“How many common English words were invented by Shakespeare?”

How long did it take people to find the answer to this question 15 years ago? And now! you can google it and find the answer immediately!

Google is the most popular Internet search engine in the world. It was invented by two students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. They met in 1993, when they were studying computer science at Stanford University, USA. They dreamed of producing something that could also answer any question in seconds.

Internet search engines at that time were slow and gave many websites that weren't useful. In January 1996, Page and Brin decided to make a better and faster search engine. They thought the results should be based on the most popular websites.

Nobody would give them money for their project, so they used their own money. They also borrowed money from family and friends. Then, in 1998, they were given a cheque for $100,000, and they started their own company. Their first office was in a friend's garage. The company's name is Google, a word which comes from mathematics. A “google” is a very high number----1 followed by a hundred zeros.

The google search engine was soon used by thousands of people worldwide because it was fast, easy and correct. By 2002 it was the biggest search engine on the Internet. Now, more questions have been answered by Google than any other Internet service, from sport to science, and from music to medicine. Google hopes that in the future all the world's information will be put on the Internet, so that everybody can find everything.

1.Why did the writer begin this passage by asking you a question?

A. Because he or she liked to begin this passage by asking readers a question.

B. Because he or she was afraid that the readers didn't know this question.

C. Because he or she wanted to make the readers interested in this passage.

D. Because Shakespeare is one of the most famous people in the world.

2.The underline word“cheque”in the fifth paragraph means ________.

A.樓房 B.帳單 C.訂單 D. 支票

3.From the passage we know that at the beginning of their project,______.

A. there was not any search engine on the Internet.

B. nobody supported them except their family and friends.

C. Larry Page and Sergey Brin dreamed to answer any question.

D. one of the most popular websites gave them a cheque for $100,000.

4.Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Now the Google search engine is widely used in the world.

B. The google search engine was not the biggest one before 2002.

C. Larry Page and Sergey Brin named google after a hundred zeros.

D. The service of the Google search engine is very popular.

5.The passage mainly tells us ________.

A. the development of the Google search engine.

B. about Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

C. how to find information on the Internet.

D. how to use the Google search engine.

Saturday, March 20,2014

Dear Mom and Dad,

The time has come. I’m graduating ,and I thank you both for all your help during these 15 years. I still remember when you used to say, “You can be whatever you want”. I’m so glad you are my parents, especially when I hear kids say they don’t like theirs. I’m glad that you support(支持)me when I decide to do anything. You always try to help, and that’s important to me .

Dad, I remember when you first took me fishing. I loved going even though I never caught anything. I also remember when you would get angry with me. I realize you were only trying to show me the right way. When I would cry, you would always be there to try to cheer me up. That’s what I call a good, loving, caring dad. Sometimes you and Mom don’t agree with me, but you are there by my side in anything that I do, and that’s why I love you both so much.

Mom, I enjoy going out with you and having our happy time every Friday night, and I hope that never changes. I love telling you everything, the best part about you is that you listen. I’m glad we do a lot together .You love to have fun, and Dad does, too. You always give me your opinion and I listen.

Thank you for bringing me up.

Love always,

Allison

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。

1.Allison writes the letter to show ________to her parents.

A. wishes B. support

C. help D. thanks

2.In Allison’s opinion, other kids of her age may _____their parents.

A. have problems with B. fight with

C. like to talk to D. like to listen to

3.Father might get angry with her when Alilison _______.

A. didn’t accept him

B. didn’t do things in the right way

C. didn’t catch any fish

D. didn’t agree with her parents

4.The underlined part “and Dad does, too”in Paragraph 3 means “_______”.

A. and Dad is funny ,too

B. and so is Dad

C. and Dad has ,too

D. and Dad also loves to have fun

5.What makes Allison and her mother good friends?

A. Cheering up each other.

B. Listening to each other and having fun together.

C. Encouraging each other.

D. Going out together.

How important is your appearance(外貌)?Although everyone wants to be good-looking ,are beautiful people always happier people? For example, it must be a problem to be a really beautiful woman, because some people may be more interested in looking at you than talking to you. They think of you as a picture rather than a person. There are also some people who think that women who are exceptionally(格外地)pretty and men who are particularly handsome must be stupid. They believe that only unattractive(無魅力的)people can be intelligent.

On the other hand, no one wants to be really ugly, and have a face that even your mother doesn’t want to look at ;and no one wants to be plain, either-that is ,to be neither attractive nor unattractive ,and have a face that is easily forgotten.

Being attractive is like being rich it can help you find happiness, but it doesn’t always make you happy. So maybe the best thing is not to worry too much about how you look, but simply try to be an interesting person .For interesting people have interesting faces, and interesting faces are almost always attractive.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷正(T)、誤(F)。

1.Everyone wants to be attractive.

2.No one likes to talk to a very pretty woman.

3.Some people think that handsome men are unintelligent.

4.A plain face is easily forgotten.

5.The more beautiful someone is, the richer he/she is.

Fish and apple soup? Yes, and you won't believe how delicious it is. This first came out of a restaurant in Singapore, but it is now very popular as the du jour soup in Chinese restaurants. Ingredients (serves 4):

1 whole fish. 2 apples, quartered. 4-6 ginger slices (姜片). 1 bunch of spring onions, cut into pierces. 1 red tomato, cut into 8 pierces. Oil, salt and pepper.

Methods:

l. Remove the bones from the fish.

2 Pour oil into a pan. Fry the ginger slices, and the spring onions. Add the fish hones and oil.

3. Add enough water and boil it for about 15 to 20 minutes,

4. Add the apples, the fish and the tomato. When the apples go soft, add salt and pepper,

1.This passage is probably_________.

A. a poem B. a piece of news

C. a story D. a recipe

2.The name of the soup in Chinese restaurants is_________.

A. du jour soup B. tomato soup

C. union soup D. ginger soup

3.The underlined word "quartered" means_________.

A. 榨汁 B. 切成四份 C. 洗凈 D. 炸碎

4.If you want to cook the soup for 8 people, you will need _____ red tomatoes.

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

5.In what order should you add the ingredients while cooking the soup?

A. apples, fish and tomato—ginger slices and spring onions—oil—fish bones

B. oil—fish bones—ginger slices and spring onions—apples, fish and tomato

C. oil—ginger slices and spring onions—fish bones—apples, fish and tomato

D. ginger slices and spring onions—fish bones-apples, fish and tomato—oil

詞匯應(yīng)用。(本題共10小題，每小題0.5分，共5分)

1.People may feel sick after ___________ (呼吸)polluted air.

2.Couldn’t you give me a few________ (建議)on how to protect ourselves when there is danger?

3.The young man with glasses teaches ________ (我們) Chinese.

4.We will do a lot of activities to celebrate the ____(sixty) birthday of grandpa this year.

5.It is said that an old lady was found ______ (die) three days later.

6.Thanks for your _________ (invite). I will be there on time.

7.We must learn to look after o______ when we are alone at home.

8.The traffic during the rush hour is much b______ than usual.

9.He g_______ gets up early in the morning.

10.When in Rome, do as the R_________ do.

Dear Fang,

How are you these days? I have been in England for two m___1.___. It’s not a long time for a newcomer, and there are still a lot of things to do. Sorry for not b__2.___ able to write to you soon.

London is an old but beautiful city. There are lots of places of i____3.____ to visit. Last weekend I went along Thames R___4.___ with some friends from Japan, Korea and some other countries. The modern skyscrapers(摩天大樓) among the old buildings i___5.____ us deeply. The classes started two weeks after I arrived here alone. B___6.__ the language, I’m trying to learn about the culture as well. B___7.__ people are quite different from the Chinese. Do you know the people here do not shake hands a_8.__ much as we do in China? And it’s never a good habit to make noise when you eat. They think it’s i___9.__.

There is so much to say, b_10.__ I have to stop.

I will write to you soon again.

Love,

Harry

Reading is a very good hobby for all the students. You can know much about the world ①_____ the help of all kinds of books. I’m sure everyone has a favorite subject. For example, some are interested in animals, some in history, and some are interested in literature. Mine is science. I like ②___it___ because it’s fun and educational. My favorite novel is Around the World in Eighty Days.③It was written by Jules Verne ,a French writer. Jules Verne was regarded as father of Modern Science Fiction because he devoted himself to literature and wrote several ④well–known scientific romances.The exciting story of Around the World in Eighty Days tells us about an English gentleman whose name is Mr. Phileas Fogg , He travels around the world in eighty days. From the story, we can see the writer’s love for the sea, traveling and adventure. In fact, they played an important role in his life.⑤多虧了the writer’s imagination, language skills and scientific and geographical knowledge, we can feel as if we were there when we read the story.

1.根據(jù)上下文寫出①處所缺的單詞______________

2.寫出②處劃線單詞所指代的內(nèi)容______________

3.將③處改為主動語態(tài)。

Jules Verne, the French writer _________ the novel Around the World in Eighty Days.

4.寫出④處劃線單詞的同義詞______________

5.將⑤處漢語翻譯成英語__________________

A最近，網(wǎng)友發(fā)起倡導(dǎo)厲行節(jié)約，反對浪費的“光盤行動”（Clear the Plate）,引起熱烈反響。請根據(jù)以下信息，完成句子。

1. 在家里用餐吃多少盛多少。

2. 吃光自己盤中的食物。

3. 在外就餐時將吃剩的菜打包回家。

4. 好處是：可以避免浪費，減少污染。

5. 能養(yǎng)成我們勤儉節(jié)約，愛惜糧食的好習(xí)慣。

B

A Real Friend

提示：朋友是思想上可以依賴，情感上可以依托，學(xué)習(xí)上能得到幫助，生活中能得到關(guān)照的人。請寫一，兩件事來敘述你和朋友間真摯的友情。

1. 語言流暢，書寫規(guī)范，卷面整潔。

2. 文中不得出現(xiàn)真實人名，校名。

3. 字?jǐn)?shù)規(guī)定80---100。

-- Is there ______ umbrella on the desk?

-- Yes, there is. It’s blue umbrella.

A. an; a B. an; / C. the; a

The book on the sofa is ______. She wrote name on its cover.

A. hers; hers B. her; her C. hers; her