Can you imagine a world without the Internet? It's amazing to think about it.
     Now, China has more than 68 million Internet users, according to the China Internet Network Information
Centre. This is the second highest number of users in the world after the United States. Today, 44% of
Chinese "netizens (网民)" are teenagers."They spend about 13 hours every week online," said Qian Hulin, an
Internet expert. 
     The main reasons why teenagers surf the Web are to search for information, to communicate with others
and to have fun. On the Internet, teenagers can find out almost anything. And surfing the Web can help
students with their homework and widen their knowledge.
     Li Dong, a teacher at No. 41 Middle School in Shijiazhuang, likes her students to use the Internet. "When
we talk in class, students who surf the Net usually know more background information than the others," she
said.
     In addition, people can use the Internet to write letters or stories and send emails. Many teens keep in
touch with their friends online. It is cheaper than phoning somebody far away and also much quicker.

1. Which country has the most Internet user?

A. China
B. England
C. America
D. Japan

2. How many hours do teenagers spend on the Internet every week?

A. About 44 hours
B. About 13 hours
C. About 41 hours
D. About 10 hours

3. Why do teenagers surf the Web?

A. To get some money
B. To search for information
C. To have fun
D. Both B and C

4. Why does the teacher from Shijiazhuang like her students to use the Internet?

A. Because she wants to play computer games with them.
B. Because she wants to have a talk with them.
C. Because she wants to know what they do at home.
D. Because she wants to let them know more background information.

5. Which way is the cheapest and quickest to tell something to your friend who is far away?

A. Posting a letter.
B. Sending an e-mail.
C. Making a telephone call.
D. Going to visit your friend.

     It was Sports Day at School. There were many races. Lots of parents were watching the children.
    There was a large crowd of people. Some girls were talking about the races. They were talking about who
win the 100-metre race. Jone heard what the girls were talking about. He was eating a banana. He said,"I shall
win the race! I am the fastest runner!" When he finished his banana, he throw the skin on the ground, and left.
     Mr Sun shouted,"100-metre race for boys!" Jone and the other boys went to the start of the race. The boys were ready now. Mr Sun held up a gun. He fired the gun into the air, and the race started. Jone ran very fast.
He was near the end of the race. He was smiling, but suddenly, he put one foot on the banana skin.He slipped
and fell down. He fell in front of Sam. Sam fell down, too. Then Ben fell down. Paul was behind them. He
passed them carefully and ran on. At last Paul won the race.
     "Congratulations, Paul," said Miss Smith. "You are the winner."

1. Some girls were talking about the ________.

A. 100-metre race
B. 200-metre race
C. 800-metre race
D. 1000-metre race

2. Jone threw the skin on the ground when he finished the ________.

A. orange
B. banana
C. apple
D. pear

3. Who won the race finally?

A. Sam
B. Jone
C. Ben
D. Paul

4. How many people fell down?

A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four

5. What do you think the passage most probably is?

A. A newspaper report
B. A novel
C. A student's composition
D. A TV play

     Radio and television are very popular in the world today. Many people watch TV. We call them viewers.
Perhaps more people listen to the radios. We call them listeners. Older people call the radio the wireless (无
线电). And in conversation people call television TV or the "tele".
     The TV is, of course, more useful than the radio. On the TV you can see and hear what is happening. But
the radio is not disappearing. It's still with us. And the number of listeners is becoming larger. One reason for
this is that the invention of the transistor set (晶体管收音机) is sometimes very small. It's easy to carry. You
can put one in your pocket when you go to work. You can listen to the news broadcasts or radio lessons on
the bus. You can listen to them on your bike. You can put your own transistor set beside your pillow when
you go to bed. Besides radio broadcasts are better for blind people. And many old people's eyes are not good
enough to watch TV. When people are working, they can not watch TV. But they can always listen to music
on the radio. What's more, a TV set is usually more expensive than a transistor set.

1. Older people call the radio _____.

A. viewers
B. listeners
C. the wireless
D. the tele 

2. Tile TV is more _____ than the radio.

A. beautiful
B. useful
C. expensive
D. B and C

3. On TV, a viewer can _____ what is happening.

A. see
B. hear
C. talk
D. A and B

4. One reason for the number of listeners becoming larger is _____.

A. people don't like TV as much as they did
B. the invention of the transistor set
C. people love radios better than TV sets
D. people love radio programmes better

5. Radio broadcasts are better for _____.

A. blind people
B. younger children
C. some old people
D. A and C

     The computer is a very good machine. It can do a lot of everyday work so people can use it in many
ways. 
     Writers can use it to write interesting stories. Painters can use it to draw beautiful pictures. If you like
talking, you can talk to people from anywhere on the computer. You can watch movies and listen to music.
     Many children like playing games. Computers can help you. In the shop, someone buys something from
you. You can put the information about the sale (销售). Then the computer can work on the information and
tell you a report (报告) about shopping. In research (研究), if you want to know about the moon, you can
ask the computer and the computer can answer on the screen. In some large factories, you can't see many
people. Why not? Robots can do most of work instead of (代替) people. How does the robot work? The
computer tells it what to do.
     This is our computer. Perhaps one day the computer can think and feel. Then it will make our life better
and better.

1. We can _______ on the computer.

A. not play games
B. get real fruits
C. talk to anyone far away
D. find no information

2. You can't see many people in some large factories because _______.

A. computers can do anything
B. some robots help them
C. people all stay in the room
D. people work on the computer

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. People need computers' help
B. People have to use computers
C. Computers can do most of the work
D. Computers can think like people

4. From the passage we can know the word 'robot' means _______ in Chinese.

A. 机器人
B. 储存器
C. 打印机
D. 外星人

5. Which is the best title (标题)?

A. People's Lives
B. Computers
C. How Computers Work
D. The Importance of Computers

  
      Mr. Wu is a  1 . He teaches English. He  2  to work  3  bike every day. Tomorrow is Saturday. He  4  free.
He isn't going to work. He is  5  to stay  6  home. Hu Ping and Lin Tao are his students. They go to school  7
 foot every day. They  8  good boys. Mr. Wu loves them very  9 . Tomorrow the two students are going  10  
visit the Terra Cotta Warriors.

     This is our classroom. It's very big. It has very big windows. There are 45 students in our class.
Everyone has a desk and a chair. They are all new. We look after them very well. In our classroom
there are two blackboards. One is for the teacher and one is for the students. The walls are white and
bright. On them there are some nice pictures and there are two maps, too, a map of China and a map
of the world.
     In the morning the students come to school very early, and the teacher comes to school early, too.
We have four lessons in the morning and two in the afternoon. We like our leassons very much. We
like our class and our classroom, too.

根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)。
(     )1. The classroom is big, but the windows are small.
(     )2. There are 45 desks and chairs for the students in the classroom.
(     )3. the students look after their desks and chairs very well.
(     )4. There is one big blackboard in the classroom.
(     )5. There is no blackboard for the students in the classroom.

     Men have always traveled from one place to another.
     Before they did not travel for fun, but to find new places to live much better or be away from their
neighbors. It was not a very easy thing. They always walked from their old home to another new place.
But later they found an easier way of traveling. They rode on the back of some animals or used the wood
(木头) to make a little"boat" to travel in the water.
     But now people traveled for the joy of seeing and experiencing new things. And traveling has become
much easier. People can travel in their own ears, or by train, ship or plane. And it is also safe and comfortable.
They can even travel to space, but it's more expensive.

1. People in the past traveled for _____.

A. finding a new place
B. fun
C. joy
D. seeing new things 

2. People in the past traveled _____.

A. on foot
B. riding on the back of animals
C. by boat
D. be away from their home

3. Today people travel to _____.  

A. live longer
B. experience new things
C. be away from their home
D. be safe and uncomfortable

4. Today traveling is _____ than before.

A. harder
B. cheaper
C. easier
D. more expensive

5. You are very rich, and you want to travel to space, Can your dream come true?

A. No, it isn't.
B. Yes, it can.
C. Yes, it is.
D. We don't know.

     Are you an impolite student? I hope your answer is "no"! What can you do to be a polite student? Have
you ever had these impolite behaviors?
     a. Do you usually play loud music in the evening?
     b. When you see the food you like, but there're many people waiting in line to buy it, will you cut in line?
     c. When you are eating food On the street, will you throw it on the ground?
     d. If you order a pizza half an hour ago, but it hasn't arrived yet, will you get annoyed?
     Manners are taught as soon as children can understand what parents are talking about. Maybe your father
and mother have told you thousands of times about what you should do and what you should not do. For
example, your parents told you that you shouldn't interrupt (打断) when your parents are talking.
     In some western countries, the first manner the children should learn is to make themselves clean. Parents
believe that keeping children clean is really important. Whether the children are at home or school, parents will
always tell them not to throw things at will (随意地).

(     )1. It is OK to play loud music in the evening.
(     )2. Manners are about what you should do and what you should not do.
(     )3. It's impolite to cut in line when there are many people waiting in line to buy some food.
(     )4. In Western countries, you can throw things at will when you are at home.
(     )5. In the writer's opinion, if you want to be a polite student, you shouldn't have the four impolite behaviors.

     Many people invented toys. Most of them were kids. Kids are better than adults at inventing toys. They
can use everything to make toys.
     But sometimes adults can make the old ones more popular. For example, People first played yo-yos in
ancient (古代的) Greece. About two hundred years ago they became very popular with children, first in
England and then in the United States. Later people didn't like them, In 1928, Donald Duncan went into the
yo-yo business. He had some "Yo-yo men" and let them go door to door selling yo-yos. Soon more and more
people began to play yo-yos. Today the name Duncan still goes with yo-yo.
     People named teddy bears after Teddy Roosevelt, a president of the United States. But he didn't invent
teddy bears. People play crayons (蜡笔) many years ago. Edwin Binney and Harold C. Smith decided to
make them in some colors and sell them to schools. Kids enjoyed using them very much.

1. This article is about _______.

A. yo-yos
B. toys
C. kids
D. American history

2. Who invented yo-yos?

A. The ancient Greeks.
B. Harold C. Smith
C. A man named YO YO
D. A child of two hundred years ago

3. The name Duncan still goes with yo-yo today because Duncan _______.

A. was a yo-yo man
B. made yo-yos popular again
C. liked playing yo-yos
D. invented yo-yos

4. Whom id Edwin Binney sell crayons to?

A. School kids
B. Businessmen
C. Workers
D. Teachers'

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Adults usually do better than Kid in making toys
B. In 1928,Yo-yo became popular with children first in America, and then in England
C. The US president, Teddy Roosevelt invented teddy bears
D. Edwin and Harold sold crayons to school children