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C.important

D.difficult

2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theaddresssystemwasusedtomakewebpages.

B.TheWorldWideWebwascreatedinSwitzerland.

C.Thefistwebbrowserwasveryexpensivetobuy

D.ManypeoplecouldusetheInternetbefore1990

3.WhatcanwelearnaboutBerners-Leefromthepassage?

A.Hewasencouragedtobecreative.

B.Hedidn’tdowellatschool.

C.Heisaverypoorbusinessman.

D.Heiswell-knownallovertheworld.

4.WheredoesBerners-Leelivetoday?

A.England.

B.Switzerland.

C.America.

D.Canada.

5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Theeventsthattookplacein1990.

B.ThehistoryoftheInternet.

C.TheinventionoftheInternetbrowser.

D.ThemanwhocreatedtheWorldWideWeb.

【2】【2010年中山】

Todaypotatoesareeatenallovertheworld.Butlongagopeopledidn’teatpotatoes.Theydidnotevengivethemtotheirpigs.Theybelievedthattherootswhichgrewundergroundwerebadforpeople’shealth.

TheIndiansofSouthAmericaplantedpotatoesandatethemforthefirsttime.Wheatdidnotgrowwellthere,butpotatoesdid.SpanishpeoplebroughtthefirstpotatoestoEuropefromSouthAmericainabout1565.ButtomostpeopleinEuropepotatoesdidnotlookbeautiful.Theywerenotinterestedinthem.ButafterabouttwohundredyearssomepeopleintheFrenchgovernmentdiscoveredthatpotatoeswereakindofgoodfood.

TheywenttoKingLouisXVIandsaid,“Ifyouplantpotatoes,youwillhavemuchmorefood,andthenumberofhungrypeoplewillbesmaller.”

Thekingwasverypleased.Hetoldhisnobles（贵族）toplantpotatoes.Thenoblesplantedthem,buttheydidn’teatthem.Thegovernmenteventriedtogivepeoplepotatoplants,butnoonewantedthem.Atlastthegovernmenthadagoodidea!

Thegovernmentplantedalotofpotatoes,andwhenthepotatoesbecamebigenough,theybuiltalargefence.Thenthegovernmentsaidthatthepeoplemustnottouchthepotatoes.Duringthedayguardswatchedoverthepotatofield,sopeopledidn’tevencomenearthefence.Butatnightalltheguardswenthome.

Timepassedandpeoplebegantosaytoeachother,“Whydoalotofguardswatchoverthisplantsocarefully?

Itmustbeaveryimportantplant.Let’strytogetsomewhenitgetsdark.”Assoonasnightcame,somepeoplewentacrossthefence.Quicklytheypulledupafewpotatoesandranawaywiththem.Theylistenedandlookedcarefullybuttheydidn’thearorseeanygurads.Sotheyknewthattherewerenoguardsatnight.Afterthatlotsofpeoplecameatnighttotakeawaythepotatoes.

Finallytherewerenopotatoesinthefield.

Thekingandhisgovernmentwereveryhappybecausetheythoughtthatpeoplewouldnowhaveenoughfood.Theywereright.Moreandmorepeoplebegantoeatpotatoes,andtheyknewtheyweregoodandnotexpensive.Thenewsspreadfast.

ThenewsspreadfromFrancetoothercountries.Forexample,potatoesgrewsowellinIrelandthattheybecameanimportantfoodthere.Butinthe19thcenturythepotatoesdidnotgrowwellthere.Thousandsofpeoplediedbecausetheyweretoohungry,soalotofpeopleinIrelandwenttoNorthAmerica.

Todaythepotatoisoneofthemostcommonandpopularfoodsintheworld!

1.Thepeoplewhofirsttriedpotatoeswere______.

A.SpanishpeopleB.alotofpeopleinIreland

C.theSouthAmericanIndiansD.somepeopleintheFrenchgovernment

2.TheFrenchgovernmenttried______.

A.toknowwhypeopledidn’twanttoeatpotatoes

B.togivepeoplepotatoplantstohavemuchmorefood

C.togivethekingpotatoplants,andthekingwaspleased

D.togivepotatoplantstohungrypeople,buttheydidn’ttrythem

3.Guardswatchedoverthepotatofieldduringtheday,because_____.

A.theydidn’twantpeopletotrytogetpotatoes

B.theythoughtpeoplewouldnotcomenearthefence

C.theythoughtpeoplewouldbeinterestedinpotatoesand

takethemawayatnight

D.theywantedtocatchpeoplewhentheytriedtopullup

potatoesandrunawaywiththem

4.Frenchpeoplebegantoeatpotatoes_____.

A.inthe16thcenturyB.inthe17thcentury

C.inthe18thcenturyD.inthe19thcentury

5.PotatoesbecameimportantfoodinIreland_______.

A.becausetheygrewverywellthere

B.andthenewsspreadtoothercountries

C.andthepeoplethereknewtheyweregoodandnotexpensive

D.becausepeopledidnotgetenoughwheatinthemiddleofthe19thcentury

【3】【2010年中山】

TherearedifferencesbetweenwesterncultureandChineseculture.Wecanseedifferenceswhenwepayattentiontothewaywordsareused.Let’slookatthewordsaboutanimalsandplants.MostexpressionsinChineseisaboutthedog,forexample,“ahomelessdog”,“amaddog”,“arunningdog”and“adogcatchingamouse”,havenegative（消极）meanings.Butinwesterncountries,dogsarethoughttobehonestandgoodfriendsofhumans.InEnglish,peopleusethedogtodescribepositive（积极的）actions.Forexample,“youarealuckydog”meansyouarealuckyperson.And“everydoghasitsday”meanseachpersonhasgoodlucksometimes.Todescribeaperson’sseriousillness,theysay“sickasadog”.Theword“dog—tired”meansverytired.However,Chineselovecatsverymuch.Butinwesternculture,“cat”isoftenusedtodescribeawomanwhoiscruel（冷酷的）.Therearemanyotherexamplesofhow“cat”isuseddifferentlyaswell.

TheroseisregardedasasymbolofloveinbothChinaandsomewesterncountries.Peoplethinktherosestandsforlove,peace,courageandfriendship.AndtheroseisthenationalflowerofEngland,Americaandmanyothercountries.

Thewordsaboutplantsandanimalsareusedinpositiveornegativewaysindifferentcultures.Wecanlearnaboutmanydifferencesinculturesbycomparinghowsomewordsareused.

1.Theword“dog”inChineseusually______.

A.standsforfriendshipB.hasanegativemeaning

C.hasapositivemeaning

2.“Everydoghasitsday.”means“______”

A.Everybodyintheworldislucky.

B.Eachpersonliveshisownwayoflife.

C.Everybodyhasatimeinlifetobelucky.

3.Westernpeopleusuallyuse“cat”toreferto“______”.

A.atiredpersonB.abravemanC.anunkindwoman

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Wordsshowdifferencesincultures.

B.Westernpeoplethinkcatstobegoodfriends.

C.Roseisthenationalflowerofallwesterncountries.

5.Thispassagemainlytellsus______.

A.negativeorpositivethings

B.differentcountrieshavedifferentcultures

C.whatdogandcatmeaninEnglishandChinese

【4】【2010年佛山】

Haveyoueverfeltthattherearen'

tenoughhoursintheday?

Thesedayswehavetodoourjobs，lookafterourhomes,saveenergytohelptheenvironment,anddoexercisetostayhealthy!

Likemanyofus,AlexGadsdenneverhadenoughtime.Heranabusinessandahomeandneededtoloseweight.Sohedecidedtodosomethingaboutit.Heinventedthecyclewasher.

The29-year-oldnowstartseachdaywitha45-minutecycleride.Henotonlyfeelshealthierbuthesavesonhisenergybillsanddoesthewashingtoo.

Hesaid，“Itgivestheuseragoodworkout.I'

veonlyuseditfortwoweeksbutI'

vealreadynoticedadifference.”

“Iusuallygetupataroundsixthirtynowandgetstraightonthecyclewasher.Ikeepitinthegarden,soit'

snicetogetoutinthefreshair.Afterthat,Ifeelfullofenergy.ThenIhavebreakfastandashowerandIreallyfeelreadytostarttheday."

Thegreenwashingmachineuses25litersofwaterawash,andtakesenoughclothestofillacarrierbag.Henormallycyclesfor25minutestowashtheclothes,andthenforanother20minutestodrythem.Anditdoesn'

tuseanyelectricity,ofcourse.

Mr.Gadsden,thebossofacleaningcompany，believeshismachinecouldbecomeverypopular.Withaninventionwhichcleansyourclothes，keepsyoufitandreducesyourelectricitybill,hemaywellb