We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the
Internet?
     Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time ,
computers were large and expensive. Computer networks(網絡) didn't work well. If one computer
in the networks broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system (系統(tǒng)) had
to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network
was not working, information(信息)could be sent through another part. In this way computer network
system would keep on working all the time.
     At first,the Internet was only used by the goverment(政府),but,in the early 1970s, university(大學),
hospitals and banks were allowed ( ) to use it too. Howerver,computers were still expensive and the
Internet was difficult to become cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software(軟件)
that made "Surfing"(瀏覽）the Internet more convenient(方便). 
     Today it is easy to get-on-line and it is said that millions of people use the internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.
     The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life.

1.The Internet has a history of ______ years.
A.about 40
B.less than 30
C.more than 45
D.nearly 35
2.Scientists set up a new network system to _______.
A. make the computer cheaper.
B.use the computer widely
C.make the computer go well
D.develop new softwares
3.The Internet was widely used in the _______.
A.1960s
B.1970s
C.1980s
D.1990s
4.The underlined words "get-on-line" in Chinese means "_______"
A.上機
B.上網
C.接線
D.買電腦
5.Which of the following is NOT ture?
A.In the 1960s computer networks system went wrong easily.
B.Computers are much cheaper than before.
C.Today the Internet is used everywhere.
D.People had enough softwares to get on-line fifteen years ago

    Jim was traveling by train. He was very (1) h______. The train stopped at a small (2)s______. He
wanted to buy a cake to eat very much, but it was (3)r______  hard. He wanted (4)s______ to help him. A little boy coming over to him. Jim (5)a______ the boy to buy cakes for him. He gave the little boy one
yuan and said:"Go and buy two cakes with the (6)m______. One is for me, the (7)o______ is for you.
Can you help me?"
    The little boy was very (8)h______ and ran to buy cakes in the rain. A few (9)m______ later the boy
came bake and said,"I'm (10)s______. I'm eating the last cake. It's delicious.Thank you very much.Here's your 50 fen."

     The summer vacation is over. It's true that time always flies fast. During the vacation, the weather
was hot and I could not do much work, but I lived happily.
     As the afternoon was hot, I did my work in the morning. I used to get up at 6:30 and take a walk
in the garden for half an hour. After breakfast, I began reading English and Chinese and worked on
some maths problems. These took me three hours or more. I worked quite hard and made good
progress(進步).
     I spent the afternoon outside. I went to swim and it was fun. I would not go home until it was about
five or six o'clock. Sometimes a friend of mine would come to see me and we would spend some hours
listening to music.
     In this way I spent my vacation happily. And I not only made up some of my lessons, but also
became a good swimmer. Now I am in good health and high spirits.

1. What does the text mainly tell us?

A. How the writer spent his summer holidays.
B. What the weather was like that summer.
C. How the writer learned to swim.
D. Where the writer took a walk

2. How long did it take the writer to study?

A. Half an hour
B. Three hours or more
C. Only one hour.
D. Two hours and a half.

3. The writer spent most of the afternoon __________.

A. listening to music
B. visiting his friend
C. walking in the garden
D. swimming

4. The writer had very good summer holidays because he __________.

A. worked hard at everything
B. learned to swim and did his work well
C. got up early and went home late
D. liked swimming better than studying

5. Which of the following is not true?

A. The writer made progress in his lessons.
B. The writer took a walk for half an hour before breakfast.
C. The writer began studying as soon as he got up.
D. The writer spent more time swimming than listening to music.

       Xia Fengting is a girl who lost her right hand in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. She and 49 other
disabled students from Dujiangyan,aged between 10 and 14,who were also injured in the Wenchuan
earthquake,visited Expo 2010 Shanghai from May 7 to 12 because of the help from the Dujiangyan
Love and Education Fund(愛心教育基金會).
       Xia Fengting,an ll-year-old girl, loves  to  paint  very much.  "I am drawing a picture of the China
Pavilion (展館) to show my classmates how beautiful the Expo is,"said Xia. After she lost her right hand
in the 2008 Wechuan earthquake,lots of people didn't only work hard ather physical(生理) health but
also at the mental health. She leamed to write,draw and use chopsticks with her left hand. She worked
so hard that Xia won her first award for a painting she did with her left hand at the age of 10. Now she
has won several awards exhibiting her work and dreams of becoming an artist.
       One pavilion at the Shanghai Expo is the Life and Sunshine Pavilion(生活陽光展館 ) . It is the first
pavilion especially designed for the disabled in the 159 years of Expo history. And it makes people know more about the disabled and see the bright future of them. China has more than 83 million disabled people,about 6.4 % of the population all over our country.

1. Xia Fengting is ____.

A. from Shanghai    
B.visiting Expo 2010 now    
C. ten years old    
D. interested in painting

2. Life and Sunshine Pavilion____.

A. has 83 million disabled people    
B. is designed for disabled people    
C. is in Dujiangyan    
D. was designed 159 years ago

3. The best title for the passage is____.

A. China Pavilion of Exp0 2010    
B. Xia Fengting    
C. Bright Future of the Disabled    
D. Love and Education Fund

     From Tuesday to Friday Mr. White goes to night school. He wants to learn English. It's Wednesday
morning. Mr. White is going to the bus stop. Now he's waiting for the bus.
     The bus is coming. Mr. White gets on the bus. He stands next to two old women. The men in front of
them are sitting. Two men get up and give the women their seats. The old women take the seats and say,
"Thank you very much. It's very nice of you."

1. Mr. White does not go to night school on _______.

A. Tuesday
B. Friday
C. Wednesday
D. Monday

2. Mr. White goes to night school to learn _______.

A. Chinese
B. English
C. French
D. Japanese

3. Now Mr. White is waiting _______.

A. at the bus stop
B. at school
C. at home
D. in the factory

4. At first, the two old women are _______.

A. talking
B. sitting
C. standing
D. running

5. The men give their seats to _______.

A. Mr. White
B. two old women
C. two children
D. Mr. White and two old women