Libraries give kids a quiet and safe place to read and learn. For over 100 years, libraries have played an important role in Americans’ education. But how are these book-filled buildings changing with the times? You may be surprised to find out.
Benjamin Franklin famously founded (创建) America’s first lending library in 1731. But the public library system got its biggest development in the American history in the late 1800’s. Businessman Andrew Carnegie donated millions of dollars to help build free public libraries across the country. Between 1886 and 1919, Carnegie’s donations helped build 1,679 new libraries.
Carnegie believed that libraries could offer the chances to Americans, young and old. He knew that the more libraries there were, the more people would have opportunities to read and use books, speeches and news.
If you can easily find a public library in your community(社区), you’ll get more chances. After all, the United States has 9,225 public libraries. Today, libraries keep growing. Seven tenths of the libraries have free Internet. It provides much more information and opportunities to ask for jobs online.
Libraries are also teaching kids about the fun of reading. The new program Read! Build! Play! adds reading into playtime. As kids listen to a book that is being read aloud, they use Legos (乐高积木) to build images(图像) from the story happily. Today’s libraries are always looking for creative programs to bring people into the library.
Benjamin Franklin once said, “The doors of wisdom(智慧) are never shut.” As long as the doors of public libraries are open, what he said is most certainly correct! Benjamin Franklin founded the first lending library in _______.
| A．1731 | B．1800 | C．1886 | D．1919 |
How many public libraries have free Internet now?
| A．2767. | B．6458. | C．9225. | D．1679. |
The right order of the following statements is ______ .
①The public library system in America developed fast.
②The first lending library was founded.
③ Libraries provide information and chances to ask for job online.
④ Libraries try to bring people into the library by using creative programs.
| A．②①③④ | B．②③④① | C．③④①② | D．①②③④ |
The last paragraph mainly tells us_________.
| A．libraries have played an important role in Americans’ education |
| B．public libraries in the US should never close the doors |
| C．the writer doesn’t agree with Benjamin Franklin |
| D．libraries help people to open the doors of wisdom |
The best title for the passage is _______.
| A．the libraries in the world |
| B．libraries and opportunities |
| C．libraries teach kids to read and learn |
| D．the development of the American libraries |
Some city schools have brought WeChat(微信) into the classroom now. Students and teachers communicate by WeChat. Is WeChat good to use in classroom? Here come some different voices from students.
| I don’t think we should use WeChat in class. We need to use mobile phones for Wechat. But it is hard for teachers to manage the class. Some students can’t control themselves if they have mobile phones. They will use them to play games or QQ in class. So I think it is not necessary to use WeChat in class. --Guo Ruiting, 14, Guangdong |
I think it’s good for teachers to use Wechat in class. When they raise a question, all students will be glad to answer it on Wechat. They don’t have to raise their hands, but just use the keyboard to note down a few words. And the way helps to relax everyone. It helps us to answer questions as well. --Zhang Yaoyi, 12, from Shanghai |
| We used Wechat in class once. It was good. Everyone was excited to see their words on the screen. Some students used to be shy in class. They didn’t speak in class. But everyone was surprised to see them talking a lot on WeChat. So I think it is good for us to use things like Wechat in class. --Liu Qing, 15, from Zhejiang |
We chat is good for class. However, we must use it carefully. When we use it in class, most students are excited to take part in activities and happy to talk about any questions. Surely, teachers are able to manage the time and control the class, or the class must be a little bit messy. --Sun Jiayang, 13, from JIangsu |
We can know _____ was born in 2003.
| A．Guo Ruiting | B．Sun Jiayang |
| C．Liu Qing | D．Zhang Yaoyi |
From the passage, we know _____ student(s) must be against using WeChat.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
Liu Qing thinks Wechat in class is especially good for _____ students.
| A．honest | B．shy |
| C．careless | D．hard-working |
Sun Jiayang advises teachers to _____ when WeChat is used in classrooms.
| A．raise a question |
| B．take part in activities |
| C．control the class |
| D．write down a few words |
How old was King when he died?
| A．29. | B．39. | C．65. | D．68. |
Which of the following is RIGHT?
| A．King was born in Tennessee. |
| B．King led a bus boycott in Alabama. |
| C．King received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1963. |
| D．King gave his “I Have a Dream” speech in 1965. |
What’s the purpose of the time line in this article?
| A．To teach the students to draw a time line. |
| B．To introduce Martin Luther King Jr. Day. |
| C．To tell more about Martin Luther King Jr. |
| D．To explain why whites and blacks were separated. |
回答问题阅读下面的材料，然后根据材料内容回答问题。
Nowadays, computers and Internet are playing an important part in our life. We usually need to set passwords(密码) when we use computers and Internet. In order to keep our accounts (账户)and personal information safe, we must learn how to set safe passwords.
Experts have some useful advice for you. You’d better remember them. First, make your password out of capital(大写的)letters. It only takes a hacker(黑客)10 minutes to work out a 6-letter password made of small letters. But the same password in capital letters takes 10 hours to work out. Second, add numbers or symbols to your password. It may be much safer. Third, never use personal information for passwords and use different passwords for different accounts. At last, a user should change his or her passwords every 90 days. In this way, hackers won’t guess your passwords.What do we usually need to do when we use computers and Internet?
Why must we learn how to set safe passwords?
How many pieces of advice are given to us by the experts?
Is it safe to use personal information for passwords?
How often should a user change his or her passwords?
阅读下面的海报，完成1-3小题。
| Hong Kong Harbor Cruise(海港游) By Night |
| Enjoy your wonderful dinner on the ferry(渡口) and see the fantastic city lights. TIME: 7:00 pm PRICE: With dinner Adult: HK$300 Child under 12:HK$210 START/STOP: Kowloon Public Pier / Near Star Ferry Pier TICKET OFFICE: Star Company (123 Canton Road ) NOTICE: No swimming. |
Jim is 10, if he wants to have dinner with his parents on the ferry, they will pay ______.
A. HK$810. B. HK$684. C. HK$510.
Where can they buy the tickets?
A. Kowloon Public Pier.
B. Near Star Ferry Pier.
C. Star Company
What can’t they do on the ferry?
A. Enjoy the wonderful dinner.
B. See the fantastic city lights.
C. Swimming.
Emily and Alex were happy when their family moved to a house with a very big garden. They liked to watch the birds flying among the trees in the garden. They even started to put food out to attract more birds. Everything was fine for a few days until one afternoon there was a strange bumping noise (碰撞声) on a window. Emily went outside and found a small bird dead on the grass.
During the next month, five more birds died in the same way. “Why would they fly to the windows?” they wondered. Finally they found out the truth. When the birds were flying, they couldn’t see into the rooms. All they saw was the reflection(反射) of the garden.
The family tried keeping curtains(窗帘)across the windows, but this made the room dark. Then they bought some strong black paper and cut out the shape of a hawk. They made six hawks – one for each window. They stuck the hawks to the windows. When the birds saw the hawks, they would fly away. After that, there were no more dead birds.
They put food out to attract birds because they .
A. had a special garden for birds
B. wanted to see more birds in the garden
C. had much food to feed the birds
birds died in the garden.
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6
The birds flew to the windows because ________.
A. they found the windows clean
B. they fought for more food
C. all they saw was the reflection of the garden.
The underlined word “hawk” means in Chinese.
A. 鹰 B. 丛林 C.山脉
What is the story mainly about?
A. Why the birds died in the garden.
B. The family that were good at paper-cutting.
C. How the family saved the birds in the garden.
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