Can you imagine living without the World Wide Web?
March 12 is the “birthday” of the World Wide Web, or the Web for short. Twenty-five years ago on that day, British engineer Tim Berners-Lee wrote a proposal (提议) to set up “pages” of information that are connected to each other around the world. It laid the foundation for the World Wide Web.
Since then, the Web has changed the way people live.
Now, 25 years after its birth, how will the Web influence life in the future?
The Pew Research Center talked to thousands of experts. They believe there are both good and bad sides.
A growing Web will help different cultures build “better relationships”, said the Pew report.
Also in the future, everyday items could be connected to the Web. So one day in the future, your front door could send you a message: “Dear sir, everyone has left the house, but I’m still open!”
But scientists also warn us about the loss of privacy. No matter what, don’t spend your whole day in front of the screen, said the founder of the Web.
“ We have to make sure technology doesn’t drive that out,” said Berners-Lee.
| A.If we share personal information online, it could get into the wrong hands. B.With a click of a mouse we can buy things, make friends, read news and learn anything we’re interested in. C.We need to see green stuff, to be in the open, and see the sun. D.They could share information to make our daily lives easier. E.It sounds hard, but that kind of life was not very long ago. |
补全对话（5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意义连贯、完整。
A: Hi, Li Jing. I hear there is a vocal concert(演唱会) in Henan Stadium.
B: Oh, __________?
A: Stefanie Sun — the famous Singapore singer. __________?
B: Yes, I like her songs very much. I have her CDs in my drawer.
A: She is my favorite singer, too. Would you like to go?
B: Yes, I’d love to. __________?
A: Next Sunday.
B: Next Sunday? I’m afraid I can’t go with you. I have lots of things to do.
A:__________! I’ll ask someone else instead. I have two tickets. I can’t waste them.
B: Maybe Liu Yue can go. __________.
A: OK. I’ll call her up.
B: Thank you all the same to invite me. Have a good time next Sunday.
A: Thank you. Bye.
Most students in America like popular music. They carry small radios and MP3 with earphones and listen to music. __________ Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly when they drive on the street.
Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio when drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of the American people. __________
_________ They make CDs or tapes which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes. __
___ Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. ______ This was started by cowboys who should sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.
根据材料内容，将A—E五个句子还原到文中空白处，使短文完整、通顺，并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上。
| A. Most of the radio programmers are music. B. Another is called western or country music. C. They often play music before class, after class, and at lunch time. D. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. E. Pop or poplar singers make much money. |
补全对话（共5分)
根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
W：
M：It is a computer game.
W：
M：No, it isn’t. It is on my brother’s desk.
W：
M：No, it isn’t. It is my brother’s.
W：
M：His name is Barry.
W：
M：Yes, I can. B-A-R-R-Y.
补全对话（共5分）
从方框中选出适当的句子，完成对话，有两项为多余选项。
| A：Would you like to go with us? B：How often do you go to the movies? C：Do you usually go to the movies? D：You’re welcome. E：Have a good time with your friend! F：What’s your favorite movie? G：What do you usually do on weekends? |
A：Tomorrow is Sunday.
B：I usually go to movies. What about you?
A：Me too.
B：Once a week.
A：
B：It’s hard to say. But I like American movies.
A：Who do you usually go to movies with?
B：My friend, Sally.
A：Are you going to the movies this weekend?
B：Sure.
A：I’d love to, but I have to look after my little sister this weekend.
B：Thank you.
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