A: Hello, Judy. How are you getting along with your word processing(文字处理) class?

 B: Well, so far progress has been rather slow. I haven’t learned the keyboard yet, and I have problems remembering all the orders of editing. I get really impatient because I want to master the means to operate the computer as soon as possible.

 A: Just remember that Rome wasn’t built in a day. Word processing (文字处理)can’t be such an easy matter.

 B: You’re right. Our teacher keeps telling us that it takes time to learn all the techniques (技巧) of word processing and that we can’t master everything in one day.

 A: That’ s entirely true. But you’ll catch on. Just be patient and practise whenever you can.

1. This dialogue suggests that Judy and the partner ______.

      A. may be friends    　　　　　　　　 B. are studying in the same class

      C. are both learning word processing      D. are both tired of study

2. What’s the main idea of the dialogue?

      A. Word processing isn’t an easy thing at all.  B.Only step by step can we master something.

      C. True friendship will benefit our progress.     D. Truth comes from practice. 

3. “Rome wasn’t built in a day” means that we should be ________.

A. patient　 B. hardworking　 C. friendly　 D. impatient

4. Judy has difficulty in doing the following things except（除了）____________.

　 A. word processing　　　　 B. making progress　

C. learning the keyboard　　 D. remembering all the orders of editing

 

阅读理解

　　Charles Dickens was born in 1812 at Portsmouth. He did not have much schooling. But when he was young, he read many novels(长篇小说) such as Robinson Crusoe. His interest in literature(文学) was aroused(唤起) .

　　It was not until 1836 that he became famous. His Pickwick Papers came into being. It is about Mr Pickwick and his three friends. They travel about England and get themselves into a lot of trouble. Mr Pickwick is perhaps the greatest comic figure (滑稽人物) in English literature .

　　Dickens wrote a lot of novels, such as Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities. He also visited America, Italy, Switzerland, Paris, and gave readings from his books to huge crowds(人群) of people .

　　Dickens is read and liked by all. In many of his novels we can see Dickens' desire (愿望) to show up some wrong and put it right. His rich experience, including his bitter(辛酸的) early life, was poured out in his novels . Perhaps, there is no other novelist (小说家) in England who is so taken to people' s heart .

　　Dickens died in 1870．He had asked that his burial (葬礼) should be quite simple, but the whole nation wanted to give him the highest honour they could. So he was buried in Westminster Abbey. But, as he wished there was nothing on the stone except his name “Charles Dickens”.

1．Charles Dickens is famous for his ________.

[　　]

2．“Pickwick Paper ” in the passage must be the name of a ________.

[　　]

3．Which do you think is the best translation of “to show up some wrong and put it right” in the passage? ________.

[　　]

A．揭露某些罪恶，还以公道

B．表演错误，需要改正

C．把错误展品放到右边

D．冤枉了，应给予权利

4．Which is NOT true? ________.

[　　]

A．Dickens' burial was very simple and there was only his name on the grave stone(墓碑)

B．People like Dickens and his novels very much

C．Dickens published his first novel at the age of 24

D．Dickens led a happy life when he was young

5．The passage is mainly about ________.

[　　]

A．Charles Dickens

B．Westminster Abbey

C．the book A Tale of Two Cities

D．Mr Pickwick

阅读理解

　　Charles Dickens was born in 1812 at Portsmouth. He did not have much schooling. But when he was young, he read many novels(长篇小说) such as Robinson Crusoe. His interest in literature(文学) was aroused(唤起) .

　　It was not until 1836 that he became famous. His Pickwick Papers came into being. It is about Mr. Pickwick and his three friends. They travel about England and get themselves into a lot of trouble. Mr. Pickwick is perhaps the greatest comic figure (滑稽人物) in English literature .

　　Dickens wrote a lot of novels, such as Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities. He also visited America, Italy, Switzerland, Paris, and gave readings from his books to huge crowds(人群) of people .

　　Dickens is read and liked by all. In many of his novels we can see Dickens' desire (愿望) to show up some wrong and put it right. His rich experience, including his bitter(辛酸的) early life, was poured out in his novels . Perhaps, there is no other novelist (小说家) in England who is so taken to people' s heart .

　　Dickens died in 1870．He had asked that his burial (葬礼) should be quite simple, but the whole nation wanted to give him the highest honour they could. So he was buried in Westminster Abbey. But, as he wished there was nothing on the stone except his name “Charles Dickens”.

(1)Charles Dickens is famous for his ________.

[　　]

(2)“Pickwick Paper ” in the passage must be the name of a ________.

[　　]

(3)Which do you think is the best translation of “to show up some wrong and put it right” in the passage? ________.

[　　]

A．揭露某些罪恶，还以公道

B．表演错误，需要改正

C．把错误展品放到右边

D．冤枉了，应给予权利

(4)Which is NOT true? ________.

[　　]

A．Dickens' burial was very simple and there was only his name on the grave stone(墓碑)

B．People like Dickens and his novels very much

C．Dickens published his first novel at the age of 24

D．Dickens led a happy life when he was young

(5)The passage is mainly about ________.

[　　]

A．Charles Dickens

B．Westminster Abbey

C．the book A Tale of Two Cities

D．Mr Pickwick

Kunar can take his car apart and put it back together again. I certainly wish he_____ me how.

　 A. teaches 　 B. will teach   C. has taught 　 D. would teach

The two presidents　　　　an immediate top meet to solve the difficult matters between the two nations.

A.recommended　　　B.suggested　　　C.reported　　　D.waited