People are talking about the “new economy.” It’s very different from the “old economy”.

In the old economy, people travel to work. They buy things in stores. They use the post office, the fax and the telephone to send information. They see people face-to-face at their jobs or in stores. People get information from newspapers, radio, television, books and libraries.

In the new economy, people do business through the “net,” which is a connection of millions of computers everywhere in the world. In the new economy, workers often work at home. They can get information online. They can communicate with employers and co-workers by e-mail. Businesses have “virtual (虚拟)stores”. They are websites on which customers can see the products. Businesses can sell to customers anywhere in the world.

In the new economy, people live a fast paced, convenient and colorful life. The whole world develops more quickly than before. But the new economy is a double-edge sword. Its disadvantage is also obvious. For example, the Internet has led to a huge increase in credit card cheating. Some illegal websites offer some cheap or banned goods or services. Online shoppers who enter their credit card information may never receive the goods they want to buy and their card information could even be for sale in an illegal website. So people in the new economy should be smarter and knowledgeable.

1.The cause of the differences between the new economy and the old economy is ____.

A．the change of people’s idea

B．the business people do

C．the use of the Internet

D．the change of people’s life

2.“But the new economy is a double-edge sword ” in the last passage means_____.

A．The new economy is as sharp as a sword

B．The new economy has advantages and disadvantages

C．The new economy is better than the old economy

D．Both the new economy and the old economy have disadvantages

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．People can get all kinds of information on the Internet.

B．Telephone, radio, television, newspapers and so on will disappear in the new economy.

C．People in the new economy should have high quality.

D．Life in the new economy is more comfortable than the one in the old economy.

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Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? These are important questions for anyone who is looking for happiness. 1  .

Make a plan for achieving goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.

Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way.  2  .

When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks （挫折）to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances（形势） back to their favor.

3  . These minutes will give you the chance to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.

4  . Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will put yourself in a better mood.

Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. What’s more, make friends with people who have a sense of humor.

Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness.  5 .

A．What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.

B．However, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional （情感）state will be infectious（易传染的）.

C．Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood．

D．The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.

E．Spend a few minutes thinking about the things that make you happy.

F．Humor plays an important role in happiness.

G．It’s also important to take some time to do something nice for yourself.

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Dear Mary，

I receive your E-mail just now. Don’t worry about me. I’m getting on well with my research work in the lab. But to my greatly surprise you say you will give up learn English. The reason is because you have not done well in it recently and you have lost interests. I’m afraid I couldn’t agree with you . I know it is difficulty to learn English, and English is widely used in the world today. It will be important tool in our future work. Beside, it is becoming more and more important in our daily life. If you study hard, you will be succeed. Do remember that where there is a will, there is a way. I’ m looking forward to hearing good news from you.

Yours,

Li Hua

Angela Green 是加拿大蒙特利尔中学的学生。他来信表示愿意成为你的笔友。按照下面表格提供的你的情况于13年1月9日写一封信，向他表示你很高兴同他建立友好通讯联系。信的开头和结尾已经给出。字数：100字左右

Dear Angela,

I’ve been very pleased to receive your letter. And I’d like very much to be your pen friend.___________________________________________________________________

I’m looking forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely yours,

Wang Ling

As some experts say, Internet shopping will never take ______ place of shopping in stores, because many people find shopping at a store ______great enjoyment.

A. a; the    B. the; aC. the; /      D. /; a

After many attempts, she ________ managed to get promotion.

A. immediately B. suddenlyC. naturally      D. eventually

It’s cold here. _________ I switch on the heating?

A. Should  B. WillC. Would D. Shall

----Guess what, we’ve got our visas for a short term visit to the UK this summer.

---How nice! You ______ a different culture then.

A. will be experiencing     B. have experienced

C. have been experiencing       D. will have experienced

______ by the clear waters, this forest provides visitors with a wonderful chance to see some endangered birds in the wild.

A. Being surrounded          B. SurroundingC. Surrounded         D. To be surrounded