Part one
(A)
It is quite popular for young men to give flowers to young women when they are in love. In the1700s in the Turkey , people in love used to send each other baskets containing a variety of ‘gifts’, such as flowers, stones, feathers, and even charcoal. Each thing in the basket had a special meaning. By figuring out the secret message contained in each item, the person who received the basket began to understand the true feelings of the person who sent it.
The idea of sending gifts of love with secret meanings quickly spread to Germany, France, and England. However, as time passed, only sending flowers remained popular..
Each different flower holds a different meaning. For example, the flower from an orange tree means, ‘You are beautiful and pure.’ A pink carnation means, My love for you is strong and great.’
A yellow rose, on the other hand ,means, ‘I saw you with someone else.’
Many flower dictionaries have been made to help people understand the meaning of the flowers. Not all of the dictionaries agreed, however, on the meaning of each flower, so a person has to be careful about the flowers they choose to send.
By the 1800s, using flowers to send messages had fallen out of fashion, and the more direct way of sending love letters began. Today, flowers are still considered a lovely gift, but the meaning for each kind of flower has been lost.
1.300 years ago, Turkish people sent gift baskets to their lovers in order to ________
A. ask for help B. ask for marriage
C. express their emotions D. make some money
2. The receiver of the basket began to know the true feelings of the sender by--------------.
A. reading a message in the basket B. counting the number of items in the basket
C. asking the sender D. guessing the meaning of each item in the basket
3. According to the passage, if a man wants to show his deep love, he should give the woman---------------
A an orange B. red roses
C. yellow roses D. pink carnations
4. When did the tradition of sending love messages through flowers slow down?
A. In the 1700s. B. In the 1800s.
C. In the 1900s. D. Never.
5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. People can learn the meaning of different kinds of flowers in a flower dictionary.
B. The idea of sending gifts of love spread all over the world.
C. A person has to choose flowers carefully.
D. Sending love letters is a more direct way to express feelings.
(B)
Rush hour traffic is a problem in many big cities around the world. Commuters(通勤者) rush to and from their jobs in cars, buses, subways, trains, and even on bicycles. Large cities in the United States have two rush hours—one in the morning and one in the evening. But in cities in other parts of the world, there are four rush hours. In Athens and Rome, for example, many workers go home for lunch and a nap. After this midday break, they rush back to their jobs and work for a few more hours.
In Tokyo, there's a big rush hour underground. Most of the people in Tokyo take the subways. The trains are very crowded. Subway employees called packers wear white gloves and help pack the commuters into the trains when the doors close. They make sure that all purses, briefcases, clothes, and hands are inside the trains.
In Seoul, many commuters prefer to take taxis to get to work.. To hail a cab，many people stand at crossroads and raise two fingers. This means they'll pay the cab driver double the usual fare. Some people even raise three fingers! They'll pay three times the normal rate。
Streets in Rome are very crowded with automobiles and mopeds(摩托自行车)during rush hours. The city can't make its streets wider, and it can't build new highways, because it doesn't want to disturb the many historic sites in the city, such as the Forum and the Colosseum. It took the city fifteen years to construct a new subway system. Construction had to stop every time workers found old artifacts and discovered places of interest to archaeologists(考古学家).
In many big cities, there are special lanes on highways for carpools. These are groups of three or more people who drive to and from work together. They share the costs of gas and parking and take turns driving into the city.
Getting to work and getting home can be difficult in many places around the world. Rush hour traffic seems to be a universal problem.
6. Big cities have traffic problems during rush hours because there are ——
A. special lanes on highways B. many commuters
C. four rush hours D. many cars on the street
7.Most of the commuters in Tokyo ——
A. take subway trains to work B. are packers
C. take taxis to work D. carry briefcases to work
8. To “hail a cab” means to ——-
A. pay double the normal fare B. try to get a cab
C. prefer to take taxis D. to stand at crossroads
9. Why did it take a long time to build a subway system in Rome?
A. Because the streets were very crowded.
B. Because there are many historic sites.
C. Because the workers discovered many artifacts and places of interest.
D. Because the traffic always stopped the construction
10.Commuters in carpools probably——
A. live in the city B. take the subway to work
C. save money on gas and parking fees D. have special license plates(牌照)
（C）
In earliest times, men considered lightning to be one of the great mysteries of nature. Some ancient people believed that lightning and thunder were the weapons of the gods.
In reality, lightning is a flow of electricity formed high above the earth. A single flash of lightning 1.6 kilometers long has enough electricity to light one million light bulbs .
The American scientist and statesman, Benjamin Franklin, was the first to show the connection between electricity and lightning in 1752. In the same year he also built the first lightning rod (避雷针). This device protects buildings from being damaged by lightning.
Modern science has discovered that one stroke of lightning has a voltage (电压) of more than 15 million volts (伏特). A flash of lightning between a cloud and the earth may be as long as 13 kilometers, and travel at a speed of 30 million meters per second.
Scientists judge that there are about 2,000 million flashes of lightning per year. Lightning hits the Empire State Building in New York City 30 to 48 times a year. In the United States alone it kills an average of one person every day.
The safest place to be in case of an electrical storm is in a closed car. Outside, one should go to low ground and not get under tress. Also, one should stay out of water and away from metal fences. Inside a house, people should avoid open doorways and windows and not touch wires or metal things.
With lightning, it is better to be safe than sorry?
11. People once thought lightning came from ________.
A. the sky B. the gods C. the earth D. nature
12. According to the passage what do you think all buildings need?
A. Metal fences. B. Electricity. C. lightning rods. D. Machines.
13. Lightning can travel ________.
A. as quickly as water B. not so quickly as electricity
C. at very low speed D. at very high speed
14. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. In the U.S about one person per day dies from lightning.
B. The Empire State Building frequently gets hit by lightning.
C. Swimming during a thunder storm is a good idea.
D. A closed car is the best place to be during an electrical storm.
15. Lightning is probably ______ to man.
A. useful B. kind C. useless D. friendly
Part two
A
One day last November, Tom Baker stepped out of his house into the morning light and headed across the rice fields toward the bank of the Rapti River. Tom, a 32-year-old school teacher in the farming village of Madanpur, was going for his morning bath.
As he approached(走近) the river, the head of a tiger(老虎) suddenly appeared over the edge of the river bank. Before he could turn to run, the tiger was upon him. It jumped on his shoulder and threw him to the ground, its huge jaws attacked his head in a killing bite.
Peter Smith was also on his way to the river and saw the attack. He screamed. The tiger lifted its head and roared(吼叫) at him. Peter ran.
From the window of his house John Brown heard the tiger roar and ran out to see it attacking a man. He screamed, too, and all the villagers ran out shouting as the tiger dropped its victim(牺牲品) and ran off. When the villagers reached the river bank, Tom was already dead.
For the villagers, the horror of the incident intensified(加剧) by the tales of man-eating tigers that has once run around in the countryside, killing hundreds.
1. How many people saw the tiger before it was driven off?
A .One person. B. Two persons. C. Three persons. D. Four persons.
2. What was the victim’s professional job?
A. A hunter. B. A teacher. C. A farmer. D. A manager.
3. The reason why the tiger attacked the man was .
A. it was hungry B. it was angry
C. it was frightened by the man D. not mentioned in the passage
4. According to the passage, the underlined word screamed in the third paragraph
probably means ____.
A. gave a sharp cry because of fear. B. shouted out for help.
C. made some loud noise. D. cried out in pain.
B
The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single—engined aeroplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didn’t know how high she was flying. At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged (冲) into the sea.
Just before dawn, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames (火焰) coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.
In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.
What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty—six minutes.
In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion (时刻) she set a new record for flying time. Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation (航空) and that air travel was useful.
5. Which of the following statements is NOT the difficulty which Amelia Earhart met in her flight from north America to England?
A. She was caught in a storm. B. The altimeter went out of order.
C. Her engine went wrong. D. She lost her direction.
6. When Amelia Earhart saw flames coming from the engine, what did she do?
A. She did nothing but pray for herself.
B. She changed her direction and landed in Ireland.
C. She continued flying.
D. She lost hope of reaching land.
7. Which of the following statements was NOT mentioned?
A. She was the first woman who succeeded in flying across the Atlantic Ocean alone.
B. She showed great courage in overcoming the difficulties during the flight.
C She was warmly welcomed in England, Europe and the United States.
D. She made plans to fly around the world.
8. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Amelia Earhart—First Across the Atlantic.
B. Amelia Earhart—Pioneer in Women’s Aviation.
C. A New Record for Flying Time.
D. A Dangerous Flight from North America to England.
C.
While many teenagers may dream of meeting with pop star Jay Chou（周杰伦）or NBA hero Yao Ming, Li Jing had a far more powerful person on her mind．The Senior 2 from Beijing No．35 High School dreamt of meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin．
After more than a year of hard work and with a little good luck, Li fulfilled（实现）her dream．On October 11, 2004, the 16-year-old girl joined a team of Chinese Journalists who went to the Kremlin（克里姆林宫）, Moscow, to interview Putin．
Li felt nervous before talking with Putin．“But his greeting and warm smile put me at ease,” she said．
Li admires Putin very much, because of his strong will and style of leadership．“He looks very cool,” Li said．During her interview, Li asked Putin whether he plans to educate his two teenage daughters to be officials in the future．Putin smiled and answered he hopes they can do whatever job suits their interests and personalities．
Although Li would only have several minutes, she started working on her interview questions last August after applying for the opportunity(chance)．“Journalists” work is by no means easy．You need to do lots of homework on your interviewee,” she said．She read many books about Putin and Russia in her spare time．
Li’s parents encouraged her to be a student journalist．“We fully support her, as long as it does not affect studies,” said her father．Previous in her job for a student magazine, Chinese Young Journalists, she wrote a letter to President Hu Jintao during the SARS epidemic（流行疫情）．
Li has learnt a lot from her experience．She said learning to manage her time and develop the confidence to speak with important people were not things she could learn in class．
9．The underlined word “interviewee” in the fifth paragraph probably means __________．
A．the person who interviews
B．the person who is interviewed
C．the person who know how to interview
D．the person who plan to interview a famous people
10．Which of the following best describe Li Jing’s parents’ attitude towards her being a student journalist?
A．They think to a student journalist is purely a waste of time．
B．They worry that to be a student journalist will affect her studies
C．They consider it is quite good for Li Jing unless it affects her study．
D．They neither support it nor object to it．
11．Li Jing is different from those students of her age in that __________．
A．she doesn’t like pop star Jay Chou
B．she hates meeting with the NBA hero Yao Ming
C．she wants to meet neither Jay Chou nor Yao Ming
D．She dreams of meeting the powerful Russian presidentr
12．Which of the following statements is Not true?
A．Li realized her dream not just because of her hard work
B．Li was at ease at the first sight of president Putin
C．Li considers Putin a great leader because of his strong will and style of leadership
D．Li thinks impossible to learn in class the confidence to speak with great people
D
If you ask some people, “How did you learn English so well?” You may get a surprising answer, “In my sleep!”
These are people who have taken part in one of the recent experiments to test “Learn-While-Sleep” methods, which are now being tried in several countries, and with several subjects, of which English is only one.
Specialists say that this “sleepstudy” method speeds language learning greatly. They say the average person can learn two or three times as much during sleep as in the same period during the day, and does not affect his rest in any way. A word of warning, however, sleep teaching will only strengthen in your mind what you have studied already while you are awake.
In an experiment, lessons were broadcast over the radio. Each lesson lasted twelve hours from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. The first three hours of English grammar and vocabulary were given with the student awake. At 11 p.m. a lullaby was broadcast to send the student to sleep and for the next three hours the radio whispered the lesson again into his sleeping ears. At 2 a.m. a sharp noise was sent over the radio to wake the sleeping student up for a few minutes to review the lesson. The cradlesong(a kind of soft song making you fall asleep easily) sent him back to rest again while the radio went on. At 5 a.m. his sleep ended and he had to go through the lesson again for three hours before breakfast.
13．During sleep the average person can learn _______as much during the day.
A．four times B．five times
C．two or three times D．six times
14．The underlined word “lullaby” means ________.
A．jazz B．cradlesong
C．rock music D．folk music
15．At 2 a.m, _________.
A．students study vocabulary.
B．students were made to sleep.
C．A sharp noise was sent to wake the sleeping student up to review the lesson.
D．Students sleep ended
16．From the passage we can conclude that “sleepstudy” is ________.
A．easy and comfortable
B．easy and efficient
C．completely achieved during sleeping
D．not so easy and comfortable as the title suggests
E
SPOKANE, Washington--Three members of a touring Chinese dance troupe are recovering from a road accident in eastern Washington that killed two teenage boys. Two of the hospitalized dancers have been improved to satisfactory condition.
The third hospitalized teenager, Tao Yong, remains in serious condition with a fractured jaw (颚骨折) and a fractured left arm.
Nearly two dozen of the 36-member group were injured when their three vans crashed last Friday on an icy highway 30 kilometers south of Ritzville.
Most will fly back to China as soon as they can, cutting short a tour that was supposed to last three weeks.
But some will stay behind until their injuries heal (愈), says Pastor Andrew Hu of Trinity United Methodist Church in Ritzville. The Washington State Patrol is looking into the accident and has attributed it to a snowstorm.
The dance troupe was in a tour titled "China in Dance 2001-Legends of the Dynasties", the tour opened in Seattle earlier this month. Dancers performed last Thursday in Spokane, Washington, and were about to head for Portland, Oregon when the accident occurred.
17. How many people were there in the Chinese dance troupe?
A. 36. B. 24. C. 29. D. 34.
18. Why did they cut short the tour?
A. Because they didn't want to dance in the U.S.
B. Because some of them were badly ill.
C. Because a traffic accident made it end.
D. We don't know the reason.
19. How old were most of the dance troupe?
A. About 12. B. Not told. C. less than 20. D. About 10.
20. Where could they have gone to if the accident hadn't happened?
A. Eastern Washington. B. Portland. C. Ritzville. D. Seattle.
Part three
A
Talking on a mobile phone is expensive , so a lot of people send text messages . Text messages are much cheaper than talking on a mobile phone , and you can make it even cheaper by shortening the words that you use . You can do this by taking out “unimportant” letters in the words and using numbers instead of words (2=to, 3=free, 4=for , 8=ate , h8= hate.etc.) Here is an example : Im 3 nw , why nt gv me a cll? (I’m free now , why not give me a call?)
Mobile phone users have developed a series of symbols to show how they feel . They are called emoticons （情感符号）. To read an emoticon , you have to look at it sideways. For example , if you say something in a text message which is a joke , you can follow it with a smiling face . Like this : Why didt u cll me ? Im so sad . :—)
Here are some others . Can you think of these text message where you could use them ?
:—(sad :—<really sad — asleep :—V shouting 8—surprised
1．The underlined word “sideways” means in this passage .
A．从侧面地 B．从旁边地 C．斜眼地 D．颠倒地
2．What do you think of this text message “Whr hv U bn ? Im wtng 4 U means ?
A．Where have you been ? I’m waiting for you .
B．Where have you been ? I’m looking for you .
C．What are you doing ? I’m waiting for you .
D．What are you dong ? I’m looking for you .
3．Which one means “laughing” in the text messages ?
A．:-( B．:-) C．:-< D．8-
B
The rise of Internet video sensation You Tube. com is a typical Internet success story .
A year ago Chad Hurley , 28, and Steve Chen , 26, were unemployed . One day , after a dinner party , they realized that there was no easy way to share online video. So they decided to build . After raising money on credit card loans and working in Hurley’s garage in California , You Tube . com was born last May .
Now the site is the Internet’s leading video-sharing portal , home to thousands of short films .Amateur videos made by teenagers sit alongside slick productions posted by multinational companies and Hollywood directors .
“We provide a stage where everyone can participate an be seen,” said Hurley .
About 35,000 new videos are posted daily . The new content draws an ever-growing audience : more than 35 million short videos , most lasting 30 seconds to 2.5 minutes , are already being watched online every day .
The site’s popularity depends largely on referrals from users . They introduce their favorite videos to friends and family . Then new viewers add their own videos , and more viewers come . This continually deepens the pool of content .
Analysts liken the site to MySpace . com , the hip Internet hangout for teens and young adults . YouTube drew much of its early audience from MySpace members looking for a place to share their videos .The latter has since added that feature .
4．From this passage , we know that .
A．YouTube is a free online video streaming service that allows users to view and share videos that have been uploaded by its members
B．YouTube is an easy way to introduce your videos to your friends and family.
C．YouTube is a popular way to find , join and create video groups to connect with people with similar interests
D．YouTube is a common way to share online video with a little cost .
5．It could be inferred from the passage the followings EXCEPT .
A．Chad Hurley and Steve Chen are YouTube co-founders .
B．YouTube . come has a larger audience than MySpace . com
C．So far YouTube has had a long history since its founding
D．You can upload and download the videos free of charge world worldwide .
6．Which of the following would be the best title for the text ?
A．Unemployment leads to YouTube.com .
B．YouTube makes waves on Net .
C．Welcome to YouTube.com .
D．Great success lies in cooperation .
7．Which of the following could best replace the underlined word in the last paragraph ?
A．link B．click C．compare D．describe
C
Not all memories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences . Violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars . Often they relive (重新体验) these experiences in nightmares .
Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill , which will help people forget bad memories . The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience . They hope it might reduce , or possible erase (抹去) the effect of painful memories .
In November , experts tested a drug on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body releasing chemicals that fix memories in the brain . So far the research has suggested that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced , not that the memories are eased .
The research has caused a great deal of argument . Some think it is a bad idea , while others support it . Supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers’ troubling memories after war .
They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories . “Some memories can ruin people’s lives . They come back to you when you don’t want to have them in a daydream or nightmare . They usually come with very painful emotions ,” said Roger Pitman , a professor of psychiatry (精神病学) at Harvard Medical School. “This could relieve a lot of that suffering .”
But those who are against the research say that changing memories is very dangerous because memories give us our identity (物质). They also help us all avoid the mistakes of the past . “All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were horrible at the time but make us who we are . I’m not sure we’d want to wipe those memories out.” said Rebecca Dresser , a medical ethicist (伦理学家).
Some people fear that although the drug would first be used in only very serious cases , it would become more and more common . “People always have the ability to misuse science,” said Joeph LeDoux, a New York University memory researcher . “All we want to do is help people have better control of memories .”
8．What’s the main idea of the text ?
A．People often suffer from bad memories .
B．American researchers are trying to develop a pill .
C．Forget bad memories , and be happy .
D．The research has cause a heated argument .
9．The underlined word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to “ ”.
A．the new drug B．the research into the drug
C．the memory D．the chemical in the drug
10．Which of the following is not the opinion of the supporters ?
A．The pill can erase all the memories in the past
B．Some memories can ruin people’s lives. The pill can relieve emotional suffering .
C．The pill can also help many other types of people who suffer from terrible memories .
D．The pill can also prevent or treat troubling memories in soldiers after war
11．Which of the following is not the opinion of the opponents (反对者)?
A．Our memories give us our identity .
B．The memories help humanity avoid mistake of the past .
C．The drug should be used in only very serious cases .
D．People may not be sure whether they want to wipe the memories out .
12．It could be inferred from the passage that .
A．the pill has been developed and will be more and more common
B．the pill has helped soldiers forget bad experiences during the war .
C．The pill is being tested on some people by some researchers .
D．The pill will be forbidden because people have different opinions of it .
D
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I’ve always been an optimist and I suppose that is rooted in my belief that the power of creativity and intelligence can make the world a better place .
For as long as I can remember , I’ve loved learning new things and solving problems . So when I sat down at a computer for the first time in seventh grade , I was hooked. It was a clunky old Teletype machine and it could barely do anything compared to the computers we have today . But it changed my life .
When my friend Paul Allen and I started Microsoft 30 years ago , we had a vision of “a computer on every desk and in every home,” which probably sounded a little too optimistic at a time when most computers were the size of refrigerators . But we believed that personal computers would change the world . And they have .
And after 30 years , I’m still as inspired by computers as I was back in seventh grade . I believe that computers are the most incredible tool we can use to feed our curiosity and inventiveness—to help us solve problems that event he smartest people couldn’t solve on their own .
Computers have transformed how we learn , giving kids everywhere a window into all of the world’s knowledge . They’re helping us build communities around the things we care about and to stay close to the people who are important to us , no matter where they are .
Like my friend Warren Buffett , I feel particularly lucky to do something every day that I love to do . He calls it “tap-dancing to work.” My job at Microsoft is as challenging as ever , but what makes me “tap-dance to work’ is when we show people something new , like a computer that can recognize your handwriting or your speech , or one that can store a lifetime’s worth of photos , and they say , “I didn’t know you could do that with a PC!”
But for all the cool things that a person can do with a PC, there are lots of other ways we can put our creativity and intelligence to work to improve our world . There are still far too many people in the world whose most basic needs go unmet . Every years , for example , millions of people die from diseases that are easy to prevent or treat in the developed world .
I believe that my own good fortune brings with it a responsibility to give back to the world . My wife , Melinda , and I have committed to improving health and education in a way that can help as many people as possible .
As a father , I believe that the death of a child in Africa is no less poignant or tragic than the death of a child anywhere else , and that it doesn’t take much to make an immense difference in these children’s lives.
I’m still very much an optimist , and I believe that progress on even the world’s toughest problems is possible—and it’s happening every day . We’re seeing new drugs for deadly diseases , new diagnostic tools , and new attention paid to the health problems in the developing world .
I’m excited by the possibilities I see for medicine , for education and , of course , for technology . And believe that through our natural inventiveness , creativity and willingness to solve tough problems , we’re going to make some amazing achievements in all these areas in my lifetime .
13．The underlined word “hooked” can be best replaced by .
A．caught B．surprised C．addicted D．frightened
14．It can be learned from the passage that .
A．Bill Gates set up Microsoft , one of the most famous companies , all by himself .
B．Bill Gates has already lost his interest in the job he is doing in Microsoft .
C．Bill Gates foresaw that PCs would change the world , and it turns out that he is right .
D．Bill Gated doesn’t see much responsibility he has for the world .
15．Which of the following is not mentioned when Bill Gates talks about what it takes to solve the problems worldwide ?
A．Inventiveness B．Creativity C．Willingness D．Devotion
16．The best title for the passage would be .
A．Unleashing （释放） the Power of Creativity
B．The Richest Man Alive
C．Computer Giant—A Lifelong Goal
D．Microsoft : Even More Exciting
E
The old advertising slogan “So simple a child can do it” has taken on a new meaning for me . A few weeks ago I got a computer , but I am mechanically illiterate . I knew that children had no fear of the future , so that seemed a good place to seek help . I asked my nephew , twelve years old , at an elementary school , to help me .
My nephew took the machine for granted and has simply accepted the fact that computers are now a way of life . He plays with them and does his homework on them and even creates programs for them . I , on the other hand , am terrified by what this equipment can do . It can interchange paragraphs , switch words around and even correct my spelling . It informs me of its limitations , takes commands and asks questions . It even seems to have a sense of communication . Rather than accusing me of making an error , it prints “One of us has made a mistake !” It never gets tired and is always patient and ready to go when I am .
I think it was somewhat normal for me to be suspicious of computers . They represent a break with some very familiar habits and traditions . It is only human to instinctively avoid anything that shifts thoroughly from the acceptable , comfortable past . But the world is governed by ceaseless change and we must therefore establish links with the present and future as well as the past . Computer technology is an excellent case in point , as the newest systems grow out of date in only a few years , or even months .
This ability to see , experience and accept the new is one of our saving characteristics . To be fearful of tomorrow , to close ourselves to possibilities , to resist the inevitable and to advocate standing still when all else is moving forward , is to lose touch . If we accept the new with joy and wonder , we can move gracefully into each tomorrow . More often than not , the children shall lead us .
17．What is the new meaning of “So simple a child can do it” for the author ?
A．Computers are so easy to operate that even a child can play them well .
B．A child can always do more complex things than an adult .
C．It is easier for a child to accept new things than for an adult
D．A child has greater ability than an adult in operating computers .
18．According to the second paragraph , which of the following statements is true ?
A．The nephew thought it is natural to accept the fact that computers are now a way of life .
B．The nephew believed that machines were made for people to do whatever they wanted .
C．Computers are not only used to communicate , but also to remove their limitations .
D．It is a fact that both adults and children have accepted computers as a way of life .
19．Which of the following doesn’t the author’s computer do ?
A．It asks the author if she has made a mistake
B．It accuses the author of making mistakes .
C．It corrects the author’s spelling mistakes .
D．It informs the author of her mistakes .
20．According to the third paragrah , it is human nature that we resist those things .
A．which only represent the comfortable and acceptable past
B．which change thoroughly into the comfortable and acceptable past
C．which make people stand still when all else is moving forward
D．which change completely from the acceptable and comfortable past
Answers:
Part one 1—5 CDBBB 6—10 BABCC 11—15BCDCA
Part two 1—5 CBDAD 6—10 CDBBC 11—15 DBCBC
16—20 DACBB
Part three 1—5AAB AC 6—10BC DBA 11—15CCCCD
16—20 ACABD