(   ) 3. (2012 .福州中考)一We’ll go for a picnic if it        this Sunday.

—Wish you a lovely weekend.

A. rain    B. doesn’t rain

C. won’t rain

(   ) 2. (2012 .泰安中考)一Could we go and watch the football game?

—No，        you have the tickets.

A. if    B. unless

C. because    D. since

(   ) 1. (2012 .安徽中考）The man tried several times to start the car，and

he succeeded        .

A. in the pass B. in the end

C. at first    D. at once

   Now machines are widely used all over the world. Why are machines so important and necessary for us? Because they can help us to do things better and faster.

A washing machine helps us to wash clothes fast. A printing machine helps us to print a lot of books，newspapers，magazines and many other things fast.Bikes，cars， trains and planes are all machines. They help us to travel faster.

   The computer is a wonderful machine. It was invented not long ago. It not only stores (贮存)information but also stores numbers millions of times as fast as a scientist does.

   Let’s study hard and try to use all kinds of machines to build China into a modern country.

(   ) 6. Machines can help us to do things better and faster,so they        .

A. are difficult to make

B. are expensive

C. are important but not necessary

D. are very helpful

(   ) 7. We have to travel on foot without      .

A. bikes    B. machines

C. planes    D. trains

(   ) 8. Computers can store information and numbers        a scientist does.

A. a little faster than

B. as fast as

C. much faster than

D. much more slowly than      

(   ) 9. A printing machine can help us      .

A. print a lot of books

B. read more books

C. invent many machines

D. wash clothes fast

   Jim is a Chinese boy. He likes watching basketball matches，but he hasn’t enough money to buy tickets. He has to watch the matches on TV at home on weekends. He must go to school from Monday to Friday,so he can’t watch a lot of important basketball matches.

   There would be a big basketball match in the afternoon the next day. Jim wanted to watch it very much. But he couldn’t He would have a chemistry test in the same afternoon.

   “Can we have a video,Mom?” Jim asked his mother before he went to school. “Then you can record the match from our TV set for me.”

“I’m afraid we can’t buy one，we don’t have enough money. ” said his mother. The next morning Jim went home with a smile， carrying a new video. “But where did you get the money,Jim?” His mother asked in surprise.

“That’s easy，Mom. I sold our TV set. ”

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

(   ) 1. Jim likes watching football matches.

(   ) 2. Jim will have an English test in the same afternoon.

(   ) 3. Jim asked his mother to record the basketball match for him.

(   ) 4. The next morning Jim went home with a smile,carrying a new TV set.

(   ) 5. Jim doesn’t have enough money to buy tickets.

5 .        the end,I found he is a great singer.

4. If I have enough money,I will travel          the world.

3. I will stay          home to do home work today.

2. It’s a secret,so you should try to keep them        yourself.

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