Every morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every evening my mother looks through magazines at home. And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. Can we imagine life without paper or print?

Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago, and has been made from silk, cotton, bamboo, and, since the 19th century, from wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. But in those days, books could only be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expensive and rare. And because there weren’t many hooks, few people learned to read.

Then printing was invented in China. When printing was developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. As a result, more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly.

Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books, and information can be kept on CD-ROMs or machines such as MP3 players.

Computers are already used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can already be read online. So will books be replaced by computers one day? No, I don’t think the Yao Ming poster on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a computer two metres high!

1.What does the writer do before he goes to sleep’?

A. He reads books. B. He reads newspapers

C. He looks through magazines D. He looks at the posters on the wall.

2.When was paper first created?

A. About 2.000 years ago. B. In the 19th century.

C. About 1.000 years ago. D. In the 11th century.

3.Why were books expensive and rare before the invention of printing?

A. People could not read.

B. People could not write words on paper.

C. People could not find silk, cotton or bamboo.D People could only produce books one at a time by hand

4.What happened after books became cheaper?

A. People didn’t want to buy books.

B. Printing was invented in China.

C. Knowledge and ideas spread quickly.

D. The Internet was introduced to people soon

5.What is the writer’s opinion about books and computers’?

A. People won’t need books any more

B. Books won’t be replaced by computers.

C. People prefer to find information in books.

D. Computers have already replaced books.

1.D 2.A 3.D 4.C 5.B 【解析】試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了書籍的產生及在人類社會發(fā)展中的巨大作用。但是作者認為電腦不會代替書籍。 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

He won in the story competition and his parents were very .

A. smart B. proud C. sorry D. upset

B 【解析】試題分析：句意：他贏得了講故事比賽，他的父母很自豪。A. smart聰明的； B. proud自豪的； C. sorry抱歉的； D. upset不安的。根據He won in the story competition贏得了比賽，當然父母的心情是驕傲和自豪的。 故選B。

Thanks for me such a great photo.

A. send B. sent

C. sending D. to send

C 【解析】句意：謝謝你寄給我這么棒的照片。考查動詞形式辨析題。thank for doing就……表示感謝，固定用法；根據句意語境，可知選C。

It’s too hot.I can’t wait in the pool.

A. to swim B. swim

C. swimming D. swims

A 【解析】句意：天太熱了，我迫不及待地想在游泳池里游泳�？疾閯釉~形式辨析題。wait to do sth.等著做某事，固定短語；根據句意語境，可知選A。

It was the first time that Linda sang in front of so many people,so she felt .

A. sad B. tired

C. bored D. nervous

D 【解析】句意：這是琳達第一次在這么多人面前唱歌，所以她感到緊張。考查形容詞辨析題。A. sad悲傷的；B. tired疲倦的；C. bored無聊的；D. nervous緊張的。the first time第一次；根據句意語境，可知前面三個選項都與句意不合，故選D。

As everyone knows,dogs can things very far away.

A. spell B. leave

C. beat D. smell

D 【解析】句意：眾所周知，狗能聞到很遠的東西。考查動詞辨析題。A. spell拼寫；B. leave離開；C. beat打；D. smell聞/嗅。根據句意語境，可知ABC三項意思都與句意不合，故選D。

— Do you know the girl long fair hair?

— Oh, that’s Jim’s sister.

A. in B. for C. on D. with

D 【解析】試題分析：句意：你認識那們長著長長的美麗頭發(fā)的女孩嗎？噢，那是吉姆的姐姐。A. in在……內，B. for為了， C. on在……上面，D. with帶有。with long fair hair修飾名詞girl。據題意，故選D。

— What does your brother look like? —______.

A. He is fine B. He is a doctor

C. He likes dancing D. He is tall and thin

D 【解析】試題分析：句意：你的哥哥長的怎么樣？what does sb look like? 提問人物的外貌，故選D，他又高又瘦。

—How can I improve my spoken English?

—Speak more and don’t be making mistakes.

A. afraid of B. proud of

C. never mind D. good at

A 【解析】句意：——我怎樣才能提高我的英語口語？——多說，不要怕犯錯誤�？疾樾稳菰~短語辨析題。be afraid of擔心/害怕；be proud of以為自豪；be never mind從不介意；be good at擅長于（做某事）。make mistakes.犯錯誤；根據句意語境，可知后面三項意思都與句意不合，故選A。

—I’ve heard of the story.

—Me,too.It funny.

A. looks B. sounds

C. feels D. tastes

B 【解析】句意：——我聽說過這個故事�！�—我也是，聽起來很滑稽�？疾橄祫釉~辨析題。A. looks看起來；B. sounds聽起來；C. feels感覺；D. tastes嘗起來。heard of聽說；根據句意語境，可知選B。