F(10 分) 

    The World Wide Web (www 万维网) turned 25 years old on March 12th. It has become a very important part in our daily lives. We can't imagine living without the Web,the short form of the World Wide Web.

    In 1989,a British engineer named Time Berners-Lee came up with the idea of the Web. It is a group of “pages” of information that are connected to each other around the world. That is the very beginning of the Web. Since then,the Web has greatly changed the way people live. With a click (点击) of a mouse we can read news,buy things,make friends and learn anything we’re interested in.

    Now,25 years after its birth,how will the Web influence life in the future? Scientists believe there are both advantages and disadvantages.

    A growing Web will help build “better relationships” between different cultures. Also in the future,everyday items could be connected to the Web. We could share plenty of information to make our daily lives more convenient方便的) . So one day in the future,your front door could send you a message, “Dear sir,everyone has left the house,but I'm still open!”

    But scientists warn (警告) us that if we share personal information on the Internet,it could get into the wrong hands.

   “It's not wise to spend a whole day in front of the screen. People need to get close to nature and enjoy the sun. Never be controlled by the Internet ,” said Berners-Lee.

根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1.How old is the World Wide Web?

2.Who came up with the idea of the Web?

3.What can we do by clicking a mouse according to the message?

4.Will the Web influence life in the future?

5.What could happen if we share personal information on the Internet?

                         E(10 分)

   How much do you know about “Taobao”？Do you often buy goods (商品) online? During every big festival hundreds of millions of dollars is spent online. “Who needs a shopping mall(商场) if you have Taobao (淘宝) ？I am a Taobaoer ,” says Wang Fang,28,a writer in Beijing. Taobao,China's largest online shopping site (场所) ，has become an important part of Wang Fang's life. She spends half of her salary (薪水) on Taobao.

   A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the pleasure of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students and young workers. People can find almost everything they need online,from clothes to books,from candy to DVD players. And clothing and household (家用的) products are the most popular goods bought online.

   The biggest attraction (吸引) for buyers is the low prices of online goods. Buyers can also check the information easily. They can compare the prices of the same kind of goods from different sellers,and choose the cheapest one. When someone asks her about the safety of online shopping,Wang Fang said ,“It's very safe and easy. If you can't receive the goods from the sellers or are not satisfied with them,the shop owners will not get the money. You can also get a refund (退款) if you give the goods back. ”

根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1.What do people like to choose online best?

2.Which is cheaper,buying goods online or buying them from shopping malls?

3.Can you get a refund if you give the goods back online?

4.How much does Wang Fang spend on shopping online?

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

                           D(10 分)

    A TV program has become popular inChinarecently. It has made people all over China become interested in writing Chinese characters (汉字) .

    The increasing use of computers and smart phones has left most young people hardly able to write by hand. Many of them are even unable to remember the 10 ,000 characters used in daily life without electronic help.

   CCTV started the Chinese Character Dictation Competition to improve the population^ handwriting skills. Contestants (参与者) on the show were school pupils,but it was found that 70% of adults in the audience (观众) were unable to remember how to write the word “chanchu”.

   Because computers allow people to type characters simply by entering pinyin,they don't need to remember how to write them. ^uThe keyboard age has had a big influence on the handwriting of Chinese characters,Guan Zhengwen,who designed and directed the show said. He added that he hoped to encourage people to keep it alive as an art form.

   Hao Mngjian,an editor of a magazine,putting his heart into Chinese characters,said, ^uIxaming Chinese characters goes on throughout your life. If you stop using them for a long time,it is very likely that you will forget them

根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1.Are Chinese people interested in writing Chinese characters now?

2.What has left most young people hardly able to write by hand?

3.Why did CCTV start the Chinese Character Dictation Competition?

4.How do computers allow people to type characters simply?

5.What can you learn from the passage?

                         C(10 分) 

     Do you know something about Akuapem people? They live in eastern Ghana (加纳) ，where the sunshine hugs all the time. They are very friendly. Now let's have a look at how the Akuapem people receive a visitor.

     A visitor is often welcomed warmly in a family of Akuapem. After the visitor is welcomed into the house,he is offered a seat and water at the very beginning,for the host (主人) thinks that the visitor must have come from a very long trip and is in need of water. Then the host family greet the visitor by saying “Akwaaba”. More interestingly,if there is a group of visitors,the host will greet the visitors from right to left. And the host shakes only with his right hand,because the left hand is regarded dirty according to the Akuapem people.

    Next,the visitor is asked how his trip was and why he has come. While the conversation is going on,the wife and children,especially girls,are cooking food for the visitor. The visitor can choose the food. After the visitor has finished eating,the host and the visitor continue their conversation. Usually this is a short one since the visitor is getting ready to say goodbye.

    When the visitor is leaving,he is often given some food to take along. He is also accompanied (陪伴) by one of the children to the nearest station. The child who accompanies the visitor will not come back home until the visitor leaves safely.

    No matter if he is a close friend or just a passer-by (过路人) ，this is always the way that the friendly Akuapem people receive a visitor.

根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1.What is the visitor offered at first by the family of Akuapem?

2.Why does the host shake only with his right hand?

3.Who are cooking food while the host is chatting with the visitor?

4.When will the child who accompanies the visitor to the station come back home?

5.What does the article mainly talk about?

                          B(10 分)

   Liu Wei is very famous in China because he can play the piano with his toes (脚趾) .

   One day when Liu Wei was only 10 years old,he played a game with some friends. He lost both his arms because of electricity.

   Liu Wei was very sad when both his arms were cut off after the accident. But soon he had to make a choice.

  “For people like me,there were only two choices. One was to give up all the dreams,which would cause a quick death. The other was to work hard without arms to live an excellent life," says Liu Wei.

   Liu Wei's dream was to be a pianist. He learned to play the piano with his toes. And teaching himself to play the piano with his toes was very hard. Many times he wanted to give up,but his parents went on encouraging him and he wanted to make his parents proud.

  Maybe you can not believe that Liu Wei is able to play well only with his toes. The audience (观众) were deeply moved and very excited when they watched his performance.

根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1.What can Liu Wei play the piano with?

2.How old was Liu Wei when he lost his arms?

3.Was Liu Wei very unhappy when both his arms were cut off?

4.Who encouraged Liu Wei to play the piano?

5.How did the audience feel when they watched Liu's performance?

                         A (10 分)

   My name is Kumar,a little boy. Here is my story.

   After I left home,I got a job in a hotel. I had to wash the dishes. I was not paid,just given two meals a day. At night,I slept on the tables after the customers left. After a year,I left and walked to the next town. One day,a man called Mr Stewart told me that he could help me get a job in Kathmandu. The man said that I would be trained to make carpets (地毯) and that I would be able to earn a lot of money. But the man was not telling me the truth. He took me to a big factory that was full of children,mostly girls. I was only ten years old,but I was not the youngest child.

   It was like a prison (监狱) ；we were locked inside. We worked every day from 5 a. m. to midnight making carpets without pay. One day,I saw a half-broken window in the bathroom,so I ran away.

  After that,I lived on the street. Some of the older boys were thieves (/J、偷) . They ordered me to steal.If I refused,they would beat me. Once I was caught and I went to prison for six months.

  When I came out,I lived on the street again. I was the youngest kid in the group of serious thieves. One day,my head was hurt. My friends took me to a hospital by Child Workers inNepal. There,for the first time,I found adults who cared about me. That happened when I was 11 years old. If it hadn’t been for that accident,I would probably be a big thief by now.

根据短文内容，按照每题后的词数要求回答问题。

1.Where did Kumar sleep when working in a hotel? (within 5 words)

2.What did Mr. Stewart promise Kumar to do? (within 5 words)

3.How long did the children have to work every day in the factory? (within 3 words) 

4.How did Kumar run away from the factory? (within 8 words) 

5.Why was Kumar taken to a hospital? (within 5 words)

      What comes to your mind when you talk about donations? You probably think of a group of people with 1 in hand asking people to donate money. But my school came up with a 2 way of raising funds—Fun Night.

   Fun Night is like a party. Students pay money to get in and have dinner at school. The 3 they pay will go towards helping poor children 4 .

   Two months ago,I took part in Fun Night There were all kinds of 5in Fun Night. The most popular game was the “jousting ring (夺环) ”• I “jousted” with several of my 6 and managed to knock plenty of them off the ring. 7 ，they developed different strategies (策略) to win,such as starting in a crouched position (蹲姿) to gather more strength when pushing.

   Sometimes they attacked me 8 I was ready. It would usually be 9 as cheating (作弊) ， but we didn’t care and 10 playing. After all,it was just a game,not 11 .

    The best of Fun Night was not the fun activities. The fact was that we raised a lot of money by having a 12 time. A lot of students at my school wouldn’t 13 money if they were simply asked to hand it over. But this kind of event not only made them 14 to give,but also allowed them to have a great time playing games with friends. I realized that 15 can be fun. We raised 2 ,000 yuan on that night.

() 1. A. boxes   B. books C. schoolbags   D. clothes

() 2. A. common   B. different C. silly   D. realistic

() 3. A. sit   B. attention C. stationery   D. money

() 4. A. in danger   B. in need C. in trouble   D. in love

() 5. A. chess   B. subjects C. games   D. lessons

() 6. A. neighbours   B. cousins C. visitors   D. friends

() 7. A. However   B. Luckily C. Otherwise   D. Hopefully

() 8. A. before   B. unless C. after   D. if

() 9. A. named   B. considered C. described   D. discovered

() 10. A. finished   B. started C. continued   D. stopped

() 11. A. a competition   B. an opinion C. a research   D. an experiment

() 12. A. tiring   B. hard C. -long   D. good

() 13. A. save   B. make C. donate   D. spend

() 14. A. afraid   B. glad C. sorry   D. angry

() 15. A. friendship   B. knowledge C. charity   D. experience

8.  (2015 •鄂州) Children under 18  (not allow) to watch this show without their parents.

7. We must take effective measures to prevent traffic accidents from (grow)

6. Take this medicine before meals three (time) a day.