Because of his long illness, Lee’s English level had dropped, but he was determined to _

g with most of them, they haven't yet learned how to live in harmony with the newest of these: the personal computer. 【B1】This is so because the widespread use of the personal computer is a relatively new phenomenon.

There was the widely publicized case of a family man who became so absorbed in his computer that he spent long hours with it. 【B2】Of course, if he was spending long hours with his computer, he was spending less time with his family. And if his wife needed to see him, he was unavailable. She became so upset by this state of affairs that she delivered an ultimatum (最后通牒), declaring that unless he spent fewer hours with the machine and more with her and the family, she was going to divorce him. This issue became so serious that the couple had to go to a doctor to resolve it. 【B3】The fortunate result was that the husband reduced the time he spent with the computer, and the marriage was saved.

【B4】Personal computers may cause people to become isolated from one another since work can be done at home alone. In this case, there may be no need for offices, or for that matter, for any other central gathering place. Universities, or even cities, could be abandoned. Moreover, if what is now recorded on paper is recorded in the computer instead, people will have no reason to use any paper whatsoever: no money, receipts, letters, newspapers, magazines, books, and so on. 【B5】If this happens, there will be no need to go to the bank, the bookstore, or the library. Will people then be isolated in their separate homes-alone with their computers and their families, apart from fellow workers, readers, or students？

This is so because the widespread use of the personal computer is a relatively new phenomenon.

阅读理解My cousin, John, is a university student. Last year he went to Italy and stayed there for two months. I was surprised that John was able to have such a long holiday because he never has any money.

“How did you manage it, John” I asked. “I thought you were going to stay for two weeks,”

“It was easy,” John answered. “I got a job.”

“A job!” I exclaimed. “What did you do？”

“I gave English lessons to a grocer,” John answered. “His name is Luigi. We have become great friends.”

“But you’re not a teacher,” I said.

“I told Luigi I couldn’t teach,” John explained. “But he insisted on having conversation lessons. He wanted to practice his English. He has a lot of American customers, so it is important for him to speak English. I spent three hours a day talking to him. In return he gave me a room, three meals a day and a little pocket money.”

“Did your pupil learn much English？” I asked.

“I don’t know,” John said. “But I learned a lot of Italian!”

1. The cousin of the author is _________.

A)a university student

B) an Italian grocer

C) a tour guide

D) a news reporter

2. How long did John spend in Italy？

A)A week.

B)Two weeks.

C) A month.

D) Two months.

3. The author thought John could not have spent such a long holiday because _________.

A) John did not have money with him

B)John did not like Italy very much

C)John was traveling all by himself

D)John would miss his family very much

4. What do we know about John’s job？

A) John was paid well for his English lessons.

B) John gave English conversation lessons to an Italian.

C) Luigi learned a lot of English from his American customers.

D)Luigi did not know any English before John taught him.

5. What do we know about Luigi？

A) He showed John around during his stay in Italy.

B) He was angry because he learned nothing from John.

C)Every day he spent some time teaching John Italian.

D) He did not care whether John had teaching experience or not.

6. What does the underlined word “exclaimed” (Para. 4) probably mean？

A) cry out

B) laugh

C)answer

D)stand up

21_______for career reasons; she moved far away. For this reason ,a 36-year- old 22_______father has custody of his two children , eleven and eight years old. He works long hours as a 23_______, including weekends. On his days off from work , he goes to a local 24_______college. He' s studying to 25 his job skills so he can make more money for his family. At night he does his homework at the same table as the 26_______. But who takes care of the kids in the evenings when their father is working or 27_______to school？ His "extended family"- his mother , other 28_______, and his new girlfriend 29_______out as much as they can. He thinks his girlfriend , who is from Mexico , his home country , is good for his family. He doesn’t want to date "Anglos"or"Anglicized" women because he thinks they value their 30_______over motherhood. He wants a wife with traditional , religious values like his mother.

iving with most of them, they haven’t yet learned how to live in harmony with the newest of these: the personal computer. This is so because the widespread use of the personal computer is a relatively new phenomenon. There was the widely publicized case of a family man who became so absorbed in his computer that he spent long hours with it. Of course, if he was spending long hours with his computer, he was spending less time with his family. And if his wife needed to see him, he was unavailable. She became so upset by this state of affairs that she delivered an ultimatum (最后通 牒), declaring that unless he spent fewer hours with the machine and more with her and the family, she was going to divorce him. This issue became so serious that the couple had to go to a doctor to resolve it. The fortunate result was that the husband reduced the time he spent with the computer, and the marriage was saved. Personal computers may cause people to become isolated from one another since work can be done at home alone. In this case, there may be no need for offices, or for that matter, for any other central gathering place. Universities, or even cities, could be abandoned. Moreover, if that which is now recorded on paper is recorded in the computer instead, people will have no reason to use any paper whatsoever: no money, receipts, letters, newspapers, magazines, books, and so on. If this happens, there will be no need to go to the bank, the bookstore, or the library. Will people then be isolated in their separate homes—alone with their computers and their families, apart from fellow workers, readers, or students？

66.We can learn from the passage that the personal computer __________.

A.has been around for a long time

B.has been accepted by all people

C.is not welcome to everyone

D.is not widely used yet

67.The man’s wife was upset because __________.

A.he loved another woman

B.he wanted to divorce her

C.she didn’t have her own computer

D.he was neglecting her and the family

68.The man’s wife threatened to divorce him if __________.

A.he continued to spend long hours with the computer

B.he did not quit his job with the computer company

C.he did not spend time with her parents

D.he did not go to see the doctor with her

69.The marriage was saved __________.

A.with the help of a doctor

B.with the help of a fortune teller

C.after the wife took over the computer

D.after the husband sold the computer

70. What seems to be worrying the author as far as the computer is concerned？

A.People may become isolated from one another.

B.Offices may no longer be necessary.

C.People will no longer read books or magazines.

D.Factory workers will lose their jobs.

chard thinks of himself as a professional—a professional thief.

Yesterday was a typical day. Richard dressed in a business suit, took his briefcase (手提箱) , and drove to a town about ten miles from his home.

He parked his car in a busy area, then began to walk along the street.No one looked at him. He was another businessman walking to work.

At 8:05, Richard saw what he wanted. A man was leaving his house.

Richard walked around the block again. At 8: 10, he watched a woman leave the same house. After she left, Richard worked quickly. He walked to the side of the house and stood behind a tree. He took a screwdriver (螺丝刀) out of his briefcase and quickly opened the window and climbed in.

First, he looked through the desk in the living room. He found $ 200 in cash. In the dining room, he put the silverware (银器) into his briefcase.

The next stop was the bedroom. Richard stole a diamond ring and an emerald(祖母绿宝石) necklace. Richard passed a color TV, a stereo (音响) , and a camera, but he didn’t touch them. Everything had to fit into his briefcase. In less than five minutes, Rich and climbed back out the window.He looked around carefully, then began his walk down the street again.No one looked at him. He was just another businessman, walking to work.

1.Why did Richard wear a business suit？()

A、Because he is a professional

B、Because he didn’t want to draw others’ attention to him

C、Because he works hard

D、Because he is a thief

2. Richard ____ , after the man left his house.

A、stood behind a tree

B、entered the house

C、walked around the block again

D、opened the window with a screwdriver

3.No one saw Richard get into the house because ____.

A、it was night time

B、he ran very fast

C、he stood behind a tree

D、he was very clever

4.How long did Richard stay in the house？____

A、Five minutes

B、One hour

C、Nearly five minutes

D、Fifteen minutes

5.The reason why Richard didn’t take the TV set is that ____.

A、it is too big to carry

B、it is too heavy to carry

C、it is worth nothing

D、it is difficult for him to carry such a thing without being noticed

e wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbour's door, he walked up to the door, took hold of (抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.Then he sat down to think, "I must do something about the noise," he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. "Ah, I'll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won't be able to hear the noise." The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out."Steal my bell？ I'll teach you a lesson (教训), "the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose. The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. "Why did he come out just then？" he wondered (感到疑惑).

1. The thief was trying to get his neighbor's doobell. ()

2.The thiet put some cotton in his ears so as not to hear anything()

3. The neighbor ran out probably because he knew his doorbell was being stolen. ()

4.The neighbor hit the thief to punish him for stealing. ()

5. The thief thought the neighbor couldn't hear the noise of the bell. ()

big family--his parents, his brothers, their wives and their children. The family kept an elephant. The young woman soon took great interest in it. Every day she gave nice food to the elephant.

Three months later the woman quarreled with her husband and went back to her parents' house. Soon the elephant didn't want to eat and work. It seemed to be ill and heart-broken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house. It went to the woman's home. When it saw her, the elephant touched her with his long nose. The young woman was so happy that she went back to her husband's home.

1)、The best title for this story is that The Elephant Helped Them.

A.T

B.F

2)、Only five people were there in the young man's family before he got married.

A.T

B.F

3)、The woman left her new home because she was angry with her husband.

A.T

B.F

4)、After the young woman left her husband's home, the elephant went to find a new home.

A.T

B.F

5)、The young woman went back to her husband's home because the elephant had come to comfort her.

A.T

B.F

Most dog owners feel that their dogs are their best friends. Almost everyone likes dogs because they try hard to please their owners. One of my favorite stories is about a dog that wanted his owner to please him.

One of my friends has a large German shepherd named Jack. These dogs are often very intelligent. Every Sunday afternoon, my friend takes Jack for a walk in the park.Jack likes these long walks very much.

One Sunday afternoon, a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time,and he talked and talked. So it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk, but the visitor didn’t leave. Jack became very worried about his walk in the park. He walked around the room several times and then sat down directly in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention. He continued talking. Finally, Jack Couldn’t stand it any longer. He went out the room and came back a few minutes later.

He sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he held the man’s hat in his mouth.German shepherds aren’t the only intelligent dogs. Another intelligent dog is a Seeing Eye dog. This is a special dog, which helps blind people walk along the streets and do many other things. We call these dogs Seeing Eye dogs because they are the“eyes”of the blind people and they help them to “see”. Seeing Eye dogs generally go to special schools for several years to learn to help blind people.

1. Like many other dogs, Jack tried to please its owner master.

A. T B. F

2. Jack came to sit in front of the visitor in order to invite him for a walk.

A. T B. F

3.“Finally, Jack couldn’t stand it any longer”means that Jack could no longer put up with the visitor.

A. T B. F

4. Seeing Eye dogs help and see for blind people.

A. T B. F

5. Famous Dogs in Germany would be the most suitable for this passage.

A. T B. F