英语：星级试题2
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星级试题二
一. 单项填空
(1). Although they are good friends, ____ they have little ____.
A. but; in general B. yet; in the common
C. yet; in common D. /; in general
(2). We don't know ____ to do with the problem. Could you tell us ____ we deal with such problems?
A. how; how B. what; what C. how; what D. what; how
(3). At the end of the meeting, it was announced that an agreement _______.
A. has been reached B. had been reached
C. has reached D. had reached
(4). - I'm sorry I didn't hand in my homework.
- Never mind. You have tried your best, _________,
A. At all B. All over C. In all D. After all
(5). - Did anyone support you at the meeting?
- Mike was the only person who ____ my opinion.
A. shared B. agreed C. cared D. accepted
(6). －Shall we go to the art exhibition right away?
－ __________. .
A. It's your opinion B. I don' t mind
C. It's all up to you D. That's your decision
(7). --- I don't believe the headmaster know who did it.
--- Well, surprisingly he does. A student has been caught and ________ in the office now.
A. has been questioned B. is being questioned
C. is questioning D. has questioned
(8)..-Which one do you want to buy, the red tie or the blue tie?
-To tell you truth,__________.I like both of them.
A. I can't make the decision. B. I have decided for the blue one
C. I don't want to buy either D. that's your opinion
(9). The company introduced_________equipment from Korea, which saved a lot of labour.
A. electronic B. electric C. electrical D. electricity
(10).-I'm afraid that we can't come, but thanks for the invitation_________
-That's all right.
A. therefore B. anyway C. however D. though
(11) The sportsmen are all ready, waiting for the ________to start running.
A. signal B. sign C mark D. suggestion
(12). ______ the day went on, the weather got worse and worse.
A. With B. Since C. While D. As
(13).Professor James will give us a lecture on the Western culture, but when and where ____ yet.
A. hasn't been decided B. haven't decided
C. isn't being decided D. aren't decided
(14). Before put into prison, the thief was ______ by three policemen.
A. watched out B. watched over C. watched for D. on watch
(15) --______ the sports meet might be put off.
-- Yes, it all depends on the weather.
A. I've been told B. I've told C. I' m told D. I told
二 完形填空
Begin doing the work you love as soon as possible, even if you don't get paid for it, or if you can only work at it __1__. Albert Einstein was __2__ to get a job as a physics professor. He could have said to himself, "Well, I just don't have the work relative to __3__. I should give up on it and settle for something else." __4__, he wrote the two most famous papers while__5__ as a patent(专利) office worker. After the __6__, there was not any major__7__ in the world that would not have wanted him to work for them.
If you want to work as an artist and are__8__ as a waiter, don't think of yourself as a waiter who __9__ one day to become an artist. That puts the __10__ you love somewhere off in the distant future. Rather, think yourself as_11___, supporting yourself by waiting tables and paint, or drew as plenty as you can. It is _12___ to earn a living wage as a waiter working 24 hours a week. That__13__ plenty of time to devote to training or developing your craft ( 手艺 ) in the __14__ hours.
While seeking the work you love_15___ helps to expand your awareness ( 意识 ) into the universe of all possibilities. You don't want to be__16__ the ideas of what you should do or what you have done before. Having opened to __17__ possibilities, you can make a final _18___and select the work you love as your own.
Doing the work you love__19__ that you be equally comfortable with the imaginative and the __20__. It requires the ability to dream big dreams and the ability to face and master all the little details that make dreams come true.
1. A. full-time B. hard C. easily D. part-time
2. A. unable B. able C. unwilling D. anxious
3. A. science B. maths C. physics D. money
4. A. So B. Instead C. Therefore D. And
5.A.employed B. regarded C. worked D. recognized
6. A. invention B. discovery C. successes D. papers.
7. A. city B. factory C. university D. company
8. A. known B. making a living C. leading a life D. chosen
9. A. thinks B. imagines C. hopes D. decides
10. A. man B. woman C. person D. work
11. A. an artist B. a waiter C. a waitress D. a painter
12. A. impossible B. possible C. important D. lucky
13. A sends B. spares C. leaves D. takes
14. A. on B. office C. business D. off
15. A. it B. which C. that D. this
16. A. interested in B. devoted to C. limited to D. troubled by
17. A. no B. all C. few D. both
18. A. decision B. plan C. conclusion D. judge
19. A. suggests B. requires C. insists D. encourages
20. A. necessary B. practical C. careful D. honest
三． 阅读理解
A
The convenience and attraction of computers make more and more kids possible to have access(进入) to the Internet. They come across violent(暴力的) games, unhealthy pictures and sex films on the Internet. If you are worried about the safety of your children while they go online, the following can help you.
Posting rules near your computer and keeping watch for your child's activities can be helpful. Some things you can write are:
●Only chat with people you know
●Don't give out your personal information
●Use a child-safe browser or web community only
●Limit times they can use the computer
●Keep an eye on what they are doing
While they are younger, you can easily manage their online activities to keep them safe. This isn't going to continue to be so easy as they get older and use the computer more often and less often in your presence. Child predators often follow children on the Internet. They hide in chat rooms and pretend they are children in order to involve(使参与) kids in conversations. Over time some of them try to build trust with your kids and may try to intend to meet them or request information such as photographs.
If you are concerned that your children aren't following the rules you've set for the computer and you find it difficult to watch them over, you may want to equip the software that monitors their behavior and sends the information to you. By equipping this type of software, you can run it carefully on the computer and have it tell you:
●Which websites are being visited
●What programs are being downloaded
●What files are being uploaded
●Record of Chat conversations
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1. The best title for the passage would be_________.
A. Is Your Child Safe Online?
B .A software That Can Fight Unhealthy Websites
C. Are Violent Games Bad For Health?
D. How to Use the Internet properly
2. The software mentioned in the last paragraph has the following functions(功能) EXCEPT__________
A. recording the information of chat conversation
B. sending what children download and upload
C. telling you the websites children have visited
D. Limiting the time for going online
3. The passage is probably_________.
A. a news report B. an advertisement
C. a web log D. a research report
B
Sometime in the next century, the familiar early -morning newspaper on the front porch will disappear. And instead of reading your newspaper, it will read to you. You'll get up and turn on the computer newspaper just like switching on the TV. An electronic voice will distribute stories about the latest events, guided by a program that selects the type of news you want. You'll even get to choose the kind of voice you want to hear. Want more information on the brief story? A simple touch makes the entire text appear. Save it in your own personal computer if you like. There are among the predictions from communications experts working on the newspapers of the future. Pictured as part of broadcast home-based media and entrainment systems, computer newspapers wound unite print and broadcast reporting, offering news and analysis with video images of news events. Most of the technology is available now, but convincing more people that they don't need paper to read a newspaper is the next step. But resistance to computer newspapers mat be stronger from within journalism(新闻界 ) Since it is such a cultural change, it may be that present generation of journalists and publishers will have to die off before the next generation realizes that the newspaper industry is no longer a newspaper industry. Technology is making the end of traditional newspapers unavoidable. Despite technology advances, it could take decades to replace newsprint with computer screens. It might take 30 to 40 years to complete the changeover because people need to buy computers and because newspapers have established financial interests in the paper industry.
4.T the best title of this passage is______.
A. Computer Newspapers Are Well Liked
B. Paperless Newspapers of the Future
C. Newspapers Are out of Fashion
D. New Communications Technology
5. It might take 30 to 40 years for computer newspapers to replace traditional newspapers, because____.
A. it is technologically impossible now
B. computer newspaper are too expensive
C. there is strong resistance from both general population and professional journalists
D. traditional newspapers are easier to read
6. Journalists are not eager to accept computer newspapers, because___.
A. they don't know how to use computers
B. they think computer newspapers take too much time to read
C. they think the new technology is bad
D. they have been trained to write for traditional newspapers
7. We can infer from the passage that____.
A. all technological changes are good
B. all technologies will eventually replace old ones
C. new technologies will eventually replace old ones
D. traditional newspaper newspapers are here stay for another century
C
Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United Stated today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.
Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1,500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be also to use E-mail to "speak" with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the tress anywhere at all!
Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students not only to the Internet, but also to libraries and other resources. State highest-education officials are studying how laptops can students. State officials also are testing laptop programs at other universities, too.
At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, "Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we're giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything."
8. The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to________.
A. use for their schoolwork
B. access to the Internet
C. work at home
D. connect them to libraries
9. Which of the following is true about Westlake College?
A. All teachers use computers. B. 1,500 students have laptops.
C. It is old college in America. D. Students there can do everything.
10. " A window on the world" in the last paragraph means that students can____.
A. attend lectures on information technology
B. travel around the world
C. get information from around the world
D. have free laptops
四单词拼写 (每个1分, 共10分)
据汉语注释或首字母写出单词的正确形式。
(1). The scientists __________(推算) when the spacecraft would reach the moon.
(2). They _______(简化) the aricle so as to make children easier to understand.
(3). The children seem to be __________ (完全地)incapable of working quietly by themselves.
(4). With a lot of questions______(解决), the workers went home with happiness.
(5). Scientists have been _______(探索) the stars and space since 200years ago.
(6). All I get is a busy s______when I dial his number.
(7). Once a bad situation a_____, we should keep calm and take quick action.
(8). P_______, I think the show is going to be a great success.
(9). Most mushrooms sold in supermarkets have been grown a_______ not naturally.
(10). Buyers can download his latest novel to read on a computer, personal organiser or e_______book.
五．书面表达
根据以下图画，写一篇英语短文，描述今昔通讯方式的变化，以及这些变化给人们生活带来的影响。
注意：1．词数：100左右
2．生词：互联网：the Internet n.
参考答案
一.
(1)C 注意although, though用作连词时，后面的从句不能再有but，但可以用副词yet。have… in common为固定搭配, 意思为 "有共同之处"。 in general一般地
(2).D what与do with搭配；how与deal with搭配。
(3).B 句意：会议结束的时候，他们宣布达成了一项协议。首先我们来确认agreement和reach间的关系为动宾关系，因agreement作主语，故应用被动语态，这样淘汰C项，又因"达成协议"发生在"宣布"之前，应用过去完成时，故选B。
(4).D 答语的意思为：没关系，毕竟你尽力了。after all 毕竟，终究；虽然这样。at all常用于否定句和疑问句中，加强语气，可译为 "完全，根本；到底"；all over到处；全部；结束；in all 总共。
(5).A share one's opinion指"同意某人的观点"；agree是不及物动词，其后要加介词 to/with。
(6).C It's all up to you 由你决定吧。Shall we ….?用来表示征求对方的建议。
(7).B 由now可知应该用现在进行时，又知man与动词question之间为被动关系，故用现在进行时的被动形式，即答案为B
(8) A 根据I like both of them可知, 对于买哪个还没有作出决定。故A项为正确答案。
(9).A electric equipment 电子设备, electronic意思为 "电子的，和电子有关的"。electric用来指"用电来驱动的;由电产生的"，指任何电动的或发电的装置，被修饰的物体本身可带电，如electric ligh。electrical为"电的，与电有关的，电气科学的"，指与电有关的事物，被修饰的词本身并不能带电，如an electrical book一本电学方面的书。
(10).B句意为：恐怕我们来不及了, 不过还是感谢邀请。 anyway即使怎样，无论如何。 therefore 因此；however然而，表示相反的观点或看法，语意与but重复；though虽然，即使，也不与but同时使用。
(11) A 句意为：运动员们都作好了准备，等待着起跑的信号。signal意思为 "信号;暗号;信号器;交通指示灯"，常指约定俗成，用于传达某些信息的信号，也指灯光，声音或信号标志。mark："记号;符号;标记;痕迹;污点;瘢疤; "; sign："记号，标记;标牌，;征兆，迹象"。 suggestion暗示；启发；联想。
(12).D with 和as都表示"随着"，with是介词后跟短语，as是连词后引导句子，且强调主句的动作和从句的动作同时发生，The day went on 是句子，故排除with，而since表示"自从。。。"引导时间状语从句，主句常常用完成时态， while引导时间状语从句强调从句和主句的谓语动词几乎同时发生，且从句中只用延续性动词。故选D。
(13).A句意：詹姆斯教授将给我们做有关西方文学的讲演，但是时间和地点没有确定。根据句意，应该选择被动语态，首先排除B项。when and where 是一个整体含义，谓语动词应用单数，排除D项。yet常用于完成时态中，故A项为正确答案。
(14).B watch out小心，watch over看守，watch for等待，on watch注意。由句意：在被关进监狱前，这个小偷被三个警察看管着。
(15) A本题考查现在完成时的被动语态，本句的意思为：有人告诉我运动会可能推迟。I 与tell之间是动宾关系，而I'm told表示一般的状况，故答案为A。
二
1.D 联系全文，可知作者在此谈论尽早做自己喜欢做的工作的重要性。
2.A 从下文的" We, I just don't have the work relative to_13__ (physics). I should give up on it…." 得知，Albert Einstein 起初没有得到做物理教授的工作。
3. C. relative to 在这里是"与… 有关"的意思 Enstein没能找到做物理教授的工作，他觉得自己不适合物理方面的工作。
4. B. instead在这里相当于 instead of getting a job as a physics professor
5. A 选项C有一定的干扰性， while employed等于 while he was employed
6. A "the invention" 指 Einstein的两项理论的发明。
7.C 从前文我们得知： Einsein 起初想做物理教授，没有那所大学想要他，现在他出名了，没有那所重点大学不想要他.
8.B 从后文supporting yourself by waiting tables可知，以艺术为自己的工作，做饭店的服务员只是为了挣钱养自己。
9.C who在这里代表a waiter. 本句的意思是"不要把自己看成一个有一天能成为艺术家的饭店服务员。
10.D 本句的意思是 "那只能让你喜欢的工作留在遥远的将来"。
11.A rather在这里表示否定，相当于instead。 注意本句的结构：supporting yourself by waiting tables 为状语，think yourself as an artist and paint, or draw为句子主要部分， and前后的动词为顺接，因此A 为最佳答案
12. B "一星期做24 小时服务员也许能挣得生存的薪水。"
13. C "一星期做24 小时服务员 那就会给你留下足够的时间去培训或增进手艺。"
14. D off在这里作形容词，意思是"其余的"。整个第二段以working as an artist, while supporting yourself by waiting tables 为例说明作者开头所提出的Begin doing the work you love as soon as possible, even if you don't get paid for it, or if you can only work at it part-time.
15.A 分析本句结构是选对此空的关键。while seeking the work you love是时间状语从句， you love 既 that you love作定语修饰 work ，因此it helps to为主句， it为形式主语。
16. C 从下句 Having opened to _17___(all) possibilities, you can make a final_18__(decision) and select the work you love as your own 可得知作者在此认为" 你不该把自己局限到你应该是什么或已成为什么的概念上。
17. B 从空后的 you can make a final__18__ (decision)得此答案。
18. A 先是打开所有的可能，然后做出最终决定，最后选出最喜欢的。
19. B"你做最喜欢的工作要求你把想象和实际平等对待。"
20. B 从后文我们得知the imaginative 指big dreams, 而the practical 指all little details
三
1.A 主旨大意题。第一段引出话题：孩子安全上网，下文介绍了具体安全措施。用A项作为标题更能容易引起读者的注意，并且指出了文章的面对的对象。
2.D 细节理解题。根据最后一段的介绍不难看出，限制他们上网的时间不是此软件的功能。故D项为正确答案。其他选项文中均有明确表述。
3.B 体裁判断题。尽管全篇文章介绍了孩子安全上网的措施，但从文章的最后的价格和联系方式可知，本文实际上是向父母推销能有效监控孩子上网的软件，故是一篇广告。
4. B 通篇理解文章内容知，本文叙述了将来的报纸，而是通过电脑的无纸化方式向人们提供新闻等内容。
5. C 从第二段可知，推行起来的阻力来自新闻界以及现有的成年读者。（不习惯电脑）
6. D 联系上一题，这些人已经习惯了传统的方式。
7. C 新技术终将取代旧技术。
8. A 细节题。第二段的第一句提供了直接答案。
9.C 细节题。A,B,D三个选项涉及的是韦斯莱克字院未来的可能情况，并非目前所存在的事实。
10. C 词语理解题。凭常识可知人们利用电脑来获得信息，了解世界。
四
(1). Calculated (2). simplified (3). totally (4).solved (5). exploring
(6).Signal (7).arises (8).Personally (9).artificially (10).electronic
五
范文
People used to communicate with each other through letters and public phones. But nowadays they use mobile phones and the Internet instead. This change in communication has good effect on our life and work. Compared with letters and public phones, mobile phones and the Internet are faster and much more convenient. If you miss your grandmother, you just take out your phone and say "hello" to her. If you want to place an order with a foreign company, you can e-mail the message; It'll be a matter of minutes before you get their reply. Aren't we living in a smaller world?
一. 单项填空
(1). Although they are good friends, ____ they have little ____.
A. but; in general B. yet; in the common
C. yet; in common D. /; in general
(2). We don't know ____ to do with the problem. Could you tell us ____ we deal with such problems?
A. how; how B. what; what C. how; what D. what; how
(3). At the end of the meeting, it was announced that an agreement _______.
A. has been reached B. had been reached
C. has reached D. had reached
(4). - I'm sorry I didn't hand in my homework.
- Never mind. You have tried your best, _________,
A. At all B. All over C. In all D. After all
(5). - Did anyone support you at the meeting?
- Mike was the only person who ____ my opinion.
A. shared B. agreed C. cared D. accepted
(6). －Shall we go to the art exhibition right away?
－ __________. .
A. It's your opinion B. I don' t mind
C. It's all up to you D. That's your decision
(7). --- I don't believe the headmaster know who did it.
--- Well, surprisingly he does. A student has been caught and ________ in the office now.
A. has been questioned B. is being questioned
C. is questioning D. has questioned
(8)..-Which one do you want to buy, the red tie or the blue tie?
-To tell you truth,__________.I like both of them.
A. I can't make the decision. B. I have decided for the blue one
C. I don't want to buy either D. that's your opinion
(9). The company introduced_________equipment from Korea, which saved a lot of labour.
A. electronic B. electric C. electrical D. electricity
(10).-I'm afraid that we can't come, but thanks for the invitation_________
-That's all right.
A. therefore B. anyway C. however D. though
(11) The sportsmen are all ready, waiting for the ________to start running.
A. signal B. sign C mark D. suggestion
(12). ______ the day went on, the weather got worse and worse.
A. With B. Since C. While D. As
(13).Professor James will give us a lecture on the Western culture, but when and where ____ yet.
A. hasn't been decided B. haven't decided
C. isn't being decided D. aren't decided
(14). Before put into prison, the thief was ______ by three policemen.
A. watched out B. watched over C. watched for D. on watch
(15) --______ the sports meet might be put off.
-- Yes, it all depends on the weather.
A. I've been told B. I've told C. I' m told D. I told
二 完形填空
Begin doing the work you love as soon as possible, even if you don't get paid for it, or if you can only work at it __1__. Albert Einstein was __2__ to get a job as a physics professor. He could have said to himself, "Well, I just don't have the work relative to __3__. I should give up on it and settle for something else." __4__, he wrote the two most famous papers while__5__ as a patent(专利) office worker. After the __6__, there was not any major__7__ in the world that would not have wanted him to work for them.
If you want to work as an artist and are__8__ as a waiter, don't think of yourself as a waiter who __9__ one day to become an artist. That puts the __10__ you love somewhere off in the distant future. Rather, think yourself as_11___, supporting yourself by waiting tables and paint, or drew as plenty as you can. It is _12___ to earn a living wage as a waiter working 24 hours a week. That__13__ plenty of time to devote to training or developing your craft ( 手艺 ) in the __14__ hours.
While seeking the work you love_15___ helps to expand your awareness ( 意识 ) into the universe of all possibilities. You don't want to be__16__ the ideas of what you should do or what you have done before. Having opened to __17__ possibilities, you can make a final _18___and select the work you love as your own.
Doing the work you love__19__ that you be equally comfortable with the imaginative and the __20__. It requires the ability to dream big dreams and the ability to face and master all the little details that make dreams come true.
1. A. full-time B. hard C. easily D. part-time
2. A. unable B. able C. unwilling D. anxious
3. A. science B. maths C. physics D. money
4. A. So B. Instead C. Therefore D. And
5.A.employed B. regarded C. worked D. recognized
6. A. invention B. discovery C. successes D. papers.
7. A. city B. factory C. university D. company
8. A. known B. making a living C. leading a life D. chosen
9. A. thinks B. imagines C. hopes D. decides
10. A. man B. woman C. person D. work
11. A. an artist B. a waiter C. a waitress D. a painter
12. A. impossible B. possible C. important D. lucky
13. A sends B. spares C. leaves D. takes
14. A. on B. office C. business D. off
15. A. it B. which C. that D. this
16. A. interested in B. devoted to C. limited to D. troubled by
17. A. no B. all C. few D. both
18. A. decision B. plan C. conclusion D. judge
19. A. suggests B. requires C. insists D. encourages
20. A. necessary B. practical C. careful D. honest
三． 阅读理解
A
The convenience and attraction of computers make more and more kids possible to have access(进入) to the Internet. They come across violent(暴力的) games, unhealthy pictures and sex films on the Internet. If you are worried about the safety of your children while they go online, the following can help you.
Posting rules near your computer and keeping watch for your child's activities can be helpful. Some things you can write are:
●Only chat with people you know
●Don't give out your personal information
●Use a child-safe browser or web community only
●Limit times they can use the computer
●Keep an eye on what they are doing
While they are younger, you can easily manage their online activities to keep them safe. This isn't going to continue to be so easy as they get older and use the computer more often and less often in your presence. Child predators often follow children on the Internet. They hide in chat rooms and pretend they are children in order to involve(使参与) kids in conversations. Over time some of them try to build trust with your kids and may try to intend to meet them or request information such as photographs.
If you are concerned that your children aren't following the rules you've set for the computer and you find it difficult to watch them over, you may want to equip the software that monitors their behavior and sends the information to you. By equipping this type of software, you can run it carefully on the computer and have it tell you:
●Which websites are being visited
●What programs are being downloaded
●What files are being uploaded
●Record of Chat conversations
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1. The best title for the passage would be_________.
A. Is Your Child Safe Online?
B .A software That Can Fight Unhealthy Websites
C. Are Violent Games Bad For Health?
D. How to Use the Internet properly
2. The software mentioned in the last paragraph has the following functions(功能) EXCEPT__________
A. recording the information of chat conversation
B. sending what children download and upload
C. telling you the websites children have visited
D. Limiting the time for going online
3. The passage is probably_________.
A. a news report B. an advertisement
C. a web log D. a research report
B
Sometime in the next century, the familiar early -morning newspaper on the front porch will disappear. And instead of reading your newspaper, it will read to you. You'll get up and turn on the computer newspaper just like switching on the TV. An electronic voice will distribute stories about the latest events, guided by a program that selects the type of news you want. You'll even get to choose the kind of voice you want to hear. Want more information on the brief story? A simple touch makes the entire text appear. Save it in your own personal computer if you like. There are among the predictions from communications experts working on the newspapers of the future. Pictured as part of broadcast home-based media and entrainment systems, computer newspapers wound unite print and broadcast reporting, offering news and analysis with video images of news events. Most of the technology is available now, but convincing more people that they don't need paper to read a newspaper is the next step. But resistance to computer newspapers mat be stronger from within journalism(新闻界 ) Since it is such a cultural change, it may be that present generation of journalists and publishers will have to die off before the next generation realizes that the newspaper industry is no longer a newspaper industry. Technology is making the end of traditional newspapers unavoidable. Despite technology advances, it could take decades to replace newsprint with computer screens. It might take 30 to 40 years to complete the changeover because people need to buy computers and because newspapers have established financial interests in the paper industry.
4.T the best title of this passage is______.
A. Computer Newspapers Are Well Liked
B. Paperless Newspapers of the Future
C. Newspapers Are out of Fashion
D. New Communications Technology
5. It might take 30 to 40 years for computer newspapers to replace traditional newspapers, because____.
A. it is technologically impossible now
B. computer newspaper are too expensive
C. there is strong resistance from both general population and professional journalists
D. traditional newspapers are easier to read
6. Journalists are not eager to accept computer newspapers, because___.
A. they don't know how to use computers
B. they think computer newspapers take too much time to read
C. they think the new technology is bad
D. they have been trained to write for traditional newspapers
7. We can infer from the passage that____.
A. all technological changes are good
B. all technologies will eventually replace old ones
C. new technologies will eventually replace old ones
D. traditional newspaper newspapers are here stay for another century
C
Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United Stated today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.
Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1,500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be also to use E-mail to "speak" with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the tress anywhere at all!
Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students not only to the Internet, but also to libraries and other resources. State highest-education officials are studying how laptops can students. State officials also are testing laptop programs at other universities, too.
At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, "Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we're giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything."
8. The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to________.
A. use for their schoolwork
B. access to the Internet
C. work at home
D. connect them to libraries
9. Which of the following is true about Westlake College?
A. All teachers use computers. B. 1,500 students have laptops.
C. It is old college in America. D. Students there can do everything.
10. " A window on the world" in the last paragraph means that students can____.
A. attend lectures on information technology
B. travel around the world
C. get information from around the world
D. have free laptops
四单词拼写 (每个1分, 共10分)
据汉语注释或首字母写出单词的正确形式。
(1). The scientists __________(推算) when the spacecraft would reach the moon.
(2). They _______(简化) the aricle so as to make children easier to understand.
(3). The children seem to be __________ (完全地)incapable of working quietly by themselves.
(4). With a lot of questions______(解决), the workers went home with happiness.
(5). Scientists have been _______(探索) the stars and space since 200years ago.
(6). All I get is a busy s______when I dial his number.
(7). Once a bad situation a_____, we should keep calm and take quick action.
(8). P_______, I think the show is going to be a great success.
(9). Most mushrooms sold in supermarkets have been grown a_______ not naturally.
(10). Buyers can download his latest novel to read on a computer, personal organiser or e_______book.
五．书面表达
根据以下图画，写一篇英语短文，描述今昔通讯方式的变化，以及这些变化给人们生活带来的影响。
注意：1．词数：100左右
2．生词：互联网：the Internet n.
参考答案
一.
(1)C 注意although, though用作连词时，后面的从句不能再有but，但可以用副词yet。have… in common为固定搭配, 意思为 "有共同之处"。 in general一般地
(2).D what与do with搭配；how与deal with搭配。
(3).B 句意：会议结束的时候，他们宣布达成了一项协议。首先我们来确认agreement和reach间的关系为动宾关系，因agreement作主语，故应用被动语态，这样淘汰C项，又因"达成协议"发生在"宣布"之前，应用过去完成时，故选B。
(4).D 答语的意思为：没关系，毕竟你尽力了。after all 毕竟，终究；虽然这样。at all常用于否定句和疑问句中，加强语气，可译为 "完全，根本；到底"；all over到处；全部；结束；in all 总共。
(5).A share one's opinion指"同意某人的观点"；agree是不及物动词，其后要加介词 to/with。
(6).C It's all up to you 由你决定吧。Shall we ….?用来表示征求对方的建议。
(7).B 由now可知应该用现在进行时，又知man与动词question之间为被动关系，故用现在进行时的被动形式，即答案为B
(8) A 根据I like both of them可知, 对于买哪个还没有作出决定。故A项为正确答案。
(9).A electric equipment 电子设备, electronic意思为 "电子的，和电子有关的"。electric用来指"用电来驱动的;由电产生的"，指任何电动的或发电的装置，被修饰的物体本身可带电，如electric ligh。electrical为"电的，与电有关的，电气科学的"，指与电有关的事物，被修饰的词本身并不能带电，如an electrical book一本电学方面的书。
(10).B句意为：恐怕我们来不及了, 不过还是感谢邀请。 anyway即使怎样，无论如何。 therefore 因此；however然而，表示相反的观点或看法，语意与but重复；though虽然，即使，也不与but同时使用。
(11) A 句意为：运动员们都作好了准备，等待着起跑的信号。signal意思为 "信号;暗号;信号器;交通指示灯"，常指约定俗成，用于传达某些信息的信号，也指灯光，声音或信号标志。mark："记号;符号;标记;痕迹;污点;瘢疤; "; sign："记号，标记;标牌，;征兆，迹象"。 suggestion暗示；启发；联想。
(12).D with 和as都表示"随着"，with是介词后跟短语，as是连词后引导句子，且强调主句的动作和从句的动作同时发生，The day went on 是句子，故排除with，而since表示"自从。。。"引导时间状语从句，主句常常用完成时态， while引导时间状语从句强调从句和主句的谓语动词几乎同时发生，且从句中只用延续性动词。故选D。
(13).A句意：詹姆斯教授将给我们做有关西方文学的讲演，但是时间和地点没有确定。根据句意，应该选择被动语态，首先排除B项。when and where 是一个整体含义，谓语动词应用单数，排除D项。yet常用于完成时态中，故A项为正确答案。
(14).B watch out小心，watch over看守，watch for等待，on watch注意。由句意：在被关进监狱前，这个小偷被三个警察看管着。
(15) A本题考查现在完成时的被动语态，本句的意思为：有人告诉我运动会可能推迟。I 与tell之间是动宾关系，而I'm told表示一般的状况，故答案为A。
二
1.D 联系全文，可知作者在此谈论尽早做自己喜欢做的工作的重要性。
2.A 从下文的" We, I just don't have the work relative to_13__ (physics). I should give up on it…." 得知，Albert Einstein 起初没有得到做物理教授的工作。
3. C. relative to 在这里是"与… 有关"的意思 Enstein没能找到做物理教授的工作，他觉得自己不适合物理方面的工作。
4. B. instead在这里相当于 instead of getting a job as a physics professor
5. A 选项C有一定的干扰性， while employed等于 while he was employed
6. A "the invention" 指 Einstein的两项理论的发明。
7.C 从前文我们得知： Einsein 起初想做物理教授，没有那所大学想要他，现在他出名了，没有那所重点大学不想要他.
8.B 从后文supporting yourself by waiting tables可知，以艺术为自己的工作，做饭店的服务员只是为了挣钱养自己。
9.C who在这里代表a waiter. 本句的意思是"不要把自己看成一个有一天能成为艺术家的饭店服务员。
10.D 本句的意思是 "那只能让你喜欢的工作留在遥远的将来"。
11.A rather在这里表示否定，相当于instead。 注意本句的结构：supporting yourself by waiting tables 为状语，think yourself as an artist and paint, or draw为句子主要部分， and前后的动词为顺接，因此A 为最佳答案
12. B "一星期做24 小时服务员也许能挣得生存的薪水。"
13. C "一星期做24 小时服务员 那就会给你留下足够的时间去培训或增进手艺。"
14. D off在这里作形容词，意思是"其余的"。整个第二段以working as an artist, while supporting yourself by waiting tables 为例说明作者开头所提出的Begin doing the work you love as soon as possible, even if you don't get paid for it, or if you can only work at it part-time.
15.A 分析本句结构是选对此空的关键。while seeking the work you love是时间状语从句， you love 既 that you love作定语修饰 work ，因此it helps to为主句， it为形式主语。
16. C 从下句 Having opened to _17___(all) possibilities, you can make a final_18__(decision) and select the work you love as your own 可得知作者在此认为" 你不该把自己局限到你应该是什么或已成为什么的概念上。
17. B 从空后的 you can make a final__18__ (decision)得此答案。
18. A 先是打开所有的可能，然后做出最终决定，最后选出最喜欢的。
19. B"你做最喜欢的工作要求你把想象和实际平等对待。"
20. B 从后文我们得知the imaginative 指big dreams, 而the practical 指all little details
三
1.A 主旨大意题。第一段引出话题：孩子安全上网，下文介绍了具体安全措施。用A项作为标题更能容易引起读者的注意，并且指出了文章的面对的对象。
2.D 细节理解题。根据最后一段的介绍不难看出，限制他们上网的时间不是此软件的功能。故D项为正确答案。其他选项文中均有明确表述。
3.B 体裁判断题。尽管全篇文章介绍了孩子安全上网的措施，但从文章的最后的价格和联系方式可知，本文实际上是向父母推销能有效监控孩子上网的软件，故是一篇广告。
4. B 通篇理解文章内容知，本文叙述了将来的报纸，而是通过电脑的无纸化方式向人们提供新闻等内容。
5. C 从第二段可知，推行起来的阻力来自新闻界以及现有的成年读者。（不习惯电脑）
6. D 联系上一题，这些人已经习惯了传统的方式。
7. C 新技术终将取代旧技术。
8. A 细节题。第二段的第一句提供了直接答案。
9.C 细节题。A,B,D三个选项涉及的是韦斯莱克字院未来的可能情况，并非目前所存在的事实。
10. C 词语理解题。凭常识可知人们利用电脑来获得信息，了解世界。
四
(1). Calculated (2). simplified (3). totally (4).solved (5). exploring
(6).Signal (7).arises (8).Personally (9).artificially (10).electronic
五
范文
People used to communicate with each other through letters and public phones. But nowadays they use mobile phones and the Internet instead. This change in communication has good effect on our life and work. Compared with letters and public phones, mobile phones and the Internet are faster and much more convenient. If you miss your grandmother, you just take out your phone and say "hello" to her. If you want to place an order with a foreign company, you can e-mail the message; It'll be a matter of minutes before you get their reply. Aren't we living in a smaller world?
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