Harry’s father bought a magazine which gave its readers information about all kinds of products and helped them make the best choice while buying．
Harry borrowed his father’s magazine when he needed a new computer．“I’ll read it and choose the best one．” He said．
The magazine described these computers．

The DGT PC450	The BNK 975XF: AT $3，200	The CGP 8PT
This computer comes with lots of good software. However it does not have much memory and is rather slow．At $2，850 it’s not very good value for money.	This is the most expensive computer we tested．However it is also far the most reliable (可靠的)．It is very fast and has lots of memory．It is worth the extra money if you can afford it．	At only $1，900．It has lots of money and is quite fast．However it broke down twice while we were testing it and we cannot recommend (建议) it for reliability．

Harry chose the BNK 975XF．“I know it’s expensive，” he said，“but it will be with me for a long time and do everything I want it to do．”
【小题1】Harry wants to buy a computer，so he borrowed ________ from his father．

A．a computer magazine	B．a magazine about all kinds of products
C．a shopping book	D．a book about all kinds of computers

【小题2】________ doesn’t have much memory and is rather slow．

A．The DGT PC450	B．The BNK 975XF
C．The CGP 8PT	D．Harry’s computer

【小题3】The CGP 8PT is ________ among the three kinds of computers．

A．the fastest	B．the most expensive
C．the cheapest	D．the slowest

【小题4】Harry chose the BNK 975XF because ________．

A．it is the most expensive	B．it has lots of good software
C．it has much memory	D．it would work for him for a long time

【小题5】．________ helped Harry to choose the computer．

A．His father

B．His friend

C．The shopkeeper

D．The magazine

Ever thought of moving to a new country? How about starting a new country? Patri Friedman is planning to do just that. He left Google years ago to set up the Seasteading Institute. And his dream is to build seasteads-----floating micro-nations in the middle of the ocean.

So, what will life on a seastead be like? Probably a bit like life on a cruise liner (游轮), but much larger, with shops, gyms, swimming pools, schools and other areas. In fact, the early seasteads may actually be specially-rebuilt cruise liners. But as science advances, Friedman believes they’ll become more like floating cities, with several hundred people.

Seasteading raises a lot of questions. First of all, how will the new countries make money? The Seasteading Institute has suggested several money-making ideas, including ocean-based theme parks, casinos (赌场) and fish farming. There’s also the questions of safety. With storms, typhoons and pirates (海盗) , the high seas are a dangerous place. However, the Institute says that it can stand bad weather and prevent crimes with its well-designed systems.

So, is this just a day dream? Well, maybe not. One of the people behind the project is Peter Thiel. He founded PayPal and was one of the first investors (投资者) in Facebook. So far, he’s donated $ 500,000 to the project.

And Friedman isn’t wasting any time. He recently announced the creation of the Poseidon Award. This will be given to the first seastead with fifty people. Friedman is hoping to hand out the award in 2015.

1.Where did Friedman use to work?

   A. In Facebook.          B. In Seastead Institute .   C. In PayPal.         D. In Google.

2.A future seastead may be most likely to look like ___________________.

   A. a cruise liner          B. a floating city         C. a theme park       D. a fishing farm

3.What can we infer from the passage?

   A. Friedman is planning to move to a new country.   

B. Friedman is worried about the safety of seasteads.

   C. Friedman has got some supporters for his project.  

D. Friedman has already won the Poseidon Award.

4.Which of the following can be the best titles of this passage?

   A. Seasteading: a new idea of living               

B. Seasteading: a wild way of farming

   C. Peter Thiel: a man behind the project            

D. Patri Friedman: a crazy day dreamer

 

【小题1】 根据句意及所给中文提示或英文解释，写出句中所缺单词。
51. Children in the west usually wear    ▲   (特殊的) costumes with masks at Halloween.
52. Zhang Shaohan has a sweet    ▲   (嗓音), and many of us like listening to her songs.
53. People around the world love    ▲   (和平)and hate wars.
54. As we know,  ▲   (星期一) is the second day of a week.
55. Sorry, I didn’t know you. Would you please speak more    ▲   (清楚地)?
56. Now we are short of water and we should s  ▲   water in our daily life.
57. Peter’s father is very    ▲   (not free), so he does not have much time for his family.
【小题2】 根据句意，用括号中所给单词的适当形式或句子的语法要求填空。
58. My grandpa likes    ▲   (chat) with his friends under the big tree.
59. —Would you like some bananas?
—No, thanks. I    ▲   (eat) one already.
60. The style of this dress is popular, but I don’t like    ▲   (it) colour.
61. What a    ▲   (snow) day! The ground is covered with snow everywhere.
62. July 1^st is our Party’s    ▲   (ninety) birthday this year. We Chinese people are going to celebrate it.
63. Beijing is one of    ▲   (beautiful) places in China, and I have been there twice.
64.    ▲   (lucky), they escaped from the burning building with the help of the firemen.
65. We    ▲   (ask) to help our parents do some housework every day.

An 8-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother Andrew. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him.

One morning, the girl heard her father say to her mother: “Only a miracle can save Andrew now.” The girl went to her bedroom, collected all of her money and counted it carefully. She hurried to a drugstore.

“How can I help you?” asked the salesman.

“I want to buy a miracle,” the girl answered. “My brother has something bad growing inside his head. My daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?”

“We don’t sell miracles here, my dear. I’m so sorry,” the salesman said, sadly.

“What kind of a miracle does your brother need?” asked a well-dressed man standing nearby.

“I don’t know,” she answered. “He’s really sick and needs an operation in his head. So I brought all my money.”

“How much do you have?” asked the man.

“$1.11,” she answered, “ but I can try and get some more.” She said again and again.

“Well, what luck,” said the man. “$1.11 is the price of a miracle. Let’s go to see your brother.”

That man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous brain doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was well again. Sometimes miracles do happen.

1.What was the trouble in the little girl’s family?

A. Her brother was seriously ill.

B. They had no money.

C. Nothing could save her brother.

D. Both A and B.

2.In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be _______.

A．something interesting

B．something beautiful

C．some wonderful medicine

D．some good food

3.The little girl said again and again “...I can try and get some more.” That shows _______.

A．she had still kept some money

B．she hoped not to be refused

C．There was no need to worry about money

D．she thought money was easy to get

4.What made the miracle happen?

A．The girl’s love for her brother.

B．The girl’s money.

C．The medicine from the drugstore.

D．Nobody can tell.

5.From the passage we can infer (推断) that _______.

A．The doctor didn’t ask for any pay

B．A miracle is sure to happen if you keep on

C．The little girl is lovely but not so clever

D．Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought