在表格中选择合适的选项，完成下列对话（每题1分，共5分）

A: 1.____________? Could you tell me the way to the Renmin Hospital?

B: Yes, I can. 2._____________and turn left at the second crossing. Go across the bridge and you’ll find the hospital on the left. It’s between the bank and the bookshop. You can’t miss it.

A: 3.__________________?

B: It’s about 30 minutes’ walk.

You can take a bus.

A: 4.__________________?

B: You can take NO. 16 bus.

A: 5.___________________.

B: You’re welcome.

A. Sorry?

B. How long is it from here?

C. Thank you very much.

D. How far is it from here?

E. Excuse me?

F. Which bus can I take?

G. Go down this street.

 

When you are reading something in English, you may often meet with a new word. What’s the best way to know it?

You may look it up in the English-Chinese dictionary. It will tell you a lot about the word: the pronunciation, the Chinese meaning and how to use the word. But how can you know where the word is thousands of English words? How to find it in the dictionary both quickly and correctly?

First, all the English words are arranged(安排) in the letter order. In the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with letter A, then B, C, D…. That means, if there are two words “desert” and “pull”, “desert” will be certainly before “pull”. Then if there are two words both beginning with the same letter, you may look at the second letter. Then the third, the fourth… For example, “pardon” is before “plough”, “judge” before “just”, etc.

Do you understand how to look up in the dictionary?

The dictionary will be your good friend. I hope you’ll use it as often as possible in your English study.

1.This passage is about______.

A．new words in writing

B．different dictionaries

C．the best way of reading

D．using an English-Chinese dictionary

2.In the dictionary you may not find_______.

A．how to pronounce the word

B．the spelling of the word

C．who used the word first

D．how to use the word

3.In an English-Chinese dictionary, the last word______.

A．begins with Z	B．begins with A
C．is a short one	D．is not often used

4.Which group of words is in the right order in an English-Chinese dictionary?

A．perhaps, produce, plenty

B．straight, subject, surprise

C．century, center, business

D．foreign, entrance, headache

5.In the passage the writer tries to tell us that_______.

A．we have to use a dictionary when we read something in English

B．an English-Chinese dictionary can tell us everything about a word

C．an English-Chinese dictionary can help us a lot in our English study

D．all English-Chinese dictionary are the same

 

When you are reading something in English, you may often meet with a new word. What’s the best way to know it?

You may look it up in the English-Chinese dictionary. It will tell you a lot about the word: the pronunciation, the Chinese meaning and how to use the word. But how can you know where the word is ? How to find it in the dictionary both quickly and correctly?

First, all the English words are arranged(安排) in the letter order. In the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with letter A, then B, C, D…. That means, if there are two words “desert” and “pull”, “desert” will be certainly before “pull”. Then if there are two words both beginning with the same letter, you may look at the second letter. Then the third, the fourth… For example, “pardon” is before “plough”, “judge” before “just”, etc. Do you understand how to look up in the dictionary? The dictionary will be your good friend. I hope you’ll use it as often as possible in your English study.

1.This passage is about______.

A．new words in writing                     B．different dictionaries

C．the best way of reading                   D．using an English-Chinese dictionary

2.In the dictionary you may not find_______.

A．how to pronounce the word               B．the spelling of the word

C．who used the word first                  D．how to use the word

3.In an English-Chinese dictionary, the last word______.

A．begins with Z       B．begins with A       C．is a short one       D．is not often used

4.Which group of words is in the right order in an English-Chinese dictionary?

A．perhaps, produce, plenty                 B．straight, subject, surprise

C．century, center, business                  D．foreign, entrance, headache

5.In the passage the writer tries to tell us _______.

A．we have to use a dictionary when we read something in English

B．an English-Chinese dictionary can tell us everything about a word

C．how to look up a word in a dictionary.

D．all English-Chinese dictionaries are the same

 

In the 1920s and 30s the airlines were just beginning. It was unusual for people to travel by air because it was expensive and dangerous. In those days, there were no flight attendants to look after the passengers. Young men ,or “stewards” helped the passengers onto the airplane and carried the passengers’ luggage(行李)but they did not provide food and drinks. But then in 1930,a woman called Ellen Church invented the “stewardess”.
Ellen Church was born in 1904 on a farm in Iowa. She was a different child. She didn’t want to work on a farm or marry a farmer —she wanted a more adventurous(冒险的)life. Ellen studied to be a nurse at the University of Minnesota and then got a job in a hospital. For the next few years she stayed at the hospital but also took flying lessons and got her pilot’s license.
Ellen was twenty-five years old when she first got in touch with Boeing Air Transport. She loved flying but she understood that airlines were a man’s world. Although women like Emelia Earheart were becoming famous, she realized it was impossible for a woman to have a career as a pilot .But she had another idea. Most people were frightened of flying because. flying was still an unreliable(不可靠的) way to travel. There were often delays(延误),many crashes and the bad weathers made many passengers sick. Ellen thought nurses could take care of passengers during flights and B.A.T. agreed.
The young woman from Iowa and seven other nurses became the first air stewardesses.
At first pilots were unhappy because they did not want stewardesses on airplanes, but passengers loved the stewardesses. In 1940 there were around 1000 of them working for different airlines. The early “stewardesses” had to be under twenty-five-year-old, single and slim. When a woman joined an airline, she had to promise not to get married or have children. It was hard job and not well paid. They worked long hours and earned ＄1 an hour.
In the 1970s, stewardesses were unhappy in their job and airlines had to make some changes. Since the 1970s, “stewardesses” have been called flight attendants. They are well paid and work fewer hours than in the past.
【小题1】The last sentence of the first paragraph suggests that _________.

A．the word “stewardess” was made up by Ellen Church

B．Ellen Church was the first woman who flew a plane

C．Ellen Church was the first woman who worked on a plane

D．Ellen Church was the first woman passenger on a plane

【小题2】From the second paragraph, we learn that ________.

A．Ellen did not behave in the same way as most as other girls

B．Ellen’s family was not rich enough to support her education

C．Ellen was fond of working as a nurse in the hospital

D．Ellen has an unhappy childhood that changed her completely

【小题3】The main reason for Boeing Air Transport offering Ellen the job was ________.

A．her flying experience	B．her university education
C．her nursing experience	D．her life attitudes

【小题4】According to the passage, in the 1940s a woman had to ________ if she wanted to be a stewardess.

A．be a nurse

B．be married

C．be a mother

D．be young

【小题5】The passage mainly talks about _______.

A．the background of early flying pilots	B．the experience of flying passengers
C．the history of early flight attendants	D．the development of airplanes

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.