So amused ________ that I couldn’t help laughing when I saw the performance given by the children．

A．I felt        B．did I feel        C．I feel           D．had I felt

Not only       to stay at home , but he was also forbidden to watch TV.

       A．that he was forced   B．he was forced

       C．was he forced         D．was forced he

The ______ on his face suggested that he was a little nervous .

  A.instruction        B.expression     C.attitude         D.behaviour

   If there is one thing I am sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers. It is not that newspapers are a necessity. Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday. But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation.

   The nature of what is news may change. What basically makes news is what affects our lives- the big political stories, the coverage of the wars, earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same. I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though. It’s already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic(基因) engineering. In the future, I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do --- as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are.

   It’s quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted(传送) electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home. In fact, I am pretty sure that it will happen in the future. You will probably be able to choose from a menu, making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read- sports and international news, etc.

   I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media(煤体). They actually feed off each other. Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers, but that hasn’t happened. What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air. And as for the Internet, it is never really pleasant to read something just on a screen.

What is the best title for the text?

  A. The Best Way to Get News          B. The Changes of Media

  C. Make Your Own Newspaper         D. The Future of Newspapers

In the writer’s opinion, in the future, ___________.

  A. more big political affairs, wars and disasters will make news

  B. newspapers will not be printed in publishing houses any longer.

  C. newspapers will cover more scientific research

  D. more and more people will watch TV.

What will probably be on in the newspaper made by yourself?

  A. Sports and international news.       B. A menu of important news

  C. The most important news.          D. What you are interested in

From the text, we can infer that _____________.

   A. newspapers will win the competition among the different media

   B. newspapers will stay with us together with other media

   C. television will take the place of newspapers.

   D. some media will die out

The underlined phrase “feed off” in the last paragraph means ___________.

  A. depend on     B. compete with     C. fight with      D. kill of

There is such a problem _____ we all should _____．

      A．as; pay attention to it          B．that; attract our attention   

       C．as; pay attention to            D．that; attract our attention to it

When you are little, the whole world feels like a big playground. I was living in Conyers, Georgia the summer it all happened. I was a second grader, but my best friend Stephanie was only in the first grade. Both of our parents were at work and most of the time they let us go our own way.

It was a hot afternoon and we decided to have an adventure in Stephanie’s basement. As I opened the basement door, before us lay the biggest room, full of amazing things like guns, dolls, and old clothes. I ran downstairs, and spotted red steel can. It was paint. I looked beyond it and there lay even more paint in bright colors like purple, orange, blue and green.

“Stephanie, I just found us a project for the day. Get some paintbrushes. We are fixing to paint.” She screamed with excitement as I told her of my secret plans and immediately we got to work. We gathered all the brushes we could find and moved all of our materials to my yard. There on the road in front of my house, we painted bit stripes (条纹) of colors across the pavement (人行道). Stripe by stripe, our colors turned into a beautiful rainbow. It was fantastic!

The sun was starting to sink. I saw a car in the distance and jumped up as I recognized the car. It was my mother. I couldn’t wait to show her my masterpiece. The car pulled slowly into the driveway and from the look on my mother’s face, I could tell that I was in deep trouble.

My mother shut the car door and walked towards me. Her eyes glaring, she shouted, “What in the world were you thinking? I understood when you made castles out of leaves, and climbed the neighbors’ trees, but this! Come inside right now!” I stood there glaring hack at her for a minute, angry because she had insulted (侮辱) my art. 

“Now go clean it up!” Mother and I began cleaning the road. Tears ran down my cheeks as I saw my beautiful rainbow turn into black cement.  

Though years have now passed, I still wonder where my rainbow has gone. I wonder if, maybe when I get older, I can find my rainbow and never have to brush it away. I guess we all need sort of rainbow to brighten our lives from time to time and to keep our hopes and dreams colorful.

What did the writer want to do when his mother came home?

      A. To introduce Stephanie to her.             B. To prevent her from seeing his painting. 

      C. To put the materials back in the yard.       D. To show his artwork to her.

In his mother’s eyes, the writer_______.

      A. was a born artist                        B. always caused trouble

      C. was a problem solver                    D. worked very hard

The underlined word “rainbow” in the last paragraph refers to ______.

      A. the rainbow in the sky                   B. the stripes on the pavement

      C. something imaginative and fun            D. important lessons learned in childhood

It can be learned from the passage that parents should ________.

      A. encourage children to paint               B. value friendship among children

      C. discover the hidden talent in children       D. protect rather than destroy children’s dreams

Pulling heavy suitcases all day in the summer is hard work, especially when you’re a thin 14-year-old. That was me in 1940—the youngest and smallest baggage boy at New York City’s Pennsyl??vania Railway Station．

After just a few days on the job, I began noticing that the other fellows were overcharging pas??sengers．I’d like to join them, thinking, “Everyone else is doing it．”

When I got home that night, I told my dad what I wanted to do．“You give an honest day’s work,” he said, looking at me straight in the eye．“They’re paying you．If they want to do that, you let them do that．”

I followed my dad's advice for the rest of that summer and have lived by his words ever since．

Of all the jobs I've had, it was my experience at Pennsylvania Railway Station that has stuck with me．Now I teach my players to have respect for other people and their possessions．Being a member of a team is a totally shared experience．If one person steals, it destroys trust and hurts everyone．I can put up with many things, but not with people who steal．If one of my players were caught stealing, he'd be gone．

Whether you’re on a sports team, in an office or a member of a family, if you can’t trust one another, there’s going to be trouble．

What can be inferred about the baggage boys?

       A．They could earn much, but they had to work hard．

       B．Many of them earned money in a dishonest way．

       C．They were all from poor families．

       D．They were all thin, young boys．

What does the father's advice imply?

       A．It is wrong to give more pay to the passengers．

       B．Don’t believe them if they are paying you more．

       C．Don’t follow others to overcharge the passengers．

       D．It is difficult to work hard and live as an honest boy．

The writer can't put up with stealing because he thinks that ______．

       A．it is a totally shared experience          B．it is considered as the most dangerous

       C．it does great harm to human relationship       D．it may lead to the loss of his sports team

It can be concluded from the text that ______．

       A．his father's advice helped him to decide which job to take up

       B．working in the sports team was his most important experience

       C．he learnt much from his shared experience with his team members

       D．his experience as a baggage boy had a great influence on his later life

---- Call me at 9:00．I can’t afford to miss such a conference．

---- Don’t worry, sir．You’ll surely be ______．

       A．reminded            B．warned        C．informed     D．remembered

The electric library made it impossible for teachers to have ______ to a large amount of information online．

       A．way      B．method    C．access     D．means

It is required that the football match___________put off ________ the bad weather.

A. be; thanks to      B. be; due to     C. was; thanks to        D. was; owing to