In 1638, John Harvard donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The gift was so important that the university was named for John Harvard.
Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 or these libraries in the American colonies. However, the idea for this kind of free library ended when Bray died in 1730. In 1731, Benjamin Franklin and some friends started the first subscription（訂閱費） library in the United States. In a subscription library people pay money to become members, but they may borrow the books without paying again.
In the United States, every child had a free education. This idea soon led to free libraries. One of the first libraries that used tax money to buy books was a library in Peterborough, New Hampshire. This library was set up in 1833.
【小題1】The main idea of paragraph 2 is________.

A．Franklin started the first subscription library

B．in a subscription library people pay money to become members

C．Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public libraries

D．Bray died in 1730 and Franklin died in 1833

【小題2】The underlined word “borrow” means_______.

A．read and write with no help from another person

B．use for a short time and then return

C．like very much

D．lend

【小題3】The reading does not say it, but we can guess that_______.

A．there were free schools in the United States before there were free libraries

B．free schools and free libraries in the United States began at about the same time

C．the library in New Hampshire also had a free school in it

D．there were free libraries in the United States before there were free schools

【小題4】Havard University began_______.

A．in 1731	B．in 1730
C．in 1833	D．in 1638

【小題5】At the library that Franklin started, ________.

A．children could use books for no money at all

B．people paid a little money in the beginning but none after that

C．people paid a lot of money in the beginning but none after that

D．both A and B

In 1638, John Harvard donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The gift was so important that the university was named for John Harvard.
Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 or these libraries in the American colonies. However, the idea for this kind of free library ended when Bray died in 1730. In 1731, Benjamin Franklin and some friends started the first subscription library in the United States. In a subscription library people pay money to become members, but they may borrow the books without paying again.
In the United States, every child had a free education. This idea soon led to free libraries. One of the first libraries that used tax money to buy books was a library in Peterborough, New Hampshire. This library was set up in 1833.
【小題1】The main idea of paragraph 2 is________.

A． Franklin started the first subscription library

B． in a subscription library people pay money to become members

C． Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public libraries

D． Bray died in 1730 and Franklin died in 1833

【小題2】The underlined word “borrow” means_______.

A．read and write with no help from another person

B．use for a short time and then return

C．like very much

D．lend

【小題3】The reading does not say it, but we can guess that_______.

A．there were free schools in the United States before there were free libraries

B．free schools and free libraries in the United States began at about the same time

C．the library in New Hampshire also had a free school in it

D．there were free libraries in the United States before there were free schools

【小題4】Harvard University began_______.

A．in 1731

B．in 1730

C．in 1833

D．in 1638

【小題5】At the library that Franklin started, ________.

A．children could use books for no money at all

B．people paid a little money in the beginning but none after that

C．people paid a lot of money in the beginning but none after that

D．both A and B

Recently, Chinese netizens (網民) enjoy themselves on “growing and stealing crops” on the Internet. This is a game called “Happy Farms”. Now more and more people are joining in the game, and getting addicted. Some of them are even found playing the game at work. Because of this, some players have been fired by their bosses. Lovers have broken up, but none of them can stop Happy Farms from becoming more popular.
Here we interviewed some young netizens and let’s see what their opinions were.
Nongmin: Playing happy Farms at work, that’s terrible! A clerk was fired because she was online playing it at work.
King: I find that all the dreams of having houses and fields, which are very hard to get in real life, are very easy to be realized in the games. I think I know the reason why the game is so popular.
Kaixin: We have to know how to control ourselves. We should keep our minds on study. Games are just games. I prefer to play sports with my classmates when I am free.
Kitty: I like Happy Farms. My high-pressure work makes me feel like I can’t breathe. I wish I could have a real house and farm, but it seems so far away. I have to turn to virtual(虛擬) nature for my own house and farm.
People often get tired from work or study, so they go to their own farms, take care of their crops and pull out weeds. It is really delightful to forget about the pressure. But some players work from morning to night to “grow and steal crops”. They lose themselves in the game and show no interest in anything else. It is really terrible.
【小題1】From this passage, we know that “Happy Farms” is _____.

A．a popular online game	B．a kind of sport
C．an interesting online film	D．a real farm

【小題2】The word “fire” means _____ in the underlined sentence in the first paragraph.

A．火

B．雇傭

C．解雇

D．著火

【小題3】 From Kaixin’s words, we can guess that he is probably a_____.

A．farmer

B．worker

C．student

D．clerk

【小題4】_____ have the similar idea about “Happy Farms”.

A．Nongmin and King	B．King and Kitty
C．Kaixin and Kitty	D．Nongmin and Kaixin

【小題5】 From the passage, the writer thinks _____.

A．“Happy farms” is good for people’s work and study

B．people can play “Happy farms” at night

C．people should never play “Happy farms”

D．“Happy farms” sometimes can help you relax but it may also cause problems

Vision-phones(可視電話)

Radio，telephone and television are widely used in the world. When you switch on the radio, you can listen．But when you use a telephone，not only can you listen to others but also you can chat with them，however, you can’t see anything at all. Television is much better than both of them. People can watch TV and listen to it，but they can’t take part in what they see.

Today, some people are using a type of telephone called vision-phone. With it two people who are talking can see each other．

Vision-phones can be of great use when you have something to show the person whom you are calling，It may also have other uses in the future．Some day you may be able to call up a library and ask to read a book right over your vision-phone. You may be able to do some shopping through it, too. Perhaps in the near future, vision-phones will come into wide use in our everyday life.

1.According to the passage, we can guess that the_______ was invented last.

A．radio             B．vision-phone       C．telephone         D．television

2.Maybe the vision-phone can take the place of______ some day.

A．the telephone      B．the radio          C．the television      D．all the above

3.In the future, you can use a vision-phone to ________ 

A．ask an assistant to read a book for you

B．read a book

C．ask an assistant to bring you a book

D．ask an assistant to do some shopping for you

 

Recently, Chinese netizens (網民) enjoy themselves on “growing and stealing crops” on the Internet. This is a game called “Happy Farms”. Now more and more people are joining in the game, and getting addicted. Some of them are even found playing the game at work. Because of this, some players have been fired by their bosses. Lovers have broken up, but none of them can stop Happy Farms from becoming more popular.
Here we interviewed some young netizens and let’s see what their opinions were.
Nongmin: Playing happy Farms at work, that’s terrible! A clerk was fired because she was online playing it at work.
King: I find that all the dreams of having houses and fields, which are very hard to get in real life, are very easy to be realized in the games. I think I know the reason why the game is so popular.
Kaixin: We have to know how to control ourselves. We should keep our minds on study. Games are just games. I prefer to play sports with my classmates when I am free.
Kitty: I like Happy Farms. My high-pressure work makes me feel like I can’t breathe. I wish I could have a real house and farm, but it seems so far away. I have to turn to virtual(虛擬) nature for my own house and farm.
People often get tired from work or study, so they go to their own farms, take care of their crops and pull out weeds. It is really delightful to forget about the pressure. But some players work from morning to night to “grow and steal crops”. They lose themselves in the game and show no interest in anything else. It is really terrible.
【小題1】From this passage, we know that “Happy Farms” is _____.

A．a popular online game	B．a kind of sport
C．an interesting online film	D．a real farm

【小題2】The word “fire” means _____ in the underlined sentence in the first paragraph.

A．火

B．雇傭

C．解雇

D．著火

【小題3】 From Kaixin’s words, we can guess that he is probably a_____.

A．farmer

B．worker

C．student

D．clerk

【小題4】_____ have the similar idea about “Happy Farms”.

A．Nongmin and King	B．King and Kitty
C．Kaixin and Kitty	D．Nongmin and Kaixin

【小題5】 From the passage, the writer thinks _____.

A．“Happy farms” is good for people’s work and study

B．people can play “Happy farms” at night

C．people should never play “Happy farms”

D．“Happy farms” sometimes can help you relax but it may also cause problems