h

D．700 m/h

2. Who was the inventor of the first fridge?

A．Oliver Evans.

B．Wilbur Wright.

C．Jacob Perkin.

D．Steven Sasson.

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．The first real plane could fly for only 12 seconds.

B．People had to cool their food with water before 1834.

C．Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in the 1960s.

D．Every smart phone has its own digital camera connected to the front.

4. In which section of the newspaper would you probably read this article?

A．News,

B．Travel.

C．Health.

D．Science.

【推荐2】阅读短文，从各题所给的三个答案中选择最佳答案回答问题或完成句子。
people can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on earth. But when you use the phone, you don't see the person you are talking with. This may change in the near future.
Today some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or vision phone. With it, two people who are talking can see each other.
Picture phones can be useful when you have something to show to the person you're calling. They may have other uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring up a library and ask to see a book. Then you'll be able to read the book right over your picture phone. Or you may be able to go shopping through your picture phone. If you see something in the newspaper that you think you want to buy, you'll go to your phone and call the shop. People at the shop will show you the thing you're interested in right over the phone. You'll be able to shop all over town and never even leave your room!
1. Today people can use the phone to talk with others _____.

A．in all the towns

B．in some places in the world

C．almost anywhere on earth

2. The underlined word "it" in the passage means _____.

A．the picture phone

B．any phone

C．the use

3. We can _____ through the picture phone.

A．write a book

B．do shopping

C．play games

4. Picture phones can be used for _____.

A．ringing up a library to see a book

B．going shopping

C．Both A and B

5. The title of the article can be "_____".

A．Talking on the phone

B．Picture phones

C．Shopping on the phone

【推荐3】We are all busy talking about and using the Internet. But how many of us know about it? Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks（网络）didn’t work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network system stopped. So a few network had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way, computer network system would keep on working all the time.

At first, the Internet was only used by the government. But in the early 1970s, universities hospitals and banks were allowed to use it, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software（软件）that made “surfing” the Internet more convenient（方便的）.

Today it is easy to get online and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day.

Sending e-mails is more and more popular among students. The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life.

1. The Internet has a history of about ________ years.

A．20

B．30

C．60

D．70

2. A new network system was set up to ________.

A．make computers more popular

B．make the whole network break down

C．make computers smaller and cheaper

D．make itself keep on working all the time

3. ________ made surfing the Internet more convenient.

A．Computers

B．Scientists

C．Software

D．Information

4. What can be the best title of the passage?

A．The Use of the Internet

B．The Types of Computers

C．The Development of Computers

D．The History of the Internet

【推荐1】Did you watch The Jungle Book (《奇幻森林》)? The film tells a story about the boy Mowgli who grows up in the jungle. When a dangerous tiger Shere Khan learns about Mowgli, he wants to kill the boy. So Mowgli’ s friends Bagheera the leopard and Baloo the bear decide to help him out.

Neel Sethi who played Mowgli did a great job in the film. In fact, about 2,000 little actors wanted to play the role, but the 12-year-old boy finally got it. It was not an easy job. Neel had to imagine(想象)that he lived in a jungle with different animals. In fact, he could only see a computer screen.

“Luckily, the director(导演)often talked with me. That helped me a lot and made my work much easier.” Neel would like to be an actor when he grows up. He also wants to become a dentist just like his father. Then again, he wouldn’ t mind playing football. “Doing three things well might sound difficult — but fighting with a tiger in the jungle isn’ t easy either,” Neel says.

1. The first paragraph tells us ________.

A．what the film is about

B．why the film is popular

C．how successful the film is

2. Neel Sethi worked with ________.

A．many other little actors

B．a computer

C．different animals

3. The underlined word “That” refers to “________”.

A．the computer

B．the film

C．the director’s talk

4. We can know ________ from the passage.

A．Neel is ten years old

B．Neel wants to be a singer

C．Neel’s father is a dentist

5. Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Neel — a great actor

B．Neel and The Jungle Book

C．Neel’s dreams

【推荐2】I’m Peter. If I can travel to the future for one day, I want to see the children there, make friends with them and learn more about the future life.

       I think houses in the future will look like a honeycomb, many people will live in a building. There will not be any washing machines in the flats(公寓) because everyone will have a robot to help do all the housework. There will not be kitchens because people don't have food for their three meals. They take tablets(药片) instead. This can save much time. People will have more time to play with friends and do sports.
       The children in the future will study at home but they can talk to their classmates and teachers on the Internet. They can see each other’s faces, too. If they miss their friends, they can take a flying car and visit them. It will just take a few seconds.

I really wonder what people’s life will be like in the future.

1. What does the writer think everyone will have in his home?

A．A washing machine.

B．A kitchen.

C．A honeycomb.

D．A robot.

2. What does the underlined word “This” refer to?

A．Taking tablets for their three meals.	B．Taking a flying bus.
C．Using robots to do the housework.	D．Studying at home.

3. Which of the following is TRUE about the children in the future according to the writer?

A．They will not have classmates or teachers.

B．They will spend a few minutes getting to their friends’ homes.

C．They cannot see their friends.

D．They will not have to go to school to study.

4. How do the people in the future travel around?

A．By bus.

B．By flying car.

C．By robot.

D．By train.

5. Why does Peter want to make friends with the children in the future?

A．Because he wants to know something about the future world.

B．Because he wants to use e-mails.

C．Because he wants to study at home.

D．Because he wants them to live in his world.

【推荐1】It’s important for us to be healthy. But how can we keep healthy? First, you should eat fruit and vegetables three or four times a week. Then eat some tofu every day because it’s good for people, both the young and the old. Milk is also necessary(必要的），especially for women. So you should have milk twice a day. It can help you to be strong. Next, doing more exercise is better. You can do morning exercises or evening exercises. After supper, you should take a walk.
1. You should eat_______ three or four times a week.

A．fruit and fish

B．vegetables and mutton

C．fruit and vegetables

2. Tofu is good for ______.

A．young people

B．old people

C．young and old people

3. . Why do people have milk?

A．It’s delicious.

B．It’s a kind of drink.

C．It can help you keep strong.

4. You should have milk_____________ .

A．four times a day

B．five times a week

C．twice a day

5. The passage mainly tells us__________

A．how to keep healthy

B．what health is

C．why health is important

【推荐2】阅读下面短文,根据短文内容判断其后面所给句子的对错,并在答题卡上将所选的对应选项涂黑。选 Right涂A。
        We often say,“When in Rome,do as the Romans do.”So when you eat Western food, do as westerners do. Here are some things that you may need to know about eating together in the West.
        In some Western countries, lunch is usually eaten at about 1 pm. Dinner is served around 7 pm or even later. In Spain it is usual to have lunch at 3 pm and dinner at 10 pm!
        At the start of a meal, the French say “Bon appetite”, and the Italians say “Buon appetite”. But there is nothing similar to say in English. “Enjoy your meal” is usually only said by the person who brings the food.
       During the meal, you may be served by someone who asks, “Would you like some…?”You can take it and say “Thank you”. If you are given something you do not like, you can just say, for example, “I’m sorry, I don’t eat meat.” or “I don’t eat fish”. No one will be cross.
        It is sometimes difficult to know when the meal is over. If you are invited to dinner by western friends, you will be expected to stay and talk around the dinner table long after the last dish is served, and it is not polite if you leave as soon as you finish eating.
1. When you eat Western food, always do as the Romans do. ________

A．Right.

B．Wrong.

2. In Spain, people usually have dinner at 7 pm. ________

A．Right.

B．Wrong.

3. The French and the Italians say similar words when they begin a meal. ________

A．Right.

B．Wrong.

4. The person will be angry if you refuse the food that he or she gives you. ________

A．Right.

B．Wrong.

5. When you finish eating Western friends’ dinner,you’d better stay and talk for some time. ________

A．Right.

B．Wrong.

【推荐3】Beijing Opera is our national opera. It shows the China’s special forms of traditional arts. It came into being after 1790 and has over 200 years of`history. Its music and singing came from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei. There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou. Beijing Opera is full of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, wonderful gestures and fighting. It is an important part of Chinese culture. Beijing Opera used to be popular with old people while young people didn’t like it very much. However, more and more young people, and even some foreigners, are becoming interested in it nowadays.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。

1. Beijing Opera is full of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, wonderful gestures and fighting.
2. Beijing Opera came into being in 1790.
3. Wusheng and Huadan are roles in Beijing Opera.
4. Its stories are from Xipi and Erhuang.
5. Few people in China like Beijing Opera.