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How did men first learn to invent words? It is still unknown to people; in other words, the origin* of language is a mystery. All we suppose is that some early men invented certain sounds, in one way or another, to express thoughts and feelings,actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined* to present those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words.
We are sure that the power of words lies in their associations-- the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words make us think of the glad and sad things of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something increases.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which strongly appeal to people and have great effect on our minds and feelings. This lovely and wonderful use of words is what we call literary* style. Above all, the real poet is a owner of words. He can express his meaning in words which sing like music and which by their position* and association can move men to tears. We should learn to choose our words carefully and use them true, or they will make our speech silly and low.
1.From the passage, we learn that language might begin with .
A. feelings B. actions C. signs D. sounds
2.The underlined phrase appeal to probably means .
A. to interest B. to let... down
C. to make...relaxed D. to surprise...
3.What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A. The power of new words
B. The importance of old words
C. The association of our experience with words
D. The change and development of words
4.From the passage, we can learn that ________.
A. people have discovered how words came from
B. it’s enough for a good writer to have great thoughts
C. the anthor suggest people to use words with right skills
D. the longer we live, the number of words that mean something will be smaller.
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“How many common English words were invented by Shakespeare?”
How long did it take people to find the answer to this question 15 years ago? And now! You can google it and find the answer immediately!
Google is the most popular Internet search engine（搜索引擎）in the world. It was invented by two students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. They met in 1993, when they were studying computer science at Stanford University, USA. They dreamed of producing something that could also answer any question in seconds.
Internet search engines at that time were slow and gave many websites that weren’t useful. In January 1996, Page and Brin decided to make a better and faster search engine. They thought the results should be based on the most popular websites.
Nobody would give them money for their project, so they used their own money. They also borrowed money from family and friends. Then, in 1998, they were given a cheque for $100,000, and they started their own company(公司). Their first office was in a friend’s garage(车库).The company name is Google, a word which comes from mathematics. A “google” is a very high number — 1 followed by a hundred zeros.
The Google search engine was soon used by thousands of people worldwide because it was fast, easy and correct. By 2002 it was the biggest search engine on the Internet. Now, more questions have been answered by Google than any other Internet service, from sport to science, and from music to medicine. Google hopes that in the future all the world’s information will be put on the Internet, so that everybody can find everything.
1.Why did the writer begin this passage by asking you a question?
A．Because he or she liked to begin this passage by asking readers a question.
B．Because he or she was afraid that the readers didn’t know this question.
C．Because he or she wanted to make the readers interested in this passage.
D．Because Shakespeare is one of the most famous people in the world.
2.The underlined word “cheque” in the fifth paragraph means _______.
A．楼房 B．账单 C．订单 D．支票
3.From the passage we know that at the beginning of their project, _______.
A．there was not any search engine on the Internet
B．nobody supported them except their family and friends
C．Larry Page and Sergey Brin dreamed to answer any question
D．one of the most popular websites gave them a cheque for $100,000
4.Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Now the Google search engine is widely used in the world.
B．The Google search engine was not the biggest one before 2002.
C．Larry Page and Sergey Brin named google after a hundred zeros.
D．The service of the Google search engine is very popular.
5.The passage mainly tells us _______.
A．the development of the Google search engine
B．about Larry Page and Sergey Brin
C．how to find information on the Internet
D．how to use the Google search engine
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“How many common English words were invented by Shakespeare?”
How long did it take people to find the answer to this question 15 years ago? And now! you can google it and find the answer immediately!
Google is the most popular Internet search engine in the world. It was invented by two students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. They met in 1993, when they were studying computer science at Stanford University, USA. They dreamed of producing something that could also answer any question in seconds.
Internet search engines at that time were slow and gave many websites that weren't useful. In January 1996, Page and Brin decided to make a better and faster search engine. They thought the results should be based on the most popular websites.
Nobody would give them money for their project, so they used their own money. They also borrowed money from family and friends. Then, in 1998, they were given achequefor $100,000, and they started their own company. Their first office was in a friend's garage. The company's name is Google, a word which comes from mathematics. A “google” is a very high number----1 followed by a hundred zeros.
The google search engine was soon used by thousands of people worldwide because it was fast, easy and correct. By 2002 it was the biggest search engine on the Internet. Now, more questions have been answered by Google than any other Internet service, from sport to science, and from music to medicine. Google hopes that in the future all the world's information will be put on the Internet, so that everybody can find everything.
1.Why did the writer begin this passage by asking you a question?
A. Because he or she liked to begin this passage by asking readers a question.
B. Because he or she was afraid that the readers didn't know this question.
C. Because he or she wanted to make the readers interested in this passage.
D. Because Shakespeare is one of the most famous people in the world.
2.The underline word“cheque”in the fifth paragraph means ________.
A. 楼房 B. 帐单 C. 订单 D. 支票
3.From the passage we know that at the beginning of their project,______.
A. there was not any search engine on the Internet.
B. nobody supported them except their family and friends.
C. Larry Page and Sergey Brin dreamed to answer any question.
D. one of the most popular websites gave them a cheque for $100,000.
4.Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Now the Google search engine is widely used in the world.
B. The google search engine was not the biggest one before 2002.
C. Larry Page and Sergey Brin named google after a hundred zeros.
D. The service of the Google search engine is very popular.
5.The passage mainly tells us ________.
A. the development of the Google search engine.
B. about Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
C. how to find information on the Internet.
D. how to use the Google search engine.
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“How many common English words were invented by Shakespeare?”
How long did it take people to find the answer to this question 15 years ago? And now! you can google it and find the answer immediately!
Google is the most popular Internet search engine in the world. It was invented by two students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. They met in 1993, when they were studying computer science at Stanford University, USA. They dreamed of producing something that could also answer any question in seconds.
Internet search engines at that time were slow and gave many websites that weren't useful. In January 1996, Page and Brin decided to make a better and faster search engine. They thought the results should be based on the most popular websites.
Nobody would give them money for their project, so they used their own money. They also borrowed money from family and friends. Then, in 1998, they were given a cheque for $100,000, and they started their own company. Their first office was in a friend's garage. The company's name is Google, a word which comes from mathematics. A “google” is a very high number----1 followed by a hundred zeros.
The google search engine was soon used by thousands of people worldwide because it was fast, easy and correct. By 2002 it was the biggest search engine on the Internet. Now, more questions have been answered by Google than any other Internet service, from sport to science, and from music to medicine. Google hopes that in the future all the world's information will be put on the Internet, so that everybody can find everything.
1.Why did the writer begin this passage by asking you a question?
A. Because he or she liked to begin this passage by asking readers a question.
B. Because he or she was afraid that the readers didn't know this question.
C. Because he or she wanted to make the readers interested in this passage.
D. Because Shakespeare is one of the most famous people in the world.
2.The underline word“cheque”in the fifth paragraph means ________.
A.楼房 B.帐单 C.订单 D. 支票
3.From the passage we know that at the beginning of their project,______.
A. there was not any search engine on the Internet.
B. nobody supported them except their family and friends.
C. Larry Page and Sergey Brin dreamed to answer any question.
D. one of the most popular websites gave them a cheque for $100,000.
4.Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Now the Google search engine is widely used in the world.
B. The google search engine was not the biggest one before 2002.
C. Larry Page and Sergey Brin named google after a hundred zeros.
D. The service of the Google search engine is very popular.
5.The passage mainly tells us ________.
A. the development of the Google search engine.
B. about Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
C. how to find information on the Internet.
D. how to use the Google search engine.
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“How many common English words were invented by Shakespeare?”
How long did it take people to find the answer to this question 15 years ago? And now! you can google it and find the answer immediately!
Google is the most popular Internet search engine in the world. It was invented by two students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. They met in 1993, when they were studying computer science at Stanford University, USA. They dreamed of producing something that could also answer any question in seconds.
Internet search engines at that time were slow and gave many websites that weren't useful. In January 1996, Page and Brin decided to make a better and faster search engine. They thought the results should be based on the most popular websites.
Nobody would give them money for their project, so they used their own money. They also borrowed money from family and friends. Then, in 1998, they were given a cheque for $100,000, and they started their own company. Their first office was in a friend's garage. The company's name is Google, a word which comes from mathematics. A “google” is a very high number---- 1 followed by a hundred zeros.
The google search engine was soon used by thousands of people worldwide because it was fast, easy and correct. By 2002 it was the biggest search engine on the Internet. Now, more questions have been answered by Google than any other Internet service, from sport to science, and from music to medicine. Google hopes that in the future all the world's information will be put on the Internet, so that everybody can find everything.
1.The writer began this passage by asking you a question because ___________.
A. Shakespeare is one of the most famous people in the world
B. he or she was afraid that the readers didn't know this question
C. he or she wanted to make the readers interested in this passage
D. he or she liked to begin this passage by asking readers a question
2.The underline word “cheque” in the fifth paragraph means _____ __ in Chinese.
A. 楼房 B. 帐单 C. 订单 D. 支票
3.From the passage we know that at the beginning of their project,__ ____.
A. there was not any search engine on the Internet.
B. nobody supported them except their family and friends
C. one of the most popular websites gave them a cheque for $100,000
D. Larry Page and Sergey Brin dreamed to produce something to answer any question
4.Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Now the Google search engine is widely used in the world.
B. The google search engine was the biggest one after 2002.
C. Larry Page and Sergey Brin named google after a hundred zeros.
D. The service of the Google search engine is very popular.
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阅读理解。
“How many common English words were invented by Shakespeare?”
How long did it take people to find the answer to this question 15 years ago? And now! you can google it and find the answer immediately!
Google is the most popular Internet search engine in the world. It was invented by two students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. They met in 1993, when they were studying computer science at Stanford University, USA. They dreamed of producing something that could also answer any question in seconds.
Internet search engines at that time were slow and gave many websites that weren't useful. In January 1996, Page and Brin decided to make a better and faster search engine. They thought the results should be based on the most popular websites.
Nobody would give them money for their project, so they used their own money. They also borrowed money from family and friends. Then, in 1998, they were given a cheque for $100,000, and they started their own company. Their first office was in a friend's garage. The company's name is Google, a word which comes from mathematics. A “google” is a very high number----1 followed by a hundred zeros.
The google search engine was soon used by thousands of people worldwide because it was fast, easy and correct. By 2002 it was the biggest search engine on the Internet. Now, more questions have been answered by Google than any other Internet service, from sport to science, and from music to medicine. Google hopes that in the future all the world's information will be put on the Internet, so that everybody can find everything.
1.Why did the writer begin this passage by asking you a question?
A. Because he or she liked to begin this passage by asking readers a question.
B. Because he or she was afraid that the readers didn't know this question.
C. Because he or she wanted to make the readers interested in this passage.
D. Because Shakespeare is one of the most famous people in the world.
2.The underline word“cheque”in the fifth paragraph means ________.
A.楼房 B.帐单
C.订单 D.支票
3.From the passage we know that at the beginning of their project,______.
A. there was not any search engine on the Internet.
B. nobody supported them except their family and friends.
C. Larry Page and Sergey Brin dreamed to answer any question.
D. one of the most popular websites gave them a cheque for $100,000.
4.Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Now the Google search engine is widely used in the world.
B. The google search engine was not the biggest one before 2002.
C. Larry Page and Sergey Brin named google after a hundred zeros.
D. The service of the Google search engine is very popular.
5.The passage mainly tells us ________.
A. the development of the Google search engine.
B. about Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
C. how to find information on the Internet.
D. how to use the Google search engine.
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It is still unknown how AI(人工智能） the way of our life as well as the world.
A. change B. changed C. will change D. was changing
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2018年上海黄浦二模18.It is still unknown how AI(人工智能）_______the way of our life as well as the world.
A. change B. changed C. will change D. was changing
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Accept life as it is. I learned how to do it from my father. ___, he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was______and ill.
My father was _______a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness
____ all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day.
Even talking is _____ . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started ______about life, and I told them about one of my ____ . I said that we must very often give things up_________we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always_______ that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father _______ up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up ________! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. ________ , he answered his own question: “I _______ the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also_________by his words. After that, when I began to feel angry at someone, I _____remember his words and become _____ . If he could _____ his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be _______ to give up my small anger. In this _____ , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I _____ what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am ashamed(惭愧的) for this one word.
1.A. Therefore B. Meanwhile C. However D. Afterward
2.A. poor B. weak C. slow D. tired
3.A. already B. once C. still D. only
4.A. took B. sent C. threw D. put
5.A. stressful B. hopeless C. impossible D. difficult
6.A. asking B. worrying C. talking D. caring
7.A. experiences B. beliefs C. ambitions D. decisions
8.A. as B. till C. before D. since
9.A. promises B. suggests C. seems D. requires
10.A. opened B. summed C. spoke D. turned
11.A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything
12.A. Immediately B. Surprisingly C. Naturally D. Certainly
13.A. accepted B. had C. gained D. enjoyed
14.A. attracted B. warned C. astonished D. touched
15.A. should B. could C. would D. might
16.A. quiet B. relaxed C. calm D. happy
17.A. remove B. combine C. share D. replace
18.A. likely B. free C. ready D. able
19.A. way B. place C. case D. time
20.A. wonder B. doubt C. guess D. know
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It was not long ago that I first learned how important having a passion(激情) is to life.
That day I went with my mum to drive my sister to the library. I was bored. Then, as my mum stopped at a red light, someone on the side of the road caught my attention. It was a man dressed in rags(破旧衣服).He was homeless. That didn't interest me, for I had seen many like him before.
But in some way he was different. This man was not sitting down with a sad expression. He had a radio in his hand and was dancing happily to the music. The radio seemed to be the most precious thing he had.
“Mum, why does that man have a radio even though he's homeless？” I asked.
“He bought it,” she answered. I was still confused.
“But if he's homeless, why doesn't he use the money to buy food or clothes? He wasted it on something he doesn't need.”
“Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren't the most important things. We need happiness, too.”
That man must care enough about music, so he bought a radio instead of food or clothes. I soon realized that happiness is the key to life. Without it, there's nothing to expect. A passion gives a person the feeling of happiness they need to keep going.
Since then I've never spent a day without thinking of what's truly important. A home, a meal，clothes—these things are not the only things that make up our lives. What's often forgotten is that we all need a joy, a light in a dark day. We all need a passion.
1.Where did Sarah see the homeless man?
A.At the library. B.At a red light.
C.At a music hall. D.At a radio station.
2.What was the man doing when Sarah saw him?
A.He was eating some food. B.He was buying a radio.
C.He was sitting down sadly. D.He was dancing to the music.
3.The underlined word “precious” in the passage means “________”．
A.loved and important B.old and cheap
C.loved but unimportant D.expensive but unnecessary
4.What the homeless man did made Sarah ________ at first.
A.bored B.crazy C.confused D.interested
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.In general，homeless people like music very much.
B.Homeless people can also afford a radio.
C.We should care about music rather than food or clothes.
D.A passion for something can make a person live happily.