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　　Tim Berners-Lee is the man who wrote the software program that led to the foundation of the World Wide Web. Britain played an important part in developing the first generation of computers. The parents of Tim Berners-Lee both worked on one of the earliest commercial(商业)computers and talked about their work at home. As a child he would build models of computers from packaging material. After graduating from Oxford University he went on to the real thing. In the 1980's scientists were already communicating using a primitive version of e-mail. While working at a lab in Switzerland Tim Berners-Lee wrote a program, which let him store these messages. This gave him another idea that he was going to write a program that would let academics(学术界人士)from across the world share information on a single site. In 1990 he wrote the HTTP and HTML programs, which formed the basis of the World Wide Web.

　　The next year his programs were placed on to the Internet. Everyone was welcome to use them and improve them if they could. Programs used his codas to work with different operating systems. New things like web browsers and search engines were developed. Between 1991 and 1994 the number of web pages rose from 10 to 100,000.

　　In 1994 Tim Berners-Lee formed the newly World Wide Web consortium(协会), or W3C. More than 200 leading companies and labs are represented by W3C. Together they make sure that everyone can participate equally on the Web.“The Web can help people to understand the way that others live and work. It helps us understand the humanity of people”he says.

(1)From the passage we can infer that Tim Berners-Lee is most probably ________.

[　　]

A．British　　　　B．American

C．Swiss　　　　D．French

(2)The main idea of the passage is ________.

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A．when the internet came into being

B．how Tim Burners-Lee formed W3C

C．why computers develop so rapidly

D．how the World Wide Web started

(3)Scientists began to communicate using e-mail ________.

[　　]

A．in 1980　　　　    B．after the 1980's

C．before 1990　　　　D．in the 1960's

(4)He made up his mind to write a program that would let people from across the world share information on a single site when ________.

[　　]

A．he was a child

B．he studied on Oxford University

C．he formed W3C

D．he worked at a lab in Switzerland

Why doesn’t the unemployment rate ever reach zero? Economists, who generally believe that supply tends to meet demand, have long thought about this question. Even in good times, i.e. not now, there are people who can’t find work. And even in bad times, i.e. now, there are job openings. With over 14 million people out of work and looking for a job, you would think every available job would be filled. But that’s not the case. Not now and not ever.

　　On Monday, the Nobel Prize committee awarded the prize for economics to the three scholars who have done the most to explain this phenomenon. Two of the winners are Americans, Peter Diamond of MIT and Dale Mortensen of Northwestern. The third winner is Christopher Pissarides, who teaches at the London School of Economics and was born on Cyprus.

　　Like most of economics, what they have found about why the jobless and ready-employers don’t find each other seems obvious. You have to find out there is job opening you are interested in. Employers need to get resumes （简历）. It takes a while for both employers and employees to make the decision that this is what they want. And these guys came up with a frame-work to study the problem of why people stay unemployed longer than they should and what can be done about it.

　　So what would today’s Nobel Prize winners do to solve the current problem of the unemployed? And does the awarding of the prize contribute to the politicians’ lowering joblessness?

　　Speaking from his north London home, Pissarides told The Associated Press the announcement came as “a complete surprise” though his work had already helped shape thinking on both sides of the Atlantic.

　　For example, the New Deal for Young People, a British government policy aimed at getting 18-24-year-olds back on the job market after long periods of unemployment, “is very much based on our work,” he said.

　　“One of the key things we found is that it is important to make sure that people do not stay unemployed too long so they don’t lose their feel for the labor force,” Pissarides told reporters in London. “The ways of dealing with this need not be expensive training – it could be as simple as providing work experience.”

According to the writer, which is true about finding jobs?

　　A. It is always difficult to find a job.

　　B. Everyone can find a job in good times.

　　C. Contrary to popular belief, it is easier to find a job in bad times.

　　D. It is possible to find a job even in times as bad as now.

What is it that leads to their winning the prize?

　　A. They have found the reason for unemployment.

　　B. They have put forward a set of ideas to deal with unemployment.

　　C. They have found out why people don’t want to be employed.

　　D. They have long studied the problem of unemployment.

Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

　　A. Pissarides thinks his work surprising.

　　B. The work of Pissarides has influenced many economists.

　　C. Some of the winners’ ideas have been put into practice.

　　D. It is probable that unemployed young people in Britain benefit from Pissarides’ work.

According to Pissarides, _________ is effective in dealing with unemployment.

　　A. spending large sums of money on training

　　B. teaching some knowledge of economics

　　C. providing work experience

　　D. keeping people unemployed for some time

A week ago, I had the great pleasure of reading an e-book, When Money Talks, Listen! By Rich Ezzo. It took only about an hour to read.

   When I first received a copy, I thought it was a Get Rich Quick type of publication. Nothing is wrong with Get Rich Quick, but my mind just doesn’t chase after dreams of wealth. I think that if God ever wants me to be rich, he knows where to find my purse.

   When I began reading When Money Talks, Listen!, I was overjoyed to find that Rich Ezzo isn’t money hungry either. He, too, is hungry far more important than money.

Since I love this e-book so much, why wait a week to write the review? Simple. I wanted to see if the effect it had on me was a keeper. After reading the last word of the e-book, I totally agreed with the subtitle which promised to forever change the way we thought about money. I had so many thoughts running around my mind that I had to install(安装) a stoplight to stop some while others made their way into the picture, then I yielded(让路) them as a few ones arrived in town. I had a mental traffic jam, which only goes to show how slow the traffic usually is. 

   It has been a week and the effect is the same. I truly do look at money differently and have even done a few things differently this week. This is an e-book you’ll want to read, I promise. I often recommend books to my daughter, and this is one that I didn’t just “suggest”---I left it open at the bottom of the computer and told each one, “Read it, you’ll love it.”

   I would never point someone in a direction I wouldn’t go myself. I urge you to visit the author’s website, Myster Money, and to download the e-book. You won’t regret it.

1. According to the passage, a Get Rich Quick type of publication ______

A. is what the author really cares for

B. deals with how to make money

C. is also an e-book written by Rich Ezzo

D. is more popular than e-books

2.The author didn't write the review as soon as he finished reading the book   

because________.

　A. he was too excited to write anything

　B. he was not sure whether he did well

　C. he had to wait for Rich Ezzo's permission

　D. he wondered if the book would have long influence on him

3. By saying the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4, the author probably _________.

　A. shows that the book brought him many new thoughts

　B. shows how bad the traffic is in town

　C. describes the difficulty in understanding the book

　D. explains it's hard to change one's attitude to money

4. Which of the following is supported by the passage?

  A. The author had known Rich Ezzo before.

　B. The author hasn't dreamed of getting rich immediately.

　C. The author always prefers e-books to paper books.

D. The author likes Get Rich Quick-type of publications.

“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning and I surf the net.”

　 “I often check my e?mail forty times a day.”

　 “I often spend more than three hours during one time on the net.”

　 “I spend more time in chat rooms than with my real?life friends.”

　 Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction called Internet addiction.Internet addicts spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week.The use of the Internet can be an addiction like drug use.People lose control of the time they spend on the Internet.

　 For example，one college student was missing for several days.His friends were worried，and they called the police.The police found the student in the computer lab: he was surfing the net for several days straight.

　 Studies show that about 6% to 10% of Internet users become addicted.And people worry about the teens because the Internet is changing the playing field for some of them.They spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friends and family.

　 Is “surfing the net” a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have these symptoms：

　 ?You do not go to important family activities or you do not do school work because you like to spend hours on the Internet.

　 ?You can’t wait for your next online time.

　 ?You plan to spend a short time online，but then you spend several hours.

　 ?You go out with your friends less and less.

1.What does the beginning of the passage tell us?

　 A.How to become an Internet addict.

　 B.What an Internet addict usually does.

　 C.Where to find an Internet addict.

　 D.Why to write this passage.

2.How does the writer describe the addicts’ use of Internet?

　 A.It is something like keeping drugs.

　 B.It is a way of producing drugs.

　 C.It is like taking drugs.

　 D.It is terrible to imagine.

3.Why do people worry about the teens?

　 A.Because the teens are wasting too much money.

　 B.Because they used to work on the Internet.

　 C.Because the playing field of the teens will disappear.

　 D.Because more and more of the teens will become addicted to the Internet.

4.The example in the passage shows that 　　　　.

　 A.Internet problems are more serious among college students

　 B.Internet addicts usually stay in the computer lab without sleep

　 C.some of the Internet users have already been seriously addicted

　 D.the police often help to find those Internet addicts

5.What is the writer trying to tell us at the end of the passage?

　 A.Don’t be addicted to the Internet.

　 B.Go to family activities more often.

　 C.Do things as you have planned.

　 D.Stay with your parents as often as possible.

词汇基础：根据首字母，中文意思提示和所给单词适当形式填空，并把【答案】填写在答题卷相应的位置上。（共10个小题，每小题1.5分, 满分15分）
【小题1】The coming typhoon will have a strong e　　　   on coastal areas.?
【小题2】Qi Baishi is known as a great a　　　   .?
【小题3】He e　　　     the importance of careful driving.?
【小题4】They drew a c　　　    after a discussion.?
【小题5】The plane crashed into the sea, and there were no s__________.
【小题6】Every child is ___________    (独特的,唯一的) to their parents?.?
【小题7】Professor Li was very ____________ (失望的) with his son.?
【小题8】Her rapid progress in English was___________ (令人惊讶的?).
【小题9】When you write a composition, you had better use your__________(想像力).?
【小题10】The boy is more ___________ (聪明) than he looks.