Recently, an Internet game has become a new f...

Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students. People can “farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow”, “sell” or even “steal” “vegetables”, “flowers” and “fruits” on the Net. They earn some e-money and buy more “seeds”, “pets” and even “houses”.

Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions.

Harold: I don’t quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game. Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.

Allan: I enjoy putting some “bugs” (小虫子) in my friends’' gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game. Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.

Laura: You know, people in the city are longing for the life in the countryside. It reduces my work pressure in the office; besides, it gives me the exciting feeling of being a “thief”.

Ivy: Well, it’s just a waste of time. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they cannot pay more attention to their study.

1.By playing the game, people can ______.

2. The people “steal” someone else’s “vegetables” to ______.

3. Among the people interviewed, ______ doesn't like the game at all.

4. What can you learn about Laura from the passage?

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With five breakout(破纪录的) games, Jeremy Lin has become the NBA’s newest star.

In the New York Knicks' 92-85 won over the Los Angles Lakers last Saturday, Lin had a career-high 38 points. A day later, he led the Knicks to their fifth victory, 100-98 to Minnesota Timberwolves. In his previous games, Lin, 23, had 23 points against the Washington, 25 points against New Jersey and 28 against Utah in his first start.

Lin is smart. Before graduating from high school in California, he had sent his application to all the Ivy League Schools(常青藤联盟). He only got into Harvard and Brown, and he chose Harvard. In 2010, Lin graduated with a degree in economics.

Lin is the first Chinese-American player in the NBA. He was born in the US and his family is Asian. Although not born in China, Lin has attracted nearly all Yao Ming's old fans, who see him as a powerful role model.

He started off on the Golden State Warriors. Lin first signed with the Warriors in July, 2010, but seldom played in games before the start of the fourth quarter. His first time on the court for the Warriors earned him seven points, three rebounds(篮板球) and two assists in just 11 minutes.

He is really perfect for the Knicks. The New York Knicks has been in need of a reliable point guard and to Mike D'Antoni, the Knicks coach who's going through a difficult season, Lin is a most unexpected figure. Lin just does everything easy and the rest of the guys around him are playing the way we want to," D'Antoni said. "I think it's for real, and it can only get better."

1.In which team did Lin start his career in NBA?

A. the New York Knicks　　 B. Minnesota Timberwolves

C. The Golden State Warriors　　 D. The Los Angles Lakers

2.From the passage, we learn that　　　 .

A. most of Yao Ming's fans take Lin as a great role model

B. Lin is an American-Chinese basketball player

C. the New York Knicks has never been defeated

D. after graduation from Harvard, Lin signed with the Knicks

3.From the passage, it can be inferred that　　　 .

A. Lin is the team leader of the Knicks

B. the Knicks' coach puts strong hopes on Lin

C. the Knicks' success only depends on Lin

D. the Knicks is sure to win the season this year

4.The author's purpose of writing the report is　　　 .

A. to introduce a newest rising NBA star

B. to express his love for Jeremy Lin

C. to report the progress of the Knicks

D. to show his support for the Knicks

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With five breakout （破纪录的） games, Jeremy Lin has become the NBA's newest star．

In the New York Knicks' 92-85 won over the Los Angles Lakers last Saturday, Lin had a career-high 38 points．A day later, he led the Knicks to their fifth victory, 100-98 to Minnesota Timberwolves．In his previous games, Lin, 23, had 23 points against the Washington, 25 points against New Jersey and 28 against Utah in his first start．

Lin is smart．Before graduating from high school in California, he had sent his application to all the Ivy League Schools （常青藤联盟）．He only got into Harvard and Brown, and he chose Harvard．In 2010, Lin graduated with a degree in economics．

Lin is the first Chinese-American player in the NBA．He was born in the US and his family is Asian．Although not born in China, Lin has attracted nearly all Yao Ming's old fans, who see him as a powerful role model．

He started off on the Golden State Warriors．Lin first signed with the Warriors in July, 2010, but seldom played in games before the start of the fourth quarter．His first time on the court for the Warriors earned him seven points, three rebounds （篮板球） and two assists in just 11 minutes．

He is really perfect for the Knicks．The New York Knicks has been in need of a reliable point guard and to Mike D'Antoni, the Knicks coach who's going through a difficult season, Lin is a most unexpected figure．"Lin just does everything easy and the rest of the guys around him are playing the way we want to," D'Antoni said．"I think it's for real, and it can only get better．"

1.In which team did Lin start his career in NBA?

A．the New York Knicks．

B．The Golden State Warriors．

C．Minnesota Timberwolves．

D．The Los Angles Lakers．

2.From the passage, we learn that ___．

A．the New York Knicks has never been defeated

B．Lin is an American-Chinese basketball player

C．most of Yao Ming's fans take Lin as a great role model

D．after graduation from Harvard, Lin signed with the Knicks

3.From the passage, it can be inferred that ____．

A．Lin is the team leader of the Knicks

B．the Knicks' success only depends on Lin

C．the Knicks'coach puts strong hopes on Lin

D．the Knicks is sure to win the season this year

4.The author's purpose of writing the report is ____．

A．to show his support for the Knicks

B．to express his love for Jeremy Lin

C．to report the progress of the Knicks

D．to introduce a newest rising NBA star

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NEW YORK— The band Atomic Tom has scored an Internet hit with its self-created video to the song Take Me Out. In the video, the band members ride a New York City subway while performing entirely on iPhones, with applications linked with mini-battery powered broadcasters for each instrument.

Singer Luck White says the production was a top-secret operation.

"We didn't tell anyone about this. It was completely top-secret from our family, from our friends, from management, from everybody. So the first time that people saw this video was last Friday when we put it on YouTube,"explained White.

It has been watched by more than 2 million on YouTube since debuting(首次露面) last week. "All I've wanted to do for the past few days is just stare at the YouTube page and keep refreshing it to see how far it will go, " said Espiritu, the lead guitarist of the band.

"The Internet changed everything,"Espiritu said. "It's kind of an exciting time because it forces everyone to adjust and be creative and find new ways to get your name out there."

The idea for the video came from Espiritu's 24-year-old brother Benjamin, who's hoping to go to film school. " I've seen a lot of these music applications, and they're kind of fascinating to me,"Benjamin Espiritu said. " I thought: 'What would happen if iPhones kind of took over the world? If there could actually be a band that played straight through with iPhones, what would that look like?'" So they shot(拍摄) the video —with iPhones also serving as video cameras. The band also tried Union Square but were stopped during playing because they didn't have a permit.

"The YouTube views are translating into album sales,"Espiritu said. "We've seen the jump." Their album has been in the top 10albums on iTunes.

Will their fans start cheering for iPhone-only performances? "We've gotten the most exposure(曝光)and teh most fans that we've ever gotten through this, so I wouldn't be surprised if fans are going to want to see that.: Espritu said.

1.Who first saw the ban's video to the song Take Me Out?

A. Their friends　　 　 　 B. Their family

C. The people online　　 D. Their management.

2.What did Espiritu mean by saying "The YouTube views are translating into album sales"?

A. The You Tube views make the album sales increase.

B. The band has changed the video on the YouTube into an album.

C. People need to pay for the video if they view it on the YouTube.

D. People who have viewed the video on the YouTube should buy an album.

3.What can we learn from the text?

A. It was Espiritu who came up with teh idea of the video.

B. Benjamin thought iPhones would take over the world.

C. The band also managed to shoot the video in the Union Square.

D. Espiritu thought it was possible fro their fans to prefer iPhone-only performances.

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

A. Atomic Tom's iPhone Subway Performance

B. Take Me Out—Atomic Tom's New Song

C. A band's performance through YouTube

D. A Band's iPhone single Take Me Out Hits Big

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____an important role in a new movie ，Andy has a chance to become famous

A. Offer 　 　 B. Offering

C. Offered　　 D. To offer

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_______ an important role in a new movie, Andy has got a chance to become famous.

A．Offer             B．Offered           C．Offering          D．To offer

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The iPhone, the iPad, each of Apple’s products sounds cool and has become a fashion. Apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter “i” — and many other brands are following suit. The BBC’s iPlayer — which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet — adopted the title in 2008. A lovely bear — popular in the US and UK — that plays music and video is called “iTeddy”. A slimmed-down version of London’s Independent newspaper was launched last week under the name “i”.

In general, single-letter prefixes have been popular since the 1990s, when terms such as e-mail and e-commerce first came into use.

Most “i” products are targeted at young people and considering the major readers of Independent’s “i”, it’s no surprise that they’ve selected this fashionable name.

But it’s hard to see what’s so special about the letter “i”. Why not use “a”, “b”, or “c” instead? According to Tony Thorne, head of the Language Center at King’s College, London, “i” works because its meaning has become ambiguous. When Apple uses “i”, no one knows whether it means Internet, information, individual or interactive, Thorne told BBC Magazines. “Even when Apple created the iPod, it seems it didn’t have one clear definition,” he says.

“However, thanks to Apple, the term is now associated with portability (轻便) .”adds Thorne.

Clearly the letter “i” also agrees with the idea that the Western World is centered on the individual. Each person believes they have their own needs, and we love personalized products for this reason.

Along with “Google” and “blog”, readers of BBC Magazines voted “i” as one of the top 20 words that have come to define the last decade.

But as history shows, people grow tired of fads(一时的狂热). From the 1900s to 1990s, products with “2000” in their names became fashionable as the year was associated with all things advanced and modern. However, as we entered the new century, the trend eventually disappeared.

1.People use iPlayer to ______.

A. listen to music　　　　                 　　　　　

B. make a call

C. watch TV programs online　　             　　

D. play computer games

2.We can infer that the Independent’s “i” is aimed at ______.

A. fashionable women      B. young readers     　　

C. old readers　　　　 　　　 D. engineers

3. Nowadays, the “i” term often reminds people of the products which are ______.

A. environmentally friendly    B. advanced

C. recyclable　      D. portable

4.The writer suggests that ______.

A. the popularity of “i” products may not last long

B. “i” products are often of high quality

C. iTeddy is a live bear popular in the US and UK

D. the letter “b” replaces letter “i” to name the products

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Recently, the most popular topic among people in Zhongguancun has been: How far is Zhongguancun away from Silicon Valley (硅谷)? Can Zhongguancun be the next Silicon Valley?

People think that the day is not far when Zhongguancun will become a Silicon Valley. This is because Silicon Valley has two famous universities, Stanford and Berkeley universities, and Zhongguancun also has two universities, Peking and Tsinghua universities. Silicon Valley and Zhongguancun are gathering places for engineers. Silicon Valley has a group of well-known American high-tech companies including Intel and Hewlett-Packard, and Zhongguancun has famous companies such as Lenovo and Founder. Silicon Valley is good at science and technology, especially the information industry, while Zhongguancun is known as an electronics street.

However, Silicon Valley is still a far dream for Zhongguancun. Silicon Valley is a product of the market economy, while Zhongguancun is a government-led industrial group. Silicon Valley has an investment system of its own, while Zhongguancun is mainly a trading center for information products, a sales center and a market center. The Silicon Valley people have special and useful ideas. It’s important because of people’s innovation and adventure. All of the people have a good inter-personal relationship network, which enables Silicon Valley business starters to quickly get more money they need, find partners and grow.

The people in Zhongguancun think more about fund-raising, and give little thought to other factors. Some managers don’t understand the idea of market well. This can bring about many problems and can easily lead to failure. Now the basic task for Zhongguancun is to know the demands of the market and the users.

Now, many overseas talents who are returning home are people who once studied, lived and worked in Silicon Valley. A group of first-class universities have taken part in the development of Zhongguancun. It’s believed that Zhongguancun can become the next Silicon Valley, but it doesn’t need to copy Silicon Valley in every way. Zhongguancun can become a Silicon Valley with Chinese characteristics.

64. According to the passage, what is Hewlett-Packard?

A.An American high-tech company in Silicon Valley.

B.A famous American company in Zhongguancun.

C.The most famous university in America.

D.The headquarters of Silicon Valley.

65. Which of the following is WRONG about the differences between Zhongguancun and Silicon Valley?

A.Zhongguancun is a government-led industrial group.

B.Silicon Valley has an investment system of its own.

C.The Zhongguancun people don’t have lots of ideas of innovation and adventure.

D.Some managers in Silicon Valley don’t understand the idea of market well.

66. What does the author suggest in the fourth paragraph?

Chinese should bravely face some failure.

Chinese should think more about fund-raising.

Chinese should understand the demands of the market and the customers.

Chinese should have a quicker development in science.

67. What is the main idea of this passage?

A.China develops more slowly than America in science and technology.

B.The possibility that Zhongguancun becomes a Silicon Valley is discussed.

C.Americans have a better inter-personal relationship network than Chinese.

D.Some methods are put up to enlarge the competitive ability of Zhongguancun.

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The World Health Organization recently said that it planned to add gaming disorder(游戏成瘾)to its new list of disease classifications, angering the gaming industry but pleasing doctors who hope it may make treatment more easily available.

Some US experts said it would make little difference when it comes to helping people with the disorder, although others said it would bring attention to a disorder that people sometimes don’t recognize. Many of us enjoy video games, but does playing our favorite game for a couple of hours every night mean we’re suffering from gaming disorder? Not, according to the WHO. The symptoms listed by the WHO include a lack of control over gaming, treating gaming more seriously than other life interests and daily activities, and continuing to play games despite the negative consequences that playing them might have. “The behavior pattern is enough to result in significant damage to one’s personal, family, or social life,”the WHO said.

Meanwhile, Douglas Gentile of Iowa State University has carried out influential research into the cause of gaming addiction in young people. “I and many others had assumed that gaming is not really a problem but is a symptom of other problems,”he told NBC News. Many had thought it was simply a failure of self-control.

To see if it was，Gentile’s team studied a group of children who had been gaming for several years. “We found that when kids became addicted，their anxiety increased…and their grades decreased,”Gentile said. When kids were able to back off from gaming, their symptoms disappeared, he added. Gentile thinks medical organizations should pay attention to the WHO’s proposal. “This isn’t an issue of opinion; it’s all issue of science,”he said. “This is a major scientific and medical organization. They don’t do things lightly and without reason.”

Dr Petros Levounis, chair of psychiatry at the New Jersey Medical School at Rutgers University, said that he hoped the WHO’s proposal would lead to more research into obsessive (过度的)behavior among all types of people. “Now，there is renewed interest and excitement,” he said.

1.Which of the following is a sign of gaming disorder according to the WHO?

A.Putting games before everything else.

B.Keeping playing until winning the games.

C.Playing games for several hours every night.

D.Having a few hobbies besides playing games.

2.Why is Gentile’s research mentioned?

A.To explain the cause of gaming addiction.

B.To show the influence of gaming disorder.

C.To show the reasons behind the WHO’ s decision.

D.To introduce the study that influenced the WHO’s proposal.

3.What can we learn from what Levounis said?

A.It needed further research to make it more convincing.

B.It would do little to help people with gaming addiction.

C.It would encourage new cures for gaming disorder.

D.It would encourage studies about similar diseases.

4.What does the author intend to tell us about gaming disorder?

A.Its description. B.Controversial views.

C.Its harmful effects. D.Explanations of the WHO’s decision.

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Moksh Jawa, 16, a student at Washington High School in the US, has already become a legend(传奇) among students. “Why not?” might be his favorite question to ask.

As a seventh-grader, he taught himself coding(编程) by studying on the Internet.

As a high school freshman, he passed the AP Computer Science A exam with a 5, the highest score possible.

As a sophomore (高中二年级学生), he developed his own online course and helped his classmates get through it because his high school didn't teach coding.

Everything he did came from his own interest. His father sent him a link to Codeacademy, an online coding training program, in middle school. He learned a programming(编程) language all by himself after signing up to the website.

“I just fell in love with computer science,” Jawa said. Along the way, he lit a fire of curiosity and passion among classmates to learn coding too.

“All of my friends, especially the girls, were really, really afraid of computer science,” he said. But the subject and exam weren't things to be feared, he said, “Computer science is all about logic(逻辑), not about how smart you are. ”

To make his knowledge available online, Jawa set about creating his own online course, with easy-to-follow lessons. He included quizzes and tests too.

The course has so far attracted 3, 200 students across the US and in 120 countries and regions, including China, Ukraine and Algeria.　 It shows, Jawa said, the huge need for coding lessons.

When video lecturing, “I deliver it like I'm talking from one high school student to another .” Jawa said.“ It's always great to make it as clear and fun as possible, and to try to keep my voice as energetic as possible. ”

He also does that, when teaching members of the computer science club he founded at his high school.

“His tutorials(辅导) were great, ”said Taj Shaik, the club's co-president, who took the whole course last year. “I'm definitely one of the early adopters(使用者) of Moksh. ”

“He's pretty amazing, ”said Bob Moran, principal of Washington High School, who saw him lead the club. “He was just a fantastic teacher—clear, organized and entertaining. When a student got the right answer, he would throw him a candy. ”

1.Which of the following probably made Moksh Jawa a legend among students?

A.He created his own online coding course.

B.He welcomes any kind of challenge by asking, “Why not?”

C.He learned an intermediate programming language.

D.He earns a lot of money by coding for companies.

2.Which of the following would Jawa probably agree with?

A.You have to be smart to learn computer science well.

B.Interest is the most important when learning coding.

C.Computer science is not difficult to learn.

D.Coding is useful and everyone should know it.

3.According to the article, when teaching, Jawa ______.

A.is patient but strict with his students

B.likes to do things in a fixed order

C.usually applies unusual teaching methods

D.tries to make his classes simple yet interesting

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