C

Is it time to get MP3?

　　　 Your computer has been playing music for years, one CD at a time. Now hundreds of songs can be stored in your PC if they^’re in the MP3 format(格式).

What is it?

　　　 MP3 compresses(压缩)music into small computer friendly files(文件夹). You get MP3 music several ways: Tunes can be downloaded from websites that have changed vast(巨大的)music libraries into MP3. Or you can put prerecorded CDs into your PC and change songs in minutes into MP3. Once MP3 music is on your PC^’s hard drive, you can play it through your computer^’s speakers, “burn it” onto blank(空白的)CDs or swap(交换)MP3 files with friends using e-mail.

How much?

　　　 Software needed to play and change MP3 music is often free. It comes preinstalled(预先安装)on most new computers or can be downloaded from many websites,. Some MP3 sites are free. Just type “MP3 site”into any search engine. Compact portable(便于携带式)MP3 players start at around $50 and can hold hundreds of songs. A blank CD on which you can record music costs about a dollar.

Advantages

　　　 MP3 turns your home PC into a jukebox(自动唱机).Tiny MP3 players are the size of a deck(一副)of cards, making it easy to take hundreds of songs with you.

Disadvantages

　　　 You may find that music at many sites is limited(限制).And some only allow you to listen rather than download offerings. Others let you download music that then cannot be copied to MP3 players. And a growing number of new of new CDs make it impossible to copy all the songs to a computer.

　　　 66．Your can get MP3 music by 　　　　.

A．turning your home PC into a jukebox

B．copying songs to a PC through the speakers

C．taking your own music or songs with you

D．downloading music from some websites

　　　 67．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

　　　　　　　 A．Software needed to play and change MP3 music is often free of charge.

　　　　　　　 B．MP3 music can be “burned” onto blank CDs or swapped with friends by e-mail.

　　　　　　　 C．MP3 music can be taken along while traveling.

　　　　　　　 D．It is possible for you to copy all the songs to your computer.

　　　 68．How much will you pay for an MP3 player possibly?

　　　　　　　 A．Free of charge.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Fifty-one dollars.

　　　　　　　 C．About fifty dollars.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．About a dollar.

　　　 69．What is the disadvantage of an MP3 player?

　　　　　　　 A．It is very expensive

　　　　　　　 B．It can not be carried everywhere.

　　　　　　　 C．You can not copy all the songs to your MP3 player.

　　　　　　　 D．It is easily broken.

　　　 70．The purpose of the passage is to 　　　　.

　　　　　　　 A．introduce MP3 to readers　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．sell MP3 music to readers

　　　　　　　 C．point out the advantages of MP3　　　　　 D．make readers laugh

B

“Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.”

This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact ,an unknown person who lived in Rome in AD53 wrote it.

We all love mew inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives.

But have all these developments really improved the quality(质量)of our lives?

Picture this: You^’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings. A QQ message from your friend appears on the screen. The noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank(空白)and you lose all your work..

Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How calm and happy do you feel?

　　　 Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they live simpler lives.

　　　 One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents. With their daughter, and grandsons Benjiamin, 10, and Thomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house.. They had no washing machine, microwave(微波炉)，computer or mobile phones.

　　　 The grandmother, Lyn, said, “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes.” The boys said they fought less. Probably, they said, because there was less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy(赶时髦的),beer-drinking granny, to one who cooked things.”

　　　 61．The writer uses the quote(引语)at the beginning of the story to 　　　　　.

　　　　　　 A．tell us a truth about our lives

　　　　　　　 B．tell us what life was like long time ago

　　　　　　　 C．point out what causes such a thing to happen

　　　　　　　 D．point out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same

　　　 62．In the passage the writer describes a picture to show that new inventions 　　　　　.

　　　　　　　 A．have brought trouble to our lives

　　　　　　　 B．have improved the quality of our lives

　　　　　　　 C．make people feel happier

　　　　　　　 D．help people live a quieter life

　　　 63．The family chose to spend some time in a 1940s house because 　　　　.

　　　　　　　 A．they loved to live simple lives

　　　　　　　 B．they wanted to know how people lived without modern inventions

　　　　　　　 C．they were tired of modern inventions

　　　　　　　 D．they were so poor that they couldn^’t afford the modern life

　　　 64．According to the passage, which is NOT right?

　　　　　　　 A．people who live far away from noisy cities often seem to be happier.

　　　　　　　 B．The unknown Roman was sure that the quality of life would get better.

　　　　　　　 C．The family changed when they lived in a 1940s house.

　　　　　　　 D．With the improvement of our lives, we often feel stressed and tired.

　　　 65．The passage is mainly about 　　　　　.

　　　　　　　 A．problems caused by inventions

　　　　　　　 B．improvements of our lives with inventions

　　　　　　　 C．changes of country life

　　　　　　　 D．inventions in the past 700 years

A

　　　 Every day, every hour and every minute we see ads in the newspaper, on the television, and hear them over the radio. Even when we watch a ball game , we can see ads around us, It is very difficult to find a public place without ads now.

　　　 Ads in business activities are useful. They tell consumers(消费者)about new products so that more and more people want to use them to improve their life. Such kind of ads help both the consumers and businessmen.

　　　 Not all ads are true to the products. Some businessmen who hope to win a bigger market and sell more of their products are dishonest. They don^’t tell the truth about the things for sale. People hate such kind of ads.

　　　 Suppose you are watching a TV play which tells a sad story. Then suddenly it is stopped by some cosmetics(化妆品)ads. How would you feel? And there are also some ads for children. Children can easily get excited with the ads. Then they will keep asking their parents to buy something they see in the ads, without thinking if they really need it.

　　　 56．Which of the following pictures doesn^’t have an ad on it?

57．Which of the following is mostly like an ad for clothes?

　　　 A．Good wine knows your taste.

　　　 B．Leave your footprints(足迹)here. Take your memory away.

　　　 C．Fine feathers(服饰)make fine birds.

　　　 D．Use it and enjoy fresh air at home! New product!

58．Which of the following sentences is not a ad?

　　　 A．Here is your second sweet home. Come and have a good time in our hotel.

　　　 B．Honesty is the best policy(策略)。

　　　 C．Have a drink of “Deer Beer”. You^’ll never forget it!

　　　 D．First come, first served.

59．Which is not right according to the passage?

　　　 A．Ads help businessmen win a bigger market.

　　　 B．Some businessmen sell things which are not so good as the ads say.

　　　 C．The sudden cosmetics ads disturb(打断)the people watching the TV play.

　　　 D．Consumers hate ads because they don^’t need them.

60．Which is the best title for the passage?

　　　 A．People Don^’t Need Ads　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．People and Ads

　　　 C．Ads: Good or Bad?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Ads: Honest or Dishonest?

45．With the money 　　　　　he had saved, he helped some children go to school.

　　　　　　　 A．those　　　　　　　 B．what　　　　　　　　　　　 C．it　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D．that

44．Turn off the lights when you leave the room. Don^’t have them 　　　　all the time.

　　　　　　　 A．burning　　　　　　 B．burn　　　　　　　　　　　 C．burnt　　　　　　　　　　　 D．burns

43．I like this silk dress because it 　　　　so soft and comfortable.

　　　　　　　 A．feels　　　　　　　　 B．is feeling　　　　　　　　 C．has felt　　　　　　　　　 D．is felt

42．This is 　　　　bedroom. The twin sisters like it very much.

　　　　　　　 A．Anne and Jane　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Anne and Jane^’s

　　　　　　　 C．Anne^’s and Jane^’s　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Anne or Jane^’s

41．The students asked the teacher 　　　　　　　.

　　　　　　　 A．if would they have an English test　　　　　 B．when they would have an English test

　　　　　　　 C．they would have an English test　　　　　　 D．when would have an English test

40．Whose 　　　　to go to the cinema?

　　　　　　　 I suggested that.

A．idea it was　　　　　　　 B．ideas are they　　　　　 C．idea it is　　　　　　　　　 D．idea was it