–How soon can you finish the work?

--We can finish it in 20 minutes if we have one more person ________ us.

A．to help

B．helps

C．helped

D．helping

 

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It is said that all dreams serve a purpose（目的）. While there is no agreement among scientists about why we dream, there are many ideas about the different kinds of dreams we have.
One common kind of dream is the repeating dream, in which the same story is repeated again and again, often for many months or even years. Some believe these are a sign people have a problem in their life and once that problem is gone then the dream will stop. Others think they are a way to help people remember something very important.
Another well-known kind of dream is the nightmare. The pictures and stories in such dreams make people very afraid and dreamers usually remember them far more clearly than normal dreams. The cause of such dreams may be seeing something terrifying such as a car accident or some deadly snakes. Others think such dreams may be trying to make a person pay attention to something that is dangerous in their life.
Daydreams happen during wake-time when we forget where we are or what we are doing and find ourselves in a made-up story or unreal world. We often daydream when we are doing something that is not interesting or exciting. They help us think about our future.
Lucid dreams are the most fun. These happen when dreamers suddenly understand that they are dreaming. Instead of waking up, they stay in the dream and are able to control what happens in the dream as if they are making a movie.
【小题1】The underlined word “they” (in paragraph 2) refers to “_________”.

A．dreams

B．problems

C．dream

D．scientists

【小题2】The underline word “terrifying” (in paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to _________.

A．frightening

B．interesting

C．disappointing

D．amazing

【小题3】When might a person daydream?

A．During a very interesting movie.

B．While playing at a fun park.

C．While listening to an uninteresting talk.

D．When making a movie.

【小题4】How do we know if we are lucid dreaming?

A．We can remember the dream very clearly.

B．We can control what happens in the dream.

C．We think that the dream is like a movie.

D．We feel very nervous after we wake up.

【小题5】What is the best title of the passage?

A．Daydream of You

B．Enjoy Your Dream

C．What Dreams Mean

D．Where Dreams Go

There are 365 days in a year. We sleep 8 hours a day, so we have 122 days for sleeping. Then our work time has 243 days left. But there are 52 weekends in a year. Each weekend is two days. We lose another 104 days a year for work. It takes us about one hour to have breakfast and supper. This comes to 15 days over a year. But we can’t work all that time-we need a holiday. Let’s say we have three weeks’ holiday. We don’t work all day. Four free hours each evening takes up 61 days. We have to remember that we get 2 days’ holiday at Easter, 3 at Christmas and 1 at the New Year. There are also 4 Bank holidays. Take those 10 days away and we have 32 days for work. But then we have one and a half hours’ lunch every day, and half an hour’s coffee break. That comes to 30 days a year. This means that we have only a few days left for work every year!
【小题1】How many days do we sleep in a year? ___days.

A．365

B．122

C．8

D．52

【小题2】We spend 15 days on __________.

A．rest

B．coffee break

C．lunch

D．breakfast and supper

【小题3】Which of the following is true? __________

A．Each weekend is one day.	B．We have 61 days for free time.
C．We get 3 days’ holiday at Easter	D．Coffee break takes us one hour.

【小题4】According to the passage, we know that we don’t have ______ time to work every year.

A．much too

B．so many

C．too much

D．too many

【小题5】The writer means __________.

A．we should know the numbers	B．a few days for work is enough
C．we need more holidays	D．time is important and we’d better not waste(浪费) it

 –How soon can you finish the work?

  --We can finish it in 20 minutes if we have one more person ________ us.

   A. to help          B. helps        C. helped          D. helping

 

1990 was a significant year in world enents. In Febbruary, Nelson Mandela was set free after 27 years in prison. In October, East and West Germany became one country again. Then at the end of 1990, the World Wide Web was born. For this final event we have one man to thank, Tim Berners-Lee, the father of the Web.

Berners-Lee was born on June 8, 1955 in London, England. His parents, both computer designers, encouraged him to think and work creativelhy as he grew up. He was an excellent student and naturally took an interest in computers and science.

After graduating from Oxford University, Tim went to work at a science research centre in Sfwitzerland. There be developed some of the different systems that would later become the Web. The first was HTML, the computer language used to make web pages. The second was an address system that let  computers anhywhere find each other and send and receive information. In 1990, while still at the science centre in Switzerland, he put them together to make the first Internet browser. It could run on any computer and allowed people to create  share their information with the rest of the world.

Tim knew that the more people used the Web, the more useful it would be. He wasn’t interested in money but knowledge, so he gave out his invention for free to anyone who was interested. Many were interested and the growth of the Internet began.

Today Tim works as a professor at the MIT in America, researching new and interesting ways to use the Web. He has received many awards from governments and organizations for his efforts. He is still not very interested in money. That is why he is so admired by his students and workmates. It may also be one of the reasons that few people outside the world of technology know his name.

1. The underlined word “significant” (in Paragraph 1) most probably means “       ” .

A．strange

B．terrible

C．important

D．difficult

2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．The address system was used to make make web pages.

B．The World Wide Web was created in Swizerland.

C．The fist web browser was very expensive to buy

D．Many people could use the Internet before 1990

3. What can we learn about Berners-Lee from the passage?

A．He was encouraged to be creative.

B．He didn’t do well at school.

C．He is a very poor businessman.

D．He is well-known all over the world.

4. Where does Berners-Lee live today?

A．England.

B．Switzerland.

C．America.

D．Canada.

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A．The events that took place in 1990.

B．The history of the Internet.

C．The invention of the Internet browser.

D．The man who created the World Wide Web.