“How many common English words were invented by Shakespeare?”
How long did it take people to find the answer to this question 15 years ago? And now! you can google it and find the answer immediately!
Google is the most popular Internet search engine in the world. It was invented by two students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. They met in 1993, when they were studying computer science at Stanford University, USA. They dreamed of producing something that could also answer any question in seconds.
Internet search engines at that time were slow and gave many websites that weren't useful. In January 1996, Page and Brin decided to make a better and faster search engine. They thought the results should be based on the most popular websites.
Nobody would give them money for their project, so they used their own money. They also borrowed money from family and friends. Then, in 1998, they were given a cheque for $100,000, and they started their own company. Their first office was in a friend's garage. The company's name is Google, a word which comes from mathematics. A “google” is a very high number---- 1 followed by a hundred zeros.
The google search engine was soon used by thousands of people worldwide because it was fast, easy and correct. By 2002 it was the biggest search engine on the Internet. Now, more questions have been answered by Google than any other Internet service, from sport to science, and from music to medicine. Google hopes that in the future all the world's information will be put on the Internet, so that everybody can find everything.
【小题1】The writer began this passage by asking you a question because ___________.

Although he died almost 40 years ago，Bruce Lee is still considered the greatest and most influential kung fu performer of the 20th century.His films brought traditional Hong Kong kung fu movies to a new level of popularity，and introduced kung fu to millions of people in the West。
Bona in the USA in 1940，Lee returned to his native Hong Kong before his birthday.As a teenager，the highly intelligent boy was accepted into one of Hong Kong’s most famous middle schools but he paid little attention to his studies. He was more interested in sport，especially kung fu，and hanging out with his street-gang friends. In 1959，Lee got into trouble with the police for fighting.His mother，fearing he would end up in prison，sent him to the USA。Two years later，he began studying at university there.
While still a student，Lee opened his own kung fu school，teaching a new fighting style he had developed.What made Lee’s style different was that it used power，strength and，quick—action attacks.It also combined(融合)Japanese，Korean and South American fighting styles with traditional stow—moving Chinese kung fu.
Among Lee’s students were several famous actors who，impressed by his good—looks and fighting skill，encouraged him to start acting.Over the next fire years Lee achieved some Success in America.But his dream of introducing his fighting style into American movies was not accepted by local film makers who thought western audiences were not interested in kung fu.
Determined to prove them wrong，Lee returned to Hong Kong in 1970.There he made two films Fists of Fury (1971)and Way of the Dragon(1972)，using his kung fu ideas and techniques.The movies were huge hits world—wide，making Lee an international star and symbol of kung fu.These were followed by what is widely considered the greatest kung fu movie of all time，Enter the Dragon(1973).Tragically however，Lee suddenly and mysteriously died while making his next movie Game of Death。He was only 33 years old.

1. 1.

   AS a teenager,Lee was very           .

   1. A.
      quiet
   2. B.
      hard—working
   3. C.
      brave
   4. D.
      smart
2. 2.

   Why was Lee sent to America?

   1. A.
      His parents wanted him to study at university there.
   2. B.
      He wanted to develop a new American fighting style.
   3. C.
      His family：feared he was getting into too much trouble in Hong Kong.
   4. D.
      He was determined to become a successful and popstar actor there。
3. 3.

   How was Lee’s style of kung fu different from the traditional Chinese style?

   1. A.
      It was much faster.
   2. B.
      It was easier to Iearn。
   3. C.
      It made people more powerful.
   4. D.
      It was much more dangerous，
4. 4.

   What was Lee’s dream according to the passage?

   1. A.
      To develop a new style of kung fu。
   2. B.
      To become a famous movie star.
   3. C.
      To make movies using his fighting style.
   4. D.
      To teach Americans kung fu.
5. 5.

   According to the passage.how many kung fu movies did Lee complete in his lifetime?

   1. A.
      Two.
   2. B.
      Three.
   3. C.
      Four.
   4. D.
      Five.

Although he died almost 40 years ago，Bruce Lee is still considered the greatest and most influential kung fu performer of the 20th century．His films brought traditional Hong Kong kung fu movies to a new level of popularity，and introduced kung fu to millions of people in the West。
Bona in the USA in 1940，Lee returned to his native Hong Kong before his birthday．As a teenager，the highly intelligent boy was accepted into one of Hong Kong’s most famous middle schools but he paid little attention to his studies. He was more interested in sport，especially kung fu，and hanging out with his street-gang friends. In 1959，Lee got into trouble with the police for fighting．His mother，fearing he would end up in prison，sent him to the USA。Two years later，he began studying at university there．
While still a student，Lee opened his own kung fu school，teaching a new fighting style he had developed．What made Lee’s style different was that it used power，strength and，quick—action attacks．It also combined(融合)Japanese，Korean and South American fighting styles with traditional stow—moving Chinese kung fu．
Among Lee’s students were several famous actors who，impressed by his good—looks and fighting skill，encouraged him to start acting．Over the next fire years Lee achieved some Success in America．But his dream of introducing his fighting style into American movies was not accepted by local film makers who thought western audiences were not interested in kung fu．
Determined to prove them wrong，Lee returned to Hong Kong in 1970．There he made two films Fists of Fury (1971)and Way of the Dragon(1972)，using his kung fu ideas and techniques.The movies were huge hits world—wide，making Lee an international star and symbol of kung fu．These were followed by what is widely considered the greatest kung fu movie of all time，Enter the Dragon(1973)．Tragically however，Lee suddenly and mysteriously died while making his next movie Game of Death。He was only 33 years old．
【小题1】AS a teenager,Lee was very           ．