The rapid growth of Smartphones and electronic tablets（平板电脑）is making the Internet favourite for Americans reading news, a report said.
News consumption online increased 17% last year from the year before. Television news, newspapers, radio and magazines all lost audience last year. For the first time, the number of people who get news online at least three times a week is larger than the number of people who get news from the newspapers. TV news has been the most popular since the 1960s. It has replaced the afternoon newspapers. But now the online news seems to be more popular than the TV news.
People are used to having the Internet available on phones or small tablets. In December, 2010, 41% of Americans said they got most of their news on the Internet, more than double the 17% who said that a year earlier, the report said. In January, 2011, 7% of Americans owned electronic tablets, nearly double what it was three months earlier. It was the fastest-growing new digital technology, ahead of mobile phones when they were introduced. The online ad income was expected to surpass（超过）print newspaper ad income for the first time in 2010.
The news business used to be the intermediary（中介）. You needed newspapers and TV stations to reach your customers. In this age of the computer, it’s the software developers that you need.Americans like getting news from ________ best today.
| A．TV news |
| B．the Internet |
| C．newspapers |
| D．radios |
About ________ % of Americans got most of their news on the Internet in 2009.
| A．7 |
| B．17 |
| C．24 |
| D．51 |
Which of the following media has more readers?
① TV news ② the Internet ③ the afternoon newspapers
| A．①>②>③ |
| B．②>①>③ |
| C．③>①>② |
| D．③>②>① |
About 3.5% of Americans had electronic tablets in ________.
| A．October, 2010 |
| B．December, 2010 |
| C．February, 2011 |
| D．March, 2011 |
The news business depends on ________ today.
| A．the reporters |
| B．the readers |
| C．the newspaper sellers |
| D．the software developers |
Tibet is in the southwest of China. It is the home to many natural wonders, such as valleys, mountains, lakes and even deserts. Tibet is very large, so it is perfect for traveling, especially the bike tour(旅游).
You can start the wonderful bike tour in Tibet’s capital, Lhasa. It is 3600 metres above the sea level. It’s very high, isn’t it? So it is important to spend a few days there to get used to（习惯） the thin air there, or you may feel sick and get hurt. The bike tour will pass rivers, large open grassland and high mountains, including the world's famous Mount Everest(珠穆朗玛峰).
After finishing the bike tour, people will feel quite successful. They will also have hundreds of photos of the wonderful places.Tibet is the home to _____________.
| A．valleys | B．mountains |
| C．deserts | D．many natural wonders |
Why do people have to stay in Lhasa for a few days?
| A．To meet friends there. |
| B．To get used to the thin air there. |
| C．To go home in the first week. |
| D．To wait until it rains. |
People usually feel __________ after the bike tour.
| A．unhappy | B．sad | C．blue | D．successful |
Visit Swansea Zoo
Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from America. The bears are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia(赞比亚) are waiting to look down on (轻视) you.
| Tickets |
cost |
Opening time |
| Grown-ups: |
＄3.00 |
9:00 a.m.-----4:00 p.m. (except Friday) |
| Children: |
Over 12: ＄1.50 |
|
| Under 12: Free |
10:00a.m.-----3:00 p.m. ( Friday) |
|
| Keep the zoo clean! Do not touch, give food or go near the animals. |
How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage?
| A．Five | B．Six | C．Seven | D．Eight |
Now Mr. Smith and his wife are in the zoo with their two sons, one is 14 and the other is 10. How much are the tickets in total(总共)?
| A．￥7.50 | B．＄9.00 | C．＄6.00 | D．＄7.50 |
Can we visit the zoo at 3:10 p.m. on Saturday?
| A．Yes, we can | B．No, we can |
| C．Yes, we can’t | D．No, we can’t |
What can’t we do in the zoo?
| A．Eating food | B．Drinking |
| C．Touch the animals | D．Watching the animals |
“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever things weren’t going my way. “Don’t worry, one day your luck will change.” Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education. I had decided to try for a job in radio. One day, I wanted to host(主持) a sports program. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.
In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience. “Get some work with a small station and work your way up,” she said.
I went back home. I couldn’t get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn’t get the job.
I felt really down. “Your luck will change,” Mom said to me. Dad lent me the car to help me to look for my job. I tried another radio station in Iowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone.
As I left his office, I asked, “How can someone be a sports announcer(播音员) if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”
I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call. “What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?” He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded.
On my way home, Mom’s words came back to me, “One day your luck will change, Son. And when it happens, it’ll feel doubly(加倍的) good because of all the hard work you’ve had.” At that moment I knew what just what she meant. What’s the writer’s ideal(理想的) job?
| A．A sportsman. | B．A shop assistant. |
| C．A sports announcer. | D．A businessman. |
Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago?
| A．Because he was too young. |
| B．Because he didn’t get college education. |
| C．Because he’s got a good-looking person. |
| D．Because he hadn’t got enough experience. |
Which of the following is true according to the article?
| A．You just need to wait for some time, then luck will come. |
| B．Luck will come if you try your best to do everything. |
| C．It’s important for you to wait for luck. |
| D．You should trust your mother. |
The sentence “But I got turned down every time.” means “______”.
| A．But I was refused(拒绝) every time |
| B．But I was successful every time |
| C．But I lost my way every time |
| D．But the door of every station was always closed |
What’s the best title of this passage?
| A．Mother’s words |
| B．Everything Happens For The Best |
| C．No One Is Always Lucky |
| D．To Find A Job In Radio Is Difficult |
One day when Jack was walking in the park, he saw a woman he knew sitting on a bench(长椅)with a dog beside her. The dog was looking up at the woman.
Jack walked up to the woman and said, “Hello. Sue, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a while?”
“Of course, please sit down,” Sue said.
Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together. The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be fed.
“That's a nice dog.” Jack said, pointing(指向)at the animal.
“Yes, he's handsome. He's a bit of a mixture,(混合) but that's not a bad thing. He's strong and healthy.”
“And hungry.” Jack said. “He hasn't taken his eyes off you. He thinks you've got some food for him.”
“That's true,” Sue said, “But I haven’t.”
The two friends laughed and then Jack said, “Does your dog bite?”
“No,” Sue said. “He's never bitten anyone. He's always gentle and good-tempered(好脾气).”
Hearing this, Jack decided to pet the dog. He put out his hand and touched the animal's head. Immediately it
jumped up and bit him.
“Hey!” Jack shouted. “You said he didn't bite.”
“No, I didn't.”Sue replied. “You asked if my dog bit, and I said no.”What did Jack do when he saw the woman? _________.
| A．He walked past her. | B．He asked to sit next to her. |
| C．He spoke angrily to her. | D．He spoke to her dog. |
The dog looked_________.
| A．angrily at Jack | B．sick |
| C．as if he would bite Sue | D．hungry |
Jack thought that the dog _________.
| A．was ill | B．belonged to(属于) Sue |
| C．was terrible | D．belonged in a zoo |
The underlined word “pet” should be ________in Chinese.
| A．宠物 | B．喜欢 | C．敲打 | D．抚摸 |
From the story, we can know________.
| A．Jack and Sue talked about the same dog |
| B．Jack knew the owner of the dog in the park, but Sue didn’t. |
| C．Jack wasn’t bitten by the dog in the park. |
| D．Sue has a gentle dog. |
| Beijing Travel Company Beijing-Singapore: four days in Singapore Website: www. beijingtour. com Telephone: 010一62617788 |
| Miramber Hotel Restaurant & Cafe, Swimming pool, KTV, Clothing store, Reading room |
| Travel Plans Day 1: Morning: land at Singapore Changi Airport Afternoon: take a bus tour of the island Evening: have a party in the KTV Day 2: Morning: visit the Handicraft Center and the National Museum Afternoon: take the car to Sentosa Island (圣淘沙岛) Day 3: Morning: take a walking tour of old Singapore, including Chinatown Afternoon: take a boat trip around the island Day 4: Morning: free time for shopping Evening: return by air |
| Date of Departure(出发) Price August 16, 2012 ￥3,220 August 17, 2012 ￥3,100 August 18, 2012 ￥2, 950 August 19, 2012 ￥3,150 |
What's the telephone number of Beijing Travel Company?
| A．010一62618877. | B．010一62617788. |
| C．010一61627788. | D．010一61628877. |
Travelers in this tour group will go to Singapore______.
| A．by air | B．by train | C．by bus | D．by sea |
On the second day，travelers in this group can______.
| A．visit Sentosa Island | B．travel around by boat |
| C．go to Chinatown | D．have a party in the KTV |
When can travelers shop freely during the tour?
| A．On the first day. | B．On the second day. |
| C．On the third day. | D．On the last day. |
If you only want to spend less than 3, 000 yuan，you can choose______ as your departure date.
| A．August 16 | B．August 17 |
| C．August 18 | D．August 19 |
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