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　　Not very long, the computer was a strange machine. Not many people understood it. Not many people said yes to it. Today much of that is changing. The first computer system(系统)was introduced for use in business in the mid-1950s. Since then, the number of computer systems used in business, government offices, and institutions has grown rapidly. In 1975, about 250,000 systems were in use in the United States. This is growing by tens of thousands every year.

　　The electric computer is an important factor(因素)in our lives. Each year we use computer more and more to help us to collect data(数据)and to provide us with information. At one time people thought computers were only useful to banks, department stores, and governments. But today the rapidly increasing number of computers are used for many other purposes. Have you ever stopped to think how you are affected(影响)by a computer? The clothes you wear were probably made with the help of a computer. The newspaper you read could have been edited(编辑)and typed by a computer. Even radio programmes are often prepared by computers.

　　Computers today are playing important roles(作用)in education, transportation(交通)and medicine. They are used to predict(预报)the weather, to examine the ocean, and to develop defense systems. They are being used by businesses, governments, and institutions. There is no reason to think that their uses will become a greater part of our lives.

　　The influence(影响)of the computer is great. The list of its uses could go on and on. Computers now affect millions of people in countless(无数的)ways every day.

1．Before the 1950s the computer was ________.

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2．The computer today is ________ than it was before.

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3．The computer today is ________ than it was before.

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4．The writer thinks our lives are affected, but we ________.

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5．Although the first computer system was only introduced in the mid-1950s, computers now affect millions of people in countless ways every day. This means the writer ________.

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1. doesn't like computers
2. liked computers

C．thinks computers have developed rapidly

D．thinks we can't live without computers

阅读理解

　　The following notice is posted(张贴)in a bus terminal(终点站).

　　Time Table:

·Buses leave the Railway Station. New York City, from 7∶00 a.m. and every half-hour there-after(此后), until 11∶36 p.m．(7 days a week)

·Buses leave Brennan Station 20 minutes before and after every hour from 6∶20 a.m. to 10∶40 p.m.(7 days a week)

·Evening rush hours(5∶00 p.m. to 7∶00 p.m.): Buses leave the Railway Station, New York City, every 15 minutes.(Monday—Friday)

·Holidays: Buses leave every hour on the hour, each direction.(Trip time: 30 minutes each way)

All tickets must be bought at Window 12, the Railway Station, New York City, or at the Brennan Window BEFORE boarding buses.

1．At which of the following times does a bus leave New York for Brennan on Thursday?

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2．Which is the latest bus you could take from Brennan if you had to meet a friend in New York at 10∶20 a.m. on a Friday?

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A．The 8∶00 a.m. bus.

B．The 9∶40 a.m. bus.

C．The 8∶40 a.m. bus.

D．The 9∶20 a.m. bus.

3．If you want to take a bus in evening rush hours, you should take the ________ bus in the Railway Station, New York on Monday.

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4．The underlined word“boarding”in the last sentences means ________.

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5．Where should passengers buy their tickets?

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A．From the bus driver before boarding the bus.

B．On the bus after boarding the bus.

C．At the window with the above notice.

D．At a terminal ticket window.

阅读理解

　　1812—During the War of 1812, British forces(军队)burned the new capital at Washington, D. C. They also attacked Baltimore and New Orleans and captured(占领)Detroit, which at the time was a remote military outpost(前哨基地).

　　1846—A brief invasion(入侵)by Mexican troops across the Rio Gande began the U.S.-Mexican War in 1846. But the remaining action in that conflict(冲突)occurred in California, New Mexico and in Mexico. California and New Mexico belonged to Mexico at the time.

　　1916—Mexican revolutionaries led by Pancho Villa attacked the town of Columbus, N.M., on March 9, 1916.

　　1941—Japan attacked Pearl Harbor(珍珠港)in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941, killing nearly 2,400 people and forcing America into World War II.

　　1993—Terrorists(恐怖主义者)blew up a truck bomb in the basement(地下室)of the World Trade Center in February 1993, killing six people and injuring more than 1,000.

　　2001—Terrorists hijacked(劫机)several planes on Sep. 11, 2001. Two ploughed into(撞入)New York's World Trade Center(WTC), toppling the two highest buildings in the city; a third seriously damaged the Pentagon(五角大楼). The fourth hijacked plane crashed in Pennsylvania. Several thousand people were killed in the attacks.

1．During the War of 1812, British forces did the following except that ________.

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A．they captured Detroit

B．they attacked Baltimore and New Orleans

C．they attacked the town of Columbus, N.M.

D．they burned the new capital at Washington, D. C.

2．During the September 11th terrorist attacks, ________.

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A．terrorists hijacked three planes

B．destroyed the Pentagon completely

C．killed six people and injured more than 1,000

D．two planes knocked into New York's World Trade Center

3．Which of the following is true?

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A．California and New Mexico didn't belong to the USA in 1844.

B．Washington, D. C had been the capital of the USA until 1812.

C．Japan's attacking Pearl Harbor led to World War II.

D．A true bomb destroyed the World Trade Center in 1993.

4．The underlined word“toppling”in the last paragraph means ________.

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5．How many foreign attacks mentioned in the passage did the US have?

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阅读理解

　　Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii(庞贝，意大利那不勒斯附近一座古城), Italy. They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for—its stadium(运动场)and theatres, its shops and restaurants. The tourists do not, however, see Pompeii's people. They do not see them because Pompeii has no people. No one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2000 years.

　　Once, Pompeii was a busy city of 22,000 people. It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius(维苏威火山), a grass-covered volcano(火山). Mount Vesuvius had not erupted(爆发)for centuries, so the people of Pompeii felt safe. But they were not.

　　In August of AD 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted. The entire top of the mountain exploded, and a huge black cloud rose into the air. Soon stones and hot ash began to fall on Pompeii. When the eruption ended two days later, Pompeii was buried(埋葬)under 20 feet of stones and ashes. Almost all of its people were dead.

　　For centuries, Pompeii lay buried under stone and ash. Then, in the year 1861, an Italian scientist named Ginseppe began to uncover(发现)Pompeii. Slowly, carefully, Ginseppe and his men dug. The city looked almost the same as it had looked in AD 79. There were streets and fountains, houses and shops. There was a stadium with 20,000 seats. Perhaps the most important of all, there were everyday objects, which tell us a great deal about the people who lived in Pompeii. Many glasses and jars had some dark blue colour in the bottom, so we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine. They liked bread, too; metal bread pans were in even bakery(面包房). In one bakery there were 81 round, flat loaves of bread—a type of bread that is still sold in Italy today. Tiny boxes filled with a dark, shiny powder tell us that women liked to wear eye-makeup(眼部化妆品).

　　Ginseppe has died, but his work continues. One-fourth has not been uncovered yet. Scientists are still digging, still making discoveries that draw the tourists to Pompeii.

1．Why do large numbers of people come to Pompeii each year?

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2．Why had so many Pompeiians remained by volcanic Mount Vesuvius?

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A．The city nearby offered all kinds of fun.

B．The area produced the finest wine in Italy.

C．Few people expected the volcano to erupt again.

D．The mountain was beautiful and covered with grass.

3．Why did the city uncovered look almost the same as it had looked in AD 79?

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A．Because Ginseppe and his men dug it slowly and carefully.

B．Because the city was buried alive and remained untouched.

C．Because scientists successfully rebuilt the city with everyday objects.

D．Because nobody had lived in the city ever since the volcano erupted.

4．What's the meaning of the underlined word“exploded”in the third paragraph?

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5．What do we know about the Pompeiians who lived 2000 years ago?

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A．They lived more or less the same as Italians now do.

B．They liked women wearing all kinds of makeup.

C．They enjoyed a lazy life with drinking and eating.

D．They went back to Pompeii after the eruption in AD 79.

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　　Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems. For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants(居民)of a country. If tourists create(引起)too much traffic, the inhabitants become angry and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the country's economy(经济).It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism should also advance the health and happiness of local(当地的)inhabitants.

　　Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country's economy can suffer.

　　On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose money. It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, air-ports, first-class roads, and other support facilities(设施)needed by tourist attractions. For example, a major international-class tourist hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room is not use most of the time, the owner of the hotel lose money.

　　Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many support facilities as well, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers(阴沟)to handle waste and water. All of those support facilities cost money. If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost.

1．Which of the following has most probably been discussed in the paragraph that goes before this passage?

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A．It's very important to develop tourism.

B．Building roads and hotels is very important.

C．Support facilities are highly necessary.

D．Planning is very important to tourism.

2．Too much tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT ________.

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A．a bad effect on other industries

B．a change of tourists' customs

C．overcrowdedness of places of interest

D．pressure(压力)on traffic

3．Not enough tourism can cause ________.

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A．more people to lose their jobs

B．a decrease(减少)in tourist attractions

C．the high cost of support facilities

D．a rise in price and fall in pay

4．The word“handle”in the last paragraph most probably means ________.

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　　The temperature of your body should be always just the same, no matter the weather is hot or cold. That is why the doctor uses his thermometer(温度计)when you are sick. When you are well. you temperature is ninety-eight and six tenths degrees. If he finds it higher than that, it is a sure sign that something is wrong.

　　The body keeps the same temperature all the time, because it balances the heat it produces and it gives off. It is always burning up food and producing heat. It call produce heat faster when it needs to or give off heat faster when it becomes too warm. Let's see how this happens.

The heat of your body is given off chiefly through the skin. When you are cold, your skin is tight and shows“goose flesh”. When you get chilly every cold, you must dance around to keep warm or else you will shiver(颤抖). Then your muscles begin to work, burn up fuel(燃料), and produce more heat. It is not pleasant to shiver, so you usually prefer warming up by exercise, or put on more clothes to keep heat in.

　　When you are warm, the skin is loose and soft. It is so supplied with blood that heat is given off rapidly. If you get too warm, you begin to sweat, and more body heat is used in evaporating(蒸发)the moisture(潮湿)from your skin. You wear less clothing, too, in warm weather or warm room, so that warm can be given off freely. You feel less like exercising because your body is warm already, and the extra heat produced by exercise makes you uncomfortable.

　　You can see from this why you feel differently in different kinds of weather. In summer, when it is warm, you feel tired and lazy. You do not care to work or play, but enjoy lying and doing nothing. When you get out of doors in winter, the cold air makes you feel lively. You want to run and play.

1．The doctor will take his temperature when one gets sick because ________.

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A．one's temperature is always the same no matter whether he is sick or not

B．one's temperature is a sign which can show whether he is sick or not

C．when one is ill his temperature is sure to be higher than normal

D．one's temperature will be sure to change if something is wrong with him

2．The body keeps the same temperature all the time by ________.

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A．balancing the heat it gets and it loses

B．producing heat from food

C．giving off the heat produced in it

D．stopping producing heat when it needs

3．When one gets very cold, which of the following will not happen to him?

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A．His skin will become tight in order to keep warm.

B．He can exercise to make his muscle produce more heat.

C．He can put on more clothes to keep warm.

D．He will be certainly to shiver to produce more heat.

4．When one gets too warm, he begins to sweat in order to ________.

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A．evaporate the moisture

B．give off heat quickly

C．make the skin soft and loose

D．get the blood to move faster

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　　Soccer is played by millions of people all over the world, but there have only been a few players who were truly great. How did these players get that way—was it through training and practice, or are great players“born, not made”? First, these players came from places that have had famous stars in the past—players that a young boy can look up to and try to imitate(模仿). In the history of soccer, only six countries have ever won the world Cup—three from South America and three from western Europe. There has never been a great national team—or a really great player—from North America or from Asia. Second, these players have all had years of practice in the game. Alfredo Di Stefano was the son of a soccer player, as was Pele. Most players begin playing the game at the age of three or four.

Finally, many great players come from the same kind of neighborhood—a poor, crowded area where a boy's dream is not to be a doctor, lawyer, or businessman, but to become a rich, famous athlete or entertainer(表演者). For example, Liverpool, which produced the Beatles, had one of the best English soccer teams in recent years. Pele practiced in the street with a “ball”made of rags. And George Best learned the skills that made him famous by bouncing(使……跳回)the ball off a wall in the slums(贫民区)of Belfast.

　　All great players have a lot in common, but that doesn't explain why they are great. Hundreds of boys played in those Brazilian streets, but only one became Pele. The greatest players are born with some unique(独特的)quality that makes them different from all the others.

1．According to the writer, which of the following statements is true?

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A．Soccer is popular all over the world, but truly great players are rare.

B．Millions of people all over the world are playing soccer, but only six countries have ever had famous stars.

C．Soccer is played by millions of people all over the world, but only six countries from South America and western Europe have ever had great national teams.

D．All over the world soccer is one of the most popular games, but it seems least popular in North America or Asia.

2．Liverpool and Brazilian streets are two geographic terms used to illustrate ________.

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A．where soccer players get their way

B．how neighborhood affects a soccer player's success

C．why they can produce the best soccer teams

D．what a poor, crowded area will provide a future soccer player with

3．In the last paragraph the statement“…but only one became Pele”indicates that ________.

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A．Pele is the greatest soccer player.

B．the greatest players are born with some unique quality.

C．Pele's birthplace sets him apart from all the others.

D．the success of a soccer player has everything to do with the family background.

4．To get the way for a great player, a series of factors are directly mentioned, except ________.

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　　Mr. Evans was 66 when she was moved out of the house where she had lived most of her life. The house was pulled down and a new block of flats was built there instead. At about the same time her only son was offered a job in Canada. Since the shopping and the housework had become too much for her, and her son and his wife were not able to look after her any more, Mrs. Evans had to be taken to Homefield Old People's Home. She still had some friends in the centre of Hull, but now she was separated from them. During the first few months she was visited by friends and former(以前的)neighbors, but Homefield is a long way from the town centre, too far away for old people.

　　At Homefield Mrs. Evans was given a small room of her own, and she was well looked after. But she knew no-one when she arrived, and she was not able to make friends there. She was well liked by the people who worked there, but she kept apart from the other old people and spent most of her time in her room. After a time she was hardly ever seen at meetings and social evenings.

　　Although she was in poor health and had to be treated for a weak heart, she did not complain. “After all”, she said, “lots of people are worse off(更糟)than I am”.

　　What she disliked most was the“quietness”in the home, and what was even worse was that her son was not able to see her, not even at Christmas.

1．Mrs. Evans used to live ________.

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2．Mrs. Evans must be taken to Homefield Old People's Home because ________.

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A．her son gave her up

B．she was too old to look after herself

C．her house was pulled down

D．she felt unhappy to live alone

3．At Homefield Mrs. Evans ________.

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A．didn't feel very lonely at the beginning

B．knew nobody

C．lived a happy life because she was well looked after

D．got along well with other old people

4．Mrs. Evans ________.

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A．had to be operated on because of her weak heart.

B．missed her son very much

C．liked to stay in her own house

D．was pleased with her life

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　　Sam Higgins was a famous photographer, He traveled all over the world, taking photo-graphs for magazines and newspapers. His photographs won many prizes and he earned a lot of money.

　　“I'll do anything to get a good photograph.” he often said. “I'll go anywhere at any time, even if it is dangerous.”

　　And he spoke the truth. He had photographs of earthquakes, forest fires, floods, even wars. If something interesting happened, Sam went to photograph it.

　　He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always refused.

　　“I travel for my work, not for pleasure, ”he told her. “You won't enjoy yourself, and I won't have time to look after you. Sometimes there's not even anywhere to stay and I have to sleep outside. I often don't have a good meal or a bath for days. You won't like it.”

　　“Sam, I'm not a child, ”his wife argued. “I can look after myself. Please, take me with you next time you go abroad.”

　　Sam did not say anything but he thought about it, and when he was asked to Africa he said. “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I'll go to take photographs of the wildlife(野生动物)there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable. We'll be staying with a ranger(森林或公园管理员).”

　　His wife was very excited, and at first she had a very enjoyable time.

　　Then Sam went off to find some lions to photograph. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. They came to a fork(岔口)in the path, and she walked down one path while he walked down the other.

　　Then Sam heard her screaming(尖叫). He ran back to the fork in the path and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing(追赶)her.

　　Quickly Sam took his camera out of its case(盒子)and pointed it at his wife and the lion.

　　Then he shouted, “Slow down, woman. I can't get you both in the picture.”

1．Sam Higgins ________.

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A．enjoyed traveling

B．was a professional photographer

C．appeared in many magazines

D．took only dangerous photos

2．When Sam Higgins traveled all over the world, ________

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3．Mrs. Higgins wanted ________.

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4．What did Mrs. Higgins find?

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　　There are many types of reports. A report is simply an account of something that has happened. The commonest are news reports. We get them in newspapers, over radio and on television. Sometimes cinemas also show as newsreels(新闻影片).

　　The main purpose of a newspaper is to supply news. If you examine a newspaper closely, you will find that there are all types of news: accidents, floods, fires, wars, fashions(时装), sports, books, etc. The news covers everything that happens to people and their surroundings. Sometimes there are news items which are very interesting.

　　A news report is usually very short, except when it is about something very important, but it contains plenty of information. It is also written in short paragraphs. The first paragraph is in fact a summary of the news item. It gives all the necessary information: what, when, where, how and why. The other paragraphs give full details of the subjects. There may also be interviews with people. The words actually spoken by them are within quotation marks as“…”.

　　Often there are photographs to go with the news to make it more interesting.

1．To interest more people the publishers ________.

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A．sometimes supply long and important news

B．usually print pictures to go with the news

C．usually produce interesting news

D．always ask news reporters to write very short news

2．Most probably the writer thinks the easiest way to get today's news is ________.

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A．to listen to the music over radios

B．to watch an expensive color TV

C．to read today's newspapers

D．to talk with many people

3．If you want to get enough information about yesterday's flood within a very short time, you'd better ________.

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A．read the last but one paragraph of the news report in today's newspaper

B．look through the first paragraph of the news report in today's newspaper

C．talk with people who saw the flood

D．begin with the second paragraph of the news report in today's newspaper

4．Newspapers sell well mainly because ________.

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A．they supply all kinds of news in them

B．they are easy to get

C．there are pictures to go with the news items

D．they cost very little

5．This passage mainly talks about ________.

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A．the length of a news report

B．different types of news reports

C．happenings to people and their surroundings

D．news reports