Experts say that, among young Internet users,...

Experts say that, among young Internet users, it’s not boys who create most web content. The pioneers of the Internet at the moment are the girls.

According to Jenny Baker, whose hobbies are designing icons（图示）, most boys just aren’t patient enough for blogging, uploading photographs, and creating their own websites. Jenny posts her pictures on her own website, and believes that most boys don’t often have their own sites. She thinks it’s mainly girls.

And Jenny is right. A study shows that, among Internet users aged 12 to 17, a lot more girls blog than boys (35 percent of girls compared with 20 percent of boys). A lot more girls also work on their web pages (32 percent of girls compared with 22 percent of boys). Girls are also ahead of boys in working on websites for other people.

Some girls have their own teenage podcasts（播客）which have become very successful and sometimes the creators have their own TV shows too. When asked what they think about the study that shows girls are more active on the web, they say that they’re not surprised because girls are very creative, and sometimes more creative than boys.

Other girl have started interactive（交流的）e-zines with articles written for girls by girls. “Girls from everywhere read our articles, and they ask lots of questions,” they say. “I think girls like to help other people more.” One expert said: “If boys were more interested in helping other people, the numbers would be different.”

But if girls are more interested in computers, why do women only have 27 percent of computer-related jobs? Maybe this will change in the future—after all, girls like these will be in the job market before too long.

1.Why does Jenny think boys don’t create web content?

A. They are impatient.　　 B. They don’t have their own sites.

C. They are busy with their hobbies.　　 D. They know little about web science.

2.What does the study show?

A. Girls prefer working on websites to blogging.

B. Girls watch more online TV shows than boys.

C. Girls spend most of their online time helping others.

D. Girls are more active in creating their own web business than boys.

3.What is the author’s opinion on the number of women in computer-related jobs?

A. Upset.　　 B. Worried.

C. Hopeful.　　 D. Satisfied.

4.What will probably happen in the future according to the author?

A. Girls will never match boys in computer science.

B. Boys will be more successful in making websites.

C. Less boys will like to read articles written by girls.

D. More and more girls will do computer-related jobs.

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It is known to us that computer users are being warned by industry experts to pay attention to secret codes which could be used to record their conversation.

E-mails, screen savers, and electronic greeting cards can carry a secret code which is able to turn on the computer’s microphone, make a recording, and forward it to someone else without the user’s knowledge.

In fact any attachments (附件) sent to a computer, whether it is a game of Space Invaders, or a moving picture, can possibly be used to spy (窥探).

Experts say people should always think twice about opening attachments because --- although not common --- bugging (窃听) by computer can and has been done.

Bill Lyons, head of the Internet Security Company Finjan, said, “People in the army have tested this and you can be sure, if people in general are aware of it, then computer hackers (黑客) are aware of it. The frightening thing is that there are tools on the Internet which people, using a simple search method, can find, and which will enable them to attach this dangerous code to simple attachments.”

1.What is the advice given in the passage?

A. Use secret codes to record other people’s conversation.

B. Be careful when opening an attachment.

C. Never open any attachments.

D. Never use secret codes.

2.What worries the experts is that ___ .

A. nobody seems to believe such things

B. nobody knows the danger of the code

C. tools can easily be used to tie dangerous codes to e-mails

D. effective ways can never be found to deal with the problem.

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. A moving picture cannot be used to spy.

B. Electronic greeting cards cannot carry a secret code.

C. A secret code is used to destroy the computer system.

D. Any attachments sent to a computer may carry a secret code.

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It is known to us that puter users are being warned by industry experts to pay attention to secret codes which could be used to record their conversation.

E-mails, screen savers, and electronic greeting cards can carry a secret code which is able to turn on the puter’s microphone, make a recording, and forward it to someone else without the user’s knowledge.

In fact any attachments (附件) sent to a puter, whether it is a game of Space Invaders, or a moving picture, can possibly be used to spy (窥探).

Experts say people should always think twice about opening attachments because --- although not mon --- bugging (窃听) by puter can and has been done.

Bill Lyons, head of the Internet Security pany Finjan, said, “People in the army have tested this and you can be sure, if people in general are aware of it, then puter hackers (黑客) are aware of it. The frightening thing is that there are tools on the Internet which people, using a simple search method, can find, and which will enable them to attach this dangerous code to simple attachments.”

【小题】What is the advice given in the passage?

A. Use secret codes to record other people’s conversation.

B. Be careful when opening an attachment.

C. Never open any attachments.

D. Never use secret codes.

【小题】What worries the experts is that ___ .

A. nobody seems to believe such things

B. nobody knows the danger of the code

C. tools can easily be used to tie dangerous codes to e-mails

D. effective ways can never be found to deal with the problem.

【小题】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. A moving picture cannot be used to spy.

B. Electronic greeting cards cannot carry a secret code.

C. A secret code is used to destroy the puter system.

D. Any attachments sent to a puter may carry a secret code.

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As some experts say, Internet shopping will never take ______ place of shopping in stores, because many people find shopping at a store ______great enjoyment.

A. a; the    B. the; aC. the; /      D. /; a

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The expert warns the Internet users not to ______ their personal information to strangers.

A. put out        B. carry out       C. take out       D. give out

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Love it or hate it, there is no escape from Internet slang(俚语).

This is especially true among young people in some English-speaking countries such as Australia, the UK and the US. These days, if they haven’t caught up with the latest popular Internet slang, chances are that they often feel behind the times.

Take these posts by The Washington Post for example: “David Bowie dying is totes tradge” and “When Cookie hugged Jamal, it made me totes emosh. ”

What on earth do these mean? Well, “totes” is a short form of the adverb “totally”. Likewise, “tradge” means “tragic” and “emosh” means “emotional”.

It seems that, for millennials (those born between the early 1980s and late 1990s), typing in this abbreviated form is not only time-saving but also in.

Many millennial slang words are formed by what linguists(语言学家) call the practice of　 “totesing” —the systematic abbreviation of words, according to a recent article in The Washington Post.

Some people think that millennial slang affects the English language negatively. However, Melbourne University linguist Rosey Billington doesn’t agree.

“When you are able to use language in a creative way, you show you are linguistically knowledgeable because you know the language rules well enough to use words in a different way.” Billington told News.com.au.

Her view is supported by two linguists, Lauren Spradlin and Taylor Jones, from the City University of New York and the University of Pennsylvania respectively. The two believe that totes-speak is a highly-organized system that can only be used by speakers who have mastered English pronunciation.

The ability to break apart syllables(音节) and mix different sounds together is key. “Totesing is about sounds, and it follows the sometimes-complex sound system of English,” Jones told The Washington Post. “Totesing is considered random by some people, but it’s not true. Instead, it has strict rules to follow. You need to be very fluent in the English language to be able to understand totes-speak. ”

1.How does the author explain the meaning of totesing?

A. With comparisons.

B. Through examples.

C. By listing facts.

D. By analyzing causes and effects.

2.What is Lauren Spradlin’s attitude toward the practice of totesing?

A. Worried. 　　 　 B. Indifferent(漠不关心的).

C. Positive. 　　　 D. Doubtful.

3.The underlined word “random” in the last paragraph probably means _______.

A. complex　　 　 　 B. organized

C. irregular　　　　 D. meaningless

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. The reasons why totesing is popular among the young.

B. The ways that the young use in totesing.

C. The popularity of totesing and linguists’ attitude to it.

D. The definition(定义) and practice of totesing.

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Figures show that 6 to 10 percent of Internet users become _______ and waste a lot of time.

A. addicted　　　　 B. frequent　　　 C. physical　　　 D. sensitive

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Experts say it is not easy to get used to life in a new culture. “ Culture shock” is the term these experts use when talking about the feelings that people have in a new environment. There are three stages of culture shock, say the experts. In the first stage, the newcomers like their new environment. Then, when the fresh experience dies, they begin to hate the city, the country, the people and everything else. In the last stage, the newcomers begin to adjust to their surroundings and, as a result, enjoy their life more.

There are some obvious factors in culture shock. The weather may be unpleasant. The customs may be different. The public service systems---the telephone, post office ,or transportation --may be difficult to work out. The simplest things seem to be big problems. The language may be difficult.

Who feels culture shock? Everyone does in this way or that. But culture shock surprises most people. Very often the people having the worst culture shock are those who never had any difficulties in their home countries and were successful in their community. Coming to a new country, these people find they do not have the same established positions. They find themselves without a role, almost without an identity. They have to build a new self-image.

Culture shock causes a feeling of disorientation (迷惘）. This feeling may be homesickness. When homesick, people feel like staying inside all the time. They want to protect themselves from the strange environment, and create an escape inside their room for a sense of security. This escape does solve the problem of culture shock for the short term, but it does nothing to make the person familiar with the culture. Getting to know the new environment and gaining experience--these are the long-term solutions to the problem of culture shock.

1.According to the passage, the more successful you are at home, _________________.

2..Which of the following is NOT right according to the passage?

3..What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

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Nine 1700­year­old brick tombs have been discovered in northwest China’s Xinjiang. Experts say that they can 1  valuable clues for the research of exchanges(交换；交流) between the central Chinese government at that time and ___2  Western Regions.

It is the 3  time ancient tombs with typical characteristics of China's main Han nationality have been found in the Uygur ethnic region(自治区)．

4 from Beijing，Shanxi and Xinjiang concluded that the tombs were___5___ between the middle and late third century and fourth century.

The tombs were unearthed during the 6  of a road earlier this year in Kuqa county,740 km from Xinjiang's capital Urumqi and part of the 7  Qiuci State. Qiuci State，which 8 between the second century BC and 860 AD，was one of the 36 states in the Western Regions.

The tombs would help archaeologists with research into the political，economic and cultural 9  between the Central Plains government and states in the west，and on the cultural 10  of the Central Plains on the Western Regions.

Archaeologists from the Xinjiang institute have dug nine tombs since August 22， ___11bodies of more than 30 people，some ancient 12  and more than 60 pottery(陶器)jars. It is thought there are another three tombs to be 13.

The people buried in the tombs were 14  either people from the western regions deeply influenced by the Han culture or the Han residents(居民)in the ___15 .

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Do you want to live another 100 years or more? Some experts say that scientific progress will one day help humans to last tens of years longer than what is now seen as the natural limit（限制）of the human life span（寿命）.

“ I think we are knocking at the door of immortality (永生),” said Michael Zey, a Montclair State University business professor and author of two books on the future. “ I think by 2075 we will see it and that’s a conservative estimate（保守估计）.”

At the conference in San Francisco, Donald Louria, a professor at New Jersey Medical School in Newark said progress in using genes as well as nanotechnology（纳米技术）makes it likely that humans will live in the future beyond what has been possible in the past. “ There is a great push so that people can live from 120 to 180 years,” he said. “ Some have suggested that there is no limit and that people could live to 200 or 300 or 500 years.”

However, many scientists who research into aging are doubtful about it and say the human body is just not designed to last about 120 years. Even with healthier lifestyles and less disease, they say failure of the brain and organs will finally lead all humans to death.

Scientists also disagree on what kind of life the super aged might live. “It remains to be seen whether you could be healthy enough to have good quality of life when you pass 120.” said Leonard Poon, director of the University of Georgia Gerontology Center. “ At present people who could get to that point are not in good health at all.”

1.By saying “ we are knocking at the door immortality”, Michael Zey means_____.

A．they believe that there is no limit of living

B．they are sure to find the truth about long living

C．they have got some ideas about long living

D．they are able to make people live beyond the present life span

2.Donald Louria’s attitude toward long living is that_____.

A．people can live from 120 to 180

B．it is still doubtful how long humans can live

C．the human body is designed to last about 120 years

D．it is possible for humans to live longer in the future

3.The underlined “ it” (Para. 4) refers to_____.

A．a great push

B．the idea of living beyond the present life span

C．the idea of living from 200 to 300

D．the conservative estimate

4.What would be the best title for this text?

A．Living longer or not

B．Science, technology and long living

C．No limit for human life

D．Healthy lifestyle and long living

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