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　　The Internet has created great changes in language learning. As English is the main language of science and technology, worldwide communications on the Internet are mainly conducted in the English language. In fact, the general dominance(统治)of the English on the Internet has worked to further encourage the learning and use of English, especially among those whose native language is not English.

　　Using the Internet for English teaching is very new. However, as a resource in the hands of a skilled teacher, the Internet can provide a wealth of materials with which the skilled teacher can build encouraging or productive activities.

　　For example, Internet resources can be used for class follow-up, discussing homework and giving writing assignments. The teacher can find and bring back some useful materials from the Net, and can even grade students' papers at home by just connecting to the Internet and grading students' E-mail messages.

　　Through booking electronic magazines, taking part in electronic discussion and attending conferences on the Internet, the teacher can share views and ideas with far-off colleagues quickly, easily and inexpensively. This is especially attractive and helpful for those in separated geographical areas

(1)The passage is mainly about ________.

[　　]

A．the Internet, a new technology in this century

B．a way that makes teaching and learning become easy

C．a new teaching and learning way offered by Internet

D．a chance for students to use English on the Net

(2)The underlined word“conducted”in the first paragraph means ________.

[　　]

A．carried out　　　　B．reported to

C．written down　　　D．stored in

(3)According to the passage, which statement is true?

[　　]

A．Internet is helpful and costly.

B．Internet is quick but hard to handle

C．It seems to the writer that Internet is more helpful for those in far-off places.

D．People who live far away can communicate more quickly than those in cities.

(4)According to the passage, a teacher can use Internet to do the following EXCEPT ________.

[　　]

A．to give writing assignments

B．to grade students' papers

C．to share views and ideas with far-off colleagues

D．to talk with his students' parents.

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　　Let us say there is something you don't know how to do.

　　In the past if you were determined to learn, you might have called a friend or relative, taken a night class or walked down to the local library for a research term.

　　But now a host of websites(网站)are springing up to provide free practical advice on these subjects and actually anything else you can think of.

In one sense, these “how-to”sites represent a part of the growing world of online learning.

　　This tradition has found one of its earliest forms in the FAQs——or Frequently Asked Questions files(案卷)——that began on Usenet, the Internet's global discussion group.

　　These FAQs, many of which still circulate (go round continuously), took a specific subject and explained it to complete novices(初学者).

　　But“How-to”sites take the FAQ idea in a somewhat different direction by addressing subjects that aren't necessarily associated with discussion forums(论坛).

　　These sites take the style of a written tutorial(指南)and a tone of friendly advice.

　　Possibly the biggest and best known of these sites in learn 2.com(www.learn2.com). It offers nearly 1,000 free tutorials and adds new ones frequently for a job interview.

　　At ehow.com(www.ehow.com) you can learn how to train for your first marathon, how to buy a vacation home, or how to make a movie in eight steps.

(1)The passage wants to ________.

[　　]

A．introduce new websites to netizens(网民)

B．say how to lean new courses by Internet

C．bring new means to learn something new

D．help you to solve any difficulty you meet with

(2)“How-to”sites are set up to ________.

[　　]

A．explain FAQs to the public

B．help people with their new need

C．tell the differences from discussion forums

D．complete the growing world of online learning

(3)The passage doesn't describe directly, but we may guess that ________.

[　　]

A．a deaf person can teach himself at home by visiting“How -to”sites

B．“How-to”sites are specially designed for the disabled

C．you can just click your mouse at home to question anything

D．it is pleasant to listen to the advice on“How-to”sites

(4)If you have no tent when you decide to go camping, you may ________.

[　　]

A．visit www.learn2.com

B．visit www.ehow.com

C．visit some sites else

D．go to the tourist company

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　　For many years, T-shirts were simple short-sleeved undershirts for men and boys. T-shirts used to be of one color——white. And since they were worn under shirts, they were generally not seen.

　　Today the T-shirt has become fashionable. It can be seen everywhere and on everyone. Women and little children wear T-shirts as teenagers, university students, and men from all walks of life do. T-shirts are worn on playground, at the beach or in town. They can also be worn for work. Yet T-shirts remain relatively inexpensive and long wearing, as well as easy to care for. Smart but comfortable and convenient to wear, they have become one of America's newest ideas on fashion.

　　Although T-shirts are now available in a wide variety of bright materials and styles, the most popular kind is the traditional cotton T-shirts with a slogan or picture printed on the front. A T-shirt may bear a single word, a popular phrase, pictures of popular singers, or an advertisement. As T-shirts are becoming more and more popular, new designs are coming up all the time.

(1)Which statement is true about T-shirts in the past?

[　　]

A．There are a large variety of T-shirts in the past.

B．They were worn by people from all kinds of work.

C．There were many multi-colored T-shirts.

D．They were usually worn inside.

(2)Compared with the past, T-shirts have changed a lot. Which of the following is NOT true about their changes?

[　　]

A．They are worn by more and more people

B．They can be worn on more and more occasions.

C．There are more and more new designs

D．They are more and more expensive.

(3)What is the most popular kind of T-shirts?

[　　]

A．The silk T-shirt in white color.

B．The cotton T-shirt with a slogan or picture

C．The wool T-shirt worn on playground

D．The cotton T-shirt worn for work

(4)What is being done to make T-shirts more attractive?

[　　]

A．Advertisements are being widely used

B．New technology is being used

C．New designs are being adopted

D．More man-made materials are being introduced

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　　8:30 PM

　　Outlook

　　Outlook is back with a new series of reports to keep you up date with all that's new in the world of entertainment. Stories go all the way from the technical to the romantic, from stage to screen. There will be reports of the stars of the moment, the stars of the future and the stars of the past. The director with his new film, the designer with the latest fashion and the musician with the popular song are part of the new Outlook. The program is introduced by Fran Levine.

　　9:00 PM

　　Discovery

　　When a 10-year-old boy gets a first class degree in mathematics or an 8-year-old plays chess like a future grand master, they are considered as geniuses. Where does the quality of genius come from? Is it all in the genes(基因)or can any child be turned into a genius? And if parents do have a child who might become a genius in the future, what should they do? In this 30 minute film, Barry Johnson, the professor at School of Medicine, New York University will help you discover the answer.

　　10:00 PM

　　Science/Health

　　Is it possible to beat high blood pressure without drugs? The answer is“yes”, according to the researchers at Johns Hopkins and three other medical centers. After a study of 800 persons with high blood pressure, they found that after 6 months, those devoted to weight loss——exercise and eating a low-salt, low-fat food——lost about 13 pounds and became fitter. Plus, 35% of them dropped into the“normal”category(范畴). This week, Dr. Alan Duckworth will tell you how these people reduce their blood pressure to a level similar to what's achieved with Hypertension drugs.

(1)The main purpose of writing these three texts is ________.

[　　]

A．to invite people to see films

B．to invite people to topic discussions

C．to attract more students to attend lectures

D．to attract more people to watch TV programs

(2)From Outlook, you can get a great deal of information about ________.

[　　]

A．story tellers　　　　　B．famous stars

C．film companies　　　　D．music fans

(3)Who will be most probably interested in Discovery?

[　　]

A．Parents who want to send their children to a school of medicine.

B．Children who are good at mathematics.

C．Parents who want their child to become another Albert Einstein.

D．Children who are interested in playing chess.

(4)In Science/Health,“Johns Hopkins”is ________.

[　　]

A．a famous university

B．a medical center

C．a well-known doctor

D．a drug company

(5)According to the third text, which of the following has almost the same effect as Hypertension drug?

[　　]

A．Exercise plus a healthy diet.

B．Loss of thirteen pounds in weight.

C．Six months of exercise without drugs.

D．Low-salt and low-fat food.

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　　Who is there among us who hasn't dreamed of having his or her own small (maybe, several years later, even big) business, and having wonderful freedom, both from a boss and from the time clock; the freedom to make up our own rules for our work, and our own plans——arranging our own hours of work? That way work would be both painless and fun. Or, so we imagine.

　　Well, in fact it isn't quite as simple as that. Yes, it is true that being the boss has its satisfactions and that you can arrange your working hours freely if you own your own small business. But in those early years of starting your own business, you shouldn't think of a free day, not to mention flying off for a month's vacation. It is not unusual for new business owners to work seventy or eighty hours a week, and if there is a day off, that day might need to be devoted to accounting(算帐).

　　But this negative picture doesn't destroy the beautiful hopes. The possibility of getting something wonderful in return——both material and mental——continues to drive that large number of people who start up small businesses each year in the United States.

(1)From the first paragraph, we know that everybody hopes ________.

[　　]

A．to rule others

B．to be his or her own boss

C．to get a time clock

D．to be free from work

(2)Most new business owners have to ________.

[　　]

A．work more than 10 hours a day

B．devote himself to accounting

C．fly to some places in the world

D．have a day off in a week

(3)The expression“negative picture”most probably means “________”.

[　　]

A．a terrible experience

B．a poor picture

C．limited freedom

D．unpleasant situations

(4)The beautiful hopes will never be destroyed because ________.

[　　]

A．people love beautiful things by nature

B．people have a strong desire to seek personal gains

C．small businesses make big money each year in the US

D．small businesses have advantages over big companies

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　　It seems that some people go out of their way to get into trouble. That's more or less what happened the night that Nashville Police Officer Floyd Hyde was on duty.

　　“I was on the way to a personal-injury accident in West Nashville. As I got onto Highway 40, blue lights and sirens(警笛)going, I fell in behind a gold Pontiac Firebird that suddenly seemed to take off quickly down the highway. The driver somehow panicked at the sight of me. He was going more than a hundred miles an hour and began passing cars on the shoulder.”

　　But Hyde couldn't go after him. Taking care of injured people is always more important than worrying about speeders, so the officer had to stay on his way to the accident. But he did try to keep the Firebird in sight as he drove, hoping another nearby unit would be able to step in and stop the speeding car. As it turned out, keeping the Firebird in sight was not that difficult. Every turn the Pontiac made was the very turn the officer needed to get to the accident scene.

　　Hyde followed the Pontiac all the way to his destination (目的地). At that point he found another unit had already arrived at the accident scene. His help wasn't needed. Now he was free to try to stop the driver of the Firebird, who by this time had developed something new to panic about.

　　“Just about that time,”Hyde says,“I saw fire coming out from under that car, with blue smoke and oil going everywhere. He'd blown. his engine. Now he had to stop.”

　　“After I arrested him, I asked him why he was running. He told me he didn't have a driver's license(执照).”

　　That accident cost the driver of the Firebird plenty——a thousand dollars for the new engine-not to mention the charges for driving without a license, attempting to run away, and dangerous driving.

(1)The meaning of“panicked”in Paragraph 2 is related to ________.

[　　]

A．shame　　　　　B．hate

C．anger　　　　　 D．fear

(2)Why did the driver of the Firebird suddenly speed down the highway?

[　　]

A．Because he was racing with another driver on the road.

B．Because he realized he had to hurry to the accident scene.

C．Because he thought the police officer wanted to stop him.

D．Because he wanted to overtake other cars on the shoulder.

(3)Which of the following statements is true?

[　　]

A．Someone else was taking care of the injured person.

B．The Pontiac reached its destination at the accident scene.

C．Hyde knew where he was going by following the right car.

D．The policeman was running after a speeder on Highway 40.

(4)The driver of the Firebird ________.

[　　]

A．took a wrong turn on the way

B．had some trouble with his car

C．was stopped by the police officer

D．paid for the expenses of the accident

(5)What is probably the best title for the article?

[　　]

A．Losing His Way

B．Going My Way

C．Fun All the Way

D．Help on the Way

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　　Many people take for granted the fact that January 1,2000 marks the beginning of a new century for all mankind. However, this day does not have the same meaning everywhere in the world. Where did the date 2000 come from? Around 500 A.D., a leading religious man suggested that all Christians should start counting the date from the birth of Christ. After careful calculations, the year 1 A.D.（Christ's birth）was said to be the 28th year after Augustus became the emperor of Rome. Today, this calculation seems to be incorrect. Historians believe that Christ was actually born four years before this date, but changing the calendar now would only cause confusion around the world because most people are used to the current calendar.

　　There are several other major calendars used for calculating the date The Jewish calendar calculates the date from the day the earth was created. In 1000 B.C., Jewish scholars set the date the earth began, and according to this calendar, the year2000 A.D. would actually be 5760. The Buddhist calendar begins from the death of Buddha, so the year 2000 A.D. for Christians will be 2544 for Buddhists. Muslims start their calendar from the time when the Prophet Muhammad escaped from Mecca and went to Medina. The Muslim calendar also follows the moon instead of the sun, so the Muslim year is 10 or 11 days shorter than the Christian year. The year 2000 A.D. is really 1420 for Muslims. The official Hindu calendar, which was put into use in the 1950s, begins from the first year that King Kaniska took power in India. When Christians celebrate the year 2000 A.D., it will only be the year 1922 for Hindus.

　　Not all calendars set the date by historical or religious events. One other system used for calculating the date was created by the astronomer Joseph Scaliger in the1500s. For astronomers, one year is a very short time when looking at the movement of planets and stars. Therefore, Mr. Scaliger suggested using a time period for his calendar that would equal 7,980 years. The dates of the calendar are calculated by dividing one 7,980-year cycle of this calendar into smaller periods. These periods are more convenient for following the movements of the sun and the moon. Mr. Scaliger picked out the starting point of one of these cycles as January 14,713 B.C. In 2000 A.D. this calendar will set the date as 2,451,545.

（1）Historians now believe that Christ was born ________.

[　　]

A. before Augustus became emperor

B. 24 years after Augustus became emperor

C. in 1 A.D.

D. in the year 2000 A.D.

（2）What marks the beginning of the Jewish calendar?

[　　]

A. the birth of Muhammad

B. the death of Buddha

C. the beginning of the earth

D. the lunar cycle

（3）Why did Mr. Scaliger need to create a new calendar for keeping track of the movement of planets?

[　　]

A. History is very short.

B. Planets are too big.

C. Light travels too fast

D. Years are too short.

（4）The second paragraph is mainly about ________.

[　　]

A. how to measure time

B. many different calendars

C. major religions of the world

D. King Kaniska

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Bicycle tour and race

　　A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27（Sat. &Sun.）At 5∶30 A.M., the riders will leave Tian An men Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg. Then the next 55 kilometres leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive part of the tour. The riders and theft bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.

　　The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometres. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.

　　Cost: 200 Yuan

　　Telephone: 4675027

Brazilian footballers

　　The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo'an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players. Also coming is1994's World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.

　　Ticket prices: 60, 100, 150 Yuan

　　Time / Date: 4∶30 P.M. August 26（Sat.）

　　Telephone: 5012372

Rock climbing

　　The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26--27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams form Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition-climbing. Free for spectators（观众）.

　　Take a long distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.

　　Time / Dates: 9--12 am, August 26 and 27

　　Telephone: 7143177, 7144830, Wang Zhenghua

（1）The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about ________.

[　　]

A. visiting teams

B. famous players

C. things to do for the weekend

D. prices to pay for the sports events

（2）If you take part in the bike tour, you will ride for ________.

[　　]

（3）The underlined word “leg” in “Bicycle tour and race” probably means ________.

[　　]

A. race

B. practice

C. part of the training

D. part of the tour

（4）What is special about the rock climbing competition?

[　　]

A. A foreign team takes part in it.

B. You can watch it without paying.

C. You don't have to be a sportsman to take part in.

D. The bus trip to the place of the competition is free.

（5）If you want to find something to do for Saturday afternoon, which telephone number will you call?

[　　]

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（1）You can get in touch with Zhang Ying if you want to ________.

[　　]

A. buy a bike

B. see a bike

C. have your bike repaired

D. borrow a bike

（2）Lan Fleming put a note on the notice board because ________.

[　　]

A. he needed a typewriter

B. he wanted to sell a typewriter

C. he would lend his typewriter

D. he hoped to borrow a typewriter

（3）One of the reason why Li wants someone to share his room is that ________.

[　　]

A. he wants to live near the campus

B. he wants to improve his English

C. he wants to have his washer, dryer and kitchen in good conditions

D. he wants his kitchen to be furnished with a washer and dryer

（4）Robert Waller wishes to rent a room _______.

[　　]

A. which is near the school

B. which is far away from the school

C. which is inside the school

D. which must be near the campus

（5）Which of the following is correct according to the notes above? [　　]

A. Joseph Hofman who studies Chemistry just lost a brown briefcase.

B. John Smith lost his blue briefcase with 3 books on Chemistry.

C. It was Joseph Hofman who found John Smith's briefcase.

D. There was nothing but some money in the brown briefcase.

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案.

　　Read the above brochure（海报）from the Swansea Zoo and answer the following questions.

（1）If you want to visit the Swansea Zoo, what is the best time to get there?

[　　]

A. 4∶00 on Sunday.

B. 4∶00 on Friday.

C. 9∶00 on Friday.

D. 9∶30 on Sunday.

（2）Which of the following is allowed in the Swansea Zoo?

[　　]

A. To give an orange to a monkey.

B. To pat a tiger on the head.

C. To throw waste things everywhere.

D. To sing a song in the zoo.

（3）If you want to buy tickets for you and the two of your sons who are 14 and 10, how much should you pay?

[　　]

（4）According to the brochure, which of the following is fight?

[　　]

A. You must visit the Swansea Zoo.

B. The new tigers in the zoo are from India.

C. The Arctic bears are waiting for you.

D. The monkeys from Zaire will give you something.

（5）Maybe you don't know the word, “giraffe”, but you can infer that it must be a kind of animal which is ________.

[　　]