Can you imagine a classroom without one thing that has long been considered a necessary part? No notebooks, no textbooks, no test papers. Nor are there any pencils or pens, which always seem to run out of ink at the critical moment.
A “Paperless classroom” is what more and more schools are trying to realize. Students don’t do any handwriting in this class. Instead, they use hand-sized or specially-designed computers. The teacher downloads texts from Internet libraries and sends them to every student’s personal computer.
Having computers also means that students can use the Web. They can look up information on any subject they’re studying, from maths to social science.
A high school teacher, Judy Herrel in Florida, US, described how her class used the Web. “Using a book that’s three or four years old is impossible,” she said.
A paperless classroom is a big step towards reducing the waste of paper.
“Think about the money and trees we could save with the computers,” she said.
But, with all this technology, there’s always a risk that the machines will break down. So, in case of a power failure or a technical problem, paper textbooks should still be widely available (可得到的) for these students.The underlined word “critical” in the first paragraph probably has the same meaning as _______.
| A．worrying | B．dangerous | C．happy | D．important |
You are sure to find __________ in a paperless classroom.
| A．pens | B．computers | C．test papers | D．notebooks |
According to Judy Herrel, __________.
| A．the Web can talk the students everywhere |
| B．the Web can take the place of teachers |
| C．the Web is a better tool for information |
| D．the Web is for downloading information |
The paper textbooks should still be widely available because __________.
| A．students won’t have trouble with their pens |
| B．computers may break down sometimes |
| C．students may not get all information from the Internet |
| D．paper textbooks may give students more information |
The designer of the Apple Computer, Steve Jobs, was not quite successful in his early years. He was not among the best students at school, and from time to time he got into trouble with either his schoolmates or his teachers. But he was full of new ideas, which few people saw the value of. Things remained the same when he went up to college and he dropped out halfway.
Steve Jobs worked first as a video game designer at Atari. He worked there for only a few months and then he set out to tour India. He hoped that the trip would give him more ideas and give him a change in life for the better.
After he returned from India, he begin to live on a farm in California. And then, in 1975, Steve Jobs set about making a new type of computer. Along with his friend Stephen Wozniak, he designed the Apple Computer in his bedroom and built it in his garage(车库). He gave the name “Apple” because it reminded him of a happy summer he once on an orchard(果园) in Oregon.
His Apple Computer was so successful that Steve Jobs soon became worldwide famous. But unluckily, he died of illness in 2011.Steve Jobs when he was in school.
| A．was an outstanding student |
| B．didn’t do very well |
| C．was always praised by others |
| D．didn’t learn anything |
The underlined word “value” means .
| A．beauty | B．chance | C．importance | D．hope |
Steve Jobs .
| A．received excellent college education |
| B．didn’t go to college at all |
| C．studied in college for 4 years |
| D．didn’t finish his college education |
Steve Jobs named his computer company “Apple” because .
| A．apple was his favorite fruit |
| B．he designed the computer under an apple tree |
| C．he wanted to remember the happy time on the orchard |
| D．the computer was designed on the orchard |
Steve Job’s would be the most important thing for his lifetime success.
| A．“failure” in school |
| B．stay on the orchard |
| C．travel on India |
| D．new ideas |
| Shopping Guide in Central Mall |
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| Floors |
Articles |
| 6 |
Restaurant /Coffee shop/ Tea house |
| 5 |
Children’s pleasure ground/ Game center |
| 4 |
Electrical equipment, clocks and watches/ Writing materials and office supplies |
| 3 |
Men’s clothing /Bedding |
| 2 |
Women’s clothing/ Children’s clothing |
| 1 |
Fruit, vegetables, meat, eggs, drinks, cooked food, etc. /Kitchen ware |
| Bushiness hours Weekdays:8:30am—6:30pm Weekends:9:00am—9:00pm |
If you want to have a cup of coffee, you should go to the floor.
| A．first | B．fourth | C．fifth | D．sixth |
If you want to buy some apples and beef, you should go to the floor.
| A．first | B．second | C．third | D．fourth |
If Mr. Green wants to buy a shirt, he should go to the floor.
| A．second | B．fourth | C．third | D．fifth |
If Mrs. Green’s children want to play, they should go to the floor.
| A．first | B．fourth | C．fifth | D．sixth |
If you want to do some shopping in Central Mall in the evening, you may go there on .
| A．Wednesday | B．Friday | C．Saturday | D．Monday |
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Annie lived alone in Chicago. One day, she fell down in her bedroom and broke her leg. So she tried to call her friend Lisa. But she dialed(拨打) a wrong number. The call reached Taylor, an 18-year-old girl. She was a college student and she lived hundreds of miles away from Chicago.
At that time Taylor was reading in bed. She thought it was somebody playing a joke. When she was going to hang up the phone, she heard a woman saying “Help! Help! ” From it Taylor thought something bad must have happened to the woman. After she got the woman’s name and address, Taylor called 911 at once. Then she tried to make Annie feel comfortable. She spoke to Annie on the phone till the doctors arrived at Annie’s house. At last Annie was taken to hospital in time.
As soon as Annie felt better, she wrote a letter to Taylor to thank her.Who answered the telephone?
How did Taylor help Annie?
Why did Annie write the letter to Taylor?
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A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 A. The party will begin at 2:30pm. B. The party will be held at home. C. The party won’t be interesting. |
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A. the ad B. the news C. rules A. It can’t run over 60km per hour. B. It should have only 7 seats. C. It doesn’t need a GPS. |
Long ago, people lived on wild animals, fruits and other plants and they didn’t need to use money.
As time passed, families had more products(产品) than they needed, such as animals and crops. So they needed to trade(交易) with others. They began to use money to make it easier. However, it was not like the money we use today. They used shells, rice, salt or large stones.
During the 600s BC, people began using coins as money. Because they were easier to carry than goods(货物), countries began to make coins as their money.
The Chinese were the first to use paper money, probably in the 11th century. An Italian traveler, Marco Polo, saw the Chinese use paper money when he visited China in the 1200s. After his travel, he told the western people what he saw. But European countries didn’t start using paper money till the1600s.
Today we have many ways to pay for things, such as coins, paper money and cards. Some prefer to pay by card. That’s because paying with a card is easier and safer than carrying around a lot of “real” money. People began to use money because they ______.
A. lived on plants B. raised animals C. needed to tradePeople used ______ as money during the 600s BC.
A. shells B. coins C. cardsWhich country used paper money first?
A. Japan. B. USA. C. China.The passage tells us the ______ of money
A. history B. use C. collection
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