Johnny Smith was a good math student at a high school. He loved his computer. He came home early every day, then he worked with it till midnight. But Johnny was not a good English student, not good at all. He got an F in his English class. One day after school Johnny joined his computer to the computer in his high school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students: the math grades, the science grades, the grades in arts and music, and the grades in English. He found his English grade. An F! Johnny changed his English grade from an F to A. Johnny' parents looked at his report card. They were very happy.

"An A in English!" said Johnny's Dad. "You're a very clever boy, Johnny."

Johnny is a hacker（黑客）. Hackers know how to take information from other computers and put new information in. Using a modem（调制解调器）, they join their computers to other computers　secretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers. So are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer account（账户） and put it into their own ones. And they never have to leave home to do it! They are called hackers.

1.Johnny changed his English grade with the computer in _______.

A. the classroom      B. the school office

C. a bank near his house    D. his own house

2.When Johnny's parents saw the report, they were happy because _______.

A. Johnny was good at math

B. Johnny loved computers

C. Johnny could join one computer to another

D. they thought Johnny was not poor in English any longer

3.Who are worried about hackers in the story?   .

A. Johnny's parents.   

B. School headmasters, teachers and the police.

C. The police.    

D. School headmasters and teachers.

4.What should the hackers know well, do you think, after you read this story?    .

A. Information. B. Back computer accounts. C. Computers.   D. Grades.

5.The last paragraph is about _______.

A. Johnny   B. computers     C. hackers    D. modem

  Do you know the 3-year-old girl named Dong Xinyi? She has a bright nickname(绰号)“Little Strong Girl”who looked after her disabled father. And many people all over China were moved by her.

  When she was several months old, her father had an accident on his way home while riding his motorcycle and   38   his legs. Two years later, her mother left her father   39   the poor life. As an old saying goes,“The children of poor people do housework early.”Little Xinyi had to do family chores, such as cooking noodles, carrying water, cleaning rooms and washing clothes. She took good care of her father alone. The little girl brings happiness and hope to her poor family. And luckily, the local government has   40   medical treatment for her father. At the same time, the government is   41   planning to raise money for the girl’s   42   .Now, Dong Xinyi has got a chance to go to school like other kids.

(  ) 38.A.loses                  B. lost                    C. lose

(  ) 39.A.because of              B. instead                 C. because

(  ) 40.A.provided               B. noticed                 C. offered

(  ) 41.A.too                    B. either                  C. also

(   )42. A. information             B. question                C. education

Information is received into our brain by attention, and its quality determines (决定) how well it will be processed, saved and used afterwards.

All information we receive is chosen by our attention. Factors (因素) affecting (影响) our attention are personal interest, experience, ability, feelings, knowledge, environment, timing, and so on. The same information may attract different forms and levels of attention from different people. Some people can get and save the information easily; some may have great difficulty; while others may just turn a blind eye to it. To the same information, one may even pay different levels of attention at different times. But if the facts work together, the quality of attention may be better. Therefore, it is not surprising to see that somebody with average intelligence (智力) can have excellent performances in some fields.

The good news is that a person's attention can be shaped, trained and made stronger by effective exercise. With this in mind, we should keep improving the quality of our attention.

1."it" in Paragraph 1 means _______.

A. information       B. brain       C. attention        D. quality

2.All information we receive depends on _______.

A. information itself     B. our attention   

C. our intelligence      D. the environment

3.Which is not the factor that affects our attention according to the passage?

A. Interest and experience.            

B. Experience and knowledge.

C. Ability and feelings.               

D. Food and drinks.

4.About attention, which of the following statements is right?

A. People always have the same level of attention.

B. People pay the same attention to the same information.

C. A person may pay different levels of attention to the same information at different times.

D. All factors affecting attention never work together.

5.According to the passage, _______ can help people to make their attention better.

A. speaking more      B. effective exercise   

C. hard work     D. high intelligence

John Smith was a good math student at a high school. He loved his computer. He came home early every day. Then he worked with it till midnight. But John was not a good English student, not good at all. He got an F in his English class. One day after school, John joined his computer to the computer in his high school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students: the math grades, the science grades, the grades in arts and music, and grades in English. He found his English grade. An F! John changed his English grade from F to A. John’s parents looked at his report card. They were very happy. “An A in English!” said John’s Dad. “You are a very clever boy, John. ”

John is a hacker. Hackers know how to take information from other computers and put new information in. Using a modem, their computers are connected to other computers secretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers. So are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer account（帐户）and put it into their own ones. And they never have to leave home to do it! They are called hackers.

1.John changed his English grade with the computer in ______.

A. the classroom                    B. the school office

C. a bank near his house      D. his own house

2.When John’s parents saw the report, they were happy because ______.

A. John was good at math  

B. John loved computers

C. John could join one computer to another

D. they thought John was not poor in English any longer.

3.Who are worried about hackers in the story?

A. John’s parents    

B. School headmasters, teachers and the police.

C. The police.       

D. School headmasters and teachers.

4.What should the hackers know well, do you think, after you read this story?

A. Information            B. Bank computer accounts

C. Computers             D. Grades

5.The last paragraph is about _______.

A. John     B. computers      C. hackers          D. modem

Do you know the 3-year-old girl named Dong Xinyi? She has a bright nickname(绰号)“Little Strong Girl”who looked after her disabled father. And many people all over China were moved by her.
When she was several months old, her father had an accident on his way home while riding his motorcycle and   38  his legs. Two years later, her mother left her father   39  the poor life. As an old saying goes,“The children of poor people do housework early.”Little Xinyi had to do family chores, such as cooking noodles, carrying water, cleaning rooms and washing clothes. She took good care of her father alone. The little girl brings happiness and hope to her poor family. And luckily, the local government has   40  medical treatment for her father. At the same time, the government is   41  planning to raise money for the girl’s   42  .Now, Dong Xinyi has got a chance to go to school like other kids.
【小题1】A.loses                  B. lost                    C. lose
【小题2】A.because of              B. instead                 C. because
【小题3】A.provided               B. noticed                 C. offered
【小题4】A.too                    B. either                  C. also
【小题5】 A. information             B. question                C. education