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 friends or relatives, taken a night class or walked down to the local library for a research term. But now a host of websites 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. These FAQs（Frequent Answers and Questions）, many of which still circulate（go round continuously）, took a special subject and explained it to complete novices. 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 and a tone of friendly advice. Possibly the biggest and best known of these sites is 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.）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.
56．The purpose of the passage is to________.
　　A. introduce new websites to netizens（网民）
　　B. say how to learn new courses by Internet
　　C. bring new means to learn something new
　　D. help you to solve any difficulty you meet with
57．The underlined word“ novices” probably means________.
　　A. people with rich experience
　　B. people without experience
　　C. beginners of “ how - to” sites
　　D. hosts of “how - to” sites
58．From the passage 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
59．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 site else　　　　　　　D. go to the tourist company

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 lot of websites 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 founded one of its earliest forms in the FAQs—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.

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

Possibly the biggest and best known of these sites is Learn 2.com (www.learn 2.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．What does the writer of this passage want to do?

       A．To introduce new websites to citizens.

       B．To say how to learn new courses by Internet.

       C．To help you solve any difficulty you have met with.

       D．To bring new means to learn something new.

2．For what are “how-to” sites set up?

       A．To explain FAQs to the public.      

       B．To help people with their new need.

       C．To tell the differences between discussion forums (场所).

       D．To complete the growing world of online learning.

3．What does the underlined word “novices” mean in the passage?

       A．People without experience.                   B．People with rich experience.

       C．Guests of “how-to” sites.                D．Hosts of “how-to” sites.

4．If you have no tent when you decide to go camping, you may _____.

       A．go to the tourist company             B．visit www.learn 2.com

       C．visit www.ehow.com                D．visit some sites else

5．From the passage we may conclude that           .

       A．it is unpleasant to listen to the advice on “how – to” sites

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

       C．“how-to” sites are specially designed for the disabled

       D．it is not so difficult for a novice to get information on “how-to” sites

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 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(表明) a part of the growing world of online learning. This tradition found one of its earliest forms in the FAQs—or Frequently Asked Questions files— 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.

But “how-to” sites take the FAQs idea in a somewhat different direction by addressing subjects that aren’t necessarily related to discussion forums(论坛). These sites take the style of a written tutorial (teaching period) and a tone of friendly advice. Possibly the biggest and best known of these sites is learn2. com (www. learn2. com). It offers nearly 1000 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 purpose of writing the passage is to ________________.

A. introduce new websites to people

B. teach how to take new courses by Internet

C. present new means to learn something you want to know

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 to learn what they want to

C. tell the difference from discussion forums

D. complete the growing world of online learning

3. The underlined word “novices” in the passage probably means ________________.

A. experts who know a lot　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

B. hosts of “how-to” sites

C. people without knowledge　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

D. beginners of “how-to” sites

4. It can be inferred from the passage that ________________.

A. “how-to” sites are specially designed for the disabled

B. people can teach themselves at home by visiting “how-to” sites

C. it is pleasant to listen to the advice on “how-to” sites

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

5. According to the text, if you want to buy a tent for camping you may ________________.

A. visit www. ehow. com　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

B. visit www. learn2. com

C. visit the discussion forums　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D. visit the FAQs

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 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(表明) a part of the growing world of online learning. This tradition found one of its earliest forms in the FAQs—or Frequently Asked Questions files— 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.

But “how-to” sites take the FAQs idea in a somewhat different direction by addressing subjects that aren’t necessarily related to discussion forums(论坛). These sites take the style of a written tutorial (teaching period) and a tone of friendly advice. Possibly the biggest and best known of these sites is learn2. com (www. learn2. com). It offers nearly 1000 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 purpose of writing the passage is to ________________.

A. introduce new websites to people

B. teach how to take new courses by Internet

C. present new means to learn something you want to know

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 to learn what they want to

C. tell the difference from discussion forums

D. complete the growing world of online learning

3. The underlined word “novices” in the passage probably means ________________.

A. experts who know a lot　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

B. hosts of “how-to” sites

C. people without knowledge　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

D. beginners of “how-to” sites

4. It can be inferred from the passage that ________________.

A. “how-to” sites are specially designed for the disabled

B. people can teach themselves at home by visiting “how-to” sites

C. it is pleasant to listen to the advice on “how-to” sites

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

5. According to the text, if you want to buy a tent for camping you may ________________.

A. visit www. ehow. com　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

B. visit www. learn2. com

C. visit the discussion forums　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D. visit the FAQs

Let’s Go Bug Hunting More Often

Kids spell love T-I-M-E

                     John Crudele

    One fall afternoon I rushed home from the university where I taught. I prepared a simple dinner, threatened（恐吓，威胁）my nine-year-old daughter, Christi, to hurry and finish her homework “or else,” and told Del, my husband, not to leave his dusty shoes on the good carpet any more. I then hurriedly cleaned the entry-way because a group of respectable ladies were coming by to pick up some good used clothing for a worthwhile cause; and then later a graduate student would be at our house to work on a very important thesis（论题）—one that I was certain would help a lot with research.

    As I paused to catch a breath, I heard Christi talking with a friend on the telephone. Her words went something like this: “ Mom is cleaning house—some ladies we don’t even know are coming by to pick up some old worn-out clothes… and a college student is coming out to work on a thesis… no, I don’t know what a thesis is… I just know Mom isn’t doing anything important… and she won’t go bug（小虫）hunting with me.”

    Before Christi hung up the phone, I had put on my jeans and old tennis shoes, persuaded Del to do likewise, pinned a note to the door telling the graduate student I ’d be back soon, and set out the box of used clothing on the front porch（门廊）with a note on it that Del, Christi and I had gone bug hunting.

1.The first paragraph mainly wants to tell us that the writer         .

    A．was a good housewife              B．was really busy every day

    C．showed too little care to her daughter              D．showed too much love for her work

2.What made the writer change her idea?

    A．Her daughter’s phone call        B．Her sudden understanding of love

C．Her talk with her lovely daughter D．Her daughter’s friend’s advice

3.What did she do in the end?

    A．She played tennis with her husband and daughter

    B．She took the box of used clothing to the ladies

    C．She did what her daughter wanted her to do

    D．She continued to do everything as planned

4.What did we learn from the story?

    A．People should not keep themselves so busy every day

    B．People should do more important things instead

    C．Parents should do more bug hunting with children

    D．Parents should spend more time with their children