If it had rained even a drop, things would be much better now and the crops in the fields 　　.

　 A．wouldn’t die　　　　　　　 B． didn’t die C．hadn’t died D．wouldn’t have died

A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world.Weboholism，a twentieth century disease，affects people from different ages.They surf the net，use e?mail and speak in chat rooms.They spend many hours on the computer，and it becomes a compulsive habit.They cannot stop，and it affects their lives.

Ten years ago，no one thought that using computers could become compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users.This obsessional behavior has affected teenagers and college students.They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites.

They become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation.They spend all free time surfing and don't concentrate on homework，so this addiction influences their grades and success at school.Because they can find everything on the websites，they hang out there.Moreover，this addiction to websites influences their social life.

They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends.The relation with their friends changes.The virtual life becomes more important than their real life.They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society.

Because of the change in their behavior，they begin to isolate themselves from the society and live with their virtual friends.They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life.Although they feel confident on the computer，they are not confident with real live friends they have known all their life.It is a problem for the future.This addictive behavior is beginning to affect all the world.

1．The main idea of the passage is about________.

A．the cause of weboholism　　　

B．the advantage of weboholism

C．the popularity of weboholism

D．the influence of weboholism

2．The underlined word“obsessional”in the second paragraph most probably means“________”．

A．a(chǎn)ttractive　　　　　　　　B．a(chǎn)ddictive

C．professional　　　　　　 D．potential

3．We can infer from the passage that________.

A．weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers

B．students can hardly balance real and virtual life

C．people are addicted to games on the Internet

D．virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway

4．Which of the following is NOT true of weboholism?

A．It contributes to the development of the web.

B．The chat room language may change social culture.

C．The problem will be getting more and more serious later.

D．People addicted to the web often become inactive in real life.

5．The author's attitude towards weboholism is that of being________.

A．optimistic　　　　　 B．positive

C．oppositive　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)cceptable

_________________________(沒有) to reach them on the phone, we sent an email instead. (fail)

Today, when a man steps on to the moon, or something new and important happens the world learns about it immediately. What did the newspapers say about that first flight in 1903? Strangely enough, they said hardly anything about it at all. There were only a few reports about it in the papers. These reports said very little. Some of the things they said were not even correct.

In 1904 the Wrights built a second machine. They called it “Flyer No. Two”. They invited some reporters to a field near Dayton to watch them fly. Unfortunately, there were some mechanical (機(jī)械的)trouble with the plane and it did not fly at all that day. The newspapermen went away. They were disappointed and did not come back. The Wrights went on with their work. In 1905, they built an even better machine, “Flyer No. Three”. They were able to stay upon the air for half an hour and more in the machine. Farmers and travelers on the road around the Dayton often saw tem flying, but when three people told newspapermen about it, they refused to believe them.

The Wrights offered “Flyer No. Three” to the United States government. The govern－ment was not interested. They seemed to think the Wrights wanted money in order to build a place. They did not understand the Wrights had already done this, and flown it well. Experts were still saying that mechanical flight was impossible. At the end of 1905 the two brothers took their planes to pieces. The parts were put into a huge wooden box. It seemed nobody was interested.

1. The reporters were disappointed in 1904 because____________.

　 A. the Wrights did not invite them

　 B. the plane could not stay long in the air

　 C. the plane did not fly at all that day

　 D. they had wanted to see a better machine

2. The U.S. government could not understand that____________.

A. the Wrights had already built a machine that could fly

B. experts still thought flying was impossible

C. the Wrights wanted more money to build an airplane

D. “Flyer No. Three” was now in a wooden case

3. The Wrights took their plane to pieces because_____________.

　 A. they planned to go to Europe

　 B. nobody was interested

　 C. the government didn’t give them any money

　 D. the newspapermen didn’t report their flights

4. What does the underlined word “Flyer” means?

　 A. pilot　　　　 B. driver　　　 C. plane　　　 D. kite

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

　 A. Today, people are very interested in new things.

　 B. People in the past talked little about new things.

　 C. Reporters are now as interested in new happening as in the past.

　 D. People in the past even told each other wrong things.

The number of people,who have access to their own cars,　　　 sharply in the past decade.

A.rose　　　 B.is rising　　 C.have risen　　　 D.has risen

That is not the way ______I do it.

A./ 　　 B.which　 C.for which　 D.with which

      he talked about at the meeting      important?
  A. What; is       B. What; /      C. Is what; /     D. What; is of

She found her calculator _______ she lost it.

A. where　　　 B.when　　　　　 C.in which　　　　　 D.that

After the earthquake, the Haitian（海地的）people needed to be helped _________.

　 A．occasionally B．a(chǎn)nxiously C．practically　 D．urgently

As parents of girls, they should tell their daughters not to speak to s________.